tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45564405367108203632024-03-06T14:01:57.790-06:00Dr. C J Hwang and ACM - ICPC AsiaMaintained by Dr. C J Hwang,
ACM-ICPC Asia Director;Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-31122088876652167762013-01-13T14:32:00.000-06:002013-01-13T14:32:13.614-06:00New posting for Asia blog will be in Sina blogPeople in Mainland China can not access Google blogs
such as Blogspot.com. To keep updating and maintenance
simple, all new postings after January 1, 2013 for ACM-ICPC
Asia blog will be posted in
http://blog.sina.com.cn/cjhwang
Those old postings before December 31, 2012 remains to stay in this
blog http://IcpcAsia.blogspot.com
Those postings in Sina blogs with Chinese has nothing to doDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-60965447294964185462012-09-19T00:22:00.001-05:002012-09-24T23:20:03.766-05:002012 Asia Director's Message from Prof C J Hwang: Message from ICPC Asia Director Prof C J Hwang:
A letter in response to Prof J’s questions
1. I have posted two Asia blogs: ICPCAsia.blogspot.com and Hi.baidu.com/cjhwang. Google’s blogspot.com is not accessible to users located in Mainland China.
Baidu’s blog new software can not handle indentation from left margin and can not keep word together in the right margin either. I have tried my bestDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-6800833034939424712012-09-07T23:22:00.001-05:002012-09-13T04:12:49.308-05:00
ACM-ICPC 2012 Asia Official Regional Rules (September 7, 2012)
Sponsored by IBM
The 2012 Asia Rules are the combined result of merging 2011 rules, and new guidelines of 2012 items which include the new WF allocation formula and the guidelines for Contest Advisory Councils and Council Organization. The 2012 Asia rules also include some common sense rules in writing.
IDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-45021842257709838612012-06-12T03:43:00.002-05:002012-06-12T03:43:55.385-05:002012 New Book: How to Create the Next Silicon Valley
By Frederick E. Allen , Forbes Magazine
(This article appears in the April 23, 2012 issue of Forbes.)
http://www.therainforestbook.com/
How to Create the Next Silicon Valley
People everywhere keep trying to ¬duplicate the success of Silicon Valley as an incubator for innovation and wealth. Victor W. Hwang, a Los Altos Hills, Calif., venture capitalist, has been studying what makes the Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-54282588317190840562012-06-12T03:09:00.000-05:002012-06-12T03:21:08.968-05:002012 New Book- THE RAINFOREST: the Next Silicon ValleyBook Review: THE RAINFORESTThe Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
http://www.therainforestbook.com/
Hwang, Victor W. and Greg Horowitt
Regenwald (304 pp.)
$12.99 paperback, $7.99 e-book
ISBN: 978-0615586724; February 4, 2012
BOOK REVIEW by Kirkus Reviews
In their debut business title, two venture capitalists offer an insightful, forward-thinking assessment of what makes
Silicon Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-28318634491467522632012-06-09T03:07:00.001-05:002012-06-09T03:07:19.124-05:002012 ACM-ICPC Asia New and Revised Rules
2012 ACM-ICPC Asia New and Revised
Rules
I.
Definitions and Notes
1. The Asia Rules must satisfy ICPC spirits and priority:
a. Geographic balance for the entire Asia – Balance is not by
political boundary;
b. For the Asia site performance/growth 1 - Number of unique universities
Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-56053264714677098632012-06-08T18:34:00.000-05:002012-06-08T18:34:30.835-05:002013 ICPC World Finals Call for Problems2013 International Collegiate Programming Contest Finals
Call for Problems
The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is seeking programming problems for the Contest Finals. Contest Finals Judges will be selected from among those who contribute problems. Each contributor must submit at least two problems, each consisting of
* a problem statement
* an estimate of the difficulty ofDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-65793687555055063532012-03-10T02:53:00.001-06:002012-03-10T02:55:30.872-06:00Allocation Formula for the 2013 WF from 2012 Asia RegionalsThis message 3 announcement will be posted in Asia Director blog.
Request for proposal for the Allocation Formula for the 2013 WF teams selection from 2012 Asia Regionals.
1. The proposal must be in English.2. The proposal must be a complete proposal. The partial proposal or a few sentences of updates to the current rules are not qualified as proposal.3. The proposal must Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-6584920909616115332012-03-02T20:26:00.000-06:002012-03-02T20:26:39.635-06:00Guidelines for Contest Hosts and Advisory CouncilsGuidelines for the relationship between Contest Site Steering Committee and Contest Advisory Council.
