Jenny Jun

Assistant Professor

Member Of:
  • Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Office Phone: (404) 894-6599
Office Location: Habersham, 214
Related Links:
Email Address: djun33@gatech.edu

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.

Education:
  • 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
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Game Theory
  • International Security
  • North Korea

Interests

Teaching Interests:
cyber warfare, emerging technologies, international security, formal models, Korean peninsula, East Asia
Research Interests:
cyber warfare, emerging technologies, international security, formal models, Korean peninsula, East Asia
Research Fields:
  • 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
Geographic
Focuses:
  • Asia (East)
Issues:
  • 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

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Reports


Updated:  Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:50 AM