A Reference Architecture for Embedding Quantum Software into Enterprise Systems
Abstract
Software architectures of enterprise systems should consider specific characteristics and quality attributes when collaborating with quantum computing services. This paper presents a modular reference architecture for embedding quantum software into enterprise systems. Its building blocks consist of loosely coupled and distributed services that implement both quantum-independent and quantum-specific tasks. Their orchestration forms a stable and reusable pipeline, specified as an executable BPMN model. The proposed reference architecture is utilized in two case studies addressing combinatorial challenges from operations research.
Keywords
quantum computing, quantum software engineering, quantum software in enterprise systems
Cite as
Uphues, M., Thöne, S., & Kuchen, H. (2026). A Reference Architecture for Embedding Quantum Software into Enterprise Systems. In Association, f. C. M. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 41st ACM/SIGAPP Sympsosium On Applied Computing (SAC) (pp. 1391–1393). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery.Details
Publication type
Research article in proceedings (conference)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2026
Conference
Sympsosium On Applied Computing (SAC)
Venue
Thessaloniki
Book title
Proceedings of the 41st ACM/SIGAPP Sympsosium On Applied Computing (SAC)
Editor
Association for Computing Machinery
Start page
1391
End page
1393
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Place
New York, NY, USA
Language
English
ISBN
9798400722943
DOI