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P. Ladkin, S. Mason & H. Thimbleby, “Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court: A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 21, p. 13 (2024). URL https://journals.sas.ac.uk/deeslr/article/view/5776/5406
N. Bohm, J. Christie, P. B. Ladkin, B. Littlewood, P. Marshall, S. Mason, S. J. Murdoch, M. Newby, H. Thimbleby & M. Thomas, “Briefing Note: The legal rule that computers are presumed to be operating correctly — unforeseen and unjust consequences”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 19, pp. 123–127 (2022). URL https://journals.sas.ac.uk/deeslr/article/view/5476/5235 DOI: 10.14296/deeslr.v19i0.5476
J. Christie, P. B. Ladkin, B. Littlewood, P. Marshall, S. Mason, M. Newby, J. Rogers, H. Thimbleby & M. Thomas, “Recommendations for the probity of computer evidence”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 18, pp. 18–26 (2021). URL https://journals.sas.ac.uk/deeslr/article/view/5240 DOI: 10.14296/deeslr.v18i0.5240
P. B. Ladkin, B. Littlewood, H. Thimbleby & M. Thomas, “The Law Commission presumption concerning the dependability of computer evidence”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 17 (2020). URL https://journals.sas.ac.uk/deeslr/article/view/5143 DOI: 10.14296/deeslr.v17i0.5143
M. Baker, E. Coiera, I. Habli, F. Magrabi, M. Sujan, H. Thimbleby & D. Wong, “Why is it so difficult to govern mobile apps in healthcare?”, BMJ Health & Care Informatics, vol. 26, no. 1, BMJ Specialist Journals (2019). URL https://informatics.bmj.com/content/26/1/e100006 DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2019-100006
H. Thimbleby, “Misunderstanding IT: Hospital cybersecurity problems in court”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 15, pp. 11–32 (2018). DOI: 10.14296/deeslr.v15i0.4891
A. Lewis, H. Thimbleby & J. Williams, “Making Healthcare Safer by Understanding, Designing and Buying Better IT”, Clinical Medicine, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 258–262 (2015). DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-258
H. Thimbleby, “Safer User Interfaces: A Case Study in Improving Number Entry”, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 711–729 (2015). DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2014.2383396
H. Thimbleby, “Digital (especially AI) is used everywhere, so we need proper digital regulation”, High Integrity Software Conference 2025 (2025 (in press)).
H. Thimbleby & M. Thomas, “The Post Office Horizon Scandal: Ensuring nothing like it ever happens again”, Developing safer systems, Proc 33rd Safety-Critical Systems Symposium (SSS’25), M. Parsons (editor), vol. SCSC-199, pp. 361–376, York (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Cowboy digital undermines safety-critical systems”, Safer Systems: The Next 30 Years, Proceedings of the 30th Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, Keynote, M. Nicholson & M. Parsons (editors), vol. SCSC-161, pp. 203–226, Safety-Critical Systems Club (2022).
H. Thimbleby, “Computers and AI in hospitals: Criminal proceedings against nursing staff”, Artificial Intelligence and the Criminal Justice System, Keynote, Rome (2019).
H. Thimbleby, “Cybersecurity problems in a typical hospital (and probably all of them)”, Developing Safe Systems, Proceedings of the 25th Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, Keynote, T. Kelly & M. Parsons (editors), pp. 415–439, Centre for Software Reliability, Safety-Critical Systems Club, Bristol, UK (2017).
H. Thimbleby, “Ensuring computer reliability after the Post Office Horizon Scandal”, The SCSC Newsletter, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 5–8 (2024).
H. Thimbleby, “The terrifying truth about the Horizon scandal”, The Spectator (2024). URL https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-terrifying-truth-about-the-horizon-scandal
H. Thimbleby, “Expert witnessing collides STEM and SHAPE”, London School of Economics, SHAPE (Social Science, Humanities and the Art for People and the Economy/Environment) project (2024). URL https://shapeinschools.org/blogs/expert-witnessing-collides-stem-and-shape
H. Thimbleby, “How a TV drama put complex technology on the national agenda”, London School of Economics, SHAPE (Social Science, Humanities and the Art for People and the Economy/Environment) project (2024). URL https://shapeinschools.org/blogs/how-a-tv-drama-put-complex-technology-on-the-national-agenda
H. Thimbleby, “What is invisible, taken for granted, and often misunderstood in almost every SHAPE activity?”, London School of Economics, SHAPE (Social Science, Humanities and the Art for People and the Economy/Environment) project (2024). URL https://shapeinschools.org/blogs/what-is-invisible-taken-for-granted-and-often-misunderstood-in-almost-every-shape-activity
H. Thimbleby, “AI for the NHS”, Letter, The Daily Telegraph, no. 52920, p. 15 (2 July, 2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Cyber ignorance”, Letter, The Times, no. 74727, p. 24 (22 May, 2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Rise of the machines as UK goes ‘all in’ on AI”, Letter, The Times, no. 74617, p. 24 (14 January, 2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Uneasiness over the Tory leadership contest”, Letter, The Times, no. 74537, p. 24 (11 October, 2024).
H. Thimbleby, “Change the law on computer evidence with an amendment to data protection bill”, Letter, The Guardian, vol. G2, p. 9 (23 April, 2024). URL https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/22/change-the-law-on-computer-evidence-with-an-amendment-to-data-protection-bill
H. Thimbleby, “As with quack doctors, let’s outlaw quack IT suppliers”, Letter, The Financial Times (2 January, 2024). URL https://www.ft.com/content/535c619d-fbdf-47de-802f-97e5a44b80a1
H. Thimbleby, “Unreliability of Horizon computer ‘evidence’”, Letter, The Times, no. 74301, p. 22 (10 January, 2024).
H. Thimbleby, “Avoiding Death by Computer”, Gresham College (28 September, 2009). Video
H. Thimbleby, “The deeper IT scandal behind the Post Office Horizon scandal”, Digital by Default: Post Office Horizon IT System, Canterbury (2022).
H. Thimbleby, “Cyber Security Problems in One Hospital (and probably all of them)”, CHERISH-DE Cybersecurity Conference, Keynote, Swansea (2016).
H. Thimbleby, “Improving care through reporting incidents”, Grand Rounds lecture, Keynote, Princess of Wales Hospital, Wales (2015).
H. Thimbleby, “Not just specifications and tools — but we need professionalism”, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Retrospective specification — Understanding system failures, with applications to litigation”, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Law reform driven by computers”, The Bar of England and Wales, London (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Digital Health”, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “AI”, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “The Post Office Computer Scandal – and – How to make sure it doesn’t happen to you”, Cirencester Science and Technology Society, Cirencester (2025).
S. Mason & H. Thimbleby, “Can we really rely on electronic evidence?”, Criminal Bar Association of England & Wales (2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Bad and misunderstood digital needs fixing”, University of York (2024).
H. Thimbleby, “The connections between the Grenfell fire, the Post Office Horizon scandal, and NHS digital healthcare, and what to do about it”, University of Glasgow (2024).
H. Thimbleby, “The Post Office Horizon scandal and NHS digital healthcare”, UCL, London (2024).
H. Thimbleby, “This House Believes ‘smart’ Tagging is Acceptable and Essential for Our Future”, Ubiconf 2004, London (2004).
H. Thimbleby, “Workshop on computers and evidence”, Royal College of Physicians, London (2025). URL https://www.harold.thimbleby.net/moj
H. Thimbleby, “Workshop on computers and evidence”, House of Lords, London (2025).
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