Quadratic pseudo-Boolean optimization

Quadratic pseudo-Boolean optimisation (QPBO) is a combinatorial optimization method for quadratic pseudo-Boolean functions in the form in the binary variables , with . If is submodular then QPBO produces a global optimum equivalently to graph cut optimization, while if contains non-submodular terms then the algorithm produces a partial solution with specific optimality properties, in both cases in polynomial time.

Quadratic pseudo-Boolean optimization

Quadratic pseudo-Boolean optimisation (QPBO) is a combinatorial optimization method for quadratic pseudo-Boolean functions in the form in the binary variables , with . If is submodular then QPBO produces a global optimum equivalently to graph cut optimization, while if contains non-submodular terms then the algorithm produces a partial solution with specific optimality properties, in both cases in polynomial time.