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Boundless Impact Campaign Summary

Stories of impact

  • Article Item
    Walid Saad (right) with student Omar Hashash at Academic Building One
    How semantic communication could reshape the way we think about wireless , article

    Once dismissed as fantasy, advances in artificial intelligence have made semantic communication much more of a potential reality in the wireless revolution. That could make the strain on wireless systems significantly less data and energy intense, especially as commercial 6G services are expected to arrive in 2030.

    Date: Oct 30, 2025 -
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    Transdisciplinary project unites students from multiple campuses
    Transdisciplinary project unites students from multiple campuses , video

    Collegiate Assistant Professor David Gray is leading a project with Virginia Tech students and students from Boston College, Clemson, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. The combined schools are participating in an annual human-centered design project called the Stanford Longevity Challenge. This year's challenge is Prevention by Design: Creating Healthy Lifestyles for Long Lives.

    Date: Oct 30, 2025 -
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    Grad students test wireless signal strength at Animal Husbandry Barn for CCI outdoor testbed. Students are standing in doorway of second level of barn.
    Commonwealth Cyber Initiative launches new outdoor wireless test bed , article

    The new 1.5-mile test bed along Stroubles Creek in Blacksburg expands the CCI xG Testbed in Arlington into one of the nation’s largest, providing researchers and industry partners such as Verizon, AT&T, Samsung, and Lockheed Martin with cutting-edge infrastructure to advance data and privacy security.

    Date: Oct 30, 2025 -