People

Faculty

Directorate

Professor Philip Howard

Director, Professor of Internet Studies

Philip N. Howard is the Director of the OII. He is a professor of sociology, information and international affairs. He is the author, most recently, of Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up.
Professor Victoria Nash

Deputy Director, Associate Professor, and Senior Policy Fellow

Victoria Nash is the OII's Deputy Director and Senior Policy Fellow. Her research focuses on the opportunities and risks experienced by children using digital technologies; she also leads OII engagement on Internet regulation and digital policy issues.
Professor Andrew Przybylski

Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Research

Professor Przybylski is an experimental psychologist and Director of Research at the OII. His work is mainly concerned with applying psychological models of motivation and health to study how people interact with virtual environments.
Professor Greg Taylor

Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies

Greg Taylor's research focuses on the economics of competition policy and regulation for digital and technology markets.

Statutory Professors

Professor Helen Margetts

Professor of Society and the Internet

Helen Margetts is Professor of Society and the Internet, a political scientist specialising in digital government and politics. She was Director of the OII from 2011-18. She is a Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College.
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is the OII's Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation. His research focuses on the role of information in a networked economy.

Titular Professors

Professor Luciano Floridi

Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information and Director of the Digital Ethics Lab

Luciano Floridi‘s research areas are the philosophy of Information, information and computer ethics, and the philosophy of technology.
Professor Mark Graham

Professor of Internet Geography

Mark Graham is an economic geographer with an interest in how digital technologies and digitally-mediated practices effect economic and social inequalities. His research focuses on economic development, labour, power, participation, and representation.
Professor Ralph Schroeder

Programme Director of the MSc in Social Science of the Internet

Ralph Schroeder has interests in virtual environments, social aspects of e-Science, sociology of science and tech, and has written extensively about virtual reality technology. His current research is related to digital media and right-wing populism.

Senior Research Fellows

Dr Jonathan Bright

Senior Research Fellow

Jonathan Bright is a political scientist specialising in computational and ‘big data’ approaches to the social sciences.
Professor Rebecca Eynon

Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor

Rebecca Eynon's research focuses on learning and the Internet, and the links between digital and social exclusion.
Dr Scott A. Hale

Senior Research Fellow, Programme Director of the MSc in Social Data Science

Dr Scott A. Hale is a Senior Research Fellow, Social Data Science MSc Programme Co-Director, and Turing Fellow. He develops and applies computer science techniques to the social sciences focusing on bilingualism, UX, mobilization, and mobility.
Dr Bernie Hogan

Senior Research Fellow

Bernie Hogan examines how to capture, represent and think about social networks, especially personal social networks. His work focuses on the role of design in social media, network capture techniques and theories of relationships.
Dr Peaks Krafft

Senior Research Fellow

Dr. Krafft is an information scientist who studies beliefs, ideology, and institutions in the information society, and works and organizes in the area of public interest computing.
Professor Vili Lehdonvirta

Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow

Vili Lehdonvirta is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute. He is an economic sociologist who examines how digital technologies are shaping the organization of economic activities in society.
Professor Gina Neff

Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow

Professor Neff is a sociologist who studies innovation, the digital transformation of industries, and how new technologies impact work. She has studied digital change in the media, health care, and construction industries.
Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo

Senior Research Fellow

Mariarosaria Taddeo's main research areas are information and computer ethics, philosophy of information, philosophy of technology, ethics of cyber conflicts and cybersecurity, and applied ethics.
Professor Balazs Vedres

Senior Research Fellow

Professor Vedres is a sociologist and network scientist, investigating the network sources of creative success, and diversity and discrimination on online collaborative platforms.
Professor Sandra Wachter

Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow

Professor Sandra Wachter is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Law and Ethics of AI, Big Data, and robotics as well as Internet Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford.
Dr Joss Wright

Senior Research Fellow

Joss Wright's research interests lie in cryptography, privacy-enhancing technologies and anonymous communications. His current research focuses on analysing Internet censorship, and data anonymization.
Dr Taha Yasseri

Senior Research Fellow in Computational Social Science

Taha Yasseri has interests in analysis of large-scale transactional data to understand human dynamics, government-society interactions, mass collaboration, information and opinion dynamics, collective behaviour and online dating.

Research Fellows

Dr Grant Blank

Survey Research Fellow

Grant Blank's work focuses on the social and cultural implications of the Internet and new media, quantitative and qualitative methods, and cultural sociology. He teaches on the OII social statistics courses.
Dr Kathryn Eccles

Research Fellow

Kathryn Eccles has research interests in the impact of new technologies on Humanities scholarship, and the re-organisation of cultural heritage and higher education in the digital world.
Dr Brent Mittelstadt

Research Fellow & British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow

Brent Mittelstadt is a philosopher specialising in data ethics in relation to algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, Big Data, and medical expert systems.
Dr Cohen R. Simpson

Research Fellow & British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow

Cohen is a sociologist specialising in the quantitative study of human social networks. He has a particular interest in socioecology and network formation.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Professor Bertrand Venard

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Bertrand Venard is a Professor, Anti-Fraud and Cybersecurity Chair Holder at Audencia Business School (France) & Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at Oxford University. He works with Prof. Mayer-Schönberger to understand the determinants of cybersecurity.

