Competitive programming has seen significant growth but it grapples with challenges such as cheating which undermines fairness. Instances of plagiarism and automation skew rankings and demoralize sincere participants

Solution:

To combat cheating effectively in competitive programming, implementing a comprehensive approach is key:

Code Submission Integrity Checks:

Implementation:

Develop algorithms to detect similarities between submissions in real-time.

Benefits:

This ensures that solutions are original and discourage plagiarism.

Real-time Monitoring:

Implementation:

Introduce monitoring tools during contests to detect unusual submission patterns or excessive automated submissions.

Benefits:

Helps in identifying and deterring automated cheating methods.