Ethics and Integrity SIG: Imposters in the System: Fraudulent Participants and Bots in Research - 30 October 2026

SESSION FOCUS

How do we know our research participants, and our data, are real? This session pairs the human side (imposter participants) with the technical side (bots and automated responses online), giving attendees practical information on both.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Friday, 30 October 2026

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm AEDT

Type of Event: Online Zoom Meeting

Zoom link and Webinar ID: To be provided in event confirmation email.

PRESENTER(S)

Dr Fiona Giles
Safer Families Centre, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Melbourne

Dr Fiona Giles is a Research Fellow in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne. She is a mixed methods researcher, with interests in gender-based violence, rural health inequalities and early childhood disadvantage. Dr Giles’ current research focuses on health system improvements to support victim-survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence.

Luke Stevens
Research Data Systems Manager, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Unit (CEBU), Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

HOST/FACILITATOR(S)

Dr Nitya Pillipson / Dr Kandy White
SIG Co-convenors

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QUESTIONS

Contact the ARMS Executive Office at:
ARMSMembership@researchmanagement.org.au
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