Polynomial-Time Algorithms for High-Dimensional Private Queries
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Standard number systems are denoted by $\mathbb N,\mathbb Z,\mathbb Q,\mathbb R,\mathbb C$; index ranges, computational models and specialized notation follow the cited problem source and the definitions below.Polynomial time means a number of elementary steps bounded by a polynomial in the encoded input length. A decision problem is in $\mathrm{NP}$ if yes-instances have polynomial-length certificates verifiable in polynomial time; NP-hardness is under polynomial-time reductions.
A learning problem specifies a data distribution, a hypothesis class and a loss. Statistical consistency means that the estimator approaches its population target as the sample size increases; statistical and computational requirements are distinct.
An $(\varepsilon,\delta)$-differentially private randomized mechanism satisfies $\Pr[M(D)\in E]\leq e^\varepsilon\Pr[M(D^{\prime})\in E]+\delta$ for every event $E$ and databases differing in one record. A statistical query asks for the population expectation of a bounded function.
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Can differentially private algorithms for answering many high-dimensional statistical queries achieve polynomial running time? [S2]Scope qualification.
The number and class of queries, accuracy, sample size, privacy parameters, and computational assumptions are not quantified in the supplied statement.Source status.
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Answer many high-dimensional statistical queries privately with polynomial running time.Sources
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- S2 Complexity Theory (2013), Oberwolfach Reports, DOI 10.4171/owr/2012/54, pp. 3267--3304 https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2012/54. Underlying Oberwolfach Reports material retains its source-specific licence, including CC BY-SA 4.0 where applicable; see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
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Polynomial-Time Algorithms for High-Dimensional Private Queries
Definitions and mathematical statement
Shared notation.
Standard number systems are denoted by $\mathbb N,\mathbb Z,\mathbb Q,\mathbb R,\mathbb C$; index ranges, computational models and specialized notation follow the cited problem source and the definitions below.Polynomial time means a number of elementary steps bounded by a polynomial in the encoded input length. A decision problem is in $\mathrm{NP}$ if yes-instances have polynomial-length certificates verifiable in polynomial time; NP-hardness is under polynomial-time reductions.
A learning problem specifies a data distribution, a hypothesis class and a loss. Statistical consistency means that the estimator approaches its population target as the sample size increases; statistical and computational requirements are distinct.
An $(\varepsilon,\delta)$-differentially private randomized mechanism satisfies $\Pr[M(D)\in E]\leq e^\varepsilon\Pr[M(D^{\prime})\in E]+\delta$ for every event $E$ and databases differing in one record. A statistical query asks for the population expectation of a bounded function.
Statement recorded in the supplied source.
Can differentially private algorithms for answering many high-dimensional statistical queries achieve polynomial running time? [S2]Scope qualification.
The number and class of queries, accuracy, sample size, privacy parameters, and computational assumptions are not quantified in the supplied statement.Source status.
The supplied catalogue labels this record open. Its source-status metadata was checked against the supplied snapshot on 2026-10-11. This import does not independently establish current open status or mathematical correctness. The catalogue literature assessment is dated 2026-08-21.Short English statement
Answer many high-dimensional statistical queries privately with polynomial running time.Sources
- S1 Ulam AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, UnsolvedMath: A Curated Collection of Open Mathematics Problems, record 30002238 (OWR-12177-007). Catalogue curation and metadata: CC BY 4.0. The supplied source question is retained; definitions and the English summary are editorial additions. https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath.
- S2 Complexity Theory $2013$, Oberwolfach Reports, DOI 10.4171/owr/2012/54, pp. 3267--3304 https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2012/54. Underlying Oberwolfach Reports material retains its source-specific licence, including CC BY-SA 4.0 where applicable; see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
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The report's hard regime involves very many queries with high accuracy and high-dimensional data, and it already presents more advanced methods. We test the elementary independent-noise route. Let $n\ge1$ and $Q\ge1$ be integers. Let $D=(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$, with replacement of one row as adjacency, and let $q_1,\ldots,q_Q$ be a fixed explicit list of functions into $[0,1]$. Define empirical answers $v_j=n^{-1}\sum_iq_j(x_i)$. For $\varepsilon>0$, release $v_j+Z_j$ with independent Laplace noises of scale $b=Q/(n\varepsilon)$, whose density is $(2b)^{-1}e^{-|z|/b}$.Proposition: This mechanism is pure $\varepsilon$-differentially private. With probability at least $1-\beta$, all its empirical-answer errors are at most $\alpha$, provided \[
n\ge\frac{Q\log(Q/\beta)}{\alpha\varepsilon},\qquad 0<\beta<1,\ \alpha>0.
\]
Proof: Each coordinate changes by at most $1/n$ between neighboring databases, so $\|v(D)-v(D')\|_1\le Q/n$. At any possible output vector $y$, the ratio of its two joint densities is \[
\exp\left(\frac{\|y-v(D')\|_1-\|y-v(D)\|_1}{b}\right)
\le\exp\left(\frac{\|v(D)-v(D')\|_1}{b}\right)\le e^\varepsilon,
\] by the triangle inequality. Integrating over every measurable event proves privacy. Direct integration of the Laplace density gives $\Pr(|Z_j|>\alpha)=e^{-\alpha/b}$. A union bound gives total failure probability at most $Qe^{-\alpha n\varepsilon/Q}$, which is at most $\beta$ under the displayed condition. ∎
If one query evaluation costs at most $t_q$, computing the empirical answers takes $O(nQt_q)$ operations, plus $Q$ noise draws. This statement uses an ideal arithmetic model with exact Laplace sampling; finite-bit sampling and implementation are not established here. It is polynomial in an explicitly listed $Q$, but the sufficient sample bound is linear in $Q$, and merely writing $Q$ explicit answers also costs at least $Q$ output operations. Therefore this construction does not supply a polynomial-in-dimension procedure with the report's accuracy for a nearly exponential implicit query family.Verification and remaining gaps
Sensitivity was exhaustively checked for a small binary data universe and a fixed list of Boolean queries; the noise scale and union bound were evaluated at stated numerical parameters. The guarantee concerns empirical answers. Converting it into a population guarantee requires a specified sampling model, and adaptively selected queries require a separate analysis. The attempted route stalls at its sample cost, explicit-output size and ideal sampling model, rather than proving the sought high-dimensional efficiency result.References and source attribution
Primary workshop report: https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2012/54. Relevant passages read: 2012/54 pp. 3278--3279, statistical queries, high accuracy for large query sets and the polynomial-running-time question.All retrievals were checked on 11 October 2026. Original question attribution remains in the preserved Sources section. External theorems are attributed and not claimed as new discoveries or fully verified merely by citation.
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