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most citedA Tutorial on the Design, Experimentation and Application of Metaheuristic Algorithms to Real-World Optimization Problems

407 citations · 428 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

quant-ph20251 cited

Exploring the application of quantum technologies to industrial and real-world use cases

Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi

Recent advancements in quantum computing are leading to an era of practical utility, enabling the tackling of increasingly complex problems. The goal of this era is to leverage qua…

cs.ET2025

Optimizing Package Delivery with Quantum Annealers: Addressing Time-Windows and Simultaneous Pickup and Delivery

Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Pablo Miranda-Rodriguez +1

Recent research at the intersection of quantum computing and routing problems has been highly prolific. Much of this work focuses on classical problems such as the Traveling Salesm…

quant-ph2025

Addressing the Minor-Embedding Problem in Quantum Annealing and Evaluating State-of-the-Art Algorithm Performance

Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez

This study addresses the minor-embedding problem, which involves mapping the variables of an Ising model onto a quantum annealing processor. The primary motivation stems from the o…

quant-ph2025

Transfer of Knowledge through Reverse Annealing: A Preliminary Analysis of the Benefits and What to Share

Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez

Being immersed in the NISQ-era, current quantum annealers present limitations for solving optimization problems efficiently. To mitigate these limitations, D-Wave Systems developed…

quant-ph2025

On the Transfer of Knowledge in Quantum Algorithms

Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Izaskun Oregi +2

Quantum computing is poised to transform computational paradigms across science and industry. As the field evolves, it can benefit from established classical methodologies, includi…

cs.NE2024407 cited

A Tutorial on the Design, Experimentation and Application of Metaheuristic Algorithms to Real-World Optimization Problems

Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser +6

In the last few years, the formulation of real-world optimization problems and their efficient solution via metaheuristic algorithms has been a catalyst for a myriad of research st…