Rikke Bjerg Jensen

Rikke Bjerg Jensen is a Professor in the Department of Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London. She specializes in ethnographic studies of collective information security practices in high-risk contexts such as activism, conflict zones, and precarious labor environments. Her research employs ground-up methodologies including extended fieldwork and knowledge co-production with marginalized groups. She is affiliated with the Ethnography Group and Social Foundations of Cryptography initiatives, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals through her work.

Education: Not explicitly listed in the provided text.

Research Interests: Ethnographies of collective security practices in high-risk settings, social foundations of cryptography, precarious labor dynamics, and surveillance studies. Her work bridges social science with cybersecurity, emphasizing human-centric approaches to security challenges.

Recent Research Trends: Her publications (2024-2025) focus on intersections between security, social structures, and technology in contexts like climate activism, conflict zones, and predictive policing. Key themes include adaptive security strategies in failing infrastructures and the socio-technical dimensions of gig economies.

• Awards: None explicitly listed.

Grants & Projects:

• Wireless Mesh Networking for Humanitarian Communication (2024–2026, PI)
• Social Foundations of Cryptography (2024–2026, Co-Investigator)
• EPSRC Doctoral Training in Cyber Security (2019–2028, Co-I)
• Survey on Anglican Clergy Crime (2017–2018, PI)

Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary teams like the Social Foundations of Cryptography and Ethnography Group, fostering collaborations across social sciences and cybersecurity research.