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Cyber AI Hackathon 2026

Cyber AI Hackathon 2026

Organised by University of Derby, UK

 

About Cyber AI Hackathon 2026

Cyber AI Hackathon 2026 is a platform for innovators to tackle real-world cybersecurity challenges using Artificial Intelligence. Participants transform creative ideas into practical solutions, developing intelligent prototypes that can strengthen digital security and address emerging cyber threats

Problem Statements

1. AI-Powered Cyber Threat Detection: Develop intelligent systems that detect malware, ransomware, phishing, anomalous behaviour, and emerging cyber threats in real time using AI/ML.

2. Agentic AI for Cyber Defense: Build autonomous AI agents that can monitor systems, investigate suspicious activity, reason over security evidence, and recommend or execute defensive actions with appropriate human oversight.

3. IoT & Edge Security: Design security solutions for IoT, edge devices, smart homes, and connected systems that can detect attacks and protect resource-constrained devices in real time.

4. Drone & Autonomous System Security: Develop solutions to protect drones, autonomous vehicles, and robotic systems from spoofing, hijacking, malicious commands, GPS attacks, and unauthorized access.

5. Privacy-Preserving AI & Digital Identity: Create innovative solutions for secure digital identity, authentication, privacy protection, and trustworthy data sharing without unnecessarily exposing sensitive information.

6. Cloud, Network & Critical Infrastructure Security: Develop intelligent security mechanisms for cloud platforms, enterprise networks, smart infrastructure, and critical services against evolving cyberattacks.

7. Deepfake, Misinformation & Social Engineering Defense: Build systems that identify deepfakes, AI-generated content, phishing campaigns, scams, and manipulated information to improve digital trust and user safety.

8. Secure Intelligent Systems​: Develop AI-driven solutions to detect, prevent, and mitigate adversarial attacks, model manipulation, data poisoning and other emerging threats targeting intelligent systems.

9. Digital Forensics & Cyber Incident Response: Build intelligent tools that help investigators collect, correlate, visualize, and analyze digital evidence to identify attack sources and reconstruct cyber incidents.

10. Open Innovation: Future of CyberAI: Solve an emerging cybersecurity challenge of your choice using AI, robotics, IoT, blockchain, digital twins, privacy technologies, or other emerging technologies to create measurable real-world impact.

Team Registration

Guidelines

  1. There is no registration fee for the participants.
  2. Guidelines / Rules of the Hackathon: Click Here
     

Timelines

  1. Round I (Idea / PPT Submission): 18 October 2026
  2. Round II (Online Presentation): 31 October 2026- 1 November 2026

 

Team Registration: Click Here

Contact Us

Contact for any query:

Email ID: contact.9313889932@gmail.com

Organizer
Technically Supported by
Industry Partners
Industry Partners
Media Partner
TechTimes News
Prizes

1st Place Winner

Cybersecurity Innovation Award

+ Certificate Included

2nd Place Runner-Up

Excellence in AI Security

+ Certificate Included

3rd Place

Outstanding AI Solution

+ Certificate Included

Total Prize Pool

$1,600

Distributed Among Winners

Internship Opportunities

With Leading Tech Companies

Media Coverage

TechTimes News & Partner Channels