Research Staff

Dr Mohammad Amir Anwar

Researcher

Amir’s research focus is on the political economy of globalisation in the Global South, mainly in India and Africa, with a particular interest on the growth of knowledge economy and its impacts on the economy and society in Africa.
Adam Badger

Researcher

Adam Badger is a researcher for the Fairwork Project. His research focuses on the lived experience of work for those in the gig- or platform-economy, and manifestations of algorithmic management in everyday working life.
Chico Camargo

Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science

Dr Chico Camargo is an interdisciplinary researcher who develops and applies computational tools to study complex systems, collective human behaviour, public opinion dynamics and culture change.
Dr Greetje (Gretta) Corporaal

Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Gretta Corporaal is a Sociologist of Work and Organizations at the Oxford Internet Institute, specializing in online labor platforms and the future of work and organizations in the digital economy.
Dr Huw C. Davies

Researcher

Huw's interests and projects can be broadly described as digital sociology - the study of how society shapes technology and vice versa.
Dr Martin Dittus

Data Scientist

Digital geographer and data scientist. Mass-participation platforms, large-scale data analysis and visualisation, information geographies, social implications of emerging technologies.
Dr Nicolas Friederici

Postdoctoral Researcher

Nicolas studies digital entrepreneurship and collaborative innovation in challenging environments, such as low-income and post-conflict countries in Africa.
Dr Kelle Howson

Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr Kelle Howson is a postdoctoral researcher on the Fairwork project. Kelle is a development geographer interested in how ethical certification is reshaping governance and power relations in global networks.
Srujana Katta

Research Assistant - MSc Alumni

Srujana Katta is a Research Assistant for the Fairwork Project. Her research interests lie at the intersection of digital labour, migration and resistance.
Dr Johann Laux

Postdoctoral Researcher

Johann Laux works at the intersection of law and the social sciences. His current research is interested in the governance of emerging technologies as well as the design of institutions.
Dr Dimitra (Mimie) Liotsiou

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mimie is a postdoctoral researcher on the Computational Propaganda project. Her research interests include social influence, causal inference, computational social science, and data science, particularly using real-world data of online interactions.
Dr Graham McNeill

Researcher

Graham's research focuses on network science and visualization. He is particularly interested in geospatial and temporal networks.
Dr Silvia Milano

Postdoctoral Researcher

Silvia is a philosopher interested mainly in epistemology and ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
Dr Vidya Narayanan

Researcher

Vidya is as a post-doctoral researcher in the Computational Propaganda Project.
Lisa-Maria Neudert

Research Assistant & DPhil Student

Lisa-Maria Neudert is a DPhil Student researching technical, regulatory and civil society countermeausres to online propaganda and media manipulation.
Dr Myrto Pantazi

Postdoctoral Researcher

Myrto is a social psychologist with a background in psycholinguistics. She uses experimental methods to study social cognition. She is particularly interested in how people process and validate information as well as in their (conspiracy) beliefs.
Anne Ploin

Research Assistant & DPhil Student

Anne's research focuses on AI as a knowledge project, with special interest in the sciences of intelligence, theological approaches to AI, and feminist-critical theory.
Dr Fabian Stephany

Researcher

Fabian is a Researcher in Computational Social Science at the Oxford Internet Institute

Senior Fellows

Professor William H. Dutton

Advisory Board Member, Senior Fellow

Bill Dutton was the OII’s Founding Director, a Fellow of Balliol College and the first Professor of Internet Studies at Oxford University.
Dr Andrew Graham

Senior Fellow, Founder

Andrew Graham is the former Master of Balliol College, University of Oxford. He was the driving force in establishing the OII, and its Acting Director until July 2002. From 2001 to 2011 he was the founding Chairman of the OII's Advisory Board.
Professor Eric T. Meyer

Senior Fellow

Eric T. Meyer is a Senior Fellow of the Oxford Internet Institute. His research looks at the changing nature of knowledge creation in science, medicine, social science, arts, and humanities as technology is embedded in everyday practices.
Professor Jonathan Zittrain

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Zittrain is the George Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Visitors

Current visitors

Jim Bligh

Visiting Policy Fellow

Jim Bligh is Director of Corporate Affairs for the UK and Ireland at Tata Consultancy Services, where he is responsible for public affairs and policy; stakeholder, academic, industry analyst and government relations.
Lisa Felton

Visiting Policy Fellow

Lisa is the Head of Data, Services and Consumer Regulation at Vodafone Group, with expertise in consumer, digital and telecoms regulation.
Dr Andreas Hackl

Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow

Andreas is a Lecturer in the Anthropology of Development at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. His Visiting Fellowship at the OII is part of a two-year research project on refugee livelihoods and digital labour.
Dr Jun Liu

Visiting Fellow

Jun Liu’s research integrates insights from communication and political sociology to critically scrutinize the mechanism of contention and governance in the digital age.
Dr Ralph Straumann

Visitor

Ralph Straumann has earned his PhD in Geography from the University of Zurich with foci in geographic information science and cartography. He specialises in research about geographies of the Internet and user-generated content.
Professor Richard Susskind OBE

Advisory Board Chair

A pioneer in the field of information technology and law, Richard Susskind is a Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Oxford Internet Institute.
Professor Judy Wajcman

Visiting Professor

Judy Wajcman is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Conrad Young

Visiting Policy Fellow

Conrad Young is the Chief Digital Officer at Deloitte, where he is responsible for leading the digital transformation of the business.

Doctoral Students

Julian Albert

DPhil Student

Julian is a DPhil student at the OII.
Mahsa Alimardani

DPhil Student

Mahsa is a DPhil student at the OII. Her research focuses on new communication technologies in Iranian politics.
Katharina Anders

DPhil Student

Katarina Anders is a DPhil student at the OII.
Hubert Au

DPhil Student

Hubert is a DPhil student at the OII, interested in computational propaganda and social movements online.
Nicole (Yung) Au

DPhil Student

Nicole is a DPhil Student who is interested in areas with steep technological growth but lower state involvement - where governance may occur in unexpected places and in forms that are not immediately recognisable.
Chris Blex

DPhil Student

Chris is a DPhil student at the OII and a doctoral student at the Alan Turing Institute.
Tomas Borsa

DPhil Student

Tomas Borsa is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute.
Samantha Bradshaw

