Getting Started with Applied Quantum Optimization

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Many important business problems can be solved more efficiently and more successfully using quantum-powered optimization. This course equips learners with the knowledge and tools to complete the first steps in developing a quantum application: problem discovery and problem description.

Learners will be able to identify problems that can benefit from D-Wave’s quantum-classical hybrid technology and then describe those problems in a way that allows developers to model them. These skills are crucial for the success of quantum optimization projects.

This beginner-level course is appropriate for any stakeholder involved in identifying and shaping optimization use cases for quantum computing.

Course content is asynchronous online and requires approximately five hours to complete.

Learners have access to this course for 30 days from the date of registration. For website purchases, learners are registered upon completion of the purchase transaction, or in the case of gift purchases, the learner is registered upon accepting the gift through the link provided in the gift email.

  • Describe the characteristics of optimization problems that are suitable for D-Wave’s quantum-classical hybrid technology.
  • Evaluate optimization use cases in your business.
  • Define the “plain language” version of your optimization problem.
  • Determine optimization problem objectives and constraints.
  • Determine optimization problem variables and parameters.
  • Determine how D-Wave’s quantum-classical hybrid technology can provide business value for your optimization problems.

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

A basic familiarity with your own organizational processes and key performance indicators is helpful. No math, physics, or quantum computing background is required.

Course Outline

Module 1: Optimization and Quantum Computing

Module 2: Problem Discovery

Module 3: Problem Description

Module 4: Quantum Business Case

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