USC Programming Contest
Fall 2013 USC Programming Contest (5 October 2013)
Problems
The problems are available as a PDF document. The table below contains sample solutions programmed by participants during the contest, as well as the input data and correct solutions used by the judges.
| Problem | C/C++ solution | Java solution | Judges' solution | Input | Correct Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A - The Friend of My Enemy... | Yung Keong Yap | Tobias Lee | enemy.cpp | enemy.in | enemy.out |
| B - Call Me Back, Please! | no solution | no solution | callback.cpp | callback.in | callback.out |
| C - Suspicious Orders | Ehsan Emamjomeh-Zadeh | Douglass Chen | orders.cpp | orders.in | orders.out |
| D - Code Breakers | Zhiyi Xu | no solution | codebreakers.cpp | codebreakers.in | codebreakers.out |
| E - Privacy Loss | Jun Chen | Haoyu Huang | privacy.cpp | privacy.in | privacy.out |
| F - E-Mail Snooping | Helder Faria e Dias | Wilson Yeh | email.cpp | email.in | email.out |
Results
There were 57 participants. 41 students solved at least one problem, 17 solved at least two problems, 8 students solved at least 3 problems, 5 students solved at least 4 problems, and 2 students solved 5 problems. The top five participants were the following.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruixin Qiang (CS PhD) | 5 | 513 |
| 2 | Zhiyi Xu (CS MS) | 5 | 848 |
| 3 | Ehsan Emamjomeh-Zadeh (CS PhD) | 4 | 393 |
| 4 | Jun Chen (CS MS) | 4 | 575 |
| 5 | Douglass Chen (CECS Sophomore) | 4 | 703 |
The complete final standings are also available.
Cash prizes for the top participants, food, T-shirts for everyone, etc. were provided thanks to our sponsors Bloomberg, Qualcomm, Vivantech and Google. Computer games and swags for many participants were also donated by Electronic Arts and Microsoft.
We would like to thank VSoE for making the labs available for the contest. David Kempe wrote the problem set. Zheng Cao, Darryl deWeese, Noel Overkamp and Yu Cheng developed sample solutions and judge's test data. Yu Cheng, Jing Huang, Siyu Yue and David Kempe worked as contest judge. Jing Huang and Yu Cheng helped with all aspects of preparation, registration and ordering food. We would also like to thank our volunteer Chandler Baker, Krishna Bharadwaj and Ho Yee Cheung who helped running the contest.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure (photo credit: Chandler Baker).
