Patent attributes
Methods, systems, and apparatus for solving optimization tasks. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input data comprising (i) data specifying an optimization task to be solved, and (ii) data specifying task objectives for solving the optimization task, comprising one or more local task objectives and one or more global task objectives; processing the received input data to obtain one or more initial solutions to the optimization task based on the local task objectives, wherein at least one initial solution is obtained from a first quantum computing resource; and processing the generated one or more initial solutions using a second quantum computing resource to generate a global solution to the optimization task based on the global task objectives.
