Tuesday 10th

Theme:
Theme: Theme:
Better intelligence and
Understanding who & why? Protecting ourselves
decisions
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
Approaches to engagement Operational and Linguistic
13:00 – 15:00 Protecting Organisations
and desistence Information Processing
15:00 – 15:30 Refreshments
Institutions, Organisations Rapport and Information User behaviour,
15:30 – 17:30
and radicalisation gathering vulnerabilities and risk
19:30 onwards Conference Dinner
Wednesday 11th
08:30 – 09:00 Refreshments
Cybersecurity and actors Strategies and techniques for Cybersecurity and actors
09:00 – 11:00
(joint session) information gathering (joint session)
11:00 – 11:30 Refreshments
Lightning Talks: Lightning Talks:
11:30 – 12:30
Understanding who and why Better Intelligence Gathering and Decisions
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Panel: Inter and Intra- Panel: Eliciting Intelligence
Panel: Translating Research
13:30 – 14:30 Organisational Dynamics and Information: Challenges and
into Practice & Policy
Violence Opportunities
14:30 – 15:00 Refreshments
Encouraging and improving
15:00 – 17:00 Analysing Communication Detecting deception
reporting behaviour
17:30 – 18:00 Refreshments
Keynote: Ambiguous questions, sensitive topics, and messy data: How (nevertheless)
18:00 – 19:00
government learns from research
19:00 – 19:30 Drinks reception
Thursday 12th
09:00 – 09:15 Refreshments
Keynote: Remapping the ‘human terrain’ of security risks and protections: Preventing violent
09:15– 10:15
extremism at the crossroads
10:15 – 10:30 Poster Prize Giving

10:30 – 11:30 Posters session with refreshments

Counter terrorism and risk Intelligence gathering and Counter terrorism and risk
11:30 – 13:30
(joint session) processing (joint session)
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch & Conference Close
14:00 Pre-booked shuttle bus to Lancaster Train Station
 Session Name: Approaches to Engagement and Desistence

Details: 13.00 – 15.00, Tuesday 10th July

Chair: Dr Christopher McDowell, City, University of London

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Lynsey Gozna University of Nottingham The roots and routes of revenge: Fuelling hate and exploiting Dr Shihning Chou, Dr Simon Duff,
vulnerability in complex, dynamic environments University of Nottingham.

Dr Joel Busher Coventry University Dr Donald Holbrook, Lancaster University;

The Internal brakes on violent escalation
Dr Graham Macklin, Oslo University

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 Session Name: Operational and Linguistic Information Processing

Details: 13.00 – 15.00, Tuesday 10th July

Chair: Dr Kirk Luther, Lancaster University

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Dr Harjit Sekhon, Dr Alexis Garcia-Perez,

Duncan Greaves Coventry University Information flow and trust formation in socio-technical systems
Coventry University.
Dr Jason R. C. Nurse, University of Kent;
Understanding the Radical Mind Using Linguistic and
Mariam Nouh University of Oxford Professor Michael Goldsmith, University
Psychological properties
of Oxford.
Professor Laurence Alison, Grace Carter,
Chloe Barrett-Pink, Lauren Swan, Dr
Dr Sara Waring University of Liverpool Inter-team information sharing during disaster response
Michael Humann, Tomas Zilinsky,
University of Liverpool.

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 Session Name: Protecting Organisations

Details: 13.00 – 15.00, Tuesday 10th July

Chair: Professor Debi Ashenden, University of Portsmouth

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

When knowing what’s right does not lead to doing what’s right: Dr Robert Bouwman, Vrije Universiteit
Professor Sophie
Erasmus University An examination of the predictive real-world validity of the Amsterdam; Carlijn Broekman, Dr Josine
van der Zee
Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q) van de Ven, TNO
Responding to the Insider Threat in Critical National
Alison Bell King's College London
Infrastructure Organisations

Workplace Village: Using autonomous workgroups to improve Professor Debi Ashenden, University of
Emma Boakes University of Portsmouth
security Portsmouth

Dr Tommy Van Professor Adam Joinson, Dr Kate Sugar,

University of Bath Digital Security Culture Change: A Case Study
Steen University of Bath

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 Session Name: Institutions, Organisations and Radicalisation

Details: 15:30 – 17:30, Tuesday 10th July

Chair: Simon Copeland, Lancaster University

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Professor Gary University of Maryland Prison and Violent Political Extremism in the United States
LaFree
Politicization of Mosques in Afghanistan: Mullahs, Spiritual
Dr Weeda Mehran Georgia State University
Leaders or Antagonistic Preachers?

