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Engineering for the Cyber Future

Our researchers are not merely reacting to the cyber age, we are catalyzing it. Machine learning, cybersecurity, high performance computing, intelligent memory systems, avalanche photodiodes, ultra-low-power chips: These are just some of the technologies essential to such next-generation projects as the Internet of Things and 100 Gbps Ethernet, and they are just some of the areas in which UVA Engineering holds world-class expertise.

Research Area

Advanced and Secure Computing Cyber-Physical and Autonomous Systems Human Technology Interaction Data Science, AI/ML and Simulation
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  • CAREER Award Accelerates AI Testing — With Safety and Smarts

    Assistant professor Shangtong Zhang develops efficient tools to help researchers trust AI systems without high-stakes testing.

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  • CAREER Award Fuels Iqbal’s Vision for More Capable, Context-Aware Helpers

    This researcher earned a grant for proposing to help robots consistently understand variations on human commands.

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  • UVA Computer Scientist Wins NSF CAREER Award to Help Robots Engage with Complex Human Behavior

    Yen-Ling Kuo is building robots that can interpret human language, movements and intentions, making them better teammates in everyday life.

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  • UVA’s Moon Robot Collects Awards in NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge

    UVA Engineering’s moon rover team won top innovation and other awards at the 2025 NASA competition by drawing on tried-and-true engineering principles and past experience.

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  • Bioelectronics Pioneer Discusses Wireless NICUs, Rewired Amputees

    The path to better health is sometimes skin deep. John A. Rogers delivers the inaugural Jefferson Engineering Lecture.

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  • ​UVA Engineering Celebrates 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awardees

    UVA Engineering has twelve new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow award winners and honorable mentions in the highly competitive GRFP program. 

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  • Forbes Names UVA Engineering AI Researcher Yu Meng to ‘30 Under 30’ Asia List

    A UVA computer science assistant professor has made Forbes’ list for his research to enhance the reasoning capabilities of AI, as well as how to develop the technology more responsibly.

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  • Graduating Student’s Path to Dream Job Was a Roller-Coaster Ride

    Want to have a safe, fun time when you go to a theme park? Mehki Rippey, who will join Universal Creative after graduation, wants that for you, too. 

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  • UVA’s Cyber Defense Team Is No. 2 in the Country

    Mounting a cyber defense for a hypothetical biotech platform reinforces UVA Engineering’s leadership in cybersecurity.

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  • UVA-Led Cybersecurity Internship Program Wins National Innovation Award for Election Work

    A UVA-led internship program trains students to strengthen election systems, earning national praise for advancing trust, transparency and resilience of our nation’s election infrastructure.

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  • UVERS ’25: Edge Computing on Everyday Devices Is Just One of This Year’s Winning Papers

    The prospect of running powerful machine learning models on everyday devices was just one of the exciting developments presented at UVA Engineering’s annual research paper and poster symposium.

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  • With New AI To Aid 5G Telecom, Cong Shen Heeds the Entrepreneurial Call

    With telecom systems moving toward a more open platform where vendors can collaborate on improvements, Cong Shen saw a business opportunity.

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