David Murakami Wood

David Murakami Wood is Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Surveillance Studies at Queen's University, cross-appointed between Sociology and Geography. His research examines surveillance and security in smart cities through global comparative analysis, with focus areas including Japan, Brazil, Canada and the UK. Current SSHRC-funded projects investigate platform cities and post-smart urban governance.

Research interests span:

• Surveillance capitalism and security governance
• Smart city development and urban futures
• Global comparative analysis of technology implementation
• Political economy of surveillance industries

Editorial leadership includes co-editor-in-chief role at Surveillance & Society, the premier journal in surveillance studies. Recent publications analyze authoritarian smart city developments and utopian urban projects.