2019 ICM Contest

2019 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling? Press Release--April 19, 2019

COMAP is pleased to announce the results of the 21st annual Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). This year 11262 teams representing institutions from fifteen countries/regions participated in the contest. Nineteen teams were designated as OUTSTANDING representing the following schools:

Central University of Finance and Economics, China (2) (INFORMS Award & COMAP Scholarship Award 1916704)

Chongqing University, China Duke University, NC, USA

(Leonhard Euler Award & COMAP Scholarship Award) Emory University, GA, USA Lanzhou University of Technology, China Nanjing University, China Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, China Northeastern University, China Renmin University of China, China Seattle Pacific University, WA, USA Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China (2)

(Vilfredo Pareto Award 1916375) Sun Yat-Sen University, China United States Military Academy, NY, USA

(Rachel Carson Award) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China University of Virginia, VA, USA (INFORMS Award) Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University, China Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (INFORMS Award)

This year's contest ran from Thursday, January 24 to Monday, January 28, 2019. During that time, teams of three students researched, modeled, and wrote a solution to an open-ended interdisciplinary modeling problem. The 2019 ICM was an online contest, where teams registered and obtained contest materials through COMAP's ICM Website.

ICM teams chose one of the following three problems: The D Problem involved developing an emergency evacuation model for the Louvre Museum to explore options to evacuate visitors from the museum, while also allowing emergency personnel to enter the building. Teams had to identify potential bottlenecks that could limit movement towards the exits. The E Problem asked teams to create an ecological services valuation model to understand the costs of land use projects. The model helped to perform a cost benefit analysis of land use development projects

of varying sizes, from small community-based projects to large national projects. The F Problem sought to identify the viability and effects of a global decentralized digital currency model that could identify key factors impacting the currency's growth, access, security, and stability at individual, national, and global levels. For all three problems, teams searched for pertinent data and grappled with how phenomena internal and external to the system needed to be considered and measured. The student teams produced creative and relevant solutions to these complex questions and built models to handle the tasks assigned in the problems. The problems also required data analysis, creative modeling, and scientific methodology, along with effective writing and visualization to communicate their teams' results in a 20-page report. A selection of the Outstanding solution papers will be featured in The UMAP Journal, along with commentaries from the problem authors and judges. This year's judges remarked that due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the problems, teams solved these problems using a variety of methods and tools. This allowed teams to showcase their strengths in many diverse areas including information science, geography, economics, finance, optimization, networks, ecology, environmental sciences, public policy, and simulations.

2019 ICM Statistics

11262 Teams participated 5728 Problem D submissions 4852 Problem E submissions 682 Problem F submissions 101 US Teams (1%) 11162 Foreign Teams (99%) 19 Outstanding Winners (1%) 18 Finalist Winners (1%) 883 Meritorious Winners (8%) 1673 Honorable Mentions (15%) 7489 Successful Participants (66%) 979 Unsuccessful Participants (9%) 201 Disqualified Teams (2%)

ICM is associated with COMAP's Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), which was held during the same weekend. ICM is designed to develop interdisciplinary problem-solving skills in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and the humanities, as well as competence in data science and written communication. Over the years the ICM problem topics have included environmental science, biology, chemistry, resource management, operations research, information science, public health, and network science. Each team is expected to include team members from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary interests in applied problem solving and modeling. To obtain additional information and a listing of all the team designations, please visit the ICM Website at: .

Major start-up funding for the ICM was provided by a grant from the National Science Foundation (through Project INTERMATH) and COMAP. Additional support is provided by The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). COMAP's Mathematical Contest in Modeling and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling are unique among modeling competitions in that students work in teams to find a solution. Centering its educational philosophy on mathematical modeling, COMAP uses mathematical tools to explore real-world problems. It serves the educational community as well as the world of work by preparing students to become better informed--and prepared--citizens, consumers, workers, and community leaders.

Administered by The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications

Contest Director Chris Arney, COMAP, Inc., MA

Executive Director Solomon A. Garfunkel, COMAP, Inc., MA

Deputy Director/Head Judge Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College, NJ

Head Judges Kasie Farlow, Dominican College, NY Jessica Libertini, Virginia Military Institute, VA Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School, CA Kate Coronges, Northeastern University, MA Yulia Tyshchuk, CNA, VA

