About OIIDigital connections are now embedded in almost every aspect of our daily lives, and research on individual and collective behaviour online is crucial to understanding our social, economic and political world.Oxford Internet InstituteOII_337955e8-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818fA multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.OII FacultyOur academic faculty and graduate students are drawn from many different disciplines: we believe this combined approach is essential to tackle society’s ‘big questions’. Together, we aim to positively shape the development of our digital world for the public good.Professor Philip HowardDirector, Professor of Internet Studies -- Philip N. Howard is the Director of the OII. He is a professor of sociology, information and international affairs. He is the author, most recently, of Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up.Dr Victoria NashDeputy Director, Policy and Research Fellow -- Victoria Nash is the OII's Deputy Director and Senior Policy Fellow. Her research focuses on the opportunities and risks experienced by children using digital technologies; she also leads OII engagement on Internet regulation and digital policy issues.Professor Andrew PrzybylskiAssociate Professor, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Research -- Professor Przybylski is an experimental psychologist and Director of Research at the OII. His work is mainly concerned with applying psychological models of motivation and health to study how people interact with virtual environments.Professor Greg TaylorAssociate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies -- Greg Taylor's research focuses on the economics of competition policy and regulation for digital and technology markets.Professor Helen MargettsProfessor of Society and the Internet -- Helen Margetts is Professor of Society and the Internet, a political scientist specialising in digital government and politics. She was Director of the OII from 2011-18.Professor Viktor Mayer-SchönbergerProfessor of Internet Governance and Regulation -- Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is the OII's Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation. His research focuses on the role of information in a networked economy.Professor Luciano FloridiProfessor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information and Director of the Digital Ethics Lab -- Luciano Floridi‘s research areas are the philosophy of Information, information and computer ethics, and the philosophy of technology.Professor Mark GrahamProfessor of Internet Geography -- Mark Graham is a geographer that focuses on economic development, labour, power, participation, and representation.Professor Ralph SchroederProgramme Director of the MSc in Social Science of the Internet -- Ralph Schroeder has interests in virtual environments, social aspects of e-Science, sociology of science and tech, and has written extensively about virtual reality technology. His current research is related to digital media and right-wing populism.Dr Jonathan BrightSenior Research Fellow -- Jonathan Bright is a political scientist specialising in computational and ‘big data’ approaches to the social sciences.Professor Rebecca EynonSenior Research Fellow and Associate Professor -- Rebecca Eynon's research focuses on learning and the Internet, and the links between digital and social exclusion.Dr Bernie HoganSenior Research Fellow -- Bernie Hogan examines how to capture, represent and think about social networks, especially personal social networks. His work focuses on the role of design in social media, network capture techniques and theories of relationships.Professor Vili LehdonvirtaAssociate Professor and Senior Research Fellow -- Vili Lehdonvirta is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute. He is an economic sociologist who examines how digital technologies are shaping the organization of economic activities in society.Professor Gina NeffAssociate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Programme Director of the DPhil in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences -- Professor Neff is a sociologist who studies innovation, the digital transformation of industries, and how new technologies impact work. She has studied digital change in the media, health care, and construction industries.Professor Balazs VedresSenior Research Fellow -- Professor Vedres is a sociologist and network scientist, investigating the network sources of creative success, and diversity and discrimination on online collaborative platforms.Dr Sandra WachterSenior Research Fellow -- Dr. Sandra Wachter is a lawyer and a Senior Research Fellow in Data Ethics, AI, robotics and Internet Regulation/cyber-security at the Oxford Internet Institute.Dr Joss WrightSenior Research Fellow -- Joss Wright's research interests lie in cryptography, privacy-enhancing technologies and anonymous communications. His current research focuses on analysing Internet censorship, and data anonymization.Dr Taha YasseriSenior Research Fellow in Computational Social Science -- Taha Yasseri has interests in analysis of large-scale transactional data to understand human dynamics, government-society interactions, mass collaboration, information and opinion dynamics.Dr Grant BlankSurvey Research Fellow -- Grant Blank's work focuses on the social and cultural implications of the Internet and new media, quantitative and qualitative methods, and cultural sociology. He teaches on the OII social statistics courses.Dr Kathryn EcclesResearch Fellow -- Kathryn Eccles has research interests in the impact of new technologies on Humanities scholarship, and the re-organisation of cultural heritage and higher education in the digital world.Dr Scott A. HaleSenior Data Scientist and Research Fellow, Programme Director of the MSc in Social Data Science -- Dr Scott A. Hale is a Senior Data Scientist & Research Fellow, Social Data Science Programme Director, and Turing Fellow. He develops and applies computer science techniques to the social sciences focusing on bilingualism, UX, mobilization, and mobility.Dr Brent MittelstadtResearch Fellow & British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow -- Brent Mittelstadt is a philosopher specialising in data ethics in relation to algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, Big Data, and medical expert systems.Dr Cohen R. SimpsonResearch Fellow & British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow -- Cohen is a sociologist specialising in the quantitative study of human social networks. He has a particular interest in culture and the determinants of network formation.Dr Mariarosaria TaddeoResearch Fellow -- Mariarosaria Taddeo's main research areas are information and computer ethics, philosophy of information, philosophy of technology, ethics of cyber conflicts and cybersecurity, and applied ethics.Professor Bertrand VenardMarie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow -- Bertrand Venard is a Professor, Anti-Fraud and Cybersecurity Chair Holder at Audencia