I am a Senior Researcher working on democracy, cybersecurity, and foreign policy. I earned my PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto where I specialized in comparative politics and international relations. Previously, I was a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Citizen Lab in the Munk School of Global Affairs working on issues at the intersection of cybersecurity, democracy, and human rights. My research focused mainly on digital transnational repression and disinformation campaigns by state and non-state actors.

Generally, my work seeks to understand the broader geopolitical consequences of the global resurgence of authoritarianism. In a time, where democracy is in decline and non-democratic powers are gaining influence, I explore how authoritarian regimes not only use material power but also normative models of governance—normalizing surveillance, censorship, disinformation, and digitally enabled repression as legitimate tools of statecraft.

At the core of my work is an interest in how digital infrastructures—such as AI-driven surveillance systems, data control architectures, and state-aligned social media ecosystems—strengthen authoritarianism and weaken democratic resilience. I also analyze the transnational diffusion of these practices and examine how democracies can adapt and defend themselves in an age when innovation and power increasingly serve illiberal ends—studying civic technologies, resistance networks, and governance frameworks that promote accountability, transparency, and participation.