What are the factors that make individuals vulnerable to human trafficking?
At Trilateral Research we take pride in our work and research in the human trafficking and migration fields. Following the recent incident in Essex where 39 alleged migrants of Vietnamese origin, were found dead in a shipping container, we ask ourselves if this is an instance of human trafficking. Olivia Iannelli, a Research Analyst at Trilateral, […]
A data science approach to social science problems: examining political bias in false information on social media
The 2016 United States (U.S) presidential election highlighted the powerful influence that social media can have on politics. Fake news stories shared on social media are argued to have swayed the outcome of the last U.S. election and a recent article in the Guardian questioned: “Will fake news wreck the coming [UK] general election?” With […]
Social media and populism: Facebook’s challenges with political speech
Facebook and other social networks’ attempts to diminish the influence of problematic political content online have had limited results so far. The challenge for such platforms is not to neatly sort political speech into legal/illegal, but to consider the way these platforms structure and support particular types of political communication. In an economy in which […]
Assessing the Ethical, Legal and Social Impacts of new technologies: the EUNOMIA project case study
There is increasing hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning progressively being integrated into more domains of our personal, social and professional life; dating applications “choose” the “right” match, computational tools are employed to increase productivity. However, at the same time, recent scandals such as Cambridge Analytica’s collection and processing of personal data of […]
Research Highlights: Identifying the link between human trafficking and homelessness
In one of our latest research projects, The TRACE project, alongside coordinating the consortium we led the analysis of how technology is being used in the trafficking of human beings and how it can help combat this crime. In delving into this research area, we have realised that while ‘one set of activists and legislators […]
Combining technology and social sciences for sustainable innovation
Trilateral Research’s integrated approach combines technology and social sciences to deliver sustainable impact. In fact, our interdisciplinary team is made of data scientists, computer scientists, social scientists and ethical and legal experts. We employ co-design methodologies with end users to develop, test and implement state of the art technologies. Our solutions pay attention to the […]
Working together to address extreme ideologies and polarisation
Trilateral Research is developing a proposal for an EU funded project focused on addressing extreme ideologies and polarisation. We are looking to collaborate with key actors (e.g., policy makers, government officials), institutions (e.g., educational institutions, health institutions, faith groups, Law Enforcement Agencies) and organisations (e.g., civil society organisations, charities) involved in addressing extreme ideologies and […]
