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Hoosier Hackathon Winners Announced

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 06:01 PM EDT Updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 09:12 AM EDT
By Alex Brown
Hoosier Hackathon Winners Announced

The Indiana Innovation Institute and Virginia-based consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) have unveiled the winners of the second annual HackIN virtual hackathon. The event featured more than 120 students from six states working in teams to showcase their STEM skills with a focus on cybersecurity and competing for cash prizes.

Several students from Purdue University and Purdue University Global were among the top three teams, which took home a total of $7,000.

The students played the role of “security researchers with an elite organization” and were provided a game kit, which they used over 30 challenges to show their ability to analyze and reverse engineer microcontrollers, kernel modules, user applications, a local server and a RISC-V module. 

IN3 says the event provided students with the opportunity to test the skills they need for real-world scenarios and a chance to network and learn from mentors.

“Students participating this year provided us just a glimpse into the immense cyber talent base,” said Stephen E. Kelly, president and CEO, IN3. “We repeatedly see world-class skills that prove to be a great competitive edge for the students whether they work for established companies or entrepreneurial start-ups.” 

The winning teams include: 

1st Place ($4,000): 

  • Harrison Green – University of Pittsburgh 
  • Christopher Lambert – Carnegie Mellon University 
  • Alex Lin – Purdue University 
  • Claude Zou – University of Maryland, College Park 

2nd Place ($2,000): 

  • Collin Burroughs – Purdue University 
  • Megan Singer – Purdue University 

3rd Place ($1,000): 

  • Yamuna Ambalavanan – Purdue University 
  • Patrick Asher – Purdue University Global 
  • Heiko Stowasser – University of Cincinnati 
  • Noah Tongate – University of Louisville 
  • David Yang – Purdue University

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