Professor Neil Learning and Unlearning terrorism: The Paramilitary Life Cycle in Professor James McAuley, University of
Liverpool Hope University
Ferguson Northern Ireland Huddersfield

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 Session Name: Rapport and Information Gathering

Details: 15:30 – 17:30, Tuesday 10th July

Chair: Feni Kontogianni, University of Portsmouth

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Dr Gordon Wright, Goldsmiths, University
of London; Magdalene Ng, University of
Professor Fiona Goldsmiths, University of The benefits of rapport in information-gathering contexts: a
Huddersfield; Professor Lorraine Hope,
Gabbert London systematic review of the literature
University of Portsmouth; Dr Gavin
Oxburgh, Newcastle University.
Professor Fiona Gabbert, Goldsmiths,
University of London; Dr Magdalene Ng,
Goldsmiths, University of Examining the effectiveness of a rapport-building training
Dr Gordon Wright University of Huddersfield; Professor
London programme
Lorraine Hope, University of Portsmouth;
Dr Gavin Oxburgh, Newcastle University.
Dr Steven J. Watson, Newcastle
An investigation of rapport maintenance over multiple interviews
Lynn Weiher Lancaster University University; Dr Kirk Luther, Professor Paul
– Does PEACE hold any advantage over Reid?
J. Taylor, Lancaster University.
Frances Surmon- Examining the effects of four specific rapport-based skills in Professor Laurence Alison, University of
University of Liverpool
Böhr police interviews with terrorist suspects Liverpool.

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 Session Name: User Behaviour, Vulnerabilities and Risk

Details: 15:30 – 17:30, Tuesday 10th July

Chair: Professor Adam Joinson, University of Bath

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Keeping Secrets Online: An evidence synthesis of strategies, Dr Anna Gavine, Professor Wendy
Aikaterini Grimani University of Dundee
enablers and barriers Moncur, University of Dundee
Professor Pam Briggs, Dr Elizabeth
Dr Nick Neave Northumbria University The potential cybersecurity risks of digital hoarding behaviours Sillence, Dr Kerry McKellar, Northumbria
University
Dr Lynne Coventry, Professor Pam Briggs,
Dr James Nicholson Northumbria University Cybersecurity Information Seeking by Older Users
Northumbria University.
Young adults' dispositions and preferences around sharing Professor Michele Grossman, Deakin
Professor Paul
University of Huddersfield concerns with authorities regarding violent extremism University; Dr Shamim Miah, Kris
Thomas
involvement: evidence from a UK study Christmann, University of Huddersfield

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 Session Name: Cybersecurity and Actors

Details: 09:00 – 11:00, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Dr Ben Lee, Lancaster University

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Talking to hackers: A social psychological approach to improving Dr John McAlaney, Dr Jacqui Taylor,
Helen Thackray Bournemouth University
Cybersecurity Bournemouth University.
Liam McVay, University of Glasgow; Dr
Daniel Jones, University of Texas at El
Dr Damien Van Keeping Secrets: A Systematic Survey on the Causes of
University of Glasgow Paso; Melissa de Roos, University of
Puyvelde Professional Discretion
Texas at El Paso; Steven Mueller,
University of Texas at El Paso.
Matthew J. Edwards, University of Bristol;
The psychology of 419 scams – a qualitative study of sustained
Raluca A. Briazu University of Warwick Professor Monica T. Whitty, University of
conversations between one victim and multiple scammers
Warwick and University of Melbourne.
Digital Influencing After Terrorism: Spoofing, ‘Truthing’ and Social Dr Helen Innes, Professor Martin Innes,
Diyana Dobreva Cardiff University
Proofing Cardiff University.

