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Russell Brewer

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Professor of Criminology at Adelaide University | Researching cybercrime, policing, digital forensics & ways to keep kids safe online | Diehard Canucks fan. πŸ“ Adelaide, South Australia 🌐 www.AdelaideCybercrime.org

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🚨 JOB ALERT: The Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory is hiring! We are currently advertising a master-level or post-doctoral research position in machine-learning enabled digital forensics. Applications close March 22.

Please repost!

For more info: jobs.adelaide.edu.au/jobs/researc...

03.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 The Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory is hiring! We are seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in machine-learning enabled digital forensics. Applications close November 9. For more informational about the position, click here: lnkd.in/gGtgKJYW

23.10.2025 04:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to our brilliant lab researcher Caitlan Miller - who graduated earlier today with a Masters of Philosophy. Her thesis is entitled β€œDigital drift, online sexual behaviours and internet pathology in adolescents”. Looking forward to seeing this important work in print!

24.09.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New ARC Linkage Grant to improve victim identification capabilities This ARC-funded project will develop and implement new analytical methods to both identify and facilitate the rescue of victims of child sexual abuse.

Very excited to be awarded an ARC Linkage Project to advance research that will improve child sexual abuse victim identification capabilities. Read more here:
able.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/20...

04.09.2025 07:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adelaide University is recruiting an Associate Professor in #Criminology - the area of specialisation is open. Applications close next week (Feb 5). See below link or DM me for more info about our brilliant team. Please spread the word and repost!

Link to ad: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

30.01.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Come and celebrate our 150th year. Explore our events, our history, and the foundation we’ve built for the future.

🚨NEW JOB ALERT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CRIMINOLOGY)🚨

Adelaide University Criminology is seeking applications for an Associate Professor (Level D) - area of specialisation open. See below link for more info, or reach out directly for a confidential chat: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

07.01.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“šNew research out today - examining the risk factors associated with online fraud perpetration amongst adolescents. Download here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

26.11.2024 06:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to welcome so many colleagues to the University of Adelaide last week for our Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre Research Showcase. Great to see so many brilliant and interdisciplinary projects featured!

26.11.2024 05:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations on the publication of your first book Thomas Swearingen! @thswear.bsky.social is a researcher based in our Lab - and is working alongside our industry partners to develop pathbreaking digital forensic tools to combat crime online.

20.11.2024 13:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for putting this together Kathleen - would love to be added!

16.11.2024 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for putting this together - would love to be included!

15.11.2024 14:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks for the starter pack - would love to be included!

15.11.2024 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I started an academic criminologists/criminal justice scholars starter pack.
This is an ongoing starter pack that I am still expanding, so please let me know if you'd like to be added (sorry for any omissions!), and please share if you find it useful.
go.bsky.app/SL8dP7Z

#ASC2024 #criminology

15.11.2024 01:22 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 5

Check out our team's latest publication examining the benefits and risks of using cloud-based technologies in child sexual abuse investigations:

21.10.2024 06:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“šNew publication alert: academic.oup.com/ijlit/articl...

19.08.2024 12:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Technology and Human behaviour Seminar Series β€” Home

πŸ“’ Excited to welcome A/Prof Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar (Purdue University) as our @UniofAdelaide International Fellow. Join us this afternoon to hear more about her interdisciplinary approach to combatting child sexual exploitation offending. For more info:
adelaidecybercrime.org/seminar-series

10.07.2024 02:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Check out the latest findings from the ARC Digital Youth Survey: Exploring the role of self-control across distinct patterns of cyber-deviance in adolescence. Available here #openaccess doi.org/10.1177/0306...

08.01.2024 03:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A privilege to participate in the ANZSOC 2023 keynote panel on technology and criminal justice with my fantastic colleagues!

07.12.2023 03:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER - only a handful spots left for next week's workshop! Join over 100 researchers and practitioners in Adelaide for this inaugural event. Registrations close on Nov 29 at 9:00AM (ACDT). More info: www.csaresearch.org

27.11.2023 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Early-bird registrations close TODAY - get in quick!
For more info click here: www.csaresearch.org

31.10.2023 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ REGISTER NOW for the Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network Workshop in Adelaide on December 4-5. Discounted early-bird registrations only available for a limited time (until October 31)! The full program can be downloaded here: csaresearch.org

26.10.2023 01:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Check out the latest paper from the Adelaide Cybercrime Lab exploring the ethical and legal use of web scrapers by #cybercrime and #cybersecurity researchers. Funded by the Cyber Security CRC. Available here (open access): doi.org/10.1093/ijli...

09.10.2023 02:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonderful to connect with brilliant colleagues in Germany this morning at the Human Factor in #Cybercrime Conference - and share our latest research on combatting CSAM!

11.09.2023 12:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0