STUDENTS OF ARMENIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ARE PRIZE-WINNERS OF KASPERSKI LAB’S COMPETITION
Noyan Tapan
May 17, 2009
Yerevan, May 17, Noyan Tapan. Students of the State Engineering
University of Armenia Elena Kosolapova and Nina Azizyan were
awarded first degree diplomas in the competition of Kasperski Lab
company. Kasperski Lab , one of the leading producers in antivirus
software, organized the International Youth competition-conference
"Safety and Security of Information Technology for the New Generation"
on April 28-29 in Moscow. As the head of public relation and
information department of the university Veronika Khorastanyan
told a Noyan Tapan reporter, the organizational committee of
the competition gave highest estimations to the project of the
Armenian students, studying at the Information Safety and Software
Department of Engineering University, commonly known as Polytechnic
Institute. According to committee’s estimation that work has a very
high scientific value and application in information security area. 86
works from 13 countries were submitted to the competition. One, out of
three first degree diplomas was awarded to Armenian students, presented
"Study of cryptography methods" project for the "Educational projects"
nomination. The students were also gifted souvenirs and 320-gigabyte
memory device and the Armenian university obtained an 80 per cent
discount for all software products of Kasperski.
Thanks to successful participa tion Polytechnic Institute has been
allowed to member the Kasperski Academy.
The university has obtained all teaching materials of Kasperski
Academy and has been allowed use its educational programs. On the
other hand students of Polytechnic Institute can intern in the Moscow
headquarters of the company.
Established in 1996 the Laboratory of Kasperski, which currently
employs more than 1400 engineers and has branches in more than
30 countries discusses the opportunity of opening its branch in
Armenia. According to Khorasanyan, works of Polytechnic Institute’s
students were also highly estimated at the 35th International Youth
conference Gagarin’s Readings held in Moscow State Technological
University after Tciolkovski in April. All 8 articles submitted by
the Computer systems and informatics department were approved for
publishing by the Moscow university.