Combinatorial optimisation is a fundamental field in applied mathematics and computer science that focuses on finding an optimal object from a finite set of objects. In this context, problems are ...

Conventional quantum algorithms are not feasible for solving combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) with constraints in the operation time of quantum computers. To address this issue, researchers ...

A novel combinatorial optimization algorithm sets a new quantum computing standard at the heart of the modern economy In a development that is likely to set a new industry standard, scientists at ...

FICO Xpress 9.8 features a GPU-accelerated implementation of the hybrid gradient algorithm, yielding up to 50x speedups for very large optimization problems FICO Xpress Optimization has the widest ...

This model is trained with a dataset specific to the user's optimization problem, so it learns to choose algorithms that best suit the user's particular task. Since a company like FedEx has solved ...

We might be witnessing the start of a new computing era where AI, cloud and quantum begin to converge in ways that redefine ...

Recent survey delivers the first systematic benchmark of TSP solvers spanning end-to-end deep learners, hybrid methods and ...

Quantum technologies have long been pitched as a way to fundamentally change the way drugs are discovered; to start putting the theory to the test, researchers from pharmaceutical company ...

In the fast-evolving field of electronic systems design, engineers are under increasing pressure to deliver innovative, high-performance products within ever ...

Krysta Svore, general manager of Microsoft Quantum, explains how quantum computing hardware works during a Seattle science conference in 2020. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Microsoft and KPMG are ...