BIOGRAPHY

Daria Stepovaya — School of International Information Security

Member of the Executive Directorate of the School of International Information Security at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy

Darya Stepovaya is a post-graduate at the Faculty of Global Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University. She has devoted her academic career to international relations. Darya is particularly interested in cybersecurity and information wars since international relations are the general area of her studies. However, she did not identify her passion fully until she received a Master’s Degree at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy, specializing in International Security. Darya learned much later about the existence of Internet Governance. In 2021, she accidentally came across a report about the Summer School of Internet Governance of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ. She then embarked on a fast-paced journey joining the School of International Information Security, the youth information and analytical platform.

he is a member of the Youth Council of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ and, no less important, a NetMission Ambassador. Recently, she became an AprIGF fellow.

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