BiSheng Compiler Competition

This competition designed to cultivate the next generation of compiler engineers and systems researchers, the competition reaches an important milestone this year: for the first time, we are opening participation beyond Mainland China to universities across the Asia-Pacific and Europe. As we begin building an international community of compiler talent, we are reaching out to leading institutions — and given HKUST's outstanding reputation in compiler and systems research, we would be honored to count your university among our overseas participants.

About the BiSheng Compiler

The BiSheng Compiler is a high-performance, highly reliable, and easily extensible compiler toolchain developed by Huawei. Built on the LLVM infrastructure, it supports C, C++, and Fortran, and incorporates a wide range of advanced optimization techniques. It is particularly well optimized for high-performance computing (HPC) scenarios and modern general-purpose processor architectures.

Competition at a Glance

• Two tracks for different audiences:
• Compiler System Implementation Track — for undergraduate students, with two backend platforms (ARM and RISC-V) to choose from.
• Compiler System Challenge Track — open to both undergraduate and graduate students, focusing on innovation and real-world industrial scenarios. Problems are co-designed by universities and industry partners including Huawei and Loongson.
• Two stages: online preliminary round, followed by the Grand Final.
• Cloud-based development and evaluation environment provided free of charge by the organizing committee.
• Technical training sessions offered throughout the registration and preliminary phases.

Key information

• Official website: https://compiler.educg.net/en/index.html (English); https://compiler.educg.net/#/ (Chinese)
• Eligibility: the Implementation Track is restricted to undergraduates; the Challenge Track is open to both
• Team Size: up to 4 students + up to 2 advisors per team
• Language of submission: English / Chinese
• Free Participation: Registration, evaluation, and cloud platform access are all free of charge.
• Milestones (2026):

Registration period: May 30, 2026 (to be extended. The updated dates will be announced shortly on the official website. We strongly encourage interested teams to begin forming early, as Huawei engineers can provide technical onboarding sessions and, where needed, serve as Corporate Mentors for overseas teams without a faculty advisor.)

Preliminary submission deadline: August 5, 2026 (23:59, Beijing Time)

Finalist announced : August 10, 2026

Grand Final: Mid-to-late August 2026

Awards Ceremony: August 21, 2026

Awards Highlights

• First Prize: RMB 30,000 (pre-tax) per team, plus certificate.
• "Huawei BiSheng Cup" (top team across First Prize winners): RMB 50,000 (pre-tax), plus trophy.
• Second Prize: RMB 10,000 (pre-tax) per team, plus certificate.
• Third Prize, Merit Award, Innovation Award, Outstanding Advisor Award, and individual proficiency certificates are also offered.

Why Participate

Participation offers students a unique chance to:

• Work on authentic compiler engineering problems beyond the standard curriculum.
• Strengthen their understanding of LLVM internals, optimization passes, and performance tuning on modern architectures.
• Network with industry experts and peers from top universities.
• Enhance their academic profile and career prospects in systems software, HPC, and AI infrastructure.

For enquiries, please feel free to contact us by email at cscc-compiler@hz.cmpbook.com.