arXiv:2310.12893 · Physical Review Letters

Blind Quantum Machine Learning with Quantum Bipartite Correlator

Changhao Li, Boning Li, Omar Amer, Ruslan Shaydulin, Shouvanik Chakrabarti, Guoqing Wang, Haowei Xu, Hao Tang, Isidor Schoch, Niraj Kumar, Charles Ci Wen Lim, Ju Li, Paola Cappellaro, Marco Pistoia

Published Sep 18, 2024• 13 citations

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Abstract

Distributed quantum computing is a promising computational paradigm for performing computations that are beyond the reach of individual quantum devices. Privacy in distributed quantum computing is critical for maintaining confidentiality and protecting the data in the presence of untrusted computing nodes. In this Letter, we introduce novel blind quantum machine learning protocols based on the quantum bipartite correlator algorithm. Our protocols have reduced communication overhead while preserving the privacy of data from untrusted parties. We introduce robust algorithm-specific privacy-preserving mechanisms with low computational overhead that do not require complex cryptographic techniques. We then validate the effectiveness of the proposed protocols through complexity and privacy analysis. Our findings pave the way for advancements in distributed quantum computing, opening up new possibilities for privacy-aware machine learning applications in the era of quantum technologies.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.133.120602

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