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Dr. Carlisle George is a lawyer (Barrister) and computer scientist. Among other qualifications, he holds a Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science from the University of London (Goldsmiths), a Masters degree (LLM) in Information Technology & Communications Law from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from Middlesex University. He is qualified as a Barrister and was called to the Bar of England and Wales at Lincoln's Inn (London) and the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (St Lucia). He is currently an Associate Professor at Middlesex University (London) and has previously worked at several higher education institutions including: Singapore Institute of Management, Northumbria University and The London School of Economics and Political Science (Law Department).

Dr. George is the author of many academic publications focusing on his research interests that include: legal aspects of eHealth, privacy and data protection, information technology law, Internet law, intellectual property law, and legal aspects of digital forensics. He has co-edited two books focusing on legal, ethical, social and governance aspects of eHealth and medical informatics respectively. He has been involved in several EU funded research projects as a senior legal expert and/or researcher. Since 2011 he has led the organisation of international workshops on legal, ethical, social and governance aspects of Health IT at Middlesex University.

Dr. George has also been actively involved in numerous external academic activities including as an invited conference speaker, legal consultant, conference programme committee member, workshop facilitator and member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has served as an external examiner for several universities. He is a member of several professional bodies including the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 9.2.

Expertise:  Information Technology Law; Privacy and Data Protection; Legal Aspects of Digital Forensics; Legal aspects of eHealth/mHealth/Health Informatics; Legal Aspects of Data Science and AI (Machine Learning); Internet Law; eCommerce Law; Corporate Compliance and Financial Crime Prevention


Education/Qualifications


  • PhD (Computer Science): University of London, Goldsmiths
  • LLM (IT & Communications Law): London School of Economics 
  • MBA Middlesex University
  • BVC: BPP Law School
  • PGDip(Law): Nottingham Law School
  • PGCert(HE): Middlesex University
  • BSc (Computer Science & Mathematics): University of the West Indies
  • Dip(Financial Crime Prevention): International Compliance Association
  • Barrister: Lincoln's Inn, London
  • Barrister & Attorney-at-Law: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
  • FHEA: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy


Teaching

Current Teaching (Postgraduate modules)
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Data Science and AI
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Emerging Technologies
  • Digital Business and Data Compliance
  • Digital Compliance in Legal Practice

 

Research

Research Interests
  • Legal and Regulatory Aspects of eHealth/mHealth
  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • Internet/cyber law and Regulation (social networks, cybercrime etc)
  • Intellectual Property Rights - focus on digital technologies.
  • Legal Aspects of Digital Forensics
  • Legal Aspects Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning)

Doctoral Students (recent)

  • Ademola, A: Investigating the Interoperability of Electronic Health Records and Associated Privacy and Security Issues.
  • Mpungu, C: Investigating the implementation of Digital Forensics Readiness in Wireless Medical Networks Using Specialised Logging.
  • Jusob, F:  A Novel Privacy Framework for the Effective Adoption of mHealth for Monitoring Chronic Disease.
  • Nnawuchu, U: Investigating a Rights-Based Approach to Explanation in AI. (PhD awarded 2025).
  • Bell, S:  A transdisciplinary exploration of (mis)trust and interpretability in the Australian proptech community of practice (D Prof awarded 2023).
  • Vithanwattana, N: Securing mHealth: Investigating the Development of a Novel Information Security Framework. (PhD awarded 2022).
  • Juddoo, S: Investigating the Attainment of Optimum Data Quality in Big Data Health Datasets. (PhD awarded 2022).

Research Grants/Funding

  • NIHR Grant: Effectiveness of Surveillance Technologies to Prevent Suicides at High-Risk Locations.
  • EU Project: Directorate for Internal Policies - study on horizontal issues on the area of freedom, security and justice, fundamental rights and citizenship.
  • EU Project: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs - Assessing the completeness and conformity of measures Member States to transpose Directive EU 681/2016 ( ‘PNR Directive’).
  • EU Project: Internal Policies Directorate C - Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs  - A study on the legal and political context for setting up a European Identity document.
  • EU project: European Commission's 7th Framework Programme - VALCRI (Visual Analytics for Sense-making in CRiminal Intelligence analysis)
  • EU Project: Directorate General for Internal Affairs in the framework of the Programme for the Prevention of /and Combating Crime - SAMi2(Semantics Analysis Monitor for Illegal Use of the Internet).
  • EU Project: The European Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) study focusing on “An overview of the national laws on electronic health records in the EU Member States and their interaction with the provision of cross-border eHealth services”.


Activities


University Activities

  • Associate Professor: Regulation of Information and Communication Technologies
  • Research Convenor (ALERT Research Group)
  • Chair - Ethics Committee (Computer Science).
  • Deputy Chair - University Ethics Committee
  • Member - University Equality & Diversity Committee   
  • Research Supervisor (PhD & MSc Students).
  • Programme Leader:
    • MSc Information Systems and Data Management for Business
    • MSc Legal Technology.

Membership of Professional Bodies


Visiting Academic
Editorial Boards Invited talks/Interviews/Panels/Conference & Workshop Programme Committees


Links



Contact


Middlesex University
Faculty of Science & Technology
Dept of Computer Science
The Burroughs,
London, NW4 4BT
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 208 411 2726
Email: c.george[ @ ]mdx.ac.uk