Shahin Modarres serves as an Associate Researcher at Mediterranean Platform and a Lecturer at the University Of Rome Tor Vergata. Their academic background includes a Master's degree in Public Policies with a major in Security Studies, a Diploma of Education in Civil-Military Cooperation (COCIM), and an Advanced Diploma in Global Diplomacy for Energy Transition. Modarres's interests span Critical Security Studies (CSS), Radicalization, Intelligence, Defense, and Political Philosophy.