Biographie

Dr. Melanie Kolbe-Guyot is Head of Policy at the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL where she also directs the Digital Trust Fellowship Program for young researchers working at the intersection of tech and policy. 

Hailing from Berlin, Germany, Melanie has studied Political Science and International Affairs in Germany and the United States, and received her PhD from the University of Georgia in 2015. She previously served as an Assistant Professor for Political Science and International Affairs at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, with a focus on public policy and political economy. 

Melanie is passionate about bridging the gap between policy and tech, working towards bringing technologists to work on policy-questions and providing technical translations for legislators and regulators to enable a better understanding of technology.