Dr. Amit Sheniak is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Federmann School of Public Policy and Government, and a research fellow at the Hebrew university Cyber Security Research Center (HCSRC), the Davis institute for international relations and the Truman institute for the advancement of peace. Dr. Sheniak holds a MA and PhD in political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Post-doc from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government program for Science Technology and Society (STS). His consultancy, research and publications, investigates the social and political context and effect, of emerging and disruptive technologies, specifically in regard to cybersecurity conflicts, cyber-policy and expertise formation and their effect on international order, sovereignty and legitimacy in the Middle East, USA and China. He is currently involved in a research project titled "Modalities of Future Imagination: Technologies and Practices of Future Imagination in the Israeli and US High-Tech Sectors" (together with a Dr. Limor Semimian-Darash and Dr. Gaymon Bennet).