Bauckhage, ChristianChristianBauckhageSifa, RafetRafetSifaWrobel, StefanStefanWrobel2022-03-142022-03-142020https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/40833110.1137/1.9781611976236.39The combinatorial problem of max-sum diversification asks for a maximally diverse subset of a given set of data. Here, we show that it can be expressed as an Ising energy minimization problem. Given this result, max-sum diversification can be solved on adiabatic quantum computers and we present proof of concept simulations which support this claim. This, in turn, suggests that quantum computing might play a role in data mining. We therefore discuss quantum computing in a tutorial like manner and elaborate on its current strengths and weaknesses for data analysis.en005006629conference paper