{"id":12485,"date":"2026-10-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/2026\/10\/25\/premiul-iii-quantum-ai-breaq-andrei-taga-erol-toma-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T01:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:43:03","slug":"premiul-iii-quantum-ai-breaq-andrei-taga-erol-toma-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/en\/2026\/10\/25\/premiul-iii-quantum-ai-breaq-andrei-taga-erol-toma-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Podium Finishes for ETTI at BreaQ 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.etti-news-report{max-width:100%;line-height:1.7;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.etti-news-report h2{font-size:26px!important;line-height:1.3!important;margin:28px 0 14px}.etti-news-report h3{font-size:20px!important}.etti-news-report figure{margin:22px 0}.etti-news-report img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:auto}.etti-news-report .etti-news-hero img{max-height:740px;width:auto}.etti-news-report figcaption{font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#4b5563;margin-top:8px}.etti-news-report .etti-source-note{font-size:14px}.etti-news-gallery{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px}.etti-news-gallery figure{margin:0}.etti-news-gallery img{width:100%;height:380px;object-fit:contain;background:#f4f6f8}@media(max-width:640px){.etti-news-gallery{grid-template-columns:1fr}.etti-news-gallery img{height:auto}.etti-news-report h2{font-size:23px!important}}<\/style><article class=\"etti-news-report\"><p>Members of the ETTI community have achieved <strong>four podium finishes<\/strong> at the hackathon <strong>BreaQ 2026<\/strong>, held during the period <strong>October 24\u201325, 2026<\/strong>, at the CAMPUS Research Institute in Bucharest. The results cover all three sections of the competition, which are dedicated to quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technology security.<\/p><figure class=\"etti-news-hero\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/premiu-breaq-quantum-ai-2026-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" class=\"wp-image-12480\" src=\"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/premiu-breaq-quantum-ai-2026-01.jpg\" alt=\"Premiul al III-lea la sec\u021biunea Quantum AI a hackathonului BreaQ 2026.\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/premiu-breaq-quantum-ai-2026-01.jpg 526w, https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/premiu-breaq-quantum-ai-2026-01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/premiu-breaq-quantum-ai-2026-01-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Third Place in the Quantum AI category at the BreaQ 2026 hackathon. Photo: ETTI Faculty \u2013 POLITEHNICA Bucharest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Quantum Hacking \u2013 First Place<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dylane Mahazoasy<\/strong>, an ETTI student in the Advanced Computing in Embedded Systems master's program, took first place alongside <strong>Richard Watry<\/strong> (Faculty of Automation and Computer Science).<\/p>\n<h2>Quantum Hacking \u2013 2nd Place<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rare\u0219 Mihai Oprea<\/strong>, a first-year ETTI undergraduate student, took second place along with <strong>Mihnes Brebenel<\/strong> and <strong>Mihai Daniel Pascu<\/strong>, from the Faculty of Automation and Computer Science.<\/p>\n<h2>Quantum Foundations \u2013 2nd Place<\/h2>\n<p><strong>David Andrei Munteanu<\/strong>, a third-year ETTI undergraduate student, took second place in the section on the fundamentals of quantum computing.<\/p>\n<h2>Quantum AI \u2013 3rd place<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Andrei M\u0103d\u0103lin \u021aaga<\/strong> (ETTI \u2013 SMICES, the Orange Lab on CAMPUS) and <strong>Erol Andrei Toma<\/strong> (ETTI \u2013 BIOSINF) took third place alongside <strong>Alexandru Gabriel Toader<\/strong> (Faculty of Automation and Computer Science).<\/p>\n<p>BreaQ is a RoQTeam initiative, organized in collaboration with POLITEHNICA Bucharest and the \u201eFerdinand I\u201d Military Technical Academy. The hackathon offered participants practical challenges, support from mentors, and the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines while exploring emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"etti-source-note\">Complete results: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/etti.upb\/posts\/pfbid0qU4UHS6xsLTwWH3vYhi7S16FFe7psWpcijZV57C2KAQNNxBvZSdboQAXP2876ujKl\">ETTI Faculty Announcement<\/a>. Photo and original report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/etti.upb\/posts\/pfbid02u4D9XNyLMRCPVHzYvbRiHnRcrN524aTR1GDi5HznrSDaofecy8JcMH5CHkPXMZqAl\">the ETTI Faculty's official Facebook page<\/a>. Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/roqteam.ro\/breaq-hackathon\">BreaQ \u2013 RoQTeam<\/a>.<\/p><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the ETTI community took first and second place in Quantum Hacking, second place in Quantum Foundations, and third place in Quantum AI at the BreaQ 2026 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