European Cybersecurity Fellowship 2025-2026

The Virtual Routes European Cybersecurity Fellowship welcomes fifteen new fellows for 2025-2026 from government, civil society, academia and the private sector.

Fellows will participate in a series of online sessions, in-person workshops and events with renowned experts in the field, investigating issues and themes in contemporary cybersecurity and building practical skills in debate and analysis.

Fellows will also receive support in writing for policy, gain access to various networking opportunities and linked events supported by Virtual Routes.

Fellows

Veronika Datzer

Eugenio Benincasa

Ric Derbyshire

Jonas Franken

Livia Giulia Laurence Fries

Lapo Moriani

Isabella Neumann

Laura Oolup

Marine Pichon

Michaela Pruckova

Sara Qoshi

Kritika Roy

Bernhard Schneider

Fabio Seferi

Sara Seppanen

Mentors and workshop speakers

Michael Sulmeyer

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense

Rupert Cook

Chairman
BSC VCT PLC, Overe.io and Red Penguin Ventures

Katie Moussouris

Founder and CEO
Luta Security

Oleh Derevianko

Co-Founder and Chairman
ISSP

Katharine Khamhaengwong

Editor
Binding Hook

Merle Maigre

Fellowship Senior Advisor
Virtual Routes

Max Smeets

Co-Director, Virtual Routes
Senior Researcher, ETH Zurich

Yuliana Shemetovets

Political Representative
Belarusian Cyber Partisans

Daniel Moore

Threat Intelligence Manager
Meta

Gert Auväärt

Director
National Cyber Security Centre of Estonia (NCSC-EE)

Juhan Lepassaar

Executive Director
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity

Andrea Accetta

Head of Situational Awareness
Cyber Operations Centre, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), NATO

Support

If you would like to support the fellowship program please contact us at Fe********@vi************.org .

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