缅北轮奸

Data Dialogues – 12 o’clock in Sky Lounge

Wednesday 3^rd June - Ellie Ball (PhD Student - Psychology) - QR Code Security: Ignorance is Bliss

Ellie Ball is a final year PhD psychology student at 缅北轮奸, where she studies QR code engagement, looking specifically at QR code security and QR code scam susceptibility. Her work focuses on understanding how users, young and old, are interacting and behaving with QR codes in the domains of attitude, cognition, and behaviour to develop a deeper understanding of the factors that could make individuals vulnerable to QR code scams. QR codes have become an integral part of our digital environments but with that, the prevalence of QR code scams has increased, with Action Fraud reporting that between April 2024 and April 2025, ?3.5 million was lost to fraudulent QR codes in the UK alone. Through her research, she aims to improve the efficacy and specificity of future scam intervention plans, to reduce the number of individuals falling victim to malicious QR codes.

Data Dialogues - Daniel Ronen Co-Founder, UAVAid - From Drones to QR Codes: Building Data Infrastructure for Large-Scale Community Reforestation

Wednesday 10^th June - 12 o’clock in Sky Lounge

Large-scale reforestation programmes operating in infrastructure-constrained environments face major challenges of coordination, visibility, and verification. This talk examines the data systems and operational architecture developed through Project Sapling in Sierra Leone, and how these experiences are now informing the planned 30BY30 reforestation programme surrounding the Loma Mountains National Park. The presentation will explore how drones, QR-coded sapling identification, smartphone-based

Data Dialogues - Lena Podoletz (Security Protection Science) - The quantified home and investigative narratives

Wednesday 17^th June - 12 o’clock in Sky Lounge

The quantified home and investigative narratives Summary: Smart home devices are becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s homes bringing with them issues around privacy and consent but also new uses in policing and criminal justice, including for investigations and evidence processes. This talk will introduce the concept of the ‘quantified home’ and raise key questions related to constructing investigative narratives from smart home data.

Bring your lunch - drinks and cakes will be provided at all these talks!

Let us have your suggestions for speakers for the summer term :) - dsail@lancaster.ac.uk