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Winners!

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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.

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Institute Grand Prizes

THE YALE QUANTUM INSTITUTE GRAND PRIZES Sponsored by DoraHacks

1st Place

Quantum Consortium: Case-Duke-Lehigh-Vandy Nexus

Quantum Consortium: Case-Duke-Lehigh-Vandy Nexus

YQuantum 2024 QuEra Challenge

2nd Place

Sparse Quantum State Preparation

Sparse Quantum State Preparation

Implement an Efficient Algorithm for Sparse Quantum State Preparation

3rd Place

QuBruin

QuBruin

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.