Dr Marsden is an expert in network neutrality and other forms of Internet filtering and censorship, Dr Guinchard a renowned author in the field of Internet criminal law (‘cybercrime’). Transferring Essex knowledge about European law will aid the development of better regulation and law by national government and European Commission, specifically in the development of broadband networks.

Recipients already have a long track record of inviting the principal investigator to address UK government (BIS), Parliament, regulator (Ofcom) and corporate (IICom, Westminster Policy Forum) events, on the European law of electronic communications networks. Recently the key policy issue has been Directives and their implementation in national laws on Internet filtering and network neutrality. Marsden was the only academic to address the European Network Neutrality Summit co-hosted by European Commission/Parliament, and Expert Advisory Board member for both PARADISO2 and ‘Towards a Future Internet’ FP7 projects.

The work of EXCCEL researchers has been cited by: national governments and regulators, US Federal Communications Commission, Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), International Telecommunications Union, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Council of Europe and Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

EXCCEL has excellent links with Computer Science & Electronic Engineering: Professor Simeonodou and the High Performance Networks Group.

The Director has strong links with Society for Computers and Law (sitting on the Media Board having chaired the 2008 Policy Forum), Ofcom, European Commission DG INFSO.