Duke Master Students Collaborate with DigiFlight/Camelot Secure on AI and Cybersecurity Project
Duke faculty and graduate students of the Cybersecurity Master of Engineering recently met with the CEO Stanford Oliver, and other senior executives from DigiFlight/Camelot Secure to launch a collaborative project at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
The initiative brings together Cybersecurity graduate students Parker Cummings, Lalit Lakamsani, and Vamsee Vusuwandla, along with DigiFlight/Camelot Secure’s leadership and technical experts, to address real-world cybersecurity challenges using advanced AI techniques.
New Applied AI-Cyber Lab
The project is overseen by Dr. Michael Roman, Executive-in-Residence and Director of Duke’s Applied AI-Cyber Lab.
The Applied AI-Cyber Lab was created to provide students with hands-on opportunities to solve pressing, real-world problems during their time at Duke. Through strategic partnerships with industry leaders like DigiFlight/Camelot Secure, students work on projects grounded in operational needs rather than hypothetical scenarios. In addition to technical development, students gain valuable experience engaging with clients, incorporating feedback, and delivering high-quality, production-ready solutions.
“Stan and the Camelot Secure team embody the caliber of industry partner we seek out for this lab,” said Dr. Roman. “They bring operational expertise and real-world experience that inform our research and expose students to how AI and cybersecurity solutions are actually deployed in production environments. I’m excited to kick off this project and work with Stan and his team.”
DigiFlight/Camelot Secure has demonstrated a strong commitment to student development by providing mentorship, domain expertise, and practical guidance throughout the project lifecycle. This collaboration supports Duke’s mission to prepare career-ready cyber engineers who are equipped to tackle today’s most complex security challenges.
DigiFlight CEO: “We benefit from the creative and thoughtful approaches by students.”
“Our collaboration with Duke University and the cybersecurity program continues to grow as we offer students and faculty the opportunity to work on solutions to cutting-edge cyber challenges, including AI. In turn, as an industry partner, we benefit from the creative and thoughtful approaches by students and help prepare them to become industry-ready cyber professionals,” said Mr. Stan Oliver, CEO of DigiFlight/Camelot Secure, a premier cybersecurity and aviation company.
By integrating academic rigor with industry partnership, Duke continues to create meaningful learning experiences that allow students to make an impact—before they even graduate.