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Chapter 601 - 362 ACM International College Student Programming Competition (Seeking Subscriptions)_2

Chapter 601: Chapter 362 ACM International College Student Programming Competition (Seeking Subscriptions)_2

The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is clearly a competition for college students worldwide.

But there must be a quota for the competition.

With so many higher education institutions in the country, Mist City Arts and Science University, as a private institution, is practically unranked.

There are quite a number of high-ranking higher institutions in the field of computer science.

Not to mention the likes of Qinghua and Yancheng University, other universities such as Haicheng University of Transportation, Zhecheng University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology are top-notch computer science institutions.

"I wanted to say earlier, in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest we can only send three teams from our country."

Xu Bin replied.

"Just three?"

Ding Yue frowned upon hearing this.

Goodness me!

With only three spots, it might not be so easy for Mist City Arts and Science University to secure one.

After all, universities like Qinghua, Yancheng University, Haicheng University of Transportation, Zhecheng University, Guangcheng University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology will definitely be competing for these three spots.

"Haicheng University of Transportation and Zhecheng University are both powerful competitors, both have won the ACM International College Student Programming Contest before!"

Xu Bin added.

"Ah, this..." Ding Yue felt the difficulty had increased. He looked at Xu Bin and asked again, "Bin, are you really confident?"

"Ahem, I am confident!"

Xu Bin coughed lightly, "Didn’t I design Big White’s Human-like Brain Intelligent Programming? I’ll use this programming technology in the preliminary competition, and hopefully, it should secure us a spot."

"That makes sense, your Human-like Brain Intelligent Programming technology is quite impressive!" Ding Yue immediately found renewed confidence in his good friend Xu Bin, "So what is the process of this ACM contest?"

"Firstly, you need a team, usually made up of no more than three computer programming members," Xu Bin replied.

"Have you found the other two yet?" Ding Yue asked.

Xu Bin immediately nodded, "Yes, we have many talents in our Computer Science Department. You already know Chen Jun, right?"

Ding Yue knew Chen Jun, who was a helpful assistant when Bin was writing various programs.

Xu Bin once mentioned that the most promising student in the Computer Science Department was Chen Jun, who possesses a high talent for computer science.

"And who’s the last person?"

Ding Yue asked.

Usually, it’s a three-person team, Bin surely wouldn’t go against the tide and only have two people? That would certainly be at a disadvantage.

"Another member of my computer team is Ouyang Chen, who is adept at cracking various program flaws. He’s suitable for the ACM contest."

Xu Bin shrugged and said with a smile.

Ouyang Chen?

Ding Yue hadn’t heard of him, but he didn’t often come across students with compound surnames. Since he was selected as a team member by Xu Bin, there was no doubt that he must be highly skilled.

"As long as the team is settled, the first step is to see if we can secure a spot in the national preliminary competition."

Ding Yue carefully analyzed the situation of the ACM contest, finding it difficult for Mist City Arts and Science University to get one of the three spots.

But considering Bin’s possession of the Human-like Brain Intelligent Programming Technology, there might be a chance.

"So Bin, have you guys registered?" Ding Yue asked curiously.

"I have already registered and submitted all the computer programming technical information of our school to the domestic committee."

Xu Bin smiled and said, "How could I miss such a big competition!"

"You’re very efficient. All right, then. I look forward to hearing good news from you," Ding Yue looked forward to.

...

Yancheng.

The Office of the National Committee of ACM International Collegiate Programming Competition.

"Chen, how many universities have registered for ACM this year?" A member of the committee and a professor asked in the office.

"27 universities, 8 more than the last time," Chen answered, then looked at Liu, "There’s a particularly interesting university."

"Oh? Has it caught your discerning eye, Chen?" Liu asked curiously.

Chen nodded instantly: "Indeed. It’s a private university. Have you heard about Mist City Arts and Science University?"

"Mist City Arts and Science University?"

Liu muttered, feeling it sounded familiar as if he had heard of it somewhere before.

A moment later, Liu sighed: "Oh, is it the one that has established a cooperative relationship with the Yancheng University’s Artificial Intelligence Science Department? I heard their computer department at Mist City Arts and Science University is quite strong."

"They must have some skills, or else how could they collaborate with Yancheng University’s Artificial Intelligence Science Department?" Chen nodded.

"Interesting, this is the first time I’ve seen a private university participating in the ACM in all these years. Can it compete with those Double First Class universities?" Liu joked: "I assume that Haicheng University of Transportation and Zhecheng University have also registered as usual this year?"

"Yes!"

Chen glanced at the computer program materials submitted by Mist City Arts and Science University in the email: "Human-like Brain Intelligent Programming?"

"What?" After hearing Chen’s murmur, Liu looked over curiously.

"The computer program design submitted by Mist City Arts and Science University," Chen replied.

The ACM domestic preliminary selection is different from the ACM competition method. Universities submit computer program designs, and the Committee Office evaluates them. Ultimately, the merits of the computer program designs will determine the three quotas.

The design submitted by Mist City Arts and Science University was one of Xu Bin’s previous works - Big White’s Human-like Brain Computer Program design.

This is a computer programming design with a strong orientation towards artificial intelligence and unquestionably of immense difficulty.

This immediately caught the attention of Chen and Liu.

Then Liu quickly called over the other computer professors in the office, and everyone took a look at Mist City Arts and Science University’s Human-like Brain Intelligent Program.

"The ability to design a program with this kind of logic chain demands solving countless difficult program bugs. Such talent is rare!"

A computer professor reviewed the computer program design materials (Human-like brain intelligent programming) submitted by Mist City Arts and Science University.

"As I recall, only Yancheng University conducts research in this field," another computer professor stated.

"Zhang was right just now. To be able to design such a program requires resolving countless difficult design problems. The ACM competition requires team members to collaborate under strict scrutiny from multiple expert judges, classify the difficulty of programming problems, infer the requirements, design the testing platform, and build a software system, all to ultimately solve the problem successfully," Liu sighed.

"What do you all think?"

Chen looked at the other computer professors in the Committee Office again.

Everyone either nodded or showed their approval of Mist City Arts and Science University’s computer program design from their expressions.

Seeing this, Chen felt reassured: "Well, we can confirm the three places in the upcoming meeting."

Almost simultaneously, universities worldwide, from various countries, registered for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Competition.

After all, the ACM aims to unite educators, researchers, and practitioners worldwide in the field of computer science to carry out joint professional exchange activities, share resources, and solve industry challenges.

With its absolute leadership position, the ACM consistently strives to implement the highest industry standards, recognize outstanding technical talents, strengthen overall team building in the computer industry, and provide lifelong learning, career development, and networking opportunities to its members, supporting them in making significant progress in their respective professional areas.

If a university can become the overall champion at ACM, its computer capabilities can gain recognition globally to some extent.

Therefore, all the prestigious universities, such as Moscow State University, University of Melbourne, Stanford University, California Technology University, Prague Charles University, Johns Hopkins University, and the up-and-coming talent of Mist City Arts and Science University, are all actively preparing for the competition.