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Hardware Fingerprinting FTQC via Quantum Decoder Timing
Friedrich Doku, Jakub Szefer, Kaitlin N. Smith
As the quantum computing field transitions toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing (FTQC), intensive efforts are focused on scaling architectures and realizing active error correct…
Quantum Fidelity-per-Cost: A Metric for Evaluation of Quantum Computing Systems
Siddarth Shinde, Jakub Szefer
Cloud-accessible quantum computing has made hardware comparison not only a physics benchmark but also a practical purchasing decision. Cost-aware comparison of quantum computers re…
OQRAM: Oblivious Quantum Random Access Memory for Securing Delegated Quantum Queries
Shifan Xu, Yizhuo Tan, Yongshan Ding +1
Quantum query is a basic subroutine in many quantum algorithms, and Quantum Random Access Memory (QRAM) provides a natural way to realize such coherent query access. In delegated s…
EPAR: Electromagnetic Pathways to Architectural Reliability in Quantum Processors
Navnil Choudhury, Yizhuo Tan, Jiaqi Yu +2
As superconducting processors scale, understanding how physical layout shapes qubit interactions is essential for architectural reliability. Existing methods offer limited insight…
Research Directions in Quantum Computer Cybersecurity
Jakub Szefer
This document presents a concise overview of the contemporary research directions in quantum computer cybersecurity. The aim of this document is not to be a survey, but rather a su…
Exploiting Reset Operations in Cloud-based Quantum Computers to Run Quantum Circuits for Free
Jakub Szefer
This work presents the first thorough exploration of how reset operations in cloud-based quantum computers could be exploited to run quantum circuits for free. This forms a new typ…
What is Quantum Computer Security?
Sanjay Deshpande, Jakub Szefer
Quantum computing is rapidly emerging as one of the most transformative technologies of our time. With the potential to tackle problems that remain intractable for even the most po…
Trace-Based Reconstruction of Quantum Circuit Dataflow in Surface Codes
Theodoros Trochatos, Christopher Kang, Andrew Wang +2
Practical applications of quantum computing depend on fault-tolerant devices that employ error correction. A promising quantum error-correcting code for large-scale quantum computi…
Evaluation of Noise and Crosstalk in Neutral Atom Quantum Computers
Pranet Sharma, Yizhuo Tan, Konstantinos-Nikolaos Papadopoulos +1
This work explores and evaluates noise and crosstalk in neutral atom quantum computers. Neutral atom quantum computers are a promising platform for analog Hamiltonian simulations,…
QubitHammer: Remotely Inducing Qubit State Change on Superconducting Quantum Computers
Yizhuo Tan, Navnil Choudhury, Kanad Basu +1
To address the rapidly growing demand for cloud-based quantum computing, various researchers are proposing shifting from the existing single-tenant model to a multi-tenant model th…
Quantum Operating System Support for Quantum Trusted Execution Environments
Theodoros Trochatos, Jakub Szefer
With the growing reliance on cloud-based quantum computing, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of quantum computations is paramount. Quantum Trusted Execution Environments…
Securing HHL Quantum Algorithm against Quantum Computer Attacks
Yizhuo Tan, Hrvoje Kukina, Jakub Szefer
As the quantum research community expands and new quantum algorithms are created and implemented, it is essential to consider the security implications and potential threats that c…
Security Attacks Abusing Pulse-level Quantum Circuits
Chuanqi Xu, Jakub Szefer
This work presents the first thorough exploration of the attacks on the interface between gate-level and pulse-level quantum circuits and pulse-level quantum circuits themselves. T…
Systematic Use of Random Self-Reducibility against Physical Attacks
Ferhat Erata, TingHung Chiu, Anthony Etim +7
This work presents a novel, black-box software-based countermeasure against physical attacks including power side-channel and fault-injection attacks. The approach uses the concept…
A Thorough Study of State Leakage Mitigation in Quantum Computing with One-Time Pad
Chuanqi Xu, Jamie Sikora, Jakub Szefer
The ability for users to access quantum computers through the cloud has increased rapidly in recent years. Despite still being Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) machines, mod…
Quantum Circuit Reconstruction from Power Side-Channel Attacks on Quantum Computer Controllers
Ferhat Erata, Chuanqi Xu, Ruzica Piskac +1
The interest in quantum computing has grown rapidly in recent years, and with it grows the importance of securing quantum circuits. A novel type of threat to quantum circuits that…
Extending and Defending Attacks on Reset Operations in Quantum Computers
Jerry Tan, Chuanqi Xu, Theodoros Trochatos +1
The development of quantum computers has been advancing rapidly in recent years. As quantum computers become more widely accessible, potentially malicious users could try to execut…
Classification of Quantum Computer Fault Injection Attacks
Chuanqi Xu, Ferhat Erata, Jakub Szefer
The rapid growth of interest in quantum computing has brought about the need to secure these powerful machines against a range of physical attacks. As qubit counts increase and qua…