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SUMMARY:Late Breaking Results: Q-STEP: A Cross-Layer Design and Validation
  Framework for Advancing Quantum Sensing
DESCRIPTION:Gabrielle MacNeil (University of New Hampshire), Hari Paudel (
 National Energy Technology Laboratory), and Qiaoyan Yu (University of New 
 Hampshire)\n\nQuantum sensing promises measurement sensitivities beyond cl
 assical limits, but the study of sensing protocols remains challenging due
  to limited access to specialized quantum sensing hardware. Existing appro
 aches evaluate sensing protocols using either circuit-level simulations or
  physics-based sensor models, leaving a gap between protocol design and ex
 perimental validation. This work introduces Q-STEP, a cross-layer framewor
 k for systematically evaluating quantum sensing protocols using both refer
 ence models and experiment-oriented workflows. In Q-STEP, circuit-level si
 mulations implemented in Qiskit generate a reference model that predicts t
 he expected behavior of sensing sequences. Experimental sensing datasets a
 re generated using the Qudi control framework and analyzed with physics-ba
 sed NV center models in QuTiP and QuaCCAToo. Using this workflow, we evalu
 ate Ramsey, Hahn echo, and CPMG sensing sequences and examine how coherenc
 e decay behavior observed in experiment-oriented datasets compares to circ
 uit-level predictions. By enabling cross-layer validation between circuit-
 level models and physics-based sensor analysis, Q-STEP provides a structur
 ed methodology for validating quantum sensing protocols prior to deploymen
 t on quantum sensing platforms.\n\nTrack: Student\n\n
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