Computer Sciences Dept.

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest

Hall of Fame

This page summarizes the achievements of the UW-Madison teams since 2001.


2011-2012: Our teams took 1st, 8th, and 53rd place among 218 teams. Team The Antisocial Network (Igor Canadi, Justin Starry, Nathaniel Sullivan) solved all ten problems; no other team in the region solved more than six! Congratulations also to 8th place team :(){:|:&};: (Eric Kulcyk, Ben Moench, Chetan Rao) and to 53rd ranked team Newton's Lawl (Joy James Prabhu Arulraj, Ahmed Saif, Michael Starr). Coaches: David Malec, Zef RosnBrick, and Prof. Van Melkebeek.


2010-2011: Our teams took 2nd, 18th, and 31st place among 225 teams. Team Wrong Answer (Aaron Brown, Ang Li, Zef RosnBrick) set the record for the earliest correct submission and placed 2nd in the end. Congratulations also to 18th place team on the fence (Alex Furger, Eric Kulcyk, Nathaniel Sullivan) and to 31st ranked team bluescreens (Andrew Ma, Michael Starr, Mark Wellons). Coaches: Chris Hopman, Prof. Van Melkebeek, and David Malec.


2009-2010: Our teams took 1st, 10th, 19th, and 48th place among 201 teams. Team Wrong Answer (David He, Chris Hopman, and Zef RosnBrick) was the only team in the region to solve all ten problems, thus advancing to the World Finals in Harbin, China, in February. Congratulations also to 10th place team On a boat (Aaron Brown, Ahmed Fikri, and Alex Furger), to 19th ranked team Clueless (Vijay Chidambaram, Deepak Ramamurthi, and Thanumalayan Sankaranarayana Pillai), and to 48th ranked team Wiscy (Kwan Woo Kim, Eric Kulcyk, and Soo Young Yang). Coaches: David Malec, Mikola Lysenko, and Prof. Van Melkebeek.


2008-2009: Our teams took 3rd, 14th and 45th place among 201 teams. Team Wrong Answer (David He, Chris Hopman, and Mikola Lysenko) placed 3rd solving all nine problems, thus advancing to the World Finals in Stockholm, April 2009, where they took 49th place. Congratulations also to 14th place team My Process Never Dies (Ahmed Fikri, Tom Grim, and Tristan Halvorson) and to 45th ranked team u+002620 (Aaron Brown, Jason Li, and Wesley Reardan). Coaches: Matthew Anderson, David Malec, and Prof. Van Melkebeek.


2007-2008: Our teams took 1st, 13th, and 33rd place among 207 teams. Team Red no. 40 (David Malec, Jason Malinowski, and Chunsong Wang) placed first solving more problems than any other team, thus advancing to the World Finals in Banff Springs, April 2008. Congratulations also to 13th place team Squirrel Army (John Byrne, David He, and Daniel Strommen) and to 33rd ranked team 0x42616467657273 (Henry Duwe, Tristan Halvorson, and Chad Rhyner). Coaches: Prof. Van Melkebeek, Matthew Anderson, and Scott Diehl.


2006-2007: Our teams took 1st and 2nd place among 181 teams. Team 3SAT Oracle (Brian Byrne, Matthew Elder, and Thomas Watson) placed first, thus advancing to the World Finals in Tokyo, March 2007. Second place The Brute Squad (Timothy Bahls, Brett Christiansen, and Sze Yeung Wong) also solved more problems than any of the other 179 teams. Coaches: Prof. Van Melkebeek, Matthew Anderson, Scott Diehl, and Chi Man Liu.


2005-2006: Our teams took 3rd and 4th place among 182 teams. Team Amphisbaena (Brian Byrne, Colin McCambridge, and Sze Yeung Wong) placed third and were selected to advance to the World Finals in San Antonio, April 2006. Fourth place untitled.cpp (P. A. Nainar, Jesse Beder, and Dylan Dewitt) also solved five of the problems. Coaches: Prof. Van Melkebeek, Matthew Anderson, and Scott Diehl.


2004-2005: Our teams took 1st, 2nd, 7th and 12th place among 187 teams. Team Harmless Fluffy Bunnies (Matthew Anderson, Patrick Davidson, and Alex Frase) placed first, thus advancing to the World Finals in Shanghai in April 2005. Second place Team Q (Jesse Beder, Dylan Dewitt, Saisuresh Krishnakumaran) also solved more problems than any other team in the contest. Congratulations also to 7th place team Algorhythmics (Brett Christiansen, Yana Shkel, and Sze Yeung Wong) and to 12th ranked Tastes Like Burning (Thomas Eastman, Bradley Grzesiak, and See Yew Mo). Coaches: Prof. Van Melkebeek, Chad Koch, and Scott Diehl.


2003-2004: Our teams took 1st and 2nd place among 183 teams. Team What Badgers Eat (Scott Diehl, Saurabh Goyal, and Akash Lal) placed first, thus advancing to the World Finals in Prague. Team Virtual Machine (Carl Edquist, Bradley Grzesiak, and Louis Kruger) were only beaten during the last minute of the 5 hour contest! Coaches: Prof. Van Melkebeek and Chad Koch.


2002-2003: Our team MAD IS ON (Ron Hose, Chad Koch, and Louis Kruger) took 2nd place among 156 teams, thus advancing to the World Finals in Beverly Hills. Coach: Prof. Van Melkebeek.


2001-2002: Our team Red++ consisting of Lei Chen, Bradley Grzesiak, and Chad Koch took 1st place among 113 teams. The team advanced to the World Finals in Honolulu and took 11th place there! Coaches: Prof. Jha and Prof. Van Melkebeek.


 
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