Yr Athro Maura Conway

Athro Arloesi Bygythiadau Seiber, Law

+44 (0) 1792 513038

maura.conway@abertawe.ac.uk

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Dolenni Ymchwil

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-8592

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Ynghyd â'i swydd yn Abertawe (0.2FTE), mae Dr Maura Conway hefyd yn Athro mewn Diogelwch Rhyngwladol yn Ysgol y Gyfraith a'r Llywodraeth ym Mhrifysgol Dinas Dulyn (DCU) yn Nulyn, Iwerddon. Hi yw Cydlynydd sefydlu rhwydwaith ymchwil VOX-Pol (voxpol.eu).

Prif ddiddordebau ymchwil yr Athro Conway yw’r cysylltiad rhwng terfysgaeth a'r Rhyngrwyd, gan gynnwys seiberfderfysgaeth, gweithrediad ac effeithiolrwydd cynnwys eithafol gwleidyddol treisgar ar-lein, a radicaleiddio ar-lein treisgar. Mae hi'n awdur dros 40 o erthyglau a phenodau yn ei maes(meysydd) arbenigol. Mae ei hymchwil wedi ymddangos mewn Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Media, War & Conflict, Parliamentary Affairs, a Social Science Computer Review, ymhlith eraill.

Mae'r Athro Conway wedi cyflwyno ei chanfyddiadau gerbron y Cenhedloedd Unedig yn Efrog Newydd, Comisiwn yr Undeb Ewropeaidd ym Mrwsel, Tŷ'r Arglwyddi yn y DU, ac mewn mannau eraill. Mae'n aelod o Fwrdd Cynghori Academaidd Canolfan Gwrthderfysgaeth Europol ac yn aelod o Fwrdd Golygyddol Terfysgaeth a Thrais Gwleidyddol.

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Eithafiaeth Ar-lein
Terfysgaeth Ar-lein
Radicaleiddio Ar-lein
Seiberderfysgaeth
Gwrthderfysgaeth Ar-lein

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Cydweithrediadau

Aelod, Gweithgor Ymchwil Academaidd ac Ymarferol, Fforwm Rhyngrwyd Byd-eang i Frwydro Terfysgaeth (GIFCT) 2020
Aelod, Comisiwn Ewropeaidd, grŵp cwmpasu Cymuned Defnyddwyr (CoU) ar gyfer Brwydro Trosedd a Therfysgaeth (FCT), 2020
Aelod, Bwrdd Cynghori Rhyngwladol, prosiect FREXO (Far Right Politics Online and Societal Resilience), Prifysgol Oslo a Phrifysgol Metropolitaidd Oslo, 2019 – Presennol
Aelod, Pwyllgor Gwyddonol, prosiect EU H2020 OLTRE (Beyond the Horizon: Counter-narratives Placing Marginalised Young People at the Centre), 2019 – Presennol
Aelod, Bwrdd Cynghori Rhyngwladol, Rhwydwaith Ymchwil AVERT (Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation to Terrorism), Prifysgol Deakin, Awstralia, 2018 – Presennol
Aelod, Bwrdd Cynghori, UNCTED-ICT4Peace’s Tech Against Terrorism, 2017 – Presennol
Aelod, Bwrdd Cynghori, prosiect EU H2020 MANDOLA (Monitoring and Detecting Online Hate Speech), 2016 – 2017
Aelod o’r Pwyllgor Llywio, Rhwydwaith Cynghori Canolfan Gwrthderfysgaeth Ewropeaidd (ECTC), EUROPOL, 2016 – Presennol
Aelod o’r Bwrdd Cynghori, Center for Research on Right-Wing Extremism, Hate Crime and Political Violence (C-REX), Prifysgol Oslo, 2016 – Presennol
Aelod, Rhwydwaith Ymwybyddiaeth o Radicaleiddio (RAN) Comisiwn yr UE, 2013 – Presennol Aelod, Grŵp Cynghori Allanol, Uned Cyfathrebu Gwleidyddol Newydd, Royal Holloway, Prifysgol Llundain, 2007 – Presennol

