  Quantum computing is among the most significant technologies to emerge in
recent decades, offering the promise of paradigm-shifting computational
capacity with significant ethical consequences. On a technical level, the
unique features of quantum computation have technical consequences for the
imposition of fairness and ethical criteria on computation. Despite its
significance, little if no structured research has been undertaken into the
ethical implications of quantum technologies. In this paper, we fill this gap
in the literature by presenting the first roadmap for ethical quantum computing
setting out prospective research programmes. In doing so, we inaugurate the
cross-disciplinary field of the ethics of quantum computing.
