Luke Bates MRes
Research Fellow
Summary
I work as a Research Fellow at CENTRIC. Previous to this, I graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a BA in Criminology and Sociology followed by an MRes in Criminology from the University of Manchester. I am mainly involved in carrying out security and policing research, with a sub focus on societal aspects in the domain. I have a history of working on EU Horizon projects.
Teaching
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Research
Bates, L., Bayerl, P., S., & Akhgar, B. (2025). Which Factors Affect Acceptance of Public Space Surveillance? A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Urban Technology, 32(3), 193-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2025.2466103
van der Lee, M., Peters, C., van Berlo, M., et al. (2025). A Holistic Framework for Assessing the Uptake Potential of EU-Funded Security Research and Innovation Project Results. Open Research Europe. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.19711.1
Bayerl, P., S., Bates, L., & Akhgar, B. ‘Securing the Smart City: Patterns of Public Acceptance for Integrated Technological Solutions.’ IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2023, 24th-27th September, Bucharest, Romania. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10293633
Publications
Journal articles
Bates, L., Saskia Bayerl, P., & Akhgar, B. (2025). Which Factors Affect Acceptance of Public Space Surveillance? A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Urban Technology, 1-20. http://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2025.2466103
Unzueta, L., van der Lee, M., Peters, C., van Berlo, M., Ríos, D., Toivonen, S., ... Vrochidis, S. (2025). A holistic framework for assessing the uptake potential of EU-funded security research and innovation project results. Open Research Europe, 5. http://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.19711.1
Bates, L., Bayerl, P., & Akhgar, B. (2025). Which Factors Affect Acceptance of Public Space Surveillance? A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Urban Technology. http://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2025.2466103
Conference papers
Bayerl, P., San Biago, M., Bates, L., & La Mattina, E. (2025). Enhancing Soft Target Protection in Smart Cities: Comparing Stakeholder and Citizen Perspectives. In 10th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. IEEE: http://doi.org/10.1109/ISC260477.2024.11004202
Bayerl, P., Bates, L., & Akhgar, B. (2023). Securing the smart city: patterns of public acceptance for integrated technological solutions. In 2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), Bucharest, Romania, 24 September 2023 - 27 September 2023. IEEE: http://doi.org/10.1109/ISC257844.2023.10293633