Journalist Kirsten Han is visiting St Andrews to discuss her work in the context of large technological platforms such as Twitter. Hosted by Computer Science, this discussion should be of interest to students and staff across the University. Talk will be held in room 1.33 of the Jack Cole building at 2pm on December 1st.
For many people, Twitter is/was a hellsite, with serious...
Book Launch Presentation and Panel Discussion
At the Faculty of Advocates, High Street, Edinburgh
The Internet of Things raises interesting future questions about the ethical, societal and legal issues surrounding new technology. This book lauch will give an opportunity for Dr Guido Noto La Diega to unpack some if the critital issues facing a modern society that is fully...
Dr Lachlan Urquhart and Dr Diana Miranda will be presenting 'Policing Faces – Perceptions of Facial and Emotion Recognition Technologies' exploring their recent research on this topic at the Online ALGOPOL Conference on 18th November 2022. The conference will cover a range of topics around policing, AI technologies, security, and surveillance. Details for online registration and of the wider...
CRISP Co-Director Pete Fussey to deliver Annual Cambridge ESRC DTP Lecture entitiled "Reconsidering rights and ethics in the era of digital security". Thursday 10th November 2022, 5pm to 6pm, Old Library, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
Registrations here
Institute of Design Informatics Webinar, University of Edinburgh
In this talk, I will present insights from my interdisciplinary research agenda that examines the intersection between regulation and design of emerging smart technologies. There are regulatory concerns emerging from a variety of AI and Internet of Things systems around privacy, surveillance, security, sustainability,...
CRISP Director, Professor William Webster, will present findings from recent research into the use of Body-Worn Video cameras in policing at the FutureScot: Digital Justice and Policing Conference, University of Strathclyde, 13 October 2022.
More information about the research can be found here.
More information about the FutureScot conference can be found here.
A blog...
A recording of the CRISP Annual Lecture can be found here.
The 2022 CRISP Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Fraser Sampson, the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, and Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner.
The lecture will explore the way that face recognition technology is evolving and offers potential for use in public space surveillance...
Public Event
Is there a legitimate role for facial recognition in policing and law enforcement?
Hear the evidence of experts and make your own judgement - what’s your verdict?
Register for the event via Eventbrite.
NEW: Link to recording of the event is available here.
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Sustainable Innovation, Law, and Policy in a Post-Covid World
The Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN) is delighted to announce its 1st annual conference, to be hosted at Stirling Highland Hotel, Thursday 21st-Friday 22nd April 2022.
#SCOTLIN2022
Law and Innovation in Scotland: Working with and outwith academia
Chair: Rossana Ducato (Aberdeen)
Panellists:...
On Wednesday 6th April the Royal Society of Arts MCICH Fellows Network is hosting an online talk called 'Surveillance: Expert perspectives'. Professor Kirstie Ball, CRISP Director, alongside Iain Mitchell QC and Dr Brian Plastow, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner will discuss their respective perspectives on surveillance. They will take in questions of privacy and regulations in the acquisition...
On Tuesday 25th January Kirstie Ball will deliver a talk to the National Association of Data Protection Officers in their lunchtime seminar series. The talk is entitled 'Worker Monitoring and Surveillance: Psycho-social risks and organizational justice' and is based on the findings of her recent report for the Joint Research Council of the European Union.
Kirstie will discuss how the...
Presenters:
Anna Wilson (University of Stirling); Jen Ross (University of Edinburgh); Pat Lockley (Pgogy Webstuff); Jane McKie (University of Edinburgh); and Amy Collier (Middlebury College)
About the Workshop
In this workshop, participants will discuss and imagine data and surveillance futures in education. You will have a chance to experience the storytelling tool 'Data...
