People

The project team, led by Professor Simeon Yates, represents 18 international universities and organisations, with a core team of academics from UK universities supported by a broader international steering group.

Collectively, the project team represents three generations of international research on digital media and society, including pioneering early work on online interactions, mobile devices and e-government, as well as contemporary work around identity, inequality, data analytics, security and digital culture.

• Prof. Simeon Yates, Digital Media & Society Institute
• Dr Michael Pidd, University of Sheffield
• Prof. Adam Joinson, University of Bath
• Prof. Ann Light, University of Sussex
• Prof. Simon Maskell, University of Liverpool
• Prof. Claire Taylor, University of Liverpool
• Dr Leanne Townsend, University of Aberdeen
• Prof. Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University
• Prof. Bridgette Wessels, University of Newcastle
• Prof. Monica Whitty, University of Warwick.

Steering group

• Dr Catherine Brookes, University of Arizona
• Prof. Bill Dutton, Michigan State University
• Dr Alex Frame, University of Bourgogne
• Prof Ellen Helsper, London School of Economics
• Prof. Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University
• Prof. Naomi Baron, American University
• Prof. Rich Ling, Nanyang Technological University
• Prof. Ron Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Dr Alison Preston, Ofcom
• Dr Alison Vincent, Cisco.