Federica Bertoni is an independent professional and researcher with over two decades of experience in Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity. She has worked as a consultant, analyst, and lecturer, playing a pioneering role in advancing the legal and technical evolution of digital forensic science in Italy. A former Affiliate Scholar and Fellow Researcher at the Information Society Law Center, University of Milan, her current research focuses on critical infrastructure, state-sponsored threats, artificial intelligence, and cyber geopolitics. Now, she operates between the Middle East and Europe as a strategic cyber intelligence analyst, under a prestigious licence granted by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and officially recognised by the Government of the United Arab Emirates for her expertise in artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency-related cybercrime, and digital forensics. Her most recent work explores Space cybersecurity and its strategic implications for global governance. She is the author of the monograph “The impact of artificial intelligence on electronic voting systems in the age of global crises”, which will be published in open access by Milano University Press by the end of 2025, under the academic supervision of Professors Giovanni Ziccardi and Pierluigi Perri.