Academic Spy Game
Your groundbreaking quantum computing research team has been compromised. After months of suspicious data leaks, you've narrowed down the corporate spy to three new postdocs - but you only have one chance to identify the mole before they transmit the final dataset to your rival institution. The Dean is breathing down your neck, and your research grant hangs in the balance.
Challenges
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Survivors
0
Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Lead Research Professor
Conversation Partner
Dr. Victoria Sterling, Department Chair
Setting
Modern university office after hours, city lights twinkling through floor-to-ceiling windows, multiple monitors displaying data streams, security camera feeds active
Location
Quantum Computing Research Lab, MIT Building 13
Learning Objectives
Cross-reference security logs with research team schedules to identify suspicious patterns
Analyze communication records for external contacts with competing institutions
Present conclusive evidence of espionage before the backup sync deadline
About This Scenario
Your groundbreaking quantum computing research team has been compromised. After months of suspicious data leaks, you've narrowed down the corporate spy to three new postdocs - but you only have one chance to identify the mole before they transmit the final dataset to your rival institution. The Dean is breathing down your neck, and your research grant hangs in the balance.
How It Starts
“Professor, our quantum coherence data has been streaming to an external server for weeks. You have exactly 47 minutes before tonight's automated backup sync. Name the infiltrator now, or we lose everything we've built here.”
This is how Dr. Victoria Sterling, Department Chair's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#1148
Category
General
Location Tag
Quantum Computing Research Lab, MIT Building 13
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