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Hyperparameter tuning is a critical yet computationally expensive step in training neural networks, particularly when the search space is high dimensional and nonconvex. Metaheuristic optimization algorithms are often used for this purpose…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Amaras Nazarians , Sachin Kumar

Analytical and practical evidence indicates the advantage of quantum computing solutions over classical alternatives. Quantum-based heuristics relying on the variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) and the quantum approximate optimization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-05 Sarthak Gupta , Vassilis Kekatos

Quantum annealers provide an effective framework for solving large-scale combinatorial optimization problems. This work presents a novel methodology for training Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQAs) by reformulating the parameter…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Ernesto Acosta , Guillermo Botella , Carlos Cano

Quantum annealing (QA) has the potential to significantly improve solution quality and reduce time complexity in solving combinatorial optimization problems compared to classical optimization methods. However, due to the limited number of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-09 Seongmin Kim , Sang-Woo Ahn , In-Saeng Suh , Alexander W. Dowling , Eungkyu Lee , Tengfei Luo

We solve robot trajectory planning problems at industry-relevant scales. Our end-to-end solution integrates highly versatile random-key algorithms with model stacking and ensemble techniques, as well as path relinking for solution…

We present superconducting quantum circuits which exhibit atomic energy spectrum and selection rules as ladder and lambda three-level configurations designed by means of genetic algorithms. These heuristic optimization techniques are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-17 F. A. Cárdenas-López , J. C. Retamal , Xi Chen , G. Romero , M. Sanz

In the rapidly advancing domain of quantum optimization, the confluence of quantum algorithms such as Quantum Annealing (QA) and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) with robust optimization methodologies presents a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Pascal Halffmann , Steve Lenk , Michael Trebing

In this paper we propose the first effective genetic algorithm (GA)-based jigsaw puzzle solver. We introduce a novel crossover procedure that merges two "parent" solutions to an improved "child" configuration by detecting, extracting, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-21 Dror Sholomon , Eli David , Nathan S. Netanyahu

We recently reported that the simple genetic algorithm (SGA) is capable of performing a remarkable form of sublinear computation which has a straightforward connection with the general problem of interacting attributes in data-mining. In…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2009-05-18 Keki M. Burjorjee

This thesis investigates the use of problem-specific knowledge to enhance a genetic algorithm approach to multiple-choice optimisation problems.It shows that such information can significantly enhance performance, but that the choice of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2010-07-05 Uwe Aickelin

The choice of crossover and mutation strategies plays a crucial role in the searchability, convergence efficiency and precision of genetic algorithms. In this paper, a novel improved genetic algorithm is proposed by improving the crossover…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-10-12 Dingming Yang , Zeyu Yu , Hongqiang Yuan , Yanrong Cui

Combinatorial optimization is a challenging problem applicable in a wide range of fields from logistics to finance. Recently, quantum computing has been used to attempt to solve these problems using a range of algorithms, including…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-06 Jonathan Wurtz , Stefan Sack , Sheng-Tao Wang

The concept of extended cloud requires efficient network infrastructure to support ecosystems reaching form the edge to the cloud(s). Standard approaches to network load balancing deliver static solutions that are insufficient for the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Marek Bolanowski , Alicja Gerka , Andrzej Paszkiewicz , Maria Ganzha , Marcin Paprzycki

The simple and universal global optimization method based on simplified multipopulation genetic algorithm is presented. The method is applied to quantum information problems. It is compared to the genetic algorithm on standard test…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-04-15 A. Yu. Chernyavskiy

Quantum computing promises to solve difficult optimization problems in chemistry, physics and mathematics more efficiently than classical computers, but requires fault-tolerant quantum computers with millions of qubits. To overcome errors…

Databases · Computer Science 2021-07-23 Tobias Fankhauser , Marc E. Solèr , Rudolf M. Füchslin , Kurt Stockinger

AlphaFold has achieved groundbreaking advancements in protein structure prediction, exerting profound influence across biology, medicine, and drug discovery. However, its reliance on multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is inherently…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-03 Rong Chen , Quan-Xin Mei , Wen-Ding Zhao , Lin Yao , Hao-Xiang Yang , Shun-Yao Zhang , Jiao Chen , Hong-Lin Li

This paper addresses the path selection problem from a known sender to the receiver. The proposed work shows path selection using genetic algorithm(GA)and simulated annealing (SA) approaches. In genetic algorithm approach, the multi point…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2016-09-08 T. R. Gopalakrishnan Nair , Kavitha Sooda

Optimizing the mRNA codon has an essential impact on gene expression for a specific target protein. It is an NP-hard problem; thus, exact solutions to such optimization problems become computationally intractable for realistic problem sizes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-13 Hongfeng Zhang , Aritra Sarkar , Koen Bertels

Quantum algorithms have the potential to outperform their classical counterparts in a variety of tasks. The realization of the advantage often requires the ability to load classical data efficiently into quantum states. However, the best…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-06 Christa Zoufal , Aurélien Lucchi , Stefan Woerner

Inspired by the effectiveness of genetic algorithms and the importance of synthesizability in molecular design, we present SynGA, a simple genetic algorithm that operates directly over synthesis routes. Our method features custom crossover…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Alston Lo , Connor W. Coley , Wojciech Matusik