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Venkatesh Narayanamurti was formerly the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Dean of Physical Sciences at Harvard. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University. He has published widely in the areas of low temperature physics, superconductivity, semiconductor physics, electronics, and photonics. 

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Jonathan Zittrain's research interests include battles for control of digital property and content, cryptography, electronic privacy, the roles of intermediaries within Internet architecture, and the useful and unobtrusive deployment of technology in education.

Melissa Hathaway, former acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council, has joined the Belfer Center as a senior advisor to its cyber security initiative, Project Minerva, a joint effort between the Department of Defense, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University.

Zach manages the Belfer Center's project in Information and Communications Technology and directs the Harvard component of a joint Harvard-MIT initiative in cyber security.

Karin Vander Schaaf was formerly Harvard Medical International's Manager of Administrative Operations and Program Manager in Dubai, UAE for the Dubai Healthcare City project. She holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Graduate Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management from the Harvard Extension School.   

Ryan Ellis writes and researches on topics related to cybersecurity, infrastructure politics, homeland security, and communication law and policy. He holds a Ph.D. in communication from the University of California, San Diego.

Lucas Kello is exploring the implications of offensive cyber weapons for international relations and security. His work involves the design of a conceptual framework for the analysis of deterrence and escalation dynamics in the cyber domain, while his policy research focuses on European and NATO institutional responses to emergent cyber threats.

Vivek Mohan writes on topics including privacy and surveillance, legislative reform for cybersecurity, net neutrality, ISP regulation, telecommunications and regulatory reform, and Internet governance. He is interested in how emerging technologies being brought to market in a variety of sectors interact with existing laws and regulations.