Thursday 3 October 2024

Meta Hacker Cup 2024

Hacker Cup is Meta's annual open programming competition. Open to participants around the world, we invite you to apply problem-solving and algorithmic coding skills to advance through each year’s online rounds, win prizes, and have a chance to make it to the global finals and win the grand prize.

The top 2,000 participants in Round 2 will win a shirt. If you qualify for Round 3 and finish in the top 200, you'll win a shirt with a top-200 badge on the sleeve instead of the normal shirt.
Just like last year, t-shirts can be claimed from your Hacker Cup Profile after we have finished plagiarism checks for the Round 3 (or after we have finished plagiarism checks for Round 2 if you didn't qualify for Round 3 and have no chance of winning a top-200 shirt).

Cash prizes for the Final Round are as follows (all prizes in USD):
1st: $20,000
2nd: $10,000
3rd: $5,000
4th: $3,000
5th: $1,000
6th - 10th: $500
11th - 15th: $300
16th - 25th: $200

Human Track - What's the structure of the contest?

The 2024 season of Hacker Cup will take place over 5 rounds:
Practice Round (Fri. Sept 20th, 10am Pacific — Mon. Sep. 23th, 10am Pacific)
Round 1 (Sat. Oct. 5th, 10am — 1pm Pacific)
Round 2 (Sat. Oct. 19th, 10am — 1pm Pacific)
Round 3 (Sat. Nov. 2nd, 10am — 1pm Pacific)
Final Round (Sat. Dec. 7th, 6am — 10am, Online)

Sign up here

Thursday 19 September 2024

Japan Trip (Tokyo, Nikko, Kyoto, Osaka) 12 to 18 Sep




Si Yuan doing a Student Exchange in Tokyo

Staying at Nikko

Wearing Yukata with Obi (belt)

Three Wise Monkeys of Tōshōgū Shrine – Nikko


Nikko Natural Science Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum

Ikoma Cable Car

Private Onsen


Kyoto International Manga Museum

Glico Man

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan


Osaka Cup Noodles Museum

Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park

Nara Park Deer Feeding





Kegon Falls


Friday 6 September 2024

IOI 2024 Results




Below from Live Scoreboard. Notice all 4 members from China team have Gold ranking in the live scoreboard, but in the final results, China team won 2 Gold and 1 Silver.



I am inclined to believe the China team did not cheat. But they should not have brought mobile phones into the contest area.

IOI 2024 Singapore Team Results:
Silver - Yaw Chur Zhe, HCI Year 6
Silver - Brian Xiao Boyang, RI Year 2
Bronze - Kang Yiming, RI Year 6 
Bronze - Sun Beichen, HCI Year 5 

Saturday 31 August 2024

SMO 2024 Top 10 Results

SMO JUNIOR

1. BRIAN XIAO BOYANG RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
1. ZHANG CHANGJUN RAFFLES INSTITUTION
3. GAO YUXIANG LUCAS HWA CHONG INSTITUTION 
3. WANG YI RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
5. RYKER XU HAOHAN HWA CHONG INSTITUTION
6. PARIN SHARMA NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
7. CHEN JIAQI HWA CHONG INSTITUTION 
7. YONG SIU HEI NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
9. WANG YAN LI, LUKE ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT) 
10. WU YIKUN RAFFLES INSTITUTION

SMO SENIOR

1. YANG YIHAN RAFFLES INSTITUTION
2. AKASH THIAGARAJAN NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
3. SUN WENYUAN RAFFLES INSTITUTION
4. CHAN CHEE HOW RYAN NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
4. CHANDRANSHU NANDA NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
6. GAO ZIXIANG NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
7. XIA JIAHAO RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
8. ZHEN MINGYUAN HWA CHONG INSTITUTION
8. LUO XINDI RAFFLES GIRLS’ SCHOOL (SECONDARY)
10. NGUYEN TIEN MINH NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
10. YUAN YIXIANG (MIKE) GAN ENG SENG SCHOOL 

SMO OPEN

1. AKASH THIAGARAJAN NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
2. DREW MICHAEL TERREN RAMIREZ NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
3. BRIAN XIAO BOYANG RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
4. YANG YIHAN RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
5. ZENG MINGHAO RAFFLES INSTITUTION
5. ZHAO YAOQI HWA CHONG INSTITUTION 
7. TEY YI XIANG HWA CHONG INSTITUTION
8. PEH YAN XI RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
8. SUN WENYUAN RAFFLES INSTITUTION 
10. RAPHAEL TENG ZHI XIANG NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
10. YU QINXI RAFFLES INSTITUTION

Sunday 25 August 2024

2025 Informatics Olympiad Training, Road To NOI 2025

This is posted on behalf of Mr. Tran. 

