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Learning with classical and quantum information constraints

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http://doi.org/10.7298/dfqg-s036
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/117252
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Author
Liu, Yuhan
Abstract

In modern data analysis, data may not always be fully accessible to analysts, potentially due to social concerns or physical restrictions. Since data may be costly to acquire, it is important to design data-efficient algorithms under information restrictions. This thesis establishes a general framework for proving the fundamental limit of information-constrained learning and designs sample-optimal algorithms under settings of practical interest. We consider various information constraints, including privacy and communication constraints on classical computers, and inherent randomness governed by the laws of physics in quantum computers. First, we study distribution learning and testing with local information constraints such as local differential privacy (LDP) and communication constraints. We derive a general lower-bound framework for interactive communication protocols. The techniques and ideas in this part lay the foundation for the quantum part. We then investigate user-level information constraints, a practical setup where each user or device may hold multiple samples. We design the first optimal algorithms for distribution estimation under central differential privacy. Finally, we demonstrate how prior ideas for classical problems surprisingly translate to the quantum world. Extending techniques for classical distribution testing, we propose a unified lower-bound framework for quantum state testing with restricted unentangled measurements. As a result, we derive the first known tight sample/copy complexity bounds for finite-outcome unentangled measurements and demonstrate the power of randomness in quantum state testing.

Description
269 pages
Date Issued
2024-12
Keywords
Differential privacy
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Federated learning
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Information theory
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Quantum state testing
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Restricted measurements
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Statistical inference
Committee Chair
Acharya, Jayadev
Committee Member
Goldfeld, Ziv
Sridharan, Karthik
Degree Discipline
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
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Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16921934

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