Bogdan Romanov

Bogdan Romanov is a Junior Research Fellow in E-Governance at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies. His work focuses on digital governance, online voting, and the intersection of technology with authoritarian and hybrid political regimes.

Education

• Master's Degree (2021), supervised by Mihkel Solvak and Yury Kabanov
• PhD candidate since 2021, supervised by Mihkel Solvak

Research Interests
Bogdan's research spans digital governance, e-voting systems, and their implications in both democratic and authoritarian contexts. He explores how technology reshapes political legitimacy, electoral processes, and civil society engagement.

Projects
Current projects include the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (2024–2030) and The Crisis and Transformation of Industrial Modernity (2024–2028). Past projects cover European interoperability frameworks, a study of the European Child Guarantee workforce, and civic activism in Russia.

Publications
His 7 publications (as of 2025) analyze factors affecting pandemic responses, cybersecurity in elections, and digital authoritarianism. Key journals include the Journal of Information Technology & Politics and Russian Politics, with conference papers at e-Vote-ID and Digital Transformation and Global Society.