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 2019. CSAW’19 marks the 5th anniversary of CSAW MENA (Middle East North Africa).
Competition Finalists
Learn about this year’s exciting competitions and congratulations to the finalists!
UAE Finalists
Winners:
1st Place- Hertz2600, Leaders Private School
Team Members: Adrash Gadala, Viswas Vadakkedath, and Prayag Joy
2nd Place- Enigma Enthusiasts, Delhi Private School
Team Members: Uzair Hannure, Kaoushik Murugan, Vansh Shah
3rd Place- Delta, Gems Cambridge
Team Members: Abdel Rahman Magdy

MENA Finalists
Winners:
1st Place – Pwnium, University of Carthage, Tunisia Members: Marouene Boubakri & Oussama Kerro 2nd Place – Sudo_root, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique, Algeria Members: Redouane Niboucha, Ayoub Benaissa, Bilal Retiat, Yassine Cherief 3rd Place – DeadSec, Applied Science Private University, Jordan Members: Hamza Abderrahim, Ayoub Aref Abu Asbeh, Mahmoud Abdelhadi, Mohammed BalbisiFinalists:
- CL4IR, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
- Blu3Hats, Higher National School of Computer Science, Algeria
- The Rox, l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’ Informatique d’Analyse des Systemés, Morocco
- B&C, Université de la Formation Continue, Algeria
- r3billions, Cairo University, Egypt
- Noobs in the Hood, University of Saad, Algeria
- the jack3rs, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria

MENA Finalists
Winners:
1st Place – e ScanSAT: Unlocking Obfuscated Scan Chains
Presenter: Lilas Alrahis, Khalifa University
2nd Place – Quantity vs. Quality: Evaluating User Interest Profiles Using Ad Preference Managers
Presenter: Umar Farooq, LUMS, Pakistan
3rd Place – Process-Aware Cyberattacks for Thermal Desalination Plants
Presenter: Prashant Rajput, New York University Abu Dhabi
Annual Conference
NOVEMBER 6-8, 2019
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 2019
Participation in the PPTP (Post Graduate Training Program)
Admittance to the coveted University Prep Summer Program
University recommendation letters
Admittance to the Industry Fair