Julia Carver is currently completing her DPhil in International Relations at the University of Oxford, as the recipient of a UKRI and Nuffield College studentship. Her research explores the interplay between geopolitical strategic thought, sovereignty, and the development of cybersecurity policy by the European Union. At Oxford, Julia taught undergraduate politics as a Special (Stipendiary) Lecturer in Politics for Magdalen College and she held a research position with the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre at Oxford’s Department of Computer Science. Throughout her time at Oxford, Julia has collaborated with governments on matters of cybersecurity, defence and strategy, and she has conducted fieldwork on governmental responses to large-scale ransomware attacks. She also founded the Cyber Strategy and Information Operations research group  (now the Oxford Technology & Security Nexus) affiliated with Oxford's Changing Character of War Centre and Nuffield College. Recently, Julia was a 2024-2025 European Cyber Security Fellow at Virtual Routes.