Nicolai Pogadl is a project manager at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia University, and a researcher at its Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab (DMAP Lab). He focuses on policy-oriented and collaborative research projects at the intersection of emerging technologies, international security, atrocity prevention, and human rights.In the context of his work Nicolai organized a Global Diplomacy Lab in Montreal, conducted a summer research project at the MIT Media Lab, and advised two teams at a Stanford University "Hacking for Diplomacy" course.Nicolai studied International Affairs in St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he also volunteered as an IT project manager and organizer for the St. Gallen Symposium.