Özyeğin University Students Achieved Yet Another International Success in IEEEXtreme Programming Competition

Özyeğin University students completed yet another successful run at the 18th IEEEXtreme Programming Competition, organized annually by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on October 26, 2024. This year’s competition saw the participation of 8,793 teams worldwide, with 110 teams representing Türkiye, including 11 teams from Özyeğin University.

Participants were challenged with various programming problems across multiple disciplines and varying complexities within 24 hours, with their algorithmic skills put to a rigorous test. Remarkably, two teams from Özyeğin University ranked among the top five teams from Türkiye. The team OZUTB, with the individual participation of Turgay Bulut, claimed 4th place in Türkiye and 526th in the overall ranking. OzUGARBAGECOLLECTOR, composed of Emir Tarık Arıcı, Nurkan Fatih Altunel and Hüseyin Acemli, secured 5th place in Türkiye and 574th overall. Additionally, the team OzUruk, consisting of Utku Ayaz Akkaş, Olcay Aras, and Enes Mahmut Kulak, achieved sixth place in Türkiye and ranked 591st overall.

The competition at Özyeğin University was supported by the Faculty of Engineering and proctored by Assoc. Prof. Emre Sefer and Prof. Hasan Sözer from the Department of Computer Science, along with Asst. Prof. Hamza Makhamreh from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In addition, Efe Ayçakmak, Nazlı Çiçek Özbek, Barış Karaboğa, and Egemen Yorulmaz from the IEEE Özyeğin University Student Branch collaborated with the proctors to ensure the event’s smooth execution.

For more information: https://ieeextreme.org