Ignacio De Castro Arribas

Dr. Ignacio De Castro Arribas is a Lecturer in Data Analytics at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on social computing, internet economics, internet measurements, and web systems. He chairs the Research and Analysis of Standardisation Processes (RASP) Research Group at the IRTF.

Teaching responsibilities include the postgraduate Cloud Computing module, covering virtualization technologies, service paradigms, and ethical/security considerations. He is affiliated with the Centre for Networks, Communications and Systems, contributing to interdisciplinary research on decentralized systems and online moderation.

Research highlights include studies on Fediverse migrations, Mastodon social network dynamics, and content moderation in decentralized platforms. He has received grants from EPSRC for projects like 'Understanding Transitions when Tackling Online Harms' and 'Fediverse Observatory.'

• Grants: £339k EPSRC grant (2022–2025), £15k Fediverse Observatory grant (2024)
• Key Projects: Analysis of IPFS storage optimization, toxicity detection in decentralized web platforms, and editor curation in news ecosystems
• Affiliations: Centre for Networks, Communications and Systems