DPhil student

Samantha is an OII DPhil student interested in computational propaganda, social media and democracy, human rights, and Internet policy
Sian Brooke

DPhil student

Sian Brooke is a DPhil student at the OII.
Corinne Cath-Speth

DPhil student

Corinne Cath-Speth is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute. Her research focuses on the politics and ethics of Internet governance and the management of the Internet’s infrastructure.
Margie Cheesman

DPhil Student

Margie is a DPhil student at the OII.
Josh Cowls

Research Associate and DPhil Student

Josh Cowls is a doctoral student on the Information, Communication and the Social Sciences programme, a member of the Digital Ethics Lab, and a Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute.
Blake DiCosola

DPhil Student

Blake is a graduate of the OII and researches digital interventions that encourage consumers to make healthier decisions in online shopping contexts.
Mona Elswah

DPhil Student

Mona Elswah is a DPhil student at the OII.
Graham Fairclough

DPhil Student

Graham possesses a MSc in Knowledge Management Systems from Cranfield University and a MA in Defence Studies from Kings College, London.
Fabian Ferrari

DPhil Student

Fabian is a DPhil student at the OII, interested in the invisible labour in the shadows of AI.
Thomas Flavel

DPhil student

Thomas is an OII DPhil student focused on self-presentation on the Chinese internet.
Jaimie Freeman

DPhil Student

Jaimie's research interests are largely centred on the implications of and patterns in young people’s engagement with the Internet, with a particular focus on self-tracking practices and the interactions between online and offline social behaviours.
Patrick Gildersleve

DPhil student

Patrick is an OII DPhil student interested in complex networks, wikis, computational social science, social network analysis, data de-anonymization, machine learning.
Amelia Hassoun

DPhil Student

Amelia Hassoun's research analyses the design, development, and usage of sensor technologies embedded in Singapore’s urban landscape as part of its Smart Nation project, as well as the social life of the data they produce.
Julia Lefkowitz

DPhil student

Julia is an OII DPhil student interested in tabloidization, online journalism, journalism and democracy, public sphere, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis,
Victoria Lennox

DPhil Student

Victoria is a DPhil Student at the OII with interests in: Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Policy, Advanced Technology Ecosystems, Clusters, Regional Interdependence, Global Governance, Peace and Security.
Cindy Ma

DPhil Student

Cindy is an OII DPhil student interested in race, stereotypes, and humour in online subcultures.
Nahema Marchal

DPhil Student

Nahema is a doctoral candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute and a researcher at the Computational Propaganda Project.
Laura Molloy

DPhil student

Laura is interested in the digital curation and information / digital literacy practices within specific research areas and professions. At the OII, she is focusing on digital curation and digital literacy skills in UK visual art professional practice.
Lisa-Maria Neudert

Research Assistant & DPhil Student

Lisa-Maria Neudert is a DPhil Student researching technical, regulatory and civil society countermeausres to online propaganda and media manipulation.
Carl Öhman

DPhil Student

Carl Öhman is an OII DPhil Student.
Sanna Ojanperä

DPhil Student

Sanna is a DPhil Student at the OII and also a doctoral student at the Alan Turing Institute, where she leads the Data and Inequality interest group together with her supervisor Mark Graham.
Samantha Pay

DPhil Student

Samantha Jane Pay is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute and a specialist in violence against women and girl’s policy and practice. Her research focuses on the concept of an ‘algorithmic female’ and the ethics of personalisation culture.
Anne Ploin

Research Assistant & DPhil Student

Anne's research focuses on AI as a knowledge project, with special interest in the sciences of intelligence, theological approaches to AI, and feminist-critical theory.
Marie-Therese Png

DPhil Student

Marie-Therese Png is a doctoral student at OII and research intern at DeepMind Ethics and Society. Her research focuses are Globally Beneficial AI, Intercultural AI Ethics, and Global Justice.
Nayana Prakash

DPhil Student

Having previously studied English Literature at an undergraduate and master's level, Nayana is interested in online forms of 'storytelling', specifically in the context of postcolonial countries, namely South Asia.
Godofredo Ramizo Jr

DPhil student

Godo is an OII DPhil Student interested in platform economies, on-demand ride-hailing platforms in Southeast Asia, governance reform, and the developmental impact of technology.
Paul Röttger

DPhil Student

Paul is a DPhil student in Social Data Science. His research uses network science and machine learning to better understand online political expression and its influence on social and political outcomes.
Mary Sanford

DPhil Student

Mary Sanford is a DPhil Student on our Social Data Science Programme.
Odysseas Sclavounis

DPhil student

Odysseas Sclavounis is a DPhil student at the OII and also at the Alan Turing Institute. His research focuses on the governance of public blockchains, specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Joe Shaw

DPhil student

Joe Shaw is an OII DPhil student. His research is concerned with the geography of information, property market technologies (PropTech) and critical urbanism.
Kate Sim

DPhil student

Kate Sim is a Dphil Student at the OII researching the datafication and automation of sexual harassment reporting systems in US higher education.
Felix Simon

DPhil Student

Felix is a OII DPhil Student and a research assistant at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. As a Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar he is researching AI in journalism and the news industry.
Charlie Smith

DPhil Student

Charles is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute. His research focuses on the ethics and politics of federated digital identity systems.
Sarah Stewart

DPhil Student

Sarah Stewart is a DPhil student at the OII.
Theodora Sutton

DPhil student

Theodora is an OII DPhil student. Her research in digital anthropology examines digital detoxing and the widespread cultural narrative that sees digital sociality as inherently ‘lesser’ or less ‘natural’ than previous forms of communication.
Thomas Vogl

DPhil student

Thomas Vogl is an OII DPhil student interested in public administration, organizational studies, and digital change. His thesis will explore public sector organizational memory in the digital age.
James Ward IV

DPhil Student

James is a DPhil student at the OII.
David Watson

DPhil Student

David Watson is a doctoral candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute, where his research focuses on the epistemological foundations of machine learning.
Pu Yan

DPhil student

Pu Yan is an OII DPhil student. She focuses on the influence of the emerging ICTs on everyday life in rural and industrial China, as well as in other developing countries.
Ben Zevenbergen

DPhil Student

Ben is an OII DPhil student.

