Esther Villar-Rodriguez

63 papers B 4C 4Misc 4Journal 40Unranked 11
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Addressing the minor-embedding problem in quantum annealing and evaluating state-of-the-art algorithm performance.
Future Gener. Comput. Syst.
Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez
2026 J jnl
On the Transfer of Knowledge in Quantum Algorithms.
Expert Syst. J. Knowl. Eng.
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Izaskun Oregi, Sebastián V. Romero, Julián Ferreiro-Vélez
2025 J jnl
Addressing the Minor-Embedding Problem in Quantum Annealing and Evaluating State-of-the-Art Algorithm Performance.
CoRR
Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez
2025 J jnl
Exploring the application of quantum technologies to industrial and real-world use cases.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi
2025 J jnl
Exploring the application of quantum technologies to industrial and real-world use cases.
J. Supercomput.
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi
2025 J jnl
On the Transfer of Knowledge in Quantum Algorithms.
CoRR
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Izaskun Oregi, Sebastián V. Romero, Julián Ferreiro-Vélez
2025 J jnl
Optimizing Package Delivery with Quantum Annealers: Addressing Time-Windows and Simultaneous Pickup and Delivery.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Pablo Miranda-Rodriguez, Antón Asla
2025 J jnl
Transfer of Knowledge through Reverse Annealing: A Preliminary Analysis of the Benefits and What to Share.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez
2024 J jnl
A Tutorial on the Design, Experimentation and Application of Metaheuristic Algorithms to Real-World Optimization Problems.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Antonio J. Nebro, Daniel Molina, Antonio LaTorre, Ponnuthurai N. Suganthan, Carlos A. Coello Coello, Francisco Herrera
2024 Misc conf
Exploring Utility in a Real-World Warehouse Optimization Problem: Formulation Based on Quantum Annealers and Preliminary Results.
QCE
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antón Asla
2024 J jnl
Exploring Utility in a Real-World Warehouse Optimization Problem: Formulation Based on Quantum Annealers and Preliminary Results.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antón Asla
2024 — conf
Hybrid Quantum Solvers in Production: How to Succeed in the NISQ Era?
IDEAL (2)
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Izaskun Oregi
2024 J jnl
Hybrid Quantum Solvers in Production: how to succeed in the NISQ era?
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Izaskun Oregi
2024 J jnl
QOPTLib: a Quantum Computing Oriented Benchmark for Combinatorial Optimization Problems.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez
2024 J jnl
Quantum Optimization Methods for Satellite Mission Planning.
IEEE Access
Antón Makarov, Carlos Pérez-Herradón, Giacomo Franceschetto, Márcio M. Taddei, Eneko Osaba, Paloma del Barrio Cabello, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi
2024 J jnl
Solving a Real-World Package Delivery Routing Problem Using Quantum Annealers.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antón Asla
2023 J jnl
A Graph-Based Methodology for the Sensorless Estimation of Road Traffic Profiles.
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Eric L. Manibardo, Ibai Laña, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2023 J jnl
A Quantum Computing-based System for Portfolio Optimization using Future Asset Values and Automatic Reduction of the Investment Universe.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Guillaume Gelabert, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antón Asla, Izaskun Oregi
2023 J jnl
Benchmark dataset and instance generator for Real-World Three-Dimensional Bin Packing Problems.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Sebastián V. Romero
2023 J jnl
Collaborative training of heterogeneous reinforcement learning agents in environments with sparse rewards: what and when to share?
Neural Comput. Appl.
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2023 J jnl
Edge intelligence secure frameworks: Current state and future challenges.
Comput. Secur.
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, María Arostegi Pérez, Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Cristina Regueiro Senderos, Juan López-de-Armentia
2023 J jnl
Hybrid Approach for Solving Real-World Bin Packing Problem Instances Using Quantum Annealers.
CoRR
Sebastián V. Romero, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi, Yue Ban
2023 Misc conf
Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computing: Are we Forgetting the Classical Part in the Binomial?
