ACM ICPC Dhaka Site

ACM ICPC Dhaka Site
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Established	1997
Region	Asia
Abbreviation	ACM ICPC

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM-ICPC or just ICPC) is an annual multi-tiered competition among the universities of the world. There are thirteen different sites in Asia that host Asia Regional Final and Dhaka is one of them. Each year winner of the Asia Regional Final Dhaka Site Contest advances to the ACM-ICPC World Final. Like other sites of ICPC, Dhaka site contest is also sponsored by IBM and operated under the auspices of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Contents 1 History 2 Past events 2.1 1997 2.2 1998 2.3 1999 2.4 2000 2.5 2001 2.6 2002 2.7 2003 2.8 2004 2.9 2005 2.10 2006 2.11 2007 2.12 2008 2.13 2009 2.14 2010 3 Dhaka site local teams in the world final 4 ACM ICPC Dhaka site hosts 4.1 Host Universities 5 Current event 5.1 Dates of event 6 References 7 External links

History

ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest started in 1997 with the initiative of Professor A. L. Haque of North South University (NSU).^[1][2] Its first event was held on 18 November 1997 with the participation of 18 teams from 11 institutions. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology - BUET Bengal Tigers team became the champion and moved to the world final which was held on 28 February 1998 at Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Champion BUET team of Suman Kumar Nath (now at Microsoft Research), Rezaul Alam Chowdhury (UT Austin) and Tarique Mesbaul Islam (Waterloo) occupied 24th position in the world final among 54 teams tying with Stanford University.^[3][4][5] Same year, NSU team received a wild card for being the host of the Dhaka site regional contest and participated in the world final.^[3]

North South University hosted this event 9 times from 1997 to 1999 and 2004 to 2006 and 2008 to 2010 while Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology hosted thrice from 2001 to 2003. East West University hosted the event in 2007.

Past events

1997

• Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology^[6]
• Host: North South University
• Champion's position at the world final: 24th
• Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology also secured 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.

1998

• Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology^[6]
• Host: North South University
• Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
• Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology also secured 3rd and 4th place. Sharif University of Tehran and IIT Kanpur secured 7th and 11th place respectively.

1999

• Champion: Chinese University of Hong Kong^[6]
• Host: North South University
• Champion's position at the world final: 8th
• Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.

2000

• Not Hosted

2001

• Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology^[6]
• Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
• Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and ZongShan University of China secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

2002

• Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology^[6]
• Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
• Notes: Nanyang Technological University of Singapore secured 2nd place.

2003

• Champion: Fudan University^[7]
• Maximum problem solved: 6
• Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• Champion's position at the world final: 15th ^[8]
• Notes:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place. Dhaka University became 4th.

2004

• Champion:Fudan University^[9]
• Maximum problem solved: 6
• Host:North South University
• Champion's position at the world final: 6th ^[10]
• Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place. National University of Singapore and IIT Bombay secured 3rd and 6th place respectively.

2005

• Champion:Fudan University^[11]
• Maximum problem solved: 6
• Host:North South University
• Champion's position at the world final: 39th^[12]
• Notes: Dhaka University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. American International University - Bangladesh became 4th. Multimedia University of Malaysia received an honorable mention.

2006

• Champion:Fudan University^[13]

• Host:North South University

• Champion's position at the world final: 26th^[14]
• Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place. American International University - Bangladesh and North South University jointly secured 3rd place.

2007

• Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology^[15]
• Host: East West University
• Maximum problem solved: 7
• Champion's position at the world final: 31st^[16]

• Notes: Fudan University and East West University secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Total 86 Teams from 33 Universities competed to take the pride to qualify for ACM ICPC world final 2008.

2008

• Champion: Fudan University
• Host: North South University
• Maximum problem solved: 9
• Champion's position at the world final: 14th^[17]

• Notes; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place and received wild card for participating in the world finals. A total of 83 teams competed.

2009

• Champion: Fudan University
• Host: North South University
• Maximum problem solved: 7
• Champion's position at the world final: 11th^[18]

• Notes; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place and Dhaka University was place 3rd. A total of 89 teams participated.

