ABOUT US

AGASTYA GOEL

ORGANIZER

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Agastya is a Gunn alum (class of 2025) and student at MIT. He was a participant of MOP, a member of team USA at IOI 2023 & 2024, and a member of team USA at IPhO 2025. In his free time, he sings, plays tennis, and always wins the card game Coup.

GRANT HO

ORGANIZER

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Grant is a Senior at Irvington High School and a participant in the USACO Platinum division. He is also a Master on Codeforces and a 3-time AIME Qualifier. In his free time, he likes playing catan in his free time.

ZIXUAN YE

ORGANIZER

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Zixuan is a Freshman at Gunn and a participant of the USACO Gold division and an AIME qualifier. He also is a 2 time VEX robotics World Finalist.

BRIAN ZHAO

ORGANIZER

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Brian is a Sophomore from Mission San Jose High School and a participant in the USACO Platinum division. He is also on his school’s science olympiad team. In his free time, he enjoys playing badminton.

AARUSH RACHAKONDA

ORGANIZER

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Aarush is a Sophmore at Gunn High School, a participant in the USACO Gold division, and a USAJMO qualifier. His favorite Mario character is Donkey Kong (DK <3).

VINEET PETLUR

ORGANIZER

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Vineet is a Junior at Gunn High School, a participant in the USACO Gold division, a Quizbowl Nationalist Qualifier, and a member of Gunn Robotics. Outside of academics, he enjoys reading Jules Verne and playing the oboe.

SIMREN ARORA

ORGANIZER

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Simren is a Sophomore at Gunn High School and a participant in the USACO Silver Division. Aside from competitive programming and attending hackathons, she competes in taekwondo sparring and enjoys spending time outdoors.

SAMEER MALLIK

ORGANIZER

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Sameer is a freshman at gunn and a participant of the USACO Gold division and an AIME qualifier. Outside of programming, he likes playing basketball for Gunn and playing saxophone for Gunn jazz.

SEYTH JAIN

ORGANIZER

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Seyth is a Freshman at Gunn High School and a participant in the USACO Silver Division. Aside from competitive prgramming, he is also a competitive swimmer.

MARY YU

PHOTOGRAPHER

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Mary is a Senior at Gunn High School. She likes taking photos.

EZRA FURTADO-TIWARI

ADVISOR

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Ezra is a Gunn alum (class of 2024) and student at UCSB. During his time at Gunn, he participated in the USACO Platinum division and was a 3-time AIME Qualifier. Outside of competitive programming, he enjoys doing CTF contests and math.

WILLIAM TSIN

ADVISOR

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William is a Gunn alum (class of 2022) and student at CMU. He is an ICPC NAC Silver Medalist and a Grandmaster on the competitive programming website Codeforces.

STANLEY ZHONG

ADVISOR

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Stanley is a Gunn alum (class of 2023) who currently works at Google. He enjoys participating in competitive programming, AI, and CTF competitions and plays chess and ultimate frisbee. If the infrastructure breaks, it's probably his fault.

NATHAN YE

ADVISOR

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Nathan is Palo Alto High School alum (class of 2025) and a student at Carniegie Mellon University. He was a participant in the USACO Platinum division and a 6-time AIME Qualifier. He also enjoys CTFing with his friends.

HONGYI SHI

ADVISOR

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Hongyi is a Gunn alum (class of 2025), student at Carnegie Mellon University, and was a participant in the USACO Platinum division. Outside of competitive programming, he likes to work on bioinformatics research, play SET, and hike.

JASON LIN

ADVISOR

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Jason is a Gunn alum (class of 2025) and student at Carniegie Mellon University. He was a Specialist on the competitive programming platform Codeforces and a 4-time AIME Qualifier. He also likes computer overclocking and playing the violin.

KAICHENG LUO

ADVISOR

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Kaicheng was a Gunn alum (class of 2025) and a student at Carniegie Mellon University. He was a participant in the USACO Gold division, and a 4-time AIME Qualifier. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis and hanging out.

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GUNN CPC

CONTEST HOST

Gunn CPC is the Competitive Programming Club of Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California. Originally founded for the Zero Robotics Competition in 2016, it has grown into a community that practices for and participates in competitions like the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO).