AGENCY - Assuring Citizen Agency in a World with Complex Online Harms
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UKRI statements

This project is supported by UK Research and Innovation through the Strategic Priority Fund as part of the Protecting Citizens Online programme. Grant reference: EP/W032481/2.

Introduction

The online world is a curious but uncertain world. It enriches many facets of life but at the same time exposes citizens to a variety of threats that may cause harm to them, their loved ones and to wider society. Many of these harms result from a complex interaction of societal processes driven by diverse stakeholders: we call these Complex Harms.

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Newcastle University

School of Computing, Business School

Durham University

Department of Computer Science

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

About

What's going on.

  • September 2022

    Agency project starts

    Project starts!

  • October 2022

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  • November 2022

    Smart Home Workshop!

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Agency Research Team

We take a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to conduct the research.

Principal Investigators

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Aad van Moorsel

Principal Investigator (Lead)

Professor and Head of

School of Computer Science

University of Birmingham

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Abi Durrant

Co-Investigator

Professor of Interaction Design

School of Computing

Newcastle University

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Ben Farrand

Co-Investigator

Professor in Law & Emerging Technologies

Newcastle Law School

Newcastle University

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Cristina Neesham

Co-Investigator

Reader in Business Ethics and CSR

Business School

Newcastle University

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Deborah Chambers

Co-Investigator

Professor of Media and Cultural Studies

School of Arts and Cultures

Newcastle University

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Ehsan Toreini

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science

Durham University

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Julian Williams

Co-Investigator

Professor in Accounting and Finance

Business School

Durham University

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Kovila Coopamootoo

Co-Investigator

Lecturer in Computer Science

Cyber Security Group

King's College London

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Lei Shi

Co-Investigator

Senior Lecture

School of Computing

Newcastle University

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Maryam Mehrnezhad

Co-Investigator

Lecturer in Information Security

Information Security Group (ISG)

Royal Holloway University of London

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Stamos Katsigiannis

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science

Durham University

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Vasilis Vlachokyriakos

Co-Investigator

Reader (Associate Professor) of Human-Computer Interaction

School of Computing

Newcastle University

Researchers

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Karolina Markeviciute

Researcher

PhD Candidate in Finance

Business School

Durham University

Group: Julian

A cybersecurity researcher with a focus on security of social media, risk analysis and data visualization.

Maxim Kolomeets

Research Associate

PhD in Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

Durham University

Group: Lei

Researcher interested in ICT and civic engagement, online disinformation and elections, digital activism, and cyberconflicts.

Shola Olabode

Research Associate

PhD Media Studies

School of Arts and Cultures

Newcastle University

Group: Deborah

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Shrikant Malviya

Research Associate

PhD in Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

Durham University

Group: Stamos

Professional Service

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Helen Orpin

Project Officer

School of Computer Science

University of Birmingham

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