# Citation

If you use QDD in academic work, please cite the following paper as the primary
reference:

- Yusuke Kimura, Shaowen Li, Hiroyuki Sato, and Masahiro Fujita,
  "Accelerating Decision Diagram-based Multi-node Quantum Simulation with Ring
  Communication and Automatic SWAP Insertion," 2024 IEEE International
  Conference on Quantum Software (QSW), 2024, pp. 107-115.
  DOI: [10.1109/QSW62656.2024.00025](https://doi.org/10.1109/QSW62656.2024.00025)

For work that discusses QDD's variable ordering, please also cite:

- Yusuke Kimura, Shaowen Li, Hiroyuki Sato, Masahiro Fujita, and Robert Wille,
  "Improving Decision Diagram-Based Quantum Circuit Simulation Using Static
  Variable Ordering and Multinode Ring Communication," IEEE Transactions on
  Quantum Engineering, 2026.
  DOI: [10.1109/TQE.2026.3654543](https://doi.org/10.1109/TQE.2026.3654543)

For work that discusses when decision-diagram simulation and state-vector
simulation have different performance characteristics, please also cite:

- Yusuke Kimura, Shaowen Li, Hiroyuki Sato, and Masahiro Fujita,
  "Decision Diagram vs. State Vector: A Comparative Study on Quantum Computing
  Simulation Efficiency," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum
  Computing and Engineering (QCE), vol. 1, 2024, pp. 757-763.
  DOI: [10.1109/QCE60285.2024.00095](https://doi.org/10.1109/QCE60285.2024.00095)