Dastan Jasim

Senior Data Scientist

Methodological Advisor and Software Specialist (2024): CNRS – Infrastructure de Recherche PROGEDO, Paris
Research Fellow and Doctoral Researcher (2020–2024): German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nuremberg – graduating with a PhD in Political Sciences
Visiting Scholar (2022): American University of Iraq Sulaimaniya – Center for Gender and Development Studies
Masters Degree (2017-2020): Political Sciences and Assyriology – University of Heidelberg
Data Analyst and Student Assistant (2017–2019): GESIS – Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, Mannheim
Bachelors Degree (2017): Social Sciences – University of Stuttgart

Data Science & Statistical Modeling: Advanced proficiency in R and Python for data manipulation, machine learning, and visualization. Experienced in tools like Tidyverse, Pandas, and Scikit-learn
Machine Learning Applications: Specialized in data imputation using classification and regression tree methods; application of clustering models and classification systems for social science datasets
Survey Design & Analysis: Expertise in creating encrypted survey tools in multiple languages and implementing stratified sampling schemes
Text Mining & Natural Language Processing: Applied methods for sentiment analysis and text classification in multilingual contexts
Qualitative Data Analysis: Conducted in-depth studies using MAXQDA, RQDA, and advanced qualitative frameworks

R: Advanced use in data wrangling, visualization, and statistical analysis (ggplot2, dplyr), as well as data imputation (mice)
Python: Data analysis, machine learning (Scikit-learn, PyTorch), and data visualization (Matplotlib, Seaborn)
Databases: SQL (MySQL) and survey-based dataset management

Reporting on Kurdistan. A Critical Examination on Western Post-2014 Fieldwork in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria. Dastan Jasim. Mashuq Kurt & Nilay Özok-Gündogan (eds.): Special Issue on Decolonizing Kurdish Studies. South Atlantic Quarterly, 123(4), 2024, pp. 755–777
How the Kurds Make the Case for Democratization. Dastan Jasim. Quaderns de la Mediterrània, 36, 2024
Syria: The Border Situation Between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Dastan Jasim. COI-CMS Country of Origin Information – Content Management System. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, 2023
Kurdistan-Iraq and EU. Dastan Jasim. Gülistan Gürbey, Sabine Hofmann & Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder (eds.): Between Diplomacy and Non-Diplomacy. Foreign Relations of Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023
Iran Protests: Reform, Revolution, or Status Quo? Dastan Jasim & Bazoobandi, S. The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, 2022
Civic Culture and Support for Democracy amongst Kurds in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Dastan Jasim. International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV), 16, 2022
Kurdish Youth and Civic Culture. Dastan Jasim. Bahar Baser & Shivan Fazil (eds.): Youth Identity, Politics and Change in Contemporary Kurdistan. London: Transnational Press, 2021