Design plant-infection algorithms

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Design plant-infection algorithms

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This question evaluates algorithm design and simulation skills for a data scientist role, focusing on modeling contagion spread on an m-by-n grid, event-driven scheduling of state changes, and constrained optimization of interventions.

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Design plant-infection algorithms