Alvaro Azofra Martinez

Head of Unit Europol

Alvaro Azofra Martinez is the Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management Unit of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he started his professional career in the private sector as a Software Engineer. Later on, he joined the Spanish National Police working on Counter Terrorism and National Critical Infrastructure Protection Cyber domains. He joined Europol in 2017, and in different roles he supported international Law Enforcement investigations, managed pan-European Law Enforcement projects and developed partnerships with public and private stakeholders. His Unit is responsible for the management and steering of the Industry and Academic Advisory Groups of EC3, the coordination of Cyber (Offender) Prevention and Awareness campaigns, e-Governance and Lawful Access to Data initiatives, the draft of strategic reports like the Europol’s flagship report on cybercrime known as Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA), research and development of new technologies like AI and Quantum and capacity building projects among other commitments.