NYUAD 2023 Hackathon
Watch the 2023 wrap up videoThe 11th annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good which focused on one of the most promising technologies of our time, Quantum Computing (QC) and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event was organised by NYUAD Engineering and Tamkeen held from April 28 – April 30, 2023.
NYUAD is also excited about the establishment of the NYUAD Center for Quantum and Topological Systems. We are hopeful that this Hackathon will provide opportunities for Quantum Computing networking, and future research and project collaborations with the NYUAD Center for Quantum and Topological Systems.
The 2023 Teams
التيار الذكي / Smart Current Team 5
Focus on Affordable & Clean Energy
Quantum topology and neural networks for blackout response
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قطرة / Qatrah (Droplet) Team 8
Focus on Clean Water & Sanitation and Industry innovation & infrastructure
Using quantum computing to design a more precise, environmental friendly and robust water distribution network.
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فكرة / feeQra Team 1
Focus on Good Health & Wellbeing
We helps medical professionals with early detection of malignant tumors in patients using quantum machine learning.
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فُقدان / FuQdan Team 12
Focus on Good Health & Well-Being
Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease using Quantum-Enhanced Machine Learning helps patients to slow the progression of the disease and helps insurers lower healthcare costs.
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عـــون / AUN Team 2
Focus on Good Health & Wellbeing
AUN (عون) / AUN helps governments, citizens, and NGOs provide an efficient emergency evacuation response to those affected by natural disasters using graph optimization.
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شيخ سكر / Sheikh Sukar Team 3
Focus on Quality Education, Gender Equality and Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
Spooky or Genius? Learn about the fundamentals of quantum through Sheikh Sukar!
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تَنبيه / Tanbeeh Team 4
Focus on Decent Work & Economic Growth
and Peace & Justice, and Strong Institutions
With Tanbeeh | تَنْبِيه, Say Goodbye to Fraudsters and Hello to Fraud Busters!
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تنبّؤ / TANABU Team 6
Focus on Affordable & Clean Energy
TANABU|تنبّؤ is a quantum machine learning project that predicts energy grid failures and suggests maintenance based on climate, consumption trends, and energy generation data.
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نقاء / NaQaa’ Team 7
Focus on Industry innovation & infrastructure
Optimization of crop rotation techniques in order to improve sustainability of agriculture.
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كيو كروب / QCrop Team 10
Focus on Industry innovation & infrastructure
Using Quantum Computing for Simulating Molecular Engineering for Fertilizer Design.
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فائق / FaaiQ Team 11
Focus on Industry innovation & infrastructure
Applying quantum optimization algorithms to efficiently implement quantum networks using existing infrastructure.
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كثير / Qathir Team 13
Focus on Sustainable cities and communities
By leveraging our quantum-enhanced end-to-end solution for cost-efficient sensor placement and rapid fault and vulnerability localization, Qathir enables the robust and efficient use of the increasingly complex water distribution networks of tomorrow.
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وَميض / Wameed (Flash) Team 14
Focus on Climate Action
Proven quantum advantage in large-scale routing with applications in constrained resource distribution.
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أمان / Safety Team 15
Good Health and Well-Being
During catastrophes and emergencies, our quantum algorithm, based on QAOA, optimizes the placement of scarce resources by minimizing the time for citizens to reach them.
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NYU Abu Dhabi
NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges.
NYUAD Engineering
Engineering at NYUAD is designed to create technological leaders with a global perspective, a broad education, and the capacity to think creatively. A distinctive element of our undergraduate programs lies in the integration of design and innovation in every year of the curriculum: students enjoy a learning environment conducive to creativity, which is at the heart of tomorrow’s technological innovations.