Quantum Open Source Foundation, QOSF is a foundation that is working on expanding the role of open-source software in quantum computing. QOSF aims on improving the standardization and quality of open-source Quantum Computing Software. The main focus of QOSF is to work on software intended for the current generation of Quantum Computer- Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum, NISQ. These are noisy Quantum Computers that are of intermediate size(from about 50 to a few hundred qubits) that are not fault-tolerant and incapable to profit sustainably from quantum supremacy.
Peter Wittek was a pioneer in the field of open quantum software who went missing on a mountaineering expedition in the Himalayas in 2019. In his memory, QOSF in collaboration with the Unitary Fund and the Quantum Open Source Foundation launched the Peter Wittek Prize in 2020. This is the second edition of the Peter Wittek Prize. QOSF aims to reward an individual who would have otherwise gone unnoticed for their outstanding high-impact contribution in the field of Quantum Open Source Software. The launching of the prize was announced by QOSF on their Twitter page.
📣 We're launching the 2021 #WittekQuantumPrize for Open Source Software w/@unitaryfund!
— qosf (@qosfoundation) September 13, 2021
It's a $4000 prize dedicated to celebrating open source software contributors in quantum computing, in memory of Peter Wittek.
Nominations due Nov 1st at 11:59:59pm: https://t.co/QSWXwJVOAH pic.twitter.com/zmxMSVEmRa
The nominations for the prize are open till November 1st at 11:59:59 PM Anywhere on Earth (AoE). You can nominate any person you believe has made an outstanding high-impact contribution in the field of Quantum Open Source Software, including yourself.
The winner will be awarded a total sum of $4000. The announcement of the winner of the 2021 Wittek Quantum Prize will happen by early December 2021.
You can learn more about the Peter Wittek Prize on their website- www.wittekprize.com
To fill out the nomination form over here. This should take somewhere between 10-15 minutes.
Check out the QOSF Quantum Computing Mentorship Program Cohort 4, here.