OCTOBER 2022· HIGHLIGHT
13th worldwide at IEEEXtreme 16.0
Team “MEOWWW” placed 13th worldwide and 1st in Jordan.
> load SAVEFILE
OUR STORY
Pick a year. ★ marks the big ones.
PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY
ACM PSUT
STUDENT CHAPTER
> computer science is a science.
> computers are just the tool█
> computers are just the tool█
Trainings, contests and talks for PSUT students since 2014, and the home of ICPC World Finalists and ACPC and IEEEXtreme champions.
hi, i'm PXL.
press START to join.
- 2014
- founded
- 3
- ICPC World Finals teams
- 3×
- ACPC champions
- #1
- IEEEXtreme worldwide
★ IEEEXtreme 14.0 · 1st worldwide · Aurora★ ACPC 2019 · 1st & 2nd place · Aurora & 3legs★ ACPC 2021 · 1st place · Barely Legal★ ACM Excellence Award 2016 · Outstanding Community Service★ ICPC World Finals · 2014 · 2016 · 2018★ JCPC 2019 · 4 teams in the top 10★ IEEEXtreme 13.0 · 2 teams in the world top 10
> cat README.TXT
WHO WE ARE
ACM has established Student Chapters to provide an opportunity for students to play a more active role in the Association and its professional activities. More than 500 colleges and universities throughout the world participate in the ACM Student Chapter Program, whose aims are to enhance learning through exchange of ideas among students, and between established professionals and students.
By encouraging student chapters on campuses, ACM introduces students to the benefits of a professional organization. At PSUT, that has meant more than a decade of training, contests and community.
In the past few years, we came to realize that Computer Science in Jordanian households is associated with words and terms like “Code”, or “an employee who writes computer code for a living”. This really sounds bizarre now that we are studying this science!
And so we set our mission to face the false portrait our community perceives Computer Science as. We want to show our community that Computer Science is indeed a Science, like Physics, or Astronomy! And computers are just the tool! You do not need to write code to use Computer Science, it is everywhere!
> ls ./programs
WHAT WE DO
From your first loop to the ICPC World Finals.
TRAININGS
Problem-solving trainings from beginner to intermediate levels. Session A teaches the theory; session B is for solving problems on it.
CODING MARATHON
PSUT's biggest ICPC-style contest, held every year since 2014 to get teams ready for the JCPC and AmmanCPC.
MINI CODING MARATHON
An ICPC-style contest for students with no competitive programming experience, with problems written by senior students.
CODING NIGHT
Sit together in groups, solve problems on what you learned in training, and argue about ideas.
TECH TALKS
Engineers and researchers on careers, machine learning, game development, Git and more, often with other PSUT clubs.
RAMADAN CODING MARATHON
A new problem every day of Ramadan with a daily leaderboard, open to all Arab competitive programmers.
CODABILITY
Our outreach for school students since 2014: problem solving, Python, Arduino and more. Over 200 registered in 2017.
HACKATHONS & CAMPS
Local Hack Day with ACM JU and Major League Hacking, and Summer Coding Camps for students from all over Jordan.
> ./launch --apps
OUR APPS
Built by the chapter, for PSUT students.
PXL ARENA
PSUT's Codeforces scoreboards, 1v1 duels, GIT GUD quests, and a live view of every PSUT student during rated rounds. Sign in with your PSUT Google account.
▶ PLAYPXL REVIEWS
Rate a training lecture anonymously with the code shown at the end of class. Trainers see averages and comments, never who wrote them.
★ RATE A LECTURENEXT ROUNDS
- CFCodeforces Round (Div. 2)Sat 24 Oct, 14:05 · Amman
- ACSMBC Programming Contest #2 (AtCoder Beginner Contest 481）Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 · Amman
- ACAtCoder Regular Contest++ 233Sun 25 Oct, 15:00 · Amman
- CFCodeforces Round (Div. 2)Mon 26 Oct, 17:35 · Amman
- CFCodeforces Round (Div. 3)Thu 29 Oct, 17:35 · Amman
> cat HIGHSCORES.DAT
HALL OF FAME
PSUT teams have represented Jordan at the ICPC World Finals three times, and won the ACPC, the JCPC and IEEEXtreme.
