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Dr. Chris BronkProfessorUniversity of Houston
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Chris Bronk is an associate professor at the University of Houston and holds an appointment with the Baker Institute of Public Policy. He has conducted research on the politics and diplomacy of cyberspace; critical infrastructure protection; propaganda and disinformation; counterterrorism; and cybersecurity funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Deloitte, Microsoft, AT&T, and the U.S. Intelligence Community. He has served as both a Foreign Service Officer and Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State. -
Dr. / LTC Jason BrownAssistant ProfessorArmy Cyber Institute
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LTC Jason C. Brown is a research scientist and assistant professor at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. He teaches risk management, organizational security, and systems-based decision making. As a futurist, he studies emerging threats, technological and social trends, and responses to those threats. He also leads a research division investigating cyber law, policy, and strategy issues on behalf of Army and other defense stakeholders. LTC Brown has worked within the intelligence, information operations, and cyber career fields. He has authored technical reports on the future of extremism, information warfare, cyber enabled financial crimes, microtargeting, and Chinese soft power. -
Mr. Phil SusmannPresidentNorwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI)
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Phil Susmann is the President of Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI). Phil has led NUARI’s effort to develop tactics, tools, and processes for critical infrastructure and organizations to prepare, respond, and recover from Cyber events. NUARI developed the DECIDE® cyber wargaming platform and exercise management tool in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology and the Finance Industry, creating the Quantum Dawn exercises. Phil has been a part of developing the Vermont Army National Guard Information Operations Schoolhouse and the Vermont Air National Guard 229th Cyber Operations Squadron. He has also been involved in developing Cyber Exercise tools, training developments in mobile and virtual laboratories, and, more recently, the Security Situation Center: a cyber threat hunting and security program and platform that trains through engagement with a live data security center. In December 2022, Phil was appointed by Vermont Governor Phil Scott to the State’s new Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council. He has his BS from Norwich University and an MBA from Clarkson University. -
Mrs. Amy OrmrodCEOCygence
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Amy Ormrod – Amy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cygence, a boutique cyber security consultancy. She has 20+ years of management/cyber consulting experience leading cyber, business transformation and consulting teams across Australia, New Zealand and Internationally. Amy has a broad security skill set with expertise across threat intelligence and emulation, vulnerability assessments, cyber security strategy, risk, and governance. Amy is an authentic and highly motivated individual, with a great passion to drive impact across the cyber security industry. She is leading the development of applications for gamification of cyber security, national security influence operations and Defence wargaming. Amy is a recognised Australian female leader and mentor in cyber security and Defence. Amy led and managed the first ever multi-national Australian Team of 160 personnel in the main exercise for Locked Shields in 2024. -
Dr. Sarah LohmannFull-Time Teaching Faculty (UW) and Visiting Researcher (USMA)University of Washington and Army Cyber Institute, USMA
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Dr. Sarah Lohmann is Full-Time Teaching Faculty at the University of Washington Information School and a Visiting Researcher at the Army Cyber Institute at the West Point U.S. Military Academy. Her current research focus is on the protection of Smart and energy critical infrastructure from cyber threats. For the last five years, she has been the cyber lead for two NATO Science and Technology projects focused on energy and cyber resilience. She is an editor and contributing author of three recent books: What Ukraine Taught NATO about Hybrid Warfare (2022), Countering Terrorism on Tomorrow’s Battlefield (2022), and Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: An American Perspective (2024). She is also a coauthor of a book on Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models due to be published later this month. Previously, she started and led the cyber program at Johns Hopkins University’s American German Institute, where she is a Non-Resident Fellow. She is on the Advisory Board of the Maritime Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence and on the Editorial Board of the defense journal Parameters. -
Dr. Takamichi SaitoProfessorMeiji University
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Dr. Takamichi Saito is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the School of Science and Technology, Meiji University. He also serves as the Director of the Cybersecurity Laboratory at Meiji University. His research interests include web security, web tracking, and browser fingerprinting, with a focus on AI technologies. He is also involved in research related to cognitive warfare in cyberspace and has undertaken several consultancy projects in Japan. -
Dr. Claire KwanSenior National RepresentativeNATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
