About

Elly is an MSc student in Social Science of the Internet and a technologist who has been active in open source software for social good. She holds a BA in Sociology, Anthropology, and International Migration Studies from UCLA. She researches the impact of digital technologies in migration governance.

Research Interests

Technologies of migration governance, data and algorithmic fairness, automated decision making in social welfare, biometrics, sociology of bureaucracy, qualitative and ethnographic methods.

Positions at the OII

• MSc Student, September 2023 -