Masters Students

Zohaib Ahmed

MSc Student

Zo is an MSc. Social Data Science student with an interest in AI-driven political influence and political life on social media platforms. He previously worked as a Data Specialist at Twitter, and in the AI Policy team at Google.
Zeeshan Ali

MSc Student

Zeeshan is interested in how online platforms can propagate Islamophobia and foster far-right extremism.
Hannah Andrews

MSc Student

Hannah's research interest is the impact of internet communication technologies on collective cultural expression and creative practice. She also works as a Creative Producer with the Google Arts & Culture Lab. She holds a BA in English Literature.
Hannah Bailey

MSc Student

Hannah Bailey is studying for an MSc in the Social Science of the Internet at the Oxford Internet Institute. Research interests include China-US relations and China’s use of online censorship, with a focus on automated content analysis.
Elizabeth Baylis

MSc Student

Elizabeth is interested in how the internet effects the governance of violence and influences contemporary national security policy. She holds a BA from the University of Cambridge, and has worked previously as a Senior Policy Adviser.
Julian Beimes

MSc Student

After completing his first Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with an emphasis on public administration and a parallel bachelor program in Economics and Political Science at the University of Potsdam (Germany), he is now studying Social Data Science.
Hannah Bennett

MSc Student

Hannah holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of York. She has a particular interest in cyber war and how technology has changed the nature of warfare.
Simon Bone

Part Time MSc student

Simon is a graduate in Computer Science from Cambridge University and has a masters from the Harvard Kennedy School where he was editor of the newspaper. He is now a partner in a Venture Capital firm.
Austin Botelho

MSc Student

Austin comes to the Oxford Internet Institute having received a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs and Economics from Lafayette College. He seeks to build upon prior research to investigate trends in automation and inequality.
Morgan Briggs

MSc Student

Morgan is a full-time MSc student at the OII. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a BSB in Business Data Science and Religious Studies.
Craig Campbell

MSc Student

Craig has spent his career at the intersection of architecture, digital culture, and public policy. He holds a BA summa cum laude in Mathematics & Architectural Studies from Amherst College.
Ualan Campbell-Smith

MSc Student

Ualan holds a BA in Politics from Durham University. His research interests include Information Warfare, the cyber sovereignty movement, and nationalism online.
Salman Chaudhry

MSc Student

Salman is a part-time MSc student at the OII. Salman’s background is in the mobile hardware and software space focusing on loyalty and engagement strategies. Salman holds a BA in History from the University of Cambridge.
Zack Coleman

MSc Student

Zack previously worked as a policy consultant in the domain name space. Zack holds a BA Liberal Arts (Politics) from the University of Exeter.
Michael Collyer

MSc Student

Michael’s specialisations include privacy, entrepreneurship and the interplay between law and technology. He holds a BSc in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics from the University of Amsterdam with minors in Privacy, Intelligence and Futurology.
Christopher Crum

MSc Student

Chris is an American law student interested in how to bridge divergent conceptions of privacy across international regimes of data protection. He is interested in the connection between democracy, digital participation, and political discourse online.
Jackie Cuyvers

MSc Student

Jackie is CEO of Convosphere, a Social Intelligence agency that provides insights in over 45 languages. She has over 15 years of working in social intelligence and digital marketing. She has an MBA in International Marketing and is based in London.
Silas Elliott

MSc Student

Coming from a background in Biology, Silas hopes to use theories of social learning and cultural evolution to understand how Darwinian processes act within the virtual environments that exist online.
Louis Elton

MSc Student

Louis graduated from Cambridge (Magdalene) with a Double First in Theology and Religious Studies. Particular focus using Facebook pages to understand violence and ethnoreligious social groups in Sri Lanka, Iraq, and Syria.
Didac Fàbregas-Badosa

MSc Student

Didac studies the digitalization of Politics. He holds a BA and a MA in Political Science and has been working for the public sector the last years. From the Catalan Government to the EU Commission.
Dana Frayne

MSc Student

Dana’s interests are inclusive design and assistive technology. She studied Psychology and Human Rights at Barnard College, and she previously worked at the White House, Facebook, and the ACLU.
Ekin Genc

MSc Student

Ekin’s research interests lie at the intersection of moral philosophy (x-phi), public policy and political economy of online technologies. He holds an MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy from LSE and has worked in consulting and policy.
Anna George

MSc Student

Anna is a Social Data Science MSc student interested in politics at the individual and group levels. She holds a MS in Industrial-Organizational/Social Psychology.
Dragos Gorduza

MSc Student

Dragos was born in Romania and moved to France aged 5. He studied political sciences and economics at SciencesPo and data science at the LSE. He enjoys reading, chess and thought-provoking debates around a drink.
Yael Gruzman

MSc Student

Yael Gruzman is an MSc Student at the Oxford Internet Institute. Her research interests include Internet censorship and the impact of environments on Internet use.
Thomas Hakman

MSc Student

Thomas holds a joint honours degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and VU University, where he combined Cognitive Neuroscience with digital media studies. He also has experience in clinical research and the telecom industry.
Sina Hartung

MSc Student

Sina graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerisity Munich with a BSc in Economics. Prior to joining the OII, she gained experience in banking and technology.
Amélie Henle

MSc Student

Amélie holds a BSc in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) with a minor in Intelligence Studies from the University of Amsterdam. She is interested in the societal and political implications of people’s data sharing behaviour on social media.
Benjamin Hewitt

