Café com Física

Solving quadratic optimization problems with quantum annealing

by Sagar Pratapsi (Instituto de Telecomunicações – Lisboa)

Portugal
Sala de Conferências (Departamento de Física FCTUC)

Sala de Conferências

Departamento de Física FCTUC

Universidade de Coimbra
Description

In this talk, I will introduce quantum annealing-based computation as a tool for solving quadratic optimization problems.

I will show what can be done with these models and, as an example, show how some colleagues and I generated and solved Sudoku-like puzzles using D-Wave's LEAP computer during a "quantum hackathon".

Organised by

Filipe Veloso e Pedro Costa