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Quantum computing is an emerging paradigm in high-energy physics with the potential to overcome fundamental limitations of classical methods. Real-time dynamics, parton structure, and Minkowski-space observables of QCD remain among the hardest problems in modern theory — precisely the regime where quantum simulation offers a natural advantage. In this talk, we present recent progress on quantum simulation of QCD using light-front quantization as a first-principles framework, which enables direct access to real-time scattering processes and hadronic wavefunctions in Fock space. By mapping the light-front Hamiltonian onto quantum circuits and tensor networks, we demonstrate a practical path toward nonperturbative QCD observables on near-term quantum hardware and discuss future directions.
