I am a Technologist, Activist, and Writer based in Berlin, Germany and Charlottesville, Virginia. My background is in computational mathematics and research engineering. I also study far-right extremism and write often about the topic.
I am passionate about good technological citizenship and believe strongly in building an equitable internet that fosters collaboration, community, and autonomy. In this space you will find posts about math and technology, writings on politics, and whatever else I find reflects my view of the world. Thank you for stopping by.
-Emily

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He once defended the poor in court. Now he defends white supremacists.

Ian Shapira from Washington Post wrote this story about Elmer Woodard, Chris Cantwell’s defense attorney, and how he misgendered me in court.

2018: Setting Intentions

When a hard year ends, sometimes the best thing to do is look forward. So I wanted to revisit this blog with the purpose to set some intentions for 2018. In 2017 I put a lot more of myself into things I didn’t see coming: doing activism in Charlottesville, traveling, speaking, and more. It took a toll. I lost a lot. So for 2018 I want to spend more time on the things that make me whole. ...

Queer People and People of Color React to Charlottesville Activism (Teen Vogue)
No, Mr Trump, we're not the same as the neo-Nazis
I saw the attack in Charlottesville, I knew it was coming
Here’s What Really Happened In Charlottesville
Alt-right rally: Charlottesville braces for violence
What is Victory, What is Failure?
No, The White Supremacists Aren't Looking For Attention
President Trump Complicates Healthcare for Transgender Americans (Out.com)

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— currently reading —

Girlfriends

Emily Zhou

Finnegans Wake

James Joyce , James Joyce

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— projects —

Left✊ to Our Own Devices

A blog about preparedness from a community-oriented point of view.

skeeter-deleter

A tool for regularly purging your Bluesky social media feeds.

whentheycamedown

A people’s history of the removal of statues honoring racists, slave owners, and colonizers, largely during the Uprising in the Summer of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.

HowHateSleeps

A study of the daily lives of violent far-right actors using court records to peer inside their living spaces.

Youth Equity and Sexuality Lab

I advise the Youth Equity and Sexuality Lab at Suffolk University, a research lab focused on promoting positive adolescent and young adult sexuality development; preventing sexual violence; and fighting fascism, cis-hetero-patriarchy, and white supremacy.

I am an advisory board member of The Prosecution Project, a data-driven project studying the patterns of prosecution of extremism, terrorism, and political violence.

Advancing Data Justice

I am an advisory board member of the Advancing Data Justice project, a collaboration between the Alan Turing Institute, the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), and individuals and communities across the globe.

The opinions shared on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization listed above.

— key technologies —

python

Comfortable with many architectures and frameworks.

Azure

I can set up most services with IaC and understand the basic concepts to a practical degree.

AZ-900, DP-900, AI-900, SC-900

Apache Airflow

Can build complex dags and optimize workflows, familiar with metadata model.

F#

denotes recent progress. For a more complete overview, see my CV.

— languages —

English

American, Mother Tongue

Deutsch

Can engage in daily conversation.

B2 Zertifikat 2022 (Goethe Institut)

Español

Lapsed

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