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SUMMARY:The PERN Salon | Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI with Nick Srnicek
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nNick Srnicek is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King’s College London. His latest book\, Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI (Polity\, 2025) examines the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence. Dr. Srnicek’s prior book\, Platform Capitalism (Polity\, 2016) was translated into 15 languages. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy\, is on the Board of Advisors for the Autonomy Institute\, served as an editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies\, and on the editorial advisory board for the SAGE Handbook on Digital Labour. \nThe May PERN Salon will be livestreamed to the public via Zoom on: \n\nNYC: Thursday 14 May at 6.00pm\nLondon: Thursday 14 May at 11.00pm\nShangai: Friday 14 May at 6am\nMelbourne: Friday 15 May at 8.00am\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent to registered participants via email. \nThe PERN Salon hosts discussions\, presentations\, and workshops. The Platform Economies Research Network (PERN) is committed to fostering a community of learning. We organise events with guests on works-in-progress and new projects. We welcome presentations in all forms of media and seek to foster exchange between academics and practitioners. \nWe invite you to engage via email at pern@rmit.edu.au\nStay up to date on our news and events by subscribing to the PERN newsletter.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1777353230059{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER NOW” style=”custom” custom_background=”#000000″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fthe-pern-salon-silicon-empires|title:REGISTER%20NOW|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1776305698312{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]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/pern-may-salon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T130000
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SUMMARY:The Australian Internet Observatory: Q&A Session
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ADM+S Members are invited to join a 1.5-hour Q&A session with colleagues from the Australian Internet Observatory (AIO)\, exploring the Observatory’s latest developments and research capabilities.” 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=””]Established in 2024\, the Australian Internet Observatory is a national research infrastructure program delivering new tools\, methods and workflows for collecting and analysing social data and digital platforms. AIO is an initiative of ADM+S and is led by colleagues at RMIT\, QUT\, UQ\, Melbourne and Swinburne nodes as well as Deakin University. \nDuring the session\, the AIO team will discuss: \n\nChallenges of collecting and analysing digital platform data\nNew methods and tools to gain observability: from APIs to data donations\nDeeper dive into AIO tools: data donation via apps and browser extensions and data download packages\nWhat kinds of data can you get?\nTools for analysis and visualisation\nCase studies from current projects – Ad Observatory\, others TBC\nEthics and data governance planning\nTraining and learning options\n\n  \nHosted by the ADM+S Infrastructure Research Committee\, this interactive Q&A session will provide an opportunity to learn more about the AIO’s infrastructure\, ask questions\, and explore how these resources can support ADM+S research. \nAIO is an initiative of the ADM+S and is being developed in collaboration with researchers and research centres\, university partners and organisations across Australia and internationally. \nSpeakers \n\nAmanda Lawrence\nNicholas Carah\nAdditional speakers TBC\n\nRegister for this event via the ADM+S Calendar invite (Zoom link provided in invite). Presented by the ADM+S Research Infrastructure Committee\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1769477162485{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”VIEW PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#F4AA8F” custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fevent-guide-2026-adms-summer-school%2F|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1768534750631{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Program EOIs:\n\nADM+S is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from members for workshops and bootcamps to feature in the Summer School program. ADM+S is looking to offer hands-on\, skills-based sessions that actively engage PhD and Masters students\, as well as Early Career Researchers (ECRs)\, from across all eight Centre nodes (HASS and STEM). \n\nSession types: Methodology\, research and technical skills\, creative outputs\, ethics\, research partnerships\, research impact\, mentoring\, etc.\nFormat: 1hr 15min interactive sessions (e.g. workshops or bootcamps). Concurrent sessions will run across all three days.\nCo-delivery: We encourage collaboration – including PhDs and ECRs in planning and delivery is highly welcomed.\n\nFor inspiration\, you can view the 2025 ADM+S Summer School program. \nIf you have any questions or ideas you would like to discuss\, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Manager\, Research Training and Development Sally Storey. \n EOIs have now closed. \nImage credit: Yutong Liu & Digit / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/the-australian-internet-observatory-session/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,Online
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SUMMARY:2026 ADM+S Summer School