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Claire holds a Ph.D in Molecular Biology from the University of Cambridge. She was a political advisor in the European Parliament working on inter alia, the first iteration of the NIS Directive and the GDPR. Following this, she was Cyber attaché at the British Embassy in Copenhagen and then Senior Research Analyst for Cyber and Emerging Technology at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She then was Principal Advisor for Cyber Defence at the Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg. She is currently the Senior National Representative for Luxembourg at the CCDCOE. -
Dr. Yukai ZengSenior ExpertNATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
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Dr. Yukai Zeng is a Senior Expert at the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, specialising in the application of data science to strategic communications. His expertise leverages a data-driven analytical approach to understand and mitigate the challenges posed by disinformation and misinformation. With over a decade of research experience, Yukai aims to develop insights that inform strategic communication policies and support the planning and execution of impactful communications campaigns. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, USA. -
Mr. Otakar HorákResearcher / National expertNATO CCDCOE
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Otakar Horák works as a researcher in the law branch of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. In his current position, he participates in various activities of the CCDCOE and is the course director of the International Law of Cyber Operations Course. The course helps its attendees navigate the complex area of international law in cyberspace and promotes the understanding of the states´ legal responsibility in peacetime as well as during armed conflict. He is also the scenario editor of the flagship project of the Centre: The Cyber Law Toolkit. Otakar is seconded to the CCDCOE as a subject matter expert from the National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic. He was part of this agency since its inception in 2017, and in his capacity as the lead in the law unit, he dealt with a variety of issues of cyberspace. Namely the application of the cybersecurity act on a national level, which implements the regulation of the European Union and has the goal of unifying the legal framework of European countries for critical and essential information infrastructure. Other topics he was involved with included the European cybersecurity certification scheme, legal aspects of the protection of classified information in information systems, and the issuance of access to the public regulated service of the Galileo programme. Before his work in the cybersecurity field, he worked at the Office for Protection of Competition after finishing his studies at Masaryk University in Brno. -
LTG (R). Alan LynnPartnerLeading Innovators and Leaders
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Retired 3 Star General, Former director of DISA and Commander of JTF-DODIN under NSA/CYBERCOMMAND for Global DOD Cyber Protection. Ran and protected the 3rd largest network in the world (DOD Networks globally) and redesigned the Whitehouse networks and cyber defense. 9 time commander in peace and war with multiple awards to include 2 Bronze Star Medals.
Partner, Leading Innovators and Leaders specializing in empowering C-Suite Executive leadership, creating a culture of innovation, creating effective organizational designs and strategy development.
Former Vice President of Engineering for Cisco Systems creating internal innovations and businesses. Holds multiple patents in Multifactor real-time Identity and Access Management and multiple awards. -
Dr. Gundars Bergmanis-KoratsPrincipal ScientistNATO StratCom COE
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Dr. Gundars Bergmanis-Korats is a Principal Scientist at the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (StratCom COE). He holds a PhD in Signal and Image Processing from the University of Lorraine in France. In his role, Gundars concentrates on projects that explore the diverse applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic communications, analyzing the risks and opportunities presented by this technology from multiple perspectives, including those of defenders and malicious actors. He also oversees the content delivery of training courses, such as Online and Social Media Analytics and AI for Communicators. -
LTC. Andrea ConsoleChief of StaffNATO Space COE
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Lt. Col. Andrea Console joined the Italian Air Force in 1995. After earning a master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, he served in various telecommunications roles, including leading navaids and communication equipment maintenance sections, as well as designing and leading the installation of military local area networks. Driven by a passion for space, Lt. Col. Console pursued a Second Level Master’s degree in Space Systems in 2011, transitioning into the space sector. He initially worked within the space division of the national military procurement agency, contributing to the development of major Italian space programs for military and dual-use purposes.
In 2015, Lt. Col. Console was appointed as a Space Subject Matter Expert at the NATO Joint Air Power Competence Centre in Germany. He returned to Italy in 2019 to lead the Policy and International Cooperation section of the Italian Defence Space Policy Office. Subsequently, he served as the Deputy Chief of the Policy and Innovation Branch.
