Talks

Academic presentations

  • “Unpacking the Effect of Regime Types on Responses to Misinformation,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2021.
  • “Great Power Competition for Geographic and Strategic Reach,” Department of Defense Symposium on Information Strategy and Political Warfare, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 22, 2021.
  • “The Securitization of ‘Fake News’ in Malaysia and Beyond,” Exploring Media Ecosystems Conference, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, March 2, 2020.
  • “Data and Democracy: Post-Cold War Cyber Ethics,” Tech Ethics and Governance: Conference on the Ethics of Emerging Tech, Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, April 19, 2019.
  • “AI Governance,” Student Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa, April 2018.

Select public and professional presentations

  • “How to Research Media Manipulation,” Big If True Seminar Series, Harvard Shorenstein Center, October 29, 2020.
  • “Media Manipulation: Life Cycle and Interventions,” United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, October 22, 2020.
  • “Election Security and Integrity,” Institute for Technology Law and Policy at Georgetown Law, October 14, 2020.
  • “Fighting a Two-Front War: Censorship and Disinformation in Southeast Asia,” Big If True Seminar Series, Harvard Shorenstein Center, July 10, 2020.
  • “Covid-19 Pandemic, The Media, Social Networks, Misinformation & Fake News: Lessons Learnt,” Red de Acción Política (Political Action Network), July 2, 2020.
  • “Protecting Digital Communities in Democracies from the Global Reach of Authoritarian Countries,” Rightscon, Tunis, June 14, 2019.
  • “How Small Countries Survive: A Human Rights Dilemma With Respect To Asymmetrical Disinformation War,” Rightscon, Tunis, June 13, 2019.
  • “Combating Fake News: Exploring Approaches For Protecting The Messenger And The Message,” Rightscon, Tunis, June 12, 2019.
  • “Disinformation, Fake News, and Violent Extremism,” Canadian Cyber Dialogue, Ottawa, November 8, 2018.