Florian Burnat 

 florian.burnat@bristol.ac.uk 

Year 1 Student - 2025 Cohort - Cohort 7

I recently completed an MSc in Business Analytics after several years working as a lawyer and consultant, where I focused on regulatory, technological, and organisational challenges in digital environments. Along the way, I developed a strong interest in how complex networks behave under uncertainty and how human decision-making and strategic incentives shape online systems.

My current research interest is the spread of misinformation in social and algorithmic networks, particularly how different spreading mechanisms interact and how these patterns can help inform better cyber-defence strategies. I’m especially interested in combining network analysis, machine learning, and behavioural insights.