QCE
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Eneko Osaba
2023 J jnl
Hybrid classical-quantum computing: are we forgetting the classical part in the binomial?
CoRR
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Aitor Gomez-Tejedor, Eneko Osaba
2023 C conf
Optimization of Image Acquisition for Earth Observation Satellites via Quantum Computing.
IDEAL
Antón Makarov, Márcio M. Taddei, Eneko Osaba, Giacomo Franceschetto, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi
2023 — conf
Solving Logistic-Oriented Bin Packing Problems Through a Hybrid Quantum-Classical Approach.
ITSC
Sebastián V. Romero, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antón Asla
2023 J jnl
Solving Logistic-Oriented Bin Packing Problems Through a Hybrid Quantum-Classical Approach.
CoRR
Sebastián V. Romero, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antón Asla
2023 J jnl
Using Offline Data to Speed-up Reinforcement Learning in Procedurally Generated Environments.
CoRR
Alain Andres, Lukas Schäfer, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Stefano V. Albrecht, Javier Del Ser
2022 J jnl
A Systematic Literature Review of Quantum Computing for Routing Problems.
IEEE Access
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi
2022 C conf
An Evaluation Study of Intrinsic Motivation Techniques Applied to Reinforcement Learning over Hard Exploration Environments.
CD-MAKE
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2022 J jnl
An Evaluation Study of Intrinsic Motivation Techniques applied to Reinforcement Learning over Hard Exploration Environments.
CoRR
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2022 — conf
Analyzing the behaviour of D'WAVE quantum annealer: fine-tuning parameterization and tests with restrictive Hamiltonian formulations.
SSCI
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Izaskun Oregi
2022 J jnl
Analyzing the behaviour of D'WAVE quantum annealer: fine-tuning parameterization and tests with restrictive Hamiltonian formulations.
CoRR
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Izaskun Oregi
2022 J jnl
Collaborative Training of Heterogeneous Reinforcement Learning Agents in Environments with Sparse Rewards: What and When to Share?
CoRR
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2022 — conf
Comparative Benchmark of a Quantum Algorithm for the Bin Packing Problem.
SSCI
Mikel Garcia de Andoin, Izaskun Oregi, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Mikel Sanz
2022 J jnl
Digital Quantum Simulation and Circuit Learning for the Generation of Coherent States.
Entropy
Ruilin Liu, Sebastián V. Romero, Izaskun Oregi, Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Yue Ban
2022 — conf
Hybrid quantum-classical heuristic for the bin packing problem.
GECCO Companion
Mikel Garcia de Andoin, Eneko Osaba, Izaskun Oregi, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Mikel Sanz
2022 J jnl
On the Design of Graph Embeddings for the Sensorless Estimation of Road Traffic Profiles.
CoRR
Eric L. Manibardo, Ibai Laña, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2022 — conf
Towards Improving Exploration in Self-Imitation Learning using Intrinsic Motivation.
SSCI
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2022 J jnl
Towards Improving Exploration in Self-Imitation Learning using Intrinsic Motivation.
CoRR
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2021 J jnl
A Tutorial On the design, experimentation and application of metaheuristic algorithms to real-World optimization problems.
Swarm Evol. Comput.
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Antonio J. Nebro, Daniel Molina, Antonio LaTorre, Ponnuthurai N. Suganthan, Carlos A. Coello Coello, Francisco Herrera
2021 B conf
Collaborative Exploration and Reinforcement Learning between Heterogeneously Skilled Agents in Environments with Sparse Rewards.
IJCNN
Alain Andres, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Aritz D. Martinez, Javier Del Ser
2021 J jnl
Focusing on the Hybrid Quantum Computing - Tabu Search Algorithm: new results on the Asymmetric Salesman Problem.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi, Aitor Moreno-Fernandez-de-Leceta
2021 — conf
Focusing on the hybrid quantum computing - Tabu search algorithm: new results on the Asymmetric Salesman Problem.
