The School of Computing at Coventry University – Egypt Branch, hosted at The Knowledge Hub (TKH) Universities, ranks among the best 5% in the IEEEXtreme 18.0 International Programming Competition.
Talk about problem-solving intertwined with math and coding? Well, we’ve got for you IEEEXtreme 18.0 Hackathon, a 24-hour intensive competitive programming contest to design and code smart solutions to real-life challenges. Equipped with their coffees, notes, and laptops and proctored by Prof. Aziz Barbar and Assistant Lecturer Karim ElDebassy, 27 students grouped in 9 teams, all IEEE members and part of the IEEE – TKH Student branch, have participated in the competition by staying overnight on campus through the weekend.
Team Breakdown:
- Team #1: Jonkler
- Ali Zaghloul
- Abdelrahman Suliman
- Ibrahim Nassar
- Team #2: ShawermaBytes
- Seif Salama
- Malik Babiker
- Mostafa Osh
- Team #3: ApexCoders
- Ahmed Mohamed
- Noor ElHemaly
- Jana Baraka
- Team #4: Megamare
- Hashim Khalifa
- Youssef Afifi
- Hosam Hassan
- Team #5: JJZ
- Jerial ElDeeb
- Zeina Abdelgawad
- Jana Gaballah
- Team #6: Rawtar
- Youssef Badawy
- Amgad Youssef
- Youssef Taha
- Team #7: AlgorithmicAvengers
- Noureldien Abdelsadek
- Arwa Abo ElAmayem
- Bilal ElDeeb
- Team #8: ByteMe123
- Mostafa Abd ElMeguid
- Yosra Matar
- Marwan ElAshry
- Team #9: WireSharkz
- Fatima AlZahraa
- Noura Moussa
- Ahmed Ali
All teams had their hard work paid off by finishing in the top 5% to 20% worldwide. Team AlgorithmicAvengers, composed of Bilal ElDeeb, Arwa Abo ElAmayem, and Noureldien Abdelsadek, and Team ApexCoders, composed of Jana Baraka, Ahmed Mohamed, and Noor ElHemaly, were ranked among the best 5% worldwide.
Congratulations AlgorithmicAvengers and ApexCoders and all participating Computing and Engineering students at Coventry University – Egypt Branch!
Special thanks as well go to students Omar Abdelhafez and Mohamed Habak, who are leading the IEEE – TKH student branch, for their outstanding support!
