I build evidence and tools to manage misinformation. I research how misinformation and AI-driven information ecosystems shape what people believe, and how ethical, evidence-based interventions can strengthen truth, trust, and public discourse.
Since 2025, I am Co-director of the ITE Lab (Information, Technology & Experimental Ethics) at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME), University of Zurich, where my research focuses on misinformation, infodemic management, information literacy, social listening, and the ethics of emerging technologies. Previously, I was a visiting fellow at the Information Futures Lab at Brown University. From 2023 to 2025, I also served as rapporteur for the World Health Organization expert group on the ethics of infodemic management and social listening, contributing to the development of global guidance. My research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including BMJ Global Health, Science Advances, JMIR, and The American Journal of Bioethics, among others, and my work has been featured in major international media outlets.
Alongside academic research, I collaborate with a diverse range of organizations to translate evidence into practical tools for policy, healthcare, and research audiences. I am the Head of the Applied Research and Impact Evaluation Practice at Research for Purpose, where we examine how misinformation and AI shape decisions, trust, and policy, using applied research and experimentation. We deliver independent monitoring and evaluation for humanitarian and development actors. Through Research for Purpose, I also teach AI fundamentals and ethics for communications and external affairs at the World Bank, supporting staff in navigating the responsible use of AI, and I coordinate developers and analysts to design AI-based social listening tools that help non-profit organizations identify and respond to emerging disinformation.
I am actively involved in teaching, public speaking, and science communication. I speak at international conferences and policy events, and regularly engage with the media to discuss misinformation, AI ethics, and infodemic management.
My academic background is deliberately multidisciplinary. I hold a PhD in Molecular Life Sciences from the University of Zurich. I am also trained in International Relations and hold a graduate diploma from the University of London. From 2018 to 2025, I was the founder and director of Culturico, an independent cultural platform focused on science, society, and public discourse.