Northrop Grumman is hosting its first ever virtual, month-long “CyPi” Software Engineering Competition at UMBC and is seeking undergraduate students eager to compete! The purpose of this competition is to provide an opportunity to learn, network with fellow students as well as Northrop Grumman employees, and to have fun.
After you read about the competition below, you can register here as an individual (we will place you on a team) or register a full team of 4-5 students.
This competition is limited to five teams and will be filled on a first to register, first served basis. **Individuals and teams must register by Wednesday, July 8, 2020.**
Dates: Students will be required to virtually attend the following events (blackboard collaborate):
1. Competition Kick-off (Wednesday, July 15th 5:00-6:30)
2. Mid-point review (Wednesday, August 5th 5:00-6:30)
3. Finale (Monday, August 17th 5:00-7:00)
(If students cannot attend due to conflicts, please let Priyanka Ranade know immediately at priyanka.ranade@ngc.com and we will see if we can still accommodate your participation.)
Competition: Students will use a Raspberry Pi (provided) to create an original Cyber Security Application of their choosing. The application must communicate with a back-end system (including database) and have a front-end user interface or website. The application should implement Cyber Security principles and concepts in order to create a security or cyber-focused product (A handful of relevant directions students may investigate are: cryptography, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection/prevention systems, password protection, software hardening, access control, and network traffic analysis, among many others). Judging will take place at the competition finale where each team will give a 10 minute presentation on their application and a demo to a panel of judges representing both UMBC and Northrop Grumman. Each team’s application will be judged based on the following criteria: user interface interaction, database usage, innovation/creativity, cyber security relevance, and overall presentation.
Teams: Teams will consist of 4-5 people. Diverse teams whose members represent a variety of genders, races, ethnicities, majors, ages, levels of experience, etc. are highly encouraged. At Northrop Grumman, we emphasize the value of diversity; we aim to celebrate how the varying education, experience, and exposure that these teams will bring to the competition provide such value. Our goal is to support the large number of students whose diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and perspectives will promote innovation and increase productivity for this competition. Upon registering, students can decide to form teams on their own, or request to be placed on a team. Each team will receive 1 raspberry pi, 1 case, 1 Noobs SD card, and 1 power cable. Each team will be assigned at least one Northrop Grumman mentor who will help them throughout the competition.
Prizes:
· 1st place: Monitors/NG Swag
· 2nd place: Gaming Keyboards
· Everyone: Will receive a frame worthy certificate!
[information provided by CWIT]
