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 —

The feds need to up their game against domestic extremists, say critics

I was interviewed by NBC’s Anna Schecter to discuss how white supremacist domestic extremists are being handled by law enforcement.

Facing White Supremacy After Brexit

On April 24, 2019, I joined a panel hosted by the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University in London to talk about white supremacy after Brexit and what that means for British politics going forward. I am neither British nor an expert on British politics, but I was pleased to offer a voice discussing the international ties of white supremacist organizing and the influences that has on shifting mainstream political discouse in the United Kingdom. ...

Live video of New Zealand shooting puts tech on defensive
The Proud Boys: A Republican Party Street Gang (Political Research Associates)
New database tracks the prosecution of right-wing extremists
The Data Scientist Tracking America’s White Supremacists
The Pittsburgh Shooting Proves Trump Emboldens Racists — & Social Media Empowers Them (Refinery29)
He once defended the poor in court. Now he defends white supremacists.
Queer People and People of Color React to Charlottesville Activism (Teen Vogue)
No, Mr Trump, we're not the same as the neo-Nazis

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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.