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SUMMARY:Doing Digital Platform Research with the Australian Internet Observatory
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”A free Australian Internet Observatory Webinar exploring how methods such as data donation\, interviews\, surveys and other approaches may be combined for digital platform research.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\nDigital platforms shape how Australians access information\, communicate\, entertain\, engage with government services\, participate in public discourse\, and conduct business. Understanding digital platforms\, and how we interact with them\, may offer new insights for a wide range of critical public interest issues across public health\, education\, entertainment\, cybersecurity and democratic inclusion. \nDespite the importance of digital platforms and the abundance of data they contain\, the capacity to independently collect and analyse data from digital platforms for research remains limited. To address this challenge\, the Australian Internet Observatory is developing new tools and methods for social data research using data donations\, APIs and other methods. These newer approaches can also be combined with other established methods such as surveys\, interviews\, focus groups\, content analysis\, administrative data\, simulations and other qualitative and quantitative techniques. \nIn this presentation AIO partner leads\, Prof Dan Angus and Prof Nic Carah and AIO Engagement Lead\, Dr Amanda Lawrence\, will provide: \n\n\nAn overview of the digital platform research challenge\nHow AIO supports new data collection methods for digital platforms such as data donations methods\nHow these methods can be combined with other approaches for critical insights on a range of topics\nQ&A and Discussion on how AIO can support your research and methods\n\nWe also want to hear from the community about your research needs and how you might combine digital platform data with other methods. \nThis event is presented in partnership with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758694850249{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER NOW” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fdigital-platform-research-aio|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1775018196662{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”974″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Daniel Angus\nProf. Daniel Angus is Professor of Digital Communication in the School of Communication\, and Director of QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre. Daniel’s research examines issues at the intersection of technology and society\, with a focus on artificial intelligence\, automation\, misinformation\, and new methods to study the digital society.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”11654″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Nic Carah\nProf Nic Carah is Director of the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies in the Faculty of Humanities\, Arts and Social Sciences and Professor in the School of Communication and Arts. He is an Associate Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society\, and a Chief Investigator on ARC Discovery and Linkage projects. Nicholas’ research examines the algorithmic and participatory advertising model of digital media platforms\, with a sustained focus on digital alcohol marketing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”7751″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Amanda Lawrence\nDr Amanda Lawrence is Engagement Lead at Australian Internet Observatory based at RMIT University. She has a PhD in media and communication and is a qualified librarian. Previous roles include Research Fellow at ADM+S\, Program Director at AIO\, Director of Australian Policy Online and Literature Program Manager at the Asialink Centre\, University of Melbourne.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1775021690888{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The AIO is a co-investment partnership with RMIT University\, Queensland University of Technology\, University of Queensland\, University of Melbourne\, Swinburne University\, Deakin University and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) through the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (DOI: 10.3565/hjrp-b141). The ARDC is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/digital-platform-research-with-aio/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Blockchain Security: Code\, Crisis\, Community
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for a seminar where Kelsie Nabben will discuss critical insights from her forthcoming book “Blockchain Security: Code\, Crisis\, Community“.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]​For this seminar\, Dr. Kelsie Nabben will be presenting on her newly released book “Blockchain Security: Code\, Crisis\, Community.” This book is the first to document how security occurs within decentralised blockchain communities from a sociological perspective. It provokes questions relevant to the Metagov community of non-state governance\, hacker ethics\, and the future of cybersecurity. ​\nKelsie’s book explores this topic through a deep ethnographic dive into blockchain ecosystems—with a focus on security not only as a technical property\, but also a social practice. \nThe book draws on years of ethnographic research conducted as major incidents unfolded across blockchain ecosystems—often in real time. It follows the engineers\, white-hat hackers\, and other community responders who collectively respond\, rescue\, pause\, repair\, postmortem and prepare for the next crises (notably\, the not-for-profit Security Alliance\, or SEAL). \n​​​​The seminar is intended for researchers and practitioners in online governance\, broadly defined. We welcome guests and curious members of the public. Note that the discussion is moderated.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1770854923199{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER NOW” style=”custom” custom_background=”#FFD600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fluma.com%2Faxkn6hgs|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:VulGen'26 Workshop at ACM SIGIR 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The International Workshop on Vulnerabilities in Generative Systems for Information Retrieval (VulGen’26) will be held as a full-day workshop at the 49th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR’26) in Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia\, on 24 July 2026.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe VulGen’26 brings together the IR community and related disciplines (e.g.\, cyber security) to foster cross-disciplinary engagement and advance understanding of vulnerabilities in generative systems used for IR. Through VulGen’26\, we aim to (i) understand under what circumstances the generative systems could “go wrong” (i.e.