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Alumnus Dmitry Sokolowski and Company VOLT AI Spotlighted on Unite.AI

GW Engineering alumnus Dmitry Sokolowski discusses transforming security cameras with AI to enhance monitoring as CEO and co-founder of VOLT AI, enabling rapid responses to threats.

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Innovating for Impact: GW Engineering Students Win Big at UN Hackathon

Dhairya Shah and Anket Patil, computer science graduate students, joined over 200 technologists and innovators at UN Technover, taking home best overall in the event's "Ahead of the Storm" Hackathon.

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GW Engineering Alumnus Jamie Holcombe Named VP of US AI

Jamie Holcombe, a GW Engineering alumnus and former USPTO CIO, joins US AI as VP, bringing federal tech leadership and expertise in AI transformation

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Festival of Animation Showcases Innovation and Creativity in Digital Media

In Spring 2025, the Festival of Animation celebrated 32 years of student work in animation, games, and interactive media. Explore highlights from the event!

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GW Engineering Hosts Cyber Scholars to Strengthen U.S. Digital Defense

GW Engineering hosted the DoD Cyber Service Academy boot camp, welcoming future cyber defenders and showcasing its role in advancing national cybersecurity education.

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Innovating Interdisciplinary Solutions for Teaching Writing in the Age of AI

To address concerns around AI's role in the classroom and empower students, Joshua Paiz and Dmitri Stanchevici created FocusWrite, a secure, browser-based academic writing environment.

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Growing Impact of GW WiCyS Chapter Shines Through Student Achievement

At the 2025 Women in Cybersecurity Conference, CS graduate student Ilakkiya Vijayakumar represented GW's growing WiCyS chapter and finished second in its Capture the Flag competition.

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Prompts to Large Language Models Have Evil Twins

ECE Prof. Howie Huang and PhD students Rimon Melamed, Lucas H. McCabe, and Yejin Kim uncovered human-readable prompts to LLMs can often be substituted with seemingly nonsensical strings that produce...

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Engineered in DC: GW Engineering’s Innovations with Impact on Display at GW’s Inaugural InnovationFest

Members of the GW Engineering community played a key role at GW’s inaugural InnovationFest, showcasing cutting-edge research, student innovation, and impactful tech solutions.

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Recognizing GW Engineering’s Top Academic Achievers of 2025

GW Engineering’s highest-achieving undergraduate students for the 2024-2025 academic year were recognized at GW’s annual Academic Honors Ceremony on April 22.