DR James Backhouse

CURRENT APPOINTMENT

 

§                Reader in Information Systems,

  Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of Management, www.lse.ac.uk/  james.backhouse@lse.ac.uk

 

EXAMINING EXPERIENCE
 

External PhD

1.             Maria Kjaerland (2007) University of Stavanger, Norway.  First Opponent at Disputas.

2.             Karl Prince (2006) An investigation of the technology development process of the EPC network. Judge Business School, Cambridge University.

3.             Ivan Flechais (2005) Designing Secure and Usable Systems. University College London.

4.             Pita Jarupunphol (2004) Critical Issues in electronic commerce security. Royal Holloway College.

5.             Ioannis Koskosas (2004) Innovation, management & strategy: The interrelationship and effect of culture and risk communication in setting internet banking security goals. Brunel University

6.             Emiko Saito (2003) A Comparative Analysis of the Prevention and Control of Electronic Crime in the Financial Sector - Cyber Risk Management. CASS Business School, City University.

7.             ChinMiin Duh (2001) Argumentation-based knowledge transformation. Royal Holloway College.

8.             Tajudeen Atolagbe (2001) A Generic Architecture For Interactive Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Brunel University.

 

Internal PhD

9.             Adel Al-Taitoon (2005) Making Sense of Mobile ICT-Enabled Trading in Fast Moving Financial Markets as Volatility-Control Ambivalence: Case Study on the Organisation of Off-Premises Foreign Exchange at a Middle-East Bank.

10.         Mehmet Islamoglu (2000) Transaction Cost Applications in Information Systems: explicating institutions’ influences on governance.

11.         Heejin Lee (1997) Temporal Implications of Information Systems in Organisational Work: an exploratory study
 

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
 

LSE

§                MSc ADMIS review work group, Member, 2005 - 2006

§                IS Department Research Committee, Chair, 2004 - 2005

§                Information Systems Integrity Group, Director, 2004 - to date

§                LSE Security Advisory Group, Chair, 2002- 2005

§                Disciplinary Panels, Member 1998, 2003

§                IS Department Research Committee Member 1998- to date

§                IS Department Industry Links Work Group, Member, 1998 -1999

§                IS Department Web Server Work Group, Member, 1998-2000

§                Learning and Teaching Technology Group, Founding Member, 1998-2000

§                Continuing Education and HEFCE Award Sub Committees, Member, 1997-99

§                IS Department Undergraduate Sub Board, Chair, 1997-98

§                Graduate Studies Committee Member, 1997-98

§                IS Department, Exam Coordinator 1996-2003

§                MSc Information Systems Security, Course Tutor, 1994-96

§                General Course, Departmental Tutor 1994-96

§                Computer Security Research Centre, Director, 1992-2003

§                SAMS (Stats and Maths Dept), Library Representative 1992-95

§                SAMS (Stats and Maths Dept), Careers Representative 1992 - 96

§                Library Committee, Member 1991-1995

 
         University of London

§               Subject Advisory Board (D) Social Sciences, Chair Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
§               Subject Advisory Board (D) Social Sciences, Deputy Chair Jan 2004- Dec 05
§               Subject Advisory Board (D) Social Sciences, Member representing LSE 2001- April 2007
§               University Council, Member Jan 2004 - to date
§               Senate, Member Jan 2002- to date
§               Appeals Panels, Chair 2003, 2005
 

WORK ON EXTERNAL BODIES

§                UK Department of Constitutional Affairs, Information Rights Division, Futures Workshop, Invited Expert, 11th March 2005

§                The Royal Academy of Engineering, Policy Initiative Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance, Challenges of Technological Change, Invited Expert, January 2005 - March 2007

§                Tilburg University, EU Seminar: Meeting Europe's social and economic needs-for Security, Invited Expert, The Netherlands, 17th and 18th of January 2005

§                The Cabinet Office - Review of Information Assurance Initiatives December 8th 2004 - Invited Expert.

§                The Council For Science And Technology: The Use Of Personal Datasets Invited Expert, November 2004 - Jan 2005

§                UK Office of Science and Technology FORESIGHT Project Intelligent Infrastructure Systems Member Scoping Workshop Sept 2004

§                UK Cabinet Office, Member Information Assurance Stakeholder Group, June 2004 - June 2005

§                FIDIS (Future of Identity in the Information Society) EU Network of Excellence, Framework 6 Project, Founding Member, Joint Activities Board Member and Work Package Leader; April 2004 - to date

§                UK Office of Science and Technology FORESIGHT Project Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention, Member Policy Advisory Group, and Joint Author of a Science Review "Risk Management in Cyberspace", Jan 2003 - June 2004

§                Engineering and Physical Science Research Council - Mid Term Review Referee, 7M pounds Advanced Knowledge Technologies Project, September 2003

§                OECD, Regulatory Management and Reform Working Party, Public Management Committee, Compliance Dictionary, Expert Adviser, April - May 2001

§                British Standard - Information Security Management BS 7799 (Web Security Revision) Member of Revision Committee hosted by CBI 2001-2

§                Member Cambridge Annual Symposium on Economic Crime, Organising Committee 1993 - to date

§                IFIP Working Group 9.6: IT Misuse and the Law, Member 1995 -99

§                IFIP Working Group 8.2 Working Conference on Computer Aided Systems Analysis, Panel organiser "Responsibility and Information" Minnesota USA August 1992

 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

§                PhD, University of London, Jan, 1991

§                MSc Analysis, Design, Management of IS, London School of Economics July, 1985

§                Postgraduate Certificate of Education, University of Southampton, July, 1970

§                B.A Hons, Politics, University of Exeter, July, 1969

 

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

§                Senior Lecturer, Information Systems Group, Department of Management, August 1995 - July 2007

§                Visiting Fellow, Libera Universitą Italiana delle Scienze Sociali (LUISS) Rome, October-November 2004

§                Director of Computer Security Research Centre, 1992-2003

§                Visiting Lecturer, Universidade Católica Portugesa, Lisbon  April - July 1994

§                Visiting Lecturer, Universidade Católica Portugesa, Lisbon  April - July 1993

§                Lecturer, Department of Information Systems, 1988-1995

§                Part-time Lecturer, Department of Information Systems, 1987-1988

§                Head of Business Studies, Little Ilford School, Newham, 1975-1986

§                Head of Politics/Economics Mexborough Sixth Form College, South Yorkshire, 1974-75

§                Teacher/Head of Social Studies, Leyton Boys Senior High School, Waltham Forest, 1970-74

 

LANGUAGES
§               Italian: fluent speaker, read and write
§               French: read, comprehend