Symposium 2025 Poster Submissions
Students at Virginia institutions of higher education will present their work at the Symposium Student Poster Presentations at the 2025 CCI Symposium.
Those selected will share their research at the event, which will be held April 14 to 15, in Richmond at the Omni Richmond Hotel. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible.
Fill out the Google form to submit your poster abstract.
Have your poster title, abstract, and research category ready when you submit. If there are multiple authors or team members for your poster, please have only one author/team member submit.
The student who produces the winning poster will be recognized with an award at the dinner on April 14.
See scenes from 2024's Poster Session. Photos by Ron Aira for CCI
Julia Shapiro of Virginia Tech discusses her poster “NEEC Logistics for Quantum Computers Quadratic Assignment Problem.” She was named 2024 Outstanding Master's Student for Tech’s College of Science.
Tahsin Mullick of the University of Virginia discusses his poster, “Ranking Machine Learning Predictions of Behavioral Passive Sensing Data that is Limited, Multimodal, and Longitudinal for Depression Prediction in Adolescents,” with the judges.
Virginia Commonwealth University students Muhammad Shaharyar Yaqub, left, and Yahya Forihat with their posters. Both Ph.D. students are computer science majors whose research involves cyber physical systems.
William & Mary’s Shaun Liu, right, discusses his poster, “Private System as Digital Real Property for Individuals’ Data Privacy” with John Costanzo, Chief Administrative Officer of Old Dominion University’s Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation.
Anna Schmedding, a Ph.D. candidate in William & Mary's Department of Computer Science, won the Poster Presentation Award at the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative's 2024 Symposium.
Timeline
| Action | Important Date |
| Submissions open | Nov. 4, 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Jan. 31, 2025, by 5 p.m. ET |
| Acceptance letters sent | Feb. 3, 2025 |
| Poster presentation | April 14, 2025 |
Your selection is also an invitation to the Symposium. You must still register to attend.
If selected, you’re responsible for printing your poster on the approved CCI poster template and bringing it to the Omni Richmond Hotel. CCI will provide an easel, poster board, and clips for you to attach your poster. All posters will be considered for the “Best Poster” award.
Poster Format: 48 inches wide by 36 inches tall
For more information or if you have questions about poster submissions or the Symposium, contact CCI’s Kendall Beebe at kwbeebe@vt.edu.