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- intermediate
- 30 min
Graph Coloring with D-Wave Ocean

Formulate the graph coloring problem as a QUBO and solve it on D-Wave using the Ocean SDK.
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- beginner
- 20 min read
Getting Started with D-Wave Ocean SDK

Install the D-Wave Ocean SDK, formulate a simple optimization problem as a QUBO, and solve it using D-Wave's quantum annealer or simulator.
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- beginner
- 20 min
Quantum Annealing vs Gate-Based Quantum Computing

A clear comparison of quantum annealing and gate-based quantum computing: how they work, what problems they solve best, and when to choose each approach.
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- intermediate
- 14 min read
Advanced D-Wave: Hybrid Solvers and Leap

Use D-Wave's Leap hybrid solver service to solve large optimization problems that are too big for the QPU alone: LeapHybridSampler, problem formulation, and interpreting solutions.
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- intermediate
- 13 min read
Constrained Optimization with D-Wave's CQM Sampler

Use D-Wave's Constrained Quadratic Model (CQM) sampler to solve optimization problems with explicit constraints, eliminating the need for manual QUBO penalty encoding.
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- intermediate
- 30 min read
Getting Started with D-Wave Ocean SDK

Learn D-Wave's Ocean SDK for quantum annealing, formulate combinatorial optimisation problems as QUBO models and solve them on the world's largest quantum annealing processors.
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- beginner
- 20 min read
Hello World in D-Wave Ocean

Write your first quantum annealing program with D-Wave Ocean, formulate a simple QUBO problem and solve it with the simulated annealing sampler.
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- intermediate
- 60 minutes
D-Wave Hybrid Workflows: Combining Classical and Quantum Solvers

Learn the full D-Wave hybrid workflow: define optimization problems as BQMs and CQMs, use LeapHybridSampler for large-scale solving, apply SteepestDescentSolver for local refinement, and decide when hybrid outperforms pure classical or QPU-only approaches.
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- advanced
- 30 min read
Understanding Minor-Embedding in D-Wave Problems

Learn how logical problem variables map to physical qubits through minor-embedding, and how to diagnose and fix chain breaks on D-Wave hardware.
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- intermediate
- 25 min read
Using D-Wave Leap Hybrid Solvers

Solve large optimization problems with D-Wave Leap hybrid solvers that combine classical heuristics and quantum annealing.
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- intermediate
- 25 min read
QUBO Formulation: Translating Problems for D-Wave

Learn how to formulate combinatorial optimization problems as QUBO matrices for D-Wave, including penalty terms for constraints and a worked number partitioning example.
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- beginner
- 20 min read
Simulated Annealing with D-Wave Ocean

Use D-Wave Ocean's SimulatedAnnealingSampler to test QUBO formulations locally before committing to quantum hardware.
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- intermediate
- 50 minutes
Solving Network Problems with D-Wave Ocean: TSP and Graph Coloring

Learn how to formulate the Traveling Salesman Problem and graph coloring as QUBOs and BQMs using D-Wave Ocean SDK, then solve them with LeapHybridSampler and interpret the results.
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