Colin Koopman is a co-recipient, along with six colleagues from other units, of an “Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives (I3)” award from Research, Innovation & Graduate Education (RIGE).

The I3 awards are “designed to build capacity and support development of large-scale projects and programs that strategically enhance the UO’s research excellence by targeting specific, large-scale external funding opportunities.”

Colin is a participant in “Tackling Internet Privacy from Technical, Social, Economical and Legal Perspectives,” described in the award announcement as follows:

This interdisciplinary team of researchers is focused on the growing issue of internet privacy. The proposed research aims to not only identify new research questions and develop techniques, but also to build an interdisciplinary program at UO with a critical mass of faculty members and graduate students focused on researching internet privacy. I3 funds will be used in part to hold a workshop, purchase equipment and support graduate students. This team plans to pursue external funding opportunities for both research and training from the National Science Foundation.