THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION (NTCC) 2024
OVERVIEW
Join the 1st National Transportation Cybersecurity Competition 2024 organized by the CYBER-CARE Center !!
Welcome to the CYBER-CARE Competition 2024, where students and cybersecurity enthusiasts tackle real-world challenges in transportation security through collaboration, innovation, and hands-on experience.
Who Can Participate?
Eligibility
- Open to all university students across the USA.
- Participants must have a valid university email.
- Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible.
Team Size
- Register individually or in teams of up to 4 members.
- Each student can join only one team.
- Each team needs a faculty advisor.
Event Timeline
- Registration Opens: October 10, 2024
- Registration Closes: November 15, 2024
- Competition Start Date: November 15, 2024
- Competition End Date: November 30, 2024
Competition Scope
Participants will face a series of cybersecurity challenges, including:
- Password Cracking
- Traffic Management System Exploitation
- Vigenere Cipher Decryption
- SQL Injection Vulnerability Identification
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks
- Vehicle Trajectory Anomaly Detection
Organizing Committee
- Dr. Lu Gao: University of Houston
- Dr. Jack Zhang: University of Houston
- Dr. Yongxin Liu: Embry-Riddle Aero. University
- Dr. Richard Li: University of Cincinnati
Awards
We will be awarding the following prizes to the top teams based on their performance. In the event of a tie, the team that submits their answer first will be ranked higher.
Note: We will provide participation certificates for all participants.
- First Prize: Custom Plaque Award
- Second Prize: Custom Plaque Award
- Third Prize: Custom Plaque Award
For additional information or inquiries, please contact Prathyush Kumar Reddy Lebaku at plebaku@cougarnet.uh.edu
Competition Results
| Prize | Team Name | University | Team Size | Team Members | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 First Place |
MasonHacks | George Mason University | 1 | Finn Schaefer | Tanvir Arafin |
 Second Place |
CyberSlayer727 | University of Cincinnati | 2 | Chen Chen, Jun Guo | Zhixia (Richard) Li |
|
Second Place |
GMU CYSE 465 Noor's group | George Mason University | 4 | Noor Mohammed, Sonia Shaukat, Caleb Hughston, Kayleigh Batchos | Tanvir Arafin |
 Third Place |
Team Chrome | George Mason University | 1 | Navraj Singh Gill | Tanvir Arafin |
|
Third Place |
DP | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 1 | Dev Patel | Laxima Niure Kandel |
|
Third Place |
University of Houston | 1 | Manavi Mahdi | Zhang Jack (Yungpeng) | |
| Participation Award | DataLink | University of Houston | 4 | Daniel Perez, Jeremy Duong, Kimberly Jin, Jeremy Rodriguez | Kyu In Lee |
| Participation Award | UC | University of Cincinnati | 1 | Yifan Xu | Zhixia Li |
| Participation Award | The FREAKY gremlins | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 3 | Chelsea Klockenga, Ryle Traub, Chris Allen | Laxima Niure Kandel |
| Participation Award | Sucrose Father Systems | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 3 | Caleb Adam Hall, Daniel Machado, Sofia Guida | Omar Ochoa |
| Participation Award | Cyber Eagles@ERAU | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 4 | Tyler Lofton, Haskell Cappers, Jackson Baker, Josh Radjavitch | Laxima Niure Kandel |
| Participation Award | The Anomaly Avengers | University of Houston | 3 | Vasanthi Kollimarla, Sairam Sagar Veesamsetty, Aditya Sarva | Jack Zhang |
| Participation Award | HackStreetBoys | George Mason University | 4 | Danyaal Shaozab, Noah Ramsden, William Watson, Gazi Essawi | Tanvir Arafin |