Nicole van der Meulen is an expert and thought leader in the area of cybercrime and cybersecurity. Currently she serves as Cybersecurity Innovation Lead at SURF. Previously she was the Head of Policy & Development at Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), where she was responsible, amongst others, for the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). Prior to Europol, she held various positions in the Dutch public sector, academia and nonprofit organisations all focused on enhancing the fight against cybercrime and improving cyber security. She obtained her PhD from Tilburg University on a comparative study focusing on digital identity fraud in the United States and the Netherlands.