Ehsan Nouri is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia. He holds a PhD in management information systems from Simon Fraser University, following undergraduate training in electrical engineering and a master’s in information technology management from the University of Tehran. Grounded in social psychology, information systems, and complex systems theory, his research explores how digital platforms reshape collective behavior by tracing the bottom-up emergence of collaboration, consensus, conflict, emotional synchrony, cultural evolution, and other complex social dynamics.
He is interested in how these processes power or paralyze democratic practices such as civic engagement, grassroots mobilization, and collaborative decision-making in digital environments. His work informs platform governance, public policy, political campaigning, and volunteer coordination to strengthen democratic resilience in networked societies.
Nouri is an active member of the Association for Information Systems and the Academy of Management and has held leadership roles within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
