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Emile Dirks

Emile Dirks is a senior research associate at the Citizen Lab. His research explores contemporary Chinese politics, state surveillance, and transnational repression.

September 25, 2025

John Scott-Railton is a leading expert on spyware, phishing, and information operations, with a global reputation for exposing sophisticated threats. As Senior Researcher at the Citizen Lab he leads the Targeted Threats team, collaborating with at-risk individuals and partners around the world to expose abuses and drive policy change

September 25, 2025

Bill Marczak is a senior researcher at the Citizen Lab, a co-founder of Bahrain Watch, and a post-doctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, where he completed a PhD in Computer Science under the advisorship of Vern Paxson.

September 25, 2025

Bahr Abdul Razzak is an expert in cybersecurity and a security researcher at the Citizen Lab. He investigates cyber threats posed by nation-states and has contributed to revealing major cyber espionage activities and digital attacks targeting dissidents and journalists worldwide.

September 25, 2025
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Ron Deibert

Ron Deibert (O.C., O.Ont.) is a professor of political science and the founder and director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. His research focuses on the intersections of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.

September 25, 2025
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