Lilly Pijnenburg Muller, Ph.D, current research focuses on emerging technology in changing security practices and, recently, the role of technology in the development of AI in security practices. Muller 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. She has been contributing to a new research agenda of critical Artificial Intelligence studies and is currently developing a new project on the role choice in machine learning and the expansion of datafication in governance. Dr Lilly Pijnenburg Muller joined the War Studies Department at King’s College London and  the ‘Cyber Security, Knowledge and Practices’ (CYKNOW) project in 2024 after working in the Science and Technology Studies department at Cornell University as a Fulbright scholar in 2022-2023. 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 defence , Ministry of foreign Affairs,  and the United Kingdom research council.

• Muller, LP (2024) ‘Unravelling cybersecurity: The Cyber Security Kill Chain’, European Journal of International Security, Accepted 18th of June 2024.
• Muller, LP and Slayton (2024) ‘Commodifying Threats: Uncertainty in Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence’, Social Studies of Science, Accepted w. minor changes June 2024.
• Muller, LP and Stevens, T. (forthcoming) **‘**Contesting artificial intelligence: sociotechnical imaginaries and the techno-politics of cybersecurity’
• Muller, LP and Welfens (2023) ‘(Not) Accessing the Castle: Grappling with Secrecy in Research on Security Practices.’ Secrecy and Society 3(1)
• Coles-Kemp, Lizzie., Dunn Cavelty, Myriam. Dwyer, Andrew., Muller, Lilly., Stevens, Clare, Thornton, Pip (2022) ‘What can a critical cybersecurity do?’ International Political Sociology. 16(3).
• Bromander, S., Muller, LP., et al. (2020)"Investigating sharing of Cyber Threat Intelligence and proposing a new data model for enabling automation in knowledge representation and exchange." Digital Threats: Research and Practice. DTRAP
• Muller, L.P (2019). Inn i gråsonen: avskrekking som forsvar av cyberspace? Internasjonal Politikk, 77(3): 288–295. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/intpol.v77.1397
• Muller, L.P. (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?] International Politikk. Vol 74, No 4

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

Editor                                                                                                                                                                                    Muller, L.P and Slayton, R eds. (2022) The Practices and Politics of Cybersecurity Expertise, H-Diplo | RJISSF Policy III-4. Available at: https://issforum.org/policy-roundtable/h-diplo-rjissf-policy-roundtable-iii-4-on-the*practices-and-politics-of-cybersecurity-expertise

PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, policy briefs ETC.

• Muller, L.P and Slayton R. (2024) “Introduction” in The Practices and Politics of Cybersecurity Expertise, H-Diplo | RJISSF Policy Roundtable III-4.
• Muller, L.P. (2019) “Military Offensive Cyber-Capabilities: Small-State Perspectives. NUPI Policy Brief January
• Muller, L.P. and Stevens, T (2017) “Upholding the NATO cyber pledge: Cyber Deterrence and Resilience: Dilemmas in NATO defense and security politics” NUPI Policy Brief 15.mai
• Muller, L.P. (2017) “What is the Point of Multi-stakeholdersim?” Power Rules in Global Internet Governance. NUPI working paper 881
• Muller, L.P. (2017) “On the Digital Wave: Public-private cooperation for cyber-capacity building in the developing word. 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, L.P. (2015) ‘Securing Cyberspace. Coordinating Public-Private Cooperation’. NUPI Policy Brief No. 20.
• Muller, L.P. (2015) ‘Cyber Security Capacity Building in Developing Countries: Challenge and Opportunities’. NUPI Report, Oslo, NUPI
• Muller, L.P. (2015) Cyber Security Capacity Building in Developing Countries. NUPI Policy Brief No.15
• Muller, L.P. and Schia N.N (2015) New issues in peacekeeping: cybersecurity in Peter, Mateja  et al. [ed.] (2015). United Nations Peace Operations. Oslo, NUPI
• F**riis, K. and  Muller **L. P. (2014) "Stor ståhei for ingenting? Debatten rundt USAs Air Sea Battle”. NUPI Policy Brief No. 6, 26. June