Students of Vavilov University – participants of the final CASE-IN

From May 20 to 22, 2026, Moscow hosted the final of the XIV season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities".

760 future and current specialists from leading industries in Russia and 14 foreign countries presented breakthrough solutions using future technologies to experts, exchanged best practices with colleagues and received an impetus for the development of career paths. The championship is being implemented as part of the Science to Win initiative and the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

Students of Vavilov University also participated in the final. The Vavilovites are represented by the Aqueduct team consisting of students from the Institute of Engineering and Robotics:

- Captain Kirill Gorkunov (BAI-404);
- Philip Pronin (B-EE-101 Rosseti Volga);
- Denis Braga (B-EE-101 Rosseti Volga);
- Ilya Kondratyuk (B-EE-101 Rosseti Volga).

On May 21, the Student League competitions in the fields of "Electric Power Industry", "Mining" and "Geological Exploration" took place, as well as the finals of the CIS League of Young Specialists and the BRICS League of Young Specialists.

As part of the case, the participants analyzed the scenario of a large-scale cyberattack on the power grid infrastructure, including a DDoS attack, phishing mailings and malware injection. The teams analyzed possible threat vectors, developed measures to counter each stage of the attack, and proposed solutions to maintain the observability and controllability of power grid facilities even in the event of an incident. Additionally, the participants formed a system recovery plan and recommendations for improving infrastructure resilience to similar threats in the future.

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Presidential Platform Russia – the Land of Opportunities, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

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