Students of SPbNIU ITMO became winners of the 37th Student World Programming Championship

Today in St. Petersburg, the winners of the 37th Student World Championships on Programming of the Computer Engineering Association ( ACM ICPC ) were announced, the global sponsor of which is IBM . They were three students of the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics ( SPNUU ITMO ). Known as the “Battle of Brains”, the finale of a prestigious international competition brought together 120 teams that competed for the title of the most resourceful programming specialists.



The championship was hosted by the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (SPNUU ITMO), whose team won the 2012 final in Warsaw. Competition participants were required to show in-depth knowledge of key trends and the possibilities of applying analytical technologies to the processing of Big Data - one of the key driving forces of the modern economy and career opportunities in the IT field.
')
The ITMO team solved 10 of 11 tasks in five hours, demonstrating an exceptional level of professional skills and the ability to quickly solve complex problems. Programming champions will return home with the award and honorary title of the most resourceful programming specialists among students from all over the world, as well as with prizes and scholarships from IBM and a guaranteed job offer or internship at a corporation.

“IBM, as one of the leading international technology companies, understands how important it is to help students and motivate them to explore the latest technological advances and improve their skills for future work, ” said Doug Heintzman, director of the IBM Software Group, for sponsorship of the ACM ICPC championship. - Every year ACM ICPC Programming Championship brings together the best universities in the world. We look forward to working with the winners and are confident that these young people will help us build a truly sensible planet . ”

In addition to participating in the championship, participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the latest developments of the IBM Research & Development Labs and talk with leading international experts in the field of information technology, and also took part in excursions to such sights of St. Petersburg as the Hermitage and the Peter and Paul Fortress.

“ACM ICPC is a great opportunity for students from all over the world to come together and share valuable experiences, ” said Dr. Bill Poucher, a professor at Baylor University and executive director of the ICPC championship. “ It is nice to see how young people accumulate their knowledge for further development in the framework of the chosen academic and future career path.”


The complete list of winners of the 2012 ACM ICPC Championship:

• St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (gold medal, world champion)
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (gold medal, 2nd place)
• University of Tokyo (gold medal, 3rd place)
• National Taiwan University (Gold Medal, 4th place)
• St. Petersburg State University (silver medal, 5th place)
• Warsaw University (silver medal, 6th place)
• Kiev National University. Taras Shevchenko (silver medal, 7th place)
• Belarusian State University (silver medal, 8th place)
• Jagiellonian University Krakow (bronze medal, 9th place)
• Moscow State University (bronze medal, 10th place)
• Carnegie University - Mellon (bronze medal, 11th place)
• Tsinghua University (bronze medal, 12th place)
• Perm State University (bronze medal, 13th place)

120 teams took part in the ACM ICPC final, which won regional tournaments last fall. Initially, the selection was carried out among 300,000 students of information technology faculties. A record number of finalists reached the regional level: 29,479 participants from 2322 universities in 91 countries competed in 300 different venues on 6 continents in order to receive one of 120 invitations to the championship final in St. Petersburg.