
Mauro Gilli is Professor of Military Strategy and Technology at the Hertie School, researching military-technological competition, modern military operations, and strategic rivalry. His work appears in International Security, Security Studies, and the Journal of Strategic Studies, and won the America in the World Consortium's Best Academic Article Award. He holds a PhD from Northwestern and was previously a Senior Researcher at ETH Zürich (2016–2025) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth.