Dahlia Peterson is a Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where she focuses on China's AI surveillance programs and U.S.-China talent flows. Prior to joining CSET, she researched how China harnesses predictive policing algorithms and facial, voice, and gait recognition technologies for its AI-powered surveillance programs. She has presented her research at the Internet Freedom Festival and at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Previously, Dahlia interned for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), the State Department’s Virtual Student Foreign Service, and the Foreign Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Dahlia holds a BA in Economics and Chinese Language with a minor in China Studies from the University of California, Berkeley (Phi Beta Kappa), and is concurrently pursuing an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
