NYUAD 2024 Hackathon
Watch the 2024 wrap up videoThe 12th annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good which focused on one of the most promising technologies of our time, Quantum Computing (QC). The event was organised by NYUAD Engineering and Tamkeen held from April 26, 2024, to April 28, 2024.
The 2024 Teams
كاشف الغاز / QGasBusters Team 20
QGasBusters protects critical infrastructure by instantly detecting pipeline anomalies, and optimally allocating emergency resources using Quantum Sensing & Machine Learning.
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كمرجان / QMarjan Team 17
QMarjan helps identify optimal spots to achieve the highest coral restoration with limited resources.
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نقاء / aQua Team 15
Using Quantum Simulations to Identify how to remove harmful PFAS molecules from water supplies to make them drinkable.
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سمك / SamaQ Team 1
Optimization of sustainable fishing for a better environment and better health conditions.
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Q-أرض / Q-Ardh Team 2
We are developing a quantum computing framework to optimize job scheduling for comprehensive, country-wide desertification analysis, improving the effectiveness of ML and statistical methods in remote sensing.
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نشترك / Nashtarik Team 4
Using quantum computing and game theory to help conflicts and negotiations come to an agreement
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بصيرة / Bassira Team 5
Using quantum optimization to help visually impared pedestrians navigate the extreme heat of cities across the world.
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صحة بلا حدود / Siha Sans Frontières Team 6
Quantum-assisted medical solutions to alleviate the workload of doctors in under-resourced regions, and to help relaunch the health sector during post-war recovery.
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الفينيق / AlfiniQ Team 7
Predicting genetic and infectious diseases that emerge in populations that survived catastrophes.
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طريق / TareeQ Team 8
Forecasting and optimally routing distributed supply chains for food security and climate sustainability.
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تبَادُل / Tabadol | Exchange/Trade Team 9
Tabadol helps people who are unable to access medications near them by connecting them with travelers who can access these medications in different countries using a quantum computing optimized platforms.
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الحامي / Al Hami (Protector) Team 10
Leveraging potential against “harvest now, decrypt later”; Al-Hammi (Protector) aims to enable and empower accessibility to post-quantum cryptography with our centralised diagnostic software in an ever-evolving quantum landscape.
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إحسان / Ihsan Team 11
Quantum enhanced resource allocation for humanitarian aid distribution to help people lacking basic necessities’ using QAOA.
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الحَقِّ / ALHAQ Team 12
A cross-platform solution utilizing quantum computing to counter the rapid misinformation of fake news, customizing social media feeds to prioritize trusted sources and filter out disinformation within users’ networks.
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سكر / SuQar Team 13
A prediction tool for diabetes using quantum neural networks.
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براق / BuraQ Team 14
BuraQ creates and optimizes evacuation routes using quantum annealing for cities and towns as natural disasters become increasingly common with global climate change.
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ماء حياة / Ma’a Hayat Team 16
Leveraging Quantum Computing for Sustainable Water Management.
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سَيْل / Sayl Team 18
Using QML for enhanced extreme flood prediction.
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إنذار / Enzzar Team 19
Predicting when earthquakes are going to happen.
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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
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