International Collegiate Programming Contest

Introduction

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is a multitier, team-based, programming competition. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious programming contests in the world. The contest is open to university students from around the world. The contest is a great opportunity for students to showcase their programming skills and compete against other students from around the world.

Levels of Competition

• Local Contests

• Regional Contests

• Reginal Championships

• World Finals

Contest Format

• Teams of three students

• Five-hour contest

• 8-12 problems

ICPC at UWF

• Hosted by the CS department and assisted by the ACM student chapter

• Participated in the Southeast USA Regional Contest

• UWF Teams have performed well in D2 in the past

Upcoming Contests at UWF

• Nov. 16, 2024

ICPC Resources

• ICPC Official Website

• Kattis for official practice problems

ICPC Preparation

• GitHub Repositories

  • https://github.com/BedirT/ACM-ICPC-Preparation

  • https://github.com/buckeye-cn/ACM_ICPC_Materials

• Online Judges

  • LeetCode: problems, discussions, and learning resources

  • CodeChef: problems, and learning resources

  • CodeForces

  • TopCoder

• Textbook for references

  • Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen, etc.

  • Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick, etc.

  • Competitive Programming 3 by Steven Halim