Personal profile
Personal profile
I am a social scientist and ethnographer researching collective (information) security practices. My work focuses on how social contexts and relations as well as interactions and structures shape (information) security needs, perspectives and practices among groups of people in often higher-risk contexts -- including activists and protesters, people living through conflict and precarious work. My research is inherently ground-up, using ethnographic methods such as extended fieldwork in distinct settings and the co-production of knowledge with diverse groups. Pronouns: She/her, they/them.
Research interests
- Ethnographies of collective information security practices in higher-risk settings
- Social foundations of information security and cryptography
- Precarious labour and information security
Further information
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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At-Compromise Security: The Case for Alert Blindness
Albrecht, M. R., Colombo, S., Dowling, B. & Jensen, R. B., 29 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) EUROCRYPT 2026: 45th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques. IACRResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Security at the Border? The Lived Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK
Dutta, A. & Jensen, R. B., 13 Apr 2026, ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2026. ACM, p. 1-16 16 p. 201Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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On the Virtues of Information Security in the UK Climate Movement
Brough, M., Jensen, R. B. & Albrecht, M., 8 Sept 2025, Proceedings of the 34th USENIX Security Symposium. USENIX, p. 5091-5110 20 p. 262Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Reflexivity & Reflection (R&R) for Sociotechnical Safety: Creating a Space for Collective Learning
Mcclearn, J., Qin, L., Tseng, E., Wei, M., Jensen, R. B., McDonald, N., Redmiles, E. M., Scheuerman, M. K. & Talhouk, R., 17 Oct 2025, CSCW Companion '25: Companion Publication of the 2025 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. ACM, p. 138-143 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Searching for a Farang: Collective Security among Women in Pattaya, Thailand
Robinson, T. & Jensen, R. B., 13 Sept 2025, (Accepted/In press) 47th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP). IEEE, p. 1 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Social Foundations of Cryptography
Albrecht, M. (PI) & Jensen, R. B. (CoI)
Eng & Phys Sci Res Council EPSRC
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security for the Everyday
Martin, K. M. (PI), Cid, C. (CoI), Coles-Kemp, L. (CoI), Jensen, R. B. (CoI) & Adey, P. (CoI)
1/10/19 → 31/03/28
Project: Other
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Wireless Mesh Networking for Humanitarian Communication
Jensen, R. B. (PI)
2/09/24 → 27/02/26
Project: Research
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Survey on crime and hostility suffered by Anglican clergy
Jensen, R. B. (PI) & Gabe, J. (CoI)
1/12/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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