Hyundai Mobis Successfully Completes the ‘2024 Algorithm Competition’… “Young Software Masters Engage in Fierce Battle”

Average age of applicants is 25, with a large number of young SW talents participating.
Out of 3748 applicants, 100 advanced to the finals,

Jeong Sukyeong (center), Vice President of Hyundai Mobis, taking a commemorative photo after awarding the winners of the ‘2024 Hyundai Mobis Algorithm Competition’ held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 5th. [Provided by Hyundai Mobis],
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, “‘[Herald Economy=Reporter Kim Seong-woo] Hyundai Mobis announced on the 8th that it successfully concluded the finals of the ‘2024 Hyundai Mobis Algorithm Competition’ to expand the base of software (SW) development and to discover excellent talent in mobility SW.”,
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, “This year marks the fourth edition of the Hyundai Mobis Algorithm Competition, which requires participants to solve problems using four types of programming languages (C, C++, JAVA, Python) within a limited time and submit their source code. This year’s total prize money amounted to 170 million won, making it the largest competition of its kind in Korea. A total of 3748 applicants participated in the preliminaries, with 100 individuals (50 each from the student and general categories) advancing to the finals.”,
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, “In the finals held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul over the weekend, Kang Taekyu from Seoul National University’s Computer Science Department emerged as the winner in the student category, while Lee Sangyeop from Seoul National University’s Statistics Department won the general category. The two grand prize winners received the latest Ionic 5 electric cars, and the second and third place winners were awarded 10 million won and 5 million won, respectively.”,
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, “Various prizes and benefits were also given to participants who achieved excellent results. Prize winners in the top ranks of the competition are exempt from the initial screening process when applying for a position at Hyundai Mobis in the future. Moreover, networking programs such as expert lectures and industry exchanges are offered to finalists.”,
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, “Out of the 50 students who made it to the finals this year, 21 were from Seoul National University and 9 were from KAIST, accounting for 60% of the student participants. In the general category, while participants from major corporations have traditionally been dominant, this year saw the rise of participants from startups.”,
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, “A Hyundai Mobis official stated, ‘In line with the transition to becoming a SW-centric mobility platform provider, we will focus our efforts on various recruitment-related campaigns, including the algorithm competition, to secure excellent SW talent.'”,
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