I am a social scientist interested in the 'making of' digital technologies and policies. In addition, I research and practice interdisciplinary and collaborative inquiry as a way to address societal challenges.

My academic journey started with pursuing a BSc in Geography and Geology, where I gained an appreciation for nature and understood the urgency of environmental issues. This led me to embarking on a PhD programme where I explored the notions of sustainability expertise in climate policy design. I was curious to find out how sustainability practitioners work together across sectors and what "works" for them when it comes to policy design. These epistemological questions naturally led me to a field called Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Before joining Bristol, I worked on two STS projects analysing and evaluating inter- and transdisciplinary projects in robotics and sustainability. While cross-faculty collaborations are the norm in contemporary academia, for early-career researchers, they are still often a risky endeavour. What can universities and funders to do build capabilities and networks for collaborative research?

Encouraged by the possibilities (if not challenges) of interisciplinarity, I joined the University of Bristol (Cyber Security Research Group) where I've worked on the three projects exploring social scientific understandings of technical expertise during the implementation of cyber security regulations. This is an exciting area, which brings together engineers, IT experts, lawyers, regulators and sector-specific expertise. As cyber security regulations I research pertain to the critical infrastructures, I am mainly interested in sectors like water, energy or transport.

In addition, I continue my service at the environmental science-policy interface as a member of Bristol's Advisory Committee on Climate Change where I lead a policy working group.