Learn. Grow. Get Wiser!
Welcome to the WISER 2025 Quantum Projects, the capstone phase of your journey through the Quantum 2025 program. This is your opportunity to apply what you’ve learned to real-world challenges, collaborate with peers, and showcase your quantum problem-solving skills to global experts and industry partners. Whether you're aiming for a QSL Fellowship or simply looking to gain experience, this is your chance to go from theory to impact.
Even if you did not go through the WISER 2025 quantum training sessions, you can still participate in the projects. So, if you haven't done it already, please enroll here.
Our 2025 Project Partners
We have three exciting projects for you to choose from this year.
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Quantum Walks and Monte Carlo
This project builds on the foundations of the Quantum Fourier Transform and its potential for exponential speed-up over classical methods.
Explore how quantum circuits can simulate complex systems through a Galton Box-style Monte Carlo problem, an approach relevant to high-dimensional challenges like particle transport and quantum systems.
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Quantum for Finance
This challenge, developed with Vanguard, explores how sampling-based quantum optimization can be harnessed to overcome the limitations of classical computing barriers.
The project focuses on using binary decision variables and quadratic objectives to simulate realistic trading scenarios. The challenge lies not only in achieving computational gains but also in maintaining interpretability, robustness, and alignment with investment principles.
3
Quantum PDE Solvers for CFD
This project, developed in partnership with BQP, explores how quantum circuits can solve nonlinear fluid equations using QTN and HSE frameworks, offering new paths to simulate shockwaves in fluid flows.
By compressing state spaces and reducing circuit depth, participants will benchmark quantum solvers on the Burgers’ equation, laying the groundwork for scalable, noise-resilient quantum CFD.
You can watch the video below to guide you through the entire project timeline and instructions.
Project Process
From team formation to final submissions, this is your chance to explore cutting-edge applications and build something meaningful. Key dates and milestones will guide you through the process, from selecting your project and forming a team, to submitting your work and presenting at Demo Day.
Whether you're here to learn, experiment, or push the boundaries of what quantum can do, this is where it starts.
Timeline:
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July 1: Project starts
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Aug 10: Project submission deadline
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Aug 20: Finalists announced and invited to present on Demo Day
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Aug 25: Demo Day
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Sep 1: Winners announced and QSL fellows shortlisted and future opportunities announced
July 2025
Project Selection
Choose your project by the deadline based on your team’s interests and skills. Each project has its own goals and requirements. Click the arrow for more details.
August 20, 2025
Finalist Selection
A committee will review all submissions and invite top teams to present during Demo Day. This is a high-visibility opportunity to share your work with our partners.