Virtual Routes is pleased to welcome the 30 scholars selected for the 2026 European Cybersecurity PhD Accelerator.
The scholars come from institutions across Europe. Their research spans the technical, legal, policy and economic dimensions of cybersecurity, with many working across several of these areas.
Participants will take part in virtual sessions on professional development and communicating their research to policy and non-specialist audiences. They will also meet in Maastricht, the Netherlands, for an in-person retreat in November where they will discuss their work and exchange perspectives.
Join us in welcoming the 2026 cohort:
- Anna Blechová (Masaryk University)
- Callum Harvey ( University of Oxford)
- Chiara Anfuso (Leiden University)
- Chimdi Igwe (University College London)
- Christos Isaias (European Security and Defence College)
- Daria Vernon De Mars (University of Florence)
- Elizabeth Wuraola Kolade (University of Bath)
- Hannah-Sophie Weber (University of Oxford)
- Heinrihs Kristians Skrodelis (Riga Technical University)
- Isabella Neumann (University of Coimbra)
- Isti Marta Sukma (University of Warsaw)
- Jeanne-Louise Roellinger (Sciences Po)
- Joel Christoph (European University Institute)
- Joel Sokoyebom Anyam (University of Bristol)
- Karen De Vos (KU Leuven)
- Katariina Hujanen (Leiden University)
- Katharina Klotz (University of Oxford)
- Kayle Giroud (University of Bordeaux)
- Lena Riecke (Leiden University)
- Lena Rottinger (Heidelberg University)
- Luano Rodrigues Silva (University College London)
- Maurice Schumann (Hertie School)
- Max van der Horst (Delft University of Technology)
- Nikki Magdalene Bellosillo (University of Bristol)
- Parto Afshari (Leiden University)
- Sara Rubini (University College London)
- Sebastian Jeż (University of Warsaw)
- Sofie Schönborn (Technical University of Munich)
- Szymon Skalski (Jagiellonian University)
- Will Lyne (University of Cambridge)
We look forward to working with this outstanding cohort and seeing the insights and collaborations that will emerge from the accelerator.
For more information about the European Cybersecurity PhD Accelerator and the scholars, see here.
