Dr. Malik is the founder of the Center of Cyber World Insight and the Chief Editor of The Journal of Cyber World Insight. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Politics & International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. With over a decade of experience in academia and industry, Dr. Malik has built a robust career that blends teaching with hands-on expertise in data security and cyber politics. With a Ph.D. in Cyber Politics and a background in computer science, with research focused on automation systems. Dr. Malik's research trajectory has been further enriched by affiliations with leading institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT ), the National Center for Digital Government (NCDG), the University of Massachusetts, and the Central European University. Dr. Malik is contributing research in cyber security, Politics of AI, International Relations in the cyber age, social media politics, and digital governance. As a reviewer for several journals, Dr. Malik continues to shape the discourse around cyber politics, digital power, and the evolving dynamics of security in the digital age.