About the competition
An international competition bringing together leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence.
The purpose and objectives of the competition
The aim of the Competition is to identify and support the best work on the application of artificial intelligence in information security, as well as work aimed at ensuring the security, reliability, and resilience of AI systems in African countries.
The objectives of the Competition are:
• identification of promising scientific, research, and applied solutions;
• support for authors and teams working in the field of AI and information security;
• promoting a culture of responsible and safe use of AI;
• creating conditions for the exchange of experience between the educational, scientific
and professional environments.
• identification of promising scientific, research, and applied solutions;
• support for authors and teams working in the field of AI and information security;
• promoting a culture of responsible and safe use of AI;
• creating conditions for the exchange of experience between the educational, scientific
and professional environments.
The subject of the Competition is the results of scientific, research, engineering, analytical and design activities of the participants, presented in the established form.
The thematic framework of the Competition includes:
• application of AI for information security tasks;
• AI safety, including trustworthiness, robustness, interpretability, model protection, data security, and abuse prevention
• application of AI for information security tasks;
• AI safety, including trustworthiness, robustness, interpretability, model protection, data security, and abuse prevention
Formats of competition materials
Scientific article
Final thesis (graduation project)
Git repository
A combined application that includes text and software parts
Competition program
The provisional agenda of the events
Posting an ad
Informing about the launch of the Contest and the rules of participation
until March 20, 2026
Acceptance of applications
Collection of competitive materials
until October 15, 2026
Technical Verification
Verification of completeness and compliance with requirements
until June 5, 2026
Pre-selection
Exclusion of applications that are not subject to examination
until November 15, 2026
Expert assessment
Substantive evaluation of the selected submissions
until June 20, 2026
Finalization and publishing the results
Approval of results and placement of results
until November 20, 2026
Awarding
Presentation of awards and certificates
up to 30 days after
the results
the results
Stage
The purpose of the stage
Deadline
Leading experts
Leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence
Zalikov Ruslan Arturovich
Senior Software Developer, Yandex. Technologies
Melehin Alexander Alekseevich
Senior R&D Engineer, Robotics Center, Sberbank PJSC
Sergeev Andrey Evgenievich
Head of Information and Analysis Department, Corporate Security Directorate, Ozon
Kravchenko Nikolay Alekseevich
Data Scientist, PJSC VTB Bank
Mkrtchyan Grach Maratovich
Associate Professor of the Department of Software Engineering, PhD
Registration
Join the leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence
Please confirm your participation no later than May 30, 2026.
Registration is open to researchers, practitioners, students, and anyone interested in the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
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© 2026 Artificial Intelligence in Information Security Competition. Organized by the University, MTUCI.
International competition "Artificial Intelligence in Information Security Problems" organized by the university, MTUCI.
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