The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (#IYQ25). In support of this initiative, SC Quantum developed the International Quantum Circuit (#IQC25) with partner organizations to raise quantum technology's profile and build community around this emerging field.
The International Quantum Circuit begins with our first featured quantum hackathon, iQuHACK, hosted by our friends at MIT. It promises to be an amazing few days, and we can't wait to see what innovations emerge!
The International Quantum Circuit is making quantum real for everyone. Here's more about our first stop:
iQuHACK (Interdisciplinary Quantum Hackathon) is MIT's annual quantum hackathon. iQuHACK unites students—from high school students to early-career professionals—with diverse backgrounds to explore improvements and applications of near-term quantum devices. MIT iQuHACK 2025 features both an in-person hackathon, where participants develop and test code on real quantum hardware, and a virtual hackathon for broader participation. This year's challenges are hosted by leading companies including Alice and Bob, Classiq, IonQ, Moody's, Quantinuum, and QuEra. qBraid continues its valuable support as the official platform, providing all necessary packages and dependencies for challenge-related project development.
iQuHACK is committed to the inclusion of underrepresented minorities in quantum engineering and will be providing travel grant funding in support of underrepresented student participation.
Remote/Virtual Registration is (still!) open until 11:59 pm on Thursday, January 30: https://www.iquise.mit.edu/accounts/login/?next=/iQuHACK/2025-01-31/apply/