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Accelerating cybersecurity in Southwest Virginia

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia advances Virginia as a global leader in secure cyberphysical systems by promoting cybersecurity research, innovation, and talent development in Southwest Virginia.

CCI SWVA by the numbers

19
institutions of higher education across Southwest Virginia

233+

faculty investigators supported since inception

64+

active research, innovation, or workforce programs

237
students in
training or subsidized internships in FY26

CCI SWVA NEWS

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Amazon-Virginia Tech initiative names Amazon Fellow and commits support to five faculty-led projects , article Date: Oct 29, 2026 -
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Amazon partnership advances AI and cybersecurity education at the Cyber Range , article Date: Oct 29, 2026 -
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Virginia Cyber Range helps educators keep pace with a changing cybersecurity field , article Date: Oct 27, 2026 -
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Expert explains why transformers pose a growing risk to the power grid , article Date: Oct 22, 2026 -

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EVENTS

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2026 CCI SWVA Graduate Student Summit
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 118 Steger Hall, 1015 Life Science Circle, Virginia Tech
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HackViolet 2027
February 19-21, 2027 | Virginia Tech's premier female-empowerment hackathon