The Institute leverages and combines the University of Bath’s unique expertise in social and data science as applied to digital security.
Leadership team
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Laura Smith
Institute Director
Professor of Psychology
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Adam Joinson
Institute Director
Professor of Information Systems, Management
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Olivia Brown
Deputy Director
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Digital Futures, Management
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Sarah Parry
Director of Operations
Institute Members
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Andre Barrinha
Reader (Associate Professor) International Relations, Dept of Politics, Languages & International (PoLIS)
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Leda Blackwood
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Psychology
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Patrick Bury
Reader (Associate Professor) Security, Dept of Politics, Languages & International (PoLIS)
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Alicia Cork
Visiting Research Fellow
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Brittany Davidson
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) of Analytics, Management
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Amelia Dennis
Research Associate, Threats Project, Psychology
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David Ellis
Professor of Behavioural Science, Management
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James Fletcher
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Digital Futures, Management
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David Galbreath
Professor of War and Technology, Dept of Politics, Languages & International (PoLIS)
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Eszter Geary-Balazs
Institute Coordinator
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Catherine Giachritsis-Hamilton
Professor of Forensic and Clinical Psychology
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Tom Fincham Haines
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) Computer Science
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Joanne Hinds
Senior lecturer (Associate Professor) Information Systems, Management
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Mohsin Hussain
Research Associate, CyCraft Project, Management
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Michael Lewis
Professor of Operations and Supply Management
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Katie Maras
Reader (Associate Professor) Psychology
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Aurelien Mondon
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) PoLIS
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Julian Padget
Reader (Associate Professor) Computer Science
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Lukasz Piwek
Senior Lecture (Associate Professor) Data Science, Management
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Will Smith
Institute Research Associate
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Danae Stanton Fraser
Professor of Psychology, Psychology
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Kseniya Stsiampkouskaya
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) Management
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Joanna Syrda
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, Management
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Robert Thomas
Research Engineer, Management
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Alexandra Voinescu
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) Psychology
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Sachini Weerawardhana
Research Associate, AI4CI Project, Psychology
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Alicia Wanless
Director, Information Environment Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Bath International Visiting Fellow
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Jiahao Eric Yang
Institute Research Associate
Current PhD candidates
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Desislava Bocheva
‘Examining the influence of social identity on online group composition’
School of Management
Supervisors: Dr Joanne Hinds, Dr Olivia Brown
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Anna Davidovic
‘Digital bystanding: Lowering the Barriers and Encouraging Bystander within Online Settings.’
School of Management
Supervisors: Prof Adam Joinson, Prof Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis
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Zaina Dkaidek
‘Determining the Optimal Level of Cyber Security Investment’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, School of Management
Supervisors: Dr Jo Syrda, Dr Matthew Edwards (University of Bristol), Prof Adam Joinson
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Sean Garrett
‘The Emergence of Roles in British Foreign Policy: How the UK Interprets Russian Disinformation’
Dept of Politics, Languages & International (PoLIS)
Research Assistant, CyCraft Project
Supervisor: Dr Andre Barrinha
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Emily Godwin
‘Exploring the development and dissemination of harmful conspiracy narratives online ’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, School of Management
Supervisors: Prof. Adam Joinson, Dr Brittany Davidson, Dr Timothy Hill
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Jessie Hamill-Stewart
‘Towards effective national and international cyber security for space infrastructure’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, Dept of Politics, Languages & International (PoLIS)
Supervisors: Dr. Andre Barrinha, Prof. Awais Rashid (University of Bristol), Prof. Adam Joinson
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Edward Harrison
‘Examining social media users’ attitudes towards fact checking on Twitter, Reddit and Telegram’
Department of Psychology
Supervisors: Dr Jo Hinds, Dr Olivia Brown
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Hannah Hutton
‘Improving User Privacy in Mobile and Ubiquitous Health Technologies’
EPSRC Cyber Security CDT, School of Management
Research Assistant
Supervisors: Prof David Ellis, Prof Julie Barnett
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Jessica Johansen
‘A mixed methods exploration of the motivations for, and impact of, Digital Identity Concealment’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, Department of Psychology
Supervisors: Prof. Adam Joinson, Prof. Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis
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Emily Johnstone
Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Investigating the Role of Smart Home Technologies
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, Dept of Psychology
Supervisors: Prof Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, Prof Laura Smith
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Tina Kimfumu
‘Exploring the impact of employee monitoring software on employee well-being and productivity in the digital age’
School of Management
Supervisors: Prof David Ellis, Dr Liv Brown
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Elizabeth Kolade
‘Cybersecurity in the Global South: Exploring the bi-directional relationship between CSIRTs and norms for responsible state behaviour in cyberspace’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, Dept of Politics, Languages & International (PoLIS)
Supervisor: Dr Andre Barrinha
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Cassie Lowery
‘The relationship between crowdsourcing digital activism and cybersecurity’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, Department of Psychology
Supervisors: Prof Laura Smith, Prof Adam Joinson, Dr Matthew Edwards (University of Bristol)
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Rob Huw Peace
‘Investigating the Perceived Trustworthiness of Digital Information’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security , School of Management
Research Assistant, Trust Project
Supervisors: Prof Laura Smith, Prof Adam Joinson
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Lucija Smid
‘Protecting Older Adults from Online Scams’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, School of Management
Supervisors: Prof David Ellis, Dr Jo Hinds
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Johnny Swierczynski
‘Creepy or crime preventing? Investigating how people make decisions about the costs and benefits of adopting smart home security technologies’
School of Management
Supervisors: Prof Adam Joinson, Dr Brit Davidson, Dr Joanna Sydra
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Katie Thomas
‘Investigating the balance of privacy versus security in a family environment’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, School of Management/ Department of Psychology
Supervisors: Prof Adam Joinson, Prof Danae Stanton-Fraser
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Darja Wischerath
‘Exploring pathways to violent extremism through conspiracy theories’
School of Management, BT iCASE
Supervisors: Dr Brit Davidson, Prof Adam Joinson
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Emma Woodward
‘Constructing a holistic view of cyber incident response using Systems Thinking and re-imaging its future using creative methodologies’
EPSRC CDT Cyber Security, School of Management
Supervisors: Prof. Adam Joinson, Dr. Barney Craggs (University of Bristol), Prof Danae Stanton Fraser
Institute Alumni
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Oishee Kundu
Research Associate, Discribe Project
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Tobias Weickert
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