Former Programme Administrator (DemTech)
Flora provides administrative services to researchers on the Programme on Democracy & Technology (DemTech), as well as supporting projects and initiatives led by DemTech's Director, such as the Oxford Commission on AI & Good Governance (OxCAIGG).
Former Research Support Officer
Jess manages the Programme on Democracy and Technology (DemTech), leading and coordinating all engagement, funding, and operational activities, including working with key stakeholders to build on and promote DemTech’s research.
Former Head of Research Facilitation (Maternity cover)
Tabitha oversees Research Facilitation in the department, and supports the growth and development of OII research activity. She co-ordinates preparation of research proposals, working with researchers from all career stages.
Former Web Developer
John was responsible for the development and maintenance of the OII’s suite of websites, including user experience, user interfaces, and the OII’s visual identity.
Former Events Officer
Isabelle manages the OII’s lectures, conferences, seminars, policy forums and other external and internal events. She has a background in operational logistics and communications. All event queries should be made to her.
Former Personal Assistant
Sophie is the first point of contact for all matters relating to Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Professor Sandra Wachter, Professor Andrew Przybylski and Dr Brent Mittelstadt.
Former DPhil Student
Nesrine Abdel-Sattar is an OII DPhil alumna. She has interests in online news, news convergence, media effects, and reception of online news.
Former MSc Student
Abdul is an MSc Social Data Science alumnus. He trained as a lawyer with experience in privacy and intellectual property. He holds a BSc in Philosophy and is interested in the use of data science to understand complex social systems.
Former Visiting Fellow
Hal Abelson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Abelson has a broad interest in information technology and policy, and a longstanding interest in using computation as a conceptual framework in teaching.
Former MSc Student
Prior to OII, Abdallah obtained a BS and MSc in computer science from Stanford University. He completed an MSc in Social Science of the Internet with an interest in Educational Technology.
Former Visiting Fellow
Robert Ackland is a Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU). He has interests in the development of new methods (and associated e-Research tools) for quantitative analysis of social and economic phenomena on the Internet.
Former MSc Student
Born in Caracas, Publio graduated from Stanford University with a B.S.H. in Science, Technology and Society. Publio is interested in the implementation, operation, and impact of the online gig economy.
Former Research Assistant
Pablo Aguera is a Research Assistant for the Fairwork project at the Oxford Internet Institute.
Former MSc Student
Former MSc Student
Sabrina Ahmad holds a B.A. in Communications and Sociology from the University of Ottawa. Fluent in English, French and Bengali, she has worked in e-communications for the Government of Canada and in marketing and research roles across Europe.
Former MSc Student
Former MSc Student
Zo was an MSc. Social Data Science student with an interest in AI-driven political influence and political life on social media platforms. He previously worked as a Data Specialist at Twitter, and in the AI Policy team at Google.
Former MSc Student
Thesis: User engagement and progression in open online 'micro lessons': An analysis of learners’ log data
