Ing Joost Kamp was named winner of the Prof Kooy Prize 2016 at the Kooy symposium 'Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Rethinking the Defence Innovation Model' on 6 April 2016. Joost Kamp won this prize with his graduation thesis in which he described how to modernise the current method used to generate SHOLs (Ship Helicopter Operational Limitations). With minimal distance from the prize winner, Justyna Chromik MSc took the second prize for her thesis 'Booters (Black)list.

The Effects of Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling on Helicopter Flight Envelopes

It was decided to nominate two entries for the Kooy Prize this year because of the minimal differences in score between the two theses.

First prize was awarded to ing. Joost Kamp for his thesis 'The Effects of Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling on Helicopter Flight Envelopes'. Joost graduated from the Aviation Technology programme at Inholland University of Applied Sciences and carried out his graduation project at NLR where work is being done on modernising the current method of generating Ship Helicopter Operational Limitations (SHOLs). This complements the methods and expertise already present within NLR for the use of CFD within the aerodynamics department.

According to the jury, Joost's thesis particularly stands out in terms of the connection of the subject to practice, the level of the study and its readability.

Booters Blacklist

With a difference of less than 1% in points, the second prize went to Justyna Chromik MSc for her thesis 'Booters (Black)list'. Justyna graduated cum laude in Telematics from the University of Twente. 'Booters' are websites that offer DDoS attacks as a paid service and are relatively easy to access by basically anyone. To reduce the chances of these attacks actually being carried out, Justyna developed a - fully automated - method to detect and blacklist these types of websites. She developed the theory and solution and also successfully implemented it in practice. Her approach is now in use at organisations such as KPN, Ziggo and SURFnet. Justyna is continuing her studies and working on her PhD in the field of 'network safety and security in the context of SCADA networks'.

In Justyna's case, the jury gave particularly high scores for the white spaces her research fills in, the choice, topicality and elaboration of the topic and the design of the report.

About the Kooy symposium 2016

Every year, the Defence and Safety Department of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) organises the Kooy symposium in collaboration with TNO, NLR, APA and KVMO. Since 2000, this symposium has awarded a prize for 'outstanding graduation work' to a student from an HBO or WO institution. Winner is the one with the best graduation thesis relating to a technology relevant to defence.

This year, for the first time, the symposium was not held at the Marine Etablissement in Amsterdam, but at the Gen. Maj. Koot barracks in Stroe. A beautiful location that meets all the conditions to organise a comprehensive symposium like this one. The theme for the third anniversary edition was: 'Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Rethinking the Defence Innovation Model'. A topic that is currently receiving full attention in many fields because of a seemingly endless number of new possibilities. In order to give the audience a good basis for the presentations by the large number of high-quality speakers who took the podium that day, the symposium started with several lectures explaining the various terms and also explaining why Big Data and Artificial Intelligence are receiving so much attention right now.

This was followed by various speakers translating this matter into the possibilities it offers for defence. Besides all the technical aspects, the imagination of the people who work with this turned out to be important. 'Anything is possible, but you have to invent it'

Text: Marjolein de Wit-Blok