The AFUO extends a warm welcome to a talented youth team from Ukraine competing in the International Cyber Olympiad in AI in Sydney this week.
These students – from Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Poltavska oblast, and Odesa – showcase the very best of Ukraine’s next generation — sharp, inventive, and unafraid to tackle the hardest problems in robotics, AI and cybersecurity.
They’ve trained, practised and are now competing at the highest level – and they’ve done it notwithstanding russia’s full scale war on Ukraine, a testament to their resilience and determination.
The team carry forward a tradition of excellence in STEM that has long made Ukraine a powerhouse of engineering talent. They are already showing why. Team member Roman Mielamud gained 2nd place in CTF4EAI (Embodied AI Security) and 1st place on Day 1 of the ICOA 2026 Olympiad for AI4CTF (AI as your teammate) — congratulations Roman!
Andrii Voitsekhovskyi (Team Leader)
Maksym Hinkul (Team Leader) Oleksandr Petrenko Mykyta Sukovach Roman Mielamud Polina Proskurnia
We’re so proud of you, Team Ukraine! Good luck for the rest of the Olympiad!
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