North Wales Police (NWP) worked with D-Wave to verify the concept Hybrid quantum calculation application To optimize the placement of police vehicles to respond to emergency situations.
The couple said that the hybrid quantum approach was able to provide a faster, more accurate and more effective emergency response, which allowed the NWP to reduce the average response time of incidents by almost 50%.
Hybrid quantum calculations work as an accelerator, combining the capabilities of quantum computers to solve complex tasks with the strength of classic calculations in operations according to the logic of processing in sequentially on a scale.
According to D-Wave, the task using classic Optimization technology It is that NWP employees should cover large geography in conditions of difficult restrictions and dynamic variables. These include ambitious target indicators of the response time, limited personnel, demanding operational duties and constantly changing deployment needs due to factors such as crime models, public events and emergency situations.
This is a variation of the seller’s problem, which is trying to find the fastest route for the seller to visit a large number of cities. This is often mentioned as a task that can be optimized by quantum calculations.
But the pilot also accepts other factors that suggest that NWP also applies forecasting analytics to optimize the placement of police vehicles – technologies that some industry observers are afraid of, can lead to bias and unjustified profiling of individuals and communities.
Working with D-Wave, NWP checked use Hybrid quantum calculations For “forward deployment”, where employees become strategically in high -risk zones in order to ensure a faster response time, increase visibility and restrain crime.
D-Wave said that the application used by a hybrid quantum solver available through the D-Wave quantum service exceeded the classic NWP approach to optimization by reducing the time of coordination of police vehicles from four months to four minutes, which significantly improved adaptation in real time. The test also demonstrated that NWP can respond at least 90% of incidents during its target response using a hybrid quantum application.
“Optimization of the forward deployment is a problem for most police forces,” said Alister Hughes, who heads analytics and artificial intelligence in the North Wales police. “Reducing the response time can reduce crime, reduce the escalation of crimes and increase public confidence. We believe that the hybrid quantum use of D-Wave can be scaled at the national level to save time, reduce costs, improve results and reduce our carbon venue. ”
The Pressction-Technology project was supported by a grant from The Test and Learn Fund, which NWP provided from the National Council for Science and Innovation in the UK. After a successful project, the management of the main scientific consultant on police activities recognized that it represents a national intergovernmental interest, with opportunities for future development and deployment. The project emphasizes the importance and value of cross -border cooperation.
“Since police officers are increasingly relying on the strategies controlled by data, to improve the response and coverage time, hybrid quantum calculations can offer speed, accuracy and intelligence necessary to identify the optimal placement of employees and increase public safety,” said Alan Barats, General Director of D-Wave.
“Hybrid quantum calculations begin to demonstrate the real potential in the private and public sectors, and we are very happy to see the potential in order to have a significant impact on the deployment of forward with the North Wales police,” he added.
