Isti Marta Sukma

PhD student, researcher enthusiastic about supporting advancements in geopolitics, technology and policy.

• Accepted Presenting Author, Techno-Realism: Redefining Power and Hybrid Warfare in the Technological Age at the 28th World Congress of Political Science (IPSA) in collaboration with the Korean Political Science Association (KPSA), in person in Seoul, South Korea.
• Accepted Presenting Author, Public-Private Partnerships and Polycentric Cybersecurity Governance: A Comparative Study of Australia, Singapore, and Japan in the Indo-Pacific (2015–2025) at the International Public Policy Association Conference (ICPP7) in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
• EuroDIG 2025 intervention on Europe at the Crossroads: Digital and Cyber Strategy 2030 and session on Quantum Computing: Global Challenges and Security Opportunities.

2024

• Presenting Author, Authoritarian Tech in Southeast Asia: Balancing Innovation, Efficiency, and Risks at the HumanTech Summit 2024, Session I: AI & Society, in Warsaw, Poland.
• Presenting Author, China’s DSR and Digital Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific Region: Navigating States’ Digital Sovereignty and Governance in Cyberspace (2014–2024) at SSIGIL, Faculty of Law, University of Lodz, in Lodz, Poland.
• Presenting Author, Digital Democracy in Flux: Navigating Political Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific at the World International Studies Committee (WISC) 2024 on 24 July 2024 in Warsaw, Poland.
• Presenting Author, The Roles of Non-State Actors Driving Political Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region at the Lodz East Asia Meeting (LEAM) 2024 Conference on 13–14 June 2024 in Lodz, Poland.

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIP, PROJECTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2025

• Recipient of microgrant under Action IV.4.1 “A complex programme of support for UW PhD students” implemented in the program "Excellence Initiative – Research University", May 2025.
• Awarded travel and accommodation grant for participation in the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) and YouthDIG 2025 at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.

2024

• SSIGIL Fellowship recipient granted by the Global Internet Governance Academic Network, hosted at the Faculty of Law, University of Lodz, and supported by the Internet Society Foundation; research topic: "Satellite Internet: Trust and Data Governance."

2023

• Selected participant for ERASMUS+ Grant "Conflict Transformation Tools in Times of Crisis" organized by Libre-pensadores de la Sierra de Madrid, Spain.
• Official translator for Stanford University's localization project "Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You" by Professors Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea.
• Recipient of Micro Grant for Research Assistants, PhD Students, and M.A. Students of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Warsaw for a research visit to SOAS University of London, UK.

2015

• Received mobility grant as Official Delegate of President University to the Asia Pacific Model United Nations in Perth, Western Australia.

2014

• Recipient of the 3rd Jababeka Scholarship for President University.

AWARDS

2021 - Chosen author among Indonesian scholars for "Multi Perspectives Review of the Indo-Pacific Region," a nationally published book, Indonesia.

2018 - Silver Medal Awardee for non-academic achievements at the President University Graduation Ceremony, Cikarang, Indonesia.

2014 - 1st winner of the National Science Academic Debate Championship at the University of Surakarta, Solo, Indonesia.Author of "The Implementation of Australia's Maritime Defense Strategy in Response to China's Military Modernization in the Indo-Pacific Region (2013-2016)", published in Asia Pacific Studies journal UKI, Vol.2, 2018.

• Writer for Indo-Pacific Regional Strategy Book (published in indonesia, 2021)
• Chosen author for "Multi Perspectives Review of the Indo-Pacific Region" national-published book.
• 1st winner of National Science Academic Debate Championship in University of Surakarta, Solo, Indonesia, 2014.
• Chosen author for "Multi Perspectives Review of the Indo-Pacific Region" national-published book.
• Holder of 3rd JABABEKA President University Scholarship.
• Silver Medal Awardee for non-academic achievements in President University 13th Graduation Ceremony, 2018.
• Official Delegate of Asia Pacific Model United Nations in Perth, Western Australia, 2015.
• Exchange participant for voluntary Educational project in Adana, Turkey.
• Delegate of France in United Nations Security Council in President MUN 2015.
• Part of Defense Council in ICC PIMUN 2016.