As part of the University of Kent Think Kent series – a collection of YouTube videos celebrating research with international impact at the University – Eerke Boiten explores … Read more
Category: opinion
Dr Anna Jordanous on Sky Arts documentary
Dr Anna Jordanous has been invited to give her expert opinion on the computational creativity involved in a new musical conceived and generated by computer. Sky … Read more
Selfies could replace security passwords – but only with an upgrade
Professor Ian McLoughlin, Head of School (Medway), on the changing ways in which we can use technology to identify ourselves. This article was originally published on … Read more
Can voice recognition technology identify a masked jihadi?
The latest video of a masked Islamic State jihadist apparently speaking with a British accent led to him being tentatively identified as Muslim convert Siddhartha Dhar from … Read more
UK ‘spying law’ removes right to privacy says Kent expert
Dr Eerke Boiten warns Investigatory Powers bill will remove Internet Service Providers’ right to protect your privacy. Eerke Boiten, School of Computing and Director of the Academic Centre … Read more
Dear Google: open letter on transparency in ‘right to be forgotten’
Eighty top academics including Eerke Boiten from the School of Computing and Alan Mckenna from Kent Law School have signed an open letter to Google, … Read more
There’s no deceiving University of Kent technology
Final year Undergraduate student Oliver Florence explores deception detection and a new technology being developed at The University of Kent’s School of Computing. Although the … Read more
Survey reveals sorry state of European cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experts Julio Hernandez-Castro and Eerke Boiten respond to the European survey on cybersecurity. The European Commission’s annual Eurobarometer Cyber Security Survey, the third edition of … Read more
Expert response to banks using fingerprint technology
An article published on the BBC news website reports that two banks are allowing their customers to access accounts on their smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology. … Read more