International Collegiate Programming Contest
I am the coach of UVa's teams that compete in the International
Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). There is a regional contest in
the late fall, and teams in our region that do well advance to the
world finals. I have been involved since 2006, and we have made it to
the world finals for the last three years straight: 2009 in Stockholm,
2010 in China, and 2011 in Egypt (changed to Orlando,
Florida). We have qualified for the world finals in 2013 in
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Interested in taking part? Send me an e-mail: aaron (at) virginia (dot) edu.
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World Finals 2013: St. Petersburg, Russia
The team of Neal Milstein, Carson Wang, and Derek Morris qualfied for the world finals, and will be traveling to St. Petersburg, Russia, in late June!
Media coverage:
- U.Va. Computer Science Students Qualify for Computing Contest World Finals, UVA Today, January 7, 2013.
- UVA Students to Compete in International Computer Science Challenge, NBC 29, January 19, 2013.
High School Programming Contest 2013
For the third year in a row, UVa hosted a a high school programming contest. We had 39 teams from 24 schools, which meant more than 150 high school students. Combined with 25 coaches and over 30 student volunteers, there were more than 200 people at this event.
Media coverage:
Regional Contest 2012
This year's regional contest was held on Saturday, November 10th. We fielded 8 teams, and traveled to Radford University to compete. Our top team came in second place, and the top 2 or 3 teams from this region will advance to the world finals. So we are off to St. Petersburg, Russia, in late June! The qualifying team consists of Neal Milstein, Carson Wang, and Derek Morris.
Media coverage:
- For the fourth time in five years, a team from the University of Virginia has advanced to the world finals in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), UVa CS news article
High School Programming Contest 2012
For the second year in a row, UVa hosted a high school programming contest. This year's date was Saturday, March 17. 18 teams registered, some of which had to travel 3 hours for the contest.
Web coverage:
Regional Contest 2011
This year's regional contest was held on Saturday, November 5th. Eight teams travelled to Radford University to compete. Although UVa did well, they did not score in the top three teams (our top team was in 4th place), and thus did not advance to the world finals (in May in Warsaw, Poland).
World Finals 2011: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Orlando, Florida
In the fall of 2010, the team of Kristine Collins (4th year), Daniel Epstein (3rd year), and Adelin Miloslavov (4th year) qualified for the world finals in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in March, 2011. However, due to the Egyptian revolution of 2011, the world finals were moved to Orlando, Florida and rescheduled for Memorial Day weekend in May, 2011.
Media coverage:
- U.Va. Sends Computer Science Students to Programming World Finals for Third Straight Year in UVa SEAS E-news
High School Programming Contest 2011
For the first time, UVa hosted a high school programming contest. Three teams attended!
Regional contest 2010
The team of Dan Epstein, Kristine Collins, and Adelin Miloslavov qualified for the world finals in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
World Finals 2010: Harbin, China
In the fall of 2009, the team of Calvin Li (3rd year), Briana Satchell (3rd year), and George Washington (4th year) qualified for the world finals in Harbin, China, in February, 2010. This was the same team that participated in the previous year's world finals (and, as per an official ICPC rule, may not compete again due to two world finals appearances). Harbin is known for it's very cold temperature and the amazing Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.
Media coverage:
- U.Va. Computer Science Students Return to World Finals for Programming in China in UVa SEAS E-news. This article was repeated a few places:
Regional contest 2009
The team of Briana Satchell, Calvin Li, and George Washington qualified again for the world finals in Harbin, China.
World Finals 2009: Stockholm, Sweden
In the fall of 2008, the team of Calvin Li (2nd year), Briana Satchell (2nd year), and George Washington (3rd year) qualified for the world finals in Stockholm, Sweden, in April of 2009. The opening ceremony (in the picture to the left) was held in the same hall where the Nobel prizes are awarded.
Media coverage:
- Team will test computer skills in Stockholm in the Cavalier Daily, October 28, 2009
- Area Teams in Sweden For Computing Contest in the Washington Post, April 4, 2009
- UVa Team Competes in "Battle of the Brains from WCAV Charlottesville, April 20, 2009
- U.Va. Computer Science Students Off to Stockholm for World Finals in Programming in UVa SEAS E-News, April 2009. This article was repeated a few places:
Regional contest 2008
The team of Briana Satchell, Calvin Li, and George Washington qualified for the world finals in Stockholm, Sweden.
Prior regional contests
I have been involved with UVa's programming contest teams since 2005; I took over as coach for the 2006 contest.