Mr. Tran is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Computing in Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS). With 5.5 years of experience in competitive programming, he has achieved the following:

  • Silver Medalist at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2022

  • Highest Score, 1st Place at the Vietnam Olympiad in Informatics (VOI) 2022

  • Silver Medalist (7th Place) at the 2023 International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Asia Hue City Regional Contest

  • Co-First Prize at the 2022 International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Asia Ho Chi Minh City Regional Contest

In addition to personal accomplishments, Mr. Tran is passionate about teaching and mentoring others in competitive programming. For nearly 3 years, Mr. Tran has guided several Informatics Olympiad teams in Vietnam, leading to significant successes:

  • 1 Silver Medalist at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2023

  • 1 Silver Medalist at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2023

  • 2 First Prizes at the Vietnam Olympiad in Informatics (VOI) 2023

  • 4 Second Prizes at the Vietnam Olympiad in Informatics (VOI) 2023

  • Numerous other APIO participants and VOI Third Prizes

For nearly 1 year, Mr. Tran has also opened 2024 Informatics Olympiad Training Course, training students in Singapore, helping them achieve remarkable results:

  • 1 Bronze Medalist at the 2024 European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI)

  • 2 APIO Participants in 2024

  • 2 Gold Medalists at the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) 2024

  • 2 Silver Medalists at the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) 2024

  • 1 Bronze Medalist at the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) 2024

Mr. Tran will open 2025 Informatics Olympiad Training Course, with classes limited to small groups of 2 to 4 students, specifically designed for those preparing for the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) 2025. Whether you're aiming to sharpen your algorithmic thinking or striving to compete at the highest levels in NOI, ICPC, and other contests, this course will equip you with the tools and techniques needed to excel. 

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Registration form

More information on 2025 Informatics Olympiad Training Course

If you are interested, please fill out the registration form and contact Mr. Tran via WhatsApp 89371076


Saturday 24 August 2024

Tanglin Halt Courtyard BTO

Tanglin Halt Courtyard is nestled between Commonwealth Drive and Tanglin Halt Road, and located on the site of the former Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre. The project presents a 48-storey residential block seamlessly integrated with a range of amenities. These include a 2-storey market and hawker centre with a roof garden, a polyclinic, a preschool, and a residents’ network centre. Offered under the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model, this project comes with 251 units of 2-room Flexi and 4-room flats. 




Sunday 18 August 2024

International Olympiad in AI (IOAI) 2024 Singapore Team Results



Two teams of students from Singapore have won Gold medals at the first-ever International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), held at the city of Burgas in Bulgaria this year from 9 to 15 August.

The IOAI is a STEM-focused competition aimed at inspiring, developing, and promoting the best students in AI globally. NTU is the national level organising body and country coordinator for IOAI in partnership with AI Singapore.

Participants are tested on their AI know-how in a Scientific Round which emphasises problem-solving skills that are highly sought after in scientific research. This year’s focus is on Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning, and Computer Vision using real-world datasets.

Following the Scientific Round, participants then took part in a hands-on Practical Round involving the generation of image and video visualisations using AI tools.

Both Singapore teams took home two out of the four available Gold medals in the Scientific Round, beating out over 40 teams from across the world competing in the Olympiad.

The first team comprises students Shah Mahir Hitesh (NUS High School), Kabir Jain (NUS High School), Ng Shi Yu (Temasek Polytechnic), and Wang Zerui (NUS High School).

Members of the second team are Chong Jia Shuo (Nanyang Polytechnic), Lam Eu Ler (NUS High School), Wang Jiayu (NUS High School), and Glenn Wu (Singapore Polytechnic).

Under the guidance of Professor Luke Ong, Vice President (AI & Digital Economy) and Dean of the College of Computing & Data Science (CCDS), NTU conducted the initial selection test at end April, and led the training programme, final team selection, and consultation sessions over the period from May to early August.

More than 60 students from 11 tertiary institutions went through the selection process before the final eight were selected. The students underwent comprehensive AI training sessions and consultations with NTU faculty, postgraduate students and research staff over the last three months.

Leading the two student teams are Associate Professor Cheong Kang Hao, who holds a joint appointment at NTU’s School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences and CCDS, and Senior Lecturer Dr Huang Shell Ying from CCDS.

The trainers of the Singapore IOAI teams are Assistant Professors Alvin Chan, Liu Ziwei, Luu Anh Tuan, and Wang Wenya from CCDS. 

Sunday 11 August 2024

IChO 2024 and IBO 2024 Singapore Teams Results

The 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) was hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 21 to 30 July. 
 
IChO 2024 Singapore Team Results 
Gold - Mozereeuw Luc Martin Linus, NUSH
Silver - Lo Sze Ee Josher, NUSH
Silver - Vanisha Agrawal, NUSH
Silver - Li Lingbo, HCI


The 35th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) was hosted by Astana, Kazakhstan, from 7 to 14 July. 

IBO 2024 Singapore Team Results 
Gold - Jared Ng Sheng Zuo, NUSH
Gold - Anselmo Klement Chua, RI
Silver - Ng Zi Xuan, NUSH
Silver - Quah Xiao Wei, RI