Our Experts

Experts displayed by Region: Western Europe

Sasha Havlicek

Co-Founder and CEO

Sasha Havlicek is Co-Founder and CEO of ISD, having spearheaded ISD’s pioneering research and data analysis, digital education, policy advisory, training, tech and communications programmes.

Moustafa Ayad

Executive Director; Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA)

Moustafa Ayad is Executive Director at ISD for Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA).

Julia Ebner

Co-Executive Director, ISD Germany

Julia Ebner's research focuses on the far-right, online radicalisation, hate speech, disinformation and conspiracy myths. Based on undercover research within extremist movements, she published two bestselling books that have been translated into multiple languages, and recently published Going Mainstream: How Extremists Are Taking Over has just been released.

Francesca Arcostanzo

Director of Digital Analysis Unit

Francesca is ISD's Director of the Digital Analysis Unit, working to ensure our research methods, tools and approaches in the digital analysis space remain consistent and innovative.

Jakob Guhl

Director of Policy and Research, Counter-Extremism, Europe

Jakob Guhl works within the Digital Research Unit and with ISD Germany. His research focuses on the far-right, Islamist extremism, hate speech, disinformation and conspiracy theories.

Richard Kuchta

Senior Analyst

Richard is a Senior Analyst focusing on the research of extremism, FIMI, disinformation, and platform regulation, with a particular specialisation on the Digital Services Act.