CyberAgent,Inc. announced that it would sponsor ISUCON 2026 as an ISU sponsor. Its engineer Kento Nakanishi (中西 建登) will participate in the problem-setting team.
CyberAgent,Inc. announced that it will sponsor the programming competition “ISUCON2026 ~Second Stage: Unchanging Passion, New Challenges~,” to be held on 31 October 2026 (Saturday), as an ISU sponsor.
The problem-setting team for the competition will be “The n-th Nishitokyo City,” which includes CyberAgent,Inc. engineer Kento Nakanishi (中西 建登). Nakanishi Kento (中西 建登) previously won overall first place at ISUCON8, held in 2018, and will be involved in creating the problems as a member of the same team.
ISUCON (Iikanjini Speed Up CONtest) is a tuning competition in which participants accelerate web services within a limited set of rules and compete on the performance improvements achieved within the time limit. The official website is isucon.net.
CyberAgent,Inc. is sponsoring the competition to support opportunities for engineers to improve their technical skills and take on challenges. As related news, the company has also sponsored several technology events in the past.