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Fatima Majid was not just the only one-person team in the top 10 award winners at a recent National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) cyber competition, she was the only student team. Yet she placed ninth out of 51 teams, most of them comprising working professionals.

A team of George Mason University students joined with students from the University of Florida to take first prize at Hack@DAC 2025 in San Francisco.

A recent cyber security graduate is already making an impact in his role at the Marine Forces Cyberspace Command.

With three National Science Foundation grants, two George Mason researchers are partnering with leading institutions to make quantum computing reliable and accessible.

George Mason University received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a program providing hands-on nanofabrication training and education to people seeking a career change.

George Mason’s Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities is implementing AI in collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications. It may forever change the way 9-1-1 operators are trained.

The Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research welcomes Guiping Hu as the new department chair. Hu is ready to take the department to new heights and achieve its full potential.

Professor Pelin Kurtay in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a 2025 Engineering Unleashed Fellow, recognized for her commitment to incorporating and entrepreneurial mindset in the classroom.

When cyber security engineering major Connor Wadlin learned about ransomware attacks on organizations, such as the one on the Health Service Executive in Ireland, in his CYSE 445 System Security and Resilience class, it confirmed his commitment to dedicating his educational and professional career to protecting and preserving human lives.

The new department chair for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering knows that the future of the industry is changing, and he's already focused on how to get graduates from the program ahead of the shifts.

Cunio joins George Mason’s Department of Mechanical Engineering as an aerospace engineering expert and professor of practice.

George Mason University’s Ciao Lab, led by Assistant Professor Ningshi Yao from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, successfully launched the Airborne Robotics Cup (ARCup) in Gaithersburg, Maryland on August 17, 2025.