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most citedAn Optimization Case Study for solving a Transport Robot Scheduling Problem on Quantum-Hybrid and Quantum-Inspired Hardware

13 citations · 24 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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quant-ph2026

Constraint Preserving XY-Mixers under Trotterized Adiabatic Evolution

Abhishek Awasthi, Maximilian Hess, Salome Lomadze +2

Constraint handling is a central challenge for quantum algorithms applied to combinatorial optimization. Standard penalty-based approaches increase problem size, distort energy lan…

quant-ph2026

Grover Adaptive Search with Problem-Specific State Preparation

Maximilian Hess, Lilly Palackal, Abhishek Awasthi +5

Grover's search algorithm is one of the basic building block in the world of quantum algorithms. Successfully applying it to combinatorial optimization problems is a subtle challen…

quant-ph2026

Quantum Computing -- Strategic Recommendations for the Industry

Marvin Erdmann, Lukas Karch, Abhishek Awasthi +9

This whitepaper surveys the current landscape and short- to mid-term prospects for quantum-enabled optimization and machine learning use cases in industrial settings. Grounded in t…

quant-ph2025

Solving a real-world modular logistic scheduling problem with a quantum-classical metaheuristics

Florian Krellner, Abhishek Awasthi, Nico Kraus +3

This study evaluates the performance of a quantum-classical metaheuristic and a traditional classical mathematical programming solver, applied to two mathematical optimization mode…

cs.LG2025

Generative-enhanced optimization for knapsack problems: an industry-relevant study

Yelyzaveta Vodovozova, Abhishek Awasthi, Caitlin Jones +4

Optimization is a crucial task in various industries such as logistics, aviation, manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, and insurance, where finding the best solution to a probl…

quant-ph2024

Real World Application of Quantum-Classical Optimization for Production Scheduling

Abhishek Awasthi, Nico Kraus, Florian Krellner +1

This work is a benchmark study for quantum-classical computing method with a real-world optimization problem from industry. The problem involves scheduling and balancing jobs on di…

quant-ph2024★ 11 cited

Digitized Counterdiabatic Quantum Algorithms for Logistics Scheduling

Archismita Dalal, Iraitz Montalban, Narendra N. Hegade +7

We study a job shop scheduling problem for an automatized robot in a high-throughput laboratory and a travelling salesperson problem with recently proposed digitized counterdiabati…

quant-ph2024

Effective Embedding of Integer Linear Inequalities for Variational Quantum Algorithms

Maximilian Hess, Lilly Palackal, Abhishek Awasthi +1

In variational quantum algorithms, constraints are usually added to the problem objective via penalty terms. For linear inequality constraints, this procedure requires additional s…

quant-ph2023★ 13 cited

An Optimization Case Study for solving a Transport Robot Scheduling Problem on Quantum-Hybrid and Quantum-Inspired Hardware

Dominik Leib, Tobias Seidel, Sven Jäger +5

We present a comprehensive case study comparing the performance of D-Waves' quantum-classical hybrid framework, Fujitsu's quantum-inspired digital annealer, and Gurobi's state-of-t…