B. Schenkenfelder, R. Zefferer, M. Wimmer: A Web-Based Demonstrator for Quantum Circuit Programming Education, Web Engineering Proceedings of 26th International Conference, (ICWE) 2026, Lyon, France, June 9-12, 2026, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 16625. Springer, Cham. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-29372-5_35
Advances in quantum computing have raised public awareness, however, learning the fundamentals of programming quantum computers remains challenging. Quantum circuits are the most widely used programming model for quantum computing. Existing graphical quantum circuit simulators allow users to design quantum circuits and observe the outcomes of executing them. While these tools can be used for educational purposes, they only address simulation and do not help novice quantum circuit programmers understand how to improve circuits or explore interesting circuit patterns. To better support such scenarios, we introduce the Virtual Quantum Table, a Web-based demonstrator that facilitates quantum circuit synthesis, optimization, and discovery with LLMs. It allows users to explore quantum circuit programming interactively from different angles. Synthesis involves reverse engineering circuits from expected results, optimization focuses on producing efficient circuits, and discovery allows to explore interesting circuit patterns.