Natalia Stakhanova

Natalia Stakhanova is an accomplished academic and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the field of computer science and cybersecurity. Currently serving as an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan since August 2018, Natalia is also the Founder and CEO of CyberLaunch Academy, a position held since June 2016. In addition, Natalia has been a member of The Honeynet Project since 2008 and held the role of NB Innovation Research Chair in Cyber Security at the University of New Brunswick from June 2014 to July 2018. Previous academic positions include Assistant Professor at the University of South Alabama from July 2010 to August 2012 and Research Scientist at the University of New Brunswick from 2007 to 2010. Natalia earned a PhD in Computer Science from Iowa State University between 2001 and 2007.