Frederick Wamala (BLIS, PGD Computer Science and MSc ADMIS) is a PhD candidate in Information Systems attached to the LSE Computer Security Research Centre (CSRC). He specialises in secure electronic commerce, specifically in policies, practices and architectures for large secure systems such as Public Key Infrastructures (PKI). His doctoral research focuses on the impact of PKI on two distributed global organisations. Large global organisations run diversified businesses in numerous jurisdictions under localised structures. As such, there is often a lack of fit between the work practices and social relations of the host division and the institutional logic embedded in universal PKI solutions. He argues that the resolution of these contradictions rests on controlling organisational politics as much as technical fixes.

Frederick previously worked on CSRC projects focused on financial regulation and the control of money laundering in the Internet era. He has also drafted and evaluated security policies based on BS7799/ISO 17799. He has been a Teaching Assistant for MSc students in the LSE Information Systems Department for two years and a member of the LSE IT/Network support team for three years. Frederick is a member of EEMA (European Forum for Electronic Business) and other professional associations.

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