Public Engagement &
Knowledge Mobilization
I place great value on meaningful knowledge exchange and actively participate in academic and policy communities. I am a sought-after expert who frequently contributes to the media landscape through appearances on national television, radio, and in print, as well as through the publication of opinion pieces.
Only select interviews, engagements, and intervention activities are listed. For an overview of my professional engagements and knowledge mobilization efforts, please refer to my curriculum vitae (forthcoming).
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Interviews & Media Relations
Featured on CBC: The National (2023)
Featured on CTV National News as a Leading Expert (2023)
Quoted in iPolitics (2022)
Quoted in CBC News article (2023)
Guest on Energy Security Cubed Podcast, episode: "EV Cybersecurity and Grid Vulnerability" (2022)
Guest on Energy Security Cubed Podcast, episode: "The Cyber Security Problems of Military Electrification" (2024)
Guest on Battle Rhythm Podcast, episode: "Canada’s National Quantum Strategy" (2025)
Opinion Pieces & Newspaper Commentary
Csenkey, Kristen. 2024. ‘When Will TikTok’s Time Be up?’ The Hill Times, 6 May 2024, Special Edition: Digital Privacy and Security Briefing edition.
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/05/06/when-will-tiktoks-time-be-up/420372/.
Csenkey, Kristen. 2023. ‘Don’t Ask a Chatbot about the Privacy and Security Implications of Generative AI’. The Hill Times, 3 May 2023, Special Edition: Digital Privacy and Security Briefing edition.
Csenkey, Kristen. 2021. ‘Forget the Subs—Let’s Talk about the Info and Tech Sharing in AUKUS’. The Hill Times, 6 October 2021. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2021/10/06/forget-the-subs-lets-talk-about-the-info-and-tech-sharing-in-aukus/269630/.
Csenkey, Kristen. 2021. ‘Next Government Needs to Modernize NORAD, Address Cyber Threats’. The Hill Times, 1 September 2021. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2021/09/01/next-government-needs-to-modernize-norad-address-cyber-threats/269472/.
Csenkey, Kristen. 2021. ‘Protecting Canada and Improving Cyber Defence: Three Challenges’. The Hill Times, 24 May 2021, Special Edition: Defence Policy Briefing edition.
Speaking Engagements & Interventions
Canadian government departments and parliamentary committees have sought my expertise on various issues. My insights and academic work are often cited in governmental reports, including those for the House of Commons, and are recognized worldwide by peers in the STEM and social science fields.
In addition, I share my research findings with peers at various academic conferences and annual meetings.
Expert Testimony on Cyber Threats to Canada's Defence Infrastructure before the Senate of Canada Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs (2023)
Moderator of 'The Geopolitics of Research Security' panel at the Research Security Conference (University of Calgary & University of Alberta) (2023)
Cited in the House of Commons Standing Committee on
National Defence report on 'The Cyber Defence of Canada' (2023)
Speaker at the Royal Canadian Institute for Science's 'Cybersecurity at the Crossroads of Science, Society and Policy' panel event (2023)
Speaker at the International Institute of Communications (IIC) Canada Conference's 'Bill C-26 and Cybersecurity' panel (2023)
Paper presentation and panel moderator at the CIGI Digital Policy Hub Research Conference (2024)
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