“We have outstanding young people and extraordinary potential for development in strategic areas of today’s world. With such great talent, we can have a real impact on the future,” says Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw, congratulating the Polish representatives on their success at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) in Beijing. Eight competitors qualified for the world competition thanks to their top results in the final of the Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, which was co-organised by the University of Warsaw.

First place in individual and team competitions – the Polish team won this year’s International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, which took place in Beijing at the beginning of August. Eight competitors qualified for the world competition thanks to their top results in the final of the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, co-organised by the University of Warsaw.

 

Krzysztof Rojek (Adam Mickiewicz High School No. 3 in Wrocław) achieved the highest score in the individual classification among over 280 participants from around the world.

 

Two teams from Poland also ranked among the top in the team competition (first and third place). The team consisting of Michał Karp (Technical School of Communications No. 14 in Krakow), Dawid Kot (High School No. 13 in Szczecin), Mateusz Kwietniewski (Academic High School in Toruń) and Bartosz Trojan (Technical School of Communications No. 14 in Krakow). The second Polish team (third place) consisted of: Antoni Kamiński (Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński High School No. 26 in Łódź), Jan Kociszewski (High School No. 2 in Poznań), Krzysztof Rojek and Tymoteusz Stępkowski (Academic High School in Toruń).

 

The Polish team won a total of seven medals from the main individual competitions:

  • three gold medals: Krzysztof Rojek, Dawid Kot, Tymoteusz Stępkowski;
  • three silver medals: Michał Karp, Jan Kociszewski, Mateusz Kwietniewski;
  • one bronze medal: Bartosz Trojan.

“We have outstanding young people and extraordinary potential for development in strategic areas of today’s world. With such great talent, we can have a real impact on the future, which largely depends on the level of technological advancement available to society. Undoubtedly, artificial intelligence is one of the greatest gifts, but also one of the greatest challenges of modern civilisation. Thanks to the work and research of qualified specialists, we can look to the future with confidence in this area. I hope that we will be able to do so also with the winners of the International AI Olympiad. On behalf of the entire community of the University of Warsaw, I would like to offer my sincere congratulations and invite you to the University of Warsaw,” says Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector.