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OpenSpin

An open community fuelling growth of semiconductor spin qubit platforms. We integrate, build and maintain useful pieces: simulators, datasets, drivers, algorithms — to co-design a scalable future for spin qubits.

Not one big thing. Many integrated ones.

We do this in our spare time, avoiding reinvented wheels, lowering the barriers to entry, and letting academic and industrial partners build on a standardized, compatible platform. Everyone is welcome, and not much is needed to join. In the era of AI, communities like this matter more than ever.

> Manifesto

What we believe, and how we work.

  1. 01
    Standardize, don't fragment. Every isolated lab stack is a barrier to entry. Common formats and APIs beat one-off scripts.
  2. 02
    Open by default. Code, data, and decisions live in public. If it can't be shared, it doesn't belong here.
  3. 03
    Co-design, not gatekeep. Academic labs and hardware vendors build on the same platform — no permission required.
  4. 04
    Small pieces, loosely joined. No monolith. Modular tools others can pick up, swap, and build on.
  5. 05
    Reproducible over impressive. FAIR data, tests, documentation. A result you can rerun beats a demo you can't.
  6. 06
    Part-time is fine. Most of us do this on the side. Leave breadcrumbs so the next person can pick up where you left off.
  7. 07
    Built to outlast one grant. We're growing toward a self-sustaining foundation, not a one-off project.

> People 5

Who's keeping the lights on. Want to be listed? Get involved.

Jan A. Krzywda aQa, Leiden University j.a.krzywda@liacs.leidenuniv.nl
Rouven Koch TU Delft r.k.koch@tudelft.nl

> How to get involved

Three ways in, whatever your time and background.

01

Clean & refactor

Highest-leverage, lowest-barrier work right now. Docstrings, tests, tidy-ups — no deep domain knowledge needed to make a repo more usable.

See bounty board →
02

Build something new

Idea for a simulator, skill, or dataset? Open an issue describing what you want to try, find a collaborator, and go.

Propose an avenue →
03

Lurk & learn

New to the field? SpinAcademy collects reviews, tutorials, and starter resources. No pressure to contribute immediately.

Browse SpinAcademy →