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 Session Name: Strategies and Techniques for Information Gathering

Details: 09:00 – 11:00, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Dr Simon Oleszkiewicz, University of Twente

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Professor Lorraine Hope, University of
Portsmouth; Professor Paul J. Taylor,
“Tell me more about this…”: Seeking for the truth with follow-up Lancaster University; Professor Aldert
Feni Kontogianni University of Portsmouth
questions Vrij, University of Portsmouth; Professor
Fiona Gabbert, Goldsmiths, University of
London.
Dr Simon Presenting evidence and information during interviews:
University of Twente
Oleszkiewicz Synthesizing the science into intuitive “within-the-box” thinking

Birmingham City The Effectiveness of Social Influence Techniques in Eliciting Professor Fiona Gabbert, Dr Gordon
Rebecca Wheeler
University Information from Reluctant Witnesses Wright, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Nadine Hawkins de Namor, University of
Portsmouth; Professor Fiona Gabbert, Dr
Professor Lorraine Eliciting information in cross-cultural contexts: What are the Nelli Ferenczi, Goldsmiths, University of
University of Portsmouth
Hope challenges for building trust and rapport? London; Dr Gavin Oxburgh, Newcastle
University; Dr Olivia Rutazibwa,
University of Portsmouth.

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 Lightning Talks: Understanding who and why

Details: 11:30 – 12:30, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Professor Kim Knott, Lancaster University

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Dr Karena
University of Birmingham Maskirovka: Russian state deception and disinformation
Avedissian

Domenico Galimi ‘Palmyra esse Delendam’: why Cultural Heritage destruction is

University College London
an early symptom of ‘darker portents’ to come

Dr Weeda Mehran “You will be more beautiful, have more jewelries, and a wardrobe
Georgia State University
full of fine dresses”: A heavenly reward for female militancy

Dr Renate Geurts University of Twente Justified snitching: In search for exceptions to the code of silence

Dr David Ellis, Lancaster

Kristoffer Geyer Introspection vs behaviour: comparing self report and digital
Lancaster University University; Dr Lukasz Piwek,
traces for predicting future research
Bath University.
Ben Morrison, Northumbria University;
Dr James Nicholson Vulnerable by Design: Older Users’ Struggles with Securing Professor Pam Briggs, Northumbria
Northumbria University
Devices University; Professor Lynne Coventry,
Northumbria University.
Professor Pam Briggs, Northumbria
Benjamin Morrison Investigating Changes in Cybersecurity Behaviours Associated
Northumbria University University; Professor Lynne Coventry,
with Retirement
Northumbria University.

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 Lightning Talks: Better Intelligence Gathering and Decisions

Details: 11:30 – 12:30, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Professor Lorraine Hope, University of Portsmouth

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Security in a Smart World: Exploring why individuals fail to secure

Emma Hewlett Lancaster University
smart devices

Phishtray: A modifiable, open-source email-sorting task for Professor Adam Joinson, University of Bath;
Ana Levordashka University of Bath
research and training applications related to social engineering Dr Emma Williams, University of Bristol

How do participants in deception studies decide what to lie

Dr Lara Warmelink Lancaster University
about?
Professor Aldert Vrij, University of
Portsmouth; Dr Sharon Leal, University of
When Do Suspects Lie? An Examination of the Order of Truths
Dr Haneen Deeb Universtiy of Portsmouth Portsmouth; Colonel Steven M. Kleinman,
and Lies in Intelligence-Gathering Interviews
USA, Ret; Brianna Verigin, University of
Maastricht.
Detecting concealed face recognition: A synthesis of current
Dr Ailsa Millen University of Stirling
findings and suggestions for future research
Zak Keeping, Canadian Government;
Nudging Eyewitnesses: The Effect of Social Influence Tactics on
Dr Kirk Luther Lancaster University Professor Brent Snook, Memorial
Recall Performance
University of Newfoundland.

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Panel Discussions: Inter and Intra-Organisational Dynamics and Violence

Details: 13:30 – 14:30, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Lancaster University

Panel Members: Dr Joel Busher, Coventry University

Dr Paul Gill, University College London
Professor Gary LaFree, University of Maryland

Panel Discussions: Eliciting Intelligence Information: Challenges and Opportunities

Details: 13:30 – 14:30, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Professor Emma Barrett, University of Manchester

Panel Members: Professor Lorraine Hope, University of Portsmouth

Colonel Steven M. Kleinman, USA, Ret.
Professor Chris Meissner, Iowa State University
Simon Wells, CREST

Panel Discussions: Translating Research into Practice & Policy

Details: 13:30 – 14:30, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Professor Adam Joinson, University of Bath

