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Computer Science Professor Judges International Programming Contest

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Dr. John Bonomo, Westminster College associate professor of computer science professor at Westminster College, has served as judge for the 30th annual International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals in San Antonio, Texas.

"This year, two of my problems were selected for inclusion in the 10-problem contest set which was given to the contestants," Bonomo said.  "To get to the finals, 5,606 three-person teams from 1,737 universities in 84 countries competed in 183 regional sites world-wide.  From these regional contests a record 83 teams advanced to the World Finals, and when all was said and done, the winner was Saratov State University from Russia which solved 6 out of the 10 problems in the allotted contest time of five hours."

Bonomo was a regional judge for five years.  He has been an international judge five times -- in Hawaii, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Prague, and Shanghai.

Bonomo, who has been with Westminster College since 1998, earned his undergraduate and master's degree from Catholic University, and a master's and Ph.D. from Purdue University.

Contact Bonomo at (724) 946-7287 or e-mail bonomojp@westminster.edu for more information.

Dr. John Bonomo