A spatial crowdsourced single-point collaborative convex hull computation protocol based on quantum homomorphic encryption
Bai Liu, Xinguo Wang, Run-Hua SHI +1 more
Abstract With the growing demand for location privacy protection and collaborative computing in spatial crowdsourcing (SC) tasks, traditional encryption methods based on computational complexity face threats from quantum computing and efficiency bottlenecks. To address this, this paper proposes a secure multi-party quantum comparison (SMQC) protocol based on quantum homomorphic encryption. By utilizing a quantum comparator and a key update mechanism, this protocol enables secure comparison of numerical values among multiple parties while maintaining encryption. Building on this foundation, the SMQC protocol is further applied to the SC environment to construct a single-point collaborative convex hull computation protocol. Through extreme point determination and convex hull boundary verification, this protocol efficiently performs multi-party collaborative convex hull computation while protecting the location privacy of participants. Analysis indicates that the convex hull computation framework built on this protocol is reliable and secure, further expanding the application of quantum-secure solutions in SC scenarios such as single-point collaborative obstacle avoidance and collaborative spatial protection.
Physica Scripta•Aug 6, 2026•0 citations