Quantum computing use cases - SoftQuantus QCOS Docs

Real-world applications of QCOS across industries. Each use case includes a working code example in the SoftQuantus GitHub repository.

By industry

Industry	Use case	Algorithm	Quantum advantage
Finance	Portfolio optimisation	QAOA	Combinatorial search
Finance	Risk simulation (Monte Carlo)	QAE	Quadratic speedup
Genomics	DNA sequence alignment	Grover	Search speedup
Genomics	Protein folding	VQE + Hybrid	Energy minimisation
Cryptography	RSA key vulnerability assessment	Shor	Exponential speedup
Cryptography	Quantum-safe key generation	QRNG + PQC	True randomness
Logistics	Route optimisation	QAOA (TSP)	Near-optimal in polynomial time
Chemistry	Molecular energy estimation	VQE	Exponential classical simulation cost
Research	Quantum algorithm benchmarking	ACOS + Bench	Reproducible evidence
Audit	QPU quality certification	ACOS + DRI + GlassBox	Evidence-grade reports

Capability	Use cases
`algorithms/shor`	RSA analysis, prime factorisation research
`algorithms/grover`	Database search, genome lookup, key search
`algorithms/qaoa`	Portfolio, routing, scheduling, supply chain
`algorithms/hybrid`	Drug discovery, climate modelling, ML
`acos`	Vendor qualification, regulatory audit
`dri`	Long-term QPU drift monitoring
`qrng`	Secure token generation, simulation seeds
`pqc`	Quantum-safe signing, evidence protection
`navcore`	GNSS security, NIS2 compliance