Quantum Hackathon - Be All In on Quantum! - June 16^th - 20^th

Quantum tech is no longer tomorrow’s story—it’s happening this June. Form a squad, learn from dedicated mentors, push ideas from concept to demo, and showcase them on the RoNaQCI Festival stage. The hackathon runs 16 – 20 June 2025, entirely online until the live award ceremony at POLITEHNICA Bucharest, where you have the chance to present your project in front of the entire national quantum community and international guests from the quantum world. If you're ≤ 25 years old and hungry to code, create, and compete, hit Register now and secure your spot!

Juries

Alin Popa

POLITEHNICA Bucharest - Jury President

Simona Caraiman

"Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iași

Nicolae-Alexandru Botezatu

"Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iași

Ștefan-Dan Ciocîrlan

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Cosmin Bonchiș

West University of Timișoara

Mihai Udrescu

Politehnica University Timișoara

Paul Gasner

"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Sorin Tascu

"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Luiza Buimaga-Iarinca

National Institute for Research and Developement of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies

Lucian-Florentin Bărbulescu

University of Craiova

Iulia Ghiu

University of Bucharest

Mircea Zus

Maritime University of Constanta

Bogdan Chirila

Quantum Data

Alex Iovanovici

Politehnica University Timișoara

Marius Olteanu

Dendrio

Valeriu Moisescu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Vali Mureșan

Equal1

Mentors

Alin Popa

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Bogdan-Călin Ciobanu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Ștefan-Dan Ciocîrlan

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Andreea Croitoru

University of Bucharest

Andrei Machedon

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Adrian Claudiu Iakkel

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Constantin-Sebastian Lazăr

Advanced Technologies Institute

Constantin-Daniel Popescu

Advanced Technologies Institute

Claudiu Traistaru

University of Craiova

Larisa Pioraş-Țimbolmas

National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies

Raj-Alexandru Guțoiu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Alexandra Mușat

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Irina Bradu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Bianca Necula

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Andreea-Ruxandra Bîrsăneanu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Dragoș-Mihai Bunea

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Vlad Corbu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Alexandra Buzățoiu

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Constantin Teja

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Alexandru Pescaru

Maritime University of Constanta

Sebastian Ardelean

Politehnica University Timișoara

Adrian Prodan

"Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iași

Alexandru Tudorache

"Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iași

Thomas Lazar

West University of Timișoara

Andreea Arusoaie

"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Stefan Balauca

"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Iulian Birlică

POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Rules^*

• Eligibility: Students enrolled at an accredited educational program (undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate) between 18 and 25 years old.
• Teams: Between 3-5 students. Teams can be formed after the start of hackathon.
• Tracks: The projects will be split into the following tracks: Quantum Key Distribution Software & Applications; Quantum Computing Algorithms; Quantum Education & Games; Quantum Optical Systems; Post-Quantum Cryptography. A team can tackle only one track. Specific challenges will be announced at the start of the hackathon.
• Location: online (remote).
• Schedule: Start on Monday, June 16^th 2025. Eliminatory round (online presentations): Tuesday, June 17^th 2025. Hackathon Final: Friday, June 20^th (on-site at POLITEHNICA Bucharest or online). Awards ceremony: Friday, June 20^th (on-site at POLITEHNICA Bucharest – another member of your University can collect your award if you cannot make it).