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Speaker Information
Dr. Aravind Prakash is a Lead Cyber Physical Systems Scientist at Integer Technologies. Dr. Prakash is on Sabbatical from Binghamton University (a State University of New York), where he holds the appointment of Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. Before joining Binghamton, Dr. Prakash earned a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences from Syracuse University in 2015. He brings with him over a decade of systems security research and development experience both in academic and industry settings. He specializes in broad aspects of cybersecurity. His recent-past and current research include software reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, memory forensics, compiler-based security, and embedded systems security. He is a recipient of the CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Over the years, his research has been supported by NSF, Office of Naval Research, DARPA and the State of New York, and his work has been published in top-tier academic security conferences like IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, Usenix Security and NDSS.
Collaborating Universities & Colleges
The Hackathon participants will include underrepresented students from SC Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Trident Technical College (TTC).
About the Hackathon
Students from each participating school will:
- Select six students to participate in two teams of three students each, to compete for prizes. Participants will be selected by faculty.
- Bring interested students to watch the competition and cheer on your school’s teams.
- Engage with exhibitors and sponsors
- Listen to Keynote speaker Dr. Aravind Prakash, Lead Cyber Physical Systems Scientist, Integer Technologies
The 2nd Annual Hack @ SChack will be hosted at
Benedict College on Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 8AM to 4:30PM ET.
How does the competition work?
The Hack@SChack Hackathon is a Capture-the-Flag event to challenge yourself, stretch your security muscle, and have FUN! CyberQ is a cyber range tactical range environment consisting of a virtual machines and tools to support red team and blue team environments. This range technology was developed by EC-Council, the inventors of Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
Participating teams will consist of 3 people per team with a primary team captain controlling the range within CyberQ, and the other two team members doing research and recon. Challenges will consist of red team, offensive tactics and exploits, each mapped to a specific job role and Knowledge, Skills, and Tasks within he NCWF (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education).
This event will be BYOD, and participants will be provisioned access to the CyberQ range.
How does scoring work?
Scoring will be structured by 20 points per flag, with 3 optional hint per flag that deduct 5 points per hint if the flag is captured. Final results are based on Score, Time of Completion, and the Number of Attempts per flag.
For information about how to join your school’s team or attend Hack@SChack ‘23 to represent your school, email [email protected].
Agenda
| 7:30 AM | Exhibitor setup |
| 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibitor Hall open |
| 8:00 AM | Registration Open |
| 8:00 am to 9:30 am | Breakfast and Networking Career Fair |
| 9:30 am to 9:45 am | Welcome and Introduction Invocation |
| 9:45 am to 9:50 am | Video Presentation |
| 9:50 am to 9:55 am | Back on the Block – Gerald Smith, ATI, Benedict College Alumni |
| 10:00 am to 10:10 am | Dr. Leon Geter, Benedict College |
| 10:10 am to 10:20 am | Dr. Delores Dacosta, SC Commission for Minority Affairs |
| 10:20 am to 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:40 am to 11:50 am | Capture the Flag® Hackathon, Phase I |
| 11:50 am to 1:15 pm | Lunch Break/ Networking Session |
| 1:15 pm to 1:20 pm | Keynote Introduction – Dr. Geter |
| 1:20 pm to 2:15 pm | Keynote Speaker – Dr. Aravind Prakash |
| 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm | Capture the Flag® Hackathon, Phase II |
| 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks |
About Integer <> BC Project
Integer Technologies in collaboration with Benedict College, is forming a Team to perform Science and Technology (S&T) research into digital stress testing of autonomous systems cyber operations. The Team will also launch workforce development and diversity efforts, centered around Benedict College campus, to increase the defense research capacity of one of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A robust and enduring STEM workforce, comprised of U.S. citizens, is fundamental to the Navy’s long-term resilience. America’s HBCUs represent an untapped resource of highly competent, majority U.S. citizen, STEM students that can increase the diversity and strength of the Naval Research and Development Enterprise (NRDE) workforce. This project aims at increasing the resilience of the Navy’s future autonomous fleet, which will be deployed forward in cyber-contested regions. Ensuring that their systems and concept of operations (CONOPS) are hardened against cyber operations is crucial to the Navy’s articulated warfighting strategies. This project will develop and demonstrate a digital environment to conduct penetration testing (pentesting) and red teaming on maritime autonomous systems across multiple operational domains (surface, subsea, and air) conducting a wide array of missions. By training students as interns at Integer Technologies and absorbing them into the cybersecurity workforce, this project promises STEM workforce development in the United States in general, and in state of South Carolina in particular.
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About ATI’s Cyber Security – Computer Science Internship Program
The mission of the internship is to provide underrepresented students from SC historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Trident Technical College (TTC) the opportunity to gain firsthand insight into the computer science field through a guided program with the SC-based cyber security and computer science industry. Students learn real world skills and establish mentor-mentee relationships, while industry connects with local talent to meet their long-term workforce demands and help instill a passion for the field.
Via a nine-month virtual mentor relationship, a one-week immersion-style internship, and a Hackathon, the students are provided an opportunity to grow as computer scientists and gain valuable real world experience.
For information about how your organization can get involved as a mentor, or learn more about the program, contact Tim Macon, ATI Program Manager at 843.760.3498, or email [email protected].
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