Bio
Branka Marijan is a CIGI senior fellow and a senior researcher at Project Ploughshares. She is a lecturer in the Master of Global Affairs program at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.
At Ploughshares, Branka leads research on the military and security implications of emerging technologies. Her work examines concerns regarding the development of autonomous weapons systems and the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics on security provision. Her research interests include trends in warfare, civilian protection, use of drones and civil-military relations.
She holds a Ph.D. from the Balsillie School of International Affairs with a specialization in conflict and security. She has conducted research on post-conflict societies and published academic articles and reports on the impacts of conflict on civilians and diverse issues of security governance, including security sector reform.
Branka closely follows United Nations disarmament efforts and attends international and national consultations and conferences. She is a board member of the Peace and Conflict Studies Association of Canada and a research fellow at the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement at the University of Waterloo.