2021 ICM Contest - COMAP

1 2021 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling Press Release April 23, 2021 COMAP is pleased to announce the results of the 23nd annual Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). This year 16,059 teams representing institutions from sixteen countries/regions participated in the Contest . Nineteen teams were designated as OUTSTANDING representing the following schools: Beijing Normal University, China Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Fudan University, China (AMS Award) Shenzhen University, China (AMS Award) South China University of Technology, China Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2) (INFORMS Award 2103649, INFORMS Award 2106028) China University of Petroleum (East China), China (Vilfredo Pareto Award) Xidian University, China Renmin University, China (SIAM Award) Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China (Rachel Carson Award) Northeastern University (CN), China (INFORMS Award) Nanjing Agricultural University, China (SIAM Award & COMAP Scholarship Award)

2 China Agricultural University, China Anhui University, China Xiamen University, China University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China (2) (AMS Award 2123945, Leonhard Euler Award 2124497) The College of William & Mary, VA, USA (SIAM Award, MAA Award & COMAP Scholarship Award) This year s Contest ran over a single weekend Thursday, February 4 to Monday, February 8, 2021. During that time, teams of three students researched, modeled, and wrote a solution to an open-ended interdisciplinary modeling problem. The 2021 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 understanding musical influence of artists and how it may appear in the attributes of the music they create.

3 Using the four data sets provided, students developed a model to measure influence of artists as well as similarity of music. They used these two measurements to understand musical evolution within a genre, musical influence between artists, and to identify revolutionaries. The E Problem asked teams to create a more equitable and sustainable food system. Students were also required to consider the timeline of implementation and the obstacles to change for a region. The F Problem considered the future of higher education by asking students to create a model to measure the health and sustainability of a national system of higher education. This problem required actionable policies to move a country to a healthier and more sustainable system based on the components they chose to include in their model and the country being considered.

4 For all three problems, teams used 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 25-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.

5 This allowed teams to showcase their strengths in many diverse areas including climate science, data science, education, food science, information science, music, network science, operations research, policy, statistics, and sustainability. 2021 ICM Statistics 16059 Teams participated 5551 Problem D (35%) 3521 Problem E (22%) 6987 Problem F (43%) 19 Outstanding Winners (<1%) 301 Finalist Winners (1%) 1191 Meritorious Winners (7%) 2909 Honorable Mentions (18%) 11036 Successful Participants (69%) 43 Unsuccessful Participants (<1%) 551 Disqualified Teams (3%) 9 Not Judged (<1%)ICM is associated with COMAP s Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), which was held during the same weekend.

6 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, political science, operations research, information science, public health, sports analytics, and network science. Each team is encouraged 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 .

7 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 Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College, NJ Executive Director Solomon A.

8 Garfunkel, COMAP , Inc., MA Associate Director Hilary Fletcher, West Point, NY Problem Coordinators Christa Cochran, Department of Defense, VA Jessica Libertini, Geneva Center for Security, Switzerland Kasie Farlow, Global Foundries, NY Kate Coronges, Northeastern University, MA Kayla Blyman, Saint Martin s University, WA Michelle Isenhour, Johnson & Johnson, NJ ICM Problem E Contest ResultsInstitutionCtrl #Country/RegionAdvisorProblem Designation2021 Shenzhen University2102057 ChinaAilin ZhangEOutstanding WinnerAMS AwardSouthwestern University of Finance and2113869 ChinaJing LiEOutstanding WinnerRachel Carson AwardNortheastern University(CN)2119031 ChinaJiang LinyingEOutstanding WinnerINFORMS AwardNanjing Agricultural University2119893 ChinaZhongliang TangEOutstanding Winner COMAP Scholarship Anhui University2122175 ChinaGuoda XieEOutstanding WinnerSouthwestern University of Finance and2100267 ChinaDai DaiEFinalistShanghai Jiao Tong University2100462 ChinaXiaofeng GaoEFinalistJinan University Zhuhai Campus2100604 ChinaYuanbiao ZhangEFinalistSUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY2100934 ChinaYanhui GuanEFinalistSUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY2100966 ChinaYanhui GuanEFinalistSouthwestern University of Finance and2101211 ChinaDai DaiEFinalistSIAM AwardICM Problem E Contest ResultsInstitutionCtrl #Country/RegionAdvisorProblem

9 Designation2021 Fudan University2101837 ChinaZhijie CaiEFinalistNorth China Electric Power University2102127 ChinaLi RanEFinalistLanzhou University2102202 ChinaSuming QiuEFinalistShanghai Jiao Tong University2102362 ChinaXiaofeng GaoEFinalistDalian Maritime University2103119 ChinaLidong WangEFinalistHebei University of Technology2103326 ChinaJun WangEFinalistBeijing Institute of Technology2103812 ChinaFang YongfeiEFinalistWuhan University2104068 ChinaXinqi HuEFinalistShenyang Jianzhu University2104328 ChinaXu QichengEFinalistShenyang Jianzhu University2104357 ChinaSun ChangchunEFinalistGuangdong University of Technology2104770 ChinaYongge YangEFinalistICM Problem E Contest ResultsInstitutionCtrl #Country/RegionAdvisorProblem Designation2021 Shanghai University2104868 ChinaFuping TanEFinalistNanjing University of Posts and2105088 ChinaQiu ZhonghuaEFinalistXi''an Jiaotong University2106034 Chinahongying zhangEFinalistShenyang Aerospace University2106445 ChinaLin LiEFinalistUniversity of International Business and2106601 ChinaKunyu WangEFinalistXi an International Studies University2106701 ChinaYing DuEFinalistShanghai Jiao Tong University2107075 ChinaXiaofeng GaoEFinalistDonghua University2107142 ChinaYong WuEFinalistXi''an Jiaotong University2107196 ChinaJian ZuEFinalistHuazhong University of Science and2107289 ChinaYingqi QinEFinalistUniversity of

10 International Business and2107997 ChinaYin ChenEFinalistICM Problem E Contest ResultsInstitutionCtrl #Country/RegionAdvisorProblem Designation2021 Central University of Finance and2108527 ChinaFan XiaomingEFinalistXiamen University2109056 ChinaZhong TanEFinalistChongqing University2110009 ChinaChaolin LiuEFinalistShanghai Jiao Tong University2110071 ChinaXiaofeng GaoEFinalistTiangong University2110115 ChinazhangyiEFinalistBeijing Jiaotong University2110457 ChinaBingtuan WangEFinalistHuazhong University of Science and2110678 ChinaZhenhua ChaiEFinalistChina University of Geoscience,Beijing2110825 ChinaLi ZhigangEFinalistHohai University2111366 ChinaJianpeng WangEFinalistHuazhong University of Science and2111696 ChinaXiyu PengEFinalistChina University of Geosciences.