| Event Name | 2026 HackTheon Sejong AI·Cybersecurity Conference |
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| Date / Venue | July 9-10, 2026 (Thu–Fri, KST) / Government Sejong Convention Center (SCC) |
| Organizer / Host | Sejong City, National Intelligence Service (NIS) / Korea University Sejong (Information Security Specialized University Program Office, Software-Centered University Project Group, RISE Project Group), Hongik University (Sejong), Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Defense Technology Protection Research Institute |
| Sponsor | Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Climate Energy and Environment, Personal Information Protection Commission, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, National Security Research Institute, Korea Internet & Security Agency, Science & Technology Policy Institute, Sejong University, Sungshin Women's University, Soongsil University, Kyung Hee University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Chungnam National University, Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology (KIISC), Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA), Sejong Technopark, Korea Cybersecurity Association (KACS), Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation |
| Main Contents |
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| Associated Event | Space Security Workshop, Quantum Security Workshop, Science and Technology Information Privacy Council, The Korean Association of Cybersecurity Studies National Cybersecurity Seminar, AI Innovation Idea Competition, Information Security National Local Government Conference, IITP Information Security R&D Council, etc. |
| Registration Desk Operating Hours |
July 9-10, 2026 (Thu–Fri), 09:00 – 18:00 (KST) |
| Time(KST) | Special Exhibition Hall(2F) | ||
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| Opening Ceremony, Conference | Corporate Technology Exhibition | International Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition | |
| 09:30~ | Registration | ||
| 10:05~10:20 | Opening Ceremony | Corporate Technology Exhibition |
Opening Ceremony & Cybersecurity Competition Finals (10:00~16:00) |
| 10:20~11:00 | Keynote 1: AI and Cybersecurity: Where Do We Stand? Ki-wook Son (Chairman of The Korean Association of Cybersecurity Studies, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 11:00~11:40 | Keynote 2: AI × Security Starting from Local Sites Based on International Cooperation Akimasa Yamashita (Former Vice Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) | ||
| 11:40~13:30 | Lunch Break, Exhibition Visit | ||
| 13:30~13:50 | T.B.D. (Chungcheong Regional Information Security Cluster) |
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| 13:50~14:40 | Policy Introduction: National Network Security Framework (N²SF) (National Intelligence Service) | ||
| 14:40~15:30 | Policy Introduction: AI Security (National Intelligence Service) | ||
| 15:30~15:50 | Break, Exhibition Visit | ||
| 15:50~16:10 | Offensive Defense: The Art of War for 'Winning Battles' with Agentic SOC Se-ho Lee (Director, IGLOO Corporation) | ||
| 16:10~16:30 | Human × the Loop: In the Era of AI-Powered Attacks, What Is the Role of Humans? Dae-hyo Lee (Executive Director, GENIANS, INC) | ||
| 16:30~17:00 | Emerging Threats and Response Strategies in the Era of Agentic AI Jae-hyung Lee (Team Leader, Korea Internet & Security Agency) | ||
| 17:00~17:20 | Prize Drawing for Conference Attendees | ||
| 17:20~18:00 | Exhibition Visit | ||
| Time(KST) | Special Exhibition Hall(2F) | ||
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| Awards Ceremony, Conference | Corporate Technology Exhibition | ||
| 09:00~10:00 | Registration, International Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Write-up | Corporate Technology Exhibition | |
| 10:00~11:00 | Awards Ceremony | Cybersecurity Festival for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students | |
| International Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition | |||
| 11:00~11:40 | Hacking and CTF in the AI Era Prof. Dae-hee Jang (Kyung Hee University, Creator & Operator of pwnable.kr) | ||
| 11:40~12:10 | Prize Drawing for International Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Attendees | ||
| 12:10~13:00 | Lunch Break, Exhibition Visit | ||
| 13:00~13:40 | Policy Directions for Personal Information Protection in the AI Era Hae-sook Kim (Director of Personal Information Protection Commission) | ||
| 13:40~14:00 | Preventing Personal Information Leakage Using AI In-pyo Park (Principal of Corp. JIRANSOFT) | ||
| 14:00~14:20 | Break, Exhibition Visit | ||
| 14:20~15:10 | Policy Introduction: National Security Monitoring (EDR Monitoring) (National Intelligence Service) | ||
| 15:10~15:40 | AI Era, Human’s Judgment and Safe Utilization Jung-sun Kwon(AI·Seed Local Volunteer Group) | ||
| 15:40~16:10 | AI·Cybersecurity R&D Strategy and Introduction of Public Offering Project Sung-yeon Park (Team Leader, IITP) | ||
| 16:10~16:20 | OS Kernel-Based Authentication Security for Countering Agentic AI Threats Cheong Ryu (Managing Director, Korea Security Authentication) | ||
| 16:20~16:30 | Break, Exhibition Visit | ||
| 16:30~16:50 | Prize Drawing for Conference Attendees | ||
※ The program is subject to change.
| Competition Name | 2026 HackTheon Sejong International Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition |
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| Eligibility Criteria | Undergraduate students from within and outside the country ※Graduate students are not eligible |
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| Competition Categories |
Advanced, Beginner A and Beginner B
* Only Korean nationals can apply for Beginner A and non-Korean nationals can apply for Beginner B. ** Multinational teams including Korean nationals may apply for either the Beginner A or Beginner B. *** If you have a record of winning the 'HackTheon Sejong' competition (regardless of discipline), you are not eligible to participate in the beginner division. |
| Prize |
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| Competition Schedule (KST) |
Application Period
March 23-April 22, 2026
(Mon-Wed, KST) Preliminaries
April 25, 2026 (Sat)
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ※Online Finals
July 9, 2026 (Thu)
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
July 10, 2026 (Fri)
10:00 a.m ※ Write-up(09:00 a.m.~) |
| Location (Finals & Awards) | Finals : Grand Banquet Hall(4F) Awards ceremony : Special Exhibition Hall(2F) |
