Friday, November 6, 2015

IEEEXtreme Results are In!

The results from the IEEEXtreme contest are in. Nine teams from Penn State Harrisburg competed in the contest, in teams of 3, against teams of undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. More than 2400 teams from around the world registered for the contest, and approximately 2000 earned a spot in the final rankings.

All of the teams from Penn State Harrisburg performed very well. The top three teams from Penn State Harrisburg included:

ILLUMINATI was comprised of Aymen Ben Salah, Andrew Brady, and Gal Yaroslavsky. ILLUMINATI finished 196th in the world, 17th in U.S., and 3rd place in the IEEE Region 2. In Region 2, this team finished just behind teams from Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Mellon University.

UtterNonsense was comprised of Brandon Davis, Thomas Dippolito, and Clarence LaShier. UtterNonsense finished 252nd in world, 28th in the US, and 4th place in Region 2.

NoExceptions was comprised of Krishna Gadia, Shane Hall, and Robert Levin. NoExceptions finished 394th in world, 45th in the US, and 6th place in Region 2.

Congratulations to all of the participants! A special thanks to Prof. Julie Lobur and Dr. Wanda Kunkle who served as proctors for the teams!

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