'Rising Stars': Nominations are open!
Within the SPRITE+ network, our Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are tackling important and challenging issues. They are using innovative methods; making new discoveries; asking important questions. They are the next generation of leaders. They are the Rising Stars.
Are you an ECR who would like to share your work with a growing community of digital TIP experts? Or do you know others doing great work that deserves to be showcased? We're seeking nominations from ECRs who are SPRITE+ Members or Expert Fellows to share their research stories as part of our Rising Stars series. Our Rising Stars features include a:
- dedicated blog on the SPRITE+ website
- dedicated item in the SPRITE+ monthly newsletter
- features on our social media channels including Twitter and LinkedIn
The SPRITE+ commnity is grwoing rapidly with over 750 members registered with us so far. Our membership includes academic researchers with diverse expertise including STEM, social sciences, arts and humanities disciplines as well as professional practitioners from government, law enforcement, large business, SMEs and civil society oraganisations.
Not registered as a SPRITE+ member yet? You can join the community (for free) here.
ECR definition
At SPRITE+ we define an ECRs as being either a PhD student, post-doc RA, or first position lecturer (within 5 years of PhD). If you do not fall into one of these groups, but would like your work to be featured in our newsletter, please get in touch to discuss the possibility of writing a ‘career journey’.
Stories so far
So far, we have featured some fantastic individuals:
- Iman Naja, with her work on the project, Realising Accountable Intelligence Systems (RAInS, at the University of Aberdeen.
- Charles Weir with his journey from consultant to programmer to academic, with his research in software security.
- Keenan Jones with his work on the use of powerful langauge models as a means of deceiving authorship analysis models.
- Sameh Zakhary with his work examining technologies for secure Internet of Things (IoT) in domestic environments.
- Amel Attatfa with her work on cyber diplomacy and its influence on international cyber space.
- Iain Reid with his research into cyber deception and work at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies.
- Emma Boakes with her research investigating security convergence within organisations.
Do you want to get involved? It's easy.
The process
The ECR should send a short (no longer than 500 words) ‘research story’ and a photograph of themselves to us at admin@spritehub.org (please enter: ‘Surname.RisingStar’ in the subject box). The ‘research story’ should address the following points: Current position and experience to date
- Greatest research achievement (e.g., novel research finding/novel approach to a problem)
- What is the big research question that you feel still needs addressing?
- What excites you most about your research area
