2017 APL Problem Solving Competition
Phase I of the 2017 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 five participation prizes.
Tasks, Materials, and other Information:
Phase II - Grand Prize Winner
Kostas Blekos
Panepistimion Patron, Greece
receives a cash prize of $2,500 USD and an invitation to present his winning work at Dyalog ’17 in Denmark
Phase II - Second Place
Douglas Patz
receives a cash prize of $1,250 USD
Phase II - Third Place
Zachary Taylor
receives a cash prize of $750 USD
Other Winners of the 2017 APL Problem Solving Competition
Phase I Winners
Based on the most well-written, accurate, submissions:
- Aiken Cairncross (University of Oxford, UK)
- Yu-Chi Chiang (National Central University, Taiwan)
- Anthony Cipriano (Gustav-Stresemann Gymnasium, Germany)
- Ivan Demianchuk (National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Tripti Garg (NorthCap University, India)
- Arna Ghosh (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India)
- Bertil Johnson (University of Kentucky, USA)
- Mohammed Malik (Copenhagen International School, Denmark)
- Douglas Patz (Agile Learning Center, New York, USA)
- Zachary Taylor (Maryville High School, USA)
Phase II Winners
Randomly selected from submissions that have a correct solution to any problem in any Phase II problem set:
- Armando Cruz (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)
- Ivan Demianchuk (National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Yash Garg (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India)
- Arna Ghosh (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India)
- Akarsh Ramesh Khatagalli (Visvesvaraya Technological University, India)
each receive a cash prize of $200 USD (5 awarded)
