Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Award

Partnered by: TBA

School: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Recognising an outstanding project that advances cybersecurity, protects digital systems and information, or strengthens data privacy in an increasingly connected world.

Catching Cyber Criminals: A Multi-Tier Approach to Crypto Crime Attribution

by  Luke Seeto, Arvin Ghalansouii, Kintaro Kawai

Supervisor(s): Ryan Ko, David Gaul, Omar Jarkas

Cyber crime is on the rise, with scams alone causing a global loss of twice the GDP of the United Arab Emirates in 2024. Within this project, we employ novel automated approaches to identify, collect, analyse and present evidence against cyber crime. In doing this, we develop a first-of-its-kind framework that assists law enforcement with attributing cryptocurrency crime.

CyberBattles

by  Hsiang Cheng, Thomas McPherson, Noah Beasley, Liam Asher, Lachlan O'Connell, Samuel Paynter

Supervisor(s): Ben Schenk, Julia Drugova, Thilina Halloluwa, Mashhuda Glencross, Jason Weigel

CyberBattles is an interactive attack/defence capture the flag platform facilitating learning through hands-on experience. Targeted at educators, students, and cyber-enthusiasts alike, CyberBattles provides a unique CTF experience for all skill levels. With team vs. team functionality and post-match reviewing, CyberBattles stands alone in the landscape of gamified cybersecurity platforms.

Seeing What AI Sees: The Hidden Effects of Data Augmentation in Deepfake Detection

by  Raymond Dufty

Supervisor(s): Dan Kim

This project visualises the effect of training data augmentation on deepfake detection algorithms using explainable AI (XAI) techniques.