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Physical Communication

Quantum key distribution secured federated learning for AI-driven physical layer tasks in next generation networks

Ferhat Özgür Çatak, Murat Kuzlu, Jungwon Seo, Ümit Cali

Published May 22, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1016/j.phycom.2026.103186

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