2022 Program
Program Overview
The NYUAD Hackathon Program will Include the following:
The Hackathon will start with a series of virtual interactive QC workshops and lightning talks during the third week of March. Attendance is required for all participants.
The event begins on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 8AM (UAE time). We will have a welcome, then Lightning API Talks, and team ideation. On Thursday and Friday, until 2PM UAE time, teams will develop their applications. On Friday at 5PM, teams will present their applications to a panel of experts during a public event. Please note that all activities will be held at the NYUAD Conference center (A6).
Virtual Workshops
via Zoom for Participants Only
| Date | Time | Theme | Talk Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22 | 20:00 GST | Hackathon | Overview of The NYUAD Hackathon | Sana Odeh, NYUAD Hackathon Founder and Chair, and a Clinical Professor, NYU NY and Affiliated Faculty at NYUAD |
| March 22 | 20:05 GST | Hackathon | Setting up your computer environment | Ricky Young Quantum Software Engineer, qBraid |
| March 23 | 20:00 GST | Thinking/working in QC | Foundations of Quantum | Robert Wile, Professor, TU Muenchen |
| March 24 | 20:00 GST | Thinking/working in QC | Quantum Computing Overview | Syed Farhan QC Researcher, University of California Los Angeles |
| March 25 | 20:00 GST | Application | Quantum Topography Codes | Shantanu Jha, PhD Student, MIT |
| March 26 | 20:00 GST | Application | Quantum Computing for Generating Art | Coleman Collins Sr Product Manager/Head of Design, IonQ |
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
(Arrival Day) Open to participants ONLY
Informal reception at the NYUAD Conference Center (A6)
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Open Ceremony, Lightning Talks, Selection of Challenges and Teams, and Coding Day
9:00am – 9:15am
Hackathon Welcome and Agenda
Sana Odeh,NYUAD Hackathon Founder and Chair, and a Clinical Professor, NYU NY and Affiliated Faculty at NYUAD
9:15am – 9:25am
Keynote: Innovation and Quantum Computing
Mike Pell, Director, The Microsoft Garage, New York City
9:15am –10:50am
Lighting Talks
Open to the Public
| Time | Theme | Talk Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-9am | Breakfast | NYUAD Conference Center (A6) | |
| 9-9:15am | Hackathon | Hackathon Welcome and Agenda | Sana Odeh NYUAD Hackathon Founder and Chair, and a Clinical Professor, NYU NY and Affiliated Faculty at NYUAD |
| 9:15-9:30am | Industry | Keynote: Innovation and Quantum Computing | Mike Pell, Director, The Microsoft Garage, New York City |
| 9:30-9:40am | Academia and QC | NYUAD’s Vision and Quantum Computing | Arlie Petters Provost, New York University Abu Dhabi |
| 9:40-9:45am | Thinking/working in QC | Quantum Computing and Machine Learning | Barry Sanders, Director of the Institute for Quantum Science and Technology at the University of Calgary, Lead Investigator of the Alberta Major Innovation Fund, Project on Quantum Technologies, a Distinguished Chair Professor at the University of Science and Technology China and a Vajra Visiting Faculty member of the Raman Research Institute in India. |
| 9:45-9:55am | Industry | Exploring emerging trends in the next ten years | Maxim Jago, Futurist, Author, Adobe Master Educator |
| 9:55-10am | Thinking/working in QC | A gentle introduction to Qiskit | David Morcuende AI Solutions Tech Lead, Imeureka |
| 10-10:05am | Thinking/working in QC | Application Designing molecules for social good | Vikram Mulligan Scientist, Flatiron Institute |
| 10:05-10:10am | Industry | Infusing Creativity and Human Factors into Technology | Amy Peck is the CEO of EndeavorXR |
| 10:10-10:15am | Application | Music with Quantum computing | Scott Oshiro & Akash Kant PhD Student, Stanford, and MS Student, ASU |