Since April 2024, Lt. Col. Console has been the Chief of Staff at the NATO Space Centre of Excellence in Toulouse, France, where he continues to contribute his extensive expertise in space systems and policy -
Dr. / COL. Josef SchröflDeputy Director CoI Strategy & DefenceThe european Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE)
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Josef Schroefl started his career in the Austrian Armed Forces in 1982 and worked since than in various areas of the military, including several mil operations/UN-tours f.e. to Syria. Since 2006 he served in the Austrian MoD heading: “Comprehensive Approach”, “Hybrid threats” and “Cyber Security/Cyber Defence”.
He holds a B.A. in Computer Technology, an M.A. in Intern. Relations from University of Delaware/US and a PhD in Intern. Politics from University of Vienna. Several publications/books on Asymmetric/Cyber/Hybrid threats, crisis, conflict and warfare. Peer Board member/reviewer of/from several magazines, f.e. “The Defence Horizon Journal”.
Current position: Deputy Director for CoI Strategy & Defence at the hybrid CoE in Helsinki/Finland, leading the Cyber-workstrand there. -
Mr. KEGOYA Masanori
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Mr Kegoya currently serves as Deputy Director General for cyber security and information technology management of Japanese Ministry of Defense, a role he has held since July 2024. -
Mr. Dmytro PlieshakovCEOOsavul
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Dmytro Plieshakov is a Ukrainian tech entrepreneur with a rich background in AI. He is currently a CEO and co-founder of Osavul, a startup focused on countering disinformation and FIMI. Since 2022, he has been collaborating closely with the Ukrainian government, aiding in the advancement of information security and resilience by implementing cutting-edge technologies for threat detection and data analysis. The technology of Osavul is in active use by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and other big government agencies. Apart from his entrepreneurial journey, Dmytro has a passion for AGI and the philosophy of mind. -
Prof./ Dr. Gabi Dreo RodosekProfessorUniversity of the Bundeswehr Munich
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Professor Gabi Dreo Rodosek holds the Chair for Communication Systems and Network Security at the Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany. She is the Founding Director of the research institute CODE (Cyber Defence), member of the Supervisory and Advisory Board of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, member of the Advisory Board of the BWI GmbH, member of the Governing Board of the Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN) and member of the IT expert panel of the German federal financial supervisory agency (BaFin). Professor Dreo studied computer science at the University of Maribor and the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. In 2016 she was awarded the European Medal from the Bavarian Minister for European Affairs and International Relations Dr. Beate Merk. -
Dr. Cassandra SteerChairAustralian Centre for Space Governance
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Dr. Cassandra Steer is Chair and founder of the Australian Centre for Space Governance. Globally recognised for her expertise in space governance, space law, and space security, she has published widely on these topics, including the application of the law of armed conflict and use of force in outer space. She has consulted on these issues to the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, the Australian, Canadian and U.S Departments of Defence, the Australian Space Agency and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has taught space law and space security at McGill university, the ANU College of Law, the National Security College and the Australian Defence College.
Dr Steer is multilingual, and has lived and worked in five countries, in a range of educational, non-profit and public institutions. She has degrees in philosophy, civil law, international law, international criminal law, and training in common law, comparative law and space law.
Dr. Steer is co-founder of the Australian Space Diversity Alliance, a member of the Australian Space Agency’s Technical Advisory Group for Space Situational Awareness, a member of the Space Traffic Management Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics, and a member of the International Institute of Space Law. -
Dr. So Jeong KimSenior Research FellowInstitute for National Security Strategy
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Dr. So Jeong KIM is a senior research fellow of Institute for the National Security Strategy. She leaded the Emerging Security Team of INSS in 2023. She is also an adjunct research fellow of Center for Strategic and International Studies in the U.S She is currently an advisor in the science and technology field of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an advisor to the Korea-U.S. Cyber Security Working Group. Before joining INSS, she worked at the NSR(National Security Research Institute) from 2004 to Feb. of 2022 as team lead.
Since joining NSR in 2004, she led the cybersecurity policy team and provides recommendations on cybersecurity policy and regulatory issues. She was involved in drafting South Korea’s National Cyber Security Strategy, published in April 2019, the 4th and 5th UN Information Security Group of Governmental Experts as an adviser, and the MERIDIAN process as an adviser and organizer.
