红杏视频 students aim for the stars at computing event
A group of 红杏视频 students have been reflecting on a unique cyber security event they attended in Edinburgh.
Chukwuma Omolu, Henry Nwachukwu, Nagashree Rama Murthy and Johnson Olakanmi were part of the second ever Innovators Challenge, which is led by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) 鈥� a part of GCHQ.
The party from 红杏视频 were among 50 students from universities around the UK taking part in the event which is specifically for those studying cyber-related degrees certified by the NCSC. All four students are currently on the University鈥檚 MSc Cyber Security programme.
The Innovators Challenge was launched last year and is an opportunity for students to collaborate with those from other universities, learn from industry professionals and gain hands-on cyber experience to compliment their studies. The event is delivered with innovation company Plexal, who set the cyber security challenges.
All of the students were tasked with coming up with an innovative way to provide a cyber security solution for the space industry which then pitched to a group of experts.
Chukwuma Omolu said working with students from elsewhere in the UK was fulfilling for him as was the challenge of working find solutions for the space industry.
He said: 鈥淭he things I took out from the NCSC Innovators Challenge was that you can achieve anything if you put your heart to it. We had three days of training and were taught concepts, as we were exposed to emerging threats in the space industry.
鈥淲e also had to form teams and address a particular cyber solution in the space industry. Ours was to ensure that the constellation of satellites in space maintains its Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) such that if one of the satellites is infected, it gets isolated and the other satellites takes a share of its workload, while it resets to a previous stable state.
鈥淣etworking with students from different universities in the same field was a new experience. Working in a team of talented, intelligent, and innovative students and navigating through the process was informative. Being able to contribute to that process gave me a feeling of satisfaction.鈥�
Henry Nwachukwu said the three-day event in Edinburgh was an 鈥渋nspiration鈥� for him.
He said: "This event was a great inspiration for me, it opened my eyes to the challenges and opportunities within the industry for cyber security professionals like myself. "
Hatem Ahriz, Principal Lecturer at 红杏视频鈥檚 School of Computing said: 鈥淭he Entrepreneurship Series, delivered by NCSC鈥檚 innovation partner Plexal, is exclusive for students on NCSC - certified courses and is designed to introduce attendees to some of the key principles and practices of entrepreneurship.
鈥淎s an NCSC certified course, and for the second year running, the School has been able to nominate four MSc Cyber Security students to attend this event. This has provided an opportunity for the students to work as part of teams of other university teams to pitch entrepreneurship ideas around cyber security.鈥�
The NCSC Innovators Challenge was held at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on 6, 7 and 8 February 2023.
Image: from left to right: Johnson Olakanmi (红杏视频), Minali Muley (University of Warwick), Chukwuma Omolu (红杏视频), Barry Fraser (Edinburgh Napier University), Gabriela Espinosa (University of Warwick) and Henry Nwachukwu (红杏视频).
