MEET THE TEAM
DECaDE is a partnership between the University of Surrey, University of Edinburgh, and the Digital Catapult.
SOCIO-TECHNICAL RESEARCH FOCUS
DECaDE builds upon world-leading expertise at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) within Surrey’s Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP). These technical capabilities fuse with expertise in socio-economic modelling and digital business transformation within Surrey Business School’s Centre for Digital Economy (CoDE), and people-centric security and trusted systems within the Surrey Centre for Cybersecurity (SCCS). Edinburgh brings world-class human factors and design expertise via Centre for Design Informatics (CDI). DECaDE incorporates SCRIPT within Edinburgh Law School; an AHRC law and technology research centre focusing on the relationship between law, technology, commerce and society. Co-creation is driven through the Digital Catapult via both its DLT Field Labs and machine intelligence garage engaging diverse private and public sector end-users.
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WHO WE ARE
INVESTIGATORS
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DECaDE Director & Principal Investigator (CVSSP)
j.collomosse@surrey.ac.uk
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Co-Investigator
Surrey Business School (SBS)
g.parry@surrey.ac.uk
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Co-Investigator
Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS)
s.schneider@surrey.ac.uk
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Co-Investigator
School of Law (SCRIPT)
b.schafer@surrey.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2035
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Co-Investigator
The University of Edinburgh
celsden@ed.ac.uk
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Co-Investigator
The University of Edinburgh
cmoruzzi@ed.ac.uk
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OPERATIONS
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Research Project Manager, DECaDE
sarah.hall@surrey.ac.uk
surrey.ac.uk
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Communications Officer, DECaDE
alexandra.brown@surrey.ac.uk
surrey.ac.uk
DIGITAL CATAPULT TEAM
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Head of Technology – Distributed Systems
robert.learney@digicatapult.org.uk
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Innovation partner
Digital Catapult
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Project Manager
Digital Catapult
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Delivery Manager
Digital Catapult
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Digital Identity
Digital Catapult
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Responsible Innovation
Digital Catapult
RESEARCHERS
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Research Fellow, Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).
t.v.bui@surrey.ac.uk
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Research fellow, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
a.fraser@surrey.ac.uk
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Research Fellow, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
birgit.altrichter@surrey.ac.uk
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Research Assistant,
Institute for Design Informatics (IDI)
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Research Software Engineer,
Institute for Design Informatics (IDI)
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Research Fellow
x.xie@surrey.ac.uk
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Research Assistant
Institute for Design Informatics (IDI)
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Institute for Design Informatics (IDI)
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DOCTORAL STUDENTS
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PhD Student, Content Provenance,
Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).
alex.black@surrey.ac.uk
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PhD Student,
Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).
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PhD Student,
Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP). g.canettarres@surrey.ac.uk
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PhD Student,
Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP)
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AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS
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Visiting Researcher, University of Sussex Business School.
M.Rogerson@sussex.ac.uk
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Visiting Researcher, University of Bristol.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics ZhouP1@cardiff.ac.uk
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Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Digital Transformation. m.tavalaei@surrey.ac.uk
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Visiting Research Fellow, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
mike.brookbanks@gmail.com
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Surrey Business School
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Doctoral Student