2010

• Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology^[19]
• Host: North South University
• Maximum problem solved: 6
• Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention^[20]

• Notes: Fudan University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Total 103 Teams from 43 Universities competed for a spot at the ACM ICPC world final 2011.^[21]

Dhaka site local teams in the world final

Each year at least one local team from Dhaka site takes part in the world final either as the regional champion or by wild card. On few occasions Dhaka site local teams made it by winning ACM ICPC Kanpur site regional.^[22] In 2005, Fudan University became champion at two different sites and withdrawn their championship from Dhaka site. As a result, 2nd ranked team, Dhaka University who was supposed to get a wild card got the direct entry to the world final and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology got the wild card. Summary of all the Dhaka site local team results in the world final are illustrated in the following table^[23][24]:

World Final	Date	Place	University	Team Name	Contestant	Result	Entry
22nd	Feb 28, 1998	Atlanta, Georgia	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Bengal Tigers	Suman Kumar Nath, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Tarique Mesbaul Islam	24th	Dhaka site champion
			North South University	NSU Dream	Tarique Zaman Chowdhury, Mehrin Shahed, Salman Ahmed Awan	H.M.	Dhaka site wild card
23rd	April 12, 1999	Eindhoven, the Netherlands	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	The Balloon Counters	Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat, Mehedy Masood, Farah Farzana	H.M.	Dhaka site champion
24th	March 18, 2000	Orlando, Florida	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Backtrackers	Mustaq Ahmed, Munirul Abedin, M Rubaiyat Ferdous Jewel	11th	Kanpur site champion
25th	March 10, 2001	Vancouver, Canada	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Loopers	Mustaq Ahmed, Munirul Abedin, Abdullah Al Mahmud	29th	Kanpur site champion
26th	March 23, 2002	Honolulu, Hawaii	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Ackermanns	Md Kamruzzaman, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Mushfiqur Rouf	H.M	Dhaka site champion
			American International University - Bangladesh	AIUB-A	Adib Hasan Manob, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Nurul Amin	H.M.	Kanpur site Runners Up
27th	March 25, 2003	Beverly Hills, California	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Loopers	Asif-ul Haque, Mehedi Bakht, Md Saifur Rahman	H.M	Dhaka site champion
28th	March 31, 2004	Prague, Czech Republic	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Phonix	Asif-ul Haque, Mehedi Bakht, Md Saifur Rahman	27th	Dhaka site wild card
29th	April 16, 2005	Shanghai, China	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Explorer	Mushfiqur Rouf, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Manzurur Rahman Khan	29th	Dhaka site wild card
30th	April 12, 2006	San Antonio, Texas	University of Dhaka	DU Gryffindor	Quazi Sarfaraz Hussain, Ariful Islam Siddiqi, Mainul Islam	H.M.	Dhaka site direct entry
			Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET BUET Exceed	Istiaque Ahmed, Manzurur Khan, Omar Haider	39th	Dhaka site wild card
31st	March 15, 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET xC33d	Istiaque Ahmed, Sabbir Yousuf Sanny, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman	H.M.	Dhaka site wild card
32nd	April 9, 2008	Banff, Canada	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Sprinter	Sabbir Yousuf Sanny, Mahbubul Hasan, Shahriar Rouf	31st	Dhaka site champion
			East West University	EWU Dream of Twilight	Sohel Hafiz, Mahbub Mozadded, Md. Arifuzzaman Arif	H.M.	Dhaka site wild card
33rd	April 21, 2009	Stockholm, Sweden	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Falcon	Mahbubul Hasan, Shahriar Rouf, Tanaeem M. Moosa	34th	Dhaka site Runner-up
			University of Dhaka	DU Dark Knights	Syed Zubair Hossain, Jane Alam Jan, Iqram Mahmud	49th	Kanpur site Runner-up
			North South University	NSU ARCTURUS	Samee Zahur, M. Mustafijur Rahman Faysal, Md. Ameer Hamza	H.M.	Kuala Lumpur site
34rd	February 5, 2010	Harbin, China	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Rand Ecliptic	Tanaeem M. Moosa, Tasnim Imran Sunny, Muntasir Mashuq	36th	Dhaka site Runner-up
35th	May 30, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET Annihilator	Tasnim Imran Sunny, Muntasir Mashuq, Anindya Das	H.M.	Dhaka site Champion

ACM ICPC Dhaka site hosts

Past nine ACM ICPC Dhaka site contests have been hosted by North South University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and East West University.

Host Universities

• 1997 - North South University
• 1998 - North South University
• 1999 - North South University
• 2000 - Not hosted
• 2001 - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• 2002 - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• 2003 - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• 2004 - North South University
• 2005 - North South University
• 2006 - North South University
• 2007 - East West University
• 2008 - North South University
• 2009 - North South University
• 2010 - North South University

Current event

This year ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest is going to be held at the new campus of North South University at Bashundhara on 18–19 November 2011. Last date of registration is 14 November 2011.

Dates of event

November 18 (Friday) & 19 (Saturday), 2011

References

External links

ACM ICPC Dhaka Site Contests Host Institution ACM ICPC Asia Regional Dhaka Site Events North South University 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 2001, 2002, 2003 East West University 2007