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Dec. 14, 2005

Trinity University Computer Science Students Shine at

Regional Competition

SAN ANTONIO -- A three-member team Trinity University computer science students placed 8^th overall and 2^nd among schools that do not have graduate programs in a regional tournament sponsored by the South Central Region of the Association of Computing Machinery. The competition held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., in November required accuracy and speed to solve complex programming programs that required teamwork since each team is allotted one computer.

A second Trinity team came in 25^th. A total of 58 teams from 30 colleges and universities from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and New Mexico took part in the competition. The contest required participants to solve problems with names such as "Jetpack Sniper 3000 Fragfest Extreme," "Artificial Strife," and "It's My Derivative." Mark C. Lewis, assistant professor of computer science, coached the two Trinity teams.

Members of Trinity's top-finishing team were Tom Dietzel of Katy, Texas; Keller Smith of Arlington, Texas; and Andrew Krausnick of Des Peres, Mo. All are seniors who are majoring in computer science.

The second team included Phil Coleman of Albuquerque, N.M.; Glenn Kavanagh of Dallas; and Alex Starche of Austin. Mr. Coleman and Mr. Kavanagh are sophomores while Mr. Starche is a junior.

The top-finishing team solved four of 10 problems, which required significant knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and in some cases, advanced math.

Final standings are online at http://acm2005.cct.lsu.edu/results/.

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