On November 8, 2026, four teams from The Boston University Department of Computer Science competed at the 2026 ICPC North America East Division Regional Contest.
In 2025, BU teams solved 9/14 problems and got 3rd place in the regional contest, advancing to nationals. This year, BU secured 5th place, behind MIT, Harvard, Northeastern and Brown.
BUCS’s 2026 ICPC Teams
Twenty-two teams competed in the 2026 ICPC North America East Division Regional Contest. BUCS competed with four teams.
The Sirs BerusBU’s top performing team, solved 7 of the 14 problems presented, ending with a 9th place team rank. Team members included Luis Francisco Carvalho (CAS ’28), Jay Patel (CAS ’26), and Filippo Nicolai (CAS ’27).
LinearizabilityBU’s second-best performing team, solved 6 of the 14 problems presented, ending with an 11th place team rank. Team members included Hoang Anh Vu (CAS ’27), Alice Fair (CAS ’27), and Bivan Prajapati (CAS ’28).
Jina-ric Algorithms, BU’s third-best performing team, solved 4 of the 14 problems presented, ending with an 15th place team rank. Team members included Park’s wife (CAS ’30), Fangying Zhong (CAS ’29), and Runbin Zhou (CAS ’27).
Penguin’s going to win like we’re peng-winBU’s fourth-best performing team, solved 3 of the 14 problems presented, ending with an 17th place team rank. Team members included Thun Jirachaisri (CAS ’30), Justin Jiawei Li (CAS ’27), and Saniya Qureshi (CAS ’29).
Final rankings can be found here.
Source: www.bu.edu
