Clik here to view.
Poster-first Presentations: The Rise of Poster Sessions on Academic Research
Times have changed. In the early years of my career as an academic, the poster session used to be sort of a second class offer for presenting at an academic conference. That is no longer the case....
View ArticleClik here to view.
How the #Infodemic is being Tackled
The fight against conspiracy theories and other fake news about the coronavirus crisis is receiving more help from the social media and other tech platforms, as a number of thought leaders have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Communicate! Reach Out, Inform, and Entertain
Communicate! Reach Out, Inform, and Entertain Way too much talk, research, and handwringing are all about how to stop people from seeing or believing disinformation, such as the latest conspiracy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Engaging Academia in Cybersecurity Research
Engaging Academia in Cybersecurity Research Across most academic fields, researchers are increasingly focused on outreach to relevant practitioner and policy communities. It can sharpen their sense...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reading and Endorsing ‘Elements of Style’
Reposting from 2018 Looking into one of my College’s hallway recycling bins, as one does, I found a fourth edition paperback of Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style. Arguably, for my generation,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Six Benefits of Academics Working with Government
The Value of Academics Working with Government: Lessons from Collaboration on Cybersecurity William H. Dutton with Carolin Weisser Harris Six of the benefits of academics collaborating with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Could History be the New, New Thing? Archiving
Could History be the New, New Thing: Archiving Could it be that the digerati are beginning to wonder about the origins of such ‘innovations’ as video communication, AI, remote work, and more? Are they...
View ArticleHistory Lessons: 250 Years of the IT Industry in Britain
Question Time Panel at 'Learning from History', BCS, 17 February 2022 The Archives of IT (AIT) held a two-hour seminar on 17 February 2022 in collaboration with the British Computer Society (BCS) and...
View ArticleCybersecurity and Changing Workplaces
A study on shifting patterns of working and cybersecurity.
View ArticleCausality Journalism: Can Academics Help?
As a social scientist, I spend much of my working life sorting out spurious claims about cause and effect. In any social science, particularly when it is impossible to adequately control many variables...
View Article