\, vulnerabilities)\, in both current state and future development; and (ii) build a dedicated research community to address the potential downsides of generative systems that could lead to unexpected or harmful outcomes. \nYou can expect a full-day dynamic program packed with keynote and panel sessions\, structured breakout discussions\, extended abstract presentations\, and engaging poster and demonstration sessions. \nFor further information on SIGIR conference registrations\, please visit the SIGIR 2026 website. \n\nImportant Dates \nAll key dates are by the end of day in Anywhere on Earth (AOE). \n\nExtended abstract submission – 27 April 2026\nNotification – 21 May 2026\nCamera-ready submission – 15 June 2026\nWorkshop co-located with SIGIR´26 – 24 July 2026\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact us via vulgen-workshop-sigir2026@easychair.org \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758694850249{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvulgen-workshop.github.io%2FSIGIR2026%2Fsubmission%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758694850249{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”MORE INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvulgen-workshop.github.io%2FSIGIR2026%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1758694470808{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”CALL FOR PAPERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]This conference positions Asia not simply as a regional context for empirical inquiry\, but as a generative vantage point for theorising the interwoven dynamics of platforms\, AI\, and socio-political transformations. We invite scholars from across disciplines\, including digital media and communication\, science and technology studies\, sociology\, anthropology\, cultural studies\, and area studies\, to engage with themes including but not limited to: \n– platform labour and economy\n– platform capitalism and power\n– platform regulation and governance\n– platformisation of Asian societies\n– platform cultures and user practices\n– social media influencers\n– comparative platform studies\n– AI in platforms\n– AI and platforms for social good\n– AI regulation and governance\n– AI and smart cities\n– generative AI and creative industries\n– generative AI and propaganda\n– AI and global communication\n– AI and journalistic practices\n– AI\, misinformation and deepfakes\n– algorithmic bias and discrimination\n– AI imaginaries\n– social robotics\n– critical AI studies (inequality\, power\, ethics\, aesthetics and etc.) \nAbstract\nShould include title\, 300 words summary\, and a brief bio. \nPanel submission (3–4 papers)\nShould include panel title\, aim of the panel (250 words)\, and individual abstracts of 300 words\, plus brief bios of each panel member. \nPublication opportunity\nThe best papers from the conference will form special issues with Communication Research and Practice and Global Media and China. \nEmail for submission\ndeakincuc2025@gmail.com \nEnquiries\nAssociate Professor Jian Xu\,Deakin University Australia\nj.xu@deakin.edu.au \nProfessor Dianlin Huang\, Communications University of China\ndianlinhuang@cuc.edu.cn \nProfessor Haiqing Yu\, RMIT University\nhaiqing.yu@rmit.edu.au \nTimelines\nDeadline for abstract/panel submission – 15 August 2025\nNotification of acceptance – 30 August 2025\nConference dates – 24–25 November 2025[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1774329611895{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”KEYNOTE SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”18335″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Ellie Rennie\nProf Ellie Rennie is an Associate Investigator at the RMIT University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S).\nEllie is Principal Research Fellow in RMIT’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre. She is also a member of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub. Ellie’s current research is focused on social and policy questions arising from automation technologies\, including blockchain. She has also worked extensively on the topic of digital inclusion\, particularly in relation to remote Australia and Indigenous communities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”15852″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Janet Roitman\nJanet Roitman is a Professor at RMIT University and founder-director of The Platform Economies Research Network. She is also an executive member of the Digital Ethnography Research Center at RMIT and sits on the Council of Advisors for the Platform Cooperativism Consortium.\nHer research focuses on financial practices\, the anthropology of value\, and emergence forms of the political. Her current work investigates financial technologies\, the development of capital markets\, and middle-class politics in Africa. This work assesses the role of fintech platforms in generating actionable data and new asset classes as the basis for emergent domestic capital markets in West Africa.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30464″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Nicholas Loubere\nNicholas is an Associate Professor at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies\, Lund University and the co-editor of the Made in China Journal. His current research examines informal patterns and processes of Chinese globalisation\, focusing on Chinese participation in resource extraction booms from the 19th-century gold rushes to the current phenomenon of cryptocurrency mining. He is the author of Development on Loan: Microcredit and Marginalisation in Rural China (Amsterdam University Press\, 2019) and the co-author of Global China as Method (Cambridge University Press\, 2022).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30466″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Wang Jing\nWang Jing is an Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Business at NYU Shanghai. She is also an Affiliated Faculty of the university’s Program on Creativity and Innovation and the Center for Global Asia. Jing received her Ph.D. in Communication and Information from Rutgers– The State University of New Jersey. Her research studies how information and communication technologies influence the financial domain in the global context. Her work has been published in the leading journals in Communication Studies and China Studies\, such as Big Data & Society\, Telecommunications Policy\, Media\, Culture & Society\, International Journal of Communication\, The Political Economy of Communication\, Platforms & Society\, The China Quarterly\, and the Journal of Contemporary China. In addition to her academic roles at NYU Shanghai\, Jing serves as Associate Editor of the journal Finance & Society and is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Cultural Economy and Cultural Studies.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 1 Convention Centre Place\, South Wharf\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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