The Cyber Conflict Studies Association and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs co-hosted the inaugural Bridging the Gap: Workshop on Cyber Conflict.
Research on cyber conflict often requires interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary efforts spanning professions in academia, government, civil society and the private sector as well as disciplines in computer science, engineering, political science, military strategy, area studies, and more. By bringing such diverse expertise together, the workshop facilitated exchange of ideas and future cooperative efforts across professions and issue areas. The workshop particularly focused on discussing best practices for research design and execution on cyber conflict, starting from the formation of research questions to research design and execution to applications beyond the university.