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About CyberVT

The Cybersecurity Club at Virginia Tech (CyberVT) is a student organization at Virginia Tech focused on educating students, faculty, and the wider Blacksburg public on cybersecurity.

Our goal is to cater to all interested in cybersecurity: those with years of experience in cyber (through interesting and deeply technical presentations), and those who are just getting started (with our bi-weekly beginner meetings).

Throughout its history, CyberVT has been facilitating strong partnerships with other organizations. In fact, CyberVT and the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Cyber Team have recently partnered up to share knowledge and cater topics to both groups.

Beginner Meetings

CyberVT offers bi-weekly beginner meetings to teach interested students about offensive and defensive cybersecurity concepts. We offer free training in reverse engineering, binary exploitation, web application penetration testing, cryptography, and many other categories.

Technical Talks

Pending interest and speaker availability, CyberVT offers weekly technical presentations during our advanced meetings. In the past, we've given talks on hacking video games, reverse engineering mobile applications, software obfuscation techniques, and malware analysis.

Technical presentation

Former CyberVT member giving a technical presentation on reverse engineering the mobile application of a popular MMORPG game.

Leadership

The executive body of CyberVT consists of a President, Vice President, and Treasurer. These are the students who have been elected by popular vote for the current academic year.

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Daniel Hollberg

President

Daniel is a Secure Computing major at Virginia Tech, graduating in May 2026. As President of CyberVT, Daniel leads the club's strategic vision to establish CyberVT as a leading center for cybersecurity education and professional development. Daniel has previously served as the club's Treasurer (AY 2024-2025) and as the Software Development Team Lead (AY 2023-2024). He brings extensive experience from his professional roles in industry and undergraduate research with VTNSI. His technical expertise spans AI/ML applications in cybersecurity, data analysis, software development, and cybersecurity training. Daniel is dedicated to fostering leadership development and building a collaborative community where members of all skill levels can advance their cybersecurity expertise. Beyond cybersecurity, Daniel enjoys hiking and cooking.

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Marissa Muñoz

Vice President

Marissa is a Secure Computing major at Virginia Tech, graduating in May 2027, with minors in Leadership and Spanish. As Vice President of CyberVT, Marissa manages sponsor relations, oversees the club's mentorship program, and leads initiatives that connect students with professional development opportunities. Outside of academics and club responsibilities, Marissa is part of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and enjoys traveling and playing volleyball.

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Mark Shelton

Operations Officer

Mark is a graduate student in his final year in the College of Engineering, pursuing a master's degree in Computer Science. As the Club's first Operations Officer, he aims to support the leadership team by coordinating operational tasks and ensuring everything runs smoothly.Outside of academics and club responsibilities, Mark enjoys golf, tennis, reading, improving existing skills and exploring new ones.

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Thomas Craycroft

CTF Team Lead

Thomas is a Secure Computing major in his junior year of school at Virginia Tech. As CTF Team Lead, Thomas leads the weekly CTF meetings, schedules competitions and sets up the teams for those competitions. Outside of academics, Thomas enjoys rock climbing, hiking, cryptography, and going to the gym.

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Lake Gohlke

Attack/Defense Team Lead

Lake is a senior pursuing a major in Computer Science and a minor in Cybersecurity. As the Attack/Defense team lead, Lake leads the weekly Attack/Defense meeting, acts as the team captain for competitions like CCDC, DoE's Cyberforce, and RIT's ISTS. He also maintains a Proxmox virtual environment for club members to practice their technical skills leading up to competitions. In his free time, Lake enjoys golfing, mountain biking, going to the gym, and cooking.

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Imran Hussein

Treasurer

Imran is a senior at Virginia Tech studying Computer Science with a focus in Secure Computing. As the treasurer, Imran aims to utilize the club's financial resources to maximize opportunities for members in various ways, such as unlocking access to useful learning resources and sponsoring members to attend conferences and competitions across the country. In his free time, Imran enjoys going to the gym, working on cyber projects, and playing video games.

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Jessica Vinh

Outreach Chair

Jessica is a Computer Science major at Virginia Tech with a minor in Human-Computer Interaction, graduating in May 2027. As the Outreach Chair for CyberVT, she furthers the clubs reach by contacting and facilitating collaboration between the departments and clubs at Virginia Tech, as well as fostering connections beyond the campus. Outside of CyberVT she is a member of the Corps of Cadets on track to commission in the Air Force and a Hokie ambassador for the college. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends and cafe hopping.

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Sean Pierce

Social Media Manager

Sean is a Cybersecurity and Data Analysis major at Virginia Tech and serves as the Social Media Chair for CyberVT. He manages the club's online presence by creating posts on Instagram to highlight meeting updates, upcoming events, and competition results. Sean joined CyberVT in Fall 2024 to strengthen his technical skills and expand his professional network in the cybersecurity field. Outside of academics and club involvement, he enjoys going to the gym, spending time with friends, and fishing.

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Sriram Agaram

Events Coordinator

Sriram is a Secure Computing major at Virginia Tech graduating in 2028. As Events Coordinator Sriram plans different events for all club members. Sriram also works on the BCDC challenges along with Carson to teach and prepare freshman cybersecurity concepts to use at the National Security Agency's National Cyber.

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Sanjay Suresh Chander

SummitCTF Chair

Sanjay is a Computational Modeling and Data Analytics major at Virginia Tech, focusing on Cybersecurity and Cryptography, graduating in December 2027. As SummitCTF Chair, Sanjay focuses on the planning and execution of CyberVT's Summit CTF, a hybrid cybersecurity competition engaging with over 450 participants both virtually and on-site. In his free time, he likes to go to the gym, hang out outside with friends, and play soccer.

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Connor Bluestein

Technical Director

Connor is pursuing a Masters of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Applications with focus on Computer Security, graduating in May 2026. Connor has previously served as CyberVT's President (AY 2024-2025), Vice President (AY 2023-2024), and Data Analysis Team Lead (AY 2022-2023).

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Carson Townsend

BCDC Team Lead

Carson is a Cybersecurity Management and Analytics major at Virginia Tech planning to graduate in 2027. As the Cyber101 Coordinator, he is responsible for curating and maintaining the curriculum, ensuring that all members of CyberVT have a strong foundation to start out with, even if they don't have a technical background. In his free time, he enjoys recreational running, hanging out with his friends, and watching movies.

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Ishan Panchal

NOVA Campus Liaison

History

CyberVT (formerly VTCSEC) was officially founded in the fall semester of 2011 by Reese Moore (President), Scott Salcetti (Vice President), and James Schwinabart (Treasurer). Many of the founders were Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech (VTLUUG) members who wanted to create a student organization focused on security and privacy.

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