TECH SURAKSHA - An Internal Hackathon

11th April 2023

CSI and ISTE Student Chapter along with Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), Ministry of Education (MoE), Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram organized “Tech Suraksha - KAVACH – An Internal Hackathon” on 11^th April, 2023. The KAVACH-2023 is co-organized by AICTE, the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D, MHA), and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. (I4C, MHA). 44 teams participated in the event.

It was a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems everyone face in daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mind-set of problem-solving. 

The hackathon had 20 problem statements related to the cyber security domain against which the innovative minds were required to submit their ideas and compete against each other. The internal hackathon was held in a competitive environment, with each team working on creative solutions. The teams were required to present their ideas and solutions to a jury panel in two rounds. During their assessment, the judges placed a strong emphasis on security aspects incorporated in the solutions. The following were the details of the jury panels: 

• Mr. Sushil Sharma, Senior Software Engineer, Optum
• Dr. Ritu Pahwa (HOD AIML)
• Prof. Yashwardhan Soni (HOD CSE 2^nd Year)
• Dr. Manoj (Assistant Professor, CSE Dept.)
• Dr. Shipra Arora, (Associate Professor, CSE – AI & ML)
• Prof. Naveen (Assistant Professor, CSE Dept.)
• Prof. Ashish (Assistant Professor, CSE – AI & ML) 

The students showed enthusiasm and designed creative solutions for various problem statements of KAVACH - 2023. The competition sought creative ideas and technological solutions to address cyber security and cybercrime challenges confronting law enforcement agencies and ordinary citizens. The suggested solutions' innovation and creativity, objectives of the work, feasibility and relevance for real-world issues, presentation skills, and commercial viability were among the judging factors.

All the 10 chosen teams' work demonstrated technical proficiency and creative abilities with cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Analytics, etc. to find reliable, secure, and efficient technological solutions for cyber security issues faced in the 21^st century.

Through KAVACH, it was an exceptional chance for higher education students and start-ups to contribute their creative concepts and ideas to address the challenges of cyber security.