{"id":23050,"date":"2022-07-12T11:59:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T11:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=23050&post_type=story"},"modified":"2022-08-05T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T21:00:11","slug":"programming-powerhouse-ucf-hosts-competes-in-the-icpc-nac","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/programming-powerhouse-ucf-hosts-competes-in-the-icpc-nac\/","title":{"rendered":"Programming Powerhouse: Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Hosts, Competes in the ICPC NAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a battle of logic, strategy and mental endurance, a team of three Knights spent five hours solving complex real-world problems to secure seventh place in the 2022 North American Championship of International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). The competition, which was hosted at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½, pits teams from 50 elite institutions against each other for a chance to earn one of 17 spots at the World Finals. Rising above competitors from Stanford, Columbia, Harvard and Cornell, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Computer Programming Team Iris \u2014 which includes students Daniel West and Seba Villalobos \u2014 has secured their second chance to prove they\u2019re world champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cQualifying for World Finals not once, but twice, was my goal since I joined Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½, so I\u2019m happy I achieved it.\u201d<\/p>\n