KazNU students won the AI SHIELD hackathon

4th year students of the Faculty of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University won the second track of the AI SHIELD national hackathon organized by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Financial Monitoring. For the best project in the field of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, the team was awarded the main prize of 1 million tenge.

The Phantom team was presented by students from the Faculty of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University: Rakhat Bekberdiev, Zhansaya Kairkhan, and Zhansen Kabakbay.

The AI SHIELD hackathon brought together talented developers, data analysts, and artificial intelligence specialists to address pressing digital security challenges. The second track focused on creating intelligent systems for data protection and real-time detection of cyber threats. Key areas of focus included unauthorized access detection, user behavior analysis, data leakage prevention, and identification of phishing attacks and signs of information system compromise.

The Phantom team has presented an innovative project – a next-generation intelligent cybersecurity platform based on AI technologies. The developed solution provides continuous monitoring of information security events, automated analysis of potential threats, and prompt incident response.

The expert committee highly appreciated the technological novelty, practical significance, and potential of the Phantom project in the real sector, recognizing it as the best work in its field.

The event was organized by the Agency for Financial Monitoring of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Department of Economic Investigations in Almaty, the city administration, and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

The victory of the Phantom team was another confirmation of the high level of training of students from the Faculty of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence at al-Farabi Kazakh National University, as well as their ability to develop popular technological solutions for ensuring information and cybersecurity.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University