Francesca is a DPhil candidate at the Oxford Department of International Development. She holds a MSc in Media and Communications for the London School of Economics (LSE), and a BA in European Social and Political studies from University College London (UCL).

She is interested in investigating the moral risks and potentialities of the use of new technologies in humanitarianism and diplomacy, with a focus on the the ethical and social implications of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) technology.