{"id":146784,"date":"2025-05-15T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=146784"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:18:03","slug":"ucf-hosts-prestigious-battle-of-the-brains-computer-programming-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-hosts-prestigious-battle-of-the-brains-computer-programming-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Hosts Prestigious \u2018Battle of the Brains\u2019 Computer Programming Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

A UCF computer programming competition team, UCF OrElse, will join more than 50 others from colleges around the U.S. and Canada in the nation\u2019s most prestigious computer programming contest. The teams will showcase their exceptional talents to leading employers May 22-26.<\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a> will host the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) North America Championship. Known as the \u201cBattle of Brains,\u201d this annual competition challenges participants to solve complex algorithmic and logic problems by writing precise computer programs, all within a five-hour contest.<\/p>\n

With talented students highly recruited by leading employers, UCF has a strong track record of success in the event, advancing to the world finals in 12 of the past 13 years.<\/p>\n

UCF will host the competition, which will be in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union, for the fourth consecutive year. Teams from top institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Stanford University, will showcase their technical prowess and compete for a spot among the top 16 teams who will advance to the ICPC World Finals Aug. 31- Sept. 5 in Baku, Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n

The 2025 ICPC North America Championship (NAC) is sponsored by trading firm Jane Street, software developer JetBrains, the National Security Agency, investment manager Citadel Securities, Jump Trading, Hudson River Trading and Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society, and by UCF leadership partner, Bev Seay. \u200bSponsors will have the opportunity to meet with these future leaders throughout the week, including a career fair to showcase their offerings for employment. \u200bThe NAC also offers a unique programming camp in the three days leading up to the championship. This North America Programming Camp (NAPC) provides attending teams with invaluable practice time, guided by a group of world-class trainers who have either coached world finalists or competed on the global stage themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cUCF is honored to host this year\u2019s ICPC North America Championship on our campus and welcome 52 teams from some of the most prestigious institutions across the country. We are also excited about the upcoming North America Programming Camp, bringing together the nation\u2019s top coaches as they help teams prepare for the world finals,\u201d says Michael Georgiopoulos, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. \u201cParticipants should be proud of their accomplishments and take advantage of the opportunity to refine their skills and learn advanced strategies throughout the event. I encourage all participants to take the time to interact with each other, exchange ideas and, most importantly, have fun! Good luck to all the teams competing.\u201d<\/p>\n