Sanija Ameti is a PhD researcher at University of Bern and holds a Master in Public and International Law from University of Zürich. Her regular publications focus on research topics such as cyberdefence, the impact of disinformation on public opinion-forming processes, the law of peacetime cyberoperations and the application of international and human rights law to cyberspace in general. Her doctoral thesis analyses the outsourcing of cybersecurity functions by states to private security companies in the light of the international rules on state responsibility.
During her stage at the Swiss Department of Foreign affairs she engaged with the legal process on the exportation of war material and the states review phase of the Tallinn Manual 2.0. She is actively involved in the think thank „foraus“, fostering a constructive foreign and security policy. Trough her position in the executive comitee of a Swiss national party she advocates for a secure and ethical digital transformation in the public sector.