SERI · 2026
From Kriegsspiel to SIGNAL
One of four selected symposium presenters for original research on the sociotechnical evolution of digital wargaming and strategic scalability.
Wargaming & strategic foresight
Credibility by Design.
Stanford STS Honors research on professional military wargaming, technological change, and strategic judgment under uncertainty.
Stanford STS Honors · In progress
How do games make uncertain futures feel credible?
Ria’s honors thesis, Credibility by Design: How Military Wargames Shape Plausibility Judgments, examines professional military wargaming and institutional judgment.
The research builds on experience spanning Stanford CISAC, the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative, NATO CCDCOE, and Stanford FACES.
NATO CCDCOE
Process modeling & operational analysis
Work in Tallinn across wargaming, cyber realism, and operational analysis.
Stanford FACES
Founder of wargaming programming · Wargaming Director
Founded and directs wargaming programming within Stanford’s student-led U.S.–China summit.
Stanford FACESStanford STS
Honors thesis researcher
Credibility by Design: How Military Wargames Shape Plausibility Judgments. In progress.