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A team of interns at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems (CARS) spent this summer improving several capabilities for the center’s Systems Integration Lab, including a new space satellite simulation tool. They presented the applications at DEF CON 34, the world’s largest cybersecurity conference.

In its annual review of the nation’s best colleges and universities, U.S. News & World Report awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University eight separate top-five rankings, including for aerospace engineering, overall quality, innovation and academic programs for student veterans.

With the latest AI technology showing extraordinary promise for aviation, more than 150 industry leaders gathered to discuss real-world use cases and assess their organizations’ readiness to adopt the technology, as well as build a culture of responsible, safe AI use.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Embry-Riddle a nearly $500,000 grant to continue hosting its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program on Cybersecurity Research of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The grant runs for the next three years.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s residential campuses in Arizona and Florida produce the highest-paid graduates in their respective states, according to a Business Insider analysis of federal higher education data.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students won a regional cybersecurity competition and then finished in the top five nationally, when defending against sustained attacks in a true-to-life simulation of cybersecurity warfare.

The Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium recently premiered its first original short film, marking a new chapter in immersive science storytelling at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Cyber Intelligence and Security (CIS) department were invited to develop and host a capture-the-flag competition at the recent Aviation Cybersecurity Summit in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 2-4.

Aerospace leaders, cybersecurity experts and students gathered at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University to address a pressing aerospace challenge: securing increasingly interconnected, AI-enabled flight and space systems.

For today’s cybersecurity students, focused on digital tools, physical locks are something seldom encountered.

Two Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University professors recently found a way to support students in war-torn Ukraine.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has honored Siobvan Nyikos and Marty Reynolds for their achievements in strengthening cyber resilience in the aviation and aerospace sectors.