Dr Lisa Sugiura is Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Gender in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth. Lisa is an internationally recognised expert in online gender-based violence and regularly appears on national and international media news outlets. Her research projects, which include funding from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Home Office, involve the language of cybersexism, victims of computer misuse, the role of technology in domestic abuse, and extremist and misogynistic behaviours in manosphere and incel (involuntary celibate) communities. Lisa is the author and co-editor of the books: Respectable deviance and purchasing medicine online: opportunities and risks for consumers; The incel rebellion: the rise of the manosphere and the virtual war against women; Palgrave Handbook of Gendered Violence and Technology.

Dr Chloe Hawkins is the Course Leader for Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth and is the British Society of Criminology theme lead for online vulnerabilities. Her research interests are in the areas of fraud, victims, vulnerability, and under-researched groups, with a specialisation in qualitative research. Dr Hawkins has worked on research funded by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice and the UK charity Re-engage who work with largely older adults.