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

Reader in Business Ethics and CSR, 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

Han Wu

Research Associate

PhD in Computer Science, School of Computer Science, Univerisity of Birmingham

Helen Orpin

Project Officer

School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham

Jehana Copilah-Ali

Research Associate

PhD Business and Management, Business School, Newcastle University

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

    Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) 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

    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

    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