Catherine Haslam is a Postdoctoral Researcher and practitioner specialising in open source investigation and intelligence.

Her research examines the growing complexity and sophistication of online open source investigation over the past decade and a half. In particular, she explores how the practice of open source investigation by civil society groups compares to the practice of open source intelligence (OSINT) by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. She also studies the role of AI in OSINT and online investigation.

Catherine is based in the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) in the Department of War Studies. There, she has worked on the UK's Nuclear Security Culture Programme (NSCP), an academic-government-industry initiative focused on strengthening nuclear security resilience worldwide. She has also conducted OSINT lectures, training, and exercises for civil servants and intelligence professionals in Qatar and London through the King's Institute for Applied Security Studies (KIASS). Previously, she worked as an OSINT analyst in the private and public sectors and as a parliamentary researcher and caseworker.

Catherine was recently awarded her PhD for a thesis entitled: 'Transparency and the Evolution of Online Investigation.' She holds an MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London and an MA (Hons) in Arabic and International Relations from the University of St Andrews.

Research

• Open-source intelligence
• Artificial intelligence
• Intelligence ethics
• Policing   
• International relations   
• Just War