The COMAP Mathematical/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM) is an international contest for college undergraduates that challenges teams consisting of 3 students (any majors) to clarify, analyze, and propose solutions to real world open-ended problems. Participants work on a modeling problem and write a paper detailing the solution.
Spring 2025 Dates
January 23-27, 2025
Sign UpInformation on how to participate will be available here in January 2025. |
Resources from COMAP
Advice
- Overview and Advice from Dr. Stepien
- How to use UFApps software
- The Quest of the MCM: Conquering the Math Contest in Modeling
- Secrets of the Mathematical Contest in Modeling
- The MCM at 21: COMAP’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling
General Modeling Resources
More Information
Contact Dr. Stepien at tstepien@ufl.edu
Graduate Student Mentors
- 2024: Tharusha Bandara, Gillian Carr, Xiaochen Duan, Hemaho Taboe
- 2023: Gillian Carr, Hemaho Taboe
- 2021: Cristina Korb, Nick Sizemore
Past UF Participants
| Year | Problem | Team Members | Solution | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A: Resource Availability and Sex Ratios | - Oscar Camargo - David Castellanos - Sharan Majumder | The Ecological Implications of Lamprey Sex Determination: Exploring 'Greed' in Resource Consumption Patterns | Successful Participant |
| 2024 | A: Resource Availability and Sex Ratios | - Diego Espinosa - Youssef Kamel - Bibi Iman Kazmi | Lampreys' True Enemy Might Be Their Own Biology | Successful Participant |
| 2024 | B: Searching for Submersibles | - Audrey Edwards - Adam Kocsis - Jaiden Magnan | Searching for Submersibles | Successful Participant |
| 2024 | C: Momentum in Tennis | - Rong Fang - Tuyen Truong - Ziwen Zhu | Beyond the Serve: Quantifying the Impact of Momentum in Tennis Matches | Successful Participant |
| 2024 | C: Momentum in Tennis | - Shengda Luo - Sai Chandu Naru - Sanandan Ojha | The Score before the Point: the Momentum of Winning | Successful Participant |
| 2023 | C: Predicting Wordle Results | - Trey Black - Jacob Boesger - John McDonald | Developing a Wordle Model | Successful Participant |
| 2023 | C: Predicting Wordle Results | - Jianda Du - Nicholas Kapsos - Joshua Mott | Predicting Wordle Results | Successful Participant |
| 2023 | C: Predicting Wordle Results | - Sharan Majumder - Geena-Maria van Dijk | Predicting Wordle Results | Successful Participant |
| 2023 | C: Predicting Wordle Results | - Russell Abedeen - Adam Kocsis - Theodore Stronkowsky | Predicting Wordle Results | Successful Participant |
| 2023 | D: Prioritizing the UN Sustainability Goals | - Kit Aragona - Katherine Bi-Ji - Lily Padgett | Prioritizing the UN Sustainability Goals | Successful Participant |
| 2022 | A: Power Profile of a Cyclist | - Ramsey Hamed - Arnav Pangasa - Johnny Velasquez | Computational Determination and Evaluation of Efficient Energy Management Strategies for Cyclists | Successful Participant |
| 2022 | A: Power Profile of a Cyclist | - Daniel Gitlin - Nathan Wood - Thomas Yu | Power Profile of a Cyclist | Successful Participant |
| 2022 | C: Trading Strategies | - Jake Shannin - Alexandria Teter - Xinyi Zhang | Trading Strategies: How Bitcoin & Gold Rise and Fall Throughout Time | Honorable Mention |
| 2022 | E: Forestry for Carbon Sequestration | - Sruthika Baviriseaty - Michael Fero - Ananya Jain | Forestry for Carbon Sequestration | Successful Participant |
| 2022 | E: Forestry for Carbon Sequestration | - Aya Erquizi - Komal Parikh - Natalie Patten | Groot of the Problem | Successful Participant |
| 2021 | A: Fungi | - Sydney Edwards - Sarah Foster - Hani Samamah | Cellular Automata, Decomposition, and Fungi, Oh My! | Successful Participant |
| 2021 | A: Fungi | - Shane Gladson - Calvin Korponai | A Morel Dilemma: Modeling Competition Between Fungi | Successful Participant |
| 2021 | D: The Influence of Music | - Jude Flynn - Julia Franck - John Ridgeway | Movements and Measures: Developments in Music and Musical Influence | Honorable Mention |
| 2021 | F: Checking the Pulse and Temperature of Higher Education | - Allison Cerlanek - Sydney Nelson - Alexandra Zidel | Checking the Pulse and Temperature of Higher Education | Successful Participant |
| 2020 | A: Moving North | - Julia Franck - Parker Knight - Duan Tu | A Random Walk Through the North Sea: Modeling the Effect of Climate Change on Scotland's Fisheries | Honorable Mention |
| 2020 | A: Moving North | - Roger Delgado - Paularis Gomez - Claudia Tariche Fortes | Swimming in New Waters: Modeling the Latitudinal Shift of Mackerel and Herring Populations | Successful Participant |
| 2020 | E: Drowning in Plastic | - Elaine Danielson - Brandon Grandison - Raymond Spaulding | Drowning in Plastic | Successful Participant |
In the News
- Department of Mathematics News (May 2024): UF Students Recognized at 2024 Mathematical Contest in Modeling
- Department of Mathematics News (May 2023): UF Students Recognized at International Mathematical Modeling Contest
- CLAS News (July 2022): Mathematics Students Recognized for Problem-Solving Skills at International Competition
- CLAS News (June 2021): Students’ Problem-Solving Recognized in International Math Modeling Contest