NQCC's Quantum Hackathon 2025: Use Case Submission Form

Closes 30 May 2025

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Use Case Submission

Guidelines: Please note that descriptions and case studies are not expected to be exhaustive, so there is a character limit in place.

For an example of a previous use case, please see BT's use case from the 2024 UK Quantum Hackathon here.

Please contact nqcchackathon@stfc.ac.uk if you have any logistical questions about filling in the use case form.  

Guidance and initial feedback requests

If you require review and/or initial feedback to complete this form, please complete the Guidance and Initial Feedback Form to request:

  • Feedback on the suitability of your proposed use case 
  • Technical guidance in developing your use case
  • Support in aligning your use case with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Please note that:

  • We cannot guarantee that all support requests will be accommodated
  • We cannot guarantee that use case outlines receiving positive feedback will be selected to proceed to the hackathon
1. Use case title
2. Please tell us about your organisation (purpose, mission, technical focus)
3. Please provide a general description of the problem your use case aims to address and why this is important for your organisation
4. Technical description

Please use the text box below to describe your use case and send any equations and diagrams referenced in the text to nqcchackathon@stfc.ac.uk with your organisation and use case title in the subject line.

Please provide a technical description of the use case problem:

  • Provide a general description of the problem domain, for example, optimisation, classification, simulation and generative modelling
  • Tell us about the current/classical approach currently used (if any), which may include:
    • Why the problem is solved in this way currently
    • Complexity and resourcing e.g. What is the computational power requirement for the problem? What type of hardware is used for current solution
    • Benefits and limitations of current method
    • Why/how quantum computing may be useful to solve this problem
  • Please provide a mathematical description of the use case. Ideally, this would include:
    • Formulation of a mathematical model of the problem
    • The identification of a proposed quantum algorithm
  • Any relevant success criteria associated with the problem

If you are unable to provide a formulation of the model or a proposed quantum algorithm, please provide further details of a classical solution and how they might be extrapolated to a quantum solution, as we may be able to support you in developing a mathematical formulation.

Please note that this activity is conducted in a pre-competitive environment and use case submissions should not contain any confidential or IP-sensitive information. Please see terms and conditions. 

5. Data

Please describe any real or synthetic data associated with the use case.

If real data sets are used, no personal data that could be subject to data protection legislation, including GDPR, should be used. 

6. Anticipated impact

Please describe the anticipated impacts of the use case, including:

  • Anticipated societal and economic impact
  • Potential for alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 
  •  Responsible and ethical innovation considerations, such as potential benefits and harms

For support in aligning your use case to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, please complete the Guidance and Initial Feedback Form and we will get in touch as soon as possible.

Please see the NQCC’s Quantum STATES principles for responsible and ethical quantum computing for how we approach our own work and work we support, and EPSRC’s AREA framework for responsible innovation for guidance on taking a responsible innovation approach.

7. References

Please provide references and literature for background reading. This could include references associated with:

  • Background information on setting the problem
  • Current methods
  • Quantum description
  • Any open-source solutions/any-source code