Lab Alumni

Hrishita is an incoming doctoral student in International Relations at American University’s School of International Service, starting fall 2026. From 2023-2026, she worked as lead Research Assistant to Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro and Research Associate at the IPPL.

Henry is a sophomore at UC Berkeley majoring in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy. His interests include international security and political theory – particularly revolving around debates on free will, moral responsibility and agency. 

Kyle is a sophomore at Stanford studying international relations and data science. On campus, he’s an Undergrad Senator, the Director General of the Stanford Model UN Conference, and researching international security and policing outreach with Professor Mastro.

Marie is a junior at Indiana University Bloomington majoring in Law and Public Policy and serves as the president of the Effective Altruism Club. She has a deep interest in AI safety, conducts independent research in AI governance, co-organizes an Evals Methodology Bootcamp.

Brynn graduated from Stanford, majoring in Science, Technology, and Society with a concentration in Communication and Media, and minoring in East Asian Studies with a focus on China.  She has worked with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Justice Conviction Review Unit on issues of wrongful conviction. 

Clara Lu is a senior studying Symbolic Systems at Stanford University. Prior to Stanford, she was at Georgetown's Walsh School of Foreign Service for one year majoring in International Politics. She has a strong interest in China global affairs, especially its intersection with AI and technology. 

Emanuela works as the Research Assistant to Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro. She graduated in International Studies from the University of Trento in 2023 and she is now majoring in International Relations, particularly in Global Security, at University of Sapienza.

Kasha is a senior at Stanford studying Economics and Italian.

Shining is a rising senior studying Economics and International Relations at Stanford University. Over the summer, she’s been working with Dr. Mastro on China’s relationships with other countries. In her free time, she’s interested in photography and fencing.

Elsa is a junior at Stanford University majoring in Economics. Last summer, she interned at the Hudson Institute under Senior Fellow Thomas Duesterberg to evaluate the social safety net in China. She is interested in international development broadly and China’s economy.