General objectives

• Enhance problem-solving skills: We challenge participants to think critically and devise logical solutions to complex problems under time pressure.
• Develop algorithmic thinking: We require contestants to design efficient and optimized algorithms and data structures to pass test cases.
• Improve technical proficiency: We encourage clean, fast, and accurate code implementation in a chosen language.
• Promote healthy competition: We create an engaging environment for participants to test their skills against their peers.

Thematic ideas

• Combinatorics and number theory: We help students focus problems on mathematical puzzles like finding permutations, calculating prime numbers, or solving modular arithmetic equations.
• Graph theory: Build problems around concepts like finding the shortest path, detecting cycles, or determining network connectivity.
• Computational geometry: We challenge participants with geometric problems, such as finding the closest pair of points or calculating the convex hull.
• Gaming AI: We create a turn-based game where contestants program the most effective AI opponent.
• Artificial intelligence: We create a challenge focused on a specific application of AI, such as building a sentiment analysis tool, a video summarization service, or an image recognition app.
• Sustainability and social good: We create applications that address environmental or societal challenges, like tracking carbon emissions or designing a platform for recycling.
• Mobile and web apps: XPERTSTEM is a competition for students to develop a mobile or web application on a specific theme, such as enhancing local communities or improving access to educational resources.
• Fintech: We challenge participants to innovate in the finance sector by building a tool for personal budgeting, a peer-to-peer lending app, or a solution for cryptocurrency trading. 
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