On May 14, 2023, the National Invitational Contest of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) was held at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shaanxi, China. Our college's ACM competition union, after a series of selections and intensive training, ultimately sent two teams to compete. The team named "GLHF (Good Luck Have Fun)" consisting of Huang Dongqi, Zeng Zixun, and Xu Wenbo from the collegeof Information Science and Technology, majoring in Computer Science and Technology, won the gold medal. This is the first time our college has won a gold medal in the ICPC National Invitational Contest.
It is worth noting that the 2023 ICPC National Invitational Contest (Shaanxi) was hosted by the ICPC Asia Regional Committee. More than 1,000 students from 361 teams representing their universities such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, and Beijing University of Chemical Technology participated in this competition.
The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) was initiated and organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1970. It is an annual competition aimed at showcasing the innovative abilities, teamwork spirit, and problem-solving skills of college students in programming, analysis, and problem-solving under pressure. With over 50 years of development, ICPC has become the most influential international computer competition for college students, often referred to as the "Olympic Games" of the computer software field.
The ACM competition team of the School of Information Science and Technology is an outstanding guidance team in our university's academic competitions. In recent years, with strong support from the university and the college, the team has continuously strengthened the cultivation of programming and algorithm innovation capabilities by fully utilizing its own competition training platform. The team has consistently improved the level of participation and achieved excellent results in international and domestic high-level academic competitions such as the International Collegiate Programming Contest (Asia) and the China Collegiate Programming Contest.
Team Members: Computer Science 2004 - Zeng Zixun
Former captain of the ACM Training Team at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, winner of the gold medal at the 2023 ICPC National Invitational Contest (Shaanxi), and silver medalist at the 47th ICPC Asia Regional Contest (Hefei).
Statement: I'm very happy to have won the gold medal. I usually enjoy studying algorithms and playing table tennis. Before the competition, the three of us often spent time working together, and we discovered many issues during the preparation phase. This time, we performed at our usual level, and we successfully avoided the problems we encountered during preparation. My teammates and I enjoyed this competition, working together and cooperating. The five hours passed by without us realizing it. I'm very grateful for my strong teammates, the guidance from our coach, the platform provided by the university and the college, and the stage provided by ICPC.
Team Members: Computer Science 2104 - Huang Dongqi
Winner of the gold medal at the 2023 ICPC National Invitational Contest (Shaanxi), recipient of the National Scholarship in 2022, and champion of the 16th Beijing University of Chemical Technology Programming Competition for Freshmen in 2021.
Statement: I'm extremely grateful for the strong support from the university. Through thorough training and serious preparations, we not only improved our own abilities but also realized the importance of carefully understanding the problem statements. All of these factors contributed to our successful achievement of the gold medal, which gives us great encouragement. I hope that in the future, we can continue to excel and bring honor to our university.
Team Members: Computer Science 2104 - Xu Wenbo
Winner of the gold medal at the 2023 ICPC National Invitational Contest (Shaanxi) and bronze medal at the 2022 China Collegiate Programming Contest (Mianyang).
Statement: I enjoy studying algorithms and playing basketball in my free time. This was my first offline competition, and I felt extremely excited and thrilled. I believe that our good teamwork and clear division of tasks were key factors in our success. Overall, I'm very happy, and we will continue to work hard in the future.