KMCS3 is a student-facing society on cyber security, for students, alumni and others who have current and/or past connections with one or more higher education institutions (HEIs) in Kent and Medway. Its memberships were originally limited to current students of the University of Kent, but from the 2025-26 academic year, they have been made open to the following three groups of people:

1. those who are studying at one or more HEIs in the Kent and Medway region,
2. those who are studying at an HEI not in the Kent and Medway region, but are living in the Kent and Medway region (e.g., students studying in London but living in Canterbury), and
3. those who are not studying/living in the Kent and Medway region, but keep a close tie with higher education students in the region and can participate in KMCS3’s activities actively (e.g., alumni of University of Kent who currently live in London).

KMCS3 is independent of any student unions of HEIs in Kent and Medway, in order to be a more agile organisation and to cover members affiliated with more than one HEI in Kent and Medway. It is formally associated with iCSS, as its financial sponsor and administrative supporter (e.g., for overseeing the operation, providing necessary funding and resources for various activities, booking rooms, recommending speakers and co-organising events). In the 2026-27 academic year, we plan to convert KMCS3 to a company limited by guarantee (a type of companies usually used by not-for-profits) so that it can operate independently following its own Articles of Association and bylaws. Once the company is set up, it will work with iCSS and other supporting bodies as collaboration partners.

Join KMCS3 as a Member

Please use the following MS Office form to register your KMCS3 membership. If you previously registered using an old Moodle form, you will still need to register again to re-confirm your membership.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/mBcab9uqLX

Follow KMCS3 on LinkedIn

KMCS3 has a company page on LinkedIn. No matter if you are a member of KMCS3, you are welcome to follow us there:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/kmcs3/

Selected Past Activities

KMCS3 has co-led or contributed to a wide range of cyber security awareness and student engagement activities throughout the years. Some highlights are as follows:

• 28 July 2026: Multiple KMCS3 members attended a lunchtime experience sharing session with 20+ 16-17-year-olds who were attending a NCSC CyberFirst Advanced Course at the University of Kent. A news story about the week-long course can be found here.
• 3 June 2026: Two student teams from the University of Kent attended the 2026 national CyberHack cyber security hackathon held at the UWS (University of the West Scotland) London campus. One of them represented KMCS3, who won the second place at the event. The other University of Kent team won the third place. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 8 May 2026: Many KMCS3 members attended the 2026 BSides Kent event in Canterbury, and one KMCS3 student leader volunteered at the event.
• 2 and 3 May 2026: Multiple KMCS3 members attended an ISC2 CC training course organised by iCSS. A news story about the course can be found here.
• 26 February 2026: Five KMCS3 student leaders designed a CTF system as an open-source project on GitHub (https://github.com/Duck8267/school-ctf) for the Stage 2 final competition of seven Kent teams of the national ACE Cyber Security Competition at the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 3 December 2025: iCSS and KMCS3 had a joint stand as part of the 2025 Aspiration Digital Kent event, on the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent. Multiple KMCS3 members and alumni maned the KMCS3 stand. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 27 November 2025: iCSS organised a NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition Familiarisation Day at The Folkestone School for Girls. Several KMCS3 members volunteered to help at the event. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 16 June 2025: iCSS organised a CyberFirst Adventurers Day at the Dartford Grammar School for Girls. Multiple KMCS3 student leaders and members contributed to the event as course deliverers or supporters. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 22 March 2025: Many KMCS3 members attended the 2025 BSides Kent event in Folkestone, and one KMCS3 student leader volunteered at the event.
• 6 February 2025: iCSS organised a combined CyberFirst Trailblazers and Adventurers event at The Folkestone School for Girls. Several KMCS3 student leaders and members contributed to the event as panellists and supporters. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 5 November 2024: iCSS organised a NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition Familiarisation Day at The Folkestone School for Girls. Several KMCS3 student leaders and members contributed to the event as panellists and supporters. A news story about the event can be found here.
• October 2024: iCSS and KMCS3 co-organised the 2024 Cyber Security Awareness Month (iCSS-CSM24) together with KMCC and KMCSN. The month saw many different cyber security awareness activities, including the 2024 “Creative Cyber” Exhibition which displayed multiple award-winning art works of KMCS3 members submitted to the 2023-24 CyberAnything Competition. A news story about the Month’s activities can be found here.
• 8 October 2024: iCSS organised a NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition Familiarisation Day at the Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS). Several KMCS3 student leaders and members contributed to the event as panellists and supporters. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 22 May 2024: iCSS, KMCS3, KMCC (Kent & Medway Cyber Cluster) and ISC2 jointly organised the 2024 “Celebrating Cyber” event, which saw many iCSS, KMCS3 and KMCC members and other guests to celebrate new partnerships between iCSS and ISC2 on cyber security certification training and the announcement of award-winning artworks of the 2023-24 CyberAnything Competition. A news story about the event can be found here.
• 14 February 2024: iCSS hosted the official launch event of KMCC at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Many KMCS3 members attended this event to learn from invited speakers and panellists talking about cyber security careers and also to network with other students and local cyber security professionals. A news story about the event can be found here.
• Between December 2023 and May 2025: iCSS, KMCS3 and KMCC was jointly promoting the ISC2 1MCC campaign for more people in Kent and Medway to consider taking the free ISC2 CC (Certified in Cybersecurity) certification for beginners who are interested in starting a new cyber security career path. More about the campaign can be found here.
• September 2023: As part of the process of setting up KMCS3, iCSS organised a series of events to recruit members into KMCS3 and to raise awareness about cyber security on campus. A news story about the series of events can be found here.

