Data, computations, and investigations.
I’m Christo, an award-winning programmer and investigative journalist based in Vienna. My expertise lies in developing tools and methods for data-driven investigations. I primarily focus on documentation of human rights violations, AI and the datafied society, disinformation, and the construction of datasets. My work involved devising innovative methodologies and developing software to conduct investigations. For additional information and ways to reach out to me, please visit the About page.
Selected Work:
Summary
- Title
- LAION-5B
- Tagline
- Investigating LAION-5B, a foundation dataset containing 5.8 billion image and text pairs.
- Topics
- InvestigationAIDataset
- Collaborators
- Jer Thorp, Knowing Machines, Der SPIEGEL, Paper Trail Media
- Released
![LAION-5B](/_astro/laion-5b.AeFR8Dbs.jpg)
Summary
- Title
- Built to Last
- Tagline
- Thousands of satellite images reveal a vast infrastructure for detention and incarceration.
- Topics
- InvestigationHuman Rights
- Collaborators
- Alison Killing, Megha Rajagopalan, Buzzfeed News
- Released
![Built to Last](/_astro/built-to-last.yNfIeaxb.jpg)
Summary
- Title
- Storykillers: Team Jorge
- Tagline
- Inside the disinformation-for-hire industry.
- Topics
- Investigation
- Collaborators
- Forbidden Stories, Der SPIEGEL, Paper Trail Media, Der Standard, Le Monde, The Guardian
- Released
![Storykillers: Team Jorge](/_astro/team-jorge.dJk_LAS7.jpg)
Summary
- Title
- Data Scores
- Tagline
- Map the uses of data analytics and algorithms in public services in the UK.
- Topics
- Tools & Methods
- Collaborators
- Lina Dencik, Arne Hintz, Joanna Redden, Harry Warne, Olivia Solis, Data Justice Lab
- Released
![Data Scores](/_astro/data-scores.2wZtS6Hu.jpg)
Summary
- Title
- Syrian Archive
- Tagline
- Preserve documentation of human rights violations committed by all parties to conflict in Syria.
- Topics
- Human Rights
- Collaborators
- Mnemonic
![Syrian Archive](/_astro/syrian-archive.yhV983Ps.jpg)
Summary
- Title
- Vulkan Files
- Tagline
- Revealing Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics.
- Topics
- Investigation
- Collaborators
- Der SPIEGEL, Paper Trail Media, Der Standard, Tamedia, Le Monde, SZ
- Released
![Vulkan Files](/_astro/vulkan-files.jhLbVoKZ.jpg)
Summary
- Title
- Sugarcube
- Tagline
- Monoidal data pipelines for human rights documentation.
- Topics
- Tools & MethodsHuman Rights
- Released
![Sugarcube](/_astro/sugarcube.yHVQOsPk.jpg)