About

About

I came to technology through questions about power, information, and harm.

Abstract portrait stand-in for Abdullah b. Tariq

My work has moved across digital rights research, platform accountability, data collection systems, and software development. I am currently studying MSc Information Technology at the University of Glasgow and building CivicSec Lab.

What I focus on

Digital rights

Research and advocacy around online harms, privacy, and access.

Data systems

Pipelines and workflows for collecting, cleaning, and organising evidence.

Platform accountability

Policy and research work on how platforms affect public life.

Public-interest technology

Tools built around practical civic needs and responsible review.

Timeline

  1. Education

    Political Science and Data Analytics

    FCCU

    A foundation in politics, institutions, and applied data.

  2. Past work

    Digital rights research

    Digital Rights Foundation

    Work across platform accountability, online harms, and policy research.

  3. Past work

    Marketplace data pipeline

    LUMS/MHRC

    Research infrastructure for large-scale marketplace data.

  4. Current

    MSc Information Technology

    University of Glasgow

    Formal technical study alongside public-interest project work.

  5. Current

    CivicSec Lab

    Open-source project

    Security, privacy, and incident workflows for civic organisations.

Outside work

The Personal page collects the lighter parts of the site: poetry, hiking, padel, cats, cooking, cars, 3D animation, and illustration.

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