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Janos Mark Szakolczai is a multidisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of digital criminology, surveillance studies, and everyday impacts of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, extended reality, and the Internet of Things. His work explores how evolving media environments and smart technologies shape new forms of harm, control, and resistance, particularly in contexts of trivial surveillance and ambient data collection. His doctoral research focused on cultural criminology and the biopolitical dimensions of domestic technologies such as nanny cams and smart assistants. Currently, he investigates the socio-technical risks of immersive platforms, including augmented and virtual reality, and is involved in projects exploring the criminogenic potential of these technologies. Janos is the Principal Investigator for a Scottish Government-funded review of Public Space CCTV in Scotland and serves as Co-Investigator on the UKRI-funded DAARC project. A forthcoming monograph, "Onlife Criminology: Virtual Crimes Real Harms," will offer a new framework for understanding criminality in hyperconnected, hybrid environments. He teaches critical modules on digital society and leads core postgraduate courses on digital harms, surveillance, and technological futures.