Kristen Csenkey

WiDS Fellowship

Kristen Csenkey, Ph.D. is a scholar and a technology governance expert. Currently serving as a Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Digital Policy Hub fellow, she brings a unique perspective to the complexities of global cyber governance, technology interdependence, and geopolitics of cyber and emerging technology.

Broadly, her research focuses on socio-technical approaches to cyber governance, defence, and security, with publications appearing in War on the Rocks, Le Rubicon, Canadian Naval Review, and the Journal of Cybersecurity. She holds fellowship positions with the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (University of Bristol), the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (Trent University), and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI).

Csenkey frequently lends her expertise to various panels and policy discussions that influence key decision-makers in Canadian federal government departments, military task forces, and parliamentary groups and international think tanks. She has been invited to deliver expert testimonies before parliamentary committees in the Canadian Senate and House of Commons, and her insights have been featured on national TV and radio platform, including CBC and CTV News.

Csenkey has received numerous accolades, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship, and the Women in Defence and Security Canada–CGAI Fellowship award. As the Principal Investigator of multiple Department of National Defence-funded projects like “Application of Quantum Sensing Technologies: Integration and Cooperation (AQ-STIC)”, she advances innovative social science research on the topics of quantum technologies, connected aviation systems, and cyber-resilient electric vehicles. She holds H.B.Sc., M.A., M.A.P., and a Ph.D. in Global Governance degrees from Canadian academic institutions.

For more information, please visit her website: kristencsenkey.com