Karim Farhat

Assistant Director of the Internet Governance Project

Member Of:
  • Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
Office Phone: 404-894-6822
Office Location: 685 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Email Address: karimfarhat@gatech.edu

Overview

Education:
  • Ph.D. in Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021
  • M.A. in Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, 2013

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Telecommunications policy
Research Interests:
Internet governance, digitization of money, cryptocurrency, and US-China relations.
Research Fields:
  • Cybersecurity
  • Emerging Technology and Security
  • Ethics and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • Industrial Organization
  • Information Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Information and Communications Technology Policy
  • International Diffusion and Innovation in IT
  • International Security Policy
  • International Trade
  • Macroeconomics
  • Media Studies
  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
  • Science, Technology, and International Policy
  • Wicked Problems
Geographic
Focuses:
  • Middle East
  • United States
Issues:
  • Foreign Policy
  • Free Market Economics
  • National Security
  • Political Economy
  • Politics
  • Science and Technology
  • Surveillance
  • Technology and Innovation

Courses

  • PUBP-6502: IT/Comm/Telecom Policy

Publications

No Recent Publications Reported

Updated:  Jan 21st, 2026 at 11:50 AM