Welcome to the Qiskit Hackathon@World of Quantum
The Qiskit Hackathon@World of Quantum is the Qiskit event happening in person in Germany hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), IBM Quantum's Community Team and World of Quantum.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds research and innovation in quantum technologies and supports the development of a quantum ecosystem in Germany and Europe. With measures such as the Quantum Futur Programme, the BMBF contributes to the promotion of young scientists and other education and outreach activities.
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IBM Quantum is an industry leader in quantum computing, working everyday towards achieving quantum advantage. IBM’s full-stack approach delivers the best of IBM’s quantum computing systems together with the most complete suite of quantum software tools and cloud services. Learn, develop, and run programs with quantum applications and systems through cloud access to the most advanced quantum computers available.
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This hackathon brings together the World of Quantum community for an immersive competition featuring live engagement, teamwork, and mentorship by Qiskit researchers, developers and advocates.
This hackathon is open to everyone
Join the online workshop prior to the event to learn about quantum computing and Qiskit, and then come and join the in-person hackathon to practice your skills, meet new friends, and compete against others in your community for prizes.
The online Pre-Event will be held on June 12, 2025 from 16:00 - 18:00 and is going to be an introduction to quantum computing with Quiskit.
The hackathon will take place on June 24-25, 2025 in a dedicated space in Hall A1 (World of Quantum) at Messe München.
- The hackathon will kickoff at 12:00 on June 24,2025, 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.
The hackathon is open to everyone, therefore don't worry about your background or your knowledge of quantum computing, just sign up and join us!
We have designed an event for everyone, so that experts as well as beginners can participate and learn about Qiskit and quantum computing in a fun and engaging way.
While this event does not exclude anyone, a familiarity with python, Qiskit and quantum computing would help you in this competition.
Qiskit is the world’s most popular software stack for quantum computing. Build circuits, leverage Qiskit functions, transpile with AI tools, and execute workloads in an optimized runtime environment. To learn more about (and believe us, there is much more!) here is a link you can start: Qiskit.org