Dr Diana Maynard

Dr Diana Maynard (d.maynard@sheffield.ac.uk): Dr Diana Maynard is a Senior Research Fellow in the Computer Science department and a member of the Centre for Freedom of the Media, both at Sheffield University. She has a PhD in Natural Language Processing and more than 30 years of experience in the field, with extensive publications. Her main research interests are in practical, multidisciplinary approaches to text and social media analysis, in a wide range of fields including human rights, sustainability, journalism, law, and politics. She is currently working on various projects based around the detection and analysis of online abuse against journalists and politicians.