Investigating useful applications

[ryanhill1]

Now that we've implemented and rolled out a functional Cirq $\rightarrow$ QIR converter, the next step is to demonstrate the project's utility i.e. justify the work we've done with a compelling use-case or application.

There's multiple directions we can take this including but not limited to:

• Resource estimation (Investigate QIR for resource estimation #45)
• Running experiments on hardware and/or hybrid simulations (Test output qir program against hardware/simulator #28)
• Writing a developer's guide that provides a roadmap for building a "high-level quantum package" $\rightarrow$ QIR converter
• Benchmarking compilation times: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.11365.pdf