Binary Bears Capture First Place in ICPC Division II

MACON – Mercer’s Binary Bears personal computer programming staff captured 1st location in Division II of the North American Southeastern Regional Worldwide Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), hosted on the University’s Macon campus this earlier weekend. 

The 5-hour level of competition was held synchronously at five distinct websites in Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. The competition was broken down into two divisions with every division having a individual challenge established. Each individual workforce consisted of three students sharing just one machine.

Mercer’s top rated crew and the total winner in Division II was Samantha Scholz, senior pc engineering main from Bonaire Adam Steinberg, senior personal computer science and computer system engineering double-important from Dahlonega and Emily Wilbourn, senior pc science key from Jefferson. They effectively solved 7 of the 12 challenges from the established.

For the duration of the competition, each and every of the complications was shade-coded with a balloon. When a staff solved a difficulty properly, that specific balloon was sent, “creating a enjoyable, competitive environment for all the groups,” said Dr. Andy Digh, affiliate professor of pc science and faculty adviser to the Binary Bears.

Mercer’s top rated team took a guide that it wouldn’t relinquish late in the third hour of levels of competition. 

“Samantha, Adam, and Emily were being productive in acquiring and fixing the 4 least difficult troubles to start with, and then labored with each other perfectly to tackle and the right way resolve a few of the much more tricky issues,” explained Dr. Digh.

Mercer had a total of 15 students competing on 5 distinct teams, with 4 of these finishing in the top rated 10 among 34 overall teams.

In sixth total with six problems solved was the crew of Will Baglivio, senior personal computer science significant from Marietta Carter Rezac, senior laptop or computer science important from Senoia and Peter Richardson, senior pc engineering big from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Finishing ninth overall with 5 difficulties solved was the staff of Erin Cargin, senior computer engineering major from Canton Ethan Dorr, junior personal computer engineering significant from Warner Robins and Zaina Khutliwala, senior personal computer science main from Duluth. 

In 10th overall with 5 troubles solved was the group of senior laptop or computer science majors Gabe Bryant of Marietta, Ronald Karamuca of Acworth and Jacob Strader of McDonough.

Saturday marked the very first time Mercer hosted an ICPC regional on its campus considering the fact that 1994 and also coincided with the 15th anniversary of the 2007 Binary Bears competing in the Entire world Finals in Tokyo, Japan.