BCS in Scotland recognizes nation's young software engineering achievers
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Bill Milne & Zibi Kwecka BCS, a prominent member of ScotlandIS, the nation's trade body for the Scottish ICT, awarded Zibi Kwecka a cheque for £1,000 for his work to analyse covert channels.
Covert channels are mechanisms that criminals or terrorists use to pass information, if they know their electronic transfers are under surveillance. The detection of this type of activity is particularly important for security professionals and commercial organizations alike.
Chair of BCS in Scotland, Bill Milne, congratulated the talented winner on his cheque and award for his excellent project on Application Layer Covert Channel Analysis and Detection at a special awards dinner in the Royal Museum, Edinburgh.
Commenting on the award Bill Milne said that BCS in Scotland recognizes the enormous contribution that IT has made to the nation's economy, which now rivals the electronics industry and has outpaced both the distilling and textile industry as a key revenue earner for the country.
Born in Poland, Zibi Kwecka believes his technology interests arose from a childhood engrossed in Lego Technics. He came to Scotland in August 2000 to study Electronic Engineering at the Institute of Applied Technologies in Kirkcaldy, progressed as a network specialist and gained his Cisco certification along the way.
Increasingly interested in network security, Zibi enrolled for a degree in Network Computing at Napier University and graduated with 1st class honours this summer. He is now working towards a PhD.
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