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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.

(Left to right) Elyse Nicolas, Joshua Paiz, and Dmitri Stanchevici

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.

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Celebrating Immersive Tech and Student Collaboration at XRperience @ GW

On April 11, students and faculty from across GW gathered in the Science and Engineering Hall for XRperience @ GW, a high-energy showcase of augmented reality and virtual reality.

GW Engineering Professors Xitong Liu, Adam Aviv, and Danmeng Shuai pictured with their awards along GW leadership and fellow OVPR awardees.

15th Annual Faculty Honors Ceremony Spotlights Excellence at GW Engineering

On April 24, Profs. Kartik Bulusu, Xitong Liu, Danmeng Shuai, Adam Aviv, and graduate assistant Guanan Zhang were honored for their exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at GW.

A player uses an EEG headset to control a penguin-racing game used by Xiadong Qu to explore the BCI. (William Atkins/GW Today)

GW Engineering’s Brain-Computer Interface Research Opens New Frontiers

Xiaodong Qu’s lab at GW Engineering develops brain-computer interfaces, with applications ranging from gaming to clinical applications, involving students in hands-on research.

Computer Science Professor Xiaodong Qu (center) talks with visitors to GW’s booth at the 2025 AAAS annual meeting in Boston.

Computer Science Students Showcase Brain-Computer Interface at AAAS 2025

At this premier science gathering, GW Engineering's brain-computer interface demo, led by CS Prof. Xiaodong Qu and his students, captivated attendees with AI-driven innovation.