The concept of the fully autonomous vehicle is enticing – a place where you could catch up on email, check the news of the day, or even play in augmented-reality games while commuting to work, as the vehicle does all the driving. Nicola Bezzo works at the intersection of the physical and cyberworlds. An assistant professor in UVA’s Department of Systems and Information Engineering with a dual appointment in Electrical and Computer Engineering, he researches autonomous systems and assesses the threats to them.