Panel Members: Professor Debi Ashenden, University of Portsmouth

Dr Susan Brandon, SyncScience LLP
Nick Coleman, IBM
Elsine Van Os, Signpost Six

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 Session Name: Analysing Communication

Details: 15:00 – 17:00, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Professor Kim Knott, Lancaster University

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Using Image Analytics to Study Foreign Influence Measures and

Dr Colin Roberts Cardiff University Andrew Dawson, Cardiff University.
Conflict Dynamics in the 2017 Terror Attacks
Dr Anthony Richards, University of East
Reciprocal radicalisation in the extreme digital milieu: Evidence London; Dr John Morrison,University of
Dr Ben Lee Lancaster University
from extreme-right web spaces East London; Professor Kofi Oteng
Kufuor, University of East London.
Professor Tahir London School of
Young, British and Muslim in an Age of Uncertainty
Abbas Economics

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 Session Name: Detecting Deceptions

Details: 15:00 – 17:00, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Dr Zarah Vernham, University of Portsmouth

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Safe Space: Examining the Effect of Interview Location on Self- Professor Paul J. Taylor, Dr Kirk Luther,
Christina Winters Lancaster University
Disclosure Lancaster University.
Professor Aldert Vrij, Dr Sharon Leal,
The reversed question protocol (RQP); self-generated reflexive
Louise Jupe University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth; Professor Galit
questions as an aid to the detection of identity deception
Nahari, Bar-Ilan University.
Professor Aldert Vrij, Dr Lucy Akehurst,
The SAI and Subsequent Recall: Examining Written & Verbal Cues
Charlotte Hudson University of Portsmouth Professor Lorraine Hope, University of
to Deception
Portsmouth.
Dr Sharon Leal, Professor Aldert Vrij, Gary
Dalton, Louise Jupe, Adam
Dr Zarah Vernham University of Portsmouth Cross-cultural verbal deception
Harvey,University of Portsmouth;
Professor Galit Nahari, Bar Ilan University.

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 Session Name: Encouraging and Improving Reporting Behaviour

Details: 15:00 – 17:00, Wednesday 11th July

Chair: Jo Hinds, University of Bath

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Preventative counterterrorism policing: Impact of community

Neda Richards University of Leeds
engagement on public cooperation
Dr Peter W. de Vries, University of
Citizens’ reporting and intervening behaviour: how do Twente; Professor Dr José H. Kerstholt,
Wendy Schreurs University of Twente
communities protect themselves from crime? TNO & University of Twente; Professor Dr
Ellen Giebels, University of Twente
Dr Lasse Lindekilde, Dr David Parker,
Encouraging public reporting of suspicious behaviour on rail Aarhus University; Dr Noemie Bouhana,
Dr Julia Pearce King's College London
networks University College London: Professor
Brooke Rogers, King's College London
The confidence game: Comparing UK and Australian practitioner Professor Paul Thomas, Dr Shamim Miah,
Professor Michele
Deakin University perspectives on PVE community reporting thresholds and Kris Christmann, University of
Grossman
processes Huddersfield

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Keynote: Ambiguous questions, sensitive topics, and messy data: How (nevertheless) government learns from research

Details: 18:00 – 19:00, Wednesday 11th July

Speaker: Brett Kubicek, Government of Canada

Further details can be found here

Keynote: Remapping the ‘human terrain’ of security risks and protections: Preventing violent extremism at the crossroads

Details: 09:15 – 10:15, Thursday 12th July

Speaker: Professor Michele Grossman, Deakin University

Further details can be found here

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 Poster Session

Details: 10:30 – 11:30, Thursday 12th July

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Telling Stories of Terrorism: Kin and Peer Influences in the

Simon Copeland Lancaster University
Narrative Accounts of Terrorists
Dr Simon L. Jones, Professor Adam
Brittany Davidson University of Bath Social Role Ecologies in Online Ideological Communities Joinson, Dr Joanne Hinds, University of
Bath

Lucy Hunt Lancaster University Modelling and Measuring the Cost of Exploitation for Attackers

Unveiling the Dynamics of Religion in Terrorism: A Case Study of

Tarela Juliet Ike University of East London
Boko Haram and the Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria

