Acknowledgments
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We would like to acknowledge the many individuals and organizations that have made this project possible.

Inspirations
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This project was inspired by several initiatives working on ocean plastic cleanup:

- `The Ocean Cleanup <https://theoceancleanup.com/>`_: Developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic
- `Plastic Odyssey <https://plasticodyssey.org/>`_: Building a vessel powered by plastic waste
- `WWF Oceans <https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/oceans>`_: Working to protect marine ecosystems

Quantum Computing References
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Our quantum optimization approaches are based on research in quantum algorithms:

- Decoded Quantum Interferometry (DQI)
- Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA)
- Quantum Machine Learning techniques

Contributors
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Core Team:
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Advisors:
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Community:
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We'd also like to thank the broader open-source community and everyone who has contributed to this project through bug reports, feature suggestions, or code contributions.

Organizations
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Funding
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This project is made possible through funding and support from:

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Research Papers
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The algorithms and approaches used in this project are based on research presented in:

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