16-year-old Dublin student decodes young scientist success

A 16-year-old student from Terenure College, Dublin has unlocked the secret to success after his encrypted data storage idea won him the title of 2017 BT Young Scientist of the Year last night.

16-year-old Dublin student decodes young scientist success
Sun, 15 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Joe Leogue

Shane Curran took the top prize at the third day of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the RDS for his project entitled ‘qCrypt: The quantum- secure, encrypted, data storage solution with multi- jurisdictional quorum sharding technology’.

Organisers say over 1,100 students from 375 schools competed for the title this year.

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CourtsYoung Scientistyoung scientistsPlace: DublinPlace: NetherlandsPlace: IrelandPlace: Tallinn, EstoniaPlace: Coláiste TreasaPlace: KanturkPlace: Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhPerson: Shane CurranPerson: John DunnionPerson: ShanePerson: DunnionPerson: Michael SheehanPerson: Jack MurphyPerson: Cormac LarkinPerson: Jack O’ConnorPerson: Diarmuid CurtinPerson: Education MinisterPerson: Richard BrutonPerson: BTEvent: BT Young Scientist & Technology ExhibitionEvent: European Union Contest for Young ScientistsOrganisation: Terenure CollegeOrganisation: European Space Research and Technology CentreOrganisation: College LimerickOrganisation: Irish Aid
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