2016 ACM ICPC Asia Chung-Li Regional Contest results

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) takes place at YZU on November 25 and 26. Considered as the "Olympics of Programming Competitions," the ACM ICPC attracts 300 participants from 60 teams from Asian countries, including Japan, Korea, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This year the champion goes to “AcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLr” of National Taiwan University (NTU). Three winners share the second best award: “Reshiram” of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), “PECaveros” and “Knife,” both are from NTU. The third best award goes to four teams; “ACellent” of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and the other three are MeowiNThebox, ODOP, and uzkwill7122, all from NTU. A total of 30 teams win the best 12 awards, and 20 others receive Honorable Mention.

As the host in this year, YZU President Jyh-Yang Wu (吳志揚) praises the ACM ICPC the biggest, longest, and the most important contest in the information industry. Wu says the trend of programming language has emerged globally. YZU requires students to take programming language courses for four credits starting from the new academic year. Every college offers the programming language courses with application in financial technology, data analysis, and social media. Wu stresses that the ability of writing programming has been one niche for independent professionals in industries and startups. Wu expects the number of students attending the ACM ICPC will increase because of the required course of programming language writing. Students enhance their competitiveness in the contest and uncover by the industries, especially in the new digital age.