Infrastructure

• Phase 1: Question Generation This phase covers the steps from the student starting the quiz to a unique, randomized question appearing on their screen.
  1. Start Certification Quiz: The Student begins a quiz in Moodle. If a question is not a CodeRunner type, it is rendered directly.
  2. Identify CodeRunner Question: When a CodeRunner question is encountered, Moodle passes the student's information and the question identifier to the CodeRunner plugin.
  3. Call Twig Template Engine: CodeRunner uses the Twig template engine to process the question's template. It retrieves the "preprocess" script, which is responsible for generating the question's content. An example of a preprocess script for a BB84 question is in the annex.
  4. Send to Jobe Server: The preprocess script and student information are sent to the Jobe server for execution.
  5. Run Preprocess in Sandbox: The Jobe server runs the script in a secure sandbox. The script generates a JSON object which can be used by Moodle to render the question and helps in grading the answer. The code needs to be run in a sandboxed environment to ensure security and prevent unauthorized access to the server. The script use the student ID. a specific secret key and the timestamp to generate a random seed, ensuring that the student will receive a different question each time they attempt the quiz and also that the question will be diffrent from the one received by other students. Example for BB84: The script generates a BB84 protocol simulation, including Alice's bits, bases, Bob's bases, and measurements. It calculates the Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) and formats the output as HTML for rendering in Moodle. The JSON has two fields: `question` (the HTML/SVG content) and `result` (the correct answer).
  6. Return JSON to Moodle: The Jobe server returns the generated JSON to Moodle. An example of a generated JSON for a BB84 question is in the annex.
  7. Render Question: Moodle uses the fields from the JSON and the template from Twig to render the final question for the Student.
• Phase 2: Answer Grading This phase describes what happens after the student submits their answer.
  8. Submit Answer: The Student enters their answer and submits it. A pre-check button can be used to validate the format before final submission.
  9. Send for Evaluation: The Student's answer is sent back to the Jobe server along with an "evaluation" script. The script is responsible for checking the student's answer against multiple test cases and grade it accordingly. An example of an evaluation script for a BB84 question is in the annex.
  10. Return Grade: The Jobe server runs the evaluation script, Moodle captures this output, maps it to a grade. In the case of the BB84 exercise, the output might look like this: “correct”. There is only one test case, so the output is simply "correct" or "incorrect". If the output is "correct", the student receives full marks for that question. If it is "incorrect", they receive no marks.

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Honorary Certifications

The following Honorary Certificates have been awarded by the RoNaQCI consortium:

Aurelian Isar (IFIN-HH, Romania) for his contributions in theoretical quantum physics

Djeylan Aktas (Research Center for Quantum Information, Slovakia) for his contributions in quantum information and technology

George T. Kanellos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) for his contributions in photonics

Mircea Vlăduțiu (Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania) for his contributions in architecture, hardware design, and cryptography

Piotr Rydlichowski (Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland) for his contributions in large-scale QKD networks

Sandor Imre (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) for his contributions towards The Future Quantum Internet

Sorin Tașcu (RAMTECH Center, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania) for his contributions in experimental physics and photonics

Artur Binczewski (Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland)

Balázs Visky (National Information Infrastructure Development Institute, Hungary)

Ilias Papastamatiou (GRNET, Greece)

Keith Elder (Deutsche Telekom & PETRUS)

Laurent Olislager (European Commission)

Certification in Basic Quantum Knowledge

Organized sessions

• POLITEHNICA Bucharest:
  • Supervisors: Dr. Alin-Bogdan Popa, Bogdan-Călin Ciobanu, Lect. Dr. Ștefan-Dan Ciocîrlan
  • Location: Splaiul Independentei 313 Bucharest, Main campus UNSTPB, building EF, room EF108
  • Date and time: Thursday, 26 June 2025, 5pm-7:20pm

• University of Bucharest:
  • Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Iulia Ghiu, Lect. Dr. Andreea Croitoru
  • Location: Atomistilor 405, Magurele, 2^nd floor, room D1-31
  • Date and time: Thursday, 26 June 2025, 10am-11:30am

• IFIN-HH:
  • Supervisors: Dr. Mirela-Elena Babalic, CS-II
  • Location: National Library of Physics, Ground floor, Conference Room (Quantum HUB)
  • Date and time: Thursday, 26 June 2025, 1pm-2:30pm

• Polytechnic University of Timisoara:
  • Supervisors: Prof. Grad. Dr. Habil. Ing. Mihai Udrescu, Conf. Grad. Dr. Ing. Alexandru Iovanovici
  • Location: 2, Vasile Parvan Blvd., Electro Building, Room B521, 300223, Timisoara
  • Date and time: Monday, 30 June 2025, 12pm-1:30pm

Test details

• Physical test sessions in Quantum HUBs
• In-person surveillance and video recording
• Time available: 60 minutes
• 10 questions: 6x unique randomly generated problems and 4x random theory questions from question bank
• Pass threshold: 9/10
• Curriculum: the Basic Quantum Knowledge book
• Question example:

Certificates in Basic Quantum Knowledge - Examples

Certificate of Completion - Training in Basic Quantum Knowledge

Test details

• Online
• Time available: 60 minutes
• 10 questions: 5x unique randomly generated problems and 5x random theory questions from question bank
• Pass threshold: 8/10
• Curriculum: the Basic Quantum Knowledge book
• Question example:

Certificate of Completion in numbers:

Certificate of Completion Examples