About Me
I am a PhD candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California My research engages with internet policy, cyber-law, and communication theory. I reflect on questions such as: How can governments secure their digital strategic autonomy in a world where technological dependence is geopolitically weaponized? How do apps acquire and manage such a central role in digital environments? How does the overarching process of datafication impact on human rights practice? I approach these questions by relying on empirical analysis and political economy frameworks. My research has been published in the International Journal of Communication, Internet Policy Review, Temple Law Review, and Global Media and China. I also actively engage in public debates, with insights published by Wired, Washington Post, Tech Won't Save Us, CNN and Euractiv.
Much of my research agenda is rooted in my prior and ongoing engagement with policymakers and human rights practitioners. I’ve coordinated the deployment of tools like UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators in Argentina; designed and managed the process that led to the Contract for the Web, a global initiative to protect digital rights, launched by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee; and led workshops where human rights activists and policymakers explored trends in digital rights and human rights in order to re-design their strategic approaches to urgent problems. I have also been a fellow (2017-2018) and affiliate at the Harvard Berkman Klein Center (2019-2024) and a Policy Fellow with Google (2016). Throughout, I explored how major ICT developments are reverberating across our societies.
Earlier, I worked with civil society organizations in Latin America, developing digital tools to monitor judicial appointments in Argentina, and exposing gaps in digital inclusion policies in Mexico, among others projects. These projects helped me understand how bureaucracies operate, and taught me the value of bridging academic frameworks with bottom-up participatory practices, a balance I aim to keep in my current role as co-initiator the Non-Aligned Tech Movement, a network of 100+ researchers and practitioners re-imagining tech futures.
Trained in law (Torcuato Di Tella), policy (Oxford Blavatnik School), and internet studies (Oxford Internet Institute), and Communication (Annenberg, USC), I thrive in interdisciplinary spaces.
If you’re curious about internet governance, AI deployments by government, or how China-US rivalries are impacting the Global Majority's access to technology, let’s connect! I’m always eager to chat over coffee, zoom, or email/signal.
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