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ADM+S welcomes EOIs from our ADM+S research community to submit session ideas for the 2026 ADM+S Summer School.” 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=””] Program details: \nWe are delighted to invite you to join us for the 2026 ADM+S Summer School. Over three days\, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in interactive workshops\, bootcamps\, mentoring sessions and social activities designed to develop your methodological\, technical\, and research skills while strengthening connections across our Centre. \nOur social activities are a highlight of the Summer School\, and we’d love to see you there. This year’s program includes our lively welcome night with trivia hosted by Prof Dan Angus\, HDR coffee meetups\, capoeira with Dr Damiano Spina\, crocheting and knitting circle with Dr Fan Yang and Dr Natalie Sheard\, and the She Shapes History walking tour.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1701823210479{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTRATION CLOSED” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”VIEW PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#F4AA8F” custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fevent-guide-2026-adms-summer-school%2F|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Program EOIs:\n\nADM+S is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from members for workshops and bootcamps to feature in the Summer School program. ADM+S is looking to offer hands-on\, skills-based sessions that actively engage PhD and Masters students\, as well as Early Career Researchers (ECRs)\, from across all eight Centre nodes (HASS and STEM). \n\nSession types: Methodology\, research and technical skills\, creative outputs\, ethics\, research partnerships\, research impact\, mentoring\, etc.\nFormat: 1hr 15min interactive sessions (e.g. workshops or bootcamps). Concurrent sessions will run across all three days.\nCo-delivery: We encourage collaboration – including PhDs and ECRs in planning and delivery is highly welcomed.\n\nFor inspiration\, you can view the 2025 ADM+S Summer School program. \nIf you have any questions or ideas you would like to discuss\, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Manager\, Research Training and Development Sally Storey. \n EOIs have now closed. \nImage credit: Yutong Liu & Digit / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2026-adms-summer-school/
LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,ECR Students,HDR Students,Melbourne
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SUMMARY:Consumer (Dis)Empowerment in the Age of Computational Advertising
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Presented by A/Prof Joanna Strycharz\, this talk addresses the evolving relationship between consumer empowerment and regulatory governance in the context of data-driven advertising.” 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=””]Building on critical analyses from earlier research on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)\, it examines the extent to which existing frameworks succeed or fail in protecting consumers against potentially manipulative\, algorithmically driven persuasion practices. The discussion further situates these developments within the evolving EU regulatory landscape\, including the Digital Services Act and the proposed Digital Fairness Act\, to assess their implications for transparency\, consumer control and consumer autonomy. By tracing the conceptual shift from individual privacy protection toward systemic notions of digital fairness and vulnerability\, I hope to offer a comprehensive perspective on the potential and limitations of current regulatory instruments in genuine consumer empowerment in the contemporary advertising ecosystem. \nSpeakers Bio\nJoanna Strycharz is an Assistant Professor of Persuasive Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)\, University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on advertising in the age of algorithms and artificial intelligence\, with a particular emphasis on consumer vulnerability\, empowerment\, and individual and societal consequences of algorithmic persuasion. She is the recipient of a prestigious Dutch Research Council Veni grant for her project on vulnerability exploitation through algorithmic persuasion and co-directs the Digital Communication Methods Lab\, where she fosters interdisciplinary collaborations to advance computational advertising research. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Advertising\, International Journal of Advertising\, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. She serves on the Editorial Review Boards of four different advertising journals\, is an associate editor for Journal of Advertising\, and was an associate editor for Journal of Interactive Advertising. She is the recipient of the 2024 Mary Alice Shaver Promising Professor Award and the 2021 AEJMC Emerging Scholar Grant. Beyond academia\, she actively contributes to debates on ethical and responsible advertising and works with policymakers\, and consumer organizations to translate research into societal and policy impact. \nRegistration and Zoom link via the ADM+S Members calendar invite.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/consumer-disempowerment-in-the-age-of-computational-advertising/
LOCATION:ADM+S Centre\, RMIT University\, 106-108 Victoria Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,ECR Students,HDR Students,Melbourne,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T141911
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Studying Digital Vulnerabilities through Data Donation with A/Prof Joanna Strycharz
