QCOS provides the infrastructure, certification tools, and reproducibility guarantees needed for peer-reviewed quantum computing research. Whether you’re benchmarking QPU performance, studying quantum algorithms, or demonstrating quantum advantage, QCOS gives you signed evidence bundles and DRI reliability scores to back every result.

Research Workflow on QCOS


Reproducible Research: Signed Evidence Bundles

Every QCOS job can produce a signed evidence bundle containing:
  • Original circuit source (QASM, OpenQASM 3, QIR)
  • Backend calibration snapshot at time of execution
  • Shot-by-shot measurement record (raw bitstrings)
  • Statistical summary (counts, expectation values, fidelity)
  • ECDSA signature from QCOS attestation key
  • RFC 3161 timestamp anchor
The bundle is referenced in your paper’s supplementary materials. Reviewers can verify the bundle’s authenticity without contacting you:

Backend Benchmarking Workflow

Use this pattern when publishing results to compare backends and document hardware performance:

Quantum Volume Measurement

Quantum Volume is the standard metric for comparing QPU capability across vendors:
Results include QV score, heavy output probability, and per-width success rates.

Publishing Guidelines

When publishing work that used QCOS:
  1. Cite the backend: Note the backend name, provider, and the QCOS job ID
  2. Include the evidence bundle hash: A SHA-256 hash of the bundle in supplementary materials
  3. Link the public verifier: https://api.softquantus.com/api/v1/verify/evidence
  4. Report DRI score: Indicates backend reliability at time of experiment
  5. Report ACOS level: Documents the certification tier of the backend used

Suggested citation format

Results were obtained using the SoftQuantus QCOS™ platform (v2.1.0) on [backend name]. Evidence bundle SHA-256: [hash]. Reproducibility verification: https://api.softquantus.com/api/v1/verify/evidence.

Research Plans and Academic Pricing

Academic and research institutions receive discounted pricing: Apply at https://platform.softquantus.com/research.