The widespread deployment of products powered by machine learning models is
raising concerns around data privacy and information security worldwide. To
address this issue, Federated Learning was first proposed as a
privacy-preserving alternative to conventional methods that allow multiple
learning clients to share model knowledge without disclosing private data. A
complementary approach known as Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is a
quantum-safe cryptographic system that enables operations to be performed on
encrypted weights. However, implementing mechanisms such as these in practice
often comes with significant computational overhead and can expose potential
security threats. Novel computing paradigms, such as analog, quantum, and
specialized digital hardware, present opportunities for implementing
privacy-preserving machine learning systems while enhancing security and
mitigating performance loss. This work instantiates these ideas by applying the
FHE scheme to a Federated Learning Neural Network architecture that integrates
both classical and quantum layers.