VASEM Summit: Securing the Future of Cyberspace

Daniel Bono, vice president of the Cyber Mission Operations Group at CACI International, speaks at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit on Oct. 25, 2022. The event was held at the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Erdem Topsakal, left, CCI Central Virginia Node director, and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at VCU, talks with CCI Executive Director Luiz DaSilva at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit on Oct. 25, 2022. Behind them, Ron Fricker Jr., interim dean of the Virginia Tech College of Science and a professor of Statistics, left, speaks with Sarah Hayes, CCI portfolio director, at the event held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Sean Mallon, left, vice president of commercialization at the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, talks with James Aylor, center, president of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (VASEM), and Patrice Lyons, general counsel to the Corporation for National Research Initiatives, at the VASEM Summit on Oct. 215, 2022. The event was held at the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Kiersten Todt , left, chief of staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Tom Dingus, center, distinguished fellow for the Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, and Luiz DaSilva, CCI executive director, participate in a panel discussion at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit. The event was held Oct. 25, 2022, at the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Eric Burger, left, CCI Research Professor of NextG Security, Debra Jordan, center, chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, and Charles Clancy, senior vice president and general manager of MITRE Labs, hold a fireside chat at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit. The event was held Oct. 25, 2022, at the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Sai Sumanth Sriram, left, a PhD student at George Mason University, discusses his poster project with Michael Keeve, dean of Norfolk State University's College of Science, Engineering, and Technology. The two were attending the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25, 2022. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

David Ihrie, right, chief technology officer with the Center for Innovative Technology and a member of CCI's Technical Advisory Board, speaks with Mohannad Tashli, a Phd student at Virginia Commonwealth University, during the poster presentation session at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit. The event was held Oct. 25, 2022, at the at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Chen-Ching Liu, second from left, American electric power professor at Virginia Tech, speaks with Ryan Gerdes, second from right, an associate professor with the Virginia Tech Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and other participants at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit. The event was held Oct. 25, 2022, at the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Dan Bono, left, vice president of the Cyber Mission Operations Group at CACI International, speaks with CCI Executive Director Luiz DaSilva at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit on Oct. 25, 2022. Bono was one of the speakers at the event, which was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Ning Wang, left, discusses the poster project she did with Chaoyu Zhang, right, with Thinh Doan, center, at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit. All are Virginia Tech students. The event was held Oct. 25, 2022, at the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI

Jacek Kibilda, right, 5G and AI research assistant professor with the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, speaks with Hallie Zimmerman, who is pursuing a a Master of Science in Business Analytics degree at William & Mary. Zimmerman is discussing her poster project at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit at the National Academy of Sciences on Oct. 25, 2022. Photo by Kevin Allen for CCI