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Patrick Tague leads the Mobile, Embedded, Wireless Security group at the Silicon Valley Campus of Carnegie Mellon University, which is affiliated with the Carnegie Mellon CyLab. He has a strong background in electrical engineering with a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Tague has received acclaim for his contributions to cybersecurity education and research, notably through his involvement with the competitive hacking team, Plaid Parliament Pwning (PPP), which has won numerous consecutive titles in cybersecurity competitions, including the MITRE Embedded Capture-the-Flag (eCTF) competition. His work focuses on security issues in mobile and embedded systems, contributing to initiatives that enhance cybersecurity education and practices at both the university and national levels.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.