Saturday, January 13, 2007
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Abdisalam Abubakar,Winner of BT Young Scientist of the year 2007
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Secure internet communications might not be as secure as we think, according to the BT Young Scientist of the year 2007. His winning project is an attempt to crack the most hacker-proof encryption system in the world, writes Dick Ahlstrom , Science Editor.
Abdusalam Abubakar (16) originally from Somalia last night received the top prize in the annual Young Scientist event, taking away a cheque for €5,000. His complex maths project impressed the judges who described as "remarkable" his command and insight into cutting-edge mathematics.
His undoubted success won't be appreciated by those charged with keeping bank details, secure communication lines and internet commerce safe. The third-year student from Synge Street CBS, in Dublin, decided to try and break the mathematical safeguards thrown up to protect sensitive data.
The goal is not to acquire access to ill-gotten gains. Finding new ways to break codes helps to make them more secure by closing off weak points and chinks in the security armour.
Abdusalam is one of the "new Irish", coming here two years ago from Somalia via Kenya. He expressed complete surprise at having won the event, which included 500 research projects completed by more than 1,100 students.
"It was great, unbelievable. I didn't think I was going to win anything. I didn't want to be optimistic," he told The Irish Times last night. Abdusalam, whose name translates into "man of peace", based his initial work on partially successful attacks on the world's most widely-used encryption system, RSA, mounted by two mathematicians. He decided to take the best aspects of both and generalise a new approach, which he believes has the potential to tackle at least some less complex coding systems.
Three students from Maynooth Post Primary School, Co Kildare, Timothy Seebus, Justin Cullinane and Ben Finnegan, won the best group project award. The runner-up individual award went to Ciara Murphy from Beara Community School, Co Cork.
Source: Irish Times, Jan 13, 2007
Abdi salam waan kuugu hamblayeynayaa guusha aad gaadhay ilaahayna ha kula garabgalo.
Rashed
London, uk
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Abdi Salam, I am happy for you.. you might be young now but dont forget to serve your people with your knowledge in the long run.
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Wow, you are a true role model! congrats abdi salam
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Maasha Allah! Well Done Brother Abdisalam. Allah SW ayaan kuu waydiinaynaa inuu dadaalkaaga kula garab galo ood aqoontaada ku anfacdo Umadda.
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Hey the boy is a kenyan. Its pretty obvious to every reasonable somalian that
this rare & unique arithmetical talents can only come from a somali kid
that went to school in kenya. So for refference sake stop generalising. Maybe born
somalian, but his kenyan routes shouldn`t be denied. There goes the story of
one of the many somali-kenyans in the diaspora who made something out of themselves.
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mashallah god bless him and bless all of are lil sMART KIDS
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congradulations abdusalam,i really feel very happy to be somali. i hope you will reach yuor dreams to easily climb the accademic ladder of yuor chioce.
being scientist i like to see also many somali scientists to aspire atomic physics and metallurgy.KEEP IT UP
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maansha allah conguratulation aad ayaan ugu farxay guusha aad usoo hoysay waalidkaa iyo dalkaagaba allah haku dhowro hana kaadhigo mid gaara guusha aakhiro.jidka toosan ayaan allah kaaga baryayaa inuu kugu
rido(aamiin)halkaa kasii wad guusha,i'm really so proud of you.
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MANSHAALAH....................KEEP IT UP BRO.
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maanshaa alaah tabaarakalaa
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Maansha’Allah. Congrats Abdisalaam!!!!!!!!
I take my Hat Off to Abdisalaam.
What a bright intelligent young man. Greatest news I heard so far for the last few weeks. You make your family and Somalis everywhere proud.
Please keep up the good work and don’t ever forget where you came from.
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Masha Allaah Congratulations Abdisalam, we need more of Cabdisalaams.
Salaama,
Jigjigaawi
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Alhamduli-Allah. This is great news. Congrats bro.
To those who are wondering about his origin, he is most probablly Somali Kenyan but that should not matter. This is a good news for all Somalis to rejoice. He is probablly 16 or 17 years and that tells us that instead of fighting for 16 years and killing each other WE SHOULD BE EDUCATING more brilliant Somali kids like Abdisalam. We know we have the potential to shine in the world using our brain so we can't we put the damn guns down and start fighting in the world of KNOWLEDGWE.
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Congratualtions, best news we hear..
Proud to be Somalia..
