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Throughout his time at KhNURE, Roman demonstrated an impeccable level of knowledge. The fact that he achieved the maximum mark of 100 for both his bachelor’s and master’s theses is a clear indication of his perseverance and high level of competence!

His commitment to scientific research extended far beyond the standard curriculum:

• Roman has 12 scientific publications to his name.
• He is an active participant in numerous national and international scientific and technical conferences, where he has represented our V. V. Popovsky Department of Information and Communication Engineering with distinction.
• He successfully completed the semester-long course of study in the disciplines of the international educational project DigiJED-2.

Cyber competitions and training at the cyber training ground

Roman has always strived to put his theoretical knowledge into practice, demonstrating a high level of expertise in the field of information security:

• CTF competitions: He played an active role in the development, organisation and running of the Kharkiv Regional CTF online cybersecurity competition, as well as in presentations of specialised CTF platforms for the education and training of future cybersecurity professionals.
• RangeForce Cyber Range: He demonstrated a high level of practical proficiency whilst carrying out complex cyber-attack defence scenarios at the international RangeForce cyber range.
• Social Engineering: Performed successfully at the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad "Social Engineering: Methods and Mechanisms of Protection", where he demonstrated a deep understanding of methods for countering the human factor in cyber threats.

Career guidance and social projects

Alongside research and practice, Roman devoted considerable attention to promoting the department’s specialisms and carrying out educational activities amongst young people during a difficult period for Kharkiv:

• CyberTeens educational project: He took part in the implementation of the CyberTeens Platform project, aimed at improving digital literacy and cyber hygiene amongst teenagers.
• Work with prospective students: He was actively involved in the IKI Department’s career guidance events for school pupils at Metroshkol, and also represented the faculty and the department during large-scale interactive presentations by KhNURE at the "Nikolsky" shopping centre.
• Recognition: For his active civic engagement, significant contribution to the development of the youth movement and support for the city, Roman Kapusta was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Mayor of Kharkiv.