As many of you are aware that some “Contest Advisory Councils” had been created
for many territories in Asia. The contest advisory council has been a very good way to
mentor the new contest director/coordinator, to assist the contest steering committee
and to expand the Asia contests to more newDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-41633189735206637192012-02-27T01:05:00.003-06:002012-02-27T01:58:42.333-06:00A very Good Book about Silicon ValleyA very Good Book about Silicon Valley
"The Rain Forest": The Secret in building the next Silicon Valley
www.therainforestbook.com
https://www.createspace.com/3731627Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-42808329324593909272012-02-27T00:59:00.000-06:002012-02-27T00:59:38.922-06:00Programming Contest Books (程序设计竞赛书籍)
程序设计竞赛书籍 (Programming Contest Books)
新编实用算法分析与程序设计王建德、吴永辉人民邮电出版社 (2008-07出版)
程序设计中常用的解题策略王建德、吴永辉人民邮电出版社 (2009-10出版)
世界大学生程序设计竞赛(ACM/ICPC)高级教程(第1册):程序设计中常用的计算思维方式吴文虎、王建德中国铁道出版社 (2009-07出版)
程序设计导引及在线实践李文新等编著清华大学出版社(2007-11出版)
算法艺术与信息学竞赛刘汝佳,黄亮清华大学出版社(2004-1出版)
算法竞赛入门经典(算法艺术与信息学竞赛)刘汝佳清华大学出版社(2009-11出版)
信息学奥林匹克竞赛·上册:国际国内分类试题精解——中国计算机学会信息学奥林匹克系列丛书 吴文虎,王建德清华大学出版社(2005-8出版)
信息学奥林匹克竞赛——国际国内分类试题精Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-26846081069583623932011-12-29T07:36:00.006-06:002012-01-05T20:26:08.866-06:002011 Asia Teams advanced to 2012 World Finals in WarsawAsia Teams Qualified for 2012 World Finals and the Calculation (38 universities). (The list is updated on Jan 4, 2012.)
1. { ( x/y) = (Total slots used/score earned from accepted registration count); ( z ) = (slot used); Please refer to Asia rules:
0.3 foreign team, 0.6 multiple domestic teams, 1.0 single domestic team. }
2. Two Indian teams were absent during 2011 Orlando WF, andDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-19977079333405881262011-10-13T05:07:00.000-05:002011-10-13T05:07:11.695-05:00ACM-ICPC China Council Resolution (2010)ACM-ICPC China Council Resolution (2010)
1. ICPC Contest Council for China will award slots of its home sun-region to Mainland Chinese teams who win in other sub-regions with a rank of 1 or 2.
2. ICPC Contest Council for China may also award slots of its home sub-region to teams from other sub-region who participate in China contest sites and win a ranking within the World Finals qualified Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-25021655859068151142011-08-02T00:35:00.000-05:002011-08-02T00:35:32.551-05:00Guidelines of Sponsorship Compliance for ACM-ICPC contestGuidelines of Sponsorship Compliance for ACM-ICPC contest
The principle of IBM sponsorship compliance is very simple and these apply to Asia Regional contests and associated online contests.
“IBM is the World Sponsor and is the primary (first) sponsor for ICPC Asia Regional contests .”
The interpretation of this sentence can be detailed as follows:
1. If no 2nd sponsor, then you should Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-36586135830235032792011-06-30T00:59:00.000-05:002011-06-30T00:59:12.926-05:002012 World Finals Call for Problems Due 9/6/2112012 International Collegiate Programming Contest Finals
Call for Problems
The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is seeking
programming problems for the Contest Finals. Contest Finals Judges
will be selected from among those who contribute problems. Each
contributor must submit at least two problems, each consisting of
* a problem statement
* an estimate of the difficulty of Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-57930502144085389402011-06-30T00:56:00.000-05:002011-06-30T00:56:11.877-05:002012 ACM-ICPC World Finals Date and CityACM-ICPC 2012 World Finals
Date: May 13 - 18, 2012
City: Warsaw, Poland
Host University: University of Warsaw
Sponsor: IBMDr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-44415776545706034412011-06-27T09:35:00.020-05:002011-10-23T23:53:25.510-05:002011 ACM-ICPC Asia Specific Regional Contest RulesACM-ICPC 2011 Asia Specific Regional Contest Rules (Updated August 17,2011)
Sponsored by IBM;
(The 2011 Rules are the combined result by merging 2010 rules, including administrative sub-regions, and judging team options, and new guidelines of 2011. The new 2011 guidelines are marked in light blue fonts, and the revisions of 2010 marked in brown fonts.)
