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Protecting Quantum Circuits Through Compiler-Resistant Obfuscation Pradyun Parayil (25472794) Vivek Balachandran (10758771) Amal Raj (20547305) Quantum computation Quantum Obfuscation Basis Conjugation Randomized Basis Transformation QASM Compatibility Compiler-Resistant Quantum Security Quantum Circuit Security <p dir="ltr">Quantum circuit obfuscation is becoming increasingly impor-tant to prevent theft and reverse engineering of quantum algorithms. As quantum computing advances, the need to protect the intellectual property contained in quantum circuits continues to grow. Existing methods often provide limited defense against structural and statistical analysis or introduce considerable overhead. In this paper, we propose a novel quantum obfuscation method that uses randomized U3 transformations to conceal circuit structure while preserving functionality. We implement and assess our approach on QASM circuits using Qiskit AER, achieving over 93% semantic accuracy with minimal runtime overhead. The method demonstrates strong resistance to reverse engineering and struc-tural inference, making it a practical and effective approach for quantum software protection.</p> 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 10.25447/sit.34021596.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Protecting_Quantum_Circuits_Through_Compiler-Resistant_Obfuscation/34021596 In Copyright