Liam Haller
Former Researcher Migration Department
Liam Haller was a researcher at the DeZIM institute from September 2021 to July 2025. His research interests include the application and development of quantitative methods to model migration trajectories and (im)mobility at scale. He initially joined the institute as a Fulbright research fellow, where he conducted interviews with Syrian and Iraqi forced migrants to assess how migration trajectories and aspirations affect citizenship acquisition. Previously, he conducted research in probability theory and worked as a software engineer in Chicago. Liam received a B.A. in mathematics at Northwestern University and certificate in financial economics from Kellogg Business School.
Research focus
- Forced migration
- (im)mobilty
- Citizenship
- Migration aspirations