Trained and experienced practitioner of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and social media intelligence (SOCMINT), as a DFRLab "Digital Sherlocks" cohort member and a Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. Insight into tactics of online malign activity, having worked on identifying, mapping, and exposing large international influence operations and other incidents of online inauthentic conduct and misinformation spread. Called upon to collaborate and advise on information integrity initiatives, and to discuss these in the media, academia, and public.
Extensive academic research experience in computational social science and related fields; at institutions like the Masdar Institute and the MIT Media Lab; with relevant research MSc and SM degrees. Worked on high-impact research projects—some world-famous—across AI ethics, crowdsourcing, e-negotiation, and social mobilization; publishing on them in renowned journals and conferences; and discussing them in the media, academia, and public. Now applying these experiences at client organizations in process improvement and transformation projects.
Extensive experience in creating technology for both industry and academia, especially in business intelligence and human-subject experiments. Designed and developed frontend Java and JS applications, backend Java and SQL, mobile apps, and sundry data visualization projects. Led design and engineering, managing teams of developers and contractors. Proven ability to rapidly ramp up into new tech or domains as needed, such as i18n implementation, CRM adaptation, and pentesting resolution.