ACM ICPC World Finals

[paralusi]

read it here:

Elite Collegiate Programmers to Compete at IBM-Sponsored International ''Battle of the Brains'' in Shanghai (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050201006133&newsLang=en)

and no, i did not edit the list. :D

[nwebhost]

Lets support Ateneo, being the representative the Philippines. Please don't be crabs and bash Ateneo. Ateneo's win is the Philippine's win.

On a side note, wouldn't it be great if Ateneo indeed won? Over the likes of M.I.T., Carnegie Mellon University, and Tsinghua U.? Hehehe

[Stirling]

Go Ateneo!
Bring home the beacon.


I just notice the absence of other prominent universities joining the contest like Cambridge, Oxford, Warwick, Manchester, UP (Diliman & Los banos), De La Salle, Princeton and Harvard.

[intensity1214]

ok 'yang listahan ng "prominent universities."

basta hindi inedit at dinaya ha?

:)

[Ultra_MegaStar]

Elite Collegiate Programmers to Compete at IBM-Sponsored International ''Battle of the Brains'' in Shanghai

Next Generation of Tech Talent to Experience the POWER of Programming on IBM's Blue Gene Supercomputer





More than 200 university programmers, from San Diego to Seoul, and from Wisconsin to Warsaw, have earned the right to compete at the most prestigious programming competition of its kind.

Seventy-eight teams of three students each will take part in the 29th Annual World Finals of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), April 3 - 7, 2005, in Shanghai, China. And, for the first time, in a separate POWER challenge, finalists will be able to build applications on IBM's POWER-based IBM eServer Blue Gene supercomputer.

More than 4,100 teams worldwide entered in the contest's regional competitions. Since IBM began sponsoring this event in 1997, it has grown five-fold, with this year's regional contests drawing more than ten thousand participants from 71 countries on 6 continents. World Finals teams will need to solve eight or more complex, real-world programming problems, under a grueling five-hour deadline. The team that solves the most problems correctly in the least amount of time will emerge as the international champion, earning scholarships, IBM prizes, and bragging rights to the "world's smartest" trophy.

The ACM sponsorship is a key component of IBM's university-based initiatives, which are designed to stimulate high-value programming skills to develop a more competitive IT workforce capable of driving innovation and economic growth. In support of the National Innovation Initiative, IBM helps educational institutions by providing the technology and expertise to generate "in demand skills for an On Demand world;" technology grants for collaborative research to solve real-world problems; and recruitment channels to identify the best and brightest candidates for a diverse, innovative workforce.

Each year at the World Finals, the ACM-ICPC introduces new programming technologies and techniques in a fun and competitive way. This year's contest, dubbed the Parallel Challenge, is designed to introduce programmers to POWER parallel computing technologies. Teams will be asked to create a parallel application and run it on a Blue Gene system in Shanghai. Known for their enormous speed, memory, storage capacity and number-crunching capabilities, IBM POWER-based parallel supercomputers have been used to solve some of the most difficult problems in physics, engineering, biology, geology and the environment.

"This event will give young programmers exposure to advanced programming environments, an experience that will help launch their careers in information technology," said Dr. Gabby Silberman, Program Director, IBM Centers for Advanced Studies, and Sponsorship Executive. "Today, there is significant focus on the development of software that will run on parallel supercomputers. Giving student programmers access to Blue Gene is a rare opportunity to write an application capable of running on the world's most powerful supercomputer. The Parallel Challenge is a great way to introduce these concepts in a game environment."

A larger version of the Blue Gene system was ranked the world's most powerful supercomputer in November 2004 with a peak speed of 70.72 trillion calculations per second, or teraflops (www.top500.org). The architecture is also proving to be readily adaptable to a range of applications, simplifying application development to a new generation of scientists and engineers.

"The ICPC is the world's most prestigious university competition in the computing sciences and engineering," said Dr. Bill Poucher, ICPC Executive Director and Baylor University Professor. "IBM has partnered with the ICPC, ACM, and universities around the world to grow the competition to five times its size since 1997. In particular, we are excited to see each year's World Champions setting new standards of excellence for their peers, our best and brightest student problem solvers."

As part of IBM's continuing commitment to education, the company will be working closely with team coaches to provide technology and software to universities, as well as learn more about how professors keep their curriculum current in today's rapidly changing environment.