GECCO Companion
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi, Aitor Moreno-Fernandez-de-Leceta
2021 B conf
Hybrid Quantum Computing - Tabu Search Algorithm for Partitioning Problems: Preliminary Study on the Traveling Salesman Problem.
CEC
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi, Aitor Moreno-Fernandez-de-Leceta
2021 J jnl
Lights and shadows in Evolutionary Deep Learning: Taxonomy, critical methodological analysis, cases of study, learned lessons, recommendations and challenges.
Inf. Fusion
Aritz D. Martinez, Javier Del Ser, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Javier Poyatos, Siham Tabik, Daniel Molina, Francisco Herrera
2020 — conf
A Coevolutionary Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm for Discrete Multitasking (CoVNS): Application to Community Detection over Graphs.
SSCI
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2020 J jnl
A Coevolutionary Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm for Discrete Multitasking (CoVNS): Application to Community Detection over Graphs.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser
2020 J jnl
Hybrid Quantum Computing - Tabu Search Algorithm for Partitioning Problems: preliminary study on the Traveling Salesman Problem.
CoRR
Eneko Osaba, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Izaskun Oregi, Aitor Moreno-Fernandez-de-Leceta
2020 J jnl
Lights and Shadows in Evolutionary Deep Learning: Taxonomy, Critical Methodological Analysis, Cases of Study, Learned Lessons, Recommendations and Challenges.
CoRR
Aritz D. Martinez, Javier Del Ser, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Eneko Osaba, Javier Poyatos, Siham Tabik, Daniel Molina, Francisco Herrera
2019 — conf
A Question of Trust: Statistical Characterization of Long-Term Traffic Estimations for their Improved Actionability.
ITSC
Ibai Laña, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Urtats Etxegarai, Izaskun Oregi, Javier Del Ser
2017 J jnl
A meta-heuristic learning approach for the non-intrusive detection of impersonation attacks in social networks.
Int. J. Bio Inspired Comput.
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Sergio Gil-Lopez, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
2017 — conf
On the Creation of Diverse Ensembles for Nonstationary Environments Using Bio-inspired Heuristics.
ICHSA
Jesus L. Lobo, Javier Del Ser, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
2016 J jnl
A feature selection method for author identification in interactive communications based on supervised learning and language typicality.
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
2016 B conf
A novel adaptive density-based ACO algorithm with minimal encoding redundancy for clustering problems.
CEC
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Antonio González-Pardo, Javier Del Ser, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
2016 J jnl
A novel machine learning approach to the detection of identity theft in social networks based on emulated attack instances and support vector machines.
Concurr. Comput. Pract. Exp.
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
2016 B conf
Community detection in graphs based on surprise maximization using firefly heuristics.
CEC
Javier Del Ser, Jesus L. Lobo, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Cristina Perfecto
2016 C conf
Intelligent SPARQL Endpoints: Optimizing Execution Performance by Automatic Query Relaxation and Queue Scheduling.
ICA3PP
Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Javier Del Ser
2015 J jnl
Design and Implementation of an Extended Corporate CRMDatabase System with Big Data Analytical Functionalities.
J. Univers. Comput. Sci.
Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Sergio Gil-Lopez, Javier Del Ser
2014 C conf
On Interlinking Linked Data Sources by Using Ontology Matching Techniques and the Map-Reduce Framework.
IDEAL
Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, David Camacho, Marta González
2014 Misc conf
On a Machine Learning Approach for the Detection of Impersonation Attacks in Social Networks.
IDC
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
2014 Misc conf
Semantic Information Fusion of Linked Open Data and Social Big Data for the Creation of an Extended Corporate CRM Database.
IDC
Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Javier Del Ser, Sergio Gil-Lopez
2013 — conf
Using Linked Open Data Sources for Entity Disambiguation.
CLEF (Working Notes)
Esther Villar-Rodriguez, Ana I. Torre-Bastida, Ana García-Serrano, Marta González