Meet The Team
AGENCY’s approach to addressing the wicked problem of online harm is collaborative, bringing together academics from different disciplines
Aad van Moorsel
Principal Investigator (Lead)
Professor and Head of the School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham
Abi Durrant
Co-Investigator
Professor of Interaction Design, School of Computing, Newcastle University
Ben Farrand
Co-Investigator
Professor in Law & Emerging Technologies, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University
Cristina Neesham
Co-Investigator
Professor of Business Ethics and Sustainability, Business School, Newcastle University
Deborah Chambers
Co-Investigator
Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University
Ehsan Toreini
Co-Investigator
Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University
of SurreyJulian Williams
Co-Investigator
Professor in Accounting and Finance, Business School, Durham University
Karen Elliott
Co-Investigator
Chair (Full Professor) of Practice in Finance and Fintech, Business School, University of Birmingham
Karolina Markeviciute
Researcher
PhD Candidate in Finance, Business School, Durham University
Kovila Coopamootoo
Co-Investigator
Lecturer in Computer Science, Cyber Security Group, King’s College London
Maryam Mehrnezhad
Co-Investigator
Reader in Information Security, Information Security Group (ISG), Royal Holloway University of London
Maxim Kolomeets
Research Associate
PhD in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Durham University
Scott Harper
Researcher
Research Assistant, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey
Shrikant Malviya
Research Associate
PhD in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Durham University
Stamos Katsigiannis
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Durham University
Tasos Spiliotopoulos
Research Associate
Innovation Fellow, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham
Vasilis Vlachokyriakos
Co-Investigator
Reader (Associate Professor) of Human-Computer Interaction, School of Computing, Newcastle University
Viana Nijia Zhang
Researcher
PhD Candidate in Computer Science, School of Computing, Newcastle University
Zoya Pourmirza
Senior Research Fellow
Academic Director of Smart Systems, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham