Dániel Gyuriss is a PhD student at the Doctoral School of International Relations and Political Science at Corvinus University of Budapest. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science at the same institution. Before completing his academic qualifications, he worked as an archaeological technician for the Hungarian National Museum, contributing to heritage preservation projects related to the construction of the M3 and M6 motorways. Alongside his university studies, he also gained experience in the fuel industry, specializing in the storage and trade of petroleum products.

His academic research focuses on political iconoclasm, symbolism, memory politics, and mass manipulation. His doctoral dissertation investigates the destruction of statues linked to the American Black Lives Matter movement, analyzing the underlying motivations and broader implications of such acts.

As a participant in the PhD Program at Mathias Corvinus Collegium, he has extended his research to include the destruction of war-related symbols and the symbolic occupation of space in the context of the Russian–Ukrainian armed conflict. He is currently a researcher at the Center for Architecture and Remembrance at MCC