November 12, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. MT via Google Meet.
Presentation Title: Pathways to Hacking: Identifying Opportunities for Intervention
Guest Speaker: Dr. Melissa Martineau, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Head of Cyber Behavioural Analysis & Research at the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre.
Dr. Martineau will discuss the psychological and sociological factors that can lead individuals to engage in criminal hacking behaviours. Drawing on her doctoral research, she will examine factors that may help distinguish individuals who engage in criminal hacking from those who pursue lawful hacking activities, as well as opportunities for prevention and early intervention.
Dr. Martineau has 24 years of service with the RCMP and extensive experience in behavioural science, criminology, threat and risk assessment, crime linkage, and deception detection. Since 2019, she has worked with the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre, where she leads Cyber Behavioural Analysis & Research and the Strategic Intelligence team. She is Canada’s sole cyber behavioural analyst and holds a doctoral degree in cyber psychology.
The seminar is intended for students, alumni, faculty, academics, cybersecurity and business professionals, businesses and organizations, and the general public. It supports the ISSAM Seminar Series’ goals of sharing cybersecurity knowledge, engaging the broader community, and strengthening CUE’s profile and connections within the cybersecurity field.
Event details:
Thursday, November 12, 2026
12:00–1:00 p.m. MT
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/kay-dhwt-trr