Intergroup Intentional and Behavioural Responses to Perceived Professor Paul J. Taylor, Dr Kathleen C.
Anastasia Kordoni Lancaster University
Terrorist Threat and Authority Surveillance McCulloch, Lancaster University

How Schools 'Do Prevent': Policy Enactment and Preventing

James Lewis Lancaster University
Violent Extremism

Mission Abort? An investigation into methods to dissuade Professor Aldert Vrij, Professor Lorraine
Dr Samantha Mann University of Portsmouth
motivated individuals from mission achievement Hope, University of Portsmouth

Royal Holloway, Building Attacker Personas from Grounded Theory Research - a

Caroline Moeckel
University of London Practical Application to Digital Banking Systems

Rosamund Mutton Lancaster University The Multiple Roles of Women in Violent Extremist Groups
 "Memetic Warefare": The spread of minority-themed visual Professor Adam Joinson, Dr Lukasz Piwek,
Dr Samantha North University of Bath
misinformation on social media Univeristy of Bath
Dr Duncan Hodges, Cranfield University;
Connected events and malicious insiders: Investigating patterns
Katie Paxton-Fear Cranfield University Dr Oliver Buckley, University of East
of insider threat using natural language processing
Anglia
Using decision trees to create transparent data visualisations of Dr David A. Ellis, Lancaster University;
Heather Shaw University of Lincoln
how factors predict smartphone ownership Fenja V. Ziegler, University of Lincoln.
Dr Duncan Hodges, Cranfield University;
Thinking like a Hacker: Agent-Based Modelling of Offensive
Tatjana Sidorenko Cranfield University Dr Oliver Buckley, University of East
Actors in Cyberspace
Anglia
Dr Joshua Rottman, Franklin & Marshall
College; Dr Nicola Power, Lancaster
University; Dr Mengyao Li, Max Planck
Institute for Research on Collective
Stylianos University of Cross-Cultural Investigation on the Effects of Immigration Goods, Germany; Remco Spithoven,
Syropoulos Massachusetts Amherst Movements on Perceived Safety University of Applied Sciences, Sophie
Cross, Sorbonne University; Dr Aphrodite
Baka, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki;
Dr Juan Carlos Trivino, Institut Barcelona
d'Estudis Internacionals
Jop Van der The reliability and validity of the predictive profiling method at Professor dr. Dirk Van Daele, Professor
KU Leuven
Auwera Belgian airports: future research and preliminary results dr. Geert Vervaeke, KU Leuven,
Christina Winters, Professor Paul J.
The influence of social reciprocity on information provision in the
Lynn Weiher Lancaster University Taylor, Dr Kirk Luther, Lancaster
investigative interview
University

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 Session Name: Counter Terrorism and Risk

Details: 11:30 – 13:30, Thursday 12th July

Chair: Paul Grasby, CREST

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Dr Christopher Dr Gemma Collantes-Celador, Cranfield

City, University of London Refugee Resettlement, Integration Risks and Extremism
McDowell University.

Distinguishing Approachers from Communicators: A Look at the

Dr Paul Gill University College London Emily Corner, University College London.
Fixated Threat Assessment Centre Case Files

North Carolina State Improving the Evidence Base Supporting Counterterrorism Dr. Sarah Desmarais, Dr. Joseph Simons-
Christine Brugh
University Strategy: Heterogeneity across Contexts and Actors Rudolph, North Carolina State University.

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 Session Name: Intelligence Gather and Processing

Details: 11:30 – 13:30, Thursday 12th July

Chair: Dr Jason Nurse, University of Kent

Name Institution Title Co-Authors

Professor Ashraf Labib, Professor
Lorraine Hope, University of Portsmouth;
Experimental analysis of noise and bias errors in intelligence Dr Adrian James, Liverpool John Moores
Dr Salem Chakhar University of Portsmouth
analysts' judgements University; John Shimell, Polaris
Consulting Limited; Mark Malinowski,
Polaris Consulting Limited.

Dr Oliver Buckley University of East Anglia Inferring Identity Cues using Keystroke Dynamics Dr Duncan Hodges, Cranfield University

Dr Arnau Erola, Dr Thomas Gibson-

Where's the wolf..? Towards analytics for detecting an unnatural Robinson, Professor Michael Goldsmith,
Dr Jason Nurse University of Kent
online presence Professor Sadie Creese, University of
Oxford.

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