Jens Myrup Pedersen is professor in cyber security at Aalborg University, where he is heading the cyber security research group and responsible for the cyber security M.Sc. He has experience from teaching in many contexts, and in 2022 was awarded with “Underviserprisen” from the Danish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

He teaches, supervises, and specializes in security, with a main focus on detecting malicious network activities. He has had the opportunity to work with great people, creating impact and presenting at Blackhat. He believes in having solid technical and theoretical background, and translating it into creative solutions, which he has broadly worked for.

He is one of the main forces behind the Haaukins training platform, and is also currently head coach for the national Danish cyber security team.

Topic focus: Cybersecurity, CTF, Competence Development