MSc Student

Ben is an MSc student interested in data rights, disinformation and AI ethics. He received his BA in Political Science and Philosophy at Tufts University.
Ben Jackman

MSc Student

Ben is a central banker, and studied undergraduate economics in Australia. He is interested in the application of new data techniques (such as natural language processing) to economic questions.
Paula Johanna Kirchhof

MSc Student

Paula Johanna is an OII MSc student striving to reduce social inequality by employing online nudges, and is interested in behavioural/social/thick data sciences and their ethical boundaries. Paula Johanna previously worked as a behavioural economist.
Susanne Klausing

MSc Student

Susanne holds a B.A. in business from the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich and an honours degree in Technology Management from the CDTM. She gained experience in consulting, entrepreneurship and research before joining the OII.
Jordan Lincenberg

MSc Student

Jordan is interested in the intersection of technology and culture. He has experience in politics, education, and business – most recently leading product development at an AI startup.
Linda Ma

MSc Student

Linda is a qualitative specialist at the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government. She studied economic anthropology at the Australian National University, with interests in consumption and the sharing economy.
Mischa Marcuta

MSc Student

Mischa received his undergraduate degree from University College London and works at Microsoft as an application development specialist. He is interested in fintech and behavioral economics, particularly how heuristic biases affect cryptocurrency trading.
Darius Meadon

MSc Student

Darius studied social science at the University of Cape Town and LSE. He currently works for an AI Healthcare technology firm and is in interested in the ethics of applying AI to medical data.
Megha Mishra

MSc Student

Megha is a graduate in journalism from the University of Delhi and holds an extensive experience at using digital media for social development. She is looking to build on her work involving online political campaigns, digital literacy and livelihoods.
Jakob Mokander

MSc Student

Jakob is interested in ethical frameworks that encompass both biological and artificial agents. Holding an MSc in Engineering from Linköping University, Jakob worked for the Swedish government as a Trade and Invest Advisor in India.
Jess Morley

MSc Student

Jess has a BA from Oxford and is a part-time OII student/Tech Adviser at the Dept of Health and Social Care. Her main interest is the impact of data-driven technology on the future of health and care.
Raymond Newell

MSc Student

Raymond is interested in social media and its influence on elections. He holds a BA in PPE from the University of Buckingham and previously co-authored Theresa May's biography 'May at 10'.
Asger Nim

MSc Student

He holds a bachelor's degree in Media Studies from Aarhus University and a master's degree in Social Science from Uppsala University.
Olivia Ong

MSc Student

Olivia is interested in how data can improve public policy and improve social inequalities. She holds a BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford.
Lisa Oswald

MSc Student

Lisa holds a MSc in psychology from the University of Kassel, Germany, with a focus on social psychology in the context of sustainability and climate change. She has worked at the Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR).
Subin Park

MSc Student

Subin studied Business Administration at Seoul National University and graduated with distinction. She also had an exchange semester at Rotman Commerce Management of the University of Toronto and has extensive work experience at Samsung Electronics GmbH.
Antonella Perini

MSc Student

Antonella holds a BA in International Relations from Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina) and an MA in International Relations Europe-Latin America from Università di Bologna. She works at a civil society organization political innovation projects.
Ben Porter

MSc Student

Ben is a recent graduate of Harvard College (Economics Concentration, Astrophysics Secondary). He is now studying for an MSc in Social Data Science.
Katarina Rebello

MSc Student

Katarina is an MSc candidate at the OII. She was previously the Director of CODE in Washington DC, where she worked with US federal agencies and other governments around the world to use data and technological change for the public good.
Katherine Reiss

MSc Student

Katherine is interested in exploring the personal and societal ramifications of the increasing digitization of peoples lives.
Huw Roberts

MSc Student

Huw is interested in the ethics of algorithms, particularly in relation to the changing nature of employment. He holds a BA in Politics from Durham University, and has previously worked in the financial sector and for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Samuel Rowe

MSc Student

Samuel Rowe is interested in the unintended consequences of regulating the Internet. He is a Queen Mother Scholar of Middle Temple and works in policy for Yoti. He is still waiting for the results of his Voigt-Kampff test.
Hamza Salem

MSc Student

Hamza holds a BA in politics and computer programming from NYU. His research interests include using data to understand and predict political behaviour, mass mobilization, and social movements.
Nancy Salem

MSc Student

Nancy is interested in the intersections of digital technologies and economic and social inequalities with focus on the Global South. She holds a BA in History from the American University in Cairo and a MSc in Development Studies from SOAS.
Marcel Schliebs

MSc Student

Marcel’s research is at the intersection of political science, statistics and computer science. He is interested in developing data-driven methodology for studying elections, including forecasting and monitoring democratic integrity in cyber space.
Noah Schöppl

MSc Student

Noah gained experience in social entrepreneurship before joining the OII and holds a BSc in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) from the University of Amsterdam.
Hope Schroeder

MSc Student

Hope Schroeder is an MSc student interested in language data, social networks, XR, and more. She holds a BS in Symbolic Systems with Honors from Stanford University.
Christian Schwieter

MSc Student

Christian holds a BA in World Politics from Leiden University and has worked at the Clingendael Institute, focusing on EU governance. He is interested in data visualisation and how social media structures political communication.
Sivanne Shalev

MSc Student

Sivanne holds a BA in Political Science and Multidisciplinary studies in the Humanities from Tel Aviv Univeristy.
Frida Shui

MSc Student

Frida is interested in exploring technology inclusion and human capital in industrial economies in the Information Age. She holds a BA in International Development from King’s College London, with a research focus on industrial policy in emerging markets.
William Silver

MSc Student

William holds a BA in Geography from Durham University. His research interests include the epistemological foundations of 'data-driven' social science, the potential of 'big data' quantitative research methods, and the ethics of algorithms.
Alexandra Skidmore

