The AI-based Interview Simulator is designed to prepare job seekers for the nuanced dynamics of job interviews through an AI-driven interface. This simulator focuses on facilitating realistic and flowing conversational dialogue, enabling users to practice responding naturally and effectively in preparation for job interview settings. The simulator aims to emulate various interviewer styles and question complexities, and to provide a rich, interactive environment for users to hone their interview preparation and conversational skills. The scope of this project includes the following: • Exploring an applicant's understanding of a given job role that they are applying for, its requirements, their suitability, and the value that they can add to the role. • Investigating an applicant's ability to research and demonstrate knowledge of the organisation that they are applying to and its culture. • Generating conversational interview questions, with options to vary levels of difficulty and where examples of themes covered include reasons for applying, work history, career goals, behaviour, and situation, technical, knowledge, analytical, ethical, critical thinking, cultural fit, etc. • Coding challenges • Writing samples • Mock scenarios • Candidate questions • Closure and next steps • Post interview evaluation • Feedback   Cross-Discipline Competency-Based Learning Opportunities This is a cross-discipline project that includes opportunities for collaborators to address real-world challenges. For example: • Cyber Security • Natural language processing models • Generative AI • Designing and deploying secure backend systems • Designing and developing user-friendly interfaces • and more   Past Project Outputs and Current Projects Activities This is an ongoing open-source project. A very brief summary of past and current activities are as follows: 1. BSc Student project completed May 2024: Django and Open AI integration that simulated text-based interview questions. The aim was a proof-of-concept build. 2. MSc Student project completed September 2024: Code generation for a Django and Open AI integration that simulated text-based interview questions. The aim was to security test the code that was AI generated. 3. Two BSc projects in progress and due to complete in May 2025.   How to Get Involved This is a CSE Connect open-source project. Undergraduate and postgraduate students can message via this collaboration space to express their interest in taking part in this project, with CSE Connect as a client. Projects can be initiated, pending an interview with CSE Connect and clearance from a university project supervisor. Academics, faculty and professionals are welcome to get involved. Post a message here as an expression of interest.😀

THE CHALLENGE How do we create and test a lesson plan for 11-12 year-olds, that introduces them to concepts of cyber security, in a way that is non-technical, intuitive, self-directed and contextual to their generation? How do we get students thinking about cyber in relation to their own lives, so they can be more resilient in the way they secure their own devices, identities, and accounts? AIMS This project aims to generate and share learning resources aimed at students coming into KS3 (11 – 14 year-olds starting secondary education, year 7 in the UK). The outputs of this project will curate self-directed experiential learning journeys, during which students will learn to understand how both attack and defence methodologies really work, as well as being encouraged to learn how to learn. EXAMPLE RESOURCES Patrick B (NCSC), has developed a basic cyber hygiene course, taking students through the process of setting up a new smart phone, and letting them balance the threat, the cyber risk, with the options they can choose. Activities explored include: • Connecting to the internet • Authenticating to the device • Downloading Apps • Creating accounts and setting authentication choices • Software Updates • Online Footprint. The latest outputs for this project are six lesson-session plans and a sample podcast that can be accessed here. Teachers are encouraged to explore these resources and to utilise them as they see fit. They can be modified and amended accordingly. CALL TO ACTION Educators from all year groups are encouraged to get involved. How? You can: • Test drive the latest resources and share feedback. • Sanity check the latest resources, suggesting improvements and updates. • Share or sign post alternative resources This is ongoing project that aims to create a series of open source cyber education resources that can be used by education communities. Feel free to share ideas or kick off new ones by posting here.

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