Since May 2016 CRISP is being joined by colleagues at the University of St Andrews. CRISP founder Kirstie Ball has joined the Management School at St Andrews as Professor in Management. As well as moving two CRISP research projects, collaborations are emerging with colleagues in the Schools of Management, Computer Science, Divinity and Philosophy. Some of the unique strengths which stem from...
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Posted May 31st 2016
CRISP is pleased to announce that the 2016 CRISP Annual Lecture will be delivered on 21st June 2016 at The Teviot Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh by...
Posted Apr 14th 2016
Giulia has joined the Stirling CRISP team as a volunteer in the ‘Student As Researcher (StAR)’ programme organised by the University of Stirling Student’s Union. Giulia will provide research and administrative support to the SmartGov research project and a number of CRISP activities, including the CRISP Doctoral Training School and Annual Lecture. Currently in her third year of undergraduate...
Posted Mar 31st 2016
CRISP Director, Professor William Webster, has been appointed as a member of the Working Group formed by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner to advise on the implementation and development of the UK...
Posted Mar 17th 2016
CRISP Doctoral School, Edinburgh, 20-24 June 2016
Newly confirmed experts include:
Dr Randolph Lewis, University of Texas http://www.utexas.edu/cola/ams/faculty/lewisrr7
Professor Mike Nellis, University of Strathclyde https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/nellismikeprof/
Eric Stoddart, University of St Andrews https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/eric-stoddart...
Posted Mar 16th 2016
The SmartGov Virtual Conference successfully brought together research teams, policy-makers and practitioners in Stirling, Glasgow, Utrecht in the Netherlands, and Sao Paulo and Curitiba in Brazil. Top of the agenda was how to use emerging technologies and administrative data to engage citizens in sustainable governance practices. The conference included presentations about the historical...
Posted Mar 4th 2016
St Andrews Management School in conjunction with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funded ‘Big Data Surveillance’ project would like to invite applications for two PhD scholarships based at the St Andrews University, Scotland, United Kingdom.Big Data has a number of key elements: personal devices which stream data to business organizations; data...
Posted Feb 15th 2016
CRISP has secured a stellar line-up of experts to contribute to the 2016 CRISP Doctoral School. Expert speakers confirmed so far include:
Professor Kirstie Ball, Open University http://www.open.ac.uk/people/ksb222
Duncan Campbell, Investigatory Journalist and Forensic Scientist http://www.duncancampbell.org
Dr Richard Jones, University of Edinburgh http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/...
Posted Feb 3rd 2016
The rise of cheap IP devices has seen an influx of 'Smart CCTV'. From static IP cameras, to motion sensing CCTV that beams back to a smartphone, as well as face recognition cameras. Networked Smart CCTV is on the rise, but is this Smart...
Posted Jan 27th 2016
CRISP-Open is seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate on one of its EPSRC-funded Research Projects, 'Monetize Me'. The job is available immediately. The project aims to design and test a privacy-centred business model for applications in the quantified self domain. We are particularly seeking someone who has experience of HCI and interface design in a relevant field.
In order to apply...