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

Open source intelligence investigation: From strategy to implementation
Akhgar, B., Bayerl, P. S., & Sampson, F. (Eds.)
Springer
Combating cyber crime and cyber terrorism: Challenges, Trends and Priorities
Akhgar, B., & Brewster, B. (Eds.)
Springer Cham
Global Security, Safety and Sustainability: Tomorrow’s Challenges of Cyber Security
Jahankhani, H., Carlile, A., Akhgar, B., Taal, A., Hessami, A. G., & Hosseinian-Far, A. (Eds.).
Springer
Application of big data for national security: a practitioner’s guide to emerging technologies
Akhgar, B., Saathoff, G. B., Arabnia, H. R., Hill, R., Staniforth, A., & Bayerl, P. S.
Butterworth-Heinemann

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

  • McSeveny, K., & Waddington, D. (). Human Factors in Crisis, Disaster and Emergency: Some Policy Implications and Lessons of Effective Communication. In: Application of Social Media in Crisis Management. (pp. 11-20). Springer, Cham.
  • Lyle, A. (). The relevant legal framework. In: Application of Social Media in Crisis Management. (pp. 157-170). Springer, Cham.
  • Charalambous, E., Kavallieros, D., Brewster, B., Leventakis, G., Koutras, N., & Papalexandratos, G. (). Combatting cybercrime and sexual exploitation of children: an open source toolkit. In: Open source intelligence investigation. (pp. 233-249). Springer, Cham.
  • Sampson, F. (). Following the breadcrumbs: Using Open Source Intelligence as evidence in Criminal proceedings. In: Open Source Intelligence Investigation. (pp. 295-304). Springer, Cham.
  • Lyle, A. (). Legal considerations for using open source intelligence in the context of cybercrime and cyberterrorism. In: Open Source Intelligence Investigation. (pp. 277-294). Springer, Cham.
  • Tabatabaei, F., & Wells, D. (). OSINT in the Context of Cyber-Security. In: Open source intelligence investigation. (pp. 213-231). Springer, Cham.
  • Ramwell, S., Day, T., & Gibson, H. (). Use cases and best practices for LEAs. In: Open Source Intelligence Investigation. (pp. 197-211). Springer, Cham.
  • Day, T., Gibson, H., & Ramwell, S. (). Fusion of OSINT and non-OSINT data. In: Open Source Intelligence Investigation. (pp. 133-152). Springer, Cham.

White Papers and Reports