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Alexandria Quantum Hackathon 2026
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The second edition of the Alexandria Quantum Hackathon, an inspiring event proudly organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in collaboration with OQI
The Open Quantum Institute (hosted at CERN , initiated by GESDA , and supported by UBS)—and iQafé Academy.
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September 6-8, 2026
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
https://quantum.bibalex.org/
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Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/95993314848?pwd=Egb6A0ksC7ezX1yKDvFvdbXhWerYSL.1
Meeting ID: 959 9331 4848
Passcode: 177098
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livestream
www.youtube.com/iqafe
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timeActivitiesLocation
Zoom Link
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Day 1: Sunday, September 6th, 2026
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For Our Guests Staying Overnight...
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07:00 EESTBus from Cairo (Cairo pickup)
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10:00 EESTBus arrives to BA
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For all Hackathon participants
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10:30 - 11:30 EEST / 09:30 - 10:30 CESTHackathon Registration + Welcome breakfast/coffee break
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For all guests
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11:30 - 12:30 EEST /
10:30 - 11:30 CEST
Opening CeremonyDelegates Hall
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11:30 - 12:30 EEST /
10:30 - 11:30 CEST		Opening Ceremony (5 to 10 minutes per speaker)Delegates Hall
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Welcome
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Opening Video
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Prof. Dr. Ahmed Zayed
Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Dr. Ahmed Samir
Head, ICT Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Eng. Youssef Eldakkar
Director, International School of Information Science
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Opening Talks
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Mr. Alain Chancé
President of MolKet SAS
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Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shawky Moussa
Professor of Computational Sciences, Cairo University
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Eng. Sameh Zaghloul
CTO, Fixed Solutions Group
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Dr. Taha Selim
General Manager MolKet SAS and co-founder iQafé
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Session 1:Quantum for Society: Alexandria Quantum Hackathon 26
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12:30 - 13:30 EEST /
11:30 - 12:30 CEST

Hackathon Introduction and Story, BA, iQafé, and EgQCC activities
Dr. Taha Selim
General Manager MolKet SAS
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Session 2:Quantum AI Nexus
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13:30 - 14:15 EEST /
12:30 - 13:15 CEST		Quantum HPC Nexus
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shawky Moussa
Professor of Computational Sciences, Cairo University
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14:15 - 15:00 EEST /
13:15 - 14:00 CEST		Quantum AI Waltz: State-of-the-art quantum computing and AI
Dr. Taha Selim
General Manager MolKet SAS
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15:00 - 16:30 EEST /
14:00 - 154:30 CEST Lunch break
Lunch Break + social networking + visit the summitSan Giovanni
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Session 3:State-of-the-art quantum applicationsDelegates Hall
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16:30 - 17:15 EEST / 15:30 - 16:15 CESTQuantum Applications I: Sample-based quantum diagonalization (SQD) in practice
Alain Chancé
President of MolKet SAS
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17:15 - 18:00 EEST / 16:15 - 17:00 CEST
Quantum Applications II
Dr. Salem Hegazy
Associate Professor of Quantum Photonics at Cairo University and Nile University
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18:00 - 18:45 EEST / 17:00 - 17:45 CESTPost-quantum Cryptography
Eng. Sameh Zaghloul
CTO @ Fixed Solutions Group
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18:45 - 19:00 EEST / 17:45 - 18:00 CEST Coffee break
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19:00 - 19:45 EEST / 18:00 - 18:45 CESTBuilding the Quantum Future
Eng. Ahmed Sleem
IBM Quantum Ambassdor
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19:45 - 19:50 EEST / 18:45 - 18:50 CESTConcluding day remarks
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"For Our Guests Staying Overnight"
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20:00 EEST / 19:00CESTBus pick-up from BA to hotel
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Day 2: Monday, September 7th, 2026
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For Our Guests Staying Overnight...
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7:30 - 8:30 EEST /
6:30 - 7:30 CEST		Breakfast at hotel
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8:30 - 9:00 EEST /
7:30 - 8:00 CEST		Bus pick-up from hotel to BA
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Bus drop-off at BA
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For all guests
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9:00 - 10:00 EEST / 8:00 - 9:00 CESHackathon team preparationDelegates Hall
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Session V:
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10:00 - 10:15 EEST / 9:00 - 9:15 CESTOpening with remarks
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10:15 - 11:00 EEST / 9:15 - 10:00 CESTTowards practical quantum computing using linear photonics
Dr. Ahmed ElMahdy
Nile University
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11:00 - 11:45 EEST / 10:00 - 10:45 CEST
Quantum for 5G & 6G Networks
Dr. Asmaa Safaan
National Telecommunications Institute
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Session VI:
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11:45 - 12:30 EEST / 10:45 - 11:30 CEST
Quantum Computers Principles and Their Applications
Prof. Dr. Wahied Gharieb Ali Abdelaal
Dean of Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology
Professor Emeritus of Control Engineering & Robotic Systems, Ain Shams University
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12:30 - 13:15 EEST / 11:30 - 12:15 CEST
Quantum Robotics - How to use quantum computing for robotics
Eng. M. Al-Bitar
Mena Robotics
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13:15 - 14:30 EEST /
12:15 - 13:30 CEST Lunch break
Lunch Break + social networkingSan Giovanni
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14:30 - 16:00 EEST / 13:30 - 15:00 CESTFree time, hackathon intensive work for participants and mentors
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16:00 - 16:45 EEST /
15:00 - 15:45 CEST
Quantum photonics
Dr. Dina Eissa
Postdoc, Indiana University, Indianapolis University
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16:45 - 17:00 EEST /
15:45 - 16:00 CEST		Coffee Break
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17:00 - 18:45 EEST /
16:00 - 17:45 CEST
Quantum Computing Landscape in Egypt and Africa
William Slater
CEO, Slater Technologies
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18:45 - 19:30 EEST /
17:45 - 18:30 CEST		Social activity: quantum boardgames
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"For Our Guests Staying Overnight"
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8:00:00 PM EEATBus pick-up from BA to hotel
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8:30:00 PM EESTBus drop-off at hotel
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Day 3: Tusday, September 8th, 2026
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"For Our Guests Staying Overnight"
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7:30 - 8:30 EEST /
6:30 - 7:30 CEST
Breakfast at hotel
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8:30 - 9:00 EEST /
7:30 - 8:00 CEST		Bus pick-up from hotel to BA
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Bus drop-off at BA
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For all guests
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9:00 - 10:00 EEST /
8:00 - 9:00 CEST
Hackathon team preparation

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10:00 - 10:15 EEST /
9:00 - 9:15 CEST
opening remarks
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Eng. Youssef ElDaker,
Dr. Ahmed Shawky Moussa
Dr. Asmaa + Omar Sobhy for Hackathon organization
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10:15 - 13:00 EEST /
9:15 - 12:00 CEST		Presentation preparation + Internal Rehearsal
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13:00 - 14:00 EEST /
12:00 - 13:00 CEST		Lunch Break + social networking
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14:00 - 16:00 EEST /
13:00 - 15:00 CEST		Hackathon final presentationsDelegates Hall
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16:00 - 16:45 EEST /
15:00 - 15:45 CEST		Judgement analysis
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16:45 - 17:00 EEST /
15:45 - 16:00 CEST		Coffee Break
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17:00 - 18:00 EEST /
16:00 - 17:00 CEST
announcing the winners + Closing remarks
Dr. Ahmed Samir, Eng. Youssef Eldaker, Dr. Ahmed Shawky, Eng. Sameh Zaghloul, Dr. Taha Selim
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