All Korean Delegates Win Medals at International Olympiad in Informatics: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

375 Students from 92 Countries Compete; Two Korean Students Win Gold Medals
Korean-Submitted "Tiling Game" and "Partition" Selected as Official Problems

All four Korean student representatives won medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), where talented young people from around the world compete in programming skills.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity announced on the 19th that at the 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from August 9 to 16, the Korean delegation won two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal.

Commemorative photo of the Korean delegation. From the left: Sungyul Kim, Minchan Jeong, Jaewoo Byun, Seungmin Yang, student Jaewon Son, and deputy head Inbok Lee. Provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

This year's competition featured 375 students from 92 countries. From Korea, Minchan Jung, a third-year student at the Korea Science Academy of KAIST, and Seungmin Yang, a third-year student at Seondeok High School, won gold medals. Jaewoo Byun, a third-year student at Gyeonggi Science High School, received a silver medal, and Jaewon Son, a second-year student at Seoul Science High School, received a bronze medal.

The International Olympiad in Informatics was conducted over two days, with students solving three computer programming problems per day for five hours each, amounting to a total of six problems. The maximum score was 600 points, with 100 points allocated per problem.

This year, the six problems spanned a variety of fields, including tree structures, optimal matching, and complexity theory, with topics such as "Marble Machine," "Memorial Tower," "Tiling Game," "Partition," "Magic City," and "Classroom Game." Problems are selected from submissions by participating countries, and this year Korea submitted two of the selected problems—"Tiling Game" and "Partition." The remaining problems were proposed by Japan, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Sungyul Kim, Head of the Korean Olympiad in Informatics Committee and professor at Konkuk University, said, "I am very pleased that all members of the Korean delegation received awards and achieved outstanding results at the competition. I am proud of the passion and skill demonstrated by our representative students on the global stage, and I look forward to their continued achievements."

Following the International Olympiad in Informatics, the Korean delegation will also participate in the International Earth Science Olympiad from August 20 to 27, the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics from September 25 to October 5, and the International Junior Science Olympiad from December 2 to 9.

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