Grants & recognition

Mapping China's Capabilities in Police Cloud Platforms to Improve Protection of Vulnerable Populations

Open Technology Fund (OTF) · AUD ~76,000

Province-level mapping of China's Police Cloud infrastructure — investments, capabilities, and actors involved in its construction — to clarify how the system is used to monitor vulnerable populations including ethnic minorities and civil society actors.

From Coverage to Capacity: What Procurement Reveals about China's National Video Surveillance Programs

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) · International Cooperation Program · AUD 5,604

An analysis of what procurement data reveals about the scale, structure, and capabilities of China's national video surveillance programs. Co-investigator with A. Trauth-Goik.

GCI Impact and Engagement Grant

Griffith Criminology Institute · AUD 2,500

Internal impact and engagement funding. Co-investigator with A. Childs, H. Luong, and J. Drew.

Technical Vulnerabilities and Misuse of Internet-Connected Chinese Security Technology

AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University · AUD 10,000

An examination of security vulnerabilities in internet-connected Chinese surveillance devices deployed in Australia, contributing to the article on CCTV IoT regulation published in the Journal of Cybersecurity.

ANZSOC Conference Registration Bursary

Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology

Conference registration bursary for the ANZSOC Annual Conference, December 2024.

APSA Conference Travel Grant

Australian Political Science Association

Travel grant for the APSA Annual Conference, November 2024.

Data Protections: A Survey of Queenslanders

Griffith Criminology Institute · Seed Funding · AUD 3,000

A survey-based study of Queensland residents' awareness and expectations regarding data protection. Co-investigator with H. Luong, E. Shakespeare, and J. Scanlan.

The Asia Study Grant

National Library of Australia

Awarded by the National Library of Australia to support archival and documentary research on China-related materials held in the collection.

Open Government Data in Indonesia

Griffith Asia Institute

A study of open government data infrastructure and policy in Indonesia. Co-investigator with D. Tjondronegoro and B. Rifai.

Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUPRS) and Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS)

Griffith University

Full doctoral scholarship comprising a living stipend and international tuition fee offset, awarded for the duration of PhD candidature in the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice.

Award

Best Paper Award — Asian Journal of Criminology

For the article 'Metacrime and Cybercrime: Exploring the Convergence and Divergence in Digital Criminality', Asian Journal of Criminology, 19(3), 419–439.

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Recognition of sustained, scholarly practice in higher-education teaching and learning.

Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology

Association of Internet Researchers

European Society of Criminology

Surveillance Studies Network