My interests are varied as listed in my main jollyvip website.

Since October this year, 2013 I’m a PhD research student with the Centre for Cyber Security Sciences (CCySS) with the City University London.

My domains of research are varied too. I use the word ‘domain’ as I have not figured out where all my interests lie or map into the academia world of research with it’s own definition of disciplines and schools and departments. I do know that my main interest is in computer science (or software engineering). Over the years, having worked primarily on complex software projects/programmes, I am particularly drawn to the dynamics of interaction between people (hence my foray into Law and Dispute Resolution) and within organisations. To me, computer (and technology) is a tool, albeit a tool unlike others whereby it can transform life positively or negatively depending on it’s use or abuse. Well it’s like a hammer except it’s ‘soft’ i.e. malleable. Others have argued and also written on many aspects of software. I like to view software as malleable i.e. this Merriam definition;
a : capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences
b : having a capacity for adaptive change

With this view, my research will explore these domains:-

Software Practice and Engineering
Organisation Operational Practice (cyber insurance)
IT Governance, Risk and Compliance
Data and Privacy Laws
Data and Information Visualisation
Supply Chain and Cyber Space (Internet)

So edisclosure/ediscovery is not on my agenda for my PhD research. However I do hope that the outcome of my research will provide useful tool(s) for edisclosure/ediscovery related issues.

As this site will be my only (public) blogging space, I will keep this blogging site as it is i.e. without any changes to the site name and description. From time to time, I will post news & tweets (via my twitters, @edisclosure and @insuredatarisk ) covering edisclosure/ediscovery and beyond into the above domains.

Thanks for reading this.
Cher