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HackDay 2024

UVT CYBER TEAM 1

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HackDay is a French cybersecurity competition dedicated to higher education students, organized by the OpenGate association of ESIEE Paris and the SIFARIS company. The competition consists of two stages: an online qualification phase and a 24-hour final held at ESIEE Paris. (hackday.fr)

In 2023, the qualification phase took place between March 13 and March 19, and the final was held during the weekend of May 12-13 at ESIEE Paris. (hackday.fr)

The team from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the West University of Timișoara, coordinated by Lect. Dr. Cristian Cira, achieved an outstanding performance, ranking 11th out of over 150 participating teams from more than 20 countries. The final, held between March 8-9, brought together the top 25 university teams.

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The members of the UVT-CTF team who participated in the finals are:

  • Ioana Silaș - 1st Year, Computer Science in English

  • Alexandru Szabo - 1st Year, Artificial Intelligence

  • Mark Dragotă - 1st Year, Artificial Intelligence

  • Sergiu Răchițeanu - 1st Year, Cybersecurity (Master’s)

  • Ramon Mateaș - 1st Year, Artificial Intelligence

  • Paul Valase - 2nd Year, Computer Science in English

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