MSc Student

Alex is interested in disinformation, regulation, and digital journalism. She holds a BA in history from Brown University.
Justyna Slowik

MSc Student

Justyna holds MA from the University of St Andrews. She spent a year at the Renmin University exploring the concept of technology-enabled social credit score and China's rising semiconductor industry.
James Stomber

MSc Student

James is a mixed-methods researcher deeply interested in the intersection of behavioral science, design, technology, and public policy. He focuses on AI ethics and design at the OII and holds a BA in Brain and Behavior from Brown University.
Vincent Straub

MSc Student

Vincent is interested in understanding change in complex social systems, such as cities. He has an interdisciplinary background, holding a BA in International Development from King's College London.
Andreas Tsamados

MSc Student

Andreas holds a BA from the department of War Studies at King’s College London. His research interests include influence operations, advanced persistent threats and pattern of life analysis.
Karin Vajta Engström

MSc Student

Karin holds an MA with honours in Politics from the University of Edinburgh and is on leave from her role as Senior Associate at the sustainability department at the global communications agency Prime Weber Shandwick.
Gill Whitehead

MSc Student

Gill has worked for Google as Senior Director of Client Solutions & Analytics, leading teams in data analysis, measurement, user experience, consumer segmentation and insights. Gill is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Camelot and Informa plc.
Michael Wong

MSc Student

Michael is a Clarendon student who holds an Honours BSc in Astrophysics/Physics and Public Policy from the University of Toronto. He is interested in leveraging human social, virtual and physical spaces for the cause of sustainability.
Annique Wong

MSc Student

Annique is an MSc student in the Social Science of the Internet. She holds a BA in Anthropology and Statistics and Data Science from Yale University.
Claire Woodcock

MSc student

Claire is a part time MSc student at the OII.
Joyce Zhang

MSc Student

Joyce is interested in the intersection of technology, governance and development in the Global South. Joyce worked in Cape Town at a blockchain for social impact startup and holds a BS in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University.
Simon Junyi Zhang

MSc Student

Enthusiastic about the structural problems and interactions among technology, the minority and civil society, Simon has an interdisciplinary background that combines humanities and technology. He graduated from Nankai University.
Julia Zhu

MSc Student

Julia is pursuing an MSc in Social Data Science at the OII. She holds a BA degree from Yale University, where she double-majored in Ethics, Politics and Economics, and Statistics and Data Science.
Nathaniel Zinda

MSc Student

Nathaniel holds a BA in Economics from the City University of New York, with a minor in Information Technology and Social Responsibility. He is interested in the role of data as an economic resource and the ethical implications of its collection.
Anne Zola

MSc Student

Anne holds a BA in Psychology from Northwestern University. She is interested in the effects of social media on well-being and the improvement of psychology through open science.

Alumni

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Research Associates

Research Associates are honorary affiliates external to the OII, forming an extended and collaborative network of policy experts, scholarly researchers, and public intellectuals.

Dr Fabian Braesemann

Research Associate

Dr Fabian Braesemann is a Research Associate at the OII. His research focuses on social data science.
Dr Monica Bulger

Research Associate

Dr. Monica Bulger recently completed a Research Fellowship at the Oxford Internet Institute and is currently a consultant on child protection and digital media literacy for multi-national organisations including UNICEF and the BBC.
Professor Alexandre Caldas

Research Associate

Alexandre Caldas is Chief of Country Outreach, Technology and Innovation Branch at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a Director position in the United Nations Organization. He is a Professor of Science and Technology Policy.
Claudio Calvino

Research Associate

Claudio Calvino's main research interests cover political and cultural geography, GIS and more recently the harnessing of Volunteered Geographic Information and Citizen Science.
Dr Cristobal Cobo

Research Associate

Cristobal Cobo coordinates research on innovation, open knowledge initiatives and future of learning. Currently he works on Networks of Excellence on Internet Science and OportUnidad, both project founded by European Commission.
Professor Stephen Coleman

Research Associate

Stephen Coleman is Professor of Political Communication at Leeds University. At the OII he worked on the adaptation of representative institutions in the digital age, and the development of spaces for public democratic deliberation.
Josh Cowls

Research Associate and DPhil Student

Josh Cowls is a doctoral student on the Information, Communication and the Social Sciences programme, a member of the Digital Ethics Lab, and a Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute.
Dr Chris Davies

Research Associate

Chris Davies runs the MSc in e-Learning at the Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford. His research interests have included literacy development, writing in the workplace and educational uses of ICTs.
Dr Stefano De Sabbata

Research Associate

Stefano De Sabbata's research focuses on Internet and information geographies, as well as on geographic and mobile information retrieval.
Dr Ulrike Deetjen

Research Associate and DPhil Alumna

Ulrike Deetjen (née Rauer) is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute researching the influence of the Internet on healthcare provision and health outcomes.
Dr Christopher Foster

Research Associate

Chris Foster's research focus is on technologies and innovation in developing and emerging markets, with a particular interest on how ICTs can support development of low income groups.
Dr Iginio Gagliardone

Research Associate

Iginio Gagliardone is Research Fellow in New Media and Human Rights in the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford.
Kurtis Garbutt

Research Associate

Kurtis Garbutt is a Research Engineer at University College London where his research focuses on the use of open source data, mapping and agent-based modelling to examine vulnerability and assist NGOs respond to hazards.
Dr Anne Geniets

Research Associate

Dr Anne Geniets is a research associate at the OII and at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford.
Dr Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon

Research Associate

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon is a sociologist interested in the internet, social networks, and political engagement. Her research uses large-scale data to analyse the structure and content of political discussions, and how interactions evolve over time.
Bryce Goodman