★ HIGH SCORES ★
| RANK | TEAM | CONTEST | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST | Aurora | IEEEXtreme 14.0 · worldwide | 2020 |
| 1ST | Barely Legal | ACPC (Africa & Arab) | 2021 |
| 1+2 | Aurora · 3legs | ACPC (Africa & Arab) | 2019 |
| 1ST | PSUT | ACPC (Africa & Arab) | 2018 |
| 58TH | Aurora | ICPC World Finals · Africa & ME Champions | 2018 |
| 4TH | Aurora | IEEEXtreme 13.0 · worldwide | 2019 |
| 8TH | MasterSamurai | IEEEXtreme 10.0 · worldwide | 2016 |
| 13TH | MEOWWW | IEEEXtreme 16.0 · worldwide | 2022 |
| WF | Need for Speed | First Jordanian team at the ICPC World Finals | 2014 |
+ the 2015/16 ACM Excellence Award for Outstanding Community Service
OCTOBER 2022
JCPC: 1st and 4th
Teams “Welcome to A CBC” and “Ahlam el aser” placed 1st and 4th in the JCPC.
OCTOBER 2022
Big Tech Q&A panel
With GDSC PSUT, a Q&A panel with students who interned at Big Tech companies.
MAY 2022
Coding Marathon IX
The annual ICPC-style problem-solving contest, on campus for students of all levels. Problems written by Thabit's team.
MAY 2022
Mini Coding Marathon VI
Back on campus for the first time in two years: an ICPC-style contest for students with no competitive programming experience, with problems by senior students.
APRIL 2022· HIGHLIGHT
The first Ramadan Coding Marathon
A new problem every day of Ramadan with a daily leaderboard for the first 10 solvers, hosted on Thabit.io and open to all Arab competitive programmers.
MARCH 2022
Tech Talk: Introduction to Git and GitHub
Under the theme “Skills for Software Engineers”, by Amer Jarrar and Mohammad Rimawi.
FEBRUARY 2022
Warm-up contest
A warm-up contest for our members before the new semester.
> select PLAYER
THE 2025–2026 COMMITTEE
The students running the chapter this year. Tap a card to find them on LinkedIn.
Nooreldeen Alkomi
President
LinkedIn →
Ghaith Zakaria
Vice President
LinkedIn →
Laith Almousa
Treasurer
LinkedIn →
Reef Thneibat
Secretary
LinkedIn →
Lana Kofahi
Board Member
LinkedIn →
Omar Nawahdah
Board Member
LinkedIn →
Lara Alsayyed
Event Organizer
LinkedIn →
Abdulaziz Ammourah
Training Manager
LinkedIn →
Abdullah Barakat
Training Manager
LinkedIn →
Dania Ghawanmeh
Social Media Officer
LinkedIn →
Layla Shaban
Social Media Officer
LinkedIn →
Yousef Alaraj
Officer in Training
Every committee since the chapter was founded in 2014. Thank you, all of you.
Selen Qarajeh
President
LinkedIn →
Qabas Alkaissi
Vice President
LinkedIn →
Qais Jildeh
Events Organizer
LinkedIn →
Layan Faqhawi
Events Organizer
LinkedIn →
Massa Al-Qamhawi
Head of PR
LinkedIn →
Haneen Abu-Khalaf
Social Media Officer
LinkedIn →
Abdullah Barakat
Training Manager
LinkedIn →
Ali Sasa
Officer in Training
LinkedIn →
Nooreldeen Alkomi
Officer in Training
Omar Hourani
Officer in Training
LinkedIn →> ls ./archive
CONTEST ARCHIVE
Every PSUT Coding Marathon and Mini Marathon is still online. Practice on the real thing.
> ./start --new-game
JOIN THE CHAPTER
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Make your Arena account
Sign in with your PSUT Google account and link your Codeforces handle to get on the PSUT scoreboards.
OPEN ARENA → - 3
Come to a training
Start at your level, and try the Mini Coding Marathon if you are new to contests.
Do I need experience to join?
No. Trainings start at the beginner level, and the Mini Coding Marathon is made for students who have never done competitive programming.
What is competitive programming?
Solving algorithmic problems against the clock, alone or in teams of three. It is what contests like the ICPC, ACPC, JCPC and IEEEXtreme test, and it is great practice for technical interviews.
How do I track my progress?
Sign in to PXL Arena with your PSUT Google account and link your Codeforces handle. You get on the PSUT scoreboards, can duel other members, and can follow PSUT live during Codeforces rounds.
Graduated? Can I still use the Arena?
Yes. Ask the committee to add your personal email and you can keep competing with your old teammates.
Are the lecture reviews really anonymous?
Yes. PXL Reviews never asks who you are. Trainers only see averages and comments, so be honest and kind.
> ping psutacm
SAY HI
Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Al-Jubaiha, Amman, Jordan.