Welcome to The Atomiq Hackathon!
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In 2026, IBM Quantum celebrates ten transformative years of cloud-accessible quantum computing. Commemorating this milestone, the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computing at Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), Kolkata, in collaboration with IBM Quantum, presents The Atomiq Hackathon as part of Qiskit Fall Fest 2026 at IEM.
Just as IBM’s quantum chips bear the names of birds—echoing the precision tuning of cryogenic hardware—our theme draws inspiration from the lively "chirps" of developers exchanging ideas, debugging circuits, and creating entanglement together. This year, we spotlight qreativity: transforming quantum mechanics, superposition, interference, and real-world device noise into innovative algorithms, artistic computation, and shared discovery.
| At a Glance ⟩
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Sprint Duration: 24 Hours Virtual Sprint (Nov 10, 10:00 PM IST – Nov 11, 10:00 PM IST)
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Team Size: Solo to teams of 3 (1–3 members per team)
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Eligibility: Open to all! Undergraduate & postgraduate students, academic researchers, and industry professionals worldwide.
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Cost: 100% Free
- Mode: 100% Virtual
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Official Website: qff-26-iem.vercel.app
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Community & Mentorship: Join our Discord
| Theme: Chi(r)ps & Qreativity! ⟩
"Medicine, banking, and supply chains wage a constant war on quantum noise... pouring millions into error-mitigation to force reality to behave. Art and exploration operate on the exact reverse principle."
While classic enterprise domains treat quantum randomness as noise to be eliminated, creativity thrives on it. In the Atomiq Hackathon, superposition, interference, and collapse are the heartbeat of your canvas. Whether you are building practical algorithmic solutions, noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) demonstrations, interactive tools, quantum generative art, or hybrid quantum machine learning architectures—bring your boldest ideas to life!
| Focus Areas ⟩
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Quantum Machine Learning (QML): Variational algorithms, quantum kernels, data classification, and hybrid classical-quantum models using Qiskit.
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Qreative Quantum & Generative Algorithms: Quantum sound design, generative art, procedural simulations, interactive visualizations, and creative exploits of hardware noise.
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Algorithms & Optimization: QAOA, VQE, quantum combinatorial routing, graph algorithms, and utility-scale quantum exploration.
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Open Quantum Innovation: Open-source developer tools, educational simulators, quantum game design, and circuit optimization compilers.
| Perks & Recognition ⟩
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Official IBM Quantum Recognition: Official certificates of completion and participation backed by IBM Quantum.
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Digital Credentials: Verifiable badges and credentials issued via Credly and Certifier for winners and high-scoring projects.
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Exclusive Mentorship & Prize Pool: Direct guidance from IBM quantum researchers, faculty and mentors exclusively and a prize pool!
| Organizers & Community Support ⟩
Organized by the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computing (QuantCom) at IEM Kolkata in collaboration with IBM Quantum.
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Lead Organizer: Asmita Ghorai (+91 83359 89812)
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Co-Organizers: Arna Roy (+91 91630 25296) | Tousif Aman Halder (+91 82405 88201)
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Faculty Convenors: Dr. Moutushi Singh & Dr. Prithwineel Paul
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Email Support: qiskitfallfest26iem@gmail.com
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Community: Join our Discord Server
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