In a display of innovation and skill, University of Mary Washington’s cybersecurity team achieved a fourth-place finish in the recent Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge sponsored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).

This national competition, held Oct. 22-23 at UMW’s Dahlgren Campus, brought together 11 top academic institutions. Each was tasked with developing innovative solutions against hypothetical cyber threats, encouraging students to develop advanced algorithms and models to enhance cybersecurity capabilities.

“The challenge was very competitive with talented teams from across the country participating,” said Associate Professor of Computer Science Xin-Wen Wu, who served as faculty advisor for the five-member UMW group. “I think our students worked incredibly hard to achieve this result, demonstrating remarkable dedication and teamwork.”

Eagle team members included Adam Baime ‘25, Alejandro Rosario ‘26, Gary Young ‘25, Chris Walker ‘26 and Kevin Landry ‘25. UMW’s team earned its fourth-place finish after facing stiff competition from the nation’s top cybersecurity talent. George Mason University secured first place, with the University of South Florida taking second, and the U.S. Naval Academy rounding out the top three. Read more.

The University of Mary Washington is a premier, selective public liberal arts and sciences university in Virginia, highly respected for its commitment to academic excellence, strong undergraduate liberal arts and sciences program, and dedication to life-long learning. The university, with a total enrollment of about 4,000, features colleges of business, education and arts and sciences, and three campuses, including a residential campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a second one in nearby Stafford and a third in Dahlgren, Virginia, which serves as a center of development of educational and research partnerships between the Navy, higher education institutions and the region’s employers.