Vladislav Epifanov, a first-year PhD student at the Institute of IT, Mathematics and Mechanics of Lobachevsky University, finished an impressive third place at last week’s Topcoder Open Algorithm 2015 in the US. The winner was also from Russia, Petr Mitrichev.

The Algorithm Competition, as part of the Topcoder Open, is held since 2001. All contestants compete in rounds online and the top 12 competitors are invited to the onsite Championship, which was held this year in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from November 8-10.

Read more about the competition at: http://tco15.topcoder.com/algorithm/