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most citedHybrid Optimization Method Using Simulated-Annealing-Based Ising Machine and Quantum Annealer

9 citations · 20 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

cs.LG2026

Improving FMQA via Initial Training Data Design Considering Marginal Bit Coverage in One-Hot Encoding

Taiga Hayashi, Yuya Seki, Kotaro Terada +3

Factorization machine with quadratic-optimization annealing (FMQA) is a black-box optimization method that combines a factorization machine (FM) surrogate with QUBO-based search by…

cs.ET2026

Parallelizable Search-Space Decomposition for Large-Scale Combinatorial Optimization Problems Using Ising Machines

Eiji Kawase, Shuta Kikuchi, Hideaki Tamai +1

Combinatorial optimization problems are crucial in industry. However, many COPs are NP-hard, causing the search space to grow exponentially with problem size and rendering large-sc…

cs.LG2026★ 1 cited

Factorization Machine with Quadratic-Optimization Annealing for RNA Inverse Folding and Evaluation of Binary-Integer Encoding and Nucleotide Assignment

Shuta Kikuchi, Shu Tanaka

The RNA inverse folding problem aims to identify nucleotide sequences that preferentially adopt a given target secondary structure. While various heuristic and machine learning-bas…

cs.LG2026★ 1 cited

High-Order Epistasis Detection Using Factorization Machine with Quadratic Optimization Annealing and MDR-Based Evaluation

Shuta Kikuchi, Shu Tanaka

Detecting high-order epistasis is a fundamental challenge in genetic association studies due to the combinatorial explosion of candidate locus combinations. Although multifactor di…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Extending Sample Persistence Variable Reduction for Constrained Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Shunta Ide, Shuta Kikuchi, Shu Tanaka

Constrained combinatorial optimization problems (CCOPs) are challenging to solve due to the exponential growth of the solution space. When tackled with Ising machines, constraints…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Effectiveness of cardinality-return weighted maximum independent set approach for financial portfolio optimization

Keita Takahashi, Tetsuro Abe, Yasuhito Nakamura +3

The portfolio optimization problem is a critical issue in asset management and has long been studied. Markowitz's mean-variance model has fundamental limitations, such as the assum…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Effectiveness of Hybrid Optimization Method for Quantum Annealing Machines

Shuta Kikuchi, Nozomu Togawa, Shu Tanaka

To enhance the performance of quantum annealing machines, several methods have been proposed to reduce the number of spins by fixing spin values through preprocessing. We proposed…

cs.LG2025★ 2 cited

SWIFT-FMQA: Enhancing Factorization Machine with Quadratic-Optimization Annealing via Sliding Window

Mayumi Nakano, Yuya Seki, Shuta Kikuchi +1

Black-box (BB) optimization problems aim to identify an input that maximizes or minimizes the output of a function (the BB function) whose input-output relationship is unknown. Fac…

cond-mat.stat-mech2024

Performance of Domain-Wall Encoding in Digital Ising Machine

Shuta Kikuchi, Kotaro Takahashi, Shu Tanaka

To tackle combinatorial optimization problems using an Ising machine, the objective function and constraints must be mapped onto a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO…

cond-mat.stat-mech2023★ 9 cited

Hybrid Optimization Method Using Simulated-Annealing-Based Ising Machine and Quantum Annealer

Shuta Kikuchi, Nozomu Togawa, Shu Tanaka

Ising machines have the potential to realize fast and highly accurate solvers for combinatorial optimization problems. They are classified based on their internal algorithms. Examp…

cond-mat.stat-mech2023★ 7 cited

Dynamical process of a bit-width reduced Ising model with simulated annealing

Shuta Kikuchi, Nozomu Togawa, Shu Tanaka

Ising machines have attracted attention as efficient solvers for combinatorial optimization problems, which are formulated as ground-state (lowest-energy) search problems of the Is…