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
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


Han Wu
Research Associate
PhD in Computer Science, School of Computer Science, Univerisity 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


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



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