BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ADM+S Centre - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ADM+S Centre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ADM+S Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:HKT DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Tokyo BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0900 TZOFFSETTO:+0900 TZNAME:JST DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260421T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260421T140000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20260401T053128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T063106Z UID:32022-1776780000-1776780000@www.admscentre.org.au 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 CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AIO-presentation-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20260129T005126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T005305Z UID:31610-1772715600-1772721000@www.admscentre.org.au 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AIO-presentation-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251203T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251111T054649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T034041Z UID:30990-1764759600-1764763200@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Mapping the Digital Gap 2025 Outcomes Report Launch DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) and Telstra are proud to launch the 2025 Mapping the Digital Gap Outcomes Report” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1753848373553{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nFrom 2022 to 2024\, the Mapping the Digital Gap team partnered with local First Nations organisations to undertake three annual research visits to 10-12 remote and very remote First Nations communities across Australia. \nGuided by a First Nations Expert Advisory group\, this supplementary project of the Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) addresses a lack of data to understand the scale and nature of the digital gap for First Nations people and to track progress toward Target 17.  \nThis 2025 Outcomes Report provides the final summary of findings from the first phase of this research in 12 communities. It updates the 2024 report\, with new analysis and case studies for Access\, Affordability\, Digital Ability and Media and Information services. It provides updated ADII scores for the remote research sites visited\, facilitating up-to-date comparison against national outcomes for First Nations and non-First Nations Australians. \nJoin us online to hear from the First Nations leadership\, the research team\, and industry partners\, and get a first look at the key findings\, analysis and stories from the first phase of the Mapping the Digital Gap project. \n\n[/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=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fmapping-the-digital-gap-2025-outcomes-report|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESENTERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”31508″ 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=””] \n\nNaomi Moran\nFirst Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group and NSW Treaty Commissioner \nNaomi Moran is a proud Bundjalung and Dunghutti woman and one of three independent Commissioners leading the NSW Treaty Commission. Prior to her role as Commissioner\, she served as the CEO of the Koori Mail\, Australia’s only fully Aboriginal-owned and operated national newspaper\, and has led communities through major moments of community care and national significance. \nNaomi brings over 25 years of experience across Indigenous media\, governance\, and community development.  She is a member of the National NAIDOC Committee and the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group\, and is widely respected for her leadership in cultural facilitation\, program design\, and systems change. \nA powerful advocate\, speaker and presenter\, Naomi is known for centering truth-telling\, cultural integrity\, and collective responsibility through deep listening with First Nations people and communities. \nLearn more \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”7712″ 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=””]Lauren Ganley\nLead\, First Nations Strategy & Engagement\nTelstra \nLauren is the Head of Telstra’s First Nations Strategy & Engagement where she leads the strategy and ongoing governance of engagement with First Nations people and communities across Australia. Lauren’s work involves providing strategic advice\, leading programs and business activities to improve digital and social inclusion and advocating for better outcomes for First Nations people and communities. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”491″ 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=””]Distinguished Professor Julian Thomas\nDirector\nADM+S Centre \nJulian is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University. Prior to the commencement of the ADM+S Centre\, he was Director of the Swinburne Institute for Social Research (2005-2016)\, and then Director of RMIT’s Social Change research platform. He also leads the team producing the Australian Digital Inclusion Index since 2015. His work ranges across the contemporary histories of new communications technologies\, digital inequality and inclusion\, and the internet and communication policy. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”31501″ 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=””]Diat Alferink\nCEO\, Torres Strait Islanders Media Association \nDiat Alferink is from the Kala Lagaw Ya Language group from the Western Torres Strait Islands. Diat has been Chief Executive Officer of the Torres Strait Islanders Media Association (TSIMA) for the last 9 years and Editor in Chief of the Torres News for the last three years. With over 30 years experience in Indigenous Arts practice and management\, Diat is a passionate advocate for development opportunities for First Nations arts\, culture and media in regional and remote communities. