Winner Chosen in the Illinois Tech Cybersecurity Hero Design Contest

In a poster drawing, a man is surrounded by cryptic numbers and is looking at his phone. He is superimposed over the image of a spy, with binary code in the background.

Abiha Hussain, 1st Place Winner

After careful deliberation of the design submissions in the areas of creativity, originality, quality of work, and overall impression of the presentation, a panel of student, faculty, and staff judges have chosen the following winners in the Illinois Tech Cybersecurity Hero Design Contest:

  • Abiha Hussain, Freshman, ITM – 1st Place Winner of a $100 Amazon eGift Card
  • Yasha Srinivasa, Grad Student, MAS Data Science – 2nd Place Winner of a $50 Amazon eGift Card
  • Mark Klinchin, Senior, Applied Mathematics – 3rd Place Winner of a $25 Amazon eGift Card

Congratulations to all three winners!

A big thanks to all of the students who participated in the Illinois Tech Cybersecurity Hero Design Contest, an effort by the Office of Technology Services to help create a culture of cybersecurity at Illinois Tech.