BUILDS Qualifies for Capture-the-Flag competition
BUILDS has qualified for the finals of NYU-Poly’s CSAW (Cyber-Security Awareness Week) Capture-the-Flag competition, an event in which teams from across the world compete to solve computer security challenges. We will be sending a team of four to the finals, which are at NYU-Poly, in Brooklyn, from Thursday, 14 November to Saturday, 16 November. Our team for finals will be:
| Name | Year of Graduation | Major |
| Allan Wirth | 2015 | Computer Science |
| Danny Cooper | 2014 | Computer Science |
| Andrew Mohn | 2014 | Math |
| George Silvis, III | 2014 | Math/Ancient Greek |
In addition, the following people participated in the qualifying round
this past weekend:
| Name | Year of Graduation | Major |
| A.J. Trainor | 2017 | Computer Science |
| John Moore | 2015 | Computer Engineering |
| Lily Houghton | 2016 | Linguistics/Computer Science |
| Arjun Lamba | 2015 | Computer Science |
| Tony Faraco-Hadlock | 2014 | Computer Science |
| Huy Le | 2016 | Computer Science |
Out of 1387 teams that participated in the preliminary round, we placed 26th, and out of the undergraduate teams eligible to qualify, we took 6th. BUILDS is pleased to represent Boston University in this internationally recognized competition.
You can find more information about the CSAW CTF competition at NYU-Poly’s website.