Outreach & Leadership

Lead Qiskit outreach at Clemson and mentor students new to quantum computing. Contribute to community education, workshops, and Qiskit ecosystem resources. Hosted and co-organized Qiskit Fall Fest at Clemson in 2024, 2025, and 2026, serving as lead organizer in 2025 and 2026. Completed Qiskit Global Summer School 2025 and attended the IBM Quantum Developer Conference in 2025 and 2026.

Help organize SC Quantathon, the student quantum hackathon founded by SC Quantum. Hosted and co-organized SC Quantathon v3 in September 2026, the first Quantathon held at Clemson, serving as Tech Lead. Ran all technology and online operations for the event, including the event website, public GitHub repository, Devpost submissions, and participant Discord server. Wrote the seven-day self-paced bootcamp, with exercise notebooks, solutions, and notes that each end in a run on real IBM Quantum hardware. Planned the 24-hour hackathon at the Watt Family Innovation Center with the organizing team, working with challenge sponsors Savannah River National Laboratory and Quantum Rings, and platform partner qBraid.

Co-founded the club in Fall 2024 to build a student community for quantum computing at Clemson. Co-lead the club as Vice President, running meetings and events for undergraduate and graduate students. Lead Clemson student teams at quantum hackathons across the U.S. and UAE, with results including 1st place and the Grand Prize Overall at SC Quantathon v1, 1st place at MIT’s iQuHack 2026, and 3rd place at Yale’s YQuantum 2026. Designed and built the club’s official website and continue to maintain it as the hub for events, resources, and educational content. Hosted and co-organized Qiskit Fall Fest at Clemson in 2024, 2025, and 2026, serving as lead organizer in 2025 and 2026. Hosted and co-organized SC Quantathon v3 in September 2026, the first Quantathon held at Clemson, serving as Tech Lead. Coordinate with faculty, industry partners, and quantum computing companies to connect students with networking and career opportunities.