IEEEXtreme


IEEEXtreme is an annual hackathon and competitive programming challenge in which teams of IEEE Student members, often supported by an IEEE Student Branch and proctored by an IEEE member, compete in a 24-hour time span against each other to solve a set of programming problems. The competition is underwritten and coordinated by IEEE's Membership and Geographic Activities department, and is often supported by partnering sponsors, like IEEE Computer Society.

History

IEEEXtreme was created in 2006 by Marko Delimar and Ricardo Varela who, at the time, were with the IEEE Student Activities Committee. The first instance of IEEEXtreme was held in 2006 with a global participation of 44 teams and 150 contestants. The numbers more than tripled the second time it was held, in 2008, to 130 teams with 500 participants. The iteration of IEEEXtreme in 2015, enjoyed the registration of over 2,300 teams, participation of over 1,900 teams, 5,500+ student competitors, 600+ proctors, and 100+ volunteers around the world.

Competition rules

Teams of up to three student IEEE members receive sets of programming problems over 24 hours, starting at 0:00 UTC on the competition date. All teams receive the same problems to solve and are expected to solve the problems without direct outside consultation. Teams don’t need to tackle every problem, but the more they solve, the more points they score. Students submit their solutions using an online tool, which has been in recent years. Points are awarded based on how the problem was solved, the time it took, and its difficulty. Higher-grade IEEE members serve as judges and proctors for the competition.
The competition is free, but IEEE Student Membership is required to participate. Students - undergraduate and graduate - are welcome to register as IEEE Student Members and participants in IEEEXtreme on the same day. The cost of IEEE Student Membership varies from country to country.

Yearly results

IEEEXtreme 12.0 (2018)

IEEEXtreme 12.0 was held on 19 October 2018.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1WildCornAncestorsUniversity of Illinois - Urbana4
2FatCatChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC0
3TiredOfWinningEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
4AuroraPSUTPrincess Sumaya University for Technology8
5MaydayGeorgia Institute of Technology3
6DoubleCycleCoverUniversity of Tartu8
7AposentadosUniv Federal do Rio Grande do Norte9
8ZhenXiangChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC0
9BordoBerelilerBilkent University8
10YoungSimpleNaiveRice Univ5
11QuartetoDegeneradoEscola Politecnica Univ De Sao Paulo9
12TukangSulapInstitut Teknologi Bandung0
13ProfilerChulalongkorn Univ0
14TeamSkyyJordan University of Science & Technology8
15AntoineAmerican University-Beirut8
16UBCENPHUniversity Of British Columbia7
17AcarajeComFarofaUniv Federal Da Bahia9
18HMIFTripleInstitut Teknologi Bandung0
19WinFirstSearchNational Technical University of Athens8
20LaSenhoraKruskalUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas9
21Mathos1Osijek University Of Josip Juraj Strossmayer8
22RavenclawBUETBangladesh Univ Of Engineering & Tech0
23AzharPlusPlusAl-Azhar Univ8
24ILoveJianbeiAnUniversity of Auckland0
25zoidsUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria - Lima9

IEEEXtreme 11.0 (2017)

IEEEXtreme 11.0 was held on 14 October 2017.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1whatevsEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
2PoemAndWineChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
3GTGeorgia Institute of Technology3
4AingeSTInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
5StarCloudChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
6xiaopiqiuPeking Univ10
7EZIEEE80211Chulalongkorn Univ10
8TargetBillChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
9AlkaidChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
10ObliviousChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
11VertexCoverUniversity of Tartu8
12gingacomtapiocaUniv Federal do Rio Grande do Norte9
13AuroraPSUTPrincess Sumaya University for Technology8
14HashArnabitAmerican Univ Of Beirut8
15OptimizersChulalongkorn Univ10
16MenuOnBitesUniversity of Tartu8
17BothFirstSoapChulalongkorn Univ10
18NissimAndHisWhalesUniv Federal Da Bahia9
19LasAguilasDeLaPUCPPontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru9
20HybridCodePontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru9
21NoMeJalesTinoUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria - Lima9
22PersueychUNUniv Nacional De Colombia Sede Bogota9
23UCIrvine76ersUniv of California-Irvine6
24HackRushUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria - Lima9
25CodeRunnerAin Shams Univ8

IEEEXtreme 10.0 (2016)