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Presented by A/Prof Joanna Strycharz\, this interactive workshop explores how scholars can study digital vulnerabilities in the context of advertising and branded communication.” 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=””]This interactive workshop will begin by discussing how computational advertising challenges traditional notions of consumer vulnerability and shifts attention toward data-driven and digital vulnerability. Participants will engage with a hands-on data donation tool\, recently developed to collect real-world platform data on advertising exposure\, targeting\, and profiling practices. Together\, we will experiment with donated datasets and brainstorm how such data can be linked to key advertising and communication theories (e.g.\, persuasion knowledge\, privacy calculus\, or vulnerability frameworks). The workshop combines conceptual discussion with practical exploration\, offering participants concrete ideas for integrating data-driven approaches into research on digital persuasion and consumer vulnerability. \nSpeakers Bio\nJoanna Strycharz is an Assistant Professor of Persuasive Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)\, University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on advertising in the age of algorithms and artificial intelligence\, with a particular emphasis on consumer vulnerability\, empowerment\, and individual and societal consequences of algorithmic persuasion. She is the recipient of a prestigious Dutch Research Council Veni grant for her project on vulnerability exploitation through algorithmic persuasion and co-directs the Digital Communication Methods Lab\, where she fosters interdisciplinary collaborations to advance computational advertising research. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Advertising\, International Journal of Advertising\, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. She serves on the Editorial Review Boards of four different advertising journals\, is an associate editor for Journal of Advertising\, and was an associate editor for Journal of Interactive Advertising. She is the recipient of the 2024 Mary Alice Shaver Promising Professor Award and the 2021 AEJMC Emerging Scholar Grant. Beyond academia\, she actively contributes to debates on ethical and responsible advertising and works with policymakers\, and consumer organizations to translate research into societal and policy impact. \nQuestions can be directed to Manager\, Research Training and Development Sally Storey.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/workshop-studying-digital-vulnerabilities-through-data-donation-with-a-prof-joanna-strycharz/
LOCATION:ADM+S Centre\, RMIT University\, 106-108 Victoria Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,ECR Students,HDR Students,Melbourne,Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DTSTAMP:20260603T141911
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SUMMARY:2025 ADM+S Hackathon: Navigating the "Wicked Problems" of Search
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”All ADM+S members are invited to participate\, no previous or technical experience necessary. We are looking for team participants\, team mentors and leaders\, and roving mentors.” 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=””]The Challenge\nTo develop a methodological approach which helps gain a deeper understanding of how search systems enable and constrain diverse groups facing “wicked problems”. This may be achieved through developing realistic personas and their attributes as a way to capture information seekers’ context and formulate realistic search queries for algorithmic audits\, or other ways of auditing search systems and overcoming their “black box” nature. Regardless of the direction\, the proposed methodological approach or approaches must account for contextual diversity of social groups and the “wicked problems” they tackle. \n \nOn Day 1\, teams will will be asked to identify a “wicked problem” and produce 2-3 concise representations of people who may be searching for information related to it. They will consider the contextual properties relevant to understanding how these types of users will formulate their search queries and which platforms they will use to search for information. Multiple methods and data sources can be utilised for persona development\, including inference from open fora (Reddit\, StackExchange)\, consultation with external stakeholders invited to the event\, interviews of fellow group members\, and more. These methods will be used to formulate 15-60 queries reflective of the context of the social groups. For queries that are likely to be conducted via Google Search\, the members of the Australian Search Experience Project (subproject 2) will utilise their existing infrastructure to simulate such queries and collect the first page of search results for each query. \nOn Day 2\, teams can choose to: \n\nDevelop an approach to evaluate the search results collected from Google for the queries they produced.\nor\nDevelop a prototype or an approach to collect and evaluate search results from other platforms relevant to the personas they developed on day 1.\n\nThroughout the event\, teams will be supported by mentors and leaders from across the Centre with expertise in information retrieval\, computational social science\, and internet studies. Team members and team leads – no technical experience necessary. ADM+S members from any interdisciplinary background are welcome. \nOutputs \nThe process and results of the Hackathon will be documented in a methodological paper\, with all participants invited to join as co-authors. \nFor more information\, visit the registration page. Any questions can be directed to Manager\, Research Training and Development Sally Storey.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-hackathon/
LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,ECR Students,HDR Students,Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T150000
