Microsoft has crowned a Bulgarian student as one of the winners in the second annual Imagine Cup student technology competition.
Branimir Lambov of the University of Aarhus, Denmark, received the Imagine Cup 2004 Algorithm World Champion title and a cash reward of USD 5,000.
The 26-aged Branimir is born in coastal town of Nessebar. His devotee work is related with theoretical computer sciences and mathematical logics applications.
Students competing in the algorithm invitational demonstrated their complex thinking skills by tackling algorithmic puzzles, solving them with simplicity and creativity through quick thinking and coding skills using Microsoft's program languages.
More than 10,000 students from 90 countries started out on the road to Imagine Cup 2004 in the past 12 months, competing in a variety of regional, national and online competitions to earn positions in the worldwide finals.
Thirteen teams from countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia took the top three places across four sectors - software design, short film, rendering and algorithm - collecting prizes totaling USD 87,000.