I am a Research Scientist at the Research and Innovation Center at Matej Bel University, where I also co-founded and co-direct the Institute for Democracy and the Data & Society Lab. I develop and apply empirical methods and instruments to study political behavior and public opinion, as well as the security challenges of information and communication technologies across countries, with particular interest in Central and Eastern Europe. I founded and lead the Volebný Kompas Panel, the largest longitudinal panel of its kind in post-socialist Europe, tracking how citizens think about politics, democracy, and society.

My work has appeared in Political Analysis, European Journal of Political Research, and Scientific Data, among other venues. I have led or contributed to several international research projects: under Horizon Europe, I currently lead a work package in EMMELO and head UMB’s participation in RESISTANCE, having previously co-coordinated BRRIDGE. Beyond that, I also served as PI on the VAIA-funded POSILA project, with further work supported by IBM, MIT, and OSF, among other funders.

I hold an IBM-funded PhD (with distinction) in International Relations. I graduated from Matej Bel University and King’s College London, and completed further research training in political methodology at Harvard University. I am an affiliate of the European Governance and Politics Programme at the European University Institute and have been a CMDS fellow at the Center for Media, Data and Society at Central European University. I have provided advice to institutions including the European Commission and Meta Platforms. In my work, I strive to cross disciplinary boundaries and work together with people across sectors to create meaningful and impactful change — for my work I was named on the Forbes’ 30 under 30 list.

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