ISN Staff

Adam joined the ISN in September 2011 as Head of the Editorial Content Team. He holds a BA in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University and an MA in Intelligence and Security Studies from the University of Salford. 

Adam has previously worked for the UK Defence Forum, the Transnational Crisis Project and for a defense and public affairs consultancy. While in these positions, he wrote extensively on defense and security issues for a wide audience, including UK Parliamentarians and those working in the defense industry. Immediately prior to his arrival at the ISN, Adam analyzed defense-industrial issues for Defence and Security Systems International Magazine, Defense Industry Daily and in his blog National Defence Industry Extra.

William joined the ISN in June 2011. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University, where he specialized in political philosophy and international relations, and a Master's degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Prior to his arrival at the ISN, he worked for Habitat for Humanity International.

As one of our Content Editors, Vivian Fritschi is currently responsible for producing Security Watch. She was previously a research associate and Director of the Young Leaders program at the CSIS's Pacific Forum, which is a Honolulu-based research institute that specializes in Asian affairs.

Vivian has a Master's Degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and received her Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and French Literature from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

Elias joined the ISN as a student editor in October 2011. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Comparative and International Studies at ETH Zurich, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Zurich.

Elias has worked as a research assistant for the Media and Communication Studies department at the University of Zurich, and has interned with the ISN previously, as well as with Swiss Radio and Television. He speaks English, German and some French.

Charles joined the ISN in February 2009 and has been the Head of Multimedia Content since April 2013. He previously worked as a staff editor and was primarily responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the ISN's Digital Library. He holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from St Joseph's College in Tamil Nadu, India, and a second Bachelor's in philosophy from Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth College in Pune, India. He speaks English, Hindi, Uraon, Nepali, Bengali and some German.

Michael Woods is a Multimedia Library Coordinator at the ISN. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Political Philosophy from the University of York and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Politics from Cardiff University. He speaks English and is busy building up his German.

Paulina Gruszczynski has over ten years of experience working in communications and external relations for international organizations. She has worked, for example, for UNICEF Headquarters in New York and Geneva as well as at the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. Paulina holds a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (with a minor in Russian). Besides English, she speaks French, Polish and some German.

Olivia Bucher joined the ISN as Student Library Coordinator in June 2013. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science at the University of Zurich. Prior to her immediate studies, she studied international relations in Geneva and performed data collection and management work in the private sector. She is fluent in German, English and French.

Piotr joined the ISN in October 2012 as a Communities Coordinator and became Head of Communities in January 2013. He previously served as a consultant on media relations, strategic and crisis communications, stakeholder engagement and management, and e-activism in ‘high risk’ topics (human rights, energy, healthcare, etc.). Additionally, in 2011 Piotr worked for the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. He holds an MSc in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a BSc in Administration and a BA in Communications from Concord University, West Virginia. He is fluent in English, German and Polish.

Julia joined the ISN in October 2012 as a Communities Coordinator, which means she is our point of contact for all partner-related issues. Prior to her arrival at the ISN, she  worked with the Public Information team of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in Vienna, Austria. She also interned with the German Mission to the United Nations in Vienna, the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania, and the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin.

Julia holds an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a BA in Politics and Economics from the University of Münster. Her research interests include the role of culture and religion in international relations and security, as well as environmental politics. She speaks German, English and French.

Marcus Klinge has been Head of ICT since May 2011. He joined the ISN in January 2008 as the Project Lead for Web Development and Services. Prior to that he worked as an index quality specialist for a European search engine firm and as an IT project manager for Credit Suisse.

Marcus has a degree in psychology and computer science from the University of Hamburg and has worked on web-related projects since 1998, with a particular focus on the development of content management systems for libraries and big information portals.

Marcus speaks German and English.

Thomas Bücklers joined the ISN as a Software Engineer in 2005.  He has a Master of Advanced Studies in Information Technology from the Hochschule für Technik Zürich (HSZ-T) and has previously worked as a Technical Trainer and Technical Support Engineer for Sony Switzerland.  He speaks English and German. 

Reto Schilliger joined the ISN in September 2008 as Head of its Training & ADL Competence Center (TACC). As part of his duties, he also acts as the Chairman of the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Advanced Distributed Learning Working Group (ADL WG), and a Rapid-e-Learning trainer-coach for the Swiss Department of Defense.

Prior to his arrival at the ISN, Reto spent more than 20 years shaping and leading numerous e-Learning projects for the industrial, defense and educational sectors. His specific areas of expertise include the following: technical documentation and performance support; multimedia  computer and web-based design, training and testing; project and team management; and the training of technical writers and e-learning authors.

Reto holds an MSc in Instructional Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, and has further formal qualifications in corporate communications. He and his team are happy to discuss the open source e-learning tools they have developed or administer with anyone who is interested in setting up e-learning programs of their own. The tools include the ILIAS SCORM Editor, the ISN Multimedia Slideshow Tool, the ISN Mobler Learning Cards App and more. 

Dr. Christian Glahn joined the ISN in February 2012 as a Researcher in the Training & ADL Competence Center (TACC), where he specializes in mobile technology learning and research.

Prior to joining the ISN, Christian was an assistant professor at the Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC), the Open University, The Netherlands. Christian has also worked on technology-enhanced learning (TEL) projects at the University of Innsbruck. His research interests focus on designing instructional methods and tools that broaden the way we learn, both formally and informally. He has published over thirty articles on this subject and has been involved in several national and international research and development projects on lifelong learning and educational technologies.

Christian is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAMLearn), chairs the SWITCH Mobile Learning SIG, and sits on the review boards of several scientific journals and conferences.

Evangelia joined the ISN in August 2012 as a mobile technology developer. She holds a MSc in Information and Communication Technologies in Education (ICT) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a BSc in Applied Computer Science from University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki.

Prior to joining the ISN, Evangelia worked on multiple mobile learning projects in London, including a European Commission-funded project on e-learning standards and semantic web technologies at St George’s, University of London. She has also worked in Greece, where she worked as an independent web developer and as an informatics teacher at primary schools at the Greek Ministry of Education.

Evangelia’s research interests are instructional design principles, cognitive learning theories, human computer interaction (HCI) and mobile learning. She has published articles on these subjects and has presented her findings at various conferences. She speaks Greek, English and German.