JEAN-ROMAIN ROY

Software engineer and data scientist developing systems for monitoring, analysis, and decision support in fragile contexts.

jeanromainroy@protonmail.com

Foreign Interference

Canada (2024)

Automated detection of officials, media outlets and influencers pushing foreign-aligned narratives in Canadian public discourse.

Foreign Interference
Knowledge, Attitudes & Practices of Weapon Bearers

Attitudes of Weapon Bearers

Ukraine (2023)

Research on combatants’ knowledge, attitudes and practices related to the Laws of Armed Conflict.

Documenting Destruction

Ukraine (2022)

Verification and documentation of damage to cultural and civilian infrastructure in frontline cities using CCTV footage, satellite imagery, social media and field assessments.

Conflict monitoring in Ukraine
Digital health centers in Africa

Last-Mile Digitization

Congo, Kenya, Rwanda (2019 - 2022)

Digitisation of handwritten health records in remote clinics using phone-based OCR to improve data access, reduce delays and support national health systems.

Incitement & Disinformation Monitoring

Lebanon, Brazil, Ivory Coast (2021 - 2022)

Development of media-monitoring tools to identify coordinated disinformation and incitement to violence; included training of local teams in actor mapping and annotation protocols.

Online narrative monitoring