DR RAYMOND CHOO

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2009 Fulbright DFAT Professional Scholarship

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“Cybercrime is one of the top issues in crime today. Opportunities for organised crime groups to engage in cybercrime have increased with globalisation and improvements in ICT.”

Dr Kim Kwang (Raymond) Choo, a Research Analyst with the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), has received the 2009 Fulbright Professional Australia-U.S. Alliance Studies Scholarship, sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He is also a Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University’s ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, and a member of the International Consultant Group (Research) in the joint United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Korean Institute of Criminology "Virtual Forum against Cybercrime" Program.

Through his Fulbright Scholarship Raymond will travel to Rutgers University’s School of Criminal Justice and the Palo Alto Research Center for three months to undertake a project looking at the future cybercrime threat environment.

“Attempting to anticipate the likely actions of organised crime groups has long been a key role of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Opportunities for organised crime groups to engage in transnational activities have expanded with globalisation and improvements in ICT. My study will look at the cybercrime risks likely to arise in the short to medium term and to consider how these threats may develop,” Raymond said.

“My research aims to contribute to future planning and responses to neutralise these crime opportunities before they arise. Particular focus will be placed on the impact these future developments will have for law enforcement and policy makers. This will include the need for additional resources, law reform and the development of cooperative arrangements between public and private sector organisations in Australian and overseas, and the creation and dissemination of public information and educational resources to minimise the risk of harm to the community.”

Raymond is a British Computer Society’s Chartered IT Professional and has a Ph.D. in Information Technology from the Queensland University of Technology. Since starting at the AIC in July 2006, he has authored and co-authored a number of publications in the areas of cybercrime and anti-money laundering, including the “Future directions in technology-enabled crime : 2007-09” research report, “Zombies and botnets” article and “Money laundering risks of prepaid stored value cards” article. Recent awards include a 2008 Australia Day Achievement Medallion, Wilkes Award for the best paper published in the 2007 volume of Oxford University Press’s The Computer Journal and the 2007 Queensland University of Technology Faculty of IT Executive Dean's outstanding Ph.D. thesis commendation.