I have worked a lot at the intersection of government/policymaking and tech research, particularly around digital platforms (social media, search engines, chatbots). It's sometimes hard to clearly summarise what this means, so below are concrete examples of published outputs I have worked on.
I have done additional work which has not been published, in particular during my time at 10 Downing Street / Cabinet Office (2017-2019) helping set up the Rapid Response Unit for counter-disinformation and as the Government Accelerate Digital Skills Course.
I also have a series of skills that are harder to demonstrate via PDFs. I am good at interpersonal relations and communicating between different audiences and work cultures. I can convert complex situations into "what are we actually trying to do here" questions. I'm an engaging in-personspeaker and have helped coach others in public speaking. If you've worked with me and have other endorsements you're happy for me to put here, let me know.
Policy & Governance
AlgorithmWatch’s guidelines to use generative AI responsibly, AlgorithmWatch, 2026
Dual Track Proposal for Systemic Risk Assessment under the Digital Services Act, AlgorithmWatch, 2025
Input to the European Commission and Digital Services Board on Systemic Risks under the Digital Services Act, AlgorithmWatch, 2025
Input to the European Commission on New EU Data Access Rules, AlgorithmWatch, 2024
Researching Systemic Risks under the Digital Services Act, AlgorithmWatch, 2024
Researching the Evolving Online Ecosystem: Barriers, Methods and Future Challenges, Part 1, Part 2, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, 2023
The UK approach to international data transfers: Data Adequacy Assessment Manual and Guidance, UK Government Department of Science and Technology, 2021
Platform Research
Could AI Chatbots influence a Government’s Decisions?, AlgorithmWatch, 2026
Non-Consensual Sexualisation Tools on App Stores, Meta Platforms, and X: Crowdsourcing, Update following Grok scandal , AlgorithmWatch, 2025/6.
Google AI risks to media pluralism investigated by AlgorithmWatch using brand new data access rules, AlgorithmWatch, 2025
The Musk Effect: X’s impact on Germany’s election, AlgorithmWatch, 2025
Analysing election-related answers and safeguards from Large Language Models during the German state elections, AlgorithmWatch, 2024
How people talk about poverty and hardship online: A social media listening exploration, Demos, 2023
Message-based Community Detection on Twitter: #IStandWithPutin and #IStandWithRussia in the full scale invasion of Ukraine, CASM Technology, 2022
Information Warfare and Wikipedia, CASM Technology and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, 2022
Antisemitism on Twitter before and after Elon Musk's Acquisition, CASM Technology and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, 2022
Navigating the Crisis: How Governments Used Intelligence for Decision-making During the Covid-19 Pandemic, International Public Policy Observatory, University College London, 2022
Short Articles, Op-eds, Podcast appearances, etc.
What the X Fine Reveals About Data Access Under Article 40 of the Digital Services Act, Tech Policy Press, 2026
Welche Rolle spielen Algorithmen im Kontext Desinformation?, Und DAS Glaubst Du Podcast, 2025
Meta’s elections dashboard: A very disappointing sign, AlgorithmWatch, 2024
Understanding Systemic Risk Under the Digital Services Act, Tech Policy Press Podcast, 2024
A Civil Servant's Guide to Making Use of Collective Intelligence, Civil Service World, 2023
Social Media Futures: Interventions Against Online Unpleasantness, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, 2022
Civil Service and Human Connection, runner-up in Cambridge University's Bennett Institute Prospect Public Policy Prize, 2022