Layerwise Federated Learning for Heterogeneous Quantum Clients using Quorus

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.06228v1
• Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:40:54 GMT
• Title: Layerwise Federated Learning for Heterogeneous Quantum Clients using Quorus
• Authors: Jason Han, Nicholas S. DiBrita, Daniel Leeds, Jianqiang Li, Jason Ludmir, Tirthak Patel,
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel solution to the problem of distributed quantum machine learning (QML) in a quantum federated learning (QFL) format.<n>We use a layerwise loss function for effective training of varying-depth quantum models.<n>We show that Quorus improves testing accuracy by 12.4% on average over the state-of-the-art.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum machine learning (QML) holds the promise to solve classically intractable problems, but, as critical data can be fragmented across private clients, there is a need for distributed QML in a quantum federated learning (QFL) format. However, the quantum computers that different clients have access to can be error-prone and have heterogeneous error properties, requiring them to run circuits of different depths. We propose a novel solution to this QFL problem, Quorus, that utilizes a layerwise loss function for effective training of varying-depth quantum models, which allows clients to choose models for high-fidelity output based on their individual capacity. Quorus also presents various model designs based on client needs that optimize for shot budget, qubit count, midcircuit measurement, and optimization space. Our simulation and real-hardware results show the promise of Quorus: it increases the magnitude of gradients of higher depth clients and improves testing accuracy by 12.4% on average over the state-of-the-art.

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