In this thesis we present the design and implementation of a modular software solution for designing, simulating, and analyzing quantum cellular automata structures. The QCACore library defines the open QCD (structure description) and QCS (simulation results) formats and supports multiple simulation models, ranging from a fast bistable model to a more accurate quantum-mechanical approach. A desktop application and a command-line tool enable interactive design, reproducible simulations, and both visual and script-based analysis. We evaluate the solution through a parametric study of fundamental building blocks (wire, inverter, majority gate) and by validating a more complex structure from the literature, where we show how cell geometry affects propagation correctness and operational stability. The contribution of the thesis is an open, extensible architecture with documented data formats and a practical set of tools, complete with usage examples, that encourages further research in the field of QCA.
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