ETH Quantum Hackathon 2026

Welcome to the ETH Quantum Hackathon 2026! This platform will be the heart of all hackathon operations for the ETH Quantum Hackathon 2026. You will get all the necessary information for the challenges here, including judging criteria, and you will use this platform to submit your hacks (also known as BUIDLs). If you have any questions about anything that happens during the hackathon, reach out to one of the organizers. Challenges To get detailed information about your challenge, please visit the dedicated tab. Submission will be done through the BUIDL tab, where you can select the track that you are submitting to. You may only submit to one track. Track prizes - The winning team of each track receives 400 CHF and the opportunity to present their solution in front of all sponsors, participants, and the general audience on Sunday afternoon. Rules 1. Teams must be 4 people. 2. You are not allowed to use code written prior to the hackathon. 3. Feel free to use Generative AI in whichever capacity you feel will help your project. 4. You must keep your name badge on at all times so that we can keep track of you. 5. If there is any hate speech/bigotry, you will be removed from the hackathon. Background Are only 1s and 0s too boring for you? Have you always wanted to program a quantum computer? What about designing one? Following the resounding success of the first three editions of the ETH Quantum Hackathon, we are delighted to invite you for a weekend of hacking once more! Join our international and multidisciplinary team of students in solving hardware and software challenges of quantum science, meet new like-minded people, network with industry representatives and win amazing prices! Timeline We start on Friday evening with industry presentations, a dinner, and a welcome party. We hack from Saturday morning until Sunday lunch time, and end the event with project presentations and a prize ceremony. Optionally, you may join us for lunch, lab tours and an introductory quantum computing lecture on Friday afternoon. You will be able to pull an all-nighter from Saturday to Sunday, so bring your sleeping bags and camping mats in case you want to take a nap. See https://qec.amiv.ethz.ch/qhack26/ for more information.