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IEEEXtreme 18.0 Programming Competition 2024

Our PhD students GAO Yixiong and ZHENG Shangkun along with BSc Computer Science student YAN Yachao, under the supervision of Prof LI Minming and Prof CHEUNG Ray, have secured the 1^st place among all teams from Hong Kong and ranked 13^th worldwide in the 2024 IEEEXtreme 18.0 Programming Competition.

IEEEXtreme is a prestigious global challenge where IEEE student member teams compete for 24 hours to solve complex programming problems.  The IEEEXtreme 18.0, which commenced on 26 October 2024, saw participation from 19,916 students and 8,793 teams, representing the top universities from 75 countries and regions worldwide.  Despite the intense demands of the competition, our team demonstrated exceptional perseverance and skill, achieving this impressive outcome.

Awards in the 49th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)

Our PhD students GAO Yixiong and ZHENG Shangkun together with BSc Computer Science students YAN Yachao, HONG Chenhao, GAO Liyou, WANG Fan, WONG Ka Wa, CHOI Kui Wang and YANG Hans Ericson, under the supervision of Prof LI Minming, Prof HUANG Jun, Prof QIU Junqiao, Prof ZUO Jinhang and Dr LEE Kenneth, have secured multiple awards in the 49th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). 

The ICPC drew hundreds of universities and thousands of contestants each year.  With our team’s exceptional algorithmic programming and problem-solving skills, they managed to distinguish themselves and won the following: -

2024 ICPC Asia Hangzhou Regional Contest on 9 Nov 2024
- Gold Medal
·     Contestants: GAO Yixiong, ZHENG Shangkun, and YAN Yachao

2024 ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest (Xi'an) on 27 Dec 2024
- Silver Medal
·     Contestants: GAO Yixiong, ZHENG Shangkun, and YAN Yachao

2024 ICPC Asia Shenyang Regional Contest on 23 Nov 2024
- Silver Medal
·     Contestants: GAO Yixiong, ZHENG Shangkun, and YAN Yachao

2024 ICPC Asia Hangzhou Regional Contest on 9 Nov 2024
- Bronze Medal
·     Contestants: HONG Chenhao, GAO Liyou, and WANG Fan

2024 ICPC Asia Kunming Regional Contest on 30 Nov 2024
- Bronze Medal
·     Contestants: WONG Ka Wa, CHOI Kui Wang, and YANG Hans Ericson

2024 ICPC Asia Hong Kong Regional Contest on 21 Dec 2024
- Bronze Medal
·     Contestants: WONG Ka Wa, CHOI Kui Wang, and YANG Hans Ericson