Computer science students dominate 1st regional coding olympics

Details: Written by Marianne C. Bayron; Published: 27 October 2023

After winning all major top awards of the first-ever Eastern Visayas Coding Olympics (EVCO), four teams from the Department of Computer Science and Technology (DCST) were hailed as the Best Performing Teams in the province of Leyte.

This year’s pioneering coding olympics was organized by the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE) Eastern Visayas on October 23, 2023.

EVCO is a programming competition composed of two categories, namely C and Java Programming Language to challenge students on their problem-solving skills, algorithmic proficiency, and programming skills.

The coding contest was competed between groups of undergraduate students from 20 member institutions of PSITE, such as VSU.

For the two categories of EVCO, VSU placed 1st and 2nd in both competitions, respectively, which marked a history for VSU DCST.

The winning teams of the C Programming Category were Team PiptiPipti (1st Place) composed of Jose Rafael S. Matienzo, Steve Francis King C. Pada, and Clyde Xavier S. Salar; and Team C-Matatag (2nd Place) consisting of Vaughn Cedric L. Araneta, Michael Cye R. Salem, and Nietzchan Jake G. Lelis.

Meanwhile, Team Compilers namely John Lazir A. Cañada, John Rhuel C. Laurente, and Conwell Ardin L. Maraya, also bagged 6th place in the same category.

For the Java Programming Category, the Big-O Team comprised of Andrae Paul M. Naval, Xyryz O. Patagnan, Keith Derreck C. Valdeo won first place; and Team Rocket constituting Bea Erin Angel L. Ramirez, Josua S. Falguera, and Hanz Felix P. Tumulak hailed as second placer.

A cash prize of Php 5,000 will be given to the first placers and Php 2,500 for the second. #ProudViscan winners will also receive medals and certificates, along with their cash incentives.

The VSU team was proudly coached and mentored by Mr. Jomari Joseph A. Barrera, a faculty member from DCST. With this newest achievement, the department hopes to inspire more students to pursue computer science and information technology careers.