First RespondXR: Digital Vulnerabilities of Immersive Training for Police
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Online event
Register now to join the First RespondXR team as they outline their research findings on the adoption of XR in law enforcement training.
About this event
On Thursday 26 May 2022 (1-2pm), SPRITE+ will be hosting a webinar outlining the findings of the SPRITE+ funded project 'First RespondXR: Digital vulnerability of immersive training for first responders'. The project has examined socio-technical-legal challenges posed by the adoption of Extended Reality (XR), including both virtual and augmented reality, in the training of law enforcement.
During the presentation, the team will reveal the social, technical, legal, ethical risks and impacts that have been identified throughout an academic scoping review and a legal analysis of existing case law. The webinar will further introduce the audience to interactive dissemination outputs that summarise the gathered research insights in a digestible manner and are aimed at informing practitioners and the wider policy community.
Considering the focus of the project and its emphasis on first responders, the event will be of particular relevance to non-academic members from government departments, agencies, and public/professional bodies (e.g., Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, College of Policing, National Police Chiefs' Council, Police and Crime Commissioners), businesses (e.g., XR developers, investors) and third sector organisations (e.g., CrimeStoppers, Neighbourhood Watch). Researchers from STEM, humanities, arts, and social science disciplines will further profit from the analysis the team conducted and plans to publish soon.
The First RespondXR team includes:
Dr Leonie Tanczer, Principal Investigator, Lecturer in International Security and Emerging Technologies, University College London
Professor David McIlhatton, Co-Investigator, Professor of Protective Security and Resilience and Director of the Institute for Peace and Security, Coventry University
Professor Jill Marshall, Co-Investigator, Professor of Law, Royal Holloway University of London
Dr Mark McGill, Co-Investigator, Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction, University of Glasgow
Dr Lena Podoletz, Co-Investigator, Research Fellow in Emotional AI and Smart Cities, University of Edinburgh
Niamh Healy, Research Assistant, PhD Candidate at the Department of Computer Science, University College London
Marina Heilbrunn, Research Assistant, Legal County Court Advocate and Tutor at Bloomsbury Law Tutors
Please register to attend via Eventbrite HERE.
Please direct any questions to admin@spritehub.org