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Conway, M. & Macdonald, S. (2021). Introduction to the Special Issue: Extremism and Terrorism Online—Widening the Research Base. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 0, 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2020.1866730, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56104
Macdonald, S., Yilmaz, K., Herath, C., Berger, J., Lakhani, S., Nouri, L., & Conway, M. (2022). The European Far-Right Online: An Exploratory Twitter Outlink Analysis of German and French Far-Right Online Ecosystems
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59437
https://doi.org/10.37805/remve2022.2
Pearson, E., Whittaker, J., Baaken, T., Zeiger, S., Atamuradova, F., & Conway, M. (2023). Online Extremism and Terrorism Researchers’ Security, Safety, and Resilience: Findings from the Field
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62839
https://www.voxpol.eu/download/report/Online-Extremism-and-Terrorism-Researchers-Security-Safety-Resilience.pdf
Mehran, W., Herron, S., Miller, B., Lemieux, A., & Conway, M. (2022). Two Sides of the Same Coin? A Largescale Comparative Analysis of Extreme Right and Jihadi Online Text(s). Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 0, 1-24.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2022.2071712, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62898
Watkin, A. & Conway, M. (2022). Building social capital to counter polarization and extremism? A comparative analysis of tech platforms' official blog posts. First Monday, 27(5)
https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i5.12611, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62899

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Conway, M. & Macdonald, S. (2023). Introduction to Special Issue: The Practicalities and Complexities of (Regulating) Online Terrorist Content Moderation. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 1-4.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2023.2222887, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2023.2222887
Mehran, W., Herron, S., Miller, B., Lemieux, A., & Conway, M. (2022). Two Sides of the Same Coin? A Largescale Comparative Analysis of Extreme Right and Jihadi Online Text(s). Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 0, 1-24.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2022.2071712, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62898
Watkin, A. & Conway, M. (2022). Building social capital to counter polarization and extremism? A comparative analysis of tech platforms' official blog posts. First Monday, 27(5)
https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i5.12611, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62899
Conway, M. (2021). Online Extremism and Terrorism Research Ethics: Researcher Safety, Informed Consent, and the Need for Tailored Guidelines. Terrorism and Political Violence, 33(2), 367-380.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2021.1880235, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62901
Conway, M. & Macdonald, S. (2021). Introduction to the Special Issue: Extremism and Terrorism Online—Widening the Research Base. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 0, 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2020.1866730, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56104
Conway, M., Khawaja, M., Lakhani, S., & Reffin, J. (2021). A Snapshot of the Syrian Jihadi Online Ecology: Differential Disruption, Community Strength, and Preferred Other Platforms. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 0, 1-17.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2020.1866736, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62900

Cynnyrch Ymchwil Arall

Pearson, E., Whittaker, J., Baaken, T., Zeiger, S., Atamuradova, F., & Conway, M. (2023). Online Extremism and Terrorism Researchers’ Security, Safety, and Resilience: Findings from the Field
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62839
https://www.voxpol.eu/download/report/Online-Extremism-and-Terrorism-Researchers-Security-Safety-Resilience.pdf
Macdonald, S., Yilmaz, K., Herath, C., Berger, J., Lakhani, S., Nouri, L., & Conway, M. (2022). The European Far-Right Online: An Exploratory Twitter Outlink Analysis of German and French Far-Right Online Ecosystems
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59437
https://doi.org/10.37805/remve2022.2
Conway, M., Watkin, A., & Looney, S. (2021). Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online in 2021: The Year in Review
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62902
https://www.voxpol.eu/presenting-vox-pols-2021-year-in-review/

Goruchwyliaeth

Gender in the online extreme right: Mapping ideological divergence and convergence. (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Lella Nouri

Grantiau a Phrosiectau Allweddol

TASM Conference Sandpit 2019 - 2020

Prosiect ar les ymchwilwyr sy’n astudio eithafiaeth a therfysgaeth dreisgar ar-lein, with chydweithwyr yn Hedayah, Prifysgol Abertawe a Modus|Zad, £10,000
Rhaglen Horizon 2020 yr Undeb Ewropeaidd 2019 - 2022

Agweddau dadansoddi’r cyfryngau cymdeithasol y prosiect BRaVE (Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism and Polarisation), €200,000
Cyfarwyddiaeth Gyffredinol Cyfiawnder y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd 2018 - 2018

