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Quantum network routing research uses adversarial co-learning

This research paper explores an adversarial bandit problem for quantum network routing using the Ekert-91 protocol. The study models a scenario where Alice selects a route and Eve attempts to degrade the network through various attack surfaces. By employing adversarial co-learning across 50 topologies, the paper demonstrates that learned retention closely mirrors a minimax reference, with bottleneck routes showing zero retention and non-bottleneck routes following a coverage principle. The findings are further analyzed using decision-tree explanation models, leading to an open-source workflow for summarizing evidence in quantum-repeater network games. AI

IMPACT This research explores adversarial learning techniques applicable to quantum networks, potentially influencing future AI-driven network optimization strategies.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Brennan Bell, Inti Gabriel Mendoza Estrada, Andreas Tr\"ugler, Paul Erker ·

    When Routes Run Out: Adversarial Co-Learning and Explainable Robustness in Quantum Repeater Networks

    arXiv:2607.09378v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We study an adversarial bandit problem for entanglement-based quantum-network routing over a modest graph corpus. Alice selects an end-to-end repeater route for an Ekert-91 protocol (E91) representing her move, while Eve selects a…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Erker ·

    When Routes Run Out: Adversarial Co-Learning and Explainable Robustness in Quantum Repeater Networks

    We study an adversarial bandit problem for entanglement-based quantum-network routing over a modest graph corpus. Alice selects an end-to-end repeater route for an Ekert-91 protocol (E91) representing her move, while Eve selects an attack surface, either edge intercept--resend or…