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CCALS Assists Corrections Facilities with Process Automation and Tool Control
A system that accurately tracks inventories may be essential for prisons and correctional facilities, but selecting the right system – one that can withstand stressors like the recent COVID pandemic – is no easy task.

Virginia’s Infrastructure is Key to “Top States for Business” Ranking
Virginia has ranked high in CNBC’s “Top States for Business” ranking in recent years. One important – but often overlooked – factor in that success is its improved infrastructure score. The state must continue to focus on infrastructure, argues Richmond Times Dispatch Opinions Editor Chris Gentilviso.

Meet the Port of Virginia Cybersecurity Interns
Meet three of the outstanding interns working on the Port of Virginia’s new cybersecurity lab with ODU’s Dr. Sachin Shetty, professor and Executive Director of the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems at Old Dominion University and faculty from Longwood University, Virginia State University, the University of Virginia and Virginia International Terminals, LLC, in a project funded by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.

Examining Cybersecurity Threats to EVs and Vehicle-to-Grid Infrastructure
The electric vehicle (EV) industry is overcoming challenges in order to improve the process of the charging network of EVs.

Cybersecurity Interns Start at the Port of Virginia
An impressive team of interns has started work on the Port of Virginia’s new cybersecurity lab. Dr. Sachin Shetty, professor and Executive Director of the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems at Old Dominion University (ODU), is working with students from ODU, Longwood, and Virginia State University (VSU) at the new center at the Port of Virginia.

“State of the Port” Highlights Growth, Good News
Semiconductors are “foundational to modern life,” says Zachary Collier in this Newsweek op-ed, and Taiwan is the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer. Recent concerns about the possibility of China invading Taiwan highlight the vulnerability of this vital and already precarious resource, and the importance of domestic sources.

Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could Undermine Global Semiconductor Market | Opinion
Semiconductors are “foundational to modern life,” says Zachary Collier in this Newsweek op-ed, and Taiwan is the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer. Recent concerns about the possibility of China invading Taiwan highlight the vulnerability of this vital and already precarious resource, and the importance of domestic sources.

UVA Engineering Student Wins National GEM Fellowship
Systems Engineering Ph.D. student Collyn Clark has won a competitive GEM Fellowship to support her University of Virginia (UVA) graduate studies in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment.

Keeping Fuel Lines Safe
Two CCALS board members were among the authors of Anomaly and cyber fraud detection in pipelines and supply chains for liquid fuels, a paper accepted by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC in January 2022.

Crater PDC Study Analyzes Supply Chain Risk
A recent report commissioned by the Virginia Petersburg Planning District Commission (CPDC) highlights the the importance of risk management in the growing region.
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