Costa Rica · Tenth-grade student

Fabricio
Arce.

Competitor. Researcher. Problem solver.

Costa Rican student passionate about competitive programming, physics and scientific research. Member of Costa Rica’s first delegation to the IOI.

fabricio.cpp
01 #include <curiosity>
02 #include <discipline>
03
04 struct Student {
05   string country = "Costa Rica";
06   vector<string> interests = {
07     "competitive programming",
08     "physics",
09     "scientific research"
10   };
11
12   void solve(Problem p) {
13     while (!p.accepted()) learn();
14   }
15 };
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About me

A
Problem statementtime limit: life · memory limit: curiosity
ACCEPTED

I am Fabricio Arce Rojas, a tenth-grade student from Costa Rica. I am driven by difficult problems I choose to pursue—the kind that make me lose track of time, whether I am working through physics or fighting an edge case in a contest.

I started competitive programming at thirteen. In 2025, my first Costa Rican Informatics Olympiad led me to the Ibero-American Olympiad and Costa Rica’s first IOI delegation. That experience sharpened my current goal: turning curiosity and ability into structured practice.

I also research an agricultural biostimulant platform and study physics for the same reason I compete: the chance to immerse myself in genuine problems.

INPUTcuriosity + discipline
OUTPUTpurposeful solutions
⌖ Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica⌁ High School · Grade 10

Toolkit

Knowledge in progress, measured honestly.

01O(1)

C++

primary
02O(log n)

Linux

daily
03O(n log n)

Scientific research

active
04O(n)

Logic & reasoning

core
05O(?)

Wolfram Mathematica

learning

Selected projects

Software, science and problems worth pursuing.

001
ResearchIN PROGRESS

Bioestimulant delivery platform

Research into an agricultural platform based on silica, chitosan and short-chain amino-acid microparticles, evaluated in lettuce as a sustainable alternative.

silicachitosanLactuca sativa
ACresearch.log

Achievements

EventResultScope
#01International Olympiad in InformaticsNational delegationInternational · 2026
#02Costa Rican Informatics OlympiadSilver medalNational · 2025
#03Ibero-American Olympiad in InformaticsParticipantInternational
#04Mathematical KangarooSilver medalNational
#05Student Games · Table tennisTeam bronze medalRegional

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Let’s talk

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