Maria Pericàs Riera is a project assistant in DGAP’s Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology. Her primary research interest lies in cyber diplomacy with a particular emphasis on critical infrastructure protection and cyber norms. Directing her focus toward the European Union and Latin America, she investigates and analyzes cybersecurity policies within these regions. Before joining DGAP, she gained practical experience at the Munich Security Conference and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain.

Pericàs Riera holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and the University of Zurich.

[Last updated: November 2023]