Paris School of Economics, France
I have an undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Edinburgh.
During this 4 year scottish masters degree I have taken classes including ‘Internet and Society’ which looked at issues spanning the birth of the internet to theories of surveillance capitalism and attention economies. I also most recently completed a course in ‘European Union politics and foreign power’. This gave me a far better grasp on how the EU regulates.
My final year economics dissertation looked at the important economic distinction between automation and augmentation in the context of AI’s effect on labour and expertise.
Fellow Report
The 2026 EuroSSIG fellowship allowed me to participate in a week of deep discussion and learning on the topic of internet infrastructure and regulation. The sessions themselves were well curated and presented, I really enjoyed how interactive many of them were and how applied the content was. The breakout sessions which followed the expert presentations allowed us to ask questions in a less formal, small group setting. Amongst many other things, my eyes were open to the world of DNS squatting, the role of registry and registrars, the issues around Domain and IP blocking and how organisations like ICANN, Verisign, Denic, internet society, identity digital etc. operate. Having often heard these names bandied around, it was a great relief to get a clearer sense of what they represented. I was delighted to find that I left EuroSSIG with a far better understanding of who made up these bodies, what they were responsible for and how they fit together in the greater internet governance ecosystem.
The sessions at EuroSSIG also allowed me to consider and envisage where I might be able to place myself in the internet governance world, imaging potential futures and trajectories for myself in this space.
The faculty were friendly, encouraging and engaging. The after and between session socialisation with faculty and fellows was as important and informative as the organised sessions themselves. It allowed us to speak and reflect on our own interests, allowing for more personalised learning and connection making.
The fellows were excellently selected. This is perhaps what impressed me the most. They all had palpable interest and passion for the subject of internet governance as well as a strong desire to learn. They had highly relevant and diverse experiences which made our conversations during breaks very engaging and informative. It was lovely to hear what the fellows were working on in the field and how they were contributing differently to this space. We found that when we had group discussions we were truly multi-stakeholder, representing many sectors holding diverse and at times conflicting persuasions depending on our backgrounds. This made all our discussions rich and thought provoking. What a wonderful way to spend a week!