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

— latest reads —

— white supremacy —

Book Report: My Monticello

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s debut presents a chilling vision of a future civil war in America, but it is not about the future. Instead, this collection of short stories, told through a lens of Blackness, excellence, sorrow, and futility, is a mirror that shows us the many blemishes and scars that mark our soul. It’s a heartbreaking, piercing work. ...

Spencer not a Repenter

Richard Spencer hasn’t changed. If he had, his repentance might have begun with an apology to me. ...

Mike Signer Failed Charlottesville and Continues to Avoid Accountability
The American Communion
The Subtle Spread of Hateful Memes: Examining Engagement Intentions Among Parents of Adolescents
Aus dem Verkehr gezogen
What Will Jurors Make of Charlottesville Trial Defendants’ Incoherent Defense?
White Supremacists Have Returned to Charlottesville in Another Attempt to “Unite the Right”
Matthew Heimbach and the Left’s Vulnerability to Fascist Infiltration
Talk Town x FLUID Festival (World Pride Copenhagen)

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— currently reading —

Tender Is The Night

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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— projects —

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.

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.

HowHateSleeps

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

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.

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.

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

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

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