Screenshot from SAIL 2025 at UIUC

UIUC PhD student Hadjer Benkraouda brought ACTION's educational outreach to SAIL, an annual outreach event organized by Computer Science students and staff. SAIL's primary purpose is to introduce high school students to the field of computer science and provide them with a a glimpse into to student life at UIUC's College of Engineering.

Hadjer's course, Cybersecurity Foundations: Learning Through Capture The Flag Challenges, was described as "an introductory course where students learn key cybersecurity concepts by solving hands-on CTF challenges. The course covers topics like encryption, network security, and vulnerability analysis, offering a fun and interactive way to build practical skills in ethical hacking and cybersecurity." The class incorporated many elements of the high school hacking club curriculum ACTION is currently deploying near UC Santa Barbara.

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Dallas, TX