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Kristen Csenkey, Ph.D. is a technology governance expert who brings a unique social science perspective to the complexities of global cyber governance, technology interdependence, and geopolitics of cyber and emerging technology. As a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellow at the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, St. Francis Xavier University, her research focuses on global competition through the regulation of technologies, with a particular emphasis on digital technology governance through the standardization of quantum-safe algorithms. Dr. Csenkey also holds postdoctoral fellowships with the Canadian Maritime Security Network and the Centre for International Governance Innovation Digital Policy Hub. Her research has been published in leading journals and outlets, including the Journal of Cybersecurity, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, Canadian Naval Review, War on the Rocks, and Le Rubicon.

Dr. 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, as well as 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 platforms, including CBC and CTV News.

Dr. Csenkey is proud to have received numerous academic scholarships and awards, including a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Women in Defence and Security Canada– Canadian Global Affairs Institute Fellowship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and a Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship. Additionally, she holds fellowship positions with the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security, the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network, and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Dr. Csenkey 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

 


RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY KRISTEN CSENKEY

The Cyber Security Problems of Military Electrification with Kristen Csenkey
Improving Continental Situational Awareness
Diverse and Vulnerable: Disconnects in Cyber-security Governance of IoT

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