Šimon is a PhD candidate in the Public Policy track. He researches the effects of public policy on science and innovation using methods from data science and econometrics and unique large-N datasets. His ongoing projects analyze on the effects of regulatory transparency on innovation and the role of startups in innovation for minority groups. Prior to joining us, he worked as an analyst at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. He was a visiting scholar at Cornell University's Information Science Department, with which he continues to collaborate. He received the Advanced Doctoral Students Award (CEU, 2025), Fulbright Postgraduate Researcher Scholarship (2023), the Academic Achievement Award for First-Year PhD students (CEU, 2023), the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (CEU, 2018), and the Visegrad Scholarship (2017).