Quantum computers, which can solve several complex problems exponentially faster than classical computers, are expected to improve artificial intelligence (AI) applications deployed in devices like autonomous vehicles; however, just like their predecessors, quantum computers are vulnerable to adversarial attacks. A team of University of Texas at Dallas researchers and an industry collaborator have developed an approach to give quantum computers an extra layer of protection against such attacks. Our goal with this approach is to make quantum computer applications more secure.”“The noisy behavior of quantum computers actually reduces the impact of attacks. Like bits in traditional computers, qubits represent the fundamental unit of information in quantum computers. As an example, due to their computing power, quantum computers have the potential to break highly secure encryption systems.