Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption

As cloud services continue to expand, the security of private data stored and processed in these environments has become paramount. This work delves into quantum homomorphic encryption (QHE), an emerging technology that facilitates secure computation on encrypted quantum data without revealing the u...

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Autores: Ortega, Sergio A., Fernández, Pablo, Martín-Delgado Alcántara, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Quantum computation
Quantum communication
Homomorphic encryption
Quantum algorithms
Quantum walks
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2212 Física Teórica
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spelling Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryptionOrtega, Sergio A.Fernández, PabloMartín-Delgado Alcántara, Miguel Ángel53Quantum computationQuantum communicationHomomorphic encryptionQuantum algorithmsQuantum walksFísica (Física)2212 Física TeóricaAs cloud services continue to expand, the security of private data stored and processed in these environments has become paramount. This work delves into quantum homomorphic encryption (QHE), an emerging technology that facilitates secure computation on encrypted quantum data without revealing the underlying information. We reinterpret QHE schemes through classical-quantum circuits (CQC), enhancing efficiency and addressing previous limitations related to key computations. Our approach eliminates the need for exponential key preparation by calculating keys in real-time during simulation, leading to a linear complexity in classically controlled gates. We also investigate the T/T dagger-gate complexity associated with various quantum walks, particularly Szegedy quantum and semiclassical algorithms, demonstrating efficient homomorphic implementations across different graph structures. Our simulations, conducted in Qiskit, validate the effectiveness of QHE for both standard and semiclassical walks. The rules for the homomorphic evaluation of the reset and intermediate measurement operations have also been included to perform the QHE of semiclassical walks. Additionally, we introduce the CQC-QHE library, a comprehensive tool that simplifies the construction and simulation of CQC tailored for QHE. Future work will focus on optimizing classical functions within this framework and exploring broader graph types to enhance QHE applications in practical scenarios.IOP PublishingUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-05-1520252025-05-15journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/122421reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1224212026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
title Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
spellingShingle Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
Ortega, Sergio A.
53
Quantum computation
Quantum communication
Homomorphic encryption
Quantum algorithms
Quantum walks
Física (Física)
2212 Física Teórica
title_short Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
title_full Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
title_fullStr Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
title_full_unstemmed Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
title_sort Implementing semiclassical Szegedy walks in classical-quantum circuits for homomorphic encryption
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ortega, Sergio A.
Fernández, Pablo
Martín-Delgado Alcántara, Miguel Ángel
author Ortega, Sergio A.
author_facet Ortega, Sergio A.
Fernández, Pablo
Martín-Delgado Alcántara, Miguel Ángel
author_role author
author2 Fernández, Pablo
Martín-Delgado Alcántara, Miguel Ángel
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 53
Quantum computation
Quantum communication
Homomorphic encryption
Quantum algorithms
Quantum walks
Física (Física)
2212 Física Teórica
topic 53
Quantum computation
Quantum communication
Homomorphic encryption
Quantum algorithms
Quantum walks
Física (Física)
2212 Física Teórica
description As cloud services continue to expand, the security of private data stored and processed in these environments has become paramount. This work delves into quantum homomorphic encryption (QHE), an emerging technology that facilitates secure computation on encrypted quantum data without revealing the underlying information. We reinterpret QHE schemes through classical-quantum circuits (CQC), enhancing efficiency and addressing previous limitations related to key computations. Our approach eliminates the need for exponential key preparation by calculating keys in real-time during simulation, leading to a linear complexity in classically controlled gates. We also investigate the T/T dagger-gate complexity associated with various quantum walks, particularly Szegedy quantum and semiclassical algorithms, demonstrating efficient homomorphic implementations across different graph structures. Our simulations, conducted in Qiskit, validate the effectiveness of QHE for both standard and semiclassical walks. The rules for the homomorphic evaluation of the reset and intermediate measurement operations have also been included to perform the QHE of semiclassical walks. Additionally, we introduce the CQC-QHE library, a comprehensive tool that simplifies the construction and simulation of CQC tailored for QHE. Future work will focus on optimizing classical functions within this framework and exploring broader graph types to enhance QHE applications in practical scenarios.
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