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51勛圖厙 announces first commercial tenant at Fuse at Mason Square

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51勛圖厙 and Mason Innovation Partners (MIP), a development consortium led by Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, announce the first commercial tenant for in Arlington, Virginia. The new tenant, Cybastion, is an American technology company that delivers world-class cybersecurity and digital enhancement solutions to accelerate digital transformation in emerging markets, especially Africa.

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Cybastion CEO Thierry Wandji. Photo provided

The Fuse commercial opening and partnership with Cybastion marks a major milestone for the universitys growth and commitment to research and economic development for the region, said , George Masons executive vice president for strategic initiatives. The Mason Square campus is part of our vision to redefine the role of a modern university as a vital partner in strengthening local business and community infrastructures, as well as continue to propel Virginia forward as the number one state for business and education.

The with collaborative spaces and emerging-tech labs and offices for business, research scholarship, and community engagement within the Arlington innovation corridor. Cybastion will move in to Fuse in the spring of 2025.

Fuse will provide unique opportunities and bespoke amenities that will enhance innovation and collaboration for co-located industry partners, faculty, and the talent pipeline, said Brian Naumick, managing director with Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate. We look forward to the great work Cybastion and many more partners will do at Fuse, driving impact for the greater D.C. market and the world.

From left, Duminda Wijesekera, U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Jessica Davis Ba, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, and Cybastion CEO Thierry Wandji at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan. Photo provided
From left, George Mason professor Duminda Wijesekera, U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast Jessica Davis Ba, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, and Cybastion CEO Thierry Wandji at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan. Photo provided

Cybastion and George Mason have been collaborating on cybersecurity and 5G/6G research in the U.S. and African nations since 2022. Cybastion CEO Thierry Wandji has been working with the at Mason Square, and George Mason Professor .Originally funded by the and now sustained with funding from federal agencies and the private sector, the Cyber Living Innovation Lab has significant expertise and capability in cybersecurity, NextG communications, transportation, manufacturing, and other infrastructure systems.

Given its location and research talent, including Wijesekeras team, Cybastion is pleased to take up residency in Fuse, said Wandji. The partnership with 51勛圖厙 offers us an opportunity to seamlessly blend our strengths for fostering digital innovation while tapping into the universitys wealth of research and development to scale.

Wandji serves as the director of cybersecurity education at the cybersecurity Centers of Academic Excellence at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

With their significant expertise in cybersecurity, and George Masons long-standing pre-eminence in this sector, Cybastions co-location in Fuse alongside George Mason faculty and students will amplify our collective research impact and speed to innovate in cybersecurity together, added , associate provost for strategic directions and community engagement.

George Mason faculty and students from the Cyber Innovation Lab have traveled to C繫te dIvoire with Wandji to support the design and implementation of the countrys vision for digital transformation and building a secure digital economy.

The collaboration is a significant milestone for my group to get involved in international cybersecurity and telecommunications work that includes multiple government entities from both sides of the Atlantic, said Wijesekera. We are very fortunate and grateful to Cybastion as the only academic institution from the U.S. to be included in their family.