2021 APL Problem Solving Competition
Phase I of the 2021 APL Problem Solving Competition had the familiar format of 10 one-line solutions, with 10 participation prizes being awarded to the submissions judged to make the best use of APL. Phase II was split into problem sets, with a single grand prize winner, second place, third place, honourable mention, and non-student winner, as well as five participation prizes.
Tasks, Materials, and other Information:
Main Prizewinners:
Phase II - Grand Prize Winner
Dzintars Klušs
receives a cash prize of $2,500 USD, an invitation to present his winning work at Dyalog ’21 and a delegate package registration for Dyalog ’22 in Olhão, Portugal
Phase II - Second Place
Victor Ogunlokun
receives a cash prize of $1,250 USD
Phase II - Third Place
Aaron Paterson
receives a cash prize of $750 USD
Phase II – Special Recognition
Mehdi Zribi
receives a cash prize of $500 USD
Phase II – Winning Professional Entrant
Other Winners of the 2021 APL Problem Solving Competition
Phase I Winners
Based on the most well-written, accurate, submissions:
- Joseph Adams (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany)
- Mattia Borgo (University of Padua, Italy)
- Peter Mikkelsen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
- Raghu Ranganathan (SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India)
- Rafael Rodrigues Rocha de Melo (Kyoto University, Japan)
- Vladimir Sotirov (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
- Oskar von Seeler (Georg August University of Göttingen, Germany)
- Qifan Wang (Auburn University, Alabama, U.S.A.)
- Chiang Yu-Chi (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
- Mehdi Zribi (Liceo Scientifico GB Grassi Saronno, Italy)
Phase II Winners
Randomly selected from submissions that have a correct solution to any problem in any Phase II problem set:
- Alessandro Bassi (Liceo Scientifico GB Grassi Saronno, Italy)
- Rory Kemp (Edinburgh Academy, U.K.)
- Federico Landonio (Liceo Scientifico GB Grassi Saronno, Italy)
- Douglas Patz (home schooled, New York, U.S.A.)
- Qifan Wang (Auburn University, Alabama, U.S.A.)
each receive a cash prize of $200 USD (5 awarded)
Challenge your problem-solving skills and explore the world of APL in our quarterly competition, and you could win one of three $100 prizes.
