Satar Habib Mnaathr; Duha Ali Hasan

Integrating Quantum Computing with Cloud Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects

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Satar Habib Mnaathr ^1,* Duha Ali Hasan ²

1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Thi-Qar, Al-Nassirya, 00964, Iraq

2. Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Thi-Qar, Al-Nassirya, 00964, Iraq

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijwmt.2026.01.02

Received: 1 Jun. 2025 / Revised: 13 Aug. 2025 / Accepted: 28 Oct. 2025 / Published: 8 Feb. 2026

Index Terms

Quantum Cloud Computing, Qubit Stability, Computational Complexity Theory, Scalability in Quantum Systems, Quantum Computing, Quantum-Resistant Cryptography

Abstract

Cloud computing can be revolutionized by quantum computing which will offer the world more computational power than has ever been seen to solve complex issues. Quantum computing coupled with cloud computing enables the remote access to quantum resources, thus greatly minimizing the cost, technical, and operational difficulties of having quantum hardware owned and maintained in the field. The integration makes large-scale data processing, cryptography, and optimization tasks as well as new applications in artificial intelligence efficient in terms of their computation. This work is a review of the existing approaches, system, and systems to quantum cloud computing, the main algorithms, software applications, implementation plans, and real-life examples. We find that quantum cloud computing provides significant enhancements in computational speed and parallelism, scalability, as well as provides the capability to process data securely and to execute quantum circuits remotely. However, there are still a few obstacles such as stability of qubits, error correction, noise reduction, and effective resource utilization, which restrict the practical use of quantum cloud services. The findings indicate that, irrespective of these challenges, quantum computing with the use of cloud computing platforms offers meaningful potentials to scientific discovery, business, and an AI-based innovation. The paper wraps up by noting that further research should be done to enhance the reliability of quantum hardware, optimize quantum algorithms, and design quantum cloud computing security systems, enabling quantum cloud computing to be adopted more broadly as a more transformative model of computation and ensuring that quantum cloud computing can grow sustainably.

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Satar Habib Mnaathr, Duha Ali Hasan, "Integrating Quantum Computing with Cloud Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects", International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies(IJWMT), Vol.16, No.1, pp. 24-36, 2026. DOI:10.5815/ijwmt.2026.01.02

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