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David Bernal Neira introduces the Intractable Decathlon, a new benchmarking effort created with the IBM Quantum Optimization group. He explains why real-world optimization problems are hard, how classical methods have advanced, and where quantum algorithms like QAOA may offer future advantages. This talk outlines the motivation, modeling framework, and the open library of ten extremely challenging optimization problems designed for the community to explore and solve.
David Bernal Neira introduces the Intractable Decathlon, a new benchmarking effort created with the IBM Quantum Optimization group. He explains why real-world optimization problems are hard, how classical methods have advanced, and where quantum algorithms like QAOA may offer future advantages. This talk outlines the motivation, modeling framework, and the open library of ten extremely challenging optimization problems designed for the community to explore and solve.
