The 2026 KAIST RUN Spring Contest is here!

(UPD: The contest will be hosted on BIKO. We recommend familiarizing yourself with the platform in advance.)

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Contest schedule(KST)
12:00~12:40 | entry and registration
12:40~13:00 | contest briefing and preparation
13:00~18:00 | Contest
18:00~18:20 | Break
18:20~19:00 | Scoreboard reveal & awards
19:00~      | After party (Fully supported for 2026 Spring RUN members)

Awards

Ranking Awards

  • To be revealed during the award ceremony.

Awards given to the first solvers of each problem

  • Awarded to the highest scorer for each problem.
  • In case of a tie, the participant who reached the top score first will be awarded.

Special Prizes

  • To be revealed during the award ceremony.

Rules

  • Participants must bring their own laptop, charger and stationery.
  • Only one computer per person is allowed.
  • The contest lasts for 5 hours and features 9 problems, ordered by increasing difficulty as evaluated by the organizers.
  • Participants may leave early, but may recieve disadvantages in winning certain prizes.
  • No internet access is allowed during the contest, except for the contest platform. Use of generative AI tools for any purpose is strictly prohibited and considered cheating.
  • Each participant may bring up to 25 printed pages, single-sided, in font size 5pt or larger. These team notes will be inspected during registration.
  • Prewritten code is not allowed—you may only use code written during the contest.
  • The contest will be hosted on BIKO.
  • Only languages supported by BIKO may be used. Please familiarize yourself with its environment.
  • More details on judging environment to be updated.
  • At least one problem will be interactive or two-step.

Judging Environment

  • TBA

Contact

  • 010-4216-7811
  • ibm2006@kaist.ac.kr (김기범(Kibeom Kim))

Past Contests