General training
Screened applicants with programming experience learn core quantum computing methods together.
Upcoming · Hackathon from 21 September · Fall Fest 27–28 November
Quantum for
young Nigerian minds.
A four-week virtual training and hackathon campaign, leading into two days on campus designed to make quantum computing visible, practical, and worth pursuing.
Campaign · Begins 21 September · Fully virtual
Four weeks of training and building before Fall Fest.
Applicants are screened for programming experience. Everyone trains together in week one, chooses a track in week two, and builds through the hackathon until Fall Fest.
Track split
Participants choose one of the three categories and continue in focused groups.
Hackathon begins
Teams start building towards their track benchmarks with mentor support.
Final push
Projects are completed and submitted ahead of Fall Fest.
Three categories
Track 01
Quantum Algorithms
For computing and quantitative finance students, working towards defined performance benchmarks.
Track 02
Quantum Optimization
Energy problems and Hamiltonian formulations, measured against a benchmark limit.
Track 03
Quantum Machine Learning
Models that combine quantum algorithms with machine learning to solve problems in any field.
Every track is measured against defined benchmarks, and winners are awarded on the second day of Fall Fest.
Two audiences · one mission
01
Secondary students
Friday, 27 November
Onsite10 AM–2 PM120–130 expected
- 01Opening and welcome
- 02Introductory session with the IBM speaker
- 03Break, games, and guest talk
- 04Hands-on quantum activity
- 05Closing ceremony
02
University students
Saturday, 28 November
Hybrid10 AM–4 PM60 onsite + online
- 01Opening and keynote — “Beyond limits: pushing past benchmarks in quantum computing”
- 02Panel conversation with three speakers
- 03Workshops and challenges with prizes
- 04Hackathon awards
- 05Closing ceremony
Schools invited
Access is designed into the room.
Twenty students and two teachers are invited from each school, bringing together public, private, mixed, and all-female institutions.
01Fadehan College
02Moremi High School
03OAU International School
04Oduduwa College
05Ife Girls High School
The team
The people organising Fall Fest at OAU.
A student-led team with faculty support, working with IBM Quantum and GDG on Campus OAU. Full roles and photographs will be added shortly.
Registration is open