Curriculum Vitae

Positions

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2019 – Present Current
Research Associate
Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding (CCDP), Graduate Institute (IHEID), Geneva
2022 – Present Current
Fellow
Centre on Armed Groups, Geneva
2021 – 2025
Senior Analyst, Jihad and Modern Conflict
International Crisis Group (ICG)
2019 – 2021
Advisor for Non-State Armed Groups
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva
2019 – 2020
Non-Resident Fellow
Middle East Institute, Washington DC
2018 – 2019
Research Fellow
CCDP, Graduate Institute (IHEID), Geneva
Jan – Jun 2018
Research Fellow
Department of Politics & International Relations (DPIR), University of Oxford
2017
Research Fellow
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
2015 – 2016
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester
Additional training in social statistics: longitudinal data analysis, multilevel modelling, social network analysis

Education

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2015
Ph.D. in International Relations
Durham University, Durham, UK
2008
Master of Arts in International Affairs
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva

Grants & Fellowships

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2017 – 2019
Advanced Research Fellowship (×2)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
2016
Research Engagement Grant
Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS), George Washington University
2015 – 2016
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
2013
Research Fellowship
Durham Energy Institute (DEI)
2012 – 2014
Doctoral Fellowship (×2)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Teaching & Lecturing

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Lectureships
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Geneva · 2019
International University of Geneva · 2019
Executive Education
United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) · 2019–2021
Graduate Institute, Programme on Mediation
Invited Lectures
Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law
Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)
King's College London
University of Geneva
Accreditation
Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Fieldwork

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Syria (pre-2011, Idlib 2019–2024, post-2025) · Egypt · Turkey · Iraq · Lebanon · Jordan · Palestine · Nigeria · Mauritania · Rwanda · Thailand

Service to the Profession

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Expert Testimonies
UK Foreign Affairs Committee
UN 1267 Security Council Committee
UK FCO
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria
U.S. State Department
Peer Review — Journals
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
Civil Wars
Contemporary Islam
Contemporary Politics
Democratization
Information, Communication & Society
International Journal of Conflict & Violence
International Affairs
International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
International Political Science Review
Journal of Refugee Studies
Middle East Critique
Middle East Journal
Middle East Law & Governance
Participation & Conflict
Politics, Religion & Ideology
Politics and Religion
Religions
Terrorism & Political Violence
Peer Review — Books
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
Routledge
Peer Review — External
Cordoba Peace Institute
Small Arms Survey
UNDP
Editorial
Senior Editorial Assistant, Politics, Religion & Ideology (2014–2015)

Skills & Training

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Languages
French
Native
English
Professional fluency
Arabic
Working fluency
Programming & Technical
Python
C / C++
R
Linux / Unix
LaTeX
Computational and methodological skills development
2025
Google Advanced Data Analytics
Professional Certificate
2025
Python 3 Programming Specialization
2025
Python for Everybody Specialization
University of Michigan
2024
C Programming with Linux
IMT / Dartmouth College
2024
Object-Oriented Programming (C++)
University of London
2024
Introduction to Applied Cryptography
University of London
2023
Google Cybersecurity
Professional Certificate