A contest computer at Stanford became coaching rooms, judging tables, World Finals operations, and training camps around the world. These are the places—and the people—that made the last fifteen years.
From regional contests in California and New York to World Finals across three continents, award journeys through China, and intensive training in Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
Two ICPC Challenge Championships, reconstructed from the invitations, flight confirmations, and personal photo archive.
The championship ran October 13–17, followed by the Shanghai and Hangzhou road trip through October 21. Travel was New York–Seoul–Shenzhen, returning Shanghai–Seoul–New York.
Outstanding Mentorship Award · Quatrefoil Medal
Arrived in Shanghai via Hong Kong on November 10 for the November 11–14 championship, then flew home through Seoul on November 14.
Outstanding Mentorship Award · Quatrefoil Medal, back-to-back · Outstanding Problem Advisory · Taking the Field Medal
The scoreboard is only the visible part. The lasting work happens in practice rooms, coaches’ meetings, problem reviews, long setup days, and the conversations after everyone has left the contest floor.
Competitive programming has been the constant through all of it.
Major contests, championships, World Finals, and training programs I attended, coached, judged, or helped run. Remote judging and recurring online programs are grouped separately.
Coach for ten days of intensive ICPC training at ITESO, with daily problem sets, lectures, and a final contest for Divisions B and C.
Coach · ICPC Foundation leadership
Official program ↗
Phase-one informatics training at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology for Saudi Arabia’s national Olympiad preparation program.
Trainer · KAUST
Program background ↗Coached Columbia-2 through the North America Championship and joined the event operations team.
Coach · Operations
ICPC NAC ↗
Joined the regional judging team in person after two earlier seasons of guest judging.
Guest Judge
Regional program ↗Returned as an invited mentor and problem advisor, earning a second consecutive Quatrefoil Medal and the Taking the Field Medal.
Mentor · Problem Advisor · Two awards
Directed Columbia’s contest site, coordinated volunteers, and coached the university’s teams.
Site Director · Coach
Final scoreboard ↗Chaired the Competitive Learning Institute Symposium and worked with the World Finals operations team.
CLI Symposium Chair · Operations
Returned to UCF for the championship and programming camp as part of the operations team.
Operations
2025 championship ↗Ran Columbia’s micro-sites and coached six teams; Columbia finished third among institutions.
Site Director · Coach
Regional archive ↗Joined the October 13–17 championship, then continued through Shanghai and Hangzhou on the October 18–21 road trip.
Mentor · Outstanding Mentorship Award
Coached Columbia-CU later at its second World Finals, co-chaired the CLI Symposium, and supported event operations.
Coach · CLI Co-Chair · Operations
World Finals ↗Coached Columbia to the silver medal and third place while working with the championship operations team.
Coach · Operations · Columbia: 3rd
Final scoreboard ↗
Coached Columbia-fortcoders at the 46th championship, chaired the CLI education track, and joined operations across the combined World Finals week.
Coach · CLI Education Chair · Operations
Schedule archive ↗Joined the trainer group working with championship teams in the days before NAC.
Trainer
Brought the regional to Columbia, hosted fifteen teams, coached the university delegation, and organized the site program.
Site Director · Host · Coach
First season working on site with the championship operations team.
Operations
2023 championship ↗Coached twenty-three Columbia teams in the regional—the beginning of a run that would turn into hosting and site direction.
Coach
Coached Columbia-fortcoders through the championship and qualification for the 46th World Finals.
Coach · Columbia: 8th
2022 championship ↗First Columbia coaching season: thirteen teams, a regional championship, and a path to NAC and World Finals.
Coach · Regional Champion
Moved from the contestant side of the table to coaching while beginning graduate study at MIT.
Assistant Coach · MIT
Represented Stanford in the regional contest and placed seventh.
Contestant · Stanford University
Regional archive ↗The first entry in the record: one computer, three teammates, and a ninth-place regional finish.
Contestant · Stanford University
Final standings ↗North America Qualifier judge (2022–25); Mid-Central judge and chief judge (2023–26); Southern California guest judge (2023–25); North-Central judge (2023–24); NAPC-O trainer and co-organizer (2025–present).
Judge · Chief Judge · Trainer · Co-Organizer
Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Spring 2026 camps, alongside seven editions of the Columbia University Local Contest since 2022.
Coach · Founder · Organizer
This archive will keep growing with new contests, camps, photographs, and the people who make them worth the trip.
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