IEEEXtreme 10.0 was held on 22 October 2016.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1TeamEPFL1Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
2TeamMabvaSharif University of Technology8
3VertexCoverUniversity of Tartu8
4IEEEXtremistsMonash University - Clayton10
5BreakFastSearchMonash University - Clayton10
6Mobius97860IPontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru9
7EachHappiChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
8MasterSamuraiPrincess Sumaya University for Technology8
9NissimAndYourWhaUniv Federal Da Bahia9
10HybridCodePontifica Universidad Catolica de9
11AgeOfUNUniv Nacional De Colombia Sede Bogota9
12CUdebuggersChulalongkorn Univ10
13AingeCPInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
14TwilightuseChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
151000KBUniv Nacional de Ingenieria9
16TeamcakeUniversity of Canterbury10
17CarpeDiemUniv Nacional de Ingenieria9
18WinnerwingChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
19LifeandLemonsChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
20fireflyChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC10
21uestccwtChina Univ Of Electronic Science And Tech UESTC6
22BiotecCajamarca Univ Nacional De9
23GantengGantengKoInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
24TeamSnakeSharif University of Technology8
25TeamEZACChulalongkorn Univ10

IEEEXtreme 9.0 (2015)

IEEEXtreme 9.0 was held on 27 October 2015.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1TeamNameSharif University of Technology8
2EPFL1Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
3PowerhousePolitehnica University of Bucharest8
4DELAPAN3gpInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
5IamSuaAndorinhaMaeUniversity of São Paulo9
6AingeCPInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
7JUIITCodersJahangirnagar University10
8BenchwarmersMinnesota University of - Twin Cities4
9HybridCodePontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru9
10AcarajeComFarofaUniversity Federal Da Bahia9
11SorryHybridCodePontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru9
12HackRushUniversity Nacional de Ingenieria9
13UPPGUniversity of The Philippines-Diliman10
14RJKInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
15HelloWorldInstituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires9
16CUCPMeowMeowChulalongkorn University10
17EarlGreyPrincess Sumaya University for Technology8
18MonashMSMonash University - Clayton10
19GoodGameXidian University10
20FateXidian University10
21KadkhodaSharif University of Technology8
22GantengGantengKoderInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
23CoDeFXSharif University of Technology8
24TnTWizardNorth Carolina State University3
25PlasticSpiritXidian University10

IEEEXtreme 8.0 (2014)

IEEEXtreme 8.0 was held on 18 October 2014.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1viRUsReykjavik University8
2WhySoConcreteNew York University1
3oopsUniversity of Moratuwa10
4SYSUillidanSun Yat-Sen University-Guangzhou10
5FZLSun Yat-Sen University-Guangzhou10
6OnionJAMEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
7UPPGUniversity Of The Philippines-Diliman10
8PowerhousePolitehnica University Of Bucharest8
9SKT1Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria9
10kwjIGo6KQFrCgEpf4O7gUniversity Of Southampton8
11NowWith3University of São Paulo9
12FortyTwoASUAin Shams University8
13SingleMcGill University7
14FooBarBazEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
15EwoksUniversity of Moratuwa10
16DongskarInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
17NoGuessingNoPartyUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria9
18DELAPAN3gpInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
19BenchwarmersUniversity of Minnesota- Twin Cities4
20HikeToTheStarsEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
21UCICommandoSquadUniversity of California-Irvine6
22RaaliroimaridTartu University8
232014Xtreme41Amirkabir Univ Of Technology-Tehran8
24SarajevoDragonsSarajevo University8
25NoNeedForSpeedPrincess Sumaya University for Technology8

IEEEXtreme 7.0 (2013)

IEEEXtreme 7.0 was held on 26 October 2013.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1cofradesUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria9
2FINKI01University Sts. Cyril and Methodius8
3IllidanSun Yat-sen University10
4DancePartyReykjavik University8
5EscapeEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 8
6PowerhousePolitehnica University Of Bucharest8
7SKT1Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria9
8TeamCurtisIowa State University4
9CJIInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
10ACM1PTUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria9
11ManiACsUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria9
12machanUniversity of Moratuwa10
13zh3McGill University7
14ForkBombUniversity Of Auckland10
15CumiLompatInstitut Teknologi Bandung10
16AparonAmirkabir University Of Technology8
17ExpialidociousAlexandria University8
18BJUTSteinsGateBeijing University of Technology10
19RainbowDashThe Australian National University10
20UK1University of Kentucky3
21i2ks2azmn88543o3n02rUniversity Of Southampton8
22TwilightSparkleThe Australian National University10
232014Xtreme41CVAProgrammers8
241729University of Moratuwa10
25SharpSharksUniversity of Moratuwa10

IEEEXtreme 3.0 (2009)

IEEEXtreme 3.0 was held on 24 October 2009.
RankTeam NameUniversityIEEE RegionCountry
1MoraSeekersUniversity of Moratuwa10