{"id":23050,"date":"2022-07-12T11:59:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T11:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=23050&#038;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: UCF Hosts, Competes in the ICPC NAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 UCF, 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, UCF 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<blockquote class=\"blockquote\"><p>\u201cQualifying for World Finals not once, but twice, was my goal since I joined UCF, so I\u2019m happy I achieved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer\">\u2014 <strong>Sharon Barak \u201921 \u201922MS<\/strong>, UCF Computer Programming Team Iris captain<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span class=\"display-4\" style=\"color: #bd9a36;\">550<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nHours Team Iris has spent practicing since last year\u2019s competition<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"display-4\" style=\"color: #bd9a36;\">150<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nStudents who competed in teams of three in the 2022 ICPC North American Championship<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"display-4\" style=\"color: #bd9a36;\">11<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nConsecutive years UCF has advanced to the ICPC World Finals<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-preview\" data-video-id=\"P592anEwc3o\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item overflow-hidden\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/P592anEwc3o\/sddefault.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Video Preview\"\n                    class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#FF0000\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon points=\"25,18 25,46 46,32\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Play video<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_23309\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-23309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2.jpg\" alt=\"Computer programming students competing the Pegasus Ballroom\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-515x343.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-2-190x127.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p class=\"figure-caption\">UCF hosted 150 of the nation&#8217;s best computer programming students \u2014 including three Knights \u2014 in the Student Union&#8217;s Pegasus Ballroom for the competition.<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_23310\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-23310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3.jpg\" alt=\"UCF programming students competing in the Pegasus Ballroom during the competition.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-515x343.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2022\/07\/peg-fa22-NAC-3-190x127.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p class=\"figure-caption\">Daniel West (left), <strong>Sharon Barak \u201921 \u201922MS  <\/strong>(center) and Seba Villalobos (right) competed as Team Iris in the ICPC North American Championship.<\/p><\/div>\n<hr 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