How to Participate

The Quantum Advantage Tracker (QAT) is a collaborative effort to document and validate claims of quantum advantage. We welcome contributions from researchers and organizations across the quantum community. To submit a new candidate, follow the three-step process outlined below.

1. Select a Submission Pathway

The tracker is organized into three primary scientific pathways. Choose the one that best matches your experimental methodology:

• Observable Estimations: For experiments reporting expectation values for observables. Submissions must include mathematically grounded error bars and provable confidence intervals.
• Variational Problems: For variational algorithms (like VQE). Submissions must demonstrate that they respect the variational principle and provide an upper bound on ground-state energy.
• Classically Verifiable Problems: For problems where the quantum output can be scored against known answers or efficiently checked via a classical witness (e.g., Random Circuit Sampling or specific cryptographic protocols).

2. Prepare Your Circuit or Instance

You can contribute results based on existing problem instances or submit your own custom models.

Using Existing Instances

Navigate to the GitHub repository to find pre-defined circuit models, Hamiltonians, and problem instances:

• Observable Estimation Circuits
• Variational Hamiltonians
• Classically Verifiable Circuits

Submitting Custom Models

If your experiment uses a new circuit model or a specific problem instance not yet listed, you must provide the specification. Refer to the Data Contribution Documentation for details on formatting JSON metadata and circuit files.

3. Submit via GitHub Issues

The QAT uses GitHub Issue templates to standardize data collection. This ensures that all necessary technical parameters (qubit counts, gate depths, error bounds, and institutional affiliations) are captured.

1. Go to the New Issue page on the repository.
2. Select the template corresponding to your chosen pathway:
   • 01-submission-path-observable-estimations.yml
   • 02-submission-path-variational-problems.yml
   • 03-submission-path-classically-verifiable-problems.yml
3. Fill out the form with your experimental results and link to your supporting data or publication.
4. Submit the issue. A maintainer will review the submission for scientific rigor before it is merged into the live tracker.

Local Validation (Optional)

Before submitting, you can run the tracker locally to see how your data might appear on the site.

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your machine.

Setup and Execution

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/8harath/QAT.git
cd QAT

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view the local instance. If you have modified the local JSON files in the data/ directory to test your submission, they will be reflected in the UI immediately.