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A Data-Encoding Approach to Quantum Federated Learning: Experimenting with Cloud Challenges

Shiva Raj Pokhrel, Naman Yash, Jonathan Kua, Gang Li, Lei Pan

Published Jul 2, 2024• 6 citations
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A Data-Encoding Approach to Quantum Federated Learning: Experimenting with Cloud Challenges
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10.1145/3663408.3665808

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