GATE (Big Data for Smart Society) Institute, Sofia University
Sofia, Bulgaria

Yana Naydenova is a PhD student at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. She holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from University College London and an MSc in Crisis and Security Management: War Studies from Leiden University. Her doctoral research examines the 2023 Israel-Palestine war, with a particular focus on non-military approaches to counterterrorism. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of cognitive warfare and terrorism.