This past Saturday (March 28th), Oberlin Computer Science’s Team O(Bees) competed at the 2009 Carnegie Melon Invitational Programming Contest. Michael Brooks and Katie Kuksenok competed against almost 30 other teams from schools around the region. They successfully solved 7 out of the 8 problems and took second place in both the “doubles division” as well as 2nd in the overall contest.
OCWiC workshop
March 4th, 2009
On February 27-28, the 3rd Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWiC – pronounced “Oh-quick”) was held in the Mohican Resort and Conference Center. Thanks to a generous donation from Susanne Hambrusch (from Purdue University) the department was able to send 2 students to attend. As you can see below, Emma Anderson ‘09 and Elara Willett ‘10 had a great time.
Emma and Elara at OCWiC 2009
OCWiC brings together women majoring in computer science and related fields together with women teaching or working in computing careers. It is an opportunity for the community to get to know each other, meet possible mentors, and encourage young women in computer science to complete their studies and explore possible career paths by meeting women leaders from business, industry, and academia.
For more information see the OCWiC Website.
2009 Denison Programming Contest
March 2nd, 2009
On February 28, two intrepid teams of students competed in the 20th annual Denison University Programming Contest. This year there were 16 teams from 9 schools competing in a 4-hour contest.
O(bees)
The “O(bees)” (Joe Kramer-Miller, Katie Kuksenok, Michael Brooks, and Michael Stevenson) took first place, solving 4 out of the 6 problems in just over 90 minutes. The coaches were watching the scoreboard as other teams kept creeping closer and closer. In the last 40 minutes, it looked like one of the Denison teams was going to pass them, but they held onto the lead until the very end.
Foo of Oberlin
Our other team “Foo of Oberlin” consisted of Thomas Ramfjord, Brendan Chambers, Zack Levine, and Jules Wellinghoff. They also solved 4 problems and took third overall.
Congratulations to all of our students on an excellent job!
If you are interested getting involved in programming contests, get in touch with either Professor Donaldson or Kuperman (the coaches) or check out the Competitive Programming Exco!
See more photos in the gallery: 2009 Denison Programming Contest
2008 ACM Programming Contest
November 1st, 2008
On November 1, two teams of Oberlin students competed in the regionals for the 2008 ACM International Programming Contest.
Foo of Oberlin (Ted Warner, Katie Kuksenok, and Michael Brooks) did well at the Programming Contest today. They solved three of eight problems and placed first among 40 teams competing at the Youngstown site and 14th among 124 teams overall in the Regional. One of the problems they solved was solved by only four other teams, two from CMU, one from Waterloo, and one from Purdue.
Video Games and the Marketplace: “How computer, console and mobile games are being used for marketing, communication and training”
September 26th, 2008
Stephen Baer, Managing Partner TheGameAgency.com will discuss this topic and share consumer case studies. The Game Agency is an agency focused on video games and interactive entertainment. Join us on
Monday September 29, 2008 for refreshements with Mr. Baer at 4:00 in King 223. His talk will follow at 4:30 in King 221.
Sign Up for the Programming Contest Expo!!!
September 4th, 2008
Registration for the totally awesome programming ExCo is now open.
For more information or to register go to:
http://occs.oberlin.edu/~kkukseno/exco/
Sundae Friday!
September 2nd, 2008
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