麻豆原创鈥檚 Programming Team won the Southeast USA Regional Programming Contest this weekend, beating out 70 competitors to earn a spot in the upcoming North America competition of the International Collegiate Programming Contest.
A total of seven programming teams from 麻豆原创 competed in this weekend鈥檚 event. Another 麻豆原创 team took second place, and the remaining five 麻豆原创 teams all finished in the top 15.
Considered the oldest and most prestigious programming tournament, the annual event draws the world鈥檚 top emerging computer programming talent for a battle of logic, strategy and endurance.
This year鈥檚 regional contest featured teams from universities in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.
麻豆原创鈥檚 winning team included graduate student Sharon Barak 鈥�21 and junior Daniel West, both studying computer science, and senior Seba Villalobos, who is majoring in mathematics and computer engineering. The experienced trio came in second at last year鈥檚 regional competition, went on to finish in the top 20 in the North America competition and qualified for the World Finals, which was delayed due to the pandemic and will be held in November this year in Bangladesh.
鈥淭hey also have participated in multiple contest formats through these Covid-altered times and have shown such great resiliency,鈥� says Glenn Martin 鈥�92 鈥�95MS 鈥�12PhD, who serves as the team鈥檚 coach.聽 鈥淚 am super proud of their calmness and ability to adapt both during and between contests.”
During this weekend鈥檚 contest, the 麻豆原创 teams solved 11 complex problems in just under five hours. The competition requires teams to work together to solve the most problems in the fewest attempts in the least cumulative time. For example, team members could be tasked with developing a schedule for landing airplanes or effectively routing fire trucks through intersections. Winning requires teamwork and problem-solving coupled with an understanding of advanced algorithms and the ability to work under pressure.
麻豆原创鈥檚 winning team won鈥檛 have to go far for the 2022 North America competition; it will this year be held for the first time on 麻豆原创鈥檚 main campus. The event is scheduled to take place May 26-31, when approximately 50 top teams from across the United States and Canada will square off for a chance to advance to the 2022 World Finals.
A 麻豆原创 team has qualified for the World Finals every year during the past decade.
