Alexandru Ion is currently working in the Information security field for an international company. He has received his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Bucharest. Having a 3 year doctoral scholarship, during this time he was awarded a research grant from the “Raţiu Foundation” in order to improve his final thesis, at the University of Edinburgh and a CEEPUS scholarship at the University of Vienna. He has a Master degree in International Relations at the University of Bucharest and was also an Erasmus student at Université libre de Bruxelles in the Political Science department. His academic contribution includes several published papers in national and international journals in the area of cybersecurity and digital rights.
| Work experience | |
| Dates | October 2023- present |
| Occupation or position held | IT Information security specialist |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Responsibility of compliance with Information security (ISO 27001) industry standards for Mantu & associated brands
Other responsibilities include: knowledge of GDPR and Big Data, project management and deploying official security communication to the entire company. |
| Name and address of employer | Mantu International |
| Type of business or sector | Corporation |
| Dates | September 2021 – September 2023 |
| Occupation or position held | Third Party Risk Management – Information security specialist |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Responsibility for the whole Europe region on Information Security risk areas end-to-end processes for the company.
Other responsibilities include: GDPR and Big Data, Infosec contract negotiations. |
| Name and address of employer | Procter & Gamble |
| Type of business or sector | Corporation |
| Dates | March 2018 – August 2021 |
| Occupation or position held | Client Services Analyst |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Data analysis – Working in online platforms such as: Coupa, SAP, Aravo, PEGA. Troubleshooting different issues and errors regarding digital documents we have registered in the system.
Other responsibilities include: analytics, writing weekly work reports. |
| Name and address of employer | Connections Consult |
| Type of business or sector | Corporation |
| Dates | 2014-2017 |
| Occupation or position held | Assistant Professor |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Holding seminars, Evaluating students. |
| Name and address of employer | Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest |
| Type of business or sector | Governmental Institution |
| Dates | August 2015 – November 2015 |
| Occupation or position held | Parliamentary collaborator |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Database processing and analysis (Microsoft Excel), financial and legislative analytics, speech writing, media monitoring, preparation of an electoral campaign (communication strategy, social media coordination, drafting an electoral program). |
| Name and address of employer | The Chamber of Deputies |
| Type of business or sector | Governmental Institution |
| Dates | March 2015 – June 2015 |
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Education and training |
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| Dates | 2019-2021 |
| Title of qualification awarded | Postdoctoral researcher – thesis: “The limits between privacy and security in cyberspace based on the ethical perspective” |
| Principal subjects/occupational skills covered | Research |
| Name and type of organisation providing education and training | Interdisciplinary School of Doctoral Studies of the University of Bucharest |
| Level in national or international classification | Postdoctoral studies |
| Dates | 2014 – 2018
November 2016 – Visiting PhD student at University of Edinburgh April 2016 – Research period at the University of Vienna, CEEPUS Scholarship program |
| Title of qualification awarded | PhD in Political Science, thesis: “Cyber defence and the rights of citizens in the virtual environment”, coordinator – Prof. PhD Ioan Stanomir |
| Principal subjects/occupational skills covered | Political Science, Research |
| Name and type of organisation providing education and training | Faculty of Political Science of the University of Bucharest |
| Level in national or international classification | PhD studies |
| Dates | 2012 – 2014 |
| Title of qualification awarded | MA in Political Science – International Relations, thesis: “The relations between Georgia and the Western States” |
| Principal subjects/occupational skills covered | International Relations |
| Name and type of organisation providing education and training | Erasmus at the Faculty of Political Science of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (September 2013 – January 2014)
Faculty of Political Science of the University of Bucharest |
| Level in national or international classification | Postgraduate studies |
| Dates | 2009 – 2012 |
| Title of qualification awarded | BA in Political Science, thesis: “NATO and the states of the Eastern Neighbourhood after the Cold War” |
| Principal subjects/occupational skills covered | Political Science |
| Name and type of organisation providing education and training | Faculty of Political Science of the University of Bucharest |
| Level in national or international classification | Undergraduate studies |
| Academic contribution | Books published:
Alexandru ION, Securitate cibernetica si drepturile cetatenilor in mediul virtual european, Ideea Europeana, Bucuresti, 2023
Articles published: Alexandru ION, The flaws of cyberdemocracy. European Union contribution to individual privacy in the Digital Age, Punctul critic nr. 1-2/2023, Bucuresti, 2023 Alexandru ION, Analysing personality as reflected by online behaviour based on morality, Alpha Institute of Geopolitics and Intelligence, Rome, 2021. Alexandru ION, The effects of the emerging ransomware threat on the democratic values of the 21st century – DEMOCRAȚIE ȘI BUNA GUVERNARE. CONFERINȚA DOCTORANZILOR ÎN ȘTIINȚE POLITICE: 9 IUNIE 2017, BUCUREȘTI, 2018. Alexandru ION, Hybrid warfare in the Digital Age and its implications on national security, Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations no. 1/2018, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 2018 Alexandru ION, The impact of the Russo-Georgian cyber warfare in the politics of international security, Vol. Monitorul Strategic nr. 1-2/2016, Institutul pentru Studii Politice de Aparare si Istorie Militara, Bucharest, 2016. Alexandru ION, NATO cyber defense strategy in the Quantum Technology Era, Alpha Institute of Geopolitics and Intelligence, Rome, 2016. Alexandru ION, Data encryption and the limits of cyber security system in USA today, pp. 143-150, STRATEGIC CHANGES IN SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY – Vol 3, Center for Defence and Security Strategic Studies, Bucharest, 2016. Alexandru ION, Implementing ENISA’s cyber security plan in the European Union, pp. 151-156, STRATEGIC CHANGES IN SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY – Vol 3, Center for Defence and Security Strategic Studies, Bucharest, 2016. Alexandru ION, Cyber Defence and citizens’ rights in the virtual environment, The complex and dynamic nature of the security environment – Vol. 2, Center for Defence and Security Strategic Studies, Bucharest, 2015. Alexandru ION, Perspectivele extinderii NATO in Europa de Est, Vol. Monitorul Strategic nr. 1-2/2014, Institutul pentru Studii Politice de Aparare si Istorie Militara, Bucharest, 2014. |
| Additional information | International Relations Excellency program from the „Konrad Adenauer” Foundation (Feb 2016 – Mar 2017)
Research scholarship from “Ion Ratiu” Foundation for short term study at the University of Edinburgh (November 2016) CEEPUS Scholarship for short term at University of Vienna (April 2016) PhD scholarship from the University of Bucharest (September 2014 – October 2017) Erasmus scholarship for international studies (September 2013 – January 2014) Member of the Association for Political Science Students – University of Bucharest (2009 – 2012) |