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Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Jennifer S. Hunt is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber and Security Studies at Macquarie University specialising in the national security of critical systems such as cyber and energy. Current projects include: cyber-enabled information operations, foreign interference and electoral security, and disinformation tracking.
Dr Hunt has provided expert commentary on the ABC, Q&A, The Project, BBC, SBS and the History Channel. She has served as a delegate at the Shangri-la Security Dialogue and participated in the World Economic Forum in Abu Dhabi, and CyCon at the NATO Cyber Center of Excellence in Estonia. She hails from North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was captain of the university sabre fencing team.
Dr. Hunt also holds a private pilot’s license.
Grants
-Defence Strategic Policy Grant (300k) - Foreign Interference and Cyberwar
-Tracking Disinformation Across Terrains (70K)
Research Specialisation
• Cyber Conflict
• Disinformation and Influence Operations
• Research Methods
Supervision: Dr Hunt is not available for supervision in 2024.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Defence Innovation Network Strategic Investment Initiative - Information Operations
Rizoiu, M., Droogan, J., Hunt, J., Bailo, F., Hawsley, C. & Williams, J.
1/04/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Cybersecurity: emerging threats
Hunt, J. S., 2023, Global security in an age of crisis. Warren, A. (ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 290-313 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Build cyber capability and cooperation for an evolving threat landscape
Hunt, J. S., Mar 2021, State of the United States: an evolving alliance agenda. Sydney: The University of Sydney, p. 88-91 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Countering cyber-enabled disinformation: implications for national security
Hunt, J. S., 2021, In: Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies. 3, 1, p. 83-88 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Key players in the Biden administration
Grgic, G., Hunt, J., Jackman, S. & Wolpe, B., 19 Jan 2021Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual products
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Planet Extra Podcast episode 71
Henderson, C. & Hunt, J., 18 Jun 2021Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual products
Activities
- 7 Invited talk
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Disinformation, Cyberattacks and Future Threats to Healthcare
Jennifer Hunt (Speaker) & Matthew Lim (Speaker)
17 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Vaccines, Democracy and Truth: Disinformation and Digital Disruption after the 2020 election
Jennifer Hunt (Speaker)
14 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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US Election Watch 2020: Vice Presidential Debate Debrief
Jennifer Hunt (Speaker), Gorana Grgic (Speaker) & Brendon O'Connor (Speaker)
9 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Unravelling of the Iran Deal Where to Now?
Jennifer Hunt (Speaker) & Sarah Graham (Speaker)
23 Aug 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk