Chinese students have taken first and second place at the which concluded at the University of Queensland today (Friday 12 July).
Almost 300 competitors from secondary schools in more than 80 countries travelled to Brisbane for the week-long event.
It was the first time the competition has been held in Australia.
Competitors were set computer programming tasks in two five-hour exam periods and their efforts were 鈥渕arked鈥� by a computer program.
Overall winner Lijie Chen from China achieved top scores in five of the six tasks, with an overall score of 569 out of a total 600.
IOI 2013 Chairman Professor Peter Taylor said Lijie鈥檚 achievement was extremely impressive, given the degree of complexity and diverse nature of the problems.
鈥淗e was one of only three students able to solve Wombats, a hypothetical situation requiring competitors to design a program to navigate through disaster areas and find escape routes in rapidly changing conditions,鈥� Professor Taylor said.
Students from China and Russia tied for third place.
The four Australian team members all won medals, with Ray Li achieving the team鈥檚 highest score, winning a silver medal.
The IOI 2013 Scientific Chair, Associate Professor Benjamin Burton from the 宅男导航鈥檚 School of Mathematics and Physics, and the Olympiad would be an unforgettable experience for the competitors.
鈥淲e are sure it will be of great value in the future as these competitors move from high school to further study and to careers in this important field,鈥� he said.
Next year鈥檚 IOI will be held in Taiwan.
The IOI is part of the UNESCO-sanctioned International Science and Mathematics Olympiads, which are annual worldwide competitions for exceptionally talented secondary school students and represent the pinnacle of achievement in each discipline.
IOI 2013 stories produced by 宅男导航 journalism students can be seen .
Media: Julie Baglot, 宅男导航 Faculty of Science; 07 334 69498; j.baglot@uq.edu.au; IOI 2013 chairman Professor Peter Taylor, 0412 258 699 pjt013@gmail.com.
