A Stable Aggregation Method for Quantum Federated Learning
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arXiv:2609.00356v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Quantum federated learning (QFL) enables clients to train quantum neural network (QNN) models without sharing private data. We find that aggregation in QFL is unstable under heterogeneous data, unreliable communication, variable fidelity, latency, and quantum hardware noise. Moreover, QFL is non-trivially challenging because several QNN parameters are periodic angles, where Euclidean averaging often fails to capture the inherent dynamics. We develop a novel self-consistent midpoint aggregation method for stable QFL design and implementation. We c
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2609.00356v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Quantum federated learning (QFL) enables clients to train quantum neural network (QNN) models without sharing private data.
- We find that aggregation in QFL is unstable under heterogeneous data, unreliable communication, variable fidelity, latency, and quantum hardware noise.
- Moreover, QFL is non-trivially challenging because several QNN parameters are periodic angles, where Euclidean averaging often fails to capture the inherent dynamics.
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