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XMUM Students Excel at 2022 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Published on June 14, 2022

A team of three XMUM students - Tang Jiacheng, Chen Xuanchu and Wang Shuhan - won Finalist Award at the 2022 Mathematical Contest in Modeling/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modelling (MCM/ICM), the most influential mathematical modeling contest in the world held by the Consortium of Mathematics and Its Application (COMAP).

This year, eleven teams of XMUM undergraduate students participated in the contest, receving one Finalist award, two Honorable Mention awards and six Successful Participant awards.

Below is a summary of awards and the winners:

AwardStudentProgrammeFaculty Advisor
Finalist (ICM)Tang JiachengSoftware EngineeringAssoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Zeiner
Chen XuanchuMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Wang ShuhanMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Honorable Mention (ICM)Pan XinyueMathematics and Applied MathematicsProf. Dr. Zhang Yingqian
Yu KexinSoftware Engineering
Liu AofanSoftware Engineering
Honorable Mention (ICM)Zhao WenqiFinanceZhao Wenqi
Zhao YingzhanChemical Engineering
Yang JunyiArtificial Intelligence
Successful Participant (MCM)Li ChengyiMathematics and Applied MathematicsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Liu Jie
Yao JunruMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Lu HanbinMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Successful Participant (MCM)Mao YihanMathematics and Applied MathematicsDr. Gloria Teng Ai Hui
Qu FangyuMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Liu JunbingMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Successful Participant (MCM)Hai NachuanMathematics and Applied MathematicsDr. Gloria Teng Ai Hui
Gong YizhiMarine Biotechnology
Wang XinyiMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Successful Participant (ICM)Yin YueElectrical & Electronics EngineeringDr. Gloria Teng Ai Hui
Hong ChangSoftware Engineering
Wu MinfengArtificial Intelligence
Successful Participant (ICM)Ma ShengkunMathematics and Applied MathematicsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Zeiner
Ye Xingmin Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Ou ShiyueMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Successful Participant (ICM)Ji YaranMathematics and Applied MathematicsDr. Gloria Teng Ai Hui
Lei YitaoSoftware Engineering

The 2022 MCM/ICM has attracted a total of 27,205 teams from universities all over the world including University of Oxford, Columbia University, Tsinghua University, etc. During the contest, participants are required to answer the problems by applying unique mathematical modeling skills in teams of three.

The 2023 MCM/ICM contest will be held from 16th February 2023 to 20th February 2023. For more information, please visit the following website: https://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/index.html 

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Mathematical-Contest-in-Modeling-certificate

Certificate of the Finalist

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Tang-Jiacheng
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Wang-Shuhan
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Chen-Xuanchu
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Assoc-Prof-Dr-Peter-Zeiner
Tang JiachengWang ShuhanChen XuanchuAssoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Zeiner

Members of the “Finalist” team and their supervisor