Quantum annealing for industry applications: Introduction and review

S Yarkoni, E Raponi, T Bäck… - Reports on Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum annealing (QA) is a heuristic quantum optimization algorithm that can be used to
solve combinatorial optimization problems. In recent years, advances in quantum …

Encoding-independent optimization problem formulation for quantum computing

F Dominguez, J Unger, M Traube, B Mant… - Frontiers in Quantum …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We review encoding and hardware-independent formulations of optimization problems for
quantum computing. Using this generalized approach, an extensive library of optimization …

Quantum approximate optimization algorithm for qudit systems

Y Deller, S Schmitt, M Lewenstein, S Lenk, M Federer… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
A frequent starting point of quantum computation platforms is the two-state quantum system,
ie, the qubit. However, in the context of integer optimization problems, relevant to scheduling …

Understanding domain-wall encoding theoretically and experimentally

J Berwald, N Chancellor… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We analyse the method of encoding pairwise interactions of higher-than-binary discrete
variables (these models are sometimes referred to as discrete quadratic models) into binary …

Novel real number representations in ising machines and performance evaluation: Combinatorial random number sum and constant division

K Endo, Y Matsuda, S Tanaka, M Muramatsu - PloS One, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Quantum annealing machines are next-generation computers for solving combinatorial
optimization problems. Although physical simulations are one of the most promising …

NP-hard but no longer hard to solve? Using quantum computing to tackle optimization problems

R Au-Yeung, N Chancellor… - Frontiers in Quantum …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, public and industrial research funding has moved quantum computing
from the early promises of Shor's algorithm through experiments to the era of noisy …

Quantum computer-assisted global optimization in geophysics illustrated with stack-power maximization for refraction residual statics estimation

M Dukalski, D Rovetta, S van der Linde, M Möller… - Geophysics, 2023 - library.seg.org
Much of recent progress in geophysics can be attributed to the adaptation of heterogeneous
high-performance computing architectures. It is projected that the next major leap in many …

Comparing QUBO models for quantum annealing: integer encodings for permutation problems

P Codognet - International Transactions in Operational …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
QUBO (quadratic unconstrained binary optimization) has become the modeling language for
quantum annealing and quantum‐inspired annealing solvers. We present different …

Domain-wall/unary encoding in QUBO for permutation problems

P Codognet - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Quantum …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
QUBO is the input language of quantum computers based on quantum annealing such as
the D-Wave systems and of the" quantum-inspired" dedicated hardware such as Fujitsu's …

Quantum molecular unfolding

K Mato, R Mengoni, D Ottaviani… - Quantum science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular docking is an important step of the drug discovery process which aims at
calculating the preferred position and shape of one molecule to a second when they are …