Student Leaders

2026-27

The student leaders are being identified and appointed. If you are interested in joining the leadership team, please get in touch.

2025-26

• President: Viktor Majzus, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Computer Science, School of Computing, University of Kent
• Vice President for Awareness Raising: Shawn Quaye, UG Stage 3 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing, University of Kent
• Vice President for Ethical Hacking: Umuthan Çakır, PGT student, MSc Cyber Security, School of Computing, University of Kent
• Vice President for IT and Projects: Daniel Shorter, UG Stage 3 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing, University of Kent
• Vice President for Marketing and Membership Development: Princess Reginald, PGT student, MSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing, University of Kent
• Vice President for Strategy and Development: Mihai Marin Moraru, UG Stage 3 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing, University of Kent

2024-25

• President: Mihai Marin Moraru, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing
• Vice President for CTF and UG Stage 3 Students: Adrians Maslennikovs, UG Stage 3 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing
• Vice President for CyberWomen: Tiffany Campbell, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Computer Science, School of Computing
• Vice President for Non-Computing Students: Patrik Matoušek, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Politics and International Relations, School of Politics and International Relations
• Vice President for Opportunities: Robert Kuka, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Computer Science, School of Computing
• Vice President for Outreach and Digital Media: Sean Idisi, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Computer Science, School of Computing
• Vice President for PGT Students: Zehra Kuru, PGT student, MSc Advanced Computer Science, School of Computing
• Vice President for UG Stage 1 Students: Viktor Majzus, UG Stage 1 student, BSc Computer Science, School of Computing

2023-24

• President: Edwin Clarke, UG Stage 2 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing
• Vice President for CTF and UG Stage P: Adrians Maslennikovs, UG Stage P (industrial placement) student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing
• Vice President for CyberWomen: Sreylin Strong, UG Stage 2, BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering), School of Computing
• Vice President for EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity): Andrew Mensah, UG Stage 1 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing
• Vice President for Events and UG Stage 1: Daniel Shorter, UG Stage 1 student, BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security), School of Computing
• Vice President for Non-Computing Students: Megan Okello, UG Stage 3 student, LLB (Hons) Law, Kent Law School
• Vice President for PGT and Co-Lead of CyberWomen: Zaynah Latif, MSc Cyber Security, School of Computing

CyberWomen Initiative

As part of KMCS3, a CyberWomen initiative has been discussed to inspire more female university students and school girls to consider a cyber security career path and to celebrate successes of female cyber security professionals. If you are keen to contribute to this initiative, please contact us. We are exploring the possibility of being affiliated with the national CyberWomen Groups C.I.C. as a local branch.

iCSS Support Team

KMCS3 is closely overseen and administratively supported by the following members of iCSS’s management and operational teams:

• iCSS Director and Outreach Lead: Professor Shujun Li, Professor of Cyber Security, School of Computing
• iCSS Research Collaboration Lead: Dr Alexandra Covaci, Senior Lecturer in Digital Arts and Technology, School of Engineering
• iCSS Deputy Director (Education): Dr Virginia Franqueira, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security, School of Computing
• iCSS Deputy Director (Interdisciplinarity): Dr Oscar Zhou, Lecturer in Media Studies, School of Arts

Steering Group

KMCS3 is governed by a Steering Group (SG). Current members of the SG include the above iCSS support team members, and the following members representing former students of the University of Kent:

• Matthew Boakes: UG student (2013-17), PhD student (2017-22), Research Associate (2022) and Assistant Lecturer (2021-present), University of Kent; Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022-), Alan Turing Institute
• Calvin Brierley: UG student (2013-17), PhD student (2017-22), Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022-present), University of Kent
• Andrada Marcu: MSc student (2022-23), University of Kent; former student society leader (2022-23)
• Daniel Shorter: UG student (2023-26), University of Kent; former KMCS3 Vice President for Events (2023-24) and Vice President for IT and Projects (2025-26)

The Chair of the SG is iCSS’s Director (2024-26) and was previously iCSS’s Taught Student Engagement Lead (2023-24). The SG meets quarterly to discuss strategic and governance-related matters of KMCS3.

Contact KMCS3

If you are interested in being part of KMCS3’s student leadership team or supporting KMCS3’s activities in some way (e.g., giving a talk), please contact us via kmcs3-leaders@lists.kent.ac.uk.