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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We cordially invite you to submit papers for the 22nd EU/ME meeting x Quantum School on emerging optimization methods - from metaheuristics to quantum-based approaches. The event will take place from September 10-12,
2025 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The event is supported by EURO (the Association of European Societies for Operations Research) and includes a summer academy for PhD students (including practical exercises) dedicated to quantum computing and its application
to combinatorial optimization problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Researchers and in particular PhD students are strongly encouraged to submit research papers that are at the interface between quantum computing and operations research. Possible topics include performance evaluation
of quantum algorithms (variational, adiabatic, etc.) for solving optimization problems; application of QAOA and QA to combinatorial problems; experiences with using quantum or hybrid solvers to solve optimization problems, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">All submission information can be found on the event page:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://perso.isima.fr/~lacomme/EUME_JE2/EUME_Joint_Event.php"><span lang="EN-US">https://perso.isima.fr/~lacomme/EUME_JE2/EUME_Joint_Event.php</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The submission deadline is <b>June 15, 2025</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE">Pascal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE">Dr. Pascal Halffmann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE">Fraunhofer-Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE">Fraunhofer-Platz 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Deutschland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Phone: +49 631 31600-4110, Fax: +49 631 31600-5110<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="mailto:pascal.halffmann@itwm.fraunhofer.de"><span lang="EN-US">pascal.halffmann@itwm.fraunhofer.de</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Frutiger 45 Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">
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