Dr. Stian Kjeksrud is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College (FHS)/Command and Staff College. He studies military force, hybrid and civil wars, and educational technology, focusing on Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He has held scientific positions at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the University of Cape Town, and Security Council Report in New York. Prior to his academic career, Kjeksrud was an intelligence officer, with deployments to Afghanistan and the Balkans. Before his military career, he worked as a police officer in Oslo Police District.