5 papers
Variational Approach for Uniform Quantum Permutation Generators
Farzam Nosrati, Nicolás Borrajo, Antonio Fernández Anta +1
Uniform permutation generation is a fundamental task in both classical and quantum computation, with applications ranging from cryptography to quantum optimization and quantum erro…
What Causes COVID-19 Fear? General Drivers of Fear During a Health Crisis
Daniele Baccega, Paolo Castagno, Antonio Fernández Anta +2
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered not only a global health crisis but also an infodemic, where exposure to heterogeneous information sources influenced public emotional responses. In…
Error Bounds for the Network Scale-Up Method
Sergio DÃaz-Aranda, Juan Marcos RamÃrez, Mohit Daga +4
Epidemiologists and social scientists have used the Network Scale-Up Method (NSUM) for over thirty years to estimate the size of a hidden sub-population within a social network. Th…
A mathematical model of vaccine hesitancy: Analysing the impact of political trends and the interaction across age and education groups in the USA
Wajid Ali, Javad Mohamadichamgavi, Juan Ramirez +3
Vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 disease has significantly reduced its mortality rate and spread. However, despite its availability, a considerable proportion of the public has e…
Auditing without Leaks Despite Curiosity
Hagit Attiya, Antonio Fernández Anta, Alessia Milani +2
\textit{Auditing} data accesses helps preserve privacy and ensures accountability by allowing one to determine who accessed (potentially sensitive) information. A prior formal defi…