Prof. Dr. Mary Aiken is a leading expert in cyberpsychology, the study of the impact of technology on human behaviour. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cyberpsychology at Capitol Technology University, and Professor of Forensic Cyberpsychology at the University of East London.
Her research explores human factors in cyber contexts, including cybercrime, addictive type behaviours and online safety – critical issues in understanding psychological aspects of gambling in digital spaces. Her bestselling book The Cyber Effect was named a Times ‘Book of the Year’, and her work inspired the CBS series CSI: Cyber. Cyberpsychologist Prof. Dr. Aiken was co-lead on the largest cyberpsychology-informed cybercrime project in Europe to date, and regularly advises governments, law enforcement agencies and international organisations worldwide on policy and practice at the intersection of technology and behaviour.