First final-stage results: Fourth Palestinian Quantum Computing & AI Hackathon

The first final stage at An-Najah National University brought together 180 students in 75 teams, with the leading teams qualifying to represent Palestine internationally.

A record worth keeping The first final stage of the fourth Palestinian Quantum Computing and AI Hackathon concluded at An-Najah National University in Nablus. The program was organized by the Palestinian Computing Hackathon Committee, the Palestine chapter of OQI, with Palestinian universities and the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy through the Technology Innovation Center. # Results Shahd Jalal Marouf of Al-Quds University and Ruba Ibrahim Diya of Birzeit University placed first. The completed event record preserves every published top placement, the 180-student and 75-team participation figures, and the 49 students reported as advancing. # What followed The event remains a permanent part of the archive. Its selected students went on to form the six teams now building applications in the Palestine Innovation Hackathon.