Rigetti to Host Quantum Computing Hackathon on April 6–7

8 March 2018

by Ryan Karle

We’re excited to announce our first-ever hackathon. It will be held at our lab in Berkeley, Calif. on April 6–7.

We will welcome 50 participants across a range of backgrounds, from researchers in academia to software engineers at startups to CS majors in college. You don’t need to be a quantum physicist to be a quantum programmer!

And, we’ve lined up a talented panel of judges, including John Morton of University College London, Zavain Dar of Lux Capital, and Guen Prawiroatmodjo of Rigetti.

Though quantum computing is still very much in its infancy, we believe that users all over the globe can help drive the field forward. To this end, we’ve built and open-sourced our python-based quantum programming library (called PyQuil), and made a 19-qubit quantum computer accessible over the cloud.

During the event, participants will use our Forest quantum programming environment to access our 19-qubit QPU and quantum virtual machine (QVM), which simulates up to 26 qubits.

We’re seeing researchers, students and developers around the world use Forest in exciting ways, including building clustering algorithms, simulating nuclear physics, and making interesting games.

The goal of the hackathon is to provide an environment where people can learn more about quantum computing through a hands-on project, as well as network and have fun. Hope to see you there!

Originally published at rigetticomputing.github.io on March 8, 2018.