| 10:15-10:20am | Industry | The promises of QC, and why the industry is desperately looking for it | Jay Latta, An Emerging Technology Strategist |
| 10:20-10:25am | Hackathon | The NYUAD Hackathon experience | Sama Kanbour, Sr. Director, GE. |
| 10:25-10:30am | Application | Optimizing logistics with Quantum computing | Pawet Gora, CEO, Quantum AI Foundation |
| 10:30-10:35am | Application | Cryptography with Quantum computing | Mousa Farajallah, Assistant Professor, Palestine Polytechnic University |
| 10:35-10:40am | Industry | 42 Abu Dhabi’s Vision | Marcos Muller-Habig, CTO, 42 Abu Dhabi |
| 10:45-10:50am | Hackathon | Vision of the NYUAD Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (CQTS) | Hisham Sati, Director of the NYUAD Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (CQTS); NYUAD Associate Dean of Science; Professor and Program Head of Mathematics at NYUAD; |
11:00am –12:00pm
Hackathon Challenges + qBraid
Ricky Young
Open to Participants ONLY
12:00 – 1:00pm
Decide on Challenges and Finalize Team’s Selection
1:00 – 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00 – 5:00pm
Teams meet and Start Working on their projects
Each team determines their own schedule
5:00–6:00pm
Dinner
7:00 – 8:30pm
DJ Spooky public event at the Louvre Abu Dhabi:
Acclaimed Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, will spin his vibrant sounds for an evening of NY based electronic music and hip hop, as part of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Lates series, bridging the arts and sciences in celebration of the Middle East’s first ever Quantum Computing Hackathon hosted by the Annual NYU Abu Dhabi International Hackathon for Social Good.
Thursday March 31, 2022
Teams Work on their own schedule (Only Participants): NYUAD Conference Center (A6)
8:00 – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm
Teams meet and Start Working on their projects
Each team determines their own schedule
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
2:00 – 5:00pm
Teams meet and Start Working on their projects
Each team determines their own schedule
5:00– 6:00pm
Dinner
6:00 – 11:00pm
Teams meet and Start Working on their projects
Each team determines their own schedule
Friday April 1, 2022 – Day
Teams Work on their own schedule (Only Participants): NYUAD Conference Center (A6)
8:00 – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm
Teams finalize their presentation and application.
Submit your application by 1PM
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
2:00 – 3:00pm
Teams practicing their presentations.
Friday April 1, 2022 – Evening
Team Presentations and Judging: Quantum Computing Applications (Open to the Public)
5:00 – 5:10pm
Welcome
Sana Odeh, NYUAD Hackathon Founder & Chair and Clinical Professor at NYU NY and Affiliated Faculty at NYUAD
5:10 – 5:15pm
NYUAD Vision
Mariet Westermann, Vice Chancellor, New York University Abu Dhabi
5:15 – 5:20pm
UAE and AI Vision
Musab Al Hammadi
5:20 – 5:30pm
The Quantum Age
Jack Hidary, CEO, Sandbox AQ
(Google’s Quantum Technology Group which recently spun off into an independent company)
[Recorded Talk]
5:30 – 5:45pm
Keynote Quantum Computing and Music
Paul. D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky)
Paul D. Miller is a resident at Yale Quantum Institute and is a composer, multimedia artist, and writer whose work immerses audiences in a blend of genres, global culture, and environmental and social issues. Miller has collaborated with an array of recording artists, including Metallica, Chuck D, Steve Reich, and Yoko Ono. His 2018 album, DJ Spooky Presents: Phantom Dancehall, debuted at #3 on Billboard Reggae.
5:45-7:30pm
Team Presentations
7:30 – 8:00pm
Keynote: Azure Quantum Today and Tomorrow
Mariia, Mykhailova, Principal Quantum Software Engineer, Azure Quantum Team,
Mariia leads the technical education efforts, is the author of the O’Reilly Q# Pocket Guide book and is the architect of the Quantum Kata
[Recorded Talk]