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30995″ 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=””]Professor Lyndon Ormond-Parker\nPrincipal Research Fellow\nRMIT University \nCo-Chair\nFirst Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group \nDr Lyndon Ormond-Parker was born in Darwin and is of Alyawarra descent from the Barkly tablelands region of the Northern Territory. He is a cultural heritage expert with significant experience in the fields of history of medical collections\, repatriation\, archives\, information technologies\, materials conservation\, heritage\, and policy. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”13270″ 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=””]Associate Professor Daniel Featherstone\nPrincipal Research Fellow\nRMIT University \n\n\nDaniel joined the ADM+S Centre in April 2021 to lead the ADM+S / Telstra Mapping the Digital Gap project\, mapping digital inclusion and media use in partnership with remote First Nations communities across Australia. Daniel was previously General Manager of First Nations Media Australia from 2012-19 and Archiving Projects Manager to April 2021. He managed Ngaanyatjarra Media from 2001-2010\, supporting media and communications programs in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands of WA. Daniel has a PhD on evaluation and policy in Indigenous media and communications. \n\n\nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″ disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”20073″ 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=””]Dr Dot West OAM (Noongar)\nCo-Chair\nFirst Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group \nMs. Dorothy (Dot) West OAM is a Noongar woman from the south west of Western Australia\, with ancestral ties to the north and has been living and working in the Kimberley region since 1977. \nMs West is a director of Broome-based Goolarri Media Enterprises and its production arm\, Ramu Productions\, and is known for her writing on The Heights\, Little J & Big Cuz\, and The Circuit\, which she also co-produced. \nMs West is the inaugural chair of the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group. Ms West has served on Screenwest’s Industry Advisory Group and WA’s Screen Industry Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Group\, as well as on the boards of SBS\, NITV\, Screenwest\, the Australian International Documentary Conference\, the National Indigenous Radio Service and as chair of First Nations Media Australia. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″ disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30885″ 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=””]Yasmin Johnson (Wulgurukaba\, Ngaro\, Gooreng Gooreng – QLD)\nResearch Support Officer\, RMIT University\nFounder / CEO\, Maburra Collective Inc. \nYasmin Johnson is a proud Wulgurukaba woman from Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) with ancestral and family ties to the Ngaro and Gooreng Gooreng peoples of the Whitsunday\, Gladstone\, and Bundaberg regions. With over 20 years of experience in the social services sector\, Yasmin is recognised for her leadership in domestic and family violence (DFV) reform\, Aboriginal-led healing programs\, and First Nations research. Her current involvement in the First Nations Digital Inclusion Projects reflects her ongoing commitment to embedding cultural approaches within policy\, data\, and governance reform. \nAs Founder and CEO of Maburra Collective Inc.\, Yasmin leads strategic policy\, program design\, and governance development across the justice\, DFV\, and family wellbeing sectors. Yasmin also currently contributes nationally as an Independent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Member of the Data Policy Partnership (Coalition of Peaks) and holds an editorial appointment with the Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Yasmin was awarded the 2025 Boundless Indigenous Writers Mentorship through Writing NSW for her creative nonfiction manuscript exploring intergenerational storytelling and truth-telling. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″ disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30778″ 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=””]Sharon Barnes\nDirector in Public Affairs Indigenous Research Unit\nIpsos Social Research Institute \nSharon Barnes is the Director of the Ipsos Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Unit (ATSIRU) residing on Birpai country in NSW. With over 30 years of experience in research and community engagement\, Sharon is very experienced in conducting large research and evaluation projects with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\, organisations\, and communities. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″ disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30779″ 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=””]Michael Barnes (Ngunnawal)\nAssociate Director in Public Affairs Indigenous Research Unit\nIpsos Social Research Institute \nMichael Barnes is a Ngunnawal man residing on Birpai country\, NSW. With extensive experience in both qualitative and quantitative research\, Michael specialises in engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through various methodologies\, including face-to-face interviews\, in-depth interviews\, and focus groups. His expertise extends to graphic design and producing accessible\, culturally appropriate research materials. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”PARTNERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”30″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”25069″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Telstra \nThis project received funding support from research partner Telstra[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/mtdg-2025-report-launch/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MTDG25-promo-resized.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251028T231724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T231804Z UID:30863-1763481600-1763485200@www.admscentre.org.au 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Consumer-Dis-Empowerment.