Sergei Pashakhin (M.A., HSE University) is a Scientific Programmer at the CRC Media of Cooperation and an Instructor of Digital Media and Methods at the University of Siegen. They are also a Doctoral Candidate at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS), focusing on Digital Transformations. Their research interests include digital platforms, autocratization, and computational methods.

Sergei Pashakhin is a political communication researcher whose work focuses on digital and social media in autocratizing countries. They are a Doctoral Candidate at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS), focusing on Digital Transformations. Concurrently, they serve as a Scientific Programmer at the CRC Media of Cooperation and an Instructor of Digital Media and Methods at the University of Siegen. Prior to their current roles, Sergei was a Junior Research Fellow at the Social & Cognitive Informatics Laboratory and a Lecturer at HSE University in Saint Petersburg. Their work has been published in journals such as Political Communication and Media, War & Conflict, as well as in conference proceedings including Social Informatics. Two of their papers, one of which is based on their Master's thesis, received the Top Paper Award from the Political Communication Division of the International Communication Association.