Internet Problem Solving Contest
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Internet Problem Solving Contest is an online programming competition for teams of up to three people, conducted annually each May since 1999.
The competition consists of a set of algorithmic
problems which must be solved in a fixed amount of time. For each problem two input data sets (easy and hard) are published, and competitors are asked to compute the correct output data for given data sets. Usually, this involves writing a computer program in some programming language
, but producing the output by hand or in any other way is also acceptable.
Teams are ranked by the number of points received. Each team received 1 point for solving each easy data set, and 2 points for each hard data sets. Ties are broken by total time taken to solve the problems.
The competition consists of a set of algorithmic
Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
problems which must be solved in a fixed amount of time. For each problem two input data sets (easy and hard) are published, and competitors are asked to compute the correct output data for given data sets. Usually, this involves writing a computer program in some programming language
Programming language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely....
, but producing the output by hand or in any other way is also acceptable.
Teams are ranked by the number of points received. Each team received 1 point for solving each easy data set, and 2 points for each hard data sets. Ties are broken by total time taken to solve the problems.
Winners
- 2010 - R+T+J: Reid Barton, Tomek Czajka, John Dethridge - HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - 2009 - Ural Fanclub of Ksenia Sobchak: Alexander Ipatov, Denis Musin, Vladimir Yakovlev - Ural State UniversityUral State UniversityThe Ural State University is located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several institutes which later became independent universities and schools.In 1936 the university was named after one of...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 2008 - R+T+J: Reid Barton, Tomek Czajka, John Dethridge - HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - 2007 - SPbSU ITMO 1: Iskander Akishev, Mikhail Dvorkin, Roman Satyukov - SPbSU ITMOSaint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and OpticsSaint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, abbreviated as SPbSU ITMO is a leading Russian technical university located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It trains specialists in cutting-edge technologies directed to science and technical...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 2006 - R+T+J: Reid Barton, Tomek Czajka, John Dethridge - HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, PurduePurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
Universities - 2005 - eMBe-GikS-mAnd: Michał Bartoszkiewicz, Maciej Popowicz, Paweł Olchawa - University of Wroclaw, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- 2004 - SaratovSU #3 Retired: Ilya Elterman, Andrew Lazarev, Michael Mirzayanov - Saratov State UniversitySaratov State UniversitySaratov State University is a major higher education and research institution in Russia. Founded in 1909 as Imperial Saratov University, the university is located in the Volga River region in the city of Saratov...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 2003 - SaratovSU #3 Retired: Ilya Elterman, Andrew Lazarev, Michael Mirzayanov - Saratov State UniversitySaratov State UniversitySaratov State University is a major higher education and research institution in Russia. Founded in 1909 as Imperial Saratov University, the university is located in the Volga River region in the city of Saratov...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 2002 - IFMO Retired (AS, GK): Georgiy Korneev, Andrew Stankevich - SPbSU ITMOSaint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and OpticsSaint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, abbreviated as SPbSU ITMO is a leading Russian technical university located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It trains specialists in cutting-edge technologies directed to science and technical...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 2001 - PAT_Tor_Yam: Pitchaya Sitthiamorn, Wittawat Tantisiriroj, Tassapol Athiapinya - ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
- 2000 - MSU-1: Alexander Khokhlov, Oleg Malikov, Andrey Belevantsev - Moscow State UniversityMoscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - 1999 - Ulm Sparrows: Walter Guttmann, Ralf Gandy, Ralf Engels - University of UlmUniversity of UlmThe University of Ulm is a public university in the city of Ulm, in the South German state of Baden-Württemberg. The university was founded in 1967 and focuses on natural sciences, medicine, engineering sciences, mathematics, economics and computer science...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...