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Q1:
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Only students are allowed to code?
Can Professors also code?
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A1:
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All members in a team can code.
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Q2:
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Do we need to attempt all 3
problems? Can we choose only one
problem?
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A2:
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Each problem is handled
independently. You can register one
or more problems.
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Q3:
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How many people form a team?
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A3:
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For each team, the number of team
members is not restricted.
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Q4:
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Can we change target problem(s),
add/remove members and/or advisors?
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A4:
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No. You are not allowed to change
target problem(s), add/remove
members and/or advisors after
successful registeration.
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Q5:
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How can we send our solver to you?
via Email?
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A5:
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We will set up an FTP server. All
submissions should be done via ftp.
The detailed requirement for
submission will be announced
later.
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Q6:
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Is it possible to work on a
different platform, such as on the
Windows OS?
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A6:
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It depends on each problem. Almost
all submissions will be evaluated on
the Linux platform. You may develop
your tool under Windows OS, but you
must port it to Linux before
submission. Otherwise, your
submission will be considered as
failure.
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Q7:
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Could we cite a paper that is
accepted but not published yet?
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A7:
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The contestants can refer to a paper
that is accepted but not published
yet. Typically, the contestants need
not to submit any document to
describe their algorithm. The
contestants only need to submit
their program code.
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Q8:
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What needs to be submitted for each
problem?
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A8:
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Basically, the contestants should
upload two files: (1) a binary
executable file; and (2) a README
file (a text file to describe how to
run your program). However,
depending on the problems, you may
be asked to submit additional files
for the evaluation.
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Q9:
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How can we upload the files for a
contestant problem?
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A9:
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After you make the registration, you
will receive the instructions
(including the registration number
and the password) for uploading the
files.
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Q10:
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Are the monetary awards only for the
students?
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A10:
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Yes. The recipients of monetary
award must be students.
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Q11:
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What is alpha and beta test
submission?
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A11:
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Before your final program
submission, we provide an alpha test
and a beta test for your programs.
The alpha and beta tests help you
verify the correctness and
performances of your programs which
will be executed in our evaluation
environment. We will provide you the
evaluation results of each test.
Based on them, you can further
improve your programs before the
final program submission.
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Q12:
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Can the advisor be the primary
contact?
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A12:
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It's okay. Please put the message
that "The advisor will be the
primary contact" in the Remark field
of the registration form.
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Q13:
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What programming languages can we
use?
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A13:
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Basically, the contestants can
freely use any programming language
(unless there is a limitation in the
problem description). However, the
contestants themselves must make
sure their binary codes can run on
our test machines.
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Q14:
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Are only students allowed? Or may be
engineers from industry?
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A14:
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The contest is open to any
multi-person team worldwide.
However, the monetary awards are
only for students. In other words,
the recipient of the monetary award
must be a student. If a team is
formed only by industry engineers,
the team cannot receive the monetary
award.
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Q15:
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If we do not submit files in the
alpha test, are we still qualified
to submit files for the beta
test?
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A15:
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Yes. Even you do not submit files in
the alpha test, you can still submit
files in the beta and final tests.
The alpha and beta tests are only
for your own references. The contest
awards will be given based on the
evaluation of your final
submissions.
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