Year 2 Student - 2025 Cohort - Cohort 7

I have an academic background in computer science, having graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc. My final year dissertation was about the visualisation of attack traces on attributed graphs, focusing on usability and design aspects of security process models and notations. During my third year, I cofounded the Cyber Security Society, which ran CTF events and workshops. Additionally, I helped organise Hack South West, an annual hackathon for Exeter Computer Science Society. Before starting at Bristol, I interned as a software engineer at Sky, where I gained industry experience working in Agile front-end development. Whilst working in the CDT, I have explored various research areas and am looking to refine the broader topics that I am interested in.

Deceptive Promotional Practices for Online Gambling Operations on Live Streaming Platforms

Gambling live streams remain prominent on live streaming platforms, such as Kick or Twitch. Streamers on these platforms often promote offshore online casinos by playing them on stream and linking to them in their titles, descriptions and chat. Furthermore, engaging moments from these streams circulate across other social media platforms. The methods by which these casinos are promoted can often mislead the audience through deceptive framings of gambling activities or complex financial inducements. Therefore, this research focuses on uncovering the deceptive mechanisms to promote gambling activities across the entire live streaming ecosystem, from gambling streams on platforms like Kick and Twitch to clips circulating on social media. By examining these deceptive mechanisms, this research can help contribute to the intersection of cybercrime and gambling harms research.

Academic placement with Matthew Edwards - produced a literature review on gambling and gaming live streams.

Industry placement with Ofcom - observed the communities on live-streaming platforms, Kick and Twitch, and aligned them with the Online Safety Act.

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