| Introduction Quantum Computing (QC) is a branch of computing that leverages on a set of resources provided by quantum mechanics that are classically unavailable: superposition, interference and entanglement. In some (but not all) situations, it is possible to construct a quantum algorithm (and a corresponding quantum gate circuit) that has a better complexity scaling than its classical counterpart. Consequently, interest in quantum computing has recently grown in several areas of engineering, physics, and other areas of research. |