Captain registers the team and their teammates' emails. Each teammate gets a magic link to set their password and confirm. Any team member can submit solutions once the competition window opens.
As captain, enter your team's info and your teammates' emails. Each teammate gets one email with a magic link to set their password and confirm. Once everyone confirms, the team is locked in.
Any team member can submit solutions — lead-time scoring rewards speed, so there's no bottleneck through the captain.
Team registration opens June 8, 2026 on the official platform. The competition window runs July 6 – August 1, 2026. The captain creates the team and teammates confirm with a magic link.
Questions? Write to contacto@smiochallenge.com and we'll get back to you.
A few things to have lined up before the captain fills out the form. Registration opens June 8, 2026, alongside the instance generator.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Membership | At least half of each team must hold a current SMIO or ALIO-society membership; participants not in the ALIO community need SMIO membership. See smio.org. |
| Undergraduate track | Up to 3 current undergraduate students + 1 mentor (anyone not currently an undergraduate). |
| Open track | Up to 3 participants, no restrictions on profile. |
| One team per person | Each person may belong to only one team. |