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Husky Competitive Programming Club

Northeastern’s hub for competitive programming

The Husky Competitive Programming Club is Northeastern University’s hub for competitive programming — coding fast and correct solutions to a set of problems under time and memory constraints. The group’s 20–30 members develop problem-solving and algorithmic skills, as well as hone their ability to work quickly and under pressure.

The HCPC holds its own contests and workshops; it also competes against other universities in the International Collegiate Programming Contest. ICPC teams travel to other universities to compete, and if a team wins the regional competition, they can travel to the North American Championship. In the past, HCPC has even sent a team to the World Finals in Bangladesh; there, they placed in the top 100, inducting Northeastern University into the Competitive Programming Hall of Fame.

We are the center for all things competitive programming on campus

Derek Kaplan, president

Process to join

Prospective members need to know how to code. Any language can be used, but Java, Python, and C++ are the most common in competitive programming.

Club details

Location

Boston

Degree level

Undergraduates primarily; open to graduate students

Club advisor

Huy Nguyen

Meetings

Mondays 6–7:30 p.m. in 411 Robinson

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