Nick Merrill University of California, Berkeley Nick Merril is a researcher at the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, where he directs the Daylight Lab (daylight.berkeley.edu). He received my Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Information. His adviser was John Chuang. You try to use your
Drew Cattanach University of Westminster Currently lecturing on the BSc Computer Games Development course at the University of Westminster, Drew’s background is in the UK Games Development industry working at companies such as Electronic Arts between 1995 and 2013. Drew’s research interests are game design and narratives, asset
Roberto Musotto Edith Cowan University David S. Wall University of Leeds New research is questioning the popular notion that cybercriminals can make millions of dollars from the comfort of home — and without much effort. Our paper, published in the journal Trends in Organised Crime, suggests offenders who illegally sell cybercrime
Nicola Hagemeister École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) Nathalie J Bureau Université de Montréal Neila Mezghani Université TÉLUQ Nicola Hagemeister completed her doctorate in 2001 at the Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada). She has been a professor of systems engineering at the École de technologie supérieure since 2003. Nathalie Bureau is a
In Orwell’s 1984, the telescreen is a device which not only blasts non-stop propaganda, it allows the Party to monitor its members, all day, every day. For instance, when Winston Smith fails to join in the prescribed exercises properly, the instructor’s voice blares from the screen: “6079 Smith
Colin Thompson streetfoodguy.com Colin Thomson is living proof that the Soviet Union lives forever. He drives a Lada. The most prominent reason for why the food industry across the world is growing at an exponential rate is technology. Technology is getting cheaper, and devices are getting smaller, and more
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Today’s multi-country condemnation of cyber-attacks by Chinese state-sponsored agencies was a sign of increasing frustration at recent behaviour. But it also masks the real
Joanne Nova cfact.org A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. It turns out
Since Labour has been in Government New Zealand’s cybersecurity ranking has taken a serious hit, National’s Digital Economy & Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. The recently released United Nations ITU Global Cybersecurity Index shows New Zealand’s ranking plunging from 19 in 2017 down to 48 in 2021.
Fritz Vollrath University of Oxford Currently, my main research interests cover silks and animal decision-making. By studying silks my group and I help to unravel a class of materials that are highly adapted to the many uses they perform. Spider silks are rather special and very interesting because of their
Nir Eisikovits Dan Feldman University of Massachusetts Boston Nir Eisikovits, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston Dan Feldman, Senior Research Fellow, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston The history of humans’ use of technology has always been a history of coevolution. Philosophers
One of the great triumphs – for all the wrong reasons – of the Communist East German government was its massive spy network. It’s estimated that one in six East Germans was an informer for the feared Stasi secret police. The peculiar achievement of the Stasi was that so many of
