I am a political scientist and computational social scientist specializing in the impact of emerging technologies on international security and foreign policy.

My research investigates how technological innovation—from artificial intelligence to semiconductors—is reshaping strategic competition, economic coercion, and the dynamics of global conflict. I seek to understand how states, leaders, and publics grapple with these new realities. My work bridges the gap between technology and traditional statecraft, asking critical questions about governance, strategy, and the future of power in the 21st century.

My research agenda is organized around two core questions:

1)How do emerging technologies create new arenas for geopolitical competition? I explore this through projects on the global semiconductor race, the strategic implications of AI, and the governance of new digital tools.

2)What drives foreign policy decisions? Drawing on political psychology and institutional analysis, I use experimental and quantitative methods to examine how factors like leader psychology, public opinion, and polarization shape responses to international crises and the use of force.

Methodologically, I employ a computational toolkit, including text analysis and network analysis, alongside quantitative and experimental methods. I am an alumnus of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods organized by the University of Michigan.

My work has been published or is forthcoming in International Political Science Review, International Relations, and edited volumes from Routledge and John Wiley. I have also contributed policy analysis on regional energy security and conflict dynamics for think tanks.

I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where I am a recipient of the UWM Chancellor's Award. I hold M.A. and B.A. degrees in International Relations from Bilkent University.