I study how to turn evidence into action.

I’m interested in making AI governance work better in public administrations. My work is on institutional resilience, co-ordination, and decision-making for complex issues.

Current research projects

In progress May 2026 — present Internet Society · Early-Career Fellow

Who gets to decide how user-directed AI agents access websites?

I’m examining how standards and intermediary policies govern AI agents’ access to the public web, and what those choices mean for user access, competition, security and Internet openness.

Method
Evidence matrix · decision map · policy analysis
Planned output
Policy memo · public article

Publications

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Professional experience

2023—25

Policy Advisor, Young Associate Programme · OECD

Delivered an 18-month European Commission research and peer-learning programme across six partner governments, with Slovakia as an observer. Designed comparative research, conducted 45+ senior-official interviews, coordinated concurrent workstreams, and turned findings into reports, toolboxes and workshops.

2022

Junior Desk Officer · Global Affairs Canada

Produced more than 100 rapid briefings on political and security developments, synthesising incomplete and sometimes conflicting evidence into concise assessments for senior officials.

2021—23

Editor-in-Chief · UBC Journal of International Affairs

Led a 16-person editorial team through 400+ submissions and two publication cycles, bringing the journal’s first print edition in three years into production.

2021

Junior Program Analyst, Co-op · University of British Columbia

Built programme workflows and analysed outcomes for 287 jobseekers, 505 postings and 224 work terms, identifying a 17-point placement gap that informed a funding case and targeted support.