INNCYBER Innovation AWARD®
Second edition
2020/2021
Final Project Summary
Award
Access to an integrated Ecosystem of Innovation
Access to an integrated Ecosystem of Innovation
The winning team of the
will be awarded
5,000 EUR
(gross amount)
If the winning team develops their project under the supervision of one or more professor/
researcher they will be
awarded
2,500 EUR
(gross amount)
Students Category
Winning group
5,000 EUR
(gross amount)
Coordinator professors/researchers of the winning project
2.500 euros
(gross amount)
The winning project will be awarded a prize of an amount equivalent to
7,500 EUR
Comprised of:
a monetary gross amount of
3,500 EUR
and
4,000 euros
in dedicated mentoring hours from experienced professionals with expertise in business modelling, finance, business development and other relevant areas.
Doctorates and researcher’s category
Winning project
Prize of an amount equivalent to
7,500 EUR
Topics of the projects
The projects to be developed should focus on strategic areas of digital transformation, cybersecurity and cyberdefense, namely:
1. Security and vulnerabilities in the 5G World;
2. Internet of Things (IoT);
3. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning applied to cybersecurity;
4. Cloud security;
5. Security by Design (SbD);
6. Industry 4.0 and cybersecurity;
7. New strategies to address social engineering attacks;
8. Ethics & Human Element of Cybersecurity: bridging the gap between machines usage in cybersecurity and the human decision-maker;
9. Cyber Hygiene and GDPR: Training program for the dissemination of good practices among users
10. Microeconomics applied to cybersecurity;
11. Quantum computing and security;
12. Development of an app for INNCYBER Innovation HUB;
13. Business plan for the internationalization of INNCYBER Innovation HUB;
14. Empowerment of the Open Innovation platform in scope of INNCYBER Innovation HUB;
15. INNCYBER Innovation HUB: improving hub facilities and attracting talent;
16. INNCYBER Innovation HUB: strategic plan for building an integrated network of Innovation Hubs;
17. INNCYBER Innovation HUB: innovative business models for the sharing economy;
18. Marketing plan to promote cybersecurity literacy in the general population or in a specific population group (senior
population, less educated population, youngsters and children;
19. Marketing campaigns (e.g. mailing) and social engineering: the impact of phishing;
20. Communication plan for secure teleworking;
21. Social networks and digital security;
22. Security-by-design in digital marketing;
23. Innovative business models for the sharing economy in the digital transformation, cybersecurity and IoT areas;
24. Communication plan for improving cooperation, information exchange, incident response and trust building among CSIRTs;
25. Products/services to be developed in the scope of INNCYBER Digital Transformation, Cyber IoT HUB.
Requirements
Students interested in participating in the INNCYBER Innovation Award must apply individually or join a group of up to five members.
Candidates who have completed their bachelor, postgraduate or master’s degree in the academic year 2019/2020 may be accepted if the application includes a university/institute professor as supervisor;
Students category
Projects developed by Undergraduate, Postgraduate or Master students from national and international Universities and Institutes
Individual participation.
The requirements to participate in Doctorates and Researchers category are:
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Have a PhD/Doctorate degree; or
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Attend in the present academic year (2020/2021) a PhD/Doctorate program; or
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Be a researcher in a University, Institute or Research Center;
Doctorates and researcher’s category
Projects developed by doctorates, doctorate students or researchers
Deadlines
Registration deadline: April 15th, 2021
Deadline for project delivery: June 30th , 2021
Relevant phases
