Professor Mary Aiken

Cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken is a Professor of cyberpsychology.[1] Her book The Cyber Effect investigates the relationship between technology and human behaviour.

Education

She received a Masters in Science in cyberpsychology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Cyberpsychology.[2]

Career

She is an academic advisor to Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at the University of East London (UEL) and an adviser to hedge fund the Paladin Capital Group.

She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a fellow of the Society for Chartered IT Professionals, and a Global fellow at Wilson Center[3]

Author

On 18 August 2016, Aiken published her book The Cyber Effect.[4][5][6][7] This book investigates the relationship between technology and human behaviour. The book received the award of "Book of the Year" in the "Thought Category" by the Times,[8] along with "Science pick" by Nature.[9]

Popular culture

Aiken was the inspiration for the lead character, played by Patricia Arquette, in CSI: Cyber.[10]

Achievements

She was inducted into the Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame.[11] In 2022, she was awarded the freedom of Dublin city.[12]

References

  1. ^ O’Dea, Ann (11 March 2014). "Women Invent: 100 top women in science, technology, engineering and maths - Part 1 - Careers". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Dr. Mary Aiken". CyberPsychology / SafetyTech. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Mary Aiken". Wilson Center. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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  5. ^ Naughton, John (14 August 2016). "The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken review". www.ft.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. ^ Frean, Alexandra. "The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken". The Times. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ Sriram (11 March 2017). "Concerned about the amplifying effect of technology, says Mary Aiken". CyberPsychology. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ^ Kiser, Barbara (24 August 2016). "Books in brief". Nature. 536 (7617): 395. doi:10.1038/536395a. ISSN 1476-4687.
  10. ^ "Meet the Irish woman who inspired the new CSI show". www.irishexaminer.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Hall of Fame - Infosecurity Europe". www.infosecurityeurope.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Freedom of Dublin to be awarded to three 'inspiring' women". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

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