Article-Journal | Álvaro Yángüezhttps://alvaroyan.github.io/publication_types/article-journal/Article-JournalHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alvaroyan.github.io/media/icon_hu17942664671602008086.pngArticle-Journalhttps://alvaroyan.github.io/publication_types/article-journal/A Practical Protocol for Quantum Oblivious Transfer from One-Way Functionshttps://alvaroyan.github.io/publication/preprint/ot/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alvaroyan.github.io/publication/preprint/ot/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>This article presents a simulation-secure quantum oblivious-transfer protocol from one-way functions in the plain model, with explicit attention to efficiency, experimental errors, and the required quantum resources.</p> <h2 id="publication-details">Publication details</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Journal:</strong> <em>Quantum</em></li> <li><strong>Volume and article:</strong> Volume 10, article 2124</li> <li><strong>Published:</strong> 1 June 2026</li> <li><strong>DOI:</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2026-06-01-2124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10.22331/q-2026-06-01-2124</a></li> <li><strong>Preprint:</strong> <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09110" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arXiv:2406.09110</a>, version 4 of 29 May 2026</li> </ul> <h2 id="citation">Citation</h2> <p>Eleni Diamanti, Alex B. Grilo, Adriano Innocenzi, Pascal Lefebvre, Verena Yacoub, and Álvaro Yángüez, “A Practical Protocol for Quantum Oblivious Transfer from One-Way Functions,” <em>Quantum</em> <strong>10</strong>, 2124 (2026). <a href="cite.bib">Download the BibTeX entry</a>.</p>Efficient Quantum Measurements: Computational Max- and Measured Rényi Divergences and Applicationshttps://alvaroyan.github.io/publication/preprint/efficient-quantum-measurements/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alvaroyan.github.io/publication/preprint/efficient-quantum-measurements/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>This article introduces computational max-divergence and computational measured Rényi divergences constrained by efficient binary measurements, and develops applications to hypothesis testing and quantum resource quantification.</p> <h2 id="publication-details">Publication details</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Journal:</strong> <em>IEEE Transactions on Information Theory</em></li> <li><strong>Issue:</strong> Volume 72, issue 6</li> <li><strong>Pages:</strong> 4085–4114</li> <li><strong>Published:</strong> June 2026; first published online 2 April 2026</li> <li><strong>DOI:</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/TIT.2026.3680247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10.1109/TIT.2026.3680247</a></li> <li><strong>Preprint:</strong> <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21308" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arXiv:2509.21308</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="citation">Citation</h2> <p>Álvaro Yángüez, Thomas A. Hahn, and Jan Kochanowski, “Efficient Quantum Measurements: Computational Max- and Measured Rényi Divergences and Applications,” <em>IEEE Transactions on Information Theory</em> <strong>72</strong>(6), 4085–4114 (2026). <a href="cite.bib">Download the BibTeX entry</a>.</p>Quantum pseudoresources imply cryptographyhttps://alvaroyan.github.io/publication/preprint/pseudoresources/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alvaroyan.github.io/publication/preprint/pseudoresources/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>This article shows that quantum pseudoresources imply EPFI pairs and that EPFI pairs are equivalent to quantum commitments and therefore to EFI pairs, with a detailed treatment of pseudoentanglement.</p> <h2 id="publication-details">Publication details</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Journal:</strong> <em>IACR Communications in Cryptology</em></li> <li><strong>Issue:</strong> Volume 2, issue 4</li> <li><strong>Length:</strong> 24 pages</li> <li><strong>Published:</strong> 8 January 2026</li> <li><strong>DOI:</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.62056/ahbngyl7s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10.62056/ahbngyl7s</a></li> <li><strong>Preprints:</strong> <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.15025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arXiv:2504.15025</a>; <a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/732" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IACR ePrint 2025/732</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="citation">Citation</h2> <p>Alex B. Grilo and Álvaro Yángüez, “Quantum pseudoresources imply cryptography,” <em>IACR Communications in Cryptology</em> <strong>2</strong>(4) (2026). <a href="cite.bib">Download the BibTeX entry</a>.</p>