Research Associate and MSc Alumnus

Bryce Goodman works at the intersection of philosophy, technology and entrepreneurship. His research at the OII is focused on the economic, legal and ethical aspects of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Dr Ellen J. Helsper

Research Associate

Ellen Helsper is a Lecturer in Media and Communications at the LSE. At the OII she was responsible for the design, analysis and coordination of the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) and World Internet Project (WIP) Surveys.
Dr Isis Hjorth

Research Associate and DPhil Alumna

Isis is a cultural sociologist focusing on emerging practices associated with networked technologies. She is currently researching microwork and virtual production networks in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
Dr Marina Jirotka

Research Associate

Marina Jirotka is a University Lecturer in Requirements, Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford.
Dr Otto Kässi

Research Associate

Otto Kässi is a labour economist with a background in econometrics. His research concentrates on empirical study of online labour markets.
Dr Aleks Krotoski

Research Associate

Dr Aleks Krotoski is a researcher and journalist who writes about and studies technology and interactivity, focusing on the makeup of online relationships, online influence, and information diffusion through the social networks of the Web.
Professor Donna Kurtz

Research Associate

Donna Kurtz is the Beazley Archivist, Professor of Classical Art, and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University. An art historian, she has interests in classical Greek archaeology and art, and Information Technology and the visual arts.
Dr Patrick McSharry

Research Associate

Dr Patrick McSharry is Head of Catastrophe Risk Financing at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.
Professor Christopher Millard

Research Associate

Christopher Millard has extensive experience of advising international businesses on information law. His current research focuses on international privacy regulation, information governance, and the impact of the Internet on privacy.
Dr Turkay Salim Nefes

Research Associate

I am a sociologist working on online/offline diffusion and impacts of knowledge from different angles.
Dr Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Research Associate

Dr Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and an assistant professor of communications at Roskilde University (RUC) in Denmark.
Dr Anne-Marie Oostveen

Research Associate

Anne-Marie Oostveen has interests in the social implications of new and emerging technologies, privacy aspects in relation to ICT, online activism, user participation as a practical form for (computer) system design, and HCI.
Professor John Palfrey

Research Associate

John Palfrey is Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School. His research and teaching is focused on the impact of the Internet on democracy.
Professor John Powell

Research Associate

John Powell is an academic public health physician and health services researcher with a particular interest in ehealth and connected health.
Dr Alison Powell

Research Associate

Alison Powell has interests in in community informatics, Internet policy, peer production, culture and technology, and wireless infrastructure. Her current research focuses on the social and political implications of networked communication.
Professor Robert D. Rogers

Research Associate

Robert Rogers is Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford. Recently, he has begun to investigate the neural mechanisms of the cognitive biases that promote problem gambling behaviour.
Dr Chris Russell

Research Associate

With Brent Mittelstadt and Sandra Wachter, Chris coordinates the Governance of Emerging Technologies (GET) Research Programme, investigating the legal, ethical, and social aspects of AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies.
Dr David Souter

Research Associate

David works as an expert adviser to United Nations and other organisations on the relationship between information technology, the Internet and public policy, particularly development, environment, governance and rights.
Dr Damian Tambini

Research Associate

Damian Tambini is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), and at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. His research interests include media and telecommunications policy and democratic communication.
Professor Mike Thelwall

Research Associate

Mike Thelwall is Professor of Information Science and leader of the Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group at the University of Wolverhampton. His interests include webometrics, cybermetrics, blogs, Web 2.0, and scientometrics.
Dr Arthur Thomas

Research Associate

Arthur Thomas is the founder and continues as CEO of Proteus Associates, a consultancy specialising in applications of information technology to the life sciences. His recent work has focused on predictive computational models of biological systems.
Professor Anne Trefethen

Research Associate

Anne Trefethen is a Director of the Oxford e-Research Centre, University of Oxford. Her work in industry and academia focuses on numerical algorithms and software, computational science and high-performance computing.
Bertram Vidgen

DPhil Alumnus and Research Associate

Bertram Vidgen is a former OII DPhil student and Research Associate. His research focuses on far-right extremism in online contexts.
Associate Professor Nir Vulkan

Research Associate

Nir Vulkan is a Reader in Business Economics at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. His interests include economics of electronic commerce, economic design, automated trading, automated negotiations, and game theoretical analysis.
Dr Ning Wang

Research Associate

Ning Wang holds a joint position between the OII and Oxford's Mathematical Institute. His work involves in the collection and analysis of a big dataset tracking patterns of communication in online social networks.
Professor Yorick Wilks

Research Associate

Yorick Wilks has interests in artificial intelligence and the computer processing of language, knowledge and belief. His current research focuses on the possibility of software agents having identifiable personalities.
Dr Matt Willis

Research Associate

Dr. Willis is investigating the potential needs and uses of automation technologies in NHS Primary Care, and how automation will shape the future design of work in healthcare.
Dr Alex J Wood

Research Associate

Alex J. Wood is a sociologist of work and employment, focusing on the changing nature of employment relations and labour markets. He is currently researching worker voice, organisation and action in the online gig economy.
Sam Woolley

Research Associate

Samuel Woolley is the Director of Research of the Computational Propaganda project. His work focuses on the intersection of political communication and automation—with a specific focus on political bots on social media platforms.

Administration

Head of Administration & Finance

Douglas Thornton

Head of Administration & Finance

Working closely with the Director and the Senior Executive Team, Douglas leads the Institute’s administration in implementing strategy, supporting teaching, research and policy engagement, and ensuring good governance and high-quality services.

Email: douglas.thornton@oii.ox.ac.uk

IT & Web Services

Adham Tamer

Director of IT & Web Services

Adham Tamer is responsible for the management, strategy and execution of IT infrastructure, including the Institute's research computing infrastructure and large-scale data storage facilities.

