Manisha Ganguly, final year Doctoral Researcher at CAMRI, has been shortlisted for the UK 100 Women in Tech Awards for her work using OSINT technology.
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The TechWomen100 awards highlight the achievements of 350 future tech leaders and represents their work in technology, as women make up just 19 per cent of the industry. The awards focus solely on the female tech talent pipeline, recognising the impact of champions, companies and networks that are leading the way for future generations of tech talent.
Manisha Ganguly, a multi award-winning independent conflict journalist and filmmaker using open-source techniques to investigate human rights abuses under conditions of war, was shortlisted for these awards. Her work using OSINT technology, a means of collecting information from openly available sources online, has allowed Manisha to be the lead producer for the BBC World Service’s Emmy-winning Arabic Documentaries teams.
In 2018, Manisha was granted funding by the Communication and Media Research Institute at Westminster to pursue her PhD on the impact that OSINT, AI and automation has had on investigative journalism. At 25, Manisha was also named a Forbes under 30 media innovator for her impactful journalism.
Speaking on the shortlisting, Manisha said: “I am thrilled to be shortlisted for the 100 Women Leaders in UK Tech, alongside such excellent company. My use of tech via OSINT is still a budding field, so I am delighted to be recognised for my work in it. While the future of women in technology has certainly improved over the past few years, there is still inadequate support for women of colour in most STEM fields, including OSINT– my hope is that this improves over time.”
Her investigative documentary produced for the BBC “Libya’s Game of Drones” has also recently won in the Best Investigation category at the Asian Media Awards.
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