NYU Abu Dhabi is pleased to announce that it will partner with NYU Tandon School of Engineering to host CSAW competitions for the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region in 2016. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur will also host concurrent competitions, expanding CSAW’s reach as an international competition with worldwide impact.
Competition Finalists
Learn about this year’s exciting competitions and congratulations to the finalists!
UAE Finalists
Winners:
- Leaders, Leaders Private School, Sharjah – Members: Mulla Jaasim Mohammed Junaid, Jonathan Sumon, & Pranav Joy
- The 404s, Greenwood International School, Dubai – Members: Youssef Awad, Lutfil Hadi Bin Jumadi, & Mohammad Ibrahim Abdulla Sayed Ahmad Alhashimi
- Bohemians, Raha International School, Abu Dhabi – Members: Lee Gungyu &Kim Jung Yun
Finalists:
- Crypto Crew, Abu Dhabi Secondary School, Abu Dhabi
- The 404s, Greenwood International School, Dubai
- Pirates Party, Islamia English School, Abu Dhabi
- Spectres, Islamia English School, Abu Dhabi
- Striking Slayers, Islamia English School, Abu Dhabi
- SKW, Raha International School, Abu Dhabi
- TheSeCaTech, Delhi Private School, Dubai
- Renegade, Delhi Private School, Dubai
- Bohemians, Raha International School, Abu Dhabi
- Leaders, Leaders Private School, Sharja
MENA Finalists
Winners:
Honorary Mention for Asian guest team: Leavecat, Sunrin Internet High-school Seoul &Hamyang-Jeil High-school Gyeongsangnamdo, Korean – Members: Juno Im, Junwoo Byun, Taeyang Lee, & Yongjin Kim)
- DCUA2, Mundiapolis University, Morocco – Members: Amine Cherrai, Bilal Kardadou, Ilyas Rahmani, & Mohammed Belcaid
- Mradmin, école nationale supérieure d’informatique et d’analyse des systèmes (ENSIAS), Morocco – Members: Anass Bouchnafa, Azzeddine Djekmani, Oualid Zaazaa, Yaakoub Najih
- DC21321, Bordj Bou Arreridj University, Saad Dahleb University, and ETM Ibn Rochd, Algeria – Members:Adel Merabet, Mohamed Zehraoui, Ramzi Bourahli
Finalists:
- BlackHats, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, UAE
- DC21321, Bordj Bou Arreridj University, Saad Dahleb University, and ETM Ibn Rochd, Algeria
- DCUA2, Mundiapolis University, Morocco
- Mradmin, école nationale supérieure d’informatique et d’analyse des systèmes (ENSIAS), Morocco
- pwnium, Academic Institution National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Polytechnic School/ Eurecom, and Higher School of Communication (SUPCOM), Tunisia
- The3Jackers, École Supérieure en Informatique de Sidi Bel Abbes (ESI SBA), Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou (UMMTO), and Lycée Diar El Bahri, Algeria
MENA Finalists
Top Papers:
- 1. Post-quantum key exchange — a new hope
- 2. Sparse Polynomial Multiplication for Lattice-based Cryptography with Small Complexity
- 3. Towards a novel privacy-preserving access control model based on blockchain technology in IoT
- 4. An Approach to Resolve NP-Hard Problems of Firewalls
- 5. RtVMF: A Secure Real-Time Vehicle Management Framework
Finalists:
- Anomaly Detection using Wavelet-Based Estimation of LRD in Packet and Byte Count of Control Traffic
- Sparse Polynomial Multiplication for Lattice-based Cryptography with Small Complexity
- An Approach to Resolve NP-Hard Problems of Firewalls
- Post-quantum key exchange — a new hope
- PRNU BASED SOURCE ATTRIBUTION WITH A COLLECTION OF SEAM-CARVED IMAGES
- Having 4G, Enabling Cloud Based Execution for NFC based Financial Transactions
- How to Phone Home with Someone Else’s Phone: Information Exfiltration Using Intentional Sound Noise on Gyroscopic
Sensors - RtVMF: A Secure Real-Time Vehicle Management Framework
- Towards a novel privacy-preserving access control model based on blockchain technology in IoT
- Computational Aspects of Lattice-Based Cryptography on Graphical Processing Unit
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Top Papers:
- Breakfast Club (), NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE – Members: Vasily Rudchenko, Pablo Pacareu, Pedro Zufiria, & Martin Slosarik
- Leopards, American University of Sharjah, UAE – Members: Salsabeel Shapsough, Shams Eddeen Shapsough, Aly Elhakim, & Mazin Alikarar
- Null, King Abdulaziz University, KSA – Members: Mohammed Ali AlGhamdi, Majd Zaki Baik, Khalil Yahya Almenqash
All Finalists Eligible
Winners:
- Youssef Awad, Hamza Khaled, Mohammed Ibrahim, & Lutfil Hadi
- Archit Tiwar, Yaakoub NajihSatya, Anirudh P, & Ronit Pawar
- Ismail Turk, Mohammed Ali AlGhamdi, Majd Baik, & Mohammed Sinan
Annual Conference
NOVEMBER 10-12, 2016
Location: NYU Abu Dhabi
Campus Center (C2), Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win Big!
Prizes for competitions may include and are not limited to:
An all expense paid trip to the finals hosted in Abu Dhabi in November 2016
Participation in the PPTP (Post Graduate Training Program)
Admittance to the coveted University Prep Summer Program
University recommendation letters
Admittance to the Industry Fair
