CyLab researchers win NSA's Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper competition

Daniel Tkacik

Oct 15, 2018

In the winning paper, the authors apply game theory to develop a cyber-warfare strategy that is superior to previous work within seconds, making strategic reasoning at computer speeds a reality.

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In the winning paper, the authors apply game theory to develop a cyber-warfare strategy that is superior to previous work within seconds, making strategic reasoning at computer speeds a reality.

Two CyLab researchers led a study that has been named 2017's Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper by NSA's Science of Security initiative. 

Tiffany Bao, a former Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. student who graduated last July, and her advisor, ECE professor David Brumley, co-authored a study titled, "How shall we play a game? A Game-theoretical Model for Cyber-warfare Games," with collaborators from UC-Santa Barbara. 

"The paper was selected because it exemplifies outstanding scientific research, is technically sound, and is well written," reads a statement on the competition website. 

In the paper, the authors apply game theory to develop a cyber-warfare strategy that is superior to previous work within seconds, making strategic reasoning at computer speeds a reality. 

During the pursuit of her Ph.D., Bao's research focused on cyber autonomy and can be read about more in-depth here. 

The winning authors will be attending a special recognition ceremony at the NSA later this month.