UK Quantum Hackathon 2024

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The UK Quantum Hackathon is the NQCC’s flagship annual event, delivered as part of our user engagement programme, SparQ. The event brings together teams of aspiring coders with industry mentors, to tackle practical challenges and develop solutions using quantum computing.

Aimed at students and early career researchers, participants will gain hands-on experience using quantum algorithms and coding with quantum computers.

This year’s event ran over 3 days, with participants working in teams to develop solutions, showcase their results and demonstrate how they would tackle challenges in areas as diverse as healthcare, energy, and engineering.

Location: University of Warwick                     Dates: 22nd -24th July 2024

Read the Quantum Hackathon 2024 technical report.

The winners of the 2024 event have been announced

The UK Quantum Hackathon 2024 concluded with the teams presenting incredible solutions to their peers and an eminent panel of judges. The winning teams are:

1st place: Use case – Risk aggregation evaluation for insurance losses in case of natural disaster

Team: KL Divergents (use case provided by: Mind Foundry and Aioi R&D Lab and the quantum computing resources provided by: ​Quantinuum, IonQ and Classiq Technologies).

2nd place: Use case – Efficient placement of transmitters, receivers and sensors in networks

Team: Schrödinger’s ​Apples (use case provided by: BT and the quantum computing resources provided by: ​D-Wave and IonQ).

3rd place: Use case – Quantum modelling for NHS forecasting

Team: Trust me, I’m a Doctor​…of physics​…in training ​ (use case provided by: NHS England and the quantum computing resources provided by: ​IonQ, Classiq Technologies and AWS Braket).

Hackathon team naming competition

We ran a competition for the participants to name their respective teams, and the winner is the team named ‘Trust me, I’m a Doctor​…of physics​…in training’. Congratulations!

Objectives

Connect the UK quantum ecosystem through networking and collaboration throughout the event

Enable aspiring practitioners to develop their quantum computing programming and applications skills

Understand the opportunities and limitations of QC by demonstrating the current capabilities of the technology

Showcase the breadth of technology available currently and enable a broad range of users to access these tools

Explore use cases for quantum computing

Event schedule

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Accommodation check-in

Hackers and mentors arrive in the evening.

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Registration and breakfast

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Introduction lecture

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Responsible innovation activity

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Hacking

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Dinner and networking

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Hacking continues

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Hacking continues

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Hacking continues

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Team presentations

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Judging

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Photo session

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Prize giving and closing address

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Celebratory BBQ

Articles

UK Quantum Hackathon 2024: image gallery

The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.
The third annual UK Quantum Hackathon, delivered by the National Quantum Computing Centre, at the University of Warwick from 22-24 July 2024.

Past UK Quantum Hackathons