Cyber Innovation Hackathon

#CyberInnovation

#StartupForge

Where Innovation Meets Security

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$24,000.00 in prizes

Sponsors

About cyber innovation hackathon

CyINNO-HACK is a hybrid cyber-innovation hackathon that brings together a community of student programmers and cybersecurity enthusiasts passionate about using computer technology to solve real-world problems. The hackathon is an opportunity for participants to collaborate with others, learn about new technologies, and develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. It is also a chance to network with potential employers and investors.

Timeline

  1. Registration period

    Participants can apply individually or as teams of 3 to 5 members.

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  2. Innovation Education

    Focuses on Human Centered Design (HCD), cyber security overview, case studies on challenges, collaboration tools, and information sessions. The aim is to equip participants with enough information for successful problem-solving. At the end of this phase, members without teams form teams.

    Innovation Education Schedule
  3. Hackathon

    The actual hackathon phase where teams work on idea formulation, research, and programming, based on cyber-security. First-round judgment occurs at the end of this phase, focusing on completion, relevance, functionality, and friendliness to the target customer. Only wokring platforms proceed.

  4. Judgment

  5. Entrepreneurship education

    Winners will be announced and winning teams will proceed will entrepreneurship education on startups, business laws, pitching, and fundraising. The phase concludes with startup pitching, with the main goal of providing startups opportunities to pitch for investment and fundraising.

PRIZES

$24,000 in prizes

1st place winner

  1. $500 cash prize
    For each team member:
  2. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
  3. WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
  4. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

2nd Place Winner

  1. $300 cash prize
    For each team member:
  2. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
  3. WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
  4. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

3rd Place Winner

  1. $200 cash prize
    For each team member:
  2. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)
  3. WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
  4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)

JUDGES

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Frank Masanja

CEO, Brocken Technologies.

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Kangsoo Jung

postdoctoral researcher in Inria

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Baron Kim

President of Operations, voice of calling.

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Dominic Damoah

CTO, Vie Inc.

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Jongyeol Lee

Ph.D. Senior Researcher, National Institute of Green Technology (NIGT)