NISQtilaan

NISQtilaan is a term used in discussions of quantum computing to describe a pragmatic, hardware-aware approach to exploiting Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices in the near term. It emphasizes developing and using algorithms that tolerate noise and rely on classical–quantum hybrid workflows to produce useful results rather than seeking fault-tolerant quantum computers immediately.

The term appears in online forums, conference notes, and some speculative writings in the late 2010s and early 2020s, as researchers explored how to maximize performance of current devices. It is not an official designation or standard, but a descriptive label used by some to distinguish a pragmatic, "do what you can" mindset from longer-term fault-tolerant goals.

Key ideas associated with NISQtilaan include error mitigation, robust variational quantum algorithms, hardware-aware benchmarking, cross-layer optimization, and an emphasis on reproducibility and incremental gains rather than breakthroughs that assume full error correction.

Reception has been mixed, with some researchers viewing the term as vague or promotional, while others find it useful for framing near-term research programs and collaborations across physics, computer science, and engineering.

Related concepts include Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum, variational quantum algorithms, and the broader study of quantum–classical hybrid computation.