Her main research area is various policy issues regarding national cybersecurity policy such as countering foreign malign information interference and hybrid threat, cybersecurity international norm setting processes, Critical Information Infrastructure Protection, national cybersecurity capacity evaluation methodology development, etc. Her recent paper is about the DPRK’s cyber threat, New Treaty between Russian and DPRK, an analysis on ROK’s new National Cybersecurity Strategy, and evaluation of cyberattack severity and proposing national response matrix. -
Mr. Joseph JarneckiResearch FellowRoyal United Services Institute
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Dr. / COL. / PhD. John DaviesCo-founder & ChairCyber Wales
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Col John Davies is a serving officer in the British Army, having previously served in UK Special Forces, and he is also an Honorary Colonel of a unit in the Royal Corps of Signals. Having first joined the Army in 1983 his service spans over 40 years and in recognition of this experience, he received an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in 2022 for “”Services to the UK Cyber Ecosystem”.
Dr John was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of South Wales for his “”services to cyber research and education””. In addition to this, he is also currently researching a second PhD at the Department of War Studies in King’s College London. The title of his dissertation is “Tactical Cyber Power Projection” under the supervision of Prof Michael Goodman, Professor of Intelligence and International Affairs at King’s College and Professor David Gioe, Visiting Professor of Intelligence and International Security from the US Military Academy at West Point, a History Fellow for the US Army Cyber Institute.
He is Co-Founder and Chair of the Cyber Wales ecosystem of cyber clusters, and the Vice Chair of UKC3 (the Government funded UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration group) assisting cyber clusters all over the UK. He has worked with the Japan Cluster of Security Professionals in Tokyo for the last 6 years and was pivotal in the formation of the new Cyber Hiroshima Cluster which was formed at the time of the G7 Summit and UK-Japan Accords. -
Mr. Ashwinder Malhotra
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COL. SUGIYAMA KimitoshiCommander Space Operations GroupJapan Air Self Defense Force
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COL. SUGIYAMA is the Commander of Space Operations Group, has responsibility for organizing, training and equipping for Space Operations Group.
In 1994, he has received his commission through the National Defense Academy, having obtained a Bachelor of Arts of International Relations.From 1996 to 1997, he studied military history as a research student at Sophia University.From 2010 to 2012, he spent two years in Massachusetts, USA, where he earned a Masters in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and was a visiting scholar in the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
In his assignments for Weapon Control Officer, he has experience in supporting in various positions on Aircraft Control and Warning, Surveillance Station, Direction Center to AWACS.
In recent years, he served as commander of the Northern AC&W Group and later as vice commander of the Central AC&W Wing. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Director of the Center for Air and Space Power Strategic Studies and specifically, as the main author of “”JASDF Core Doctrine 2022″”. -
Mr. Derek MankyChief Security Strategist & Global VP Threat IntelligenceFortinet, Inc.
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Derek Manky leads FortiGuard Labs’ Global Threat Intelligence Team at Fortinet, bringing over 20 years of cyber security experience. He has established frameworks in the security industry including responsible vulnerability disclosure, which has exercised the responsible reporting of over 1000 zero-day vulnerabilities. Manky has been with the Cyber Threat Alliance since it was founded in May 2014. For more than 15 years he has been highly engaged with collaborative industry efforts and public-private partnerships including the Cyber Threat Alliance, FIRST.org, NATO NICP, MITRE CTID, INTERPOL Project Gateway, and the World Economic Forum Partnership Against Cybercrime (PAC) & Cybercrime Atlas. His vision is applied to help shape the future of proactive cyber security, with the ultimate goal to make a positive impact towards the global war on cybercrime. In addition to the Cyber Threat Alliance board, Derek sits on the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat Informed Defense Advisory Council and World Economic Forum Cybercrime Atlas Executive Committee. -
MSG. Yukiko MurdockArmy Cyber Institute
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MSG Murdock, Yukiko enlisted in the United States Army in 2005. She attended Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon, GA receiving her MOS as a Signal Support Operational Specialist (25U).
MSG Murdock’s previous assignments include 1/29th Infantry Regiment: Fort Benning, Ga.,1-1 Air Defense Artillery: Okinawa, Japan, 101st Airborne Division: Fort Campbell, Ky., Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, Ga., United States Military Academy., West Point, Ny., United States Military Academy Preparatory School., West Point, Ny., and is currently serving at the Army Cyber Institute., West Point, Ny.
