Side Projects · 2026
Digital Forensics Challenge 2026 — 21st Overall
I entered a digital forensics challenge on my own, gave every problem its own gpt-5.6-sol subagent, and finished 21st of 125 teams across two rounds.
Outcome21st of 125 teams overall · 14th of 56 in the general division · 3,012.5 points
The challenge
The Digital Forensics Challenge (DFC) 2026 hands you evidence files and asks you to reconstruct what happened, with a write-up detailed enough for another examiner to reach the same conclusion. It ran in two rounds from July 1 to September 30, 2026, and I entered the general division on my own.
One subagent per problem
I split the challenge problem by problem and gave each one to its own gpt-5.6-sol subagent. The 10 problems of Round 1 and the 9 sets of Round 2 each ran separately; I split the work, collected the results, and submitted them.
Result
| Round | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 (10 problems) | 1,367.5 | 25th of 107 teams |
| Round 2 (9 sets, 33 questions) | 1,645 | 27th of 94 teams |
| Final total | 3,012.5 | 21st of 125 teams |
Ranks follow the organizers’ revised final ranking sheet.