This is a software package for mixed-integer convex optimization problems.
Publications:
Theory:
Zhongqi Zhao*, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "Hybrid Quantum Benders’ Decomposition for Mixed-integer Linear Programming." In 2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 2536-2540. IEEE, 2022.
Zhongqi Zhao*, Mingze Li*, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han, "HQC-Bend: A Python Package of Hybrid Quantum-Classical Multi-cuts Benders' Decomposition Algorithm", IEEE International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing 2025
Applications in Power Energy:
Zhongqi Zhao*, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "Optimal Data Center Energy Management with Hybrid Quantum-Classical Multi-Cuts Benders' Decomposition Method." IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (2023).
Mingze Li*, Siyuan Wang, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "Quantum Assisted Combinatorial Benders' Algorithm for the Synergy of Hydrogen and Power Distribution Systems with Mobile Storage." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. (2025)
Website: HQCBD
Online Talk: HQCBD for Energy Systems
Collaborators: University of Houston
QHDOPT (QHD-based OPTimizer) is a software package for nonconvex continuous optimization.
Publications:
Theory:
Samuel Kushnir , Jiaqi Leng , Yuxiang Peng , and Lei Fan, Xiaodi Wu, "QHDOPT: A software for nonlinear optimization with quantum Hamiltonian decent", INFORMS Journal on Computing, Accepted, 2024. Arxiv Link
Jiaqi Leng, Yufan Zheng, Zhiyuan Jia, Lei Fan, Chaoyue Zhao, Yuxiang Peng, Xiaodi Wu, "Quantum Hamiltonian Descent for Non-smooth Optimization ", arXiv:2503.15878
Applications in Power Energy:
Mingze Li*, Siyuan Wang, Lei Fan, Zhu Han, "Integrated Quantum Hamiltonian Descent with Interior Point Method for Optimal Schedule of Hybrid Electricity-to-Hydrogen System", IEEE KPEC, 2025
Website: QHD-OPT
Collaborators: University of Maryland, UC Berkeley
Based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the planning software tool will enable end-users to evaluate the feasibility of various Community Energy System (CES) scenarios within a three-dimensional (3D) setting.
Website: HARC-CES
Sponsor: DOE-AMO
Collaborators: HARC, Fugro