cff-version: 1.2.0
title: "rigetti-fake-backends: FakeNovera and FakeCepheus"
message: >-
  If you use this software, please cite both the paper
  and the software using the metadata from this file.
type: software
authors:
  - given-names: Daniel Mo
    family-names: Houshmand
    email: mo@qdaria.com
    affiliation: QDaria AS
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000"
repository-code: "https://github.com/MoHoushmand/rigetti-fake-backends"
url: "https://github.com/MoHoushmand/rigetti-fake-backends"
license: MIT
version: 0.1.0
date-released: "2026-02-18"
keywords:
  - quantum computing
  - noise model
  - fake backend
  - Rigetti
  - Novera
  - Cepheus
  - quantum reservoir computing
  - NISQ
  - Qiskit
  - PyQuil
abstract: >-
  Open-source noise simulators for Rigetti's Novera 9-qubit and
  Cepheus-1 36-qubit quantum processors. Dual PyQuil/Qiskit
  implementations with calibrated noise parameters. FakeCepheus
  features a heterogeneous noise model for multi-chip architectures.
preferred-citation:
  type: article
  authors:
    - given-names: Daniel Mo
      family-names: Houshmand
      email: mo@qdaria.com
      affiliation: QDaria AS
  title: >-
    FakeNovera and FakeCepheus: Open-Source Noise Models for Rigetti
    Quantum Processors with Application to Depth-Optimized Reservoir
    Computing
  journal: IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
  year: 2026