Bibliotheca Alexandrina | September 3-5, 2025

Welcome to the Alexandria Quantum Hackathon—Egypt’s first-ever national quantum hackathon, proudly hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and supported by OQI-The Open Quantum Institute (hosted at CERN , born at GESDA, supported by UBS) in celebration of the United Nations’ 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) .

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about the Hackathon

Hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Welcome to the Alexandria Quantum Hackathon—Egypt’s first-ever national quantum hackathon, proudly hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and supported by OQI, and in celebration of the United Nations’ 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) .

As part of this global celebration, Alexandria is bringing together Egypt’s brightest minds to showcase the country’s creativity, innovation, and growing talent in quantum science and technology.

The 4 Winning Teams of The Alexandria Quantum Hackathon

First Place

Team 2

Name	University
Ahmed Samir	Cairo University
Nouran Ahmed Ahmed Ali Elshikh	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Rana walid bishr khalil	Alexandria National University
Yousef Ahmed Abdullah Elbrolosy	German University in Cairo
Zeyad Ahmed Hussein Mohamed	Ain-Shams University
Mohammed Nabil (mentor)	Cairo University
Ziad Tarek Mohamed (mentor)	Alamein International University

Second Place

Team 6

Name	University
Mohamed Samy Shabka	Damietta University
Rana Saad Ibrahim Mahdy	Zewail City of Science and Technology
Rowaina Abdelsalam Anwar Sheta	Alexandria University
Sittana Osman Afifi Mohamedelmubarak	University of Khartoum
Youssif Khalid Mahmoud Attia	Alexandria University
Abdulrahman Elbanna (mentor)	Kafr Elsheikh University
Gamal Abd Elmonaem Moneep (mentor)	Breast Cancer Therapeutics Ltd.
Walid El Maouaki (mentor)	New York University Abu Dhabi

Third Place

Team 4

Name	University
Bassel Mohamed Saad Ahmed	Cairo University
Hassan Ahmed Abd Al jalil Mohamed Khalifa	Ain-Shams University
Mohamed Ahmed Abdalfattah Mahmoud	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Omar Nasser Mohamed Abdelwahab Ayoub	Ain-Shams University
Youssef Kamel Kamel Hassan Rezk	Alamein Interational University
Ahmed Saad El-Fiky (mentor)	Zewail City of Science and Technology
James Myer (mentor)	City University of New York

Fourth Place

Team 10

Name	University
Khaled Issa Sabri Abu Qutish	Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Kinda Bashar Mashal	Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Nasser Al-Bess	Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Noor Abu Ghazaleh	Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Rama Bashar Husseen	Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Yousef Mousa Issa Rihani	Princess Sumaya University for Technology