The Quantum Optimisation workshop was hosted for the first time at GECCO 2022, Boston.

The following papers were accepted and presented at the 1st QuantOpt workshop.

1. A Novel Quantum-inspired Evolutionary Computation-based Quantum Circuit Synthesis for Various Universal Gate Libraries. Yao-Hsin Chou (National Chi Nan University), Shu-Yu Kuo (National Chung Hsing University), Yu-Chi Jiang (National Taiwan University), Ching-Hsuan Wu (National Chi Nan University), Jyun-Yi Shen (National Chi Nan University), Cheng-Yen Hua (National Chi Nan University), Pei-Shin Huang (National Chi Nan University), Yun-Ting Lai (National Chi Nan University), Yong Feng Tong (National Chi Nan University)

2. Enhancing a QUBO solver via Data Driven Multi-start and its Application to Vehicle Routing Problem. Whei Yeap Suen (Singapore Management University), Matthieu Parizy (Fujitsu Ltd.), Hoong Chuin Lau (Singapore Management University)

3. Quantum Neuron Selection: Finding High Performing Subnetworks With Quantum Algorithms. Tim Whitaker (Colorado State University)

4. Quantum Parametric Circuit Optimization with Estimation of Distribution Algorithms. Vicente P. Soloviev (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Pedro Larrañaga (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Concha Bielza (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

5. Techniques to Enhance a QUBO Solver For Permutation-Based Combinatorial Optimization. Siong Thye Goh (Singapore Management University, Institute of High Performance Computing), Jianyuan Bo (Singapore Management University), Sabrish Gopalakrishnan (Singapore Management University), Hoong Chuin Lau (Singapore Management University)

6. Hybrid Quantum-Classical Heuristic for the Bin Packing Problem. Mikel Garcia de Andoin (University of the Basque Country, TECNALIA), Eneko Osaba (TECNALIA), Izaskun Oregi (TECNALIA), Esther Villar Rodríguez (TECNALIA), Mikel Sanz (University of the Basque Country, IKERBASQUE)

7. Evolutionary Quantum Architecture Search for Parametrized Quantum Circuits. Li Ding (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Lee Spector (Amherst College, University of Massachusetts Amherst)

8. AutoQubo: Data-driven automatic QUBO generation. Alberto Moraglio (University of Exeter), Serban Georgescu (Fujitsu Research of Europe), Przemysław Sadowski (Fujitsu Research of Europe)

9. The Applicability of Reinforcement Learning for the Automatic Generation of State Preparation Circuits. Thomas Gabor (LMU Munich), Maximilian Zorn (LMU Munich), Claudia Linnhoff-Popien (LMU Munich)

10. Algorithmic QUBO Formulations for k-SAT and Hamiltonian Cycles. Jonas Nüßlein (LMU Munich), Thomas Gabor (LMU Munich), Claudia Linnhoff-Popien (LMU Munich), Sebastian Feld (TU Delft)

11. Modifying the Quantum-Assisted Genetic Algorithm. Thomas Gabor (LMU Munich), Michael Lachner (Aqarios GmbH), Nico Kraus (Aqarios GmbH), Christoph Roch (LMU Munich), Jonas Stein (LMU Munich), Daniel Ratke (Aqarios GmbH), Claudia Linnhoff-Popien (LMU Munich)

12. Probabilistic reasoning as Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization. Marco Baioletti (University of Perugia)