The 2004 ACM-ICPC World Finals took place in Prague, Czech Republic last March, where the St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics emerged as the world champion. For more information on the 2005 ACM Programming Contest, hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, visit the contest Web site at http://icpc.baylor.edu/icpc/finals/default.htm.


WORLD FINALS TEAMS

North America
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California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Duke University (Durham, NC)
George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, MA)
Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI)
New York University (New York, NY)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ)
Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
University of California - San Diego (San Diego, CA)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
University of New Brunswick (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, IL)
University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
University of Wisconsin - Madison (Madison, WI)
Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)

Africa and The Middle East
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The American University in Cairo (Egypt)
University of Cape Town (South Africa)

Asia/South Pacific
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Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran)
Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh)
Fudan University (China)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (India)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (India)
Information & Communications University (Korea)
Kyoto University (Japan)
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Peking University (China)
Renmin University of China (China)
Seoul National University (Korea)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Sharif University of Technology (Iran)
Tsinghua University (China)
University of Auckland (New Zealand)
The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of Tokyo (Japan)
Yonsei University (Korea)
ZhongShan University (China)
Zhejiang University (China)

Europe
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Altai State Technical University (Russia)
Belarusian State University (Belarus)
Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon (France)
Izhevsk State Technical University (Russia)
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
Moscow State University (Russia)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
Novosibirsk State University (Russia)
Perm State University (Russia)
Politehnica University Bucharest (Romania)
Saratov State University (Russia)
Sofia University (Bulgaria)
St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia)
St. Petersburg State University (Russia)
State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
Ufa State Technical University of Aviation (Russia)
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain)
University of Wroclaw (Poland)
Ural State University (Russia)
Warsaw University (Poland)

Latin America
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Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (Mexico)
Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (Brazil)
Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Universidad Tecnologica de la Mixteca (Mexico)


About IBM

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About IBM's POWER Architecture

IBM's power architecture is the basis for the Blue Gene supercomputer research project, which is dedicated to exploring a new family of supercomputer optimized for bandwidth, scalability and the ability to handle large amounts of data while consuming a fraction of the power and floor space required by today's fastest systems. IBM's POWER architecture offers customers open, innovative technology solutions through either the AIX 5L, OS/400 or Linux operating systems that complement the growing demand for 64-bit applications. In addition to being at the core of the powerful, industry leading IBM eServer systems, the POWER microprocessor technology can be found in Nintendo game consoles, Apple computers, and some of the world's most powerful supercomputers and storage systems.

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Wow! Naks naman! The Ateneo sweeps the Philippine competition for the nth time and earns the right to represent the Philippines!!! Talagang the "Harvard of the Philippines" nga naman. Astig!

To the losers. Please lang. Stop being crabs and bitter just because your schools lost again. Let's learn to look at the bigger picture and support our best and brightest students who are representing our country. Just try harder next time and study, study, study .... so that you'll also win one of these days.

Mabuhay!!!

Ateneo - The Pride of the Philippines
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[atenean_blooded]

Go, Team Ateneo! :)

[dexXA]

Maraming elite university and wala sa list: Harvard, Stanford, CAL-Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, Warwick, University of the Philippines, University of Hong Kong at HK University of Science & Technology.....

[urs2pid]

^ ^ UP (also DLSU) was beaten in the Philippine round of eliminations and didn't make it to the finals. There's another thread here that dealt with the elimination round.

I guess only the "best of the bests" make it to the final round and Ateneo, once again, is it as far the Philippines is concerned.

Congrats to Ateneo! Good luck!

[UranusStinks]

Bring home the beacon.


:rolleyes:

Baka ang ibig mong sabihin "bring home the biko?"

[MacTurd]

What? Ateneo won again? This is becoming a habit!

Congrats!

[Zardoz]

Ateneo made it to the world finals by being the top Philippine team in the final Asian round (see list below).

Good luck to Ateneo!!!!!!!!!



