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Quantum approach tackles complex optimization problems

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Researchers have developed a novel variational quantum approach to solve conic programs, which are common in fields like machine learning and engineering. This method encodes problem variables using parameterized quantum circuits and aims to find approximate stationary points of the Lagrangian function through a hybrid classical-quantum process. While the current demonstration on the AC Optimal Power Flow problem using the IEEE 57-node system did not achieve quantum speedup, it serves as a proof-of-concept for potential applications in complex optimization tasks and training constrained quantum machine learning models. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Thinh Viet Le, Mark M. Wilde, Vassilis Kekatos ·

    Solving Conic Programs over Sparse Graphs using a Variational Quantum Approach: The Case of the AC Optimal Power Flow

    arXiv:2509.00341v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Conic programs arising in physics, quantum information, machine learning, and engineering are often defined over sparse graphs. Although such problems can be solved in polynomial time using classical interior-point solvers…

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