Matthew C. Clarke, MSc, MA, GDip
Affiliation: Freedom Keys Research Project
Matthew C. Clarke has a career in computing and data analysis, including academic, commercial, and not-for-profit sectors. Matthew has been a senior lecturer in computer science as well as the head of a software development company. But his passion lies in social change, which has included various roles with international development agencies and cross-cultural peacemaking in South Africa. He lives in Sydney, Australia, has published two books, and speaks internationally about topics as diverse as information technology, human trafficking, and the relationship between faith and technology.
Matthew's involvement with international development led to an interest in the growing market for the online sexual exploitation of children. Matthew and his wife Annabella subsequently created the Freedom Keys Research Project to investigate the gap between what is already being done to end modern slavery and what still needs to be done. Matthew is the Principal Researcher for that project, focussing on the people who perpetrate the abuses, exploitation and coercion that constitute human trafficking.
Research Interests:
Understanding and engaging with the people who perpetrate human trafficking
The social impact of technology
Innovation in anti-trafficking interventions
Data analysis in the context of strategic planning
The application of systems theory to human trafficking