Halyna Padalko is a multidisciplinary researcher specializing in strategic communication, propaganda, disinformation, and the use of AI in these domains. She holds a master’s degree in Global Governance from the University of Waterloo and a PhD in Computer Science from the National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute.” She is completing a Fulbright fellowship at MIT’s Center for International Studies, where she researches information manipulation and co-teaches a course on AI and propaganda with Professor Elizabeth Wood. She is also affiliated with the Balsillie School of International Affairs and has held fellowships or residencies with CIGI, the Canadian Institute for Ukrainian Studies, the European Parliament, and NATO StratCom COE.