Two of our students, Jiarong Xu and Bose Kaikini, together with their collaborator Bailey Yu from Amherst College, have won first place in the Quantum Machine Learning Challenge Track of Quantathon V2 – International Quantum Hackathon. The competition brought together nearly 100 participants from 8 countries and 37 institutions, all mentored by experts from academia and industry. The team developed an innovative quantum machine learning model and successfully conducted experiments on a real quantum computer, showcasing the exciting intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. This event also served as the championship round of the International Quantum Circuit, held as part of the United Nations’ International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.