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Kelly Gates is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Her research critically examines digital media technologies, focusing on the politics and social implications of computerization, automation of surveillance, and the evolving relationship between policing and corporate surveillance infrastructure. She holds a PhD in Communications Research from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2004).
Her key works include Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance (2011) and Targeted: Corporations and the Police Surveillance Economy (2025), which explore the societal and ethical dimensions of surveillance technologies. Her research emphasizes how visual technologies like facial recognition and video analytics shape perceptions of identity, security, and governance.
Gates teaches courses on surveillance studies, digital media, and the cultural history of photography. Her recent work addresses police media infrastructures, video forensics, and the entanglement of corporate and governmental surveillance systems. Awards and grants are not explicitly listed in the provided texts, but her contributions to surveillance studies are widely recognized in academic circles.
In advising and grants, while specific details are not mentioned, her extensive publication record suggests active engagement in research networks and possibly collaborative projects. She is affiliated with UCSD’s Science Studies Program and contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues on media, technology, and society.
