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Mark Warner is a Lecturer in Information Security at University College London (UCL), part of the Information Security Research Group. His work bridges computer science with psychology and sociology to address online harms such as cyberbullying, misinformation spread, and child abuse. Previously, he held roles in digital forensics and policing over 10 years. He supervises PhD students researching topics like online privacy and community-based surveillance. Current projects include developing triage tools for police and investigating usable privacy in female health apps (Google Faculty Award-funded). His research also explores HIV status disclosure in dating apps and the impact of non-disclosure in social platforms.
Education: PhD in Computer Science (UCL, 2020), MSc in Security Management (University of Portsmouth, 2016).
Key Research Interests: Social computing technologies, technology-crime intersections, online privacy, and proactive content moderation systems. He has secured grants from ESRC (£550k), REPHRAIN, and Google.
Publications: Focus on online behavior, privacy, and harm reduction in digital spaces. Recent work analyzes toxicity detection algorithms and misinformation dynamics within families.
Awards: Google Faculty Award (2023), multiple REPHRAIN and ESRC grants.
Grants & Projects: Includes the TRIAGE project (ESRC), UseCRT (REPHRAIN), and CSAC dataset development. He also chairs CHI Understanding People committees.
