UKSG November Conference 2024 - "Cybersecurity and Censorship".

Tasha Mellins-Cohen joined the scholarly publishing industry in 2001. She has held roles within learned societies and commercial publishers across operations, technology, editorial and executive functions. In 2020 she launched Mellins-Cohen Consulting in response to requests for help in developing and implementing learned society-appropriate OA business models. From 2022 she took over the running of COUNTER, the global standard for usage metrics, alongside her consulting work.

Dan Conn likes to straddle the worlds of dev and security. Having spent 12 years as a software engineer and have been into cybersecurity for just as long, Dan specialises in secure coding practices, vulnerability management, software supply chains, cryptography, quantum computing, AI, and security architecture. In his spare time Dan likes to keep fit and is looking forward to raising funds for Refuge UK by running the 2025 Brighton Marathon and 2025 London Marathon in the same month.

Graeme heads up the Cyber Security Architecture, Consulting and Engineering team at University of Leeds, delivering security advice & guidance across all University projects.
He spends much of his non-work time organising and volunteering at cyber security events such as BSides Community conferences in Leeds, Lancashire & Newcastle as well as supporting many hacker/cyber/privacy organisations in the north of England such as DefCon & 2600.

Simon Bowie is an Open Source Software Developer at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University, UK, where he works on the Open Book Futures project helping to build community-owned and scholar-led open infrastructures for open access book publishing with a particular focus on experimental book publishing.

Adetoun Adebisi Oyelude is an accomplished academic librarian and information professional with over 30 years of experience in using ICT and knowledge management skills to drive innovation and organizational goals. She has a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science and is a Fellow of the Nigerian Library Association (FNLA). Dr. Oyelude is regarded for her exceptional achievements in the library and information science fields as evidenced in numerous publications in high-impact academic journals worldwide. Her areas of expertise include ICT skills, indigenous knowledge preservation, metadata management, and gender studies.

Cecilia O. Bolajoko ADEWUMI has worked in an academic library for over 20 years. Presently, she is the Serials Librarian in the Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is a member of the Nigerian Library Association. Her research interests are in Serials Management, Agricultural Information, Information and Communication Technology, and Library Architecture and Buildings.

Tasha Mellins-Cohen joined the scholarly publishing industry in 2001. She has held roles within learned societies and commercial publishers across operations, technology, editorial and executive functions. In 2020 she launched Mellins-Cohen Consulting in response to requests for help in developing and implementing learned society-appropriate OA business models. From 2022 she took over the running of COUNTER, the global standard for usage metrics, alongside her consulting work.

Until recently, Liam managed research support in Library and Learning Services at Edge Hill University. At Essex, he leads the Academic and Research Services team in Library and Cultural Services; this includes academic liaison and information literacy team and also research services. He is a member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee and is a Trustee of UKSG..

Courtney McAllister has worked in many areas of the knowledge landscape, ranging from public library stacks maintenance to publishing technology services. She is the author of Change Management for Library Technologists and the Associate Editor of The Serials Librarian and Serials Review. Her current project is an upcoming co-edited monograph entitled, From Chaos to Order: Addressing Cognitive Overload in the Learning Journey. Courtney loves to spoil her cat, go hiking, and watch documentaries (true crime and cult topics are her favorites, of course!).

Until recently, Liam managed research support in Library and Learning Services at Edge Hill University. At Essex, he leads the Academic and Research Services team in Library and Cultural Services; this includes academic liaison and information literacy team and also research services. He is a member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee and is a Trustee of UKSG..