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

Becca Owens

Researcher

PhD Candidate in Law, Newcastle Law School, 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 Surrey

Helen Orpin

Project Officer

School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham

Jehana Copilah-Ali

Research Associate

Research Associate, University of Birmingham

Julian 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

Lei Shi

Co-Investigator

Senior Lecturer, School of Computing, Newcastle University

Maryam Mehrnezhad

Co-Investigator

Reader in Information Security, Information Security Group (ISG), Royal Holloway University of London

Sheena Robertson

Project Manager

School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham

Shola Olabode

Research Associate

PhD Media Studies, School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University

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

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

Scott Harper

Researcher

Research Assistant, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey