About

I’m a doctoral researcher at the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London, and a member of the UCL Digital Speech Lab. I research how governments and digital platforms negotiate the governance of online speech, particularly during crises such as elections, natural disasters, and public health emergencies.

Before starting my PhD, I spent several years as a policy researcher at CSIS Indonesia, leading research projects on social media disinformation, online hate speech, personal data protection, and cybersecurity. That practitioner experience shapes how I approach my academic work. I’m interested in research that speaks to both scholarly communities and the policymakers who need it most.

Current Positions

• PhD Candidate, UCL STEaPP, London
• Visiting Fellow, Media, Technology & Society Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
• Researcher (study leave), Department of Politics & Social Change, CSIS Indonesia, Jakarta
• Founder & Principal Researcher, Safer Internet Lab (SAIL), in collaboration with Google

Education

• PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (in progress), University College London
• Research secondment, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg (European Commission MSCA RISE Horizon 2020; comparative digital speech governance in Europe and Indonesia)
• MSc International Relations, University of Edinburgh (distinction in dissertation on cybersecurity governance in Southeast Asia; top student in Internet, Society & Economy)
• Bachelor of Political Science, Universitas Diponegoro (cum laude)

Research Interests

Content moderation · Platform governance · Mis/disinformation · Digital policy · Cybersecurity · Election integrity · Information environments · Southeast Asian politics