About DR Miah Hammond-Errey

Dr Miah Hammond-Errey’s work explores the intersections of emerging technologies and security. She hosts the Technology & Security podcast, where she is joined monthly by global experts to talk technology, security and leadership. Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is the Director of the Emerging Technology Program at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

Dr Miah Hammond-Errey has published extensively on technology, intelligence, national security and information warfare including for USSC, Lowy, ASPI, Foreign Policy and mainstream and specialist technology media outlets as well as academic and military press. Her forthcoming book is called Big Data, Emerging Technologies and Intelligence: National Security Disrupted.

Dr Miah Hammond-Errey has coordinated, taught and guest lectured for a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including; criminology, national security, counterintelligence, information operations, cybersecurity, and advanced technology. She is currently teaching USC6007 Intelligence Agencies and Emerging Technologies and OCIS6022 Cybersecurity at Sydney University.

Dr Hammond-Errey is an adaptive and values-based leader and passionate about all aspects of leadership, followership, mentoring and coaching for success. She is an ADF Reserve Officer. Dr Hammond-Errey spent more than fifteen years leading tactical, operational, and strategic analysis and communications activities for the Australian Government with a focus on emerging trends, complex challenges, and national security threats. She has represented Australia overseas in Europe and Asia. Highlights include leading the intelligence component of a major international investigation, conducting transnational crime assessments in Asia and leading a strategic intelligence function.

Dr Hammond-Errey’s doctoral research examined the impact of big data on intelligence production and national security in Australia. This research was supported by a National Security Big Data Scholarship from Data 2 Decisions CRC and Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship. This research was also awarded a D2D CRC Applied Research and Collaboration Award (2017) and an Applied Research Grant (2019).

Dr Hammond-Errey also has a Master of National Security Policy (Advanced) with Honours from the National Security College at the Australian National University. Her dissertation presented an information influence and interference framework applied to Russian operations in Crimea, Ukraine and relating to the downing of MH17. Dr Hammond-Errey also has a Master of Criminology from Sydney University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Sydney University.