Nandika.

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About Me

International Humanitarian Law • Transitional Justice • Security Governance • AI & Conflict

A short professional narrative

I am a researcher working at the intersection of international security, arms control, and international humanitarian law. My work focuses on how legal frameworks, strategic stability concerns, and technological change interact in contemporary armed conflict and global security governance.

Based in Geneva, I am currently pursuing advanced study in transitional justice, human rights, and the rule of law, while developing a parallel research focus on international security, disarmament, and governance of emerging military technologies. My work examines how legal and institutional frameworks respond to armed conflict, accountability challenges, and evolving forms of violence, including those shaped by autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and broader changes in the security environment.

I currently contribute to research on arms control and disarmament policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, while also drawing on experience from the International Committee of the Red Cross, where I worked on issues related to state practice, weapons reviews under Article 36, and protection frameworks under IHL.

My background combines training in computer science and law, allowing me to approach international security questions through both legal analysis and technical awareness of emerging technologies. I am particularly interested in how open-source research, satellite imagery analysis, and structured information verification can contribute to transparency and accountability in international security contexts.


Core research areas

  • Arms control, disarmament, and strategic stability
  • Legal regulation of autonomous weapons and military AI
  • Weapons governance and compliance under international humanitarian law
  • Nuclear risk reduction and emerging security technologies
  • Open-source analysis and information verification in security research

Approach

My work aims to bridge legal scholarship and practical security policy. I focus on producing research that is analytically rigorous while remaining relevant to multilateral processes, policy discussions, and institutional decision-making in the international security community.

“Security governance is strongest when law, policy, and technical understanding evolve together.”

— personal research principle