Colloquium

The Virtual Routes Colloquium provides cybersecurity researchers and practitioners with a platform to present and get feedback on research projects and papers.

We hold monthly hour-long workshop meetings where participants can present research to the community. To ensure high-quality feedback, for each presentation an expert discussant will be identified and assigned to each paper who will provide detailed comments, before opening up the discussion to all participants.

SPRING/SUMMER SESSION 2025

Our spring/summer (February-May 2025) session will focus on power and control in cyberspace.

The meetings will take a closer look at how states, private actors, and individuals can leverage and are affected by digital and emerging technologies. We explore how power is asserted in cyberspace by regimes such as China and Iran, tackle the changing roles and responsibilities of private companies for cyber security, and examine the impact of new modes of surveillance and control on the rights and freedoms of individuals.

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COLLOQUIUM leadership

Lena Riecke

Colloquium Leader, 2023-2024 European Cybersecurity Fellow

Parto Mirzaei

Colloquium Leader

Upcoming COLLOQUIA

Febbraio 19, 2025
4:00 pm
CET
The first session of the Virtual Routes Colloquium series spring/summer session will host Anwar Mhajne (Stonehill College), who will present her research on "Digital Embodiments of the Women’s Protest in Iran". Azadeh Akbari (University of Twente) will act as discussant.
Marzo 12, 2025
4:00 pm
CET
The second session of the Virtual Routes Colloquium series spring/summer session will host Pieter Wolters (Interdisciplinary Hub for Digitalization and Society), who will present his research on "Hybrid conflicts, cybersecurity and enterprises".
Aprile 2, 2025
4:00 pm
CET
The third session of the Virtual Routes Colloquium series spring/summer session will host Valentin Weber (German Council on Foreign Relations), and Zoe van Doren (Friedrich Naumann Stiftung), who will present Valentin Weber’s and Chung-Kuan Chen’s (CyCraft; Soochow University, Taiwan) research on "China's Expanding Cyber Playbook: Espionage, Fear, and Influence in East Asia".
Maggio 15, 2025
4:00 pm
CET
The fourth and last session of the Virtual Routes Colloquium series spring/summer session will host Siena Anstis (Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto), who will present her research on "Digital transnational repression and the practice of dissident cyber-espionage".

FAQ

Who can present their research at the Colloquia?

Both established and junior cybersecurity researchers and practitioners are welcome to present their research. We especially encourage submissions from junior scholars to support their growth in the field.

Participants can present their research to the community. Each presented paper will have a designated expert discussant. This discussant will provide comprehensive comments on the paper. Following this, a broader discussion involving all workshop participants will be held.

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