Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity Monash University
Victoria, Australia

Professor Monica Whitty is the Head of Department for Software Systems and Cyber Security, where she holds a Professorship in Human Factors in Cyber Security at Monash University, Australia is an expert in understanding the psychological issues related to cyber security and cybercrimes and has led large interdisciplinary projects supported by competitive grants, such as projects on cyberscams, insider threats, online deception and cyber security practices, education and awareness raising, and detecting and preventing dis/misinformation. She has been an expert witness on 10+ court cases for scam victims. She was a member of the Global Futures Communities for Cyber Security for the World Economic Forum. Professor Whitty is the author of five books and over 100 articles. Thier work was supported by the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grant scheme under project title "Enhanced Disinformation Detection".