Elif Üstündağ Soykan
Elif has more than fifteen years of experience in the information security domain. She is currently working as a Senior Security Technology Specialist at Ericsson AB, Sweden.
Elif joined Ericsson Research in 2018 and worked with security research for four years before moving to her current position. Prior to joining Ericsson, she worked several years at The Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK), National Cryptology Institute in Türkiye, in the security domain.
Elif has published several papers at peer reviewed international conferences and journals and contributed to several patents. She focuses on AI/ML security, privacy enhancing technologies, and security of 5G and 6G.
Elif holds B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Istanbul University and received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computational Science and Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. She holds CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certifications.