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Wenjie Xiong receives CAREER award to fight against stealthy computer attacks , articleWith her more than $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award, Xiong will focus on mitigating transient execution attacks with new testing methods, stronger encryption methods, and improved hardware design to protect computer memory.
Date: Oct 02, 2025 - -
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New grant supports study of AI’s role in protecting cybersecurity systems , articleMost approaches to cybersecurity focus on detecting or neutralizing a specific kind of threat, such as malware or network breaches. But Bimal Viswanath’s collaboration intends to create a framework that can significantly enhance threat detection across several domains.
Date: Sep 25, 2025 - -
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Research awards strengthen communities, Virginia, and the nation , articleFrom predicting pandemics and advancing drone defense to developing new treatments for traumatic brain injuries, new research awards secured by faculty in fiscal year 2025 will drive a wide range of discoveries with a shared goal of improving lives in communities near and far.
Date: Sep 23, 2025 - -
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AI vs. cyberattacks: CAREER award funds research to make cybersecurity smarter , articleA five-year, $625,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will support Peng Gao's vision of intelligent, knowledge-enhanced, context-aware, and human-inspired cyberthreat protection powered by artificial intelligence.
Date: Sep 18, 2025 -