About
Biography
I am a doctoral researcher at the University of Vienna, where I specialise in the intersection of public international law and nuclear non-proliferation with a focus on the institutional design of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. More specifically, my dissertation explores the possibility of judicial settlement of nuclear safeguards disputes, with which I seek to determine whether a practicable reality exists for justiciability in an area often dominated by political considerations. My academic background further includes an LL.M. in Public International Law from the University of Nottingham, a University Diploma in International Nuclear Law from the University of Montpellier and an LL.B. in International and European Law from The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
My published research output to date enjoys high-level recognition. I have written a peer-reviewed article on the JCPoA, which has been cited in reports of the United Nations International Law Commission. My academic output further includes regular contributions at conferences organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the T.M.C. Asser Institute, and Uppsala University. To align my scholarship with industry good practices, I maintain active memberships in the International Nuclear Law Association and the World Institute for Nuclear Security, among others. Collectively, these efforts reflect my broader interest in the relationship between doctrinal legal scholarship and the realpolitik underlying contemporary nuclear governance.
Beyond academia, I have gained professional experience in the nuclear sector, including Fusion for Energy (F4E), which works on the ITER project, British Pugwash, and the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria in Vienna.
Research Interests
- Public International Law: Sources of International Law
Law of International Organisations
International Law of Treaties
International Nuclear Law
International Space Law - International Security: Nuclear Non-proliferation
Nuclear Safeguards
Nuclear Security
Disarmament
Space Weaponisation
Publications
Articles in progress
Do spaceships dream of safeguards inspectors?In progress- Nuclear disarmament beyond the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsIn progress
Published articles
- The International Atomic Energy Agency's nuclear safeguards as legally binding standardsProceedings of the 2022 International Safeguards Symposium (2023) IAEA publication
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The JCPoA and its legal status: If it walks like a treaty, does it quack like a treaty?Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law 13 (2022) pp. 250-264
Affiliations
Fellowships
- Ars Iuris Vienna – Advanced Research School in Law and JurisprudenceFellow
Scholarships
- University of ViennaScholarship to attend Pompeu Fabra University's Doctoral Seminar, 2025 - Barcelona, Spain
- T.M.C. Asser InstituteScholarships to attend the International Arms Control Law Hub's Doctoral seminars, 2023 & 2024 - The Hague, The Netherlands
- Uppsala UniversityScholarship to attend the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament's Cross-Disciplinary Conference, 2023 - Uppsala, Sweden
- International Atomic Energy AgencyScholarship to attend the First International Conference on Nuclear Law: The Global Debate, 2022 - Vienna, Austria
- British PugwashScholarship to attend the ISODARCO Winter Course, 2020 - Andalo, Italy
- University of NottinghamBeverley Roberts Postgraduate Scholarship for Law Courses to attend the International School of Nuclear Law, 2019 - Montpellier, France
Membership in professional organisations
- World Institute for Nuclear SecurityMember
- Asian Academy of International LawMember
- Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)Member – Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI)
- Student/Young Pugwash UKMember
- International Nuclear Law AssociationMember
Talks
2025
- Uppsala University, Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament, Uppsala, SwedenAnnual Cross-Disciplinary Conference: Paths to Disarmament in Times of Nuclear Threats, 12–13 June 2025
Title of presentation: Do spaceships dream of safeguards inspectors? - Pompeu Fabra University, The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, Barcelona, SpainDoctoral Seminar — Legal Research in the Digital Age, 23–24 January 2025
Title of presentation: Do spaceships dream of safeguards inspectors?
2024
- T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Arms Control Law Hub, The Hague, The NetherlandsDoctoral Seminar on The Effectiveness of Arms Control Treaties, 10–11 June 2024
Title of presentation: Judicial settlement of nuclear safeguards disputes: utopian dream or practicable reality? - T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Arms Control Law Hub, The Hague, The NetherlandsDoctoral Seminar on Arms Control Negotiations, 7–8 March 2024
Title of presentation: Re-thinking nuclear safeguards within the International Atomic Energy Agency
2023
- T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Arms Control Law Hub, The Hague, The NetherlandsDoctoral Seminar on Historical Insights into Arms Control Law, 14–15 December 2023
Title of presentation: Judicial settlement of nuclear safeguards disputes: utopian dream or practicable reality? - Uppsala University, Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament, Uppsala, SwedenAnnual Cross-Disciplinary Conference: Nuclear Disarmament at a Crossroads, 14–15 June 2023
Title of presentation: Nuclear Disarmament beyond the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
2022
- International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, AustriaSymposium on International Safeguards 2022: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future, 31 October – 4 November 2022
Title of presentation: The International Atomic Energy Agency's nuclear safeguards as legally binding standards
2021
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, The NetherlandsAlumni event, 25 February 2021
Topic of online presentation: What's next after an LL.B.?
2020
- University of Warwick, Warwick, United KingdomAnnual Conference British Pugwash - Warwick Technology and Peace Conference, 7 March 2020
Title of presentation: Space weaponisation: A legal perspective