14th National Computer Network Olympiad and Research Conference Successfully Held

The Department of Cybersecurity at MUST-SICT served as the main organizer of the event, with Unitel Group as the title sponsor and SSystems LLC, mnNOG, and Data Center as supporting sponsors and partners. The Olympiad tested participants in both student and engineer categories on theoretical knowledge of computer networks, practical skills, and problem-solving ability, and served as an important platform for exchanging experiences among faculty, researchers, engineers, and students in the field.

In this Olympiad, 156 participants (138 students and 18 engineers) competed in Stage I, and the top 30 (20 students and 10 engineers) advanced to Stage II. In the student Olympiad category and research conference, representatives from 9 universities and academic institutions including MUST, NUM, NDU, MNDU, NMIT, IOTUI, Empasoft Institute of Technology, Mandakh University, and Khuree IT University competed in skills and knowledge.

The Olympiad, aimed at evaluating participants' core knowledge of computer networks, problem-solving ability, and practical understanding, resulted in the following placements, validating the professional preparation and practical experience of computer network engineering students.

Student category results

Engineer category results

Place

According to the judges' results, 1st place went to B.Bat-Orgil, a student from NDU, for "Web Application Development for Information Security Auditing"; 2nd place to B.Khas-Erdene, a student from MUST, for "Stateful SOC Agents for Long-term Security Operations: Continuous Memory, Event-driven Execution, Evidence-based Reasoning, and Secure Automation"; 3rd place to B.Otgonbat, B.Batsenge, and O.Enkhsaikhan, students from MUST, for "Detecting DDoS Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence"; and the special prize to B.Enkh-Oyu, G.Enkhmanlai, and Ts.Demuul, students from MUST, for "Security of RAG-based Chatbots: Prompt Injection and Data Leakage Testing".

Guest lecture: "Road to CCIE"

As part of the event, J.Altai, IP Networking Manager at SSystems Data Center, delivered a guest lecture on "Road to CCIE". The guest lecture provided participants with motivation and direction on the career development path of network engineers, the value of the Cisco CCIE certification, the importance of international certifications, developing international-level skills, and the skills required in real work environments.

Sponsors and partner organizations

The support of sponsors and partner organizations played an important role in the successful organization of this Olympiad and research conference. Unitel Group supported the event for the 5th consecutive year as title sponsor, cooperating to support the development of the information and communications sector, enhance the professional skills of students, and support human resource development in the field.

SSystems Data Center and mnNOG were fully responsible for designing the problems for both stages of the Olympiad, organizing the Stage II system, and setting up the environment. On behalf of the organizers, we express our gratitude to the sponsors, supporters, and partner organizations, faculty, judges, problem authors, and all participants who supported the event.

Мөн SSystems Data Center, болон mnNOG хамт олон нь олимпиадын 2 шатны бодлого зохиох, II шатны системийн зохион байгуулалт, орчны бүрдэлийг бүрэн хариуцаж ажиллалаа. Зохион байгуулагчдын зүгээс дэмжин ажилласан ивээн тэтгэгч, дэмжигч, хамтрагч байгууллагууд, багш нар, шүүгчид, бодлого зохиогчид болон нийт оролцогчдод талархал илэрхийлж байна.