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Sylvie Antal (Research Fellow) graduated from the University of Michigan School of Information with a B.S. in Information Science and a M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction. She was awarded a 2024–2025 English Teaching Assistantship to Bulgaria through the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program, where she taught English and media literacy at a Bulgarian high school and organized language and cultural exchange events within the community. Previously, Sylvie worked as a Policy Associate at the Portulans Institute, supporting research and strategic communications on digital transformation and ICT policy. At the Centre, her research focuses on analyzing Indonesia’s digital divide through a holistic, human rights–based lens and evaluating the effectiveness of national digital transformation policies and programs.

Email :
antalsyl@umich.edu
 
 
 

 
LANGUAGE SKILLS
  • Native language: English, Slovak
  • Intermediate : Czech
  • Beginner : Bulgarian

 


 
Education
  • April 2022
    University of Michigan – Master of Information Science in Human-Computer Interaction
  • May 2021
    University of Michigan – Bachelor of Information Science
  • Spring 2020
    Prague University of Economics and Business, Exchange Student

 


 
WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) – U.S. Department of State (Sofia, Bulgaria), August 2024 – July 2025
  • Policy, Research, and Communications Associate – Portulans Institute (Washington DC), July 2021 – August 2024
  • University of Michigan – DEI Outreach Program Coordinator (Ann Arbor, MI), June 2021 – August 2022
  • U.S. Federal Communications Commission – Consumer Affairs and Outreach Intern (Washington DC), May 2021 – August 2021
  • Family Online Safety Institute – Policy Intern (Washington DC), May 2019 – August 2019

 


 
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
  • Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award Finalist, 2024
  • James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan, 2019 – 2022
  • Women in Public Service Internships Scholarship, 2019 
  • HAIL Scholar, University of Michigan, 2017 – 2021

 


 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
  • Fulbright International Media Literacy Seminar, 2024.
  • University of Michigan Public Service Intern Program (PSIP), 2019