I am a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. Previously, I undertook a PhD in Computational Social Science at University College London (UCL).

Research

My primary research area is polarization on social media, particularly as it relates to people’s informational and cultural environments. I am interested in how sociopolitical divides contribute to, or are affected by, external factors like lifestyle choices and media consumption. Beyond that, I am also interested in how recommendation algorithms and social media network effects relate to polarization through homogenization.

Education

• PhD in Computer Science
  University College London (UCL)
  Primary advisor: Prof. Emiliano De Cristofaro
  Secondary advisor: Dr. Tristan Caulfield
• MSc in Behavioural Science
  Durham University
  Kurt Lewin Prize as cohort top performer
  Dissertation supervisor: Dr. Andrew Marcinko
• BSc in Psychology
  University of East Anglia
  British Psychological Society Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Performance (cohort top performer)
  Dissertation supervisor: Dr. Charles Seger

Personal

I was born in Limassol, Cyprus. In my free time, you will catch me reading anything from fantasy books to non-fiction, playing the guitar, writing music, homebrewing, or experimenting with new food recipes (to varying levels of success). When I can’t be bothered to do any of those, I’ll probably be playing whatever caught my eye on Steam that week.