Bettina Pospisil

Bettina Pospisil (BA MA) is a Researcher in the Department for Security Studies at the University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria. She focuses on cybersecurity, disinformation, and technology-human interaction, with particular expertise in Cybercrime analysis, Smart Home security, and Emergency response systems.

• Principle investigator for Young Citizen Scientists against Disinformation (2024–2026)
• Collaborates on C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems) for urban safety
• Active in fake news pattern analysis and hate speech categorization
• Key publications in Springer, IEEE, and DeGruyter journals

Her work spans interdisciplinary collaborations with technical and social science experts. Research keywords include: Cybersecurity, Disinformation, IoT security, and Digital criminology. She contributes to policy-relevant studies on social media safety and emergency ICT systems.

• Co-author in 15+ scientific publications (2015–2025)
• Active in European research programs (FFG, KIRAS, Bundesländer funding)
• Regular speaker at international conferences (EuroSPI, CogSIMA, 4S)