Caitlin Howarth

Caitlin Howarth serves as Director of Conflict Analytics at Yale Humanitarian Research Lab and Project Director of Conflict Analysis Programs at Yale School of Public Health. She has played a pivotal role in launching the Ukraine and Sudan Conflict Observatories, using advanced analytics to document humanitarian crises and potential war crimes.

Howarth earned her BA in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia (2007) and MPP in International & Global Affairs from Harvard Kennedy School (2012). Her professional journey includes significant roles at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, where she specialized in atrocity warning systems and humanitarian ethics.

Her research focuses on the intersection of technology and humanitarian response, with expertise in conflict analysis, remote sensing, teledemography, and weaponized information ecosystems. Howarth's work bridges technological innovation with practical humanitarian applications, particularly in documenting war crimes and protecting vulnerable populations in conflict zones.

As a key contributor to the Humanitarian Research Lab's investigations, Howarth has helped expose Russia's systematic abduction and coerced adoption of Ukrainian children, leading to international legal actions including ICC arrest warrants. Her research has been featured in major media outlets including CNN, BBC, TIME, and Financial Times.

• Co-author of 'The Signal Code: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Information During Crisis'
• Designer of the award-winning MediCapt mobile forensic evidence collection app
• Key contributor to research documenting Russia's abduction of over 35,000 Ukrainian children

Howarth's analytical leadership in conflict zones has made significant contributions to international accountability mechanisms and humanitarian response efforts worldwide.