Dr. Kristen Csenkey is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) postdoctoral fellow at the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, St. Francis Xavier University and an Associate Fellow with the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. She studies global cyber governance, technology interdependence, and the geopolitics of emerging and disruptive digital technologies, with a focus on quantum computing and sensing and their domain-specific applications and implications. A recognized leader in her field, she has led multiple Department of National Defence–funded projects, served on advisory boards and committees, and provided expertise to government, military, and international think tanks, with her work featured in leading journals, policy outlets, and on national media.