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The LogQ algorithm encodes Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problems with exponentially fewer qubits than the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). The advantages of conventional LogQ are accompanied by a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-14 Yagnik Chatterjee , Jérémie Messud

The traditional clustering problem of renewable energy profiles is typically formulated as a combinatorial optimization that suffers from the Curse of Dimensionality (CoD) on classical computers. To address this issue, this paper first…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-04 Chengjun Liu , Yijun Xu , Wei Gu , Bo Sun , Kai Wen , Shuai Lu , Lamine Mili

A quantum-inspired optimization approach is proposed to study the portfolio optimization aimed at selecting an optimal mix of assets based on the risk-return trade-off to achieve the desired goal in investment. By integrating conventional…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2024-11-15 Ying-Chang Lu , Chao-Ming Fu , Lien-Po Yu , Yen-Jui Chang , Ching-Ray Chang

We address the problem of checking query containment, a foundational problem in database research. Although extensively studied in theory research, optimization opportunities arising from query containment are not fully leveraged in…

Databases · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Luisa Gerlach , Tobias Köppl , René Zander , Nicole Schweikardt , Stefanie Scherzinger

The feedback-based algorithm for quantum optimization (FALQON) has recently been proposed to solve quadratic unconstrained binary optimization problems. This paper efficiently generalizes FALQON to tackle quadratic constrained binary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-15 Salahuddin Abdul Rahman , Özkan Karabacak , Rafal Wisniewski

The quest for real-time dynamic optimization solutions in the process industry represents a formidable computational challenge, particularly within the realm of applications like model-predictive control, where rapid and reliable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-29 Dennis Michael Nenno , Adrian Caspari

Quantum computing is rapidly emerging as a promising technology for solving complex optimization problems that arise in various engineering fields. Therefore, it holds significant promise to transform the computational foundations of power…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-06 Nikolaos G. Paterakis , Petros Karamanakos , Corey O'Meara , Georgios Papafotiou

Quantum computing holds transformative potential for optimizing large-scale drone fleet operations, yet its near-term limitations necessitate hybrid approaches blending classical and quantum techniques. This work introduces Quantum Unmanned…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-04-01 James B. Holliday , Darren Blount , Hoang Quan Nguyen , Samee U. Khan , Khoa Luu

The quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) problem arises in diverse optimization applications ranging from Ising spin problems to classical problems in graph theory and binary discrete optimization. The use of preprocessing to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2017-05-29 Fred Glover , Mark Lewis , Gary Kochenberger

Mission planning often involves optimising the use of ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) assets in order to achieve a set of mission objectives within allowed parameters subject to constraints. The missions of interest…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-30 Ethan Davies , Pranav Kalidindi

We present a novel quantum optimization-based route compression technique that significantly reduces storage requirements compared to conventional methods. Route optimization systems face critical challenges in efficiently storing selected…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-07 Shunsuke Sotobayashi , Yuichiro Minato , Takao Tomono

In machine learning, fewer features reduce model complexity. Carefully assessing the influence of each input feature on the model quality is therefore a crucial preprocessing step. We propose a novel feature selection algorithm based on a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-22 Sascha Mücke , Raoul Heese , Sabine Müller , Moritz Wolter , Nico Piatkowski

Quantum annealing is a method developed to solve combinatorial optimization problems by utilizing quantum bits. Solving such problems corresponds to minimizing a cost function defined over binary variables. However, in many practical cases,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-26 Seiya Endo , Shohei Kawakatsu , Hiromichi Matsuyama , Kohei Suzuki , Yuichiro Matsuzaki

Quantum computing has the potential for disruptive change in many sectors of industry, especially in materials science and optimization. In this paper, we describe how the Turbine Balancing Problem can be solved with quantum computing,…

Quantum algorithms have shown promise in solving Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problems, benefiting from their connection to the transverse field Ising model. Various Ising solvers, both classical and quantum, have…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Zedong Peng , Daniel de Roux , David E. Bernal Neira

Quantum and quantum-inspired optimisation algorithms are designed to solve problems represented in binary, quadratic and unconstrained form. Combinatorial optimisation problems are therefore often formulated as Quadratic Unconstrained…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-05-27 Mayowa Ayodele , Richard Allmendinger , Manuel López-Ibáñez , Matthieu Parizy

In this work, we consider a practical railway dispatching problem: delay and conflict management on a single-track railway line. We examine the issue of train dispatching consequences caused by the arrival of an already delayed train to the…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2021-03-31 Krzysztof Domino , Mátyás Koniorczyk , Krzysztof Krawiec , Konrad Jałowiecki , Bartłomiej Gardas

We present a classical algorithm to find approximate solutions to instances of quadratic unconstrained binary optimisation. The algorithm can be seen as an analogue of quantum annealing under the restriction of a product state space, where…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-14 Joseph Bowles , Alexandre Dauphin , Patrick Huembeli , José Martinez , Antonio Acín

We propose a new kernel that quantifies success for the task of computing a core-periphery partition for an undirected network. Finding the associated optimal partitioning may be expressed in the form of a quadratic unconstrained binary…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-01-06 Catherine F. Higham , Desmond J. Higham , Francesco Tudisco

In recent years, there has been significant research interest in solving Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimisation (QUBO) problems. Physics-inspired optimisation algorithms have been proposed for deriving optimal or sub-optimal solutions…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Mayowa Ayodele , Richard Allmendinger , Manuel López-Ibáñez , Matthieu Parizy