Dr. Bassant Hassib is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the University of London Programmes (LSE) at the European Universities in Egypt (EUE), a Visiting Fellow at the University of South Wales, and a member of the Global Partnership for Responsible Cyber Behavior at RUSI. Dr. Hassib was previously an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the British University in Egypt, a consultant with the International Security Program at Chatham House as part of the Gender and Cybersecurity project, and a Fellow at the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) at the University of Leicester. She was also a consultant with the Atlantic Council.
Dr. Hassib is a frequent speaker at international conferences including the Global Cybersecurity Forum, Raisina Dialogue, and Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate. She has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed academic and policy journals including Middle East Policy and the Journal of Cybersecurity, and book chapters with international publishers including Routledge and Springer.
Areas of Expertise
Her various research areas of interest and expertise include cybersecurity politics and governance in the Middle East, gendered cybersecurity threats, digital authoritarianism, (counter)surveillance and digital activism, the geopolitics of cybersecurity, internet infrastructure and the digital economy, ethics and regulation of AI, military AI and cyber capabilities, and the securitization of cryptocurrencies in MENA.
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