USC Programming Contest
Spring 2017 USC Programming Contest
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 - Advertising Revenue | Zexia Zhang | Sriram Somasundaram | revenue.cpp | revenue.in | revenue.out |
| B - Voter Depression | no solution | no solution | depress.cpp | depress.in | depress.out |
| C - Tracking Fake News | Hardik Goyal | Nitin Surana | tracking.cpp | tracking.in | tracking.out |
| D - Creating Fake News | Run Xia | no solution | creating.cpp | creating.in | creating.out |
| E - Bot Or Not | Jingyun Yang | Hemant Kunda | botornot.cpp | botornot.in | botornot.out |
| F - Nothing But The Truth | Ronald Yu | no solution | truth.cpp | truth.in | truth.out |
Results
There were 27 participants. All students solved at least one problem, 21 solved at least two problems, 11 solved at least 3, 4 solved 4.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run Xia (CS MS) | 4 | 365 |
| 2 | Ronald Yu (CS MS) | 4 | 374 |
| 3 | Jingyun Yang (CS Freshman) | 4 | 469 |
| 4 | Mark Klein (CS Freshman) | 4 | 540 |
The complete final standings are also available.
Cash prizes for the top participants, food, T-shirts for everyone, swgas, etc. were provided thanks to our sponsors Facebook, Google, Northrop Grumman, Qualcomm and SDL. Computer games for many participants were also donated by Electronic Arts.
We would like to thank VSoE for making the labs available for the contest. David Kempe wrote the problem set. Yu Cheng and Ruixin Qiang provided standard solutions and test cases. Yuehui Wang worked as a contest judge. Michael Shindler hosted the ceremony.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure.
