Hybrid Quantum–Classical Supercomputing Framework for Optimization Problems

Abstract

Optimization problems are widely encountered in real-world domains such as energy systems, financial markets, transportation networks, supply chain logistics, manufacturing processes, and e-commerce platforms. Traditional classical computing methods often struggle to solve large combinatorial optimization problems due to the exponential growth of the solution space. Quantum computing has emerged as a promising approach to address these challenges by leveraging quantum mechanical principles such as superposition and entanglement. However, current quantum hardware is limited by noise, restricted qubit availability, and scalability issues, making fully quantum solutions impractical for large-scale applications. To overcome these limitations, this research proposes a hybrid quantum–classical supercomputing framework for solving complex optimization problems across multiple domains. The framework integrates classical data processing and optimization techniques with quantum-inspired algorithms, specifically the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA), to efficiently explore large solution spaces. Real-world datasets from energy systems, supply chain logistics, financial markets, transportation networks, manufacturing processes, and e-commerce platforms are used for experimental evaluation. The results demonstrate that the hybrid optimization approach can generate higher-quality solutions and improved optimization accuracy compared to traditional classical methods. These findings highlight the potential of hybrid quantum–classical systems as an effective and scalable solution for solving complex optimization problems in modern computational applications.