{"595913":{"#nid":"595913","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Can Win Up to $125,000 for Cybersecurity Research or Commercialization","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll students are invited to compete in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for Information Security \u0026amp; Privacy\u0026rsquo;s Cybersecurity Demo Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; newly expanded for 2017 - 2018 to offer up to $125,000 in prizes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iisp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Institute for Information Security \u0026amp; Privacy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Ewants to move good ideas to market,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWenke Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E, co-director and the John P. Imlay Chair of Software for the School of Computer Science. \u0026ldquo;We know industry leans on academic researchers to raise new ideas and we lean on industry to take solutions to the public. Our hope is that by introducing students to business mentors early in the research timeline that we can help them naturally build productive relationships and reduce time to market. All students participating in Demo Day will benefit from the insight and critique of those closest to industry needs today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth students who want additional funding for their research or students who want to commercialize an idea should enter, he says.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe contest begins with a display of student research posters on Sept. 27 at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iisp.gatech.edu\/2017-cyber-security-summit\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Cyber Security Summit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E(GTCSS), when 400 members of the public are invited to browse student research and vote for their favorite projects. From there, all students can\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iisp.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/iisp_dd_fy18_how_to_compete_chart_final.pdf\u0022\u003Econtinue to compete\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;between October and April for additional prizes under \u0026ldquo;Research Track\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;Commercialization Track.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLee adds that even the initial step of showing a research poster can spark conversations that lead to new resources.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Often our researchers need real-world data from companies or agencies to test, code to exchange, or validation or input for their project from frontline information security researchers,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;Showing a research poster at GTCSS helps the public see what we\u0026rsquo;re working on, contribute, or license the outcome.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWays to Win\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudents should\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iisp.gatech.edu\/register-cybersecurity-demo-day-17\u0022\u003Eregister their project\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Sept. 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAny student can win $500 just by showing a research poster at GTCSS on Sept. 27. Audience vote will choose their three favorite projects to receive $500 each.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduates or graduate students can win $3,000 toward further research under the \u0026ldquo;Research Track.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduates or graduate students can win $5,000 toward commercialization under the \u0026ldquo;Commercialization Track.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate and graduate students can win automatic admission into\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECreate-X Startup LAUNCH\u003C\/a\u003E. This provides $20,000 toward a prototype, $50,000 in free legal services, and 27 weeks of business coaching to help launch a startup.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGraduate students also can gain eligibility for a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps by showing a research poster and then attending six, entrepreneurial coaching sessions between October and April with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/venturelab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EVentureLab\u003C\/a\u003E. Students return to present in April 2018 at the Demo Day Finale for the NSF grant and other prizes.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGraduate students who wish to commercialize their project can win any combination of #3, #4, and #5 or potentially all three prizes. Undergraduates should form a team with at least one graduate student to qualify for the maximum number of prizes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor complete details, eligibility rules, and to enter, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cyber.gatech.edu\/cyber-demo-day\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/cyber.gatech.edu\/cyber-demo-day\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll students are invited to compete in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for Information Security \u0026amp; Privacy\u0026rsquo;s Cybersecurity Demo Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; newly expanded for 2017 - 2018 to offer up to $125,000 in prizes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Up to $125,000 in cash and prizes awaits students with cyber ideas for research or commercialization."}],"uid":"27490","created_gmt":"2017-09-14 01:23:24","changed_gmt":"2017-09-20 15:11:20","author":"Tara La Bouff","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595914":{"id":"595914","type":"image","title":"IISP Cybersecurity Demo Day","body":null,"created":"1505352644","gmt_created":"2017-09-14 01:30:44","changed":"1505352644","gmt_changed":"2017-09-14 01:30:44","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227105","name":"Demo_Day_scheller_06-01.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Demo_Day_scheller_06-01.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Demo_Day_scheller_06-01.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1712790,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Demo_Day_scheller_06-01.jpg?itok=yQoLGfm3"}}},"media_ids":["595914"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"430601","name":"Institute for Information Security and Privacy"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1404","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}