YQuantum, Yale's leading quantum computing hackathon, made its debut on April 13th, 2024, organized by the Yale Quantum Institute. This inaugural event attracted thinkers and innovators from around the globe to confront tomorrow's quantum challenges. With 300 registrants hailing from 10 countries and representing 32 universities, YQuantum 2024 formed 36 teams to tackle 6 challenges set by industry sponsors. Without further ado, let's unveil the winners of the Grand Prizes and each track.
THE YALE QUANTUM INSTITUTE GRAND PRIZES Sponsored by DoraHacks
1st Place
Winner: Quantum Consortium
Team members: Caden Kacmarynski, Xavier Moskala, Adrian Harkness, Dmitrii Khitrin, David Nizovsky
YQuantum 2024 QuEra Challenge
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11284
2nd Place
Winner: The Unitary Operators
Team members: Dale Jacobs, Randy Dang, Mateusz Zubrzycki, Daniel Harrington, Shariq Rifai
Implement an Efficient Algorithm for Sparse Quantum State Preparation
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11275
3rd Place
Winner: Qubruin
Team members: Zhuoyang Ye, Qiyu Liu, Manvi Agrawal, Changsoo Kim, Haochen Wang
Our challenge topic is provided by IBM, a leading company in quantum computing. Our objective was to identify and implement applications using dynamic quantum circuits, which provide advantages over static quantum circuits. Various quantum algorithms, such as quantum algorithm design, circuit compilation, and error correction, can be optimized by leveraging dynamic circuits, where qubits can be measured and read before the next quantum instruction.
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11299
INDIVIDUAL TRACK PRIZES
IBM Quantum
Winner: Quantum Nexus
Team members: Bryanna Boroze, Shees Siddiqy, Jack Angelastro
Understanding a Root of Linear Algebra
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11285
QuEra Computing
Winner: RabiFlops
Team members: Kenneth Kohn, Andrii Torchylo, Sam Jett, Dhruv Mangtani, Boxin Zhang
Quantum Scarring on a 3d lattice projected into 2d space using ancilla qubits
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11301
Classiq Technologies
Winner: Wavefunction Wizards
Team members: Jose Zamora Orellana, Maximilian Rieger, Thomas Greenleaf, Aniruddha Sen
Sparse State Preparation
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11293
DoraHacks
Winner: Spooners
Team members: Siddarth Chava, Siji Doherty, Shrey Khater, Aditi Baghel, Akshat Rakheja
A model that classifies and predicts what QC QRNG's are generated from using various techniques
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11292
- Capgemini // Quantinuum // The Hartford
Winner: skittlez
Team members: Eileen Rashduni, Tanusri Ramakrishnan, Jesus Fileto, Danny Assi, Pradyun Solai
Capgemini/Hartford/Quantinuum YQuantum 2024 challenge
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11294
Honorable mention: BB24
Team members: Jennifer Fomenko, Pravin Mahendran, Priyam Gupta, Sahana Ganesh, Kharissa Moore
BB24 - Yale Quantum Monte CarloWe aim to modify the sampling procedure for Quantum Monte Carlo Techniques
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11289
SandboxAQ
Winner: Quantum Quails
Team members: Sanskriti Shindadkar, Khaled Khan, Maksym Tymchyshyn, Kunal Lalwani, Richa Yadav
Improving solar cell efficiency using quantum chemistry
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11283
Honorable mention: Huskies
Team members: Shannen Espinosa, Siona Tagare, Gun Suer
We aim to design an algorithm that optimizes for enough protein expression in a corresponding immune response by improving structural stability and codon usage.
BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/11288