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SUMMARY:Practical Machine Learning Explainability: Surrogate Explainers and Fairwashing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join this session delivered by ADM+S Affiliate Kacper Sokol and Associate Investigator Danula Hetticachchi as they introduce the three core components of surrogate explainers: data sampling\, interpretable representation and explanation generation in view of text\, image and tabular data.” 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=””]Surrogate explainability is a popular transparency technique for assessing trustworthiness of predictions output by black-box machine learning models. While such explainers are often presented as monolithic\, end-to-end tools\, they in fact exhibit high modularity and scope for parameterisation. This observation suggests that each use case may require a bespoke surrogate built and tuned for the problem at hand. \nThis session introduces the three core components of surrogate explainers: data sampling\, interpretable representation and explanation generation in view of text\, image and tabular data. By understanding these building blocks individually\, as well as their interplay\, we can build robust and trustworthy explainers. However\, we can also misuse these insights to create technically-valid explainers that are intended to produce misleading justifications of individual predictions. For example\, by manipulating the size and distribution of the data sample (or the grouping criteria of the interpretable representation) an automated decision may be shown as fair despite the underlying model being inherently biased. This overview of theory is complemented by a low-code hands-on exercise facilitated through an iPython widget delivered via a Jupyter Notebook. \nDelivered by ADM+S Affiliate Kacper Sokol and ADM+S Associate Investigator Danula Hettiachchi \nADM+S Members Only – Registration and Zoom link via ADM+S Calendar invite[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/practical-machine-learning-explainability-surrogate-explainers-and-fairwashing/
LOCATION:ADM+S Centre\, RMIT University\, 106-108 Victoria Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,ECR Students,HDR Students,Melbourne,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251030T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251030T160000
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SUMMARY:Beyond XAI: Explainable Data-driven Modelling for Human Reasoning and Decision Support
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join this session delivered by ADM+S Affiliate Kacper Sokol and Associate Investigator Danula Hetticachchi as they explore how we can reimagine XAI by drawing upon a broad range of relevant interdisciplinary findings. ” 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=””]Insights from social sciences have transformed explainable artificial intelligence from a largely technical into a more human-centred discipline\, thus enabling diverse stakeholders\, rather than technical experts alone\, to benefit from its developments. The focus of explainability research itself\, nonetheless\, remained largely unchanged\, that is to help people understand the operation and output of predictive models. This\, however\, may not necessarily be the most consequential function of such systems; they can be adapted to complement\, augment and enhance the abilities of humans instead of (fully) automating their various roles in an explainable way. In this talk I will explore how we can reimagine XAI by drawing upon a broad range of relevant interdisciplinary findings. The resulting\, more comprehensive conceptualisation of the entire research field promises to be better aligned with humans by supporting their reasoning and decision-making in a data-driven way. As the talk will show\, medical applications\, as well as other high stakes domains\, stand to greatly benefit from such a shift in perspective. \nDelivered by ADM+S Affiliate Kacper Sokol and ADM+S Associate Investigator Danula Hettiachchi \nADM+S Members Only – Registration and Zoom link via ADM+S Calendar invite[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/beyond-xai-explainable-data-driven-modelling-for-human-reasoning-and-decision-support/
LOCATION:ADM+S Centre\, RMIT University\, 106-108 Victoria Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only,ECR Students,HDR Students,Melbourne,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251024T120000
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SUMMARY:Document Accessibility Essentials
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ADM+S members are invited to participate in this upcoming training event about essentials for document accessibility.” 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\nThis half-day workshop highlights the accessibility requirements in creating documents using the Microsoft Office Suite reviewing Word and PowerPoint\, as well as PDF documents. It includes a hands-on document accessibility remediation workshop. The training will be delivered by Nicholas Kapirnas\, Senior Digital Media Co-Ordinator of Centre for Accessibility Australia. \nThe Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) is an award-winning not-for-profit organisation that promotes accessibility throughout Australia. Our current focus is the incorporation of digital accessibility\, so that people with disability can have equal access to technology and the internet. Founded in 2018\, the Centre was established to promote the accessibility movement through advocacy\, research\, training services\, auditing services and celebrations such as the Australian Access Awards. \nWith qualifications in film and television\, Nicholas has an Advanced Diploma in film from North Metropolitan TAFE. Prior to joining CFA Australia in late 2022\, Nicholas worked in printing for seven years. Living with depression and anxiety\, Nicholas offers a cognitive understanding of digital accessibility. Outside work\, Nicholas likes music\, photography and has a collection of vintage electronics. \nTo register\, members can accept the invite sent to their email. For questions please email Saskia Velcek\, saskia.velcek@rmit.edu.au. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/document-accessibility-essentials/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members Only
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