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The 2004 ACM Asia Programming Contest - Manila sponsored by IBM



Final Round: Asia - Manila - Final Round

Rank Team Citation

1 University of Tokyo=>U Tokyo Gokuri-Squeeze First Place 7 1013
2 Ateneo de Manila University=>Ateneo Manila U - Res cogitans Second Place 7 1044
3 ZhongShan(Sun Yat-sen) University=>ZSU-Draco Third Place 5 700
4 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology=>HKUST1 Fourth Place 5 790
5 University of Indonesia=>Fasilkom UI Fifth Place 5 846
6 Bina Nusantara University=>Binus Lenix 3.1 Sixth Place 5 958
7 Donghua University=>EverGhost Seventh Place 5 964
8 Ateneo de Manila University=>Ateneo3 Eighth Place
8 De La Salle University=>Balloons R Us Eighth Place
10 University of the Philippines, Los Banos=>UPLB Peak-One Tenth Place
11 National Tsing Hua University=>Super (wo)man! Eleventh Place
12 Ateneo de Manila University=>Ateneo2 Twelfth Place
12 Ateneo de Manila University=>Ateneo4 Twelfth Place
12 Fudan University=>Powdery Snow II Twelfth Place
15 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology=>HKUST2 Fifteenth Place
15 National Tsing Hua University=>The White Fifteenth Place
15 University of the Philippines Diliman=>Kwek-kwek Fifteenth Place
18 University of Asia & the Pacific=>White Castle Eighteenth Place
19 Ateneo de Davao University=>Mocha Java Nineteenth Place
20 MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology=>D3AdL0cK Twentieth Place
20 The Chinese University of Hong Kong=>Twilight of the Gods Twentieth Place
20 University of Asia & the Pacific=>Ali Java Twentieth Place
23 Ateneo de Davao University=>Espresso Twenty-third Place
23 MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology=>boyz II funky Twenty-third Place
23 The Chinese University of Hong Kong=>Newbies Twenty-third Place
26 Ateneo de Davao University=>Cappucino Twenty-sixth Place
26 De La Salle University=>x3m Team Twenty-sixth Place
26 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology=>HKUST3 Twenty-sixth Place
26 Mapua Institute of Technology=>Mapua Team1 Twenty-sixth Place
26 Saint Louis University=>SLU CICS T1 Twenty-sixth Place
26 University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao=>exepxons Twenty-sixth Place
26 University of the Philippines, Diliman=>Fishballs Twenty-sixth Place
26 University of the Philippines, Diliman=>Taho Twenty-sixth Place
26 University of the Philippines, Los Banos=>UPLB Fertility Tree Twenty-sixth Place
Asia Pacific College=>APC Team 1 Honorable Mention
Asia Pacific College=>APC Team 2 Honorable Mention
Asia Pacific College=>APC Team 3 Honorable Mention
Ateneo de Manila University=>Ateneo5 Honorable Mention
Ateneo de Naga University=>Four Pillars Honorable Mention
Ateneo de Naga University=>Golden Knights Honorable Mention
Ateneo de Naga University=>Xavier Knights Honorable Mention
De La Salle University=>Love Faith and Green Ice Cream Honorable Mention
Far Eastern University-East Asia College=>FEU-East Asia 2 Honorable Mention
Far Eastern University-East Asia College=>FEU-East Asia 3 Honorable Mention
Far Eastern University-East Asia College=>Kah toh-loo way-loh wah! Honorable Mention
Information & Communications Technology Academy=>-XOR- Honorable Mention
Information & Communications Technology Academy=>shwazhong Honorable Mention
Mapua Institute of Technology=>Mapua Team2 Honorable Mention
Mapua Institute of Technology=>Mapua Team3 Honorable Mention
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao=>Clickers Honorable Mention
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao=>Lex Divina "Silencio" Honorable Mention
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao=>PNC Compilers Honorable Mention
Parahyangan University=>Lunny J Honorable Mention
Saint Louis University=>SLU CICS T2 Honorable Mention
Saint Louis University=>SLU CICS T3 Honorable Mention
San Pedro College of Business Administration=>* dot * Honorable Mention
San Pedro College of Business Administration=>Debit Input Credit Output Honorable Mention
San Pedro College of Business Administration=>dezyrable Honorable Mention
San Pedro College of Business Administration=>SPCBA-Tigerz Honorable Mention
STI College Santa Rosa=>Code Mulawin Honorable Mention
STI College Santa Rosa=>Code Ravena Honorable Mention
Tarumanagara University=>FTI Untar Honorable Mention
Technological University of the Philippines=>TUP - CS Brilliants Honorable Mention
University of Asia & the Pacific=>Apple Jay Honorable Mention
University of Asia & the Pacific=>Kokurukuku Honorable Mention
University of Asia & the Pacific=>UA&P LEJ Honorable Mention
University of Perpetual Help DALTA System=>UPHDS ComSoc Team B Honorable Mention
University of Perpetual Help DALTA System=>UPHDS_ComSoc Team A Honorable Mention
University of the East=>UE-CCSS cyber-Lekatz 1 Honorable Mention
University of the East=>UE-CCSS cyber-Lekatz 2 Honorable Mention
University of the East=>UE-CCSS cyber-Lekatz 3 Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Baguio=>(Pr)olog Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Baguio=>Danica Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Baguio=>UP Baguio 1 Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Diliman=>Hot Monay Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Diliman=>Isaw Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Manila=>The Flux Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines Manila=>UPM 1908 Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines, Los Banos=>UPLB Carillion Honorable Mention
University of the Philippines, Los Banos=>UPLB Mariang Bangag Honorable Mention
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Mabuhay! Go ATENEO!

