BracU_Crows Bag the Champions Trophy at KUET Inter-University Programming Contest
The new year begins with a sense of pride for the BracU_Crows as they win the Miaki presents KUET Inter-University Programming Contest (IUPC) at the BITFEST 2025 3rd KUET CSE National Fest held on 5th January 2025. BracU_Crows is Brac University’s Contest Programming Team, which previously participated in national-level contests for almost 2 years. The team consists of MD Mazed Hossain (Senior, CSE), Ruhan Habib (Senior, CSE,) and Arman Ferdous (Junior, CSE). They individually have over 8 years of experience participating in such contests at home and abroad.
BracU_Crows went to the top, defeating teams like DU_Primordius of the University of Dhaka and SUST Fanatics of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in the Mock and Final rounds held on the grounds of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology(KUET). Solving many rounds faster than the other 159 teams, their collective efforts combined with the experience of their previous contests took them to the zenith of the scorecard. The team is guided by the likes of Imran Bin Azad (Senior Lecturer, CSE), Kabbya Kantam Patwary (Lecturer, CSE), and Dr Mohammed Kaykobad (Professor, CSE) as their coaches and the unwavering support of the Chairperson of the CSE department Dr Sadia Hamid Kazi .
Regarding the achievement, Mazed (Senior, CSE) said, “Our biggest achievement was securing 75th position globally at the 47th ICPC world final, held in April 2024, which took place in Luxor, Egypt.” Moreover, they also have records of 2 more champions on the home ground. However, all these awards and recognition have only pushed them to see bigger dreams. The team is preparing to qualify for the ICPC Finals 2025 by finishing at a top position at the ICPC Asia West Continental Final in March 2025.
