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NEW [17.4.17] A student team from Ajou University wins an international hacking competition

  • 2017-04-26
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An undergraduate student team from Ajou University’s Department of Cyber Security won the University Student Category at the Codegate 2017 International Hacking Competition.


Codegate 2017 was organized by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning and held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza under the theme "Find Security Solutions through the Wisdom of Humans and Machines." The event, which was held from April 11th to the 13th, included a hacking competition and a global security conference. The hacking competition marked its 10th anniversary this year and was attended by hackers from around the world seeking to demonstrate their abilities.


The competition was divided into the Adult, University Student, and Junior Categories. The winning team from Ajou University consisted of Hyeok Ju Kwon, Jae Hyeok Lim, and Shi Hun Lee (Department of Cyber Security), and Jeong Hwan Park (Department of Software Convergence Technology). Their team name is EIP 0X414A4F55, and Professor Man Pyo Hong served as their guiding professor.


Team EIP 0X414A4F55 advanced to the finals of the University Student Category after the 24-hour preliminary round on February 10th. In the final round on April 12th, students from 10 universities, including Ajou, Pohang University of Science and Technology, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Korea University, competed to carry out complicated tasks that reflect recent hacking cases. The winning team received five million won in prize money.


Team leader Hyeok Ju Kwon said, "It felt like we were riding a roller-coaster because it was pretty close throughout the competition," adding, "The task in the final round was quite challenging and we learned a lot from the event."


Earlier this year, the members of the winning team launched Ajou Cybersecurity Team (ACT), an on-campus society, to prepare for hacking competitions.