What HPC³ is and its purpose

HPC³ is an international programming contest for precollege students held anually at Harvard University in Boston made for the purpose of fostering and developing computational logic, problem-solving aptitude, and practial skill of the strongest young minds in the field of programming.

These exceptional high school students from various countries compete in timed rounds to solve algorithmic and computational problems with a focus on deepening the skills of programming: problem analysis, algorithmic control over data structures, and in-depth targeted testing.

Students compete in a two-week individual competition and have the goal of solving, with maximum accuracy, clarity, and efficiency, several subdivided logical and computational problems in the space of 1 hour each contest day.

The Objectives of HPC³ are to:

• foster, challenge, and recognize exceptional young talent in the field;

• form international relationships among like-minded peers;

• apply the attention of young people to solve current issues;

• promote the creation of future competition and learning for students.

Schedule for HPC³ 2025

The schedule for problems and competition events for HPC³ 2025.

There are also many events avalible to contestants during their free time between contest rounds which are not included in this schedule. Additionally, contestants may arrive early and be given their dorm.

• September 22: Opening ceremony and the details of the competition.
     Contestants allocated dorms in Leverett.
     Problem 0 given to contestants as practice.

• September 23: Problem A given to contestants.

• September 24: Problem B given to contestants.

• September 25: Problem C given to contestants.

• September 26: Problem D given to contestants.

• September 27: Problem E given to contestants.

• September 28: Problem F given to contestants.

• September 29: Problem G given to contestants.

• September 30: Problem H given to contestants.

• October 1: Problem I given to contestants.

• October 2: Problem J given to contestants.

• October 3: Problem K given to contestants.

• October 4: Problem L given to contestants.

• October 5: Problem M given to contestants.

• October 6: Closing ceremony, placement is revealed and awards are given.  Contestants then return home.