Ethem Ilbiz

Ethem Ilbiz is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales. His work focuses on cybercrime, counter-terrorism, disruptive technologies (blockchain/encryption), public-private partnerships, Turkish politics, and the sharing economy’s role in addressing resource gaps in public institutions.

Education: Not explicitly stated in the provided text.

Research Interests:

• Application of sharing economy models to cybercrime mitigation and public administration
• EU policy dynamics and counter-terrorism strategies
• Cybersecurity innovations, including Europol’s platforms for child protection and crypto-laundering tracing
• Turkish foreign policy and EU-Turkey relations

Recent Article Trends: Themes include migration policy externalization’s security impacts, crypto-laundering prevention via sharing economy platforms, and Europol’s role in crowdsourcing crime-fighting solutions.

Awards: None listed.

Advising & Grants: Supervises postgraduate students (Lewis Jones, Shiraz Hassan, Mike Edwards) and leads projects like 'Hybrid Warfare and the EU Cybersecurity' (2022–2026) and 'The Uberization of Europol’s Cybercrime Strategy' (2020–2022). Specializes in qualitative/quantitative analysis, NVIVO, SPSS, and EU policy research.

Labs/Teams: Active within the Criminology, Policing and Security Research and Innovation Group at the University of South Wales.