Mariana Puente Lera·

Graduate student in the Master's in International Relations with a concentration in Global Security, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation. Her previous training is linked to Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, which brings an interdisciplinary perspective to her profile on the links between human behavior, power, technology, and democratic life.

She is a candidate for a fellowship at the Center for New Technology, Innovation and Security, where she develops a line of research in the Democratic Innovation Lab on emerging mass surveillance technologies, State, gender, and democratic backsliding.

She is also part of the Women, Peace and Security chapter at American University. Her interests are focused on the study of international security, human rights, democratic innovation, and the political challenges posed by new technologies.