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This year’s International Olympiad in Informatics saw 34 students win gold medals. (Photo Credits: X)
Agastya Goel scored 438.97 out of 600 to win the gold medal in the 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held in Egypt from September 1 to 8.
Indian-origin teenager, Agastya Goel bagged his second gold medal at the recently concluded International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). Agastya, the son of Stanford University professor Ashish Goel, scored 438.97 out of 600 to win the gold medal in the programming competition. With an incredible 600 out of 600, China’s Kangyang Zhou secured the top spot.
The 36th IOI was held in Egypt this year from September 1 to September 8.
In what is often regarded as the world’s most difficult programming competition for high school students, Agastya finished at the fourth spot overall. Top young brains from across the globe come together for this esteemed event to demonstrate their computational thinking and problem-solving abilities.
This year’s International Olympiad in Informatics saw 34 students win gold medals, including Kshitij Sodani of India, who finished in the 21st spot.
Agastya’s success was celebrated on social media, where one X user drew a comparison between him and his father, Ashish Goel, who had a successful career with businesses like Twitter and Stripe after topping the IIT-JEE entrance exam in 1990.
Agastya Goel just got his 2nd IOI Gold medal for the US, the hardest programming contest for high schoolers in the world. He was #4 overall.His father Ashish Goel was #1 of ~1M in the IIT exam 1990 in India and a PhD and CS algo professor at Stanford!
Like father, like son. pic.twitter.com/pKM8YuYzDw
— Deedy (@deedydas) September 9, 2024
A user praised the father-son duo stating, “In the realm of intellect, where the prodigious Agastya Goel claims his second IOI gold, he mirrors his father’s unparalleled brilliance. Ashish Goel’s IIT triumph echoes through time. Truly, the apple does not fall far from the tree.”
In the realm of intellect, where the prodigious Agastya Goel claims his second IOI gold, he mirrors his father’s unparalleled brilliance. Ashish Goel’s IIT triumph echoes through time.
Truly, the apple does not fall far from the tree.
— Narasimha R N 🤗 AI – Disciple @69 (@NarasimhaRN5) September 9, 2024
“What a talented father-son duo!”, said another.
A user stated, “I’m wondering what will be the father-son conversations at home and in the car on a daily basis! would pay for those vlogs.”
I’m wondering what will be the father-son conversations at home and in car on a daily basis! would pay for those vlogs.— Hunch Trader (@BarackPatelCPA) September 9, 2024
Who is Ashish Goel?
Ashish Goel is an American professor at Stanford University who teaches management science and engineering.
Originally from Uttar Pradesh, he moved to the United States to pursue his PhD at Stanford University after earning a B.Tech in computer science from IIT Kanpur in 1994.
Goel’s research interests include theoretical computer science, computer networks, algorithmic game theory, molecular self-assembly, and computational social choice.
He was one of the early employees of Twitter and is known for having created the platform’s monetisation strategy, the report added.
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