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Institution

1902029 Central University of Finance and Economics

1902054 University of Virginia

Country/Region China USA

1902917 Renmin University of China

China

1903455 Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

1916129 Chongqing University

China China

1916777 Lanzhou University of Technology

China

1924813 United States Military Academy

USA

1926224 Emory University

USA

1900241 Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

1901530 Jinan University Zhuhai Campus

China China

1910059 Beijing Jiaotong University

China

Advisor Mu Lin

Problem Designation E Outstanding Winner

Julia Spencer

E Outstanding Winner INFORMS Award

Shiyu Li

E Outstanding Winner

Wenlong Fei

E Outstanding Winner

Chaolin Liu

E Outstanding Winner

Xiaokai Chang

E Outstanding Winner

Frank Wattenberg

E Outstanding Winner Rachel Carson Award

Lars Ruthotto

E Outstanding Winner

Dai Dai

E Finalist

Zhang Yuanbiao

E Finalist

Qin Yu

E Finalist

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Institution

1913888 Nankai University

Country/Region China

1914713 South Western University of Finance and Economics

1915467 Huazhong University of Science and Technology

1922011 Xidian University

China China China

1900012 Shanghai University

China

1900048 Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

1900052 Harbin Institute of Technology

China China

1900139 Central University of Finance and Economics

1900221 Hebei University of Engineering

China China

1900269 Peking University

China

1900287 China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

China

Advisor Zhang Shenglin

Problem Designation E Finalist

Qingbang Zhang

E Finalist

Cheng Aoxiang

E Finalist

Kang Li

E Finalist

Maoguo Wu

E Meritorious Winner

Guobin Fan

E Meritorious Winner

Dazhi Zhang

E Meritorious Winner

Fan Xiao Ming

E Meritorious Winner

Xiuhong Liu

E Meritorious Winner

Zijing Dong

E Meritorious Winner

Jiawen Bian

E Meritorious Winner

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Institution

1900294 Shenzhen University

Country/Region China

1900295 Shenzhen University

China

1900297 Shenzhen University

China

1900308 Shandong University of Finance and Economics

1900318 Shenyang Agricultural University

China China

1900321 Shenzhen University

China

1900336 Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

China

1900429 Tianjin Polytechnic University

China

1900492 University of International Business and Economics

1900589 Wuhan University

China China

1900608 Dalian Maritime University

China

Advisor Weike Pan Weike Pan Weike Pan SongHao Zhenhuan Lv Weike Pan Xianming Sun Jianguo Tan Yin Chen Zhuangchu Luo Lidong Wang

Problem Designation E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner

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Institution

1900635 Central University of Finance and Economics

1900831 Dalian Maritime University

Country/Region China China

1901021 Beijing Normal University

China

1901032 University of International Business and Economics

1901037 Northwestern Polytechnical University

China China

1901060 Henan University of Economic and Law

China

1901108 University of International Business and Economics

1901119 Dalian Maritime University

China China

1901130 Dalian Maritime University

China

1901158 University of International Business and Economics

1901187 Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China China

Advisor Lin Mu Guoyan Chen Wang Zhiwei Wenrui Ye Junqiang Han Jincheng Ren Yuzuru Hanyu Hong Gao Hong Gao Yin Chen Wenyan Yuan

Problem Designation E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner E Meritorious Winner

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Institution

1901435 Dalian University of Technology

1901447 Beijing Forestry University

1901536 Jinan University Zhuhai Campus

1901538 Jinan University Zhuhai Campus

1901541 Jinan University Zhuhai Campus

1901545 Jinan University Zhuhai Campus

1901565 Beijing Forestry University

1901580 East China Normal University

1901793 SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY

1901804 Wuhan University

1901867 Northwest A&F University

2019 ICM Problem E Contest Results

Country/Region China China China China China China China China China China China

Advisor Qiuhui Pan

Problem Designation E Meritorious Winner

Quandong Feng

E Meritorious Winner

Zhang Yuanbiao

E Meritorious Winner

Zhang Yuanbiao

E Meritorious Winner

Zhang Yuanbiao

E Meritorious Winner

Zhang Yuanbiao

E Meritorious Winner

Lin Si

E Meritorious Winner

Zhonghao Xu

E Meritorious Winner

Jiajun Zhang

E Meritorious Winner

Yuanming Hu

E Meritorious Winner

Xiaoning Hu

E Meritorious Winner

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Institution

1902026 RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA

1902139 Ocean University of China

1902147 Shenyang Aerospace University

1902219 China Three Gorges University

1902221 Wuhan University

1902226 South China Agricultural University

1902236 Shandong Jianzhu University

1902281 Northeastern University

1902509 East China Normal University

1902511 University of Science and Technology of China

1902582 Southeast University

Country/Region China China China China China China China China China China China

Advisor YULI ZHAO

Problem Designation E Meritorious Winner

Liu Ming

E Meritorious Winner

Lishu Wen

E Meritorious Winner

Xiaohua Zhang

E Meritorious Winner

Zheng Ji

E Meritorious Winner

Weihua Mao

E Meritorious Winner

Changwei He

E Meritorious Winner

Jun lang

E Meritorious Winner

Qiang Yao

E Meritorious Winner

Guangzhong-Sun

E Meritorious Winner

Feng Wang

E Meritorious Winner

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Institution

1902584 Southeast University

1902604 Anhui University

1902748 Southeast University

1902786 Capital University of Economics and Business

1902805 Shenzhen University

1902814 Wuhan University

1902846 Tianjin Polytechnic University

1902847 Tianjin Polytechnic University

1902937 Central University of Finance and Economics

1902961 Dalian University of Technology

1902980 Shenzhen University

Country/Region China China China China China China China China China China China

Advisor Feng Wang

Problem Designation E Meritorious Winner

TANG,XIAOJING

E Meritorious Winner

Wang Liyan

E Meritorious Winner

ADVISOR TEAM

E Meritorious Winner

HUANG Zhenyu

E Meritorious Winner

Shengli Deng

E Meritorious Winner

Yin Xunwu

E Meritorious Winner

Shi Luoyi

E Meritorious Winner

Xiaoming Fan

E Meritorious Winner

Qiuhui Pan

E Meritorious Winner

Gongnong Li

E Meritorious Winner

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