Experience cybersecurity through the arts on Nov. 4-5 at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Va.

It’s two years in the making and worth the wait! Five CCI-funded art and design projects will be exhibited for the first time on Nov. 4-5 at the Taubman Museum. Please share this information with friends and family.

At the free, interactive exhibit: 

• Listen to musicians collaborate in real-time without being in the same room, thanks to AI and a 5G network. (Tanner Upthegrove, immersive audio specialist, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, Virginia Tech)
• Test your cybersecurity detection skills by playing a fun game. (Kevin Moberly, program director, Game Design, Development, and Criticism, Old Dominion University)
• Lost or tossed your smartphone without erasing your information? The Undeleted project, which features 80 smartphones, shows you’re not alone. (Michael McDermott, assistant professor, Art, George Mason University)
• Hear what a cyberattack sounds like in a room filled with loudspeakers. (Upthegrove)
• Watch dancers moving through a choreographed performance that’s part of an artificial intelligence (AI) project designed to protect against using how we move to determine our identities. (Kate Sicchio, assistant professor, dance and media technologies, Virginia Commonwealth University)

Apply now to attend the CCI Innovation Bootcamp Jan. 2-6, 2023

Applications for the 2023 Innovation Bootcamp are being accepted now until Nov. 4, 2022, at 5 p.m. ET. You’ll gain the foundational skills to begin the process of starting your own business. The bootcamp will be held Jan. 2-6, 2023, at the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington, Va.

CCI Symposium paper and poster submissions accepted Nov. 1-16

Get ready for the annual CCI Symposium on April 17-18, 2023, in Richmond, Va.

CCI’s all-hands meeting includes paper and poster presentations and conferral of the Impact Award, which recognizes breakthrough cybersecurity research, innovation, or workforce development strategies. 

• Submissions for paper and poster presentations will be accepted Nov. 1-16, 2022. 
• Impact Award nominations will be accepted Jan. 2 - Feb. 28, 2023.

Missed the CCI webinar on Oct. 27 about how to attract a diverse applicant pool to your cyber programs?

CCI Northern Virginia Node Program Manager Jordan Mason detailed his successful outreach strategy, which attracted 400 diverse applicants for 21 spots at a traineeship and apprenticeship program. Learn how he did it.

CCI Coastal Virginia Node dives into experiential learning

The inaugural National COVA CCI Cybersecurity Education & Research Conference was held in late September.  The conference brought together leaders from a variety of backgrounds to support experiential learning in cybersecurity. 

“Cybersecurity is an interdisciplinary field,” said Stephanie Blackmon, an associate professor in the William & Mary School of Education and one of the conference’s steering committee members. “It is imperative that we build strong relationships across disciplines and organization types to create the meaningful experiential learning opportunities students will need to be successful in technology and cybersecurity-related careers.”

Students exploring cybersecurity

Virginia Tech and Virginia Military Institute students in the CCI Southwest Virginia Node are working on such projects as:

• A hardware-in-the-loop network testbed for small satellites
• A drone racing competition
• Security enhancements for 5G/NextG
• Experiential learning in agriculture
• Cryptography
• Use and abuse of personal information
• Power grids
• Analyzing wireless networks
• Polar coding
• Security and machine learning

CACI and CCI collaborate to elevate workforce development

We’re proud to be partnering with CACI International to build the skilled cyber workforce that Virginia and the nation needs to address ever-growing cybersecurity concerns. CACI has participated in our annual Internship Fair, Innovation Bootcamp, and Cyber Camp, bringing real-world problems to challenge students.

Updated CCI Fellows requirements

CCI Fellows play an important role in the creation of new centers. Please review the following changes to the requirements for the CCI Fellows CFP.

Proposals must involve at least two CCI institutions of higher education from any CCI Node. A CCI institution of higher education must play a coordination role in the project. The budget associated with CCI institutions in the center-scale proposal must be at least $2 million.

I’m looking forward to November and hope to see you at the CCI CyberArts exhibit on Nov. 4-5 at the Taubman Museum in Roanoke!