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Students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Won Silver and Bronze Medals in a Programming Competition

Three teams from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics from Sofia University participated in the 19-21st October, 2018 South-eastern European Regional Competition held in Bucarest as part of the ACM (ICPC SEERC) International Programminng Competition for 2018-2019. The competition was held in two cities simultaneously – Bucarest, Romania, and Kiev, Ukraine.

The team of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics included Peter Angelov, Ivan Ganev and Victor Terziev – first year students reading “Computer Studies” – and came second by winning silver medals.

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The team including Daniel Atanasov, Anton Chernev and Ivo Dilov – third year students reading “Computer Studies” – won bronze medals.

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The ACM ICPC competition is a team one and is conducted in several stages. This year marks the 25th jubilee edition of the prestigious competition. Nine countries took part in the regional finals for South-eastern Europe: Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia, 55 institutions and more than 87 teams. The results are valid for the participation in the world finals.