Jenny Jun
Assistant Professor
- Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Overview
Jenny Jun is an Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also serves as Non-resident Fellow on the CyberAI Project at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where she was previously a Research Fellow. Jenny’s academic research focuses on explaining the dynamics of coercion and signaling in cyberspace using formal models. Her policy research focuses on North Korea’s cyber operations. Jenny has testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on the implications of North Korea’s cyber threat and is a co-author of the 2015 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report North Korea’s Cyber Operations: Strategy and Responses. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University and received her M.A. and B.S. each from the Security Studies Program (SSP) and the School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University.
- PhD, Political Science, Columbia University
- M. Phil., Political Science, Columbia University
- MA, Political Science, Columbia University
- MA, Security Studies, Georgetown University
- BA, International Politics, Georgetown University
Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Technology and Security
- Game Theory
- Information Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
- International Security Policy
- Regional Security Challenges
- Science, Technology, and International Policy
- Studies Abroad
Focuses:
- Asia (East)
- Armed Conflict
- Conflicts
- East-Asian Studies
- National Security
- Science and Technology
Courses
- INTA-2120: Intro to Intl Security
- INTA-2698: DPRK Dual-Use Tech
- INTA-4803: Intro to Game Theory
- INTA-6122: STS Sci Tech Nat Sec
- INTA-8803: Intro to Game Theory
Publications
Journal Articles
- US-South Korea Cyber Cooperation: Towards the Higher-Hanging Fruits
In: Korea Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: December 2024
Presentations
- Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific - Illicit IT: Bankrolling Kim Jong Un
In: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Date: July 2023
Reports
- Cybersecurity Risks of AI-Generated Code
In: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Date: November 2024
- Will Artificial Intelligence Hone North Korea’s Cyber “All-Purpose Sword?
In: Korea Economic Institute of America
Date: March 2022
- North Korea’s Cyber Operations: Strategy and Responses
In: Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Date: November 2015
Updated: Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:50 AM