Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, Collaboration, and Public Communication at Diponegoro University, Indonesia, where he is also an Associate Professor specializing in Digital Politics and Democracy.

Concurrently, he also serves as the Director of the Centre for Media and Democracy at LP3ES. Over the past half-decade, he has contributed significantly to the discourse on Indonesian democracy through a comprehensive book series published by LP3ES.

His scholarly work extends to various esteemed journals, including “Contemporary Southeast Asia", "The International Journal of Press/Politics", and "Media Asia”.


His research focuses prominently on the intersection of digital activism, state repression, cyber terrorism, cyber troops, social media propaganda, hate speech, gendered disinformation, media freedom, and the broader dynamics shaping digital democracy in Southeast Asia.

His expertise underscores a deep commitment to understanding and analyzing the evolving landscape of digital politics within the region.