Richard Harper Is Professor of Computer Science at Lancaster University and co-Director of their Institute for Social Futures. He is a Fellow of the IET, Fellow of the SIG-CHI Academy of the ACM, and Visiting Professor in the College of Science at the University of Swansea, Wales. His research is primarily in HCI, though it also includes social and philosophical perspectives. His research on trust in HCI has ranged from explorations of file abstractions, the role of trust in the self, and how trust is a taken for granted feature of interaction. He has written 13 books, including ‘Trust, Computing and Society’ (Ed. CUP, 2015) the IEEE award winning ‘Myth of the Paperless Office’ (MIT: 2003)); and ‘Choice’ (Polity: 2016). He holds 26 patents, including ones for new cloud-based interaction devices (such as the ‘Cloud Mouse’), new secure data stores and lightweight mobile phone data exchange protocols. Prior to joining Lancaster he was Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research.

Dr. Bran Knowles is a Lecturer in Data Science at Lancaster University, focusing on trust, privacy and ethical considerations surrounding data and data systems. Her research explores different aspects of trust through ethnographic case studies, develops conceptual models of trust that help in understanding a research agenda for developing trusted data systems, and develops practitioner guidelines for creating trusted data systems. She approaches the development of socio-technical systems from a human perspective, applying an understanding of how people come to trust one another in the real world towards understanding how to design systems that people trust.

Dr. Daniel Dresner is Academic Coordinator for Cyber Security at the University of Manchester, joining after 22 years with The National Computing Centre.  Over 1500 students have studied cyber security and governance at MSc with him at the University, and engage in his projects. His key works include the Green Surf Code for Children, and The Three Universal Laws for Information and Cyber Security (with Neira Jones). Danny nurses clients through ISO/IEC 27001 and provides information and cyber security risk and policy services. He is a visiting lecturer at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (Cranfield University). He co-created the IASME programme to bring a pragmatic benchmark of cyber security to SMEs, and helped to pioneer the HMG’s Cyber Essentials. His research interests centre around cybernetics and a sociotechnical approach to managing information risk. Daniel was awarded a PhD for his work in information systems risk, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Information Security Professionals. In 2017, Daniel was voted the second top influencer in cyber security in the UK and in the top 50 worldwide.

Dr. Edina Harbinja is a senior lecturer in law and the Masters in Law (LLM) programme leader at the University of Hertfordshire. In her research, she analyses legal issues surrounding transmission of digital assets on death, using case studies of online games, emails and social networks. Edina also explores the application of property, contract law, intellectual property and privacy online, particularly after death. One of her primary research interests is the concept of post-mortem privacy, i.e. privacy of the deceased individuals. Edina’s research has a policy and multidisciplinary focus, and aims to explore different options of regulation of online behaviours and phenomena. Find her online at http://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/edina-harbinja(f673847f-0d81-4d15-9000-193d77e8e408).html and on Twitter at @EdinaRl.

Dr. Hendrik Baier (University of York) is interested in two fields that are developing more societal relevance and growing bigger markets year by year: artificial intelligence and games. On the one hand, he does “AI for games” – meaning that he hopes to bring new and advanced technology to the video games and interactive media industry, which will generate an estimated $109 billion in revenues in 2017. Applications go beyond entertainment into e.g. teaching and training, mental health, and art. On the other hand, he does “games for AI” – meaning that he hopes to continue to push the state of the art in AI by using games and their specific challenges as testbeds, ramping up their difficulty to real-world problems requiring general-purpose human-level intelligence. Furthermore, he considers it crucial for any researcher in a hot field such as AI to be aware of and actively shape the impact of their work on society, e.g. through teaching, public outreach, and engaging with the public perception of AI.

Dr. Kellie Morrissey is a Newcastle University Research Fellow in Open Lab, School of Computing Science, where she leads the Digital Social Care theme. Her research interests lie mainly in the field of Human-Computer Interaction with an emphasis on digital social care and digital health. Her most significant work to date was an ethnographic exploration of designing for and with people with dementia living in publicly funded care in the south of Ireland. She is interested in participatory approaches to research through design with people facing significant challenges, and the potential for digital design to enrich the lives of older populations, particularly those living with, or working with, dementia. She also carries out HCI work in the domain of women’s access to healthcare, and the study of online discourse in subversive and marginalised communities.

Dr. Tristan Henderson is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of St Andrews. As well as having research interests in networked systems, data collection and sharing, privacy, ethics, and consent, he also recently studied for a law degree (LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law) at Edinburgh. https://tnhh.org/

Judith Rauhofer is a Lecturer in IT Law at the University of Edinburgh and an Associate Director of the Centre for Studies of Intellectual Property and Technology Law (SCRIPT). http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/people/judithrauhofer

Bettina Nissen is a Research Associate in Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. She is currently working on the ESRC-funded research project After Money and the EPSRC-funded project PACTMAN. With a background ranging from product and interaction design to digital fabrication and data engagement, Bettina’s design research often focuses on engaging audiences with complex technological concepts through accessible and tangible means and makings.