The Collaborative for Creative Technologies in the Arts and Design (CCTAD) is an essential platform for research and practice in digital arts at Virginia Tech, which brings together the artistic and technological expertise in the departments of Art and Art History, Communication, Computer Science, and Music. The faculty and students involved in the CCTAD create cultural products in digital environments and digital environments for the creation of culture.

CCTAD facilitates research, creative activity, and education in cutting edge technologies and their use in contemporary arts and design. Through CCTAD courses, students engage in interdisciplinary group projects that require a seamless flow of design knowledge, logical thinking, and technology skills. Research focuses on developing practical ways to facilitate the flow of knowledge among different academic disciplines while employing a creative interdisciplinary approach to contemporary problems.

CCTAD was created in response to the Provost's call for new initiatives in the areas of the biosciences, critical technologies, and the arts, humanities, and social sciences at Virginia Tech; it is largest regional interdisciplinary initiative of its kind.