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St. Petersburg University of IT, Mechanics and Optics Wins IBM-Sponsored International Collegiate Programming ContestRAPID CITY, S.D., May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A trio of students from St. Petersburg University of IT, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) have emerged as World Champions of the 41st Annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals sponsored by IBM (NYSE: IBM). The contest, hosted in Rapid City by Excellence in Computer Programming, brought together the next generation of developers from 133 universities around the world, where they competed on the most elite programming level. Headquartered at Baylor University and known as the "Battle of the Brains," the world's oldest and most prestigious programming competition challenged teams, each comprised of three students, to solve a series of complex real-world problems in just five hours. Demonstrating the elite talent of its team members, St. Petersburg ITMO University successfully solved 10 problems to earn the victory. "IBM values this opportunity to assemble the brightest students from the world's leading universities and share with them the technology trends that will shape the future and allow them to build new innovations fueled by cloud, cognitive and more," said Jonas Jacobi, Vice President, IBM Developer Advocacy, Worldwide. "These students are the future leaders of our industry and we are committed to fostering their development with these critical technologies as they prepare to enter the global workforce." IBM has been rapidly expanding breakthrough technologies for cloud and cognitive computing that are easily accessed by developers, including quantum computing, blockchain and more. This ready foundation of transformative tools equips programmers, designers and coders with the potential to build revolutionary applications across a multitude of industries. "Competing at the ACM-ICPC is an experience that will impact these students throughout their lives," said Dr. Bill Poucher, ICPC Executive Director and Baylor University Professor. "I am excited to see what these students will do with the knowledge they gained and the dauntless problem solving abilities they showcased at World Finals as they continue their academic and professional pursuits." University of Warsaw, Seoul National University and St. Petersburg State University finished the competition in second, third, and fourth places, all earning coveted gold medals. The regional champions are:
The 133 World Finalists emerged from local and regional ICPC competitions this past fall. Initially, selection took place from a field of more than 300,000 students in computing disciplines worldwide. A record number of students advanced to the regional level, as 46,381 contestants from 2,948 universities in 103 countries on six continents competed at more than 480 sites, all with the goal of earning one of the coveted invitations to South Dakota. In addition to competing in the World Finals, students were exposed to the latest technologies from IBM through speakers and interactive, on-site demos of IBM's Cloud Platform. The combination of IBM Bluemix and IBM Watson, delivered through the IBM Cloud with extensive API support, allows developers to rapidly build cognitive applications which can run in secure, hybrid cloud environments. About the ACM-ICPC About ACM About IBM About Excellence in Computer Programming (ECP) Media Contact – North America: To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/st-petersburg-university-of-it-mechanics-and-optics-wins-ibm-sponsored-international-collegiate-programming-contest-300463609.html SOURCE IBM |