MSG Murdock holds a General Studies Associate degree and her Bachelor’s in Science for Human Resource Management at Columbia Southern University. She is currently enrolled in Human Resources for her Master’s degree. -
RADM. HOSHI NaoyaDirector General of LogisticsMaritime Staff Office
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Rear Admiral Hoshi Naoya is a native of Fukushima Prefecture. He graduated from National Defense Academy (NDA) in 1992 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Engineering from NDA, Graduate School of Science and Engineering and Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from U. S. National Defense University, the Eisenhower School.
Assignments RADM Hoshi has experienced are assistant communication officer for JS CHITOSE (DE-220); a staff of Repair and Supply Facility (RSF) Yokosuka; a staff of RSF Sasebo; a staff of Weapons Division, Plans and Programs Division, Maritime Staff Office (MSO); Aide-de-camp, Chief of Joint Staff; a staff of C4I Systems Division, MSO; Head of Ship Systems Planning Division, MSDF Maritime Materiel Command (MMC); Chief of Weapons Section, MSO; Chief of Operation Research section, MSO; Deputy Director of Plans and Programs Division, MSO; Director of C4I Systems Division, MSO; Deputy Director General (Naval Systems), Project Management Division, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA); Director of Naval Ship Design Division, ATLA; and Vice Commander, MMC. -
Mr. Minier JiroThreat Intelligence Research & Analysis LeadDeutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation (DCSO)
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Jiro Minier leads the Threat Intelligence Research & Analysis team at the Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation (DCSO), a Berlin-based cybersecurity competence center, with a personal research focus on China-nexus cyberespionage activity.
He is actively involved in the cybersecurity and technology policy debate, including as a member of the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Action Group Zeitenwende, and has held prior fellowships with the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative and the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School in Berlin.
He holds degrees in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Cambridge. -
Dr. Didier DanetConsultant Cyberdefense, Associate Researcher of GEODE GroupParis 8 University
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Didier Danet is a consultant specializing in cyber defense, particularly in crisis management in digital spaces and influence operations. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Rennes and an accreditation to supervise research. He was a researcher and lecturer at the Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy, where he served as the director of the Specialized Master’s in Cyber Defense, a program aimed at specialized officers as well as public sector and major corporation executives. He also directed the research laboratory ‘Conflict Transformation.’ His research primarily focuses on irregular combat organizations, battlefield automation, and conflicts in digital spaces. He co-edited the following books: *Cyber Defense* (Paris, Armand Colin, 2nd edition, 2023) and *Hybrid Warfare* (Rennes, University Press of Rennes, forthcoming 2025). He is currently an associate researcher at the GEODE Center (Geopolitics of the Datasphere) at Paris 8 University. -
Dr. TEZUKA SatoruProject ProfessorGlobal Research Institute, Keio University
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He graduated from the department of Technology, Keio University in 1984, and joined Hitachi Ltd. He has been a Professor of the School of Computer Science, Tokyo University of Technology since 2009. Since April 2016, he has been a Project Professor of Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University. He has been a Professor of Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University since September 2019. He is a Project Professor of Keio Global Research Institute at Keio University since April 2024.
He received the 2020 Info-communications Promotion Month Commendations from the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, the 2013 Information Security Cultural Award, the 2008 IPSJ Best Paper Award, the IEEE-IIHMSP2006 Best Paper Award, and the 2004 IPSJ Best Paper Award.
In government related organizations, he is a member of Data Strategic Taskforce in Digital Government Cabinet Council, a chair of Trust Working Team under Data Strategic Task Force, a chair of eSeal Study Group at MIC, a SIP Sub Program Director of Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, a Committee Member of Critical Infrastructure Advisory in Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters Information Security Policy Meeting, and a CRYPTREC Member. He has been a Commissioner of Personal Information Protection Commission, a Task Force Member of IT Strategy Headquarters Electronic Administration, a Working Group Member of Related Information Infrastructure Technology, a Member of Basic Resident Register Network Research Committee, and a Chairperson of the Electronic Signature Law Working Group. -
LTC (Res) Luis CarvalhoENGPortuguese MoD
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Former MNCD&T Project Manager, a Smart Defence Project