Algorithm Competition Winter Camp 2023
As we say goodbye to the Fall semester and welcome the Spring, our 5th Algorithm Competition Winter Camp is over with both new faces and a challenging, yet full of fun week.
265 students applied to the camp. Out of them 198 participants signed up for a 72-hour qualification round and sent a total of 6600 submissions!
We provided a meeting environment by bringing together 55 participants from 8 universities.In this way, a one-week algorithm journey turned into a shared and enjoyable one for them. Among our participants from Middle East Technical University, Hacettepe University, Bilkent University, Istanbul Technical University, Boğaziçi University, Yıldız Technical University, Ankara University, and Eskişehir Technical University were both community members and new members who were warmly welcomed by our algorithm community.
Our algorithm team and guides, Serra Bozkurt, Ömer Faruk Özkan, Berke Dönmez, Melih Akpınar, Emin Ersüs, Kerim Kochekov, Oğuzhan Özçelik, Hasan Bal, Aybala Karakaya, Atakan Yaşar and Orhan Uysal have prepared a curriculum for the entire camp for three levels, advanced, intermediate, and foundation. Throughout the week, they gave lectures and prepared many questions for our participants to solve. Thanks to their effort, we owe the quality of education to our beloved guides.
Guide Team
Aybala Karakaya Bilkent University, Computer Engineering, Guide of Winter Camp’23
“The camp was amazing. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of cool people and share my knowledge. It was great to see so many algorithm enthusiasts together!”
ACWC’23 At a glance:
Our camp was held in Beykoz Kundura from January 23 to 29. Despite the cold weather, our participants found many activities in the building. We also held many tournaments such as table tennis, chess, and wordle.
To share the experience, we had an interview session with our algorithm team and guides Serra Bozkurt, Ömer Faruk Özkan, Aybala Karakaya, Melih Akpınar ve Hasan Bal, where our algorithm enthusiasts learned about company interviews and the type of the algorithm problems asked during them. In addition, the resumes of some of our participants were reviewed and an interactive discussion session was held.
The Interview Session
Alihan Sağöz Hacettepe University, Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Participant of Winter Camp’23
“It was an amazing week where more than 50 people with the same purpose were together, motivating each other and having fun together. I wish it didn't end. If it happens a hundred times, I'll participate a hundred times.”
After a week of intensive training, during which many tasks were solved, the day of the final contest came for the participants; while the participants of our advanced group competed individually, the foundation and intermediate groups competed in teams of 2.
The Final Contest
Here are the top coders of inzva Algorithm Winter Camp 2023!
Foundation Group
After the contentious final contest, the winner team "alpoleague", Furkan Doğmuş and Halil Alperen Gözeten, solved 4/7 questions. Furkan Aslan and Berk Açıkel, "eldritch truth", became the team that settled in the runner up ranking by solving 3/7 questions. You can check the leaderboard here.
Intermediate Group
In the intermediate group, the winner team "Binary Sıfatül-Eşgal", Ali Cevat Erçal and Alp Eren Yalcin, solved 3/7 questions. Ramazan İlker Ateş and Işıl Su Karakuzu, “manidar”, became the second team by solving 3/7 questions. You can check the leaderboard here.
Advanced Group
Hüseyin Burak Gürdal became the winner of the final contest of the advanced group by solving 5/7 questions, which we held our breath while watching the leaderboard.
Our two participants solved 4/7 questions, and it was Ümit Sevinçler who took second place in the final contest with a narrow margin. Muti Kara, the 3rd name of the advanced group, won the final prize. You can check out the leaderboard here.
All participants of this camp are now a part of the inzva algorithm community, and became inzva Algorithm Competition Winter Camp 2023 Alumni.
Hope to reunite in Algorithm Competition Summer Camp 2023!
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