I strive to engage in research for social good and have collaborated with stakeholders and organizations on both sides of the Atlantic to address critical challenges in the digital landscape. I have also participated in a range of workshops and conferences on democratic resilience, disinformation, organized crime, and strategic foresight in law enforcement — both academic and professional. To inquire further about my work, for comments, features, or other questions, please get in touch.
Award-winning research on “AI nudifier" apps
Identified more than 4,000 ads for "AI-nudifier" apps across Instagram and Facebook in a joint investigation with Indicator Media. This report was published as part of a series on the AI-nudifier economy that won the inaugural CJF Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting and was a finalist for the Online Journalism Award for Topical Reporting on Artificial Intelligence.
First to measure the scale of deepfake sexual abuse targeting Congress
Co-authored Deepfake Porn Goes to Washington, the first study to comprehensively measure the prevalence of deepfake sexual abuse targeting sitting members of Congress. This report helped drive the passage of the Take It Down Act, which criminalized the creation and distribution of non-consensual deepfake pornography at the federal level in the U.S.
Documented 1B+ views' worth of illegal and scam content
Ranging from covertly-filmed "upskirting" videos at Oktoberfest, to Russian disinformation campaigns targeting the environmental and tech sectors, to hundreds of accounts engaging in AI-assisted phishing attempts, I have alerted authorities and the public to a variety of malicious campaigns online.
Drove regulatory action against Russian influence operations
Uncovered Sleeper Agents, a decade-old network of adversarial accounts spreading Russian propaganda across Twitter. This work was cited by the French National Assembly in a flagship report calling for the full implementation of the E.U. Digital Services Act, as well as in written and oral evidence before the British, Canadian and European parliaments.