Biography
Dr. Elena Grossfeld obtained her PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London (KCL), where she is a member of the King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI).
Elena holds an MA in Intelligence and International Security from KCL, an MA in Linguistics from San Jose State University, and a BA in Mathematics with a minor in Russian Studies from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Having started her career as a software engineer and architect, she specialized in reliability and performance of systems powering the Internet and e-commerce before moving into cybersecurity, focusing on the areas of insider threat, cyber threat intelligence, and cryptocurrencies-related fraud investigations.
Research Interests
- Strategic Culture
- Soviet and Russian intelligence services
- Hybrid and Cognitive Warfare
- Emerging Technologies (AI, Cyber) and Intelligence
- Space Security and Intelligence
Elena’s research concentrates on Strategic culture of Russian intelligence services, changes in strategic culture from the Cold War to present; and the effects of strategic culture on information warfare.
Thesis
Chekist State of Mind The Strategic Culture of the KGB and Its Legacy
Supervisors
Dr Huw Dylan