Symposium 2026 Highlights

Champion of Gilded Guardian, Chapter 4, Part 2:
The Guardian Prevails

CyberCougs Crimson

Washington State University

Washington State University

Top 3 of the Gilded Guardian Series Competition

CyberWosh

Mississippi State​ University

Alamo Cyber Defenders

San Antonio​ City College

San Antonio​ City College

CyberCougs​ Crimson

Washington State University

Washington State University

Winners of Poster Session Competition

Shelby Snyder 

Northeastern University

Topic: Zero Trust in Cloud-native Environments

Shelby Snyder Northeastern University​ Zero Trust in Cloud-native Environments

Adrian Cisneros​

Texas A&M University-​San Antonio

Topic: Cognitive Resilience at the Edge: Hyperdimensional Computing vs. Deep Learning for Hardware-Degraded RF Classification

Adrian Cisneros​ Texas A&M University-​ San Antonio​ Cognitive Resilience at the Edge: Hyperdimensional Computing vs. Deep Learning for Hardware-Degraded RF Classification​

Micheal Ryan Harvey

University of Colorado Denver

Topic: Turning WiFi into Radar: Deputizing COTS Access Points for Drone Localization and Command Interference

University of Colorado Denver
Micheal Ryan Harvey​ University of Colorado Denver​ Turning WiFi into Radar: Deputizing COTS Access Points for Drone Localization and Command Interference

Honorable Mention: Best Application to DoW Operations

Kyle Kotara

University of Texas at San Antonio

Topic: Quantum-Safe Hybrid Key Exchange

UTSA
Kyle Kotara​ UTSA​ Quantum-Safe Hybrid Key Exchange​

Honorable Mention: Most Novel Idea

Zane Winders​

Purdue University Northwest​

Topic: Security Technical implementation Guides and Automation

Honorable Mention:  People’s Choice

Benjamin O'Brian​ and Summer Boatman

Mississippi State University​

Topic: KRACK and the Transition to WPA3

Mississippi State University​ KRACK and the Transition to WPA3
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