I. Mission: The ACM Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-2222493144692820702010-12-18T07:23:00.014-06:002011-04-04T11:19:37.299-05:00Teams Qualified for ACM-ICPC 2011 World Finals Orlando Florida - AsiaAsia Teams Qualified for ACM-ICPC World Finals 2011 Orlando Florida
(Orlando is home to the oldest largest Disney World : May 27- 31, 2011)
(Contest in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt was cancelled due to social political instability.)
(Total 35 teams; 2010 Host universities are selected only if they are very close to qualified lines. But no preference is applied to any team this year. )
(x/y : x = Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-25565353187859678522010-09-19T13:01:00.002-05:002010-11-04T05:53:04.700-05:00ACM-ICPC 2010 Asia Specific Regional Contest RulesACM-ICPC 2010 Asia Specific Regional Contest Rules (September 2010)
Sponsored by IBM;
(The 2010 Rules are the combined result by merging 2009 rules and new Asia guidelines including administrative sub-regions, and judging team options.)
I. Mission. The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is an activity of the ACM that provides college students with an opportunity to Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com240tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-21943779045218340022010-08-28T15:22:00.002-05:002010-09-08T23:55:58.053-05:00Additional Special Rules for ACM-ICPC China SitesAdditional Special Rules for China Sites.Resolution from ACM-ICPC Contest Council for China - August 2010(1) ICPC Contest Council for China will award slots of its homesub-region to Mainland Chinese teams who win in othersub-regions with rank 1 or Rank 2.(2) ICPC Contest Council for China may also award slots of itshome sub-region to teams from other sub-region whoparticipate in China contest Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-43361283037157833192010-03-31T00:51:00.010-05:002010-08-28T15:36:18.536-05:00ACM-ICPC Asia 2010 New Guidelines: Three Sub-regions, WF slots, and Judges Committee2010 New Guideline 1: Three Administrative Sub-regions and WF slots allocation. Eligibility and administrative sub-regions1. Each university competing in the Asia Regional Contest is homed in one of three administrative sub-regions based on past participation and geographical location:Pacific & Indochina Peninsula: Universities in the East Pacific and South East Asia including South Korea, Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-63774082204521988982009-11-22T12:15:00.004-06:002009-11-27T14:17:39.648-06:00Asia Universities/Teams advancing to the World Finals 2010 HarbinAsia Universities/Teams advancing to the World Finals 2010 Harbin: (No particular order; Total 37 teams.)(2009 Host universities are selected only if they are very close to qualified lines.For year 2008 hosts, they had not been in WF recently and must be also veryclose to qualified lines.)1.. Harbin Engineering University - HEU-THREE LITTLE BOYHeLongJiang Provincial (China) (World Finals Host Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-81159701975067944602009-11-22T11:41:00.002-06:002009-11-22T11:47:50.113-06:00Asia Teams Qualified for ACM-ICPC World Finals 2010 Harbin (Total 36 teams; 2009 Host universities are selected only if they are very close to qualified lines. For year 2008 hosts, they had not been in WF recently and are also very close to qualified lines.)(x/y : x = points used for the site; y = slots given by ICPC Executive Director.)(Foreign team used 0.4 points; repeated domestic team 0.7; Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-3365234731478068372009-11-22T11:27:00.002-06:002012-02-27T00:52:43.065-06:00Practicing ACM-ICPC Contest problems
I. Most well-known public sites in China
(Suggested by Liu ChunYing of HangDien University):
北京大学(PKU):http://acm.pku.edu.cn/JudgeOnline/
杭州电子科技大学(HDU):http://acm.hdu.edu.cn/
天津大学(TJU):http://acm.tju.edu.cn/toj/
浙江大学(ZJU):http://acm.zju.edu.cn/
武汉大学(WHU):http://acm.whu.edu.cn/oak/
哈尔滨工业大学(HIT):http://acm.hit.edu.cn/
福州大学(FZU):http://acm.fzu.edu.cn/Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556440536710820363.post-51167578389347421932009-06-18T20:37:00.003-05:002009-06-18T21:08:12.456-05:002010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest Finals Call for ProblemsThe ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is seeking programming problems for the Contest Finals. Contest Finals Judges will be selected from among those who contribute problems. Each contributor must submit at least two problems, each consisting of * a problem description, * a solution in C/C++ or Java and* a simple test plan.All problems must be submitted by Friday, July 17, 2009.Dr. C J Hwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771749865192066262noreply@blogger.com2