BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Colombo BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T084407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+0530 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20060415T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3SA;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:+0530 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251021T185336Z UID:63D2D04B-8444-4778-A839-47AA570FCD09 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20251018T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20251018T180000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Women in Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University successfully organized CYPH ER 3.0\, an inter-university coding and ethical hacking competition that b rought together talented students from 15 universities across Sri Lanka. T he event provided a dynamic platform for participants to showcase their te chnical skills\, creativity\, and problem-solving abilities in software de velopment and cybersecurity.\n\nThe competition featured two categories: t he Hackathon and the Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge. Prior to the event\ , a pre-awareness session and two technical sessions were held to guide pa rticipants and enhance their technical knowledge. Following this\, an onli ne pre-task was conducted\, and based on the results\, 10 finalist teams f rom each category advanced to the grand finale.\n\nThe final round\, held on 18th October 2025 at the KDU premises\, was filled with innovation and teamwork as participants tackled real-world challenges. At the end of the final competition\, the top three teams from each category were recognized for their outstanding performance. In the Hackathon Challenge\, Team Repe aters from the University of Kelaniya secured First Place\, Team CAPRIQORN (IV) from the University of Moratuwa achieved Second Place\, and Team Byte Seekers from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University earned Third Place. In the CTF Challenge\, Team !403_Privileged from the University of Moratuwa won First Place\, Team The Unknowns from SLIIT took Second Place\ , and Team Yakuza from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura claimed Third Place.\n\nThe event was organized in collaboration with HASHX\, the offic ial paid technical partner\, whose support ensured smooth execution and hi gh technical standards. The awarding ceremony was graced by esteemed guest s\, including the Dean of the Faculty of Computing\, the IEEE Student Bran ch Counsellor\, the IEEE WIE Affinity Group Advisor\, and the inaugural ch airwoman of IEEE WIE KDU.\n\nCYPHER 3.0 stood as a celebration of innovati on\, collaboration\, and empowerment\, reflecting the IEEE WIE Affinity Gr oup’s commitment to advancing women’s leadership in technology and ins piring the next generation of ethical and skilled tech professionals.\n\nA genda: \n\n\n General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University\,\, Kandawala Estate\,\, Ratmalana\, Sri Lanka\, Sri Lanka\, 10390 LOCATION: General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University\,\, Kandawala Esta te\,\, Ratmalana\, Sri Lanka\, Sri Lanka\, 10390 ORGANIZER:ieeewie@kdu.ac.lk SEQUENCE:31 SUMMARY:CYPHER 3.0 - Inter University Coding and Ethical Hacking Competitio n (The Grand Finale) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/508780 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: norm al\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,ser if\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\;"><img style="display: bl ock\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools .ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/cfa56433-35d2-42f3-9931-6d11ab08b960"></ span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal\;">&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size : 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family : 'Times New Roman'\;">The IEEE Women in Engineering Student Branch Affini ty Group of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University successfully or ganized CYPHER 3.0\, an inter-university coding and ethical hacking compet ition that brought together talented students from 15 universities across Sri Lanka. The event provided a dynamic platform for participants to showc ase their technical skills\, creativity\, and problem-solving abilities in software development and cybersecurity.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto\; text-align : justify\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-f amily: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roma n'\;">The competition featured two categories: the Hackathon and the Captu re the Flag (CTF) challenge. Prior to the event\, a pre-awareness session and two technical sessions were held to guide participants and enhance the ir technical knowledge. Following this\, an online pre-task was conducted\ , and based on the results\, 10 finalist teams from each category advanced to the grand finale.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-t op-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto\; text-align: justify\; line-he ight: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New R oman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\;">The final rou nd\, held on 18th October 2025 at the KDU premises\, was filled with innov ation and teamwork as participants tackled real-world challenges. </span>< span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">A t the end of the final competition\, the top three teams from each categor y were recognized for their outstanding performance. In the <strong>Hackat hon Challenge</strong><strong>\, Team Repeaters</strong> from the <strong> University of Kelaniya</strong> secured <strong>First Place</strong><stron g>\, Team CAPRIQORN(IV)</strong> from the <strong>University of Moratuwa</ strong> achieved <strong>Second Place</strong><strong>\,</strong> and <str ong>Team Byte Seekers</strong> from <strong>General Sir John Kotelawala De fence University</strong> earned <strong>Third Place</strong>. In the <str ong>CTF Challenge</strong><strong>\, Team !403_Privileged</strong> from th e <strong>University of Moratuwa</strong> won <strong>First Place</strong> \, <strong>Team The Unknowns</strong> from <strong>SLIIT</strong> took <st rong>Second Place</strong>\, and <strong>Team Yakuza</strong> from the <st rong>University of Sri Jayewardenepura</strong> claimed <strong>Third Plac e</strong>.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: au to\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto\; text-align: justify\; line-height: norm al\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,ser if\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\;">The event was organized in collaboration with HASHX\, the official paid technical partner\, whose support ensured smooth execution and high technical standards. The awardi ng ceremony was graced by esteemed guests\, including the Dean of the Facu lty of Computing\, the IEEE Student Branch Counsellor\, the IEEE WIE Affin ity Group Advisor\, and the inaugural chairwoman of IEEE WIE KDU.</span></ p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bott om-alt: auto\; text-align: justify\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="f ont-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-fon t-family: 'Times New Roman'\;">CYPHER 3.0 stood as a celebration of innova tion\, collaboration\, and empowerment\, reflecting the IEEE WIE Affinity Group&rsquo\;s commitment to advancing women&rsquo\;s leadership in techno logy and inspiring the next generation of ethical and skilled tech profess ionals.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><sp an style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><img src=" https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/61072e7d-ee78-4e91- b2e0-7d58bd081075" width="726" height="1039"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR