Sebastian Deffner

2026

Pawlowski J.; Śmierzchalski T.; Jin F.; Gardas B.; Deffner S.; Mzaouali Z.; Quantum annealers as programmable thermal machines; Submitted: arxiv:2608.04564; 2026
Doucet E.; Mzaouali Z.; Robertson R.; Gardas B.; Deffner S.; Domino K.; Thermodynamic significance of QUBO encoding on quantum annealers; New Journal of Physics; 2026

2025

Robertson R.; Doucet E.; Mzaouali Z.; Domino K.; Gardas B.; Deffner S.; Simon's Period Finding on a Quantum Annealer; 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE); 2025
Domino K.; Doucet E.; Robertson R.; Gardas B.; Deffner S.; On the Baltimore Light RailLink into the quantum future; Scientific Reports; 2025

2024

Śmierzchalski T.; Mzaouali Z.; Deffner S.; Gardas B.; Efficiency Optimization in Quantum Computing: Balancing Thermodynamics and Computational Performance; Scientific Reports; 2024
Śmierzchalski T.; Pawłowski J.; Przybysz A.; Pawela Ł.; Puchała Z.; Koniorczyk M.; Gardas B.; Deffner S.; Domino K.; Hybrid quantum-classical computation for automatic guided vehicles scheduling; Scientific Reports; 2024

2023

Domino K.; Koniorczyk M.; Krawiec K.; Jałowiecki K.; Deffner S.; Gardas B.; Quantum annealing in the NISQ era: railway conflict management; Entropy; 2023

2022

Soriani A.; Naze P.; Bonancca M.; Gardas B.; Deffner S.; The three phases of quantum annealing: fast, slow, and very slow; Physical Review A; 2022