Ivan Zaccagnini — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Researcher in Technology and Geopolitics at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich.
Holds a joint Ph.D. from LUISS Guido Carli University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), awarded cum laude.
Graduated from Roma Tre University with an M.A. in International Relations: Peace, War, and Security.
Co-authored studies on military drones and air warfare, published in International Security and Security Studies.
Research interests include Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, Future of War, and Great Power Competition.

Biography

Dr. Ivan Zaccagnini is a senior researcher in Technology and Geopolitics at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. He defended his joint Ph.

D. thesis, "Europe's Place in US–China Technology Competition. Insights from Wedging, Binding and Dynamic Sequencing," in April 2026, earning the title cum laude from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).