Youngsub Lee is a Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Security and Crime Science at UCL (University College London) with two current teaching appointments in South Korea (Visiting Professor at Chung-ang University and Lecturer at the Korean National Police Human Resource Development Institute). His research focuses on legitimacy in the digital age of policing and evidence-based approaches to technology-enabled policing programmes. In 2024, he had the honour of presenting his work at the National Academy of Sciences (USA) and won the ministerial prize in Korea for his work on preventive policing. He has also published in renowned journals such as Asian Journal of Criminology, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. His work is ongoing and several more studies are expected to be published in the coming years. Prior to joining UCL, he worked extensively with INTERPOL Seoul and the Korean Prime Minister's think tank (Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice).