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Category: research Commonwealth Cyber Initiative unites Virginia universities to advance AI and cybersecurity research , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative awarded 18 seed grants to nine Virginia public universities for a total of $1.61 million to address cybersecurity issues in artificial intelligence.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 -
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Category: research Virginia Tech joins Cyber SMART, a national industry-university research center , articleVirginia Tech brings its expertise in wireless communications, cybersecurity, engineering, and mathematics to the collaborative research center focused on cyber research and funded by the National Science Foundation.
Date: Nov 22, 2024 -
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Category: research Explore cybersecurity through art at new exhibition , articleFunded by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, the CyberArts 2024 Exhibit is open at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria until Jan. 19, 2025. The opening reception will be held on Oct. 18 from 6-8 p.m. Registration is required.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Coalition of universities and colleges making Virginia a cybersecurity powerhouse , articleNow in its fifth year of operations, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is achieving its mission in making Virginia a global leader in cybersecurity and a top destination for federal and industry cybersecurity research.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 -
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Category: research Commonwealth Cyber Initiative funds 11 inclusive cybersecurity projects , articleThe projects include such topics as secure authentication for people with disabilities, inclusive biometric authentication, brain-computer interface for password input, judgments by artificial intelligence tools, and more.
Date: Jun 10, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Virginia Tech develop international connections to counter global threats , articleAs cybersecurity threats expand globally, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative and Virginia Tech are building the foundation for an international arsenal to defend against cyberattacks and develop resilient and secure systems.
Date: Jun 04, 2024 -
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Category: research CCI, Virginia Tech to hold prominent roles in $42 million wireless project , articleThe CCI xG Testbed, based at Virginia Tech in Arlington, will be the Washington, D.C., area home of a testing, evaluation, and research and development center dubbed Platform for O-RAN Testing, Orchestration, and Management with AI Control or POTOMAC.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
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Category: research Federal funding to boost Virginia Tech, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative wireless network security projects , articleThe Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund showcased two funded projects to researchers from Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, and Booz Allen Hamilton this week.
Date: Dec 19, 2023 -
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Category: research Eric Burger elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative Research Director Eric Burger has been named a 2023 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Over the past 40 years, Burger’s contributions to the advancement of communications networks have been significant and far-reaching.
Date: Dec 15, 2023 -
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Category: research JMU research leader, vice provost joins CCI Technical Advisory Board , articleAnthony Tongen, chief research officer and vice provost of James Madison University, has joined the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s Technical Advisory Board.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
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Category: research Top blockchain expert joins Commonwealth Cyber Initiative , articleShin’ichiro Matsuo has joined the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative at Virginia Tech as a research professor. Matsuo is a research scientist in cryptography, an expert in international standardization, and is building a new architecture for security evaluation of information systems.
Date: Oct 18, 2023 -
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Category: research Researchers plant the latest radio technology down on the farm , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers conduct advance work for Virginia Tech's first private mobile network. The Citizens Broadband Radio Service network should roll out this summer and will be deployed around Stroubles Creek to service such public safety applications as flood sensors and closed-circuit television cameras along with smart agriculture applications.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Category: research Top technology leader joins Commonwealth Cyber Initiative , articleEric W. Burger, former chief technology officer for the Federal Communications Commission, will help lead the initiative's research investment strategy.
Date: May 23, 2022