Eric is a Research Fellow at the Leiden Asia Centre. He has a background in computational Political Science and International Relations.
Since 2019, he has developed a few research portfolios at the Leiden Asia Centre:
On geopolitics of technology, Eric has worked on various topics including technical standardisation, internet governance, and strategic deterrence in cyberspace, under a project (2019-2023) led by Dr Rogier Creemers, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Eric is also Leiden Asia Centre’s leading expert on China-Russia relations. His work on co-operation between China and Russia in internet governance is also featured in the forthcoming Edward Elgar Handbook on China-Russia relations.
Methodologically, most of Eric’s work is data-driven. He has taught methodological workshops in 2020 and 2021 on quantitative analysis of Chinese text for fellow LAC researchers.
Currently, Eric is also a PhD researcher (2024-2028) at the Critical Infrastructure Lab, University of Amsterdam. His four-paper dissertation focuses on the role of technologies in contemporary practices of industrial policy in the EU, China and Russia, with a particular interest in technical standardisation.
