Our Research

Our vision is to deliver excellence in applied research for policing and security. Our approach blends evidence-based research, policy and practice with the development of tangible solutions that have a real-world impact on the security domain.

Books

Information and Communications Technology in Support of Migration
Akhgar, B., Hough, K. L., Abdel-Samad, Y., Bayerl, P. S., & Karakostas, A. (Eds.)
Springer
Information Security Technologies for Controlling Pandemics
Jahankhani, H., Kendzierskyj, S., & Akhgar, B. (Eds.)
Springer
Technology Development for Security Practitioners
Akhgar, B., Kavallieros, D., & Sdongos, E. (Eds.)
Springer
Dark Web Investigation
Akhgar, B., Gercke, M., Vrochidis, S., & Gibson, H. (Eds.)
Springer Nature

Journal Articles

Conference Articles

  • Gibson, H., Andrews, S., Domdouzis, K., Hirsch, L., & Akhgar, B. (). Combining big social media data and FCA for crisis response. In: 2014 IEEE/ACM 7th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing. (pp. 690-695). IEEE.
  • Akhgar, B., & Gibson, H. (). Processing social media data for crisis management in Athena. In: International Conference on Global Security, Safety, and Sustainability. (pp. 3-14). Springer, Cham.
  • Bayerl, P. S., & Akhgar, B. (). Online surveillance awareness as impact on data validity for open-source intelligence?. In: International Conference on Global Security, Safety, and Sustainability. (pp. 15-20). Springer, Cham.
  • Pournouri, S., & Akhgar, B. (). Improving cyber situational awareness through data mining and predictive analytic techniques. In: International Conference on Global Security, Safety, and Sustainability. (pp. 21-34). Springer, Cham.
  • Brewster, B., Andrews, S., Polovina, S., Hirsch, L., & Akhgar, B. (). Environmental scanning and knowledge representation for the detection of organised crime threats. In: International Conference on Conceptual Structures. (pp. 275-280). Springer, Cham.
  • Akhgar, B., Fortune, D., Hayes, R. E., Guerra, B., & Manso, M. (). Social media in crisis events: Open networks and collaboration supporting disaster response and recovery. In: 2013 IEEE International conference on technologies for Homeland Security (HST). (pp. 760-765). IEEE.
  • Andrews, S., Akhgar, B., Yates, S., Stedmon, A., & Hirsch, L. (). Using formal concept analysis to detect and monitor organised crime. In: International Conference on Flexible Query Answering Systems. (pp. 124-133). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Book Chapters

  • Hassanzadeh, M., Jahangiri, N., & Brewster, B. (). A conceptual framework for information security awareness, assessment, and training. In: Emerging Trends in ICT Security. (pp. 99-110). Morgan Kaufmann.
  • Bayerl, P. S., Staniforth, A., Akhgar, B., Brewster, B., & Johnson, K. (). A framework for the investigation and modeling of online radicalization and the identification of radicalized individuals. In: Emerging trends in ICT security. (pp. 539-547). Morgan Kaufmann.
  • Akhgar, B., Tabatabayi, F., Bayerl, P. S., Nasserzadeh, S. M., & Staniforth, A. (). Investigating Radicalized Individual Profiles through Fuzzy Cognitive Maps. In: Emerging Trends in ICT Security. (pp. 559-575). Morgan Kaufmann.
  • Akhgar, B., Yates, S., & Lockley, E. (). Introduction: Strategy formation in a globalized and networked age—A review of the concept and its definition. In: Strategic intelligence management. (pp. 1-8.
  • Tabatabaei, F., Nasserzadeh, S. M. R., Yates, S., Akhgar, B., Lockley, E., & Fortune, D. (). From local to global: community-based policing and national security. In: Strategic Intelligence Management. (pp. 85-92). Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Andrews, S., Yates, S., Akhgar, B., & Fortune, D. (). The ATHENA project: using formal concept analysis to facilitate the actions of responders in a crisis situation. In: Strategic intelligence management. (pp. 167-180). Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Yates, S. J., Bates, C., Akhgar, B., Jopek, L., Wilson, R., Mitchell, S. J., & Killick, S. (). The Odyssey Project–Understanding and Implementing User Needs in the Context of Ballistic Crime Data Exchange. In: Intelligence Management. (pp. 11-34). Springer, London.
  • Akhgar, B., & Yates, S. J. (). Strategic intelligence management for combating crime and terrorism. In: Intelligence Management. (pp. 145-157). Springer, London.

White Papers and Reports