DEVELOPER PLATFORMS FOR UNIVERSITIES
Strengthening education with Qualcomm Technologies’ platforms
Fostering collaboration in technology and education
Qualcomm Technologies, leveraging extensive expertise in AI-compute, Robotics, XR, and 5G/6G technologies, offers developer platforms to universities to empower both educators and students. Through initiatives that include University Curriculum support, groundbreaking Research Projects, engaging Conferences, and a vibrant Student Ambassador network, these platforms inspire creativity, fuel innovation, and prepare emerging developers to address the challenges of today and the future.
AI Hub
Qualcomm® AI Hub simplifies deploying AI models for vision, audio, and speech applications to edge devices. You can optimize, validate, and deploy your own AI models on hosted Qualcomm platform devices within minutes. Automatic model conversion from PyTorch or ONNX for efficient on-device deployment with TensorFlow Lite, ONNX Runtime, or Qualcomm AI Engine Direct. The resulting model is optimized for deployment on CPU, GPU, or NPU.
Develop with unrivaled performance using Snapdragon X Elite processors
Snapdragon X Elite features the industry-leading Qualcomm® AI Engine with an integrated Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU, delivering transformative experiences for creativity, video conferencing, security, and productivity assistants. Snapdragon X Elite is capable of running generative AI LLM models over 13B parameters on-device with blazing-fast speeds. It also includes the updated dual Micro NPU inside the ultra-low power Qualcomm® Sensing Hub for enhanced security, login experience and privacy, including the ability to wake the device when in sleep mode.
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Arduino UNO Q Development Board
The UNO Q is powered by the Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QRB2210 System-on-Chip (SoC) / Microprocessor (MPU) paired with a dedicated STM32U585 microcontroller (MCU). The MPU handles high-level computing tasks like AI inference, media control and connectivity, while the MCU ensures real-time control for motors, sensors, and low-latency signal processing.
UNO Q is a cost-effective, expandable developer kit designed to accelerate innovation. Fully compatible with the Arduino ecosystem, it supports effortless hardware expansion. With Linux Debian and Arduino App Lab pre-installed, developers get instant access to sample apps and AI models. UNO Q offers a solid foundation and flexibility for IoT and edge AI prototyping.
Advance the next generation of robotics
The Qualcomm® Robotics RB5, RB3Gen2 and RUBIK Pi 3 Edge AI Board are advanced robotics platforms designed to help you build consumer, enterprise or industrial robots with 5G connectivity, on-device AI and machine learning, superior computing, and intelligent sensing capabilities.
Discover the capability of hardware accelerators for AI
The Qualcomm® Innovators Development Kit (QIDK) is an AI Edge Snapdragon® platform built with access to features such as on-device AI, support for 3D cameras, desktop-quality graphics, gigabit-per-second download speeds and up to 4K UHD output.
Test Drive the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra Inference Accelerator
Now available for free: The Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 playground provides developers with an easy way to experiment with AI models and evaluate the card's performance. With direct access to APIs like Llama 3.1-8B, Llama 3.1-70B, and SDXL Turbo, developers can harness the full potential of the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra.
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Featured Projects
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Develop immersive experiences stretching the limits of reality
The Snapdragon Spaces™ platform empowers developers to unlock the full potential of wearable XR using industry-leading technology, a cross-device SDK, and an open ecosystem. We strive to build an accessible XR ecosystem, enabling developers to pioneer innovative experiences that will lead the next generation of immersive technology.
Snapdragon Ride™ Platform
To advance the industry forward and support the evolution to software-defined vehicles, the Snapdragon Ride™ Platform is designed to enable rapid development of future-proof automated driving solutions. The platform includes foundational elements built on an advanced process node up to vehicle control and data and cloud services. In the middle are AI-based applications and tools designed to allow developers to build safer, end-to-end solutions.
Example Projects
Spectrum Sensing and Beamforming
Infrastructure Cameras for Robotics
NAS for Recommendation Systems
ML Compilers for Large Language Models
XR Translate the world
Donkey Car project
Android App to Run Multiple Language Models
Robotics projects
Fold AR – visualizing 3D structures
Open-source Parallel Programming Curriculum
Smart Service system for the visually impaired
Introduction to Robotics - RB5 for education
Bridging AGI and General Autonomy
XR student Projects
Digital Twin assisted MIMO communication
Dynamic ML Model switching
Medical, security and auto projects
3D UI Design for XR Applications Course
University Relations Program
As mobile technologies continue to advance, our university research partnerships play an important role in identifying and developing forward-thinking ideas and solutions. The University Relations program at Qualcomm also focuses on supporting the recruitment of talented graduates.
Qualcomm University Platforms Symposium
The Qualcomm University Platforms Symposium, attended by educators and students from around the world, showcased 15 universities leveraging Qualcomm platforms to revolutionize teaching, research, and student experiences. Watch the presentations and be inspired by cutting-edge projects and success stories.
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