[MacTurd]

I just noticed. Bakit mostly Ateneo na naman ang nasa top? No wonder favorite bashing target ang Ateneo by the sore losers. :lol:

And look at the bottom of the list! Nuff said. :lol:

The cream rises to the top.

Kaya pala..... Cream of the crop kasi. Best and brightest.

Even if we get bashed, that's okay. I'd rather be the winner instead of the loser pa rin.

Ang saya talaga.....

[Ultra_MegaStar]

Ateneo's on top again. And xxx is at the bottom? No wonder that schizophrenic pretentious PExer is on a rampage again. Can't stand being a loser? :lol:

Better get used to losing when you're competing against the BEST, the ATENEO. :spinstar:

Congrats to Ateneo! To the losers, good luck na lang in the next contest. :D

[Ultra_MegaStar]

I don't know about the other universities but as far as UP is concerned, many of the UP teams joined the competition but they lost out to the best teams from the Ateneo. Not a surprise at all. :D

[Ultra_MegaStar]

^^ Check out the list (above) of participants in the competition, especially the bottom of the list. You'll find what you're looking for. I think the bottom is dominated by a certain school. :lol:

[grun]

haay, mag-train ka ba naman every weekend since august tapos sa october (or november) yung elims, eh di mananalo ka talaga. sa wakas, natupad na yung dream ng isa nyong contestant after his third try.

Good Luck! hehe

[Stirling]

I don't know about the other universities but as far as UP is concerned, many of the UP teams joined the competition but they lost out to the best teams from the Ateneo. Not a surprise at all. :D
so, merong pre-qualifying per country? E, ba't ang USA at ibang bansa ang daming representative na schools? Sa China pa lang more than 3 na!!!

The truth is, ang hilig talaga ng de Ateneo na yan sa mga pacontest. Kumakati ang mga kamay nila pag meron silang hindi nasalihan. Eww!!! Sa mga pacontest na yan kasi nakasalalay ang kanilang karangalan.

[Stirling]

haay, mag-train ka ba naman every weekend since august tapos sa october (or november) yung elims, eh di mananalo ka talaga. sa wakas, natupad na yung dream ng isa nyong contestant after his third try.

Good Luck! hehe

Yes, these de Ateneans just undergo thorough trainings to prepare themselves in mga pacontest. They neglect the real purpose of attending a university which is to learn and do research for the benefit of all mankind. Inabuso nila ang pagsali sa mga pacontest na yan hanggang baranggay level. tsk-tsk...

[Ultra_MegaStar]

Whine, bicker, complain, lie, sourgrape, cry foul ...........

Excuses, excuses, excuses........

Nothing will alter the fact. Ateneo won again, you lost. Stop complaining. If you can't be a good sport, then stop joining the competitions. :bigcry:

To the losers, stop whining. Good luck na lang next time. Hope you make it to the no. 2 spot. :naughty2:

Good luck to Ateneo. Bring home the bacon!

Ang saya-saya talaga when you're #1. :spinstar:

[intensity1214.]

Maraming elite university and wala sa list: Harvard, Stanford, CAL-Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, Warwick, University of the Philippines, University of Hong Kong at HK University of Science & Technology.....

and The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas. :)

[MacTurd]

Tuloy pa rin ang ligaya. The world finals will be held from April 3rd to April 7th in Shanghai, China. Parang Olympics ng mga world's best and brightest. Talagang pang-international caliber ang Ateneo.

Good luck to the Ateneo team! One Big Fight!

ATENEO: The Pride of the Philippines
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