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ALHAMDULILLAAH
ABDIRAHMAN...KEEP IT UP BROTHER, YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS...
WE (so many other somali youngester in the west)....ARE TRYING
HARD TO DO GREAT THING AND ACCOMPLISH MANY DREAMS THAT OUR PARENTS, FELLOW somalis, AND
OUR COUNTRY IS REALLY DESPERATE OF . GREAT JOB..this only pushes us to do better things.
...................THANK YOU................
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Waryaa abdisalam that's the way to do it brother.
even though i seen many students like you who were
smart at their teen yrs, they turn out to be jaad
eaters (loosers) with yellow teeth and missed up
way of thinking. But hopefully since you came from
somalia to kenya and now in Western world you
probably have enought knowledge of what's good and
what's bad. so keep up the good work and i am
looking forward to hearing from you in the future with
more interesting things such as the first "somali
dude to discover how to break the ice of mars"
or some like that.
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Masha Allah, A Remarkable Achievement.
This is the sort of achievements we need, to encourage our youth and society in General to become scientifically advanced!
We don't need some guy making some movies, like the movie "araweelo" subjucting our girls to hugging and dancing with guys who are not their husbands, etc.
So, now once more This the Improvement that we need, life changing improvement. A scientific one!
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Congratulations Abdisalam
A remarkable achievement - Best wishes and good luck.
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I you are really smart by
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Congratulation to ABDISALAAM. Brother keep the hardwork.
we look inot the new generation to help this country. many somalis lost purpos of life and do well in fadhikudirir only.
i was annoyed when i read the comment of yasincade doubting if the guy is from somalia or somali kenya. so what ? since when is said you only a somali if you were only born in somalia? we should be happy of the success of any somali folk.
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Congratulation the young Abdisalam the boy of peace, study
hard especialy math and Scines that is way to solve the
world's problem today,keep the good job and obey Allah who
gave to you this gift and respect your parent and elderly people
as whole. Stay away from media they will follow you step by step
since you become star as young.All Somali people are proud of you
and your Family.
Hufane
From Seattle Washington USA.
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Assalamu Alaykum,
1st and for most, congrats to our Somali brother. We all understand that it took a lot of hard work and dedication and not to mention blessings from Allah (Aza Wa-Jalah). Just as you have closed the door to one chapter in your life another door opens... Here's where you get to embark on a whole new experience, college, university, and/or professional life... I'm sure you will continue to do well... Be a leader, make your own decisions and keep everything in proper perspective and you'll succeed (Iisha Allah)... Regardless of how much education u may have don't forget who UR, where U come from, and most of all "the purpose of life." Best of luck as you venture on...
Now to Somali sis/bro: as you may already know, our country and parents are already looking up to the next generation to rescue the country. This is a fact; however, it will be the individual’s choice whether they want to lead, follow, or be a spectator. For those of us that are fortunately being given the opportunity to get education, experience, and the chance prosper, we should try to give it back to our country and people.
Iinsha Allah, this is only the beginning and not the end..."reach for the stars"
MUCH LOVE
A. Harun (Madaxay)
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Congrats. Well done Abdisalaam, you hit the nail on the head, keep it up. this shows that Somalis are cabable of doing every thing if they are given the chance to do so, let us use guys gals our intelligence on the right way, "SOMALIA ha noolaato,ha heshiiso,ha horuumarto hana israacdo"
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That is the way to go boy keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is definately the best news regading Somalis so far.
Well done and keep up the good work.
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Keep up. This lifts my spirit knowing that somali boys
and young men in UK and ireland are showing the practical
side of somali intelect, in exams n not fadi kuthirir.
i doensnt matter if fm kenya or via kenya. he is somali.
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Congratulation Abdisalam and his family, this is good news for all Somalis Diaspora, finally some good news come to us from our young generation. Those cyber mooryaans, settle down guys and stop attacking everything good and supporting all evil actions. I don't want logon with you a useless argument so don't bother as I expect nothing good on your side.
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Given his outlook and the report mentioning that ke came from Somalia via Kenya suggests that , this boy is Kenyan.
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Congratulation Abdusalam!
It makes me happy with great feeling that seeing you on hiiraan website
about your career. You are the reference for our Somali youth generation.
To incrouge you, I would like say, dont stop your innovation and struggle.
Thanks
Eng: Ainab Ibrahim Hassan
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Maasha-Allah! best news relating to Somalia and Somalis i heard about lately!
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