The AISD Forum 🤖 ⋂ 🛡️ (AI, Security & Defense) cordially invites you to a special public presentation by Kevin Limonier (French Institute of Geopolitics, Paris 8; GEODE), who will provide an integrated perspective connecting the Russian concept of cyberspace and geography. This event is a part of AISD's Fall '25 series on "Influence Operations".
Title: Special topics on Cyber Geopolitics
Speaker: Kevin Limonier (Associate Professor, French Institute of Geopolitics, Paris 8; GEODE)
Date: 04 December 2025 12h00~13h00 Boston (18h00~19h00 Paris)
Hosts: Phil Tinn & Olivia Houck
About: Kevin Limonier is an associate professor in Slavic studies at the French Institute of Geopolitics (Paris 8 University). He is also deputy director of the GEODE center and scientific director of the observatory of the Russian-speaking infosphere, a research structure dedicated to the analysis of post-Soviet digital spaces. He is a lecturer in several courses on cybernetic issues (Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan … etc.) and was for several years a lecturer at the Russian State University of Humanities (RGGU, Moscow). His research focuses on the development of new methods of mapping cyberspace, especially in the post-Soviet context. He is a specialist of the Russian-speaking Internet (Ru.net : geopolitics of Russian-speaking cyberspace, ed. L’Inventaire, coll. ” les carnets de l’Observatoire “, Paris, 2018) and of territorial innovation policies in the USSR and in contemporary Russia (L’Archipel des savants : histoire des anciennes villes d’élite du complexe scientifique soviétique, ed. B2, Paris, 2017).
Registration: Click on the "Register for this event" red button to the right. Non-MIT alumni participants are welcome.
Upcoming from Fall '25 AISD Series on "Influence Operations":
20 Nov Emerging Under Regulatory Umbrella: Combating Russian Disinformation via International Law Instruments with Tetiana Avdieieva (Digital Security Lab, Ukraine)
04 Dec Topics on Cyber-Geopolitics with Keving Limonier (Paris 8 University; GEODE)
11 Dec Misinformation on WhatsApp: Insights from a large data donation program with Kiran Garimella (Rutgers University)
⚠️ More talks to be announced soon for December.
About: the AISD Forum is a collaborative initiative built with the support of the MIT Alumni Association (Norway, France & Germany). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of MIT.
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