UP to represent PH in int'l student conference
03/10/2012
MANILA, Philippines - Students from the University of the Philippines will represent the country in an international student conference to be held in Hong Kong next week.
Ranyel Bryan Maliwanag and Joshua Arvin Lat will attend the Kaspersky Lab International Student Conference Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Cup 2012, an event where participants discuss issues relating to cybercrime.
It will be held at the City University of Hong Kong from March 14 to 16.
Maliwanag's and Lat's teams have been selected as two of the 15 finalists after creating an application that uses voice recognition and a research paper on secure online registration, respectively.
In a statement, Kaspersky Lab said this is the first time that the Philippines will be joining the annual conference. The two teams from UP will be vying for cash prizes ranging from $750 to $1,500.
A total of 52 research papers were submitted to this year's conference, with five of them coming from the Philippines.
"This conference is a very good platform for our young brilliant minds from the Asia Pacific region to cultivate their knowledge in understanding Internet security and eventually contribute innovative ways to improve cyber security," Kaspersky Lab Asia Pacific managing director Harry Cheung said in a statement.
"I hope to see more of them join and really make the cut in the international round," he added.
The selected 15 research papers will be evaluated again during the Hong Kong conference next week.
From here, three will be selected to participate in the 2012 Kaspersky International Cup to be held at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands from May 11 to 13.
It will be held at the City University of Hong Kong from March 14 to 16.
Maliwanag's and Lat's teams have been selected as two of the 15 finalists after creating an application that uses voice recognition and a research paper on secure online registration, respectively.
In a statement, Kaspersky Lab said this is the first time that the Philippines will be joining the annual conference. The two teams from UP will be vying for cash prizes ranging from $750 to $1,500.
A total of 52 research papers were submitted to this year's conference, with five of them coming from the Philippines.
"This conference is a very good platform for our young brilliant minds from the Asia Pacific region to cultivate their knowledge in understanding Internet security and eventually contribute innovative ways to improve cyber security," Kaspersky Lab Asia Pacific managing director Harry Cheung said in a statement.
"I hope to see more of them join and really make the cut in the international round," he added.
The selected 15 research papers will be evaluated again during the Hong Kong conference next week.
From here, three will be selected to participate in the 2012 Kaspersky International Cup to be held at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands from May 11 to 13.
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