2018 APL Problem Solving Competition
Phase I of the 2018 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 and non-student winner, as well as an honourable mention for a professional participant and five participation prizes.
Phase II - Grand Prize Winner
Alve Björk
receives a cash prize of $2,500 USD and an invitation to present his winning work at Dyalog ’18 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Phase II - Second Place
Lynn Van Hauwe
receives a cash prize of $1,250 USD
Phase II - Third Place
Rafael Rodrigues Rocha de Melo
receives a cash prize of $750 USD
Phase II – Winning Professional Entrant
Tiziano Berghi
receives a delegate package registration for Dyalog ’18 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Other Winners of the 2018 APL Problem Solving Competition
Phase I Winners
Based on the most well-written, accurate, submissions:
- Alejandra González (Universidad Technológica Nacional – Instituto Nacional Superior del Profesorado Técnico, Argentina)
- Dimitri Lozeve (University of Oxford, U.K.)
- Dinesh Poudel (Jaya Multiple Campus, Nepal)
- Douglas Patz (Agile Learning Center, New York, U.S.A.)
- Du Xi (Australian National University, Australia)
- Lynn Van Hauwe (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Mohammed Malik (Turku International School, Finland)
- P R Vaidyanathan (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India)
- Rafael Rodrigues Rocha de Melo (Kyoto University, Japan)
- K C Unesh (Kathmand University, Nepal)
Phase II Winners
Randomly selected from submissions that have a correct solution to any problem in any Phase II problem set:
- Dinesh Poudel (Jaya Multiple Campus, Nepal)
- Douglas Patz (Agile Learning Center, New York, U.S.A.)
- Joe Robertson (St. Peter’s High School, Gloucester, U.K.)
- K C Unesh (Kathmand University, Nepal)
- P R Vaidyanathan (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India)
each receive a cash prize of $200 USD (5 awarded)
