ACM ICPC Dhaka Site Data Established 1997 Region Asia Abbreviation ACM ICPC
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM-ICPC or just ICPC) is an annual multi-tiered competition among the universities of the world. There are eighteen different sites in Asia that host Asia Regional Final and Dhaka is one of them. Each year the winner of the Asia Regional Final Dhaka Site Contest advances to the ACM-ICPC World Finals. Like other sites of ICPC, Dhaka site contest is also sponsored by IBM and operated under the auspices of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
History
ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest started in 1997 with the initiative of Professor A. L. Haque of North South University (NSU). Its first event was held on 18 November 1997 with the participation of 18 teams from 11 institutions. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology - BUET Bengal Tigers team became the champion and moved to the world final which was held on 28 February 1998 at Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Champion BUET team of Suman Kumar Nath (now at Microsoft Research), Rezaul Alam Chowdhury (UT Austin) and Tarique Mesbaul Islam (Waterloo) occupied 24th position in the world final among 54 teams tying with Stanford University. Same year, NSU team received a wild card for being the host of the Dhaka site regional contest and participated in the world final.
North South University hosted this event 12 times from 1997 to 1999, 2004 to 2006, 2008 to 2011, 2013 and 2015 while Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology hosted thrice from 2001 to 2003. East West University hosted the event in 2007. Daffodil International University hosted the event in 2012, 2018 and 2024. Bangladesh University of Business and Technology hosted the event in 2014 and 2021. Green University of Bangladesh hosted the event in 2022 which was held on 10–11 March 2023 at its permanent campus.
Past events
1997 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyMagazine, ACM ICPC Dhaka Site 2003, BUET. Host: North South University Champion's position at the world final: 24th Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology also secured 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
1998 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: North South University Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology also secured 3rd and 4th place. Sharif University of Tehran and IIT Kanpur secured 7th and 11th place respectively.
1999 Champion: Chinese University of Hong Kong Host: North South University Champion's position at the world final: 8th Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
2000 Not Hosted
2001 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and American International University-Bangladesh secured 2nd place respectively.
2002 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention Notes: Nanyang Technological University of Singapore secured 2nd place.
2003 Champion: Fudan University Maximum problem solved: 6 Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Champion's position at the world final: 15th Notes:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place. Dhaka University became 4th.
2004 Champion:Fudan University Maximum problem solved: 6 Host:North South University Champion's position at the world final: 6th Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place. National University of Singapore and IIT Bombay secured 3rd and 6th place respectively.
2005 Champion:Fudan University Maximum problem solved: 6 Host:North South University Champion's position at the world final: 39th Notes: Dhaka University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. American International University - Bangladesh became 4th. Multimedia University of Malaysia received an honorable mention.
2006 Champion:RSTU Host:North South University Champion's position at the world final: 26th Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place. American International University - Bangladesh and North South University jointly secured 3rd place.
2007 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: East West University Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: 31st Notes: Fudan University and East West University secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Total 86 Teams from 33 Universities competed to take the pride to qualify for ACM ICPC world final 2008.
2008 Champion: Fudan University Host: North South University Maximum problem solved: 9 Champion's position at the world final: 14th Notes; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place and received wild card for participating in the world finals. A total of 83 teams competed.
2009 Champion: Fudan University Host: North South University Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: 11th Notes; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place and Dhaka University placed 3rd. A total of 89 teams participated.
2010 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: North South University Maximum problem solved: 6 Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention Notes: Fudan University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Total 103 Teams from 43 Universities competed for a spot at the ACM ICPC world final 2011.
2011 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: North South University Maximum problem solved: 5 Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
2012 Champion: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Host: Daffodil International University Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: 4th
2013 Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Host: North South University Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
2014 Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Host: Bangladesh University of Business and Technology Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: 54
2015 Champion: Jahangirnagar University Host: North South University Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: 44
2016 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: University of Asia Pacific Maximum problem solved: 10 Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
2017 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: University of Asia Pacific Maximum problem solved: 10 Champion's position at the world final: 56th
2018 Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Host: Daffodil International University Maximum problem solved: 6 Champion's position at the world final: HM
2019 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: Southeast University Maximum problem solved: 8 Champion's position at the world final: 24th (Asia West Champions)
2021 Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Host: Bangladesh University of Business and Technology Maximum problem solved: unknown Champion's position at the world final: not held yet
2022 Champion: The University of Dhaka Host: Green University of Bangladesh Maximum problem solved: 10 Champion's position at the world final: not held yet
2024 Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Host: Daffodil International University Maximum problem solved: 7 Champion's position at the world final: 117
Dhaka site local teams in the world final
Each year at least one local team from Dhaka site takes part in the world final either as the regional champion or by wild card. On few occasions Dhaka site local teams made it by winning ACM ICPC Kanpur site regional.Professor Dr. MD. Shamsul Alam, Former Head, Dept of CSE, BUET, BUET in ACM ICPC Regional Contests, ACM ICPC 2003 Magazine In 2005, Fudan University became champion at two different sites and withdrawn their championship from Dhaka site. As a result, 2nd ranked team, University of Dhaka who was supposed to get a wild card got the direct entry to the world final and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology got the wild card. Summary of all the Dhaka site local team results in the world final are illustrated in the following table:Professor M. Kaykobad, History of Computer Programming Contest (in Bangladesh), ACM ICPC Dhaka Site Magazine 2004