Plus Qiskit Fall Fest–2026 starts at RGUKT-Nuzvid

Students of RGUKT, Nuzvid, during the Plus Qiskit Fall Fest-2026 at the university campus in Eluru district on Monday. | Photo credit: HANDOUT

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Vice-Chancellor MLN Rao and Registrar S. Amarendra Kumar inaugurated the Plus Qiskit Fall Fest–2026 at the university campus in Nuzvid, Eluru district on Monday (October 5, 2026).

Qiskit Fall Fest is an initiative that brings together students, developers and researchers to learn quantum computing and gain hands-on exposure through projects, hackathons and industry interactions.

The five-day program will focus on quantum technology, artificial intelligence, research, start-ups and career opportunities in emerging technologies, the vice chancellor said.

Senior Research Scientist at IBM Research India, Quantum and AI Researcher, Anupama Ray, Director of AI at the Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Srikanth Thumita, Founder and CEO, Ceremorphic Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Venkat Mattela, Founder, Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, SIA Software Innovations Pvt. Ltd, Naga Saidurga Nagesh Seshabattlavenkat and others participated.

In the evening, a hands-on qiskit demo was conducted to give students a hands-on demonstration of building and implementing quantum circuits using Qiskit.

Published – 05 Oct 2026 20:24 IST