Dr. Miguel Oliveros Mediavilla

Dr. Miguel Oliveros Mediavilla

  • Professor and researcher
  • Universidade da Coruña, Spain

Professor Miguel Oliveros is a lecturer, author, and researcher specializing in the documentation of war, migration, and human trafficking through advanced immersive sound and video technologies. His work focuses on capturing the profound impact of these traumatic experiences on affected populations.

He teaches at the Faculty of Communications and Sociology at the Universidade da Coruña, Spain, and is a member of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Programme (COST-EU H2020). He has also collaborated with international organizations, including the OSCE, United Nations, and Europol.

Oliveros earned his Ph.D. with ‘cum laude’ distinction from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, and holds both a BA (Hons) and a MRes from the University of Plymouth, UK.

Sessions

  • OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) at the Border

    How do we disrupt or prevent travel of bad actors?
    Information sharing between some governments is good, but any gaps will be exploited. Interpol and ICAO are starting to provide greater access to what were previously government access only systems. But is there a role for non-government actors, including industry, to deter or prevent travel of criminals, victims of modern slavery, traffickers and terrorists.
    The use of OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) is not new and has been used by the military and national intelligence agencies for many years, but advances in AI, communications technology and the growth in the use of social media and communications apps, means that publicly available data can not only help border law enforcement begin to map out and identify linkages in the wider criminal networks behind smuggling and trafficking. But it can also now provide actionable insights to border agents in real time.
    How can border and intelligence agencies and their partners in industry cooperate in delivering optimum results from OSINT.

  • The Digital Transformation of Human Trafficking (2015-2024). Changes in modus operandi of THB cells