Ar gyfer ymchwil ar sefyllfa’r asgell dde eithafol Ewropeaidd ar-lein, €15,000
Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) 2018 - 2018

Ar gyfer dadansoddi seiberddiogelwch a radicaleiddio ar-lein yng Ngorllewin y Balcanau, €9,000
Rhaglen Swyddfa Gartref y DU 2018 - 2018

Ar gyfer dadansoddi gweithgarwch Twitter ac ar-lein arall Ahrar al-Sham, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a’r Taliban, gyda chydweithwyr ym Mhrifysgol Sussex, £40,000
Rhaglen Swyddfa Gartref y DU 2017 - 2017

Ar gyfer dadansoddi gwaith Twitter i amharu ar gyfrifon o blaid IS a’i effeithiau, with chydweithwyr ym Mhrifysgol Sussex, £24,000
Rhaglen Horizon 2020 yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (FCT-1) 2017 - 2020

Ar gyfer dadansoddi agweddau moesegol ar ASGARD (Analysis System for Gathered Raw Data), €200,000
NATO, Rhaglen Science for Peace and Security 2017 - 2017

Ar Ymchwil Uwch ar ‘Terrorists’ Use of the Internet: Assessment and Response’ yn DCU, with Prosiect Seiberderfysgaeth ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe, €45,000
Australian Research Council, Discovery Projects 2016 - 2018

Ar gyfer dadansoddi cynulleidfaoedd eithafol treisgar ar-lein yn Awstralia ac yn y Deyrnas Unedig, with chydweithwyr ym Mhrifysgol Curtin, Perth, €33,000
Rhaglen Fframwaith yr Undeb Ewropeaidd 7, Thema 10 (Diogelwch) 2013 - 2018

Rhwydwaith rhagoriaeth o’r enw VOX-Pol, ar gyfer ymchwil i eithafiaeth wleidyddol ar-lein dreisgar, €5.13 miliwn
Llywodraeth India, India-Ireland Cooperative Science Programme 2011 - 2013

Ar gyfer datblygu geirfa ar gyfer canfod deunydd eithafol treisgar ar-lein yn awtomatig, with chydweithwyr Cyfrifiadureg yn IIIT-Delhi, €26,000
Enterprise Ireland Travel and Coordinator Funding 2010 - 2013

Ar gyfer costau teithio a chostau eraill a oedd yn gysylltiedig â datblygu tri chynnig am gyllid EU, FP7, €23,000
Terrorism and New Media Conference 2010 - 2010

Cyllid gan Office of the Vice-President for Research Prifysgol Dinas Dulyn, yr Irish Research Council for the Humanities & Social Sciences, Fáilte Ireland, a Chymdeithas Astudiaethau Rhyngwladol Prydain, €25,000
Career Start Award Prifysgol Dinas Dulyn 2009 - 2011

Ar gyfer cwblhau ymchwil i derfysgaeth, y Rhyngrwyd a chysylltiadau rhyngwladol, €39,000

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Cynnyrch Ymchwil Arall

Goruchwyliaeth

Gender in the online extreme right: Mapping ideological divergence and convergence. (cyfredol)

Grantiau a Phrosiectau Allweddol

TASM Conference Sandpit 2019 - 2020

Rhaglen Horizon 2020 yr Undeb Ewropeaidd 2019 - 2022

Cyfarwyddiaeth Gyffredinol Cyfiawnder y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd 2018 - 2018

Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) 2018 - 2018

Rhaglen Swyddfa Gartref y DU 2018 - 2018

Rhaglen Swyddfa Gartref y DU 2017 - 2017

Rhaglen Horizon 2020 yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (FCT-1) 2017 - 2020

NATO, Rhaglen Science for Peace and Security 2017 - 2017

Australian Research Council, Discovery Projects 2016 - 2018

Rhaglen Fframwaith yr Undeb Ewropeaidd 7, Thema 10 (Diogelwch) 2013 - 2018

Llywodraeth India, India-Ireland Cooperative Science Programme 2011 - 2013

Enterprise Ireland Travel and Coordinator Funding 2010 - 2013

Terrorism and New Media Conference 2010 - 2010

Career Start Award Prifysgol Dinas Dulyn 2009 - 2011