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

Investigating Radicalization Trends: Case Studies in Europe and Asia
Akhgar, B., Wells, D., & Blanco, J. M. (Eds.)
Springer Nature
Technology for smart futures
Dastbaz, M., Arabnia, H., & Akhgar, B. (Eds.)
Springer
Community Policing - A European Perspective
Bayerl, P. S., Karlović, R., Akhgar, B., & Markarian, G. (Eds.)
Springer
Application of social media in crisis management
Akhgar, B., Staniforth, A., & Waddington, D. (Eds.)
Springer International Publishing

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

  • Akhgar, B., Saunders, J., Hancock, P., Lyle, A., & Newsham, D. S. (). CyberCentric: Increasing SME and Citizen Resilience Against Cyberattacks. In: Serious Games for Enhancing Law Enforcement Agencies. (pp. 195-208). Springer, Cham.
  • Hancock, P., Gibson, H., & Akhgar, B. (). AEsOP: Applied Engagement for Community Participation. In: Serious Games for Enhancing Law Enforcement Agencies. (pp. 209-224). Springer, Cham.
  • Marzell, L., & Brewster, B. (). Building a Bedrock of Trust Between Citizens, Law Enforcement and Other Stakeholders: A Scalable Architecture for Community Policing. In: Social Media Strategy in Policing. (pp. 139-158). Springer, Cham.
  • Raven, A. (). Public Crime Reporting on Social Media: A Progressive or Regressive Phenomenon?. In: Social Media Strategy in Policing. (pp. 79-99). Springer, Cham.
  • Louis, A., & Grantham, H. (). Cultural Intelligence and Community Policing. In: Social Media Strategy in Policing. (pp. 37-60). Springer, Cham.
  • Waddington, D. (). Introduction: the police and social media. In: Social Media Strategy in Policing. (pp. 3-21). Springer, Cham.
  • Pournouri, S., Zargari, S., & Akhgar, B. (). Predicting the cyber attackers; a comparison of different classification techniques. In: Cyber Criminology. (pp. 169-181). Springer, Cham.
  • Brewster, B., Gibson, H., & Gunning, M. (). Policing the community together: The impact of technology on citizen engagement. In: Societal implications of community-oriented policing and technology. 91.

White Papers and Reports