The College of Smart Computing and Quantum Information and the Quantum Information Center at Chung Yuan Christian University jointly hosted the 2025 Smart Computing and Quantum Information Innovation Competition on November 12, 2025. The event encouraged cross-disciplinary teamwork, integrating smart computing, quantum technologies, and industry needs to foster innovation and hands-on capability.
Industry judges from Landseed International Hospital, Compal Electronics, and CTBC Bank provided professional insights from real-world perspectives. Awards included Best Innovation, Best Application, Best Technology, Quantum Information Special Award, Excellence Award, and three CTBC Enterprise Awards, recognizing outstanding creativity and technical breakthroughs.
Dean Chien-Sung Chiu emphasized that the competition strengthens both theory and practice while expanding CYCU’s research capacity in quantum and smart computing. Through industry collaboration, students are able to transform innovative ideas into practical applications with societal and industrial value.
Judges praised the diversity and forward-looking nature of the projects, which covered quantum encryption, immersive gaming, health-tech creativity, and fintech applications. CTBC highlighted quantum technology as a key driver for future financial security and expressed commitment to co-developing quantum-finance applications with CYCU.
Award-winning projects demonstrated strong application value: from gamifying quantum concepts, visualizing BB84 communication, personalized caffeine-sleep management, AI-generated RPG maze systems, to advanced LLM verification frameworks. The CTBC Enterprise Award winners further showcased innovations in QKD-PQC hybrid financial security, quantum-walk-based fraud detection, and QUBO-driven smart investment strategies.
Now in its second year, the competition has doubled its participating teams, reflecting CYCU’s growing strength in cultivating next-generation talent in quantum technology and smart computing. The university will continue enhancing industry partnerships and interdisciplinary innovation to nurture students with global vision and forward-looking capabilities.