Email: help@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 612330
John Gilbert

Web Developer

John is responsible for the development and maintenance of the OII’s suite of websites, including user experience, user interfaces, and the OII’s visual identity.

Email: webhelp@oii.ox.ac.uk
Arthur Bullard

IT Officer

Arthur provides first line desktop support for users and is responsible for OII audio and video content production.

Email: help@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 612330
Patrick Wenham

IT Officer

Patrick offers first line support and helps with ad-hoc projects within the IT department.

Email: help@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 612330

Research Facilitation

Katia Padvalkava

Head of Research Facilitation (secondment)

Katia oversees Research Facilitation in the department, and supports the growth and development of OII research activity. She co-ordinates preparation of research proposals, working with researchers from all career stages.

Email: katia.padvalkava@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 687236
David Sutcliffe

Senior Science Writer

David is the Managing Editor of the Policy and Internet Journal. He provides advice and editorial services to the OII faculty, and writes commissioned content for our publications.

Email: david.sutcliffe@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 287212
John Francis

Research Support Officer

John works as part of the Research Facilitation team assisting on a range of research support and administrative tasks, as well as helping with research related compliance activities.

Email: john.francis@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 612341
Lucy Hennings

Research Support Officer

Lucy works as part of the Research Facilitation team assisting on a range of research support and administrative tasks, as well as helping with research related compliance activities.

Email: lucy.hennings@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 287017

External Relations

Mark Malbas

Head of Strategic Relations and Policy Engagement

Mark’s focus is on increasing the public profile of the Oxford Internet Institute and working with partners and potential partners on mutually beneficial projects.

Email: mark.malbas@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 287220
Niamh Walsh

External Relations Manager

Niamh manages the OII’s external relations with policy makers, industry leaders and business. She is also the point of contact for alumni relations.

Email: niamh.walsh@oii.ox.ac.uk
Sara Spinks

Media & Communications Manager

Sara manages all aspects of the OII's media and communications activities. She is first point of contact for all media enquiries.

Email: sara.spinks@oii.ox.ac.uk
Isabelle Malcolm

Events Officer

Isabelle manages the OII’s lectures, conferences, seminars, policy forums and other external and internal events. She has a background in operational logistics and communications. All event queries should be made to her.

Email: isabelle.malcolm@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 287223

Graduate Studies Support

Victoria McDermott

Graduate Studies Manager

Victoria manages the administrative support for the OII’s MSc Programme, from recruitment and admissions, through to on-course student progression. She is also the Disability Co-Ordinator for the Department.

Email: admissions@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 287304
Laura Maynard

DPhil Co-Ordinator

Laura manages all on-course administration for the OII’s DPhil Programme.

Email: admissions@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 287222
Christine Bunyan

MSc Co-Ordinator

Chrissy manages all on-course administration for the OII’s MSc Programmes.

Email: christine.bunyan@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: 01865 287020

Governance & Resources

Duncan Passey

Finance Officer

Duncan is responsible for the day to day financial management of the department.

Email: finance@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 287216
Ornella Sciuto

Personnel Officer

Ornella administers staff recruitment and personnel records and provides support for OII’s visitors programme.

Email: recruit@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865287011
Marie Lemon

PA to Professor Philip Howard, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute

Marie is PA to Professor Philip Howard, and is the first point of contact for all matters relating to the Director.

Email: exec.howard@oii.ox.ac.uk
Danuta Farah

PA to Professor Luciano Floridi

Danuta is the first point of contact for all matters relating to Professor Floridi, and manages the Digital Ethics Lab.

Email: pa.floridi@oii.ox.ac.uk
Karen Mead

Facilities Officer

Karen is the first point of contact for all matters relating to facilities and health and safety across the OII's three sites.

Email: facilities@oii.ox.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1865 287215
Maisy Gills

Apprentice Administrative Assistant

Maisy is the first point of contact for all enquiries at the OII. As an apprentice, she is also learning and providing support across all administrative functions of the department.

Email: enquiries@oii.ox.ac.uk

Advisory Board

Sir Alex Allan KCB

Advisory Board Member

Sir Alex Allan served as the first UK Government e-Envoy, and is former chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Head of Intelligence Assessment, UK Cabinet Office.
Mitchell Baker

Advisory Board Member

Mitchell Baker co-founded the Mozilla Project and serves as Chairwoman of Mozilla.
Toby Coppel

Advisory Board Member

Toby is a Co-Founder and Partner at Mosaic Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm based in London. He has been in investing and operating roles in the internet sector since 1996.
Alexsis de Raadt St James

Advisory Board Member

Alexsis is a business executive and investment professional with diverse experience in corporate finance, private equity, venture capital and technology. She is the founder and managing partner of Merian Ventures, a US and UK venture capital firm.
Professor William H. Dutton

Advisory Board Member, Senior Fellow

Bill Dutton was the OII’s Founding Director, a Fellow of Balliol College and the first Professor of Internet Studies at Oxford University.
Dr James Manyika

Advisory Board Member

James Manyika is a Director (senior partner) at McKinsey & Company and one of the leaders of their Global High Tech Media and Telecom Practice based in Silicon Valley. He leads the McKinsey Global Institute, the firm's business and economics research arm.
Rosemary Martin

Advisory Board Member

Rosemary Martin is Vodafone Group General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FREng CEng CPsychol

Advisory Board Member

Professor Nigel Shadbolt is Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Southampton University and Past President of the British Computer Society
Professor Richard Susskind OBE

Advisory Board Chair

A pioneer in the field of information technology and law, Richard Susskind is a Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Oxford Internet Institute.
Conrad Young

Advisory Board Member

Conrad Young is the Global Managing Director of Deloitte’s Tax Management Consulting business. He led the tax software business in Deloitte and consults with large multi-national companies on the impact of technology and the internet on their tax compliance and reporting arrangements.