The award will support their research on tools and strategies to help developers write more secure code, building on their work from the "Build It, Break It, Fix It" competition.
The researchers created a 3-minute "edutainment" video that improves software updating practices, showing that entertaining educational videos are more effective than traditional text-based security advice.
Elissa Redmiles was recognized for her research on helping users make security decisions online, which aims to improve security education for at-risk users.
The grant will support his research on secure deduplication and compression for big data in hybrid clouds, aiming to improve encryption techniques for data search, deduplication and compression.
It will feature a series of lectures addressing the underlying blockchain technology—an unalterable public ledger—that holds significant promise to change the future of financial transactions.
The students developed an innovative blockchain-based voting system that uses cryptographic techniques to secure digital ballots, ensuring privacy and verifiable results.
The event will highlight cybersecurity research, education and innovation, featuring presentations, a hacking competition, and networking opportunities.
