PhD student Ji Luo Ranked in Top 48 in Algorithm Competition of Topcoder Collegiate Challenge (TCCC) 2006
Ji Luo, a PhD student of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, is one of the top 48 in "Algorithm Competition" which requires solving three difficult algorithm problems in one and half an hour. Topcoder Collegiate Challenge (TCCC) 2006 is one of the most popular individual programming contests in the world. It is composed of "Algorithm Competition" and "Component Competition". The tournament that gathers the most talented college minds for an academic challenge. As one of top 48, he has advanced and will be on the way to San Diego for onsite world finals. He will compete with excellent students from other universities there such as Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Purdue etc.
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