Lilly Pijnenburg Muller, Ph.D, is an interdisciplinary researcher in critical security studies and science and technology studies (STS) with interests in technology, the politics of (in)security and power. Dr Muller currently works on the HumAIn project at University of Oslo (UiO) rethinking AI from a humanities perspective. Before joining UiO muller was a Lecturer in the War Studies Department at King’s College London. Prior to this Muller held the position as a Fulbright scholar in the Science and Technology Studies department at Cornell University, a research Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, Oxford University and at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Currently, she is working on her first monograph on cybersecurity and AI as a sociotechnical security practice. Dr. Muller received her Ph.D in War Studies from Kings College London.  Her work has been funded by the United States National Science Foundation, The Norwegian Ministry of defense, Ministry of foreign Affairs, and the United Kingdom research council.

Journal articles

• Muller, LP and Stevens, T. (forthcoming) ‘Contesting artificial intelligence: sociotechnical imaginaries and the techno-politics of cybersecurity’.
• Muller, LP (2024) ‘Cybersecurity in practice: The vigilant logic of kill chains and threat construction’, European Journal of International Security [Online First].
• Slayton, R and Muller LP (2024) ‘Coordinating uncertainty in the political economy of cyber threat intelligence’, Social Studies of Science [Online First].
• Muller, LP and Welfens (2023) ‘(Not) Accessing the Castle: Grappling with Secrecy in Research on Security Practices.’ Secrecy and Society 3(1).
• Dwyer, AC; Stevens, C; Muller, LP; Dunn Cavelty, M; Coles-Kemp, L; and Thornton, P (2022) ‘What can a critical cybersecurity do?’, International Political Sociology 16(3).
• Bromander, S; Swimmer, M; Muller, LP; Jøsang, A; Eian, M; Skjøtskift, G; and Borg, F (2020) ‘Investigating sharing of Cyber Threat Intelligence and proposing a new data model for enabling automation in knowledge representation and exchange’ Digital Threats 3(1), Article 6, 1–22.
• Muller, LP (2019) ‘Inn i gråsonen: avskrekking som forsvar av cyberspace?’, Internasjonal Politikk 77(3): 288-295.
• Muller, LP (2016) ‘Makt og avmakt i cyberspace: hvordan skal vi styre det digitale rom?’ [Power and lack of power in cyberspace, how can we govern cyberspace?], Internasjonal Politikk 77(4): 1–23.

Book chapters

• Muller, LP (2016) ‘Public Private cooperation to secure cyberspace’. In Friis, K and Ringsmose, J (eds.), Conflict in cyber space: Theoretical, strategic, legal and ethical implications (pp. 56-78). London: Routledge.

Editor

• Muller, LP and Slayton, R (eds.) (2022) ‘The Practices and Politics of Cybersecurity Expertise’, H-Diplo | RJISSF Policy III-4.

Other publications

• Muller, LP and Slayton R. (2024) ‘Introduction’, in Muller, LP and Slayton, R (eds), The Practices and Politics of Cybersecurity Expertise, H-Diplo | RJISSF Policy Roundtable III-4.
• Muller, LP (2019) ‘Military Offensive Cyber-Capabilities: Small-State Perspectives’. NUPI Policy Brief No. 1.
• Muller, LP and Stevens, T (2017) ‘Upholding the NATO cyber pledge: Cyber Deterrence and Resilience: Dilemmas in NATO defense and security politics’. NUPI Policy Brief, 15 May.
• Muller, LP (2017) ‘"What is the Point of Multi-stakeholdersim?” Power Rules in Global Internet Governance’. NUPI working paper 881.
• Muller, LP (2017) ‘On the Digital Wave: Public-private cooperation for cyber-capacity building in the developing world’. NUPI Working paper 883.
• Bada, M et al (2016) Cyber Security Capacity Review of the UK. Global Cyber Security Capacity Building Center, University of Oxford, November 2016.
• Muller, LP (2015) ‘Securing Cyberspace. Coordinating Public-Private Cooperation’. NUPI Policy Brief No. 20.
• Muller, LP (2015) ‘Cyber Security Capacity Building in Developing Countries: Challenge and Opportunities’. NUPI Report.
• Muller, LP (2015) ‘Cyber Security Capacity Building in Developing Countries’. NUPI Policy Brief No.15
• Muller, LP and Schia, NN (2015) ‘Cybersecurity’ in Mateja, P [ed.], United Nations Peace Operations: Aligning Principles and Practice. A compendium of research by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs*.* NUPI Report No. 2.
• Friis, K and Muller LP "Stor ståhei for ingenting? Debatten rundt USAs Air Sea Battle”. NUPI Policy Brief No. 6, 26. June