00 / About the Lab
Decoding alignment,
power and policy.
3DL is a non-partisan research lab at the intersection of data science, AI, geopolitics, and public policy. We build datasets, analytical tools, and research products that help NGOs, institutions, and the public understand global political alignment, governance, and emerging policy challenges.
UN votes
tracked
Researchers,
four disciplines
Dashboards & indices
shipped
Research paper
forthcoming
Democratize evidence-based decision making.
We transform complex public data into clear, non-partisan insights that civil society can act on. Advanced analytical tooling shouldn't be the privilege of well-funded private firms and elite institutions; we make it freely available to NGOs, researchers, policymakers, and decision makers.
Evidence powers
progress.
A world where unbiased data insights are at everyone's fingertips, driving transparency, civic engagement, and real-time accountability across global governance.
Every chart ships with the dataset that produced it. Every methodology is public. The raw data is always one click from the reader.
Analytics shouldn't be a luxury.
The strongest analytical infrastructure is concentrated inside well-funded private firms, governments, and elite institutions. That leaves NGOs, researchers, and public-interest actors responding to global events without the same visibility. 3DL exists to close that imbalance.
A small team,
by design.
Seven researchers across data science, geopolitics, economics, and strategy. We combine the speed of a startup with the rigor of an academic lab: methodology notes alongside every dataset, versioned releases, raw data one click from every chart.
What we're working on.
Ongoing initiatives across global governance, political discourse, and economic policy. Each ships with the dataset and methodology that produced it.
Annual analysis of voting patterns at the UN General Assembly, revealing alignment, drift, and geopolitical dynamics across member states.
In progressRead the report
The people building 3DL.
A compact team across data science, geopolitics, research, and strategy, building public-interest research infrastructure at startup speed.
Hugo Zlotowski
Founder & DirectorData, Economics and Design of Policy, MIT
Cyprien Lordet
Geopolitical ResearcherInternational Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Victor Masson
Geopolitical ResearcherPolitical Studies and Public Administration, American University of Beirut
Gabriel O'Mara
Data ScientistBig Data and Business Analytics, ESCP Business School
Giacomo Le Bourgeois
Research AnalystMSc International Management, ESADE and Universität St. Gallen
Sana Shajarisales
Strategy & OutreachBusiness Administration, ESADE
How 3DL started.
The Data-Driven Decision Lab was founded in 2025 by Hugo Zlotowski, an AI and economics researcher with experience advising public sector entities on policy adoption and public-interest use cases.
With a background spanning macroeconomic forecasting, computer vision, and nation-scale AI platforms, Hugo recognized a critical gap: while powerful data tools transform public and private sector decision-making, civil society organizations rarely have access to the same capabilities. 3DL was built to close that gap.
Think you can help?
Have another idea?
We partner with researchers, NGOs, journalists, and policymakers. If you need data for a brief, a paper, or a dashboard, or if you want to contribute your own analysis, start the conversation.