Diana Miranda

Diana’s work sits at the intersection of criminological and sociological research, exploring emerging biometric and data driven technologies. Her passion lies in understanding the impact of surveillance on our bodies and identities through processes of technologically mediated suspicion. She works across domains such as criminal investigation, predictive policing, smart cities, security of borders, and prisons.

Her research projects range from the use of biometric identification technologies in Criminal Justice settings, such as photography, facial recognition, fingerprints, and DNA profiling to the use of visual surveillance tools by law enforcement, including work funded by the Scottish Government and Scottish Institute for Policing Research on body-worn cameras and other emergent technologies.