Dr Kyriakos Kotsoglou

Associate Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Dr. Kyriakos N. Kotsoglou joined Northumbria University as a Senior Lecturer in Law in September 2019. Previously he held academic positions in Lausanne (2019), Liverpool Hope (2016-2018) and Freiburg/Germany (2011-2016). Kyri is a Criminal Evidence and Criminal Law scholar with a special interest for evidence & proof and (analytic) legal theory. He has 8 years of teaching experience in higher education in the U.K. and Germany. Kyri employs bottom-up teaching methods exploring ways to capture (and utilise) discussion dynamics in the classroom. He is a Fellow of the HEA since 2018.

Kyri’s scholarly work has been cited extensively by the most authoritative commentaries on the German Penal Code and Criminal Procedure. His analysis on criminal evidence has been cited by the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH). The Greek Court of Appeal (Athens) has cited and quoted extensively his work on DNA-evidence in a high-profile case, which led to the acquittal of a (falsely) convicted appellant. His work has prompted, twice, a direct reply. Kyri is currently working on the doctrinal and normative framework underlying expert witness testimony, the various issues around reverse onus clauses and the use of statistical evidence in criminal process. Kyri is a member of the Lausanne-based interdisciplinary group NORMDECS doing research on decision-structures and decision-making processes esp. in the field of expert witness testimony.

Kyri is the Programme Leader for the Mental Health Law Linked Awards at the Northumbria University School of Law.

Finally yet importantly, Kyri regularly provides expert advice to law practitioners and companies (e.g. PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2018-2019). Furthermore, he disseminates knowledge by organising seminars for law practitioners and members of the judiciary.

Kyri teaches and publishes in English, German and Greek.

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Key Publications

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A necessary evil? Polygraph interviews, SHPOs and the scope of prohibition requirements: R v David (Owen Huw) [2023] EWCA Crim 1561, Kotsoglou, K. 4 Feb 2025, In: The International Journal of Evidence & Proof
Falling behind the PACE: Lie-Detectors, Policing and Lack of Foreseeability - An FOI based Study, Kotsoglou, K., Oswald, M. 1 Mar 2025, In: Legal Studies
More on digital evidence exceptionalism: Critique of the argument-based method for evaluative opinions, Biedermann, A., Kotsoglou, K. 18 Feb 2025, In: Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation
PROBabLE Futures Submission in response to Call for Evidence on the Use of Evidence Generated by Software in Criminal Proceedings, Lawal, T., Paul, A., Kotsoglou, K., McCartney, C. 14 Apr 2025
Scientific imperialism : “The judge made me do it!”, Biedermann, A., Kotsoglou, K. 1 Mar 2025, In: Science & Justice
College of Policing Data Ethics and Data-Driven Technologies APP Consultation: Response from Marion Oswald, Muffy Calder, Kyriakos N. Kotsoglou, Michael Maher, Carole McCartney, Kyle Montague, Claire Paterson-Young and Elizabeth Tiarks on behalf of ‘PROBabLE Futures: Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures’ Responsible AI UK Keystone Project and Rosamund Powell, Research Associate on behalf of the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security, The Alan Turing Institute, Oswald, M., Calder, M., Kotsoglou, K., Maher, M., McCartney, C., Montague, K., Paterson-Young, C., Tiarks, E., Powell, R. 3 Oct 2024
Commentary on “Three-Way ROCs for Forensic Decision Making” by Nicholas Scurich and Richard S. John (in: Statistics and Public Policy), Biedermann, A., Kotsoglou, K. Jan 2024, In: Statistics and Public Policy
Polygraph-based deception detection and Machine Learning. Combining the Worst of Both Worlds?, Kotsoglou, K., Biedermann, A. 13 Jun 2024, In: Forensic Science International: Synergy
PROBabLE Futures Response to HMICFRS Consultation on Proposed policing inspection programme and framework 2025–29, McCartney, C., Oswald, M., Paterson-Young, C., Kotsoglou, K., Tiarks, E. 25 Oct 2024
The unassailable nature of ground truth in scientific research: Response to Asonov et al., Kotsoglou, K., Biedermann, A. 2024, In: Forensic Science International: Synergy

Professional Activity

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Organising a conference, workshop, ...: The polygraph in UK criminal justice: past, present and future 2021
Oral presentation: 2 Papers presented in criminal justice and predictive analytics panel 2020
Oral presentation: Zombie technology in the twilight zone: Why polygraphs refuse to die 2020

PGR Supervision

Angela King Can Inconsistent Approaches to Fairness be Justified? A Critical and Theoretical Exploration of the Right to Cross Examination in Criminal Trials, under A.6(3)(d) of the European Convention on Human Rights, 1950. Start Date: 11/10/2024