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 ...

Bilevel optimisation represents a class of hierarchical decision-making processes where two interrelated optimisation problems are solved sequentially. In such problems, the upper-level (or leader) ...

Scientists have demonstrated a breakthrough application of neutral-atom quantum processors to solve problems of practical use. A collaboration between Harvard University with scientists at QuEra ...

CAMBRIDGE, England, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a development that is likely to set a new industry standard, scientists at Cambridge Quantum (CQ) have developed a new algorithm for solving ...

Bicycle sharing systems have become an attractive option to alleviate traffic in congested cities. However, rebalancing the number of bikes at each port as time passes is essential, and finding the ...

There are, generally speaking, two types of people in the mathematical optimization software field: • Optimization solver developers: The technical experts who devise and implement the algorithms that ...

Over the course of my 25-year career in the mathematical optimization software industry, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked this question: “Can you tell me what mathematical ...

A new technical paper titled “QCEDA: Using Quantum Computers for EDA” was published by researchers at Fraunhofer IESE, RPTU Kaiserslautern, DLR (Germany), and OTH Regensburg. “The field of Electronic ...

HSBC has begun collaborating with Terra Quantum to investigate using hybrid quantum applications to tackle optimisation challenges. One example of such an issue is collateral optimisation, which is ...

We were visiting a hedge fund some years back when we had our first taste of the problem with mean-variance optimization—the tool advisors use to balance risk and reward in client portfolios. We ...