Prospects for quantum enhancement with diabatic quantum annealing

EJ Crosson, DA Lidar - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Optimization, sampling and machine learning are topics of broad interest that have inspired
significant developments and new approaches in quantum computing. One such approach …

Distributed quantum computing system

RS Smith, WJ Zeng - US Patent 10,977,570, 2021 - Google Patents
In a general aspect, user requests for access distributed quantum computing resources in a
distributed quantum computing system are managed. In a general aspect, a job request for …

Quantum-assisted genetic algorithm

J King, M Mohseni, W Bernoudy, A Fréchette… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2019 - arxiv.org
Genetic algorithms, which mimic evolutionary processes to solve optimization problems, can
be enhanced by using powerful semi-local search algorithms as mutation operators. Here …

Retargetable compilation for quantum computing systems

RS Smith, EC Peterson - US Patent 11,010,145, 2021 - Google Patents
A compiler translates programs for execution on a quantum processing system. To facilitate
portability of quantum programs across differently configured quantum processors, the …

Quantum optimization system

JA Weichenberger - US Patent 10,885,457, 2021 - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods for solving global optimization tasks using quantum computing. In
one aspect, a method includes receiving input data, the input data comprising (i) data …

Hybrid quantum-classical computer system and method for optimization

Y Cao, A Kniazev - US Patent 11,488,049, 2022 - Google Patents
A hybrid quantum-classical computing method for solving optimization problems though
applications of non-unitary transformations. An initial state is prepared, a transformation is …

Quantum-classical system and method for matrix computations

Y Cao, A Kniazev - US Patent 11,537,928, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A hybrid quantum-classical computer solves systems of equations and
eigenvalue problems utilizing non-unitary transformations on the quantum computer. The …

Hybrid quantum-classical computer system and method for performing function inversion

Y Cao, JP Olson, ER Anschuetz - US Patent 11,507,872, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A hybrid quantum-classical (HQC) computing system, including a quantum
computing component and a classical computing component, computes the inverse of a …

Quantum algorithm concatenation

S Hu, A Mezzacapo, M Pistoia, P Liu, R Chen… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Techniques regarding quantum algorithm concatenation are provided. For example, one or
more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory …

Accelerator for computing combinatorial cost function

M Troyer, HG Katzgraber, CA Pattison - US Patent 11,562,273, 2023 - Google Patents
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