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Virginia Military InstituteCommonwealth Cyber Initiative

Common Cyber Fusion

Tech Duels at Virginia Military Institute

February 21, 2025 • Lexington, VA

A thought-provoking event featuring AGI, data responsibility, and the future of open-source software.

Danville Community College
Germanna Community College
George Mason University
Liberty University
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Radford University
Regent University
Tidewater Community College
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech

Debate Results

Debate 1: Responsibility of Protecting Data

Team Corporate

  • Thomas Craycroft (Virginia Tech)
  • James Crowley (George Mason)

Team Government Data

  • Nikhil Boyalla (Virginia)
  • Nile Ahmad (VCU)

Winner: Government Data

Runner-up: Corporate

MVD: Nikhil Boyalla (Virginia)

Debate 2: Artificial General Intelligence

Team At The Brink

  • Aiden Rose (Danville CC)
  • Sarah Anna (Germanna CC)

Team Decades Away

  • Muhammad Saleh (Northern Virginia CC)
  • Rowena Ward (Tidewater CC)

Winner: Decades Away

Runner-up: At The Brink

MVD: Rowena Ward (Tidewater CC)

Debate 3: Open Source Software

Team Strategic Opportunity

  • Judah Sotomayor (Liberty)
  • E’liot Cole (Radford)

Team Security Threat

  • Caleb Chen (Liberty)
  • Renee Schmidt (Marymount)

Winner: Security Threat

Runner-up: Strategic Opportunity

MVD: E’liot Cole (Radford)