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Quantum Computing and Visualization Research Challenges and Opportunities

E. Wes Bethel, Roel Van Beeumen, Talita Perciano
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Leading visualization researchers Bethel, Van Beeumen, and Perciano identify quantum computing’s rapid growth as driven by accessible cloud platforms, simulators, and programming tools, marking a shift toward practical applications beyond theoretical exploration. The paper highlights visualization as a critical but underdeveloped bridge between quantum algorithms and real-world problem-solving, emphasizing the need for intuitive tools to interpret quantum data and processes. Key challenges include representing high-dimensional quantum states, mitigating noise in near-term hardware, and designing interactive interfaces for hybrid quantum-classical workflows. Opportunities lie in leveraging quantum visualization for error correction, algorithm debugging, and educational outreach, particularly as industry adoption accelerates in 2026. The authors urge cross-disciplinary collaboration between quantum physicists and visualization experts to unlock QC’s full potential for fields like materials science, optimization, and machine learning.
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2601.07872 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 11 Jan 2026] Title:Quantum Computing and Visualization Research Challenges and Opportunities Authors:E. Wes Bethel, Roel Van Beeumen, Talita Perciano View a PDF of the paper titled Quantum Computing and Visualization Research Challenges and Opportunities, by E. Wes Bethel and Roel Van Beeumen and Talita Perciano View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Quantum computing (QC) has experienced rapid growth in recent years with the advent of robust programming environments, readily accessible software simulators and cloud-based QC hardware platforms, and growing interest in learning how to design useful methods that leverage this emerging technology for practical applications. From the perspective of the field of visualization, this article examines research challenges and opportunities along the path from initial feasibility to practical use of QC platforms applied to meaningful problems. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2601.07872 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2601.07872v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.07872 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2025.3646315 Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: E. Wes Bethel [view email] [v1] Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:31:38 UTC (484 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Quantum Computing and Visualization Research Challenges and Opportunities, by E. Wes Bethel and Roel Van Beeumen and Talita PercianoView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-01 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) Links to Code Toggle Papers with Code (What is Papers with Code?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)

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