{"51885":{"#nid":"51885","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Computing Team:  On the Road to the Ultimate \u0022Battle of the Brains\u0022 in Shanghai","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EA team of elite programmers from Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing is preparing for the most prestigious computer competition in the world on April 3-7, 2005. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is sponsored by IBM, and will gather the world\u2019s best and brightest collegiate programmers for an all-out \u0022battle of the brains,\u0022 in Shanghai, China. Tech\u2019s College of Computing team is one of only nineteen U.S. student teams to make it to the World Finals, and is made up of Charlie Reiss, Topraj Gurung, and Chris Sidi with coach David Van Brackle.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EIn Shanghai, seventy-eight teams of three students each will be challenged to solve a series of complex, real-world programming problems\u0022 equal to a semester\u2019s worth of computer programming curriculum \u0022under a grueling five-hour deadline. The Contest fosters creativity, teamwork, and innovation in building new software programs, and enables students to test their ability to perform under pressure. The team that solves the most problems correctly, in the least amount of time, emerges as the international champion, earning scholarships, IBM prizes, and bragging rights to the world\u2019s smartest \u0022trophy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThis year, IBM will introduce these programmers to POWER parallel computing technologies during a separate challenge prior to the World Finals competition. Teams will need to create a parallel application and run it on an IBM POWER-based eServer Blue Gene Supercomputer, IBM\u2019s \u0022rock star of Supercomputers. \u0022Known for their enormous speed, memory, storage capacity and number crunching capabilities, IBM POWER-based parallel supercomputers have been used to solve some of the most difficult problems in physics, engineering, biology, geology and the environment. IBM\u2019s sponsorship is part of a company-wide effort to advance the next generation of information technology talent.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThe Contest\u2019s regional competitions this year drew over 3,150 teams from 71 countries on six continents. Georgia Tech\u2019s Computing team not only emerged as a finalist earning a coveted spot on the World Finals roster, but Charlie, Topraj, and Chris will also attempt to bring the world champion trophy home to the U.S. for the first time since 1997. So, as the spring semester gets underway, don\u2019t forget about your campus\u2019 computer programming superstars! They\u2019ll be sharpening their programming skills and packing their good luck charms as they head for Shanghai to compete in the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EStay tuned for World Finals results or get the latest updates from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/icpc.baylor.edu\/icpc\/Finals\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/icpc.baylor.edu\/icpc\/Finals\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech ACM Student Chapter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EFounded in 1947, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) promotes and increases knowledge of science, design, development, construction, languages and applications of modern computing. The ACM is the society for computing professionals. The Georgia Tech Student Chapter (GTACM) is the primary student organization for computer science majors. Activities include organized corporate and faculty presentations and other events, which benefit both undergraduate and graduate students. GTACM also provides an avenue for students to develop corporate leadership skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout ACM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThe Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students. ACM serves its global membership of 75,000 by delivering cutting edge technical information and transferring ideas from theory to practice. ACM hosts the computing industry\u0027s leading Portal to Computing Literature. With its journals and magazines, special interest groups, conferences, workshops, electronic forums and Career Resource Centre, ACM is a primary resource to the information technology field. For more information, see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.acm.org\/\u0022\u003Ewww.acm.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EJoy Weaks, 404-385-2881\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:joyweaks@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejoyweaks@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team of elite programmers from Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing is preparing for the most prestigious computer competition in the world on April 3-7, 2005.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:52:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:23","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-02-23T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2005-02-23T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}