Krzysztof Stencel UVa Online Judge Activity | Generated by AI
Question: Is Krzysztof Stencel also quite active in UVa (University of Valladolid Online Judge)? The link is https://uhunt.onlinejudge.org/id/19304.
Answer:
Yes, Krzysztof Stencel has a profile on uHunt (a popular statistics and problem-selection tool for the UVa Online Judge), under username stencel with ID 19304, and his real name is explicitly listed as Krzysztof Stencel. This confirms it is the same person — the Polish computer science professor from the University of Warsaw.
However, he is not particularly “quite active” in recent times based on available information:
- He has solved a number of problems on UVa (the exact count is not publicly detailed in summaries, but historical records show submissions dating back to at least 2011).
- For example, in one archived problem statistic (problem 12079 from UVa), he appears in the top submissions list with a fast C++ solution from November 16, 2011.
- There are indications of activity over the years, including submissions in various problems, but no evidence of very recent high-frequency solving (e.g., no mentions of current top rankings, contest participation, or daily/weekly activity in recent years).
- UVa/uHunt profiles often show recency via color codes (red for very recent <2 days, green <1 week, etc.), but current checks do not highlight intense ongoing activity for this user.
- His primary professional focus appears to be academic research and teaching in databases and software engineering, rather than competitive programming as a main pursuit. Participation in UVa likely served as a side interest or for teaching/algorithm practice purposes earlier in his career.
In short: He has been involved with UVa Online Judge (via uHunt) and has a verifiable history of solving problems there (at least several dozen to hundreds, including some strong performances in individual problems), but he is not currently “quite active” in the competitive programming sense compared to dedicated CP participants.
References:
- uHunt profile for ID 19304
- UVa problem statistic example showing his submission (2011)
- Krzysztof Stencel Wikipedia (Polish)
- His University of Warsaw page