Build it Break it programming contest is run by the University of Maryland (UMD), run by one of Trail of Bits’s employees and PhD student Andrew Ruef. It is a flipped CTF where contestants both implement secure software and identify vulnerabilities in the creations of others. Points are awarded for the secure construction of software and for identifying security flaws in others’ creations. The contest was conceived as a way to acquire useful scientific evidence, while at the same time engaging the student population and the wider community in a mentality of building security in.”]
Source: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2014/07/30/education-initiative-spotlight-build-it-break-it/