Meet the team

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.

Who we are

Investigators

Prof. John Collomosse, DECaDE Director
Professor, Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).
j.collomosse@surrey.ac.uk
+44 (0)1483 686035
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Prof. Glenn Parry, DECaDE Co-Director
Professor, Centre for Digital Economy (CoDE).
g.parry@surrey.ac.uk
+44 (0)1483 684307
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Prof. Steve Schneider
Professor, Director Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS).
s.schneider@surrey.ac.uk
+44 (0)1483 689637
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Prof. Chris Speed
Professor, Centre for Design Informatics (CDI).
c.speed@surrey.ac.uk
+44 (0)7917 225815
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Prof. Burkhard Schafer
Professor, Director SCRIPT, School of Law.
b.schafer@surrey.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2035
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Dr. Robert Learney
Head of Technology - Distributed Systems, Digital Catapult.
robert.learney@digicatapult.org.uk
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Dr. Anat Elhalal
Lead Technologist AI/ML, Digital Catapult.
anat.elhalal@digicatapult.org.uk
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Operations

Ian Crawford
Project Manager AI/ML & Distributed Systems, Digital Catapult.
ian.crawford@digicatapult.org.uk
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Claire Edwards
Research Development Manager, University of Surrey.
claire.edwards@surrey.ac.uk
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STOP PRESS: We are recruiting a DECaDE Centre Manager - find out more!

Researchers

Dr. Ella Tallyn
Research Associate, Centre for Design Informatics.
etallyn@ed.ac.uk
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Dr. Jonathan Rankin
Researcher, Centre for Design Informatics.
jrankin2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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Dr. Tu Bui
Research Fellow, Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).
t.v.bui@surrey.ac.uk
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Mike Brookbanks
Visiting Research Fellow, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
mike.brookbanks@gmail.com
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Birgit Altrichter
Research Fellow, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
b.altrichter@surrey.ac.uk
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Andy Baloiu
DLT/Blockchain Technologist, Digital Catapult.
andrei.baloiu@digicatapult.org.uk
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Andy Hill
Lecturer in Analytics, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
a.a.hill@surrey.ac.uk
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Marie Joachim
Visiting Research Fellow, Surrey Centre for Digital Economy.
marie.a.joachim@gmail.com
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Pedro Lafargue
Visiting Researcher, University of Bristol.
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Mike Rogerson
Visiting Researcher, School of Management, University of Bath.
M.Rogerson@bath.ac.uk
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Itziar Castello
Senior Lecturer, Surrey Business School.
i.castello@surrey.ac.uk
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Doctoral Students

Alex Black
PhD Student, Content Provenance, CVSSP Surrey.
alex.black@surrey.ac.uk
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Shao Zhao
PhD Student, DLT for Hedge Funds, SBS Surrey.
shao.zhao@surrey.ac.uk
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Jing Yu
PhD Student, DLT for Innovation, SBS Surrey.
jing.yu@surrey.ac.uk
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Niloofar Etemadi
Visiting PhD Student, Cyber Risks in Supply Chain, University Cattaneo, LIUC.
netemadi@liuc.it
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STUDENTSHIPS FOR 2021!
We have funding for at least 3 UK/EU PhD studentships within CVSSP in the area of AI/DLT for start any time within 2021, and a further studentship within the Surrey Business School for start in September 2021. more information here