Business School (France) & Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at Oxford University. He will work with Prof. Mayer-Schönberger to understand the determinants of cybersecurityOII Advisory BoardSir Alex Allan KCBAdvisory Board Member -- Sir Alex Allan served as the first UK Government e-Envoy, and is former chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Head of Intelligence Assessment, UK Cabinet Office.Mitchell BakerAdvisory Board Member -- Mitchell Baker co-founded the Mozilla Project and serves as Chairwoman of Mozilla.Toby CoppelAdvisory Board Member -- Toby is a Co-Founder and Partner at Mosaic Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm based in London. He has been in investing and operating roles in the internet sector since 1996.Alexsis de Raadt St JamesAdvisory Board Member -- Alexsis is a business executive and investment professional with diverse experience in corporate finance, private equity, venture capital and technology. She is the founder and managing partner of Merian Ventures, a US and UK venture capital firm.Professor William H. DuttonAdvisory Board Member, Research Associate -- Bill Dutton is the Quello Professor of Media and Information Policy at Michigan State University, where he is Director of the Quello Center. He was the OII's Founding Director, a Fellow of Balliol College and the first Professor of Internet Studies at Oxford University.Dr James ManyikaAdvisory Board Member -- James Manyika is a Director (senior partner) at McKinsey & Company and one of the leaders of their Global High Tech Media and Telecom Practice based in Silicon Valley. He leads the McKinsey Global Institute, the firm's business and economics research arm.Rosemary MartinAdvisory Board Member -- Rosemary Martin is Vodafone Group General Counsel and Company Secretary.Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FREng CEng CPsycholAdvisory Board Member -- Professor Nigel Shadbolt is Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Southampton University and Past President of the British Computer Society.Professor Richard Susskind OBEAdvisory Board Chair -- A pioneer in the field of information technology and law, Richard Susskind is IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Oxford Internet Institute.Conrad YoungAdvisory Board Member -- Conrad Young is the Global Managing Director of Deloitte’s Tax Management Consulting business. He led the tax software business in Deloitte and consults with large multi-national companies on the impact of technology and the internet on their tax compliance and reporting arrangements.OII AdministratorsDouglas ThorntonHead of Administration & Finance -- Working closely with the Director and the Senior Executive Team, Douglas leads the Institute’s administration in implementing strategy, supporting teaching, research and policy engagement, and ensuring good governance and high-quality services.Adham TamerDirector of IT & Web Services -- Adham is responsible for the management, strategy and execution of IT infrastructure for the Institute. He develops and implements policies and goals and act as Chief Information Security Officer for the department.John GilbertWeb Developer -- John is responsible for the development and maintenance of the OII’s suite of websites, including user experience, user interfaces, and the OII's visual identity.Arthur BullardIT Officer -- Arthur provides first line desktop support for users and is responsible for OII audio and video content production.Patrick WenhamIT Officer -- Patrick offers first line support and helps with ad-hoc projects within the IT department.Tim DaviesHead of Research Facilitation -- Tim oversees Research Facilitation in the department, and supports the growth and development of OII research activity and strategy.David SutcliffeSenior Science Writer -- David is the Managing Editor of the Policy and Internet Journal. He provides advice and editorial services to the OII faculty, and writes commissioned content for our publications.Mark MalbasHead of Strategic Relations and Policy Engagement -- Mark’s focus is on increasing the public profile of the Oxford Internet Institute and working with partners and potential partners on mutually beneficial projects.Isabelle MalcolmEvents Officer -- Isabelle manages the OII's conferences, seminars, policy forums and other external and internal events.Victoria McDermottGraduate Studies Manager -- Victoria manages the administrative support for the OII's MSc Programme, from recruitment and admissions, through to on-course student progression. She is also the Disability Co-Ordinator for the Department.Laura MaynardDPhil Co-Ordinator -- Laura manages all on-course administration for the OII's DPhil Programme.Laura GambleMSc Co-Ordinator -- Laura manages all on-course administration for the OII's MSc Programmes.John FrancisGraduate Studies Assistant -- John supports all teaching administration functions.Duncan PasseyFinance Officer -- Duncan is responsible for the day to day financial management of the department.Ornella SciutoPersonnel Officer -- Ornella administers staff recruitment and personnel records and provides support for OII's visitors programme.Marie LemonPA to Professor Philip Howard, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute -- Marie is PA to Professor Philip Howard, and is the first point of contact for all matters relating to the Director.Pauline KinniburghPA to Prof Helen Margetts -- Pauline is PA to Professor Helen Margetts and is the first point of contact for all matters related to her.Karen MeadFacilities Officer -- Karen is the first point of contact for all enquirers at the OII. She is also responsible for office management at interim for all three sites.Understanding our social, economic and political world_33795840-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818fTo positively shape the development of our digital world for the public good._33795958-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818fPublic GoodResearchDevelop new theories, concepts and methods to analyse social data._33795a52-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818f1We have unprecedented access to a huge volume of rich social data, and are developing new theories, concepts and methods to analyse it._33795b74-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818fTeachingBring students from all over the world to work at the cutting-edge of their fields._33795c64-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818f2Our Masters and doctoral programmes bring students from all over the world, to work with our faculty at the cutting-edge of their fields._33795d68-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818fPolicyProvide empirical data and analysis to design policy solutions._33795e76-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818f3We provide the empirical data and conceptual analysis that is so needed to design policy solutions to societal problems. About our policy work._33795f70-6add-11e9-ac43-d10ab59d818f2019-04-29https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net