On November 30, the national finals of the 4th "Huawei Cup" China Graduate Cybersecurity Innovation Competition were held in Changsha, Hunan Province. Themed "Embracing the Intelligent Era, Cultivating Practical Talent," the competition aims to respond to national strategic needs in cyberspace security and promote the cultivation of high-level cybersecurity talent and technological innovation.

Multiple teams from Southeast University (SEU) advanced to the national finals and achieved outstanding results. Notably, the "UAV Detection Team," composed of graduate students Guo Jiacheng, Zheng Haolin, and Fan Kaiqing from the School of Cyber Science and Engineering, stood out from 1,053 participating teams across 188 universities and research institutes nationwide. They secured the National First Prize with exceptional performance in the "Creative Works" track, and their advisor, Dr. Gao Ning, was honored as an "Outstanding Advisor." Additionally, three other SEU teams received Third Prizes.

The team's winning project, "Airspace Sentinel: A Low-Altitude UAV RF Signal Monitoring System Based on Large and Small Model Collaboration," is tailored to the strategic development needs of China's low-altitude digital economy. Addressing the challenges of UAV identity forensics and traceability in low-altitude supervision, the system innovatively introduces Large Language Models (LLMs) and a cloud-edge collaborative architecture into UAV radio frequency (RF) signal recognition. Featuring innovative designs in implementation specifications and model algorithms, it realizes a highly reliable, low-power, and user-friendly intelligent monitoring system. The project holds broad application prospects in fields such as cybersecurity and monitoring, secure device access, radio monitoring, and spectrum management. It provides essential technological support for securing the development of the low-altitude digital economy, empowered by 5G-A integrated sensing, communication, and computing.

This accolade not only reflects the solid professional foundation and outstanding innovative capabilities of the School's graduate students, but also serves as a powerful testament to the School's effectiveness in talent cultivation and scientific research in cyberspace security. Looking ahead, the School will continue to focus on national strategic needs, deepen the integration of industry, academia, and research, and leverage such high-level competition platforms to lay a solid foundation for cultivating more high-caliber, practical cybersecurity professionals.

The competition is sponsored by the Chinese Society of Academic Degrees and Graduate Education and the Children & Youth Science Center of CAST, under the guidance of the Department of Degree Management and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education. It is currently the only thematic event in the China Graduate Innovation and Practice Competitions series officially recognized and guided by the government.