The Qiskit Hackathon@World of QUANTUM is the first Qiskit event happening in person in Germany hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), IBM Quantum's Community Team and Messe München GmbH.
The hackathon will kickoff with an opening presentation and guideline review.
Participants will then form teams of 4-5 people and work on a challenge for the next 24 hours.
Mentors will be available to support and help the teams during the hackathon.
After the 24 hours, a committee of experts will evaluate the outcome and select the winners.
11:55 – 12:15 - Welcome note at the Forum World of QUANTUM
12:15 - 14:30 - Guidelines, lunch, and team formation in the Hackathon Space
14:30 - Start of the Hacking Phase in the Hackathon Space
*Between 20:00 (26 April) and 08:00 (27 April) you may ask questions in the dedicated Qiskit Event Slack Channel #hackathon-woq-support for remote assistance. [Click here to join Qiskit Slack, if needed.]
14:00 - End of the Hacking Phase and start of the Judging Phase
14:30 - 16:00 - Optional Project Presentation & Community Choice Award
16:00 - 16:30 - Closing Ceremony at the Forum World of QUANTUM
Please find full details on the Hackathon Project format, team formation, and project submission in the In-Person Attendee Guide.
Here is an example of an Education Hackathon Project Submission for your review.
| Team Number | Project Topic | Education Level | Team Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 - One-Zero | Quantum Key Distribution | Bachelor Students | Raul Santos, Vladlen Galetsky, Daniela Trienes, Arthur Mendonça Faria, André Lohde |
| Team 2 - Q&Aoa | QAOA | MSc Students (Non-Physicists) | Irene Iype, Nicolas Thill, Petr Ivashkov, Carla Weidner, Lukas Klement |
| Team 3 - Q Team | QKD | Bachelor Students | Robert Bakyayita, Neel Kanth Kundu, Gottfried Szing, Mike Richardson, Nandan Mishra |
| Team 4 | QAOA | MSc Students with background in QC | Jakob Pforr, Catharina Broocks, Kevin Shen, Constantin Economides, Jakob Huhn |
| Team 5 | Quantum Quickstarter | Industry | Tammo Sievers, Aubrey Coffey, Lilly Palackal, Maximilian Hess, Matthias Wulff |
| Team 6 | QAOA Game | MSc Students with background in QC | Kuancheng Chen, Vasily Bokov, Uday Chandrashekara, Vivek Krishnakumar Rajathilakam, Rawan Eraqi |
| Team 7 | Shor's Algorithm | Bachelor Students with background in QC | Felix Kunze, Matthew Ross, Daniel Breuer, Maximiliam Alexandrov, Rocio Suarez |
| Team 8 | Quantum Jargon Buster | High School Students | Nadeem Akhlaq, Leonard Bleiziffer, Johannes Frank, Julius Freigl, Steffen Keßler |
| Team 9 | Intro to Quantum Circuits and Gates | High School Students | David Cepeda, Ayse Kotil, Mikolaj Metelski, Cristian Emiliano Godinez Ramirez, Bavithra Govintharajah |
If you have any questions, please ask the team of Qiskit Mentors at the event or post them in the dedicated Qiskit Event Slack Channel #hackathon-woq-support.