Are you looking for an academic to provide expert commentary/analysis for a news story/documentary?
This experts directory is a searchable database of Queen’s academics who are interested in talking to the media about their areas of expertise.
If you cannot find the right expert, please contact Queen’s Communications Office and a member of the team will be able to help you.
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Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS)
Professor Chris Elliott is a leading expert on international food supply chains and the implications for food quality, authenticity, integrity and safety.
Expertise: food fraud, food security, supply chains, food integrity
Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS), School of Biological Sciences
Professor Meharg has gained a worldwide reputation for his research into a global food problem – the high levels of toxic arsenic in rice, the staple diet of half the world’s population.
Expertise: Food security, contaminants in food
The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
Professor Michael Semple works on innovative approaches to peace-making and engagement with militant Islamic movements in Afghanistan and South Asia.
Expertise: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, terrorism, conflict resolution
The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
Senior diplomat who served as UK Consul-General in Hong Kong (2016-20) and Ambassador to Myanmar (2009-13).
Expertise: Hong Kong; Hong Kong Protests; Sino-British Joint Declaration; Hong Kong National Security Law; Myanmar (Burma); Aung San Suu Kyi; Rohingya; China foreign policy; US/China relations; Popular uprisings; sanctions policy; UK Foreign Policy; diplomacy
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS)
Professor Neil Robertson produces Artificial Intelligence for the real world.
Expertise: Face recognition, visual security, artificial intelligence
Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS)
Professor Máire O’Neill is a leading cybersecurity expert. Maire is a UK Female Inventor of the Year, was the youngest Irish Academy fellow and youngest-ever engineering professor at Queen’s University Belfast.
Expertise: Cyber Security, Cryptography, Hardware Security, Data Security, Internet of Things