Predoc Scientific interests Quantum algorithms Quantum-inspired algorithms Quantum optimization Quantum machine learning Selected publications QAOA pseudo-Boltzmann states, P. Díez-Valle, D.Porras, J.J. García-Ripoll, arXiv:2201.03358 (2022). Quantum variational optimization: the role of entanglement and problem hardness, P. Díez-Valle, D.Porras, J.J. García-Ripoll, Phys. Rev. A 104, 062426 (2021).