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251024T044310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T231905Z UID:30709-1763460000-1763470800@www.admscentre.org.au 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Data-Donation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251114T080000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251114T100000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251030T223524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T043150Z UID:30890-1763107200-1763114400@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:The PERN Salon | Discounting the Future with Liliana Doganova DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for a conversation with Liliana Doganova on her recent book Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology” 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\nLiliana Doganova is Associate Professor at the Centre de sociologie de l’innovation\, Mines-ParisTech. She works at the intersection of economic sociology and Science and Technology Studies. She is co-author of Capitalization: A Cultural Guide (2017). Her latest book\, Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology (2024\, Zone Books)\, explores the links between valuation and temporality through a historical sociology of the technique of discounting. Liliana is co-director of the program in Public Affairs and Innovation at Ecole des Mines and sits on the editorial boards of Valuation Studies and The Journal of Cultural Economy. \nThe PERN Salon will be livestreamed to the public via Zoom on: \nThursday 13 November 4:00 PM (EST)\nThursday 13 November 10:00 PM (CET)\nFriday      14 November 8:00 AM (AEST)\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 organize events with guests on works-in-progress and new projects. We welcome presentations in all forms of media 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 our newsletter. \nPresented by Platform Economies Research Network x ADM+S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1761863428904{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%2Fdiscounting-the-future|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/discounting-the-future/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NOVEMBER-SALON.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251112T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251024T064338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T001013Z UID:30685-1762956000-1762959600@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Counting on connectivity: measuring digital inclusion for First Nations Australians in 2025 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Building the evidence for keeping families\, communities\, languages\, and cultures connected in an increasingly online world” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1753848373553{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nJoin us online as the Hon. Anika Wells MP\, Minister for Communications and Minister for Sport\, launches our report and interactive dashboard showcasing the first in-depth national comparative figures on First Nations digital inclusion. \nThe research is guided by First Nations governance and partnerships and draws on the voices of nearly 3\,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants across the country. The findings build a strong evidence base for community-led solutions and digital self-determination\, supporting First Nations empowerment and control over how communication technologies\, media\, and information are accessed\, used\, and shared. \nFirst Nations organisations\, government\, industry partners\, and the public are invited to register to: \n\nDiscover the scale and nature of the digital gap between First Nations Australians and non-First Nations Australians.\nHear how digital participation and inclusion varies across the country\, shaped by place\, income\, age\, disability\, education\, housing\, and languages spoken at home.\nExplore the new interactive data dashboard\, enabling First Nations people\, communities\, and organisations to interpret and use the data in ways that reflect their own needs.\nLearn from First Nations partners\, the research team\, and policymakers about how this evidence can guide practical community-led solutions and national policy and programs to help close the digital gap and support digital innovation.\n\nThis milestone marks a critical step towards being able to measure progress of Outcome 17 of the Closing the Gap Framework. \n\n  \nAbout this research\nThe research project Measuring Digital Inclusion for First Nations Australians is hosted by the RMIT and Swinburne nodes of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) and funded by the Australian Government. The project measures digital inclusion for First Nations people nationally and tracks changes in the scale and nature of the digital gap relative to non-First Nations Australians. \n[/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=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fcounting-on-connectivity-measuring-digital-inclusion|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESENTERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30688″ 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=””]The Hon Anika Wells MP\nMinister for Communications\, Minister for Sport  \nMinister Wells was elected to the House of Representatives for Lilley\, Queensland\, in 2019 and re-elected in 2022. \nWells was first appointed Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport in 2022\, elevated to Cabinet Minister from January 2025 and appointed Minister for Communications and Sport from May 2025. \nMinister Wells has led major government reforms\, including a once in a generation\, human-rights centred\, Aged Care Act and now leads the Government’s historic social media law reform. The Minister has also implemented transformative gender equity policies in sport and is part of a government that delivered a record amount of funding for athletes with a disability. \nMinister Wells has also has previously held a number of parliamentary committee roles serving as Deputy Chair of House of Representatives: Standing Publications from 2019 to 2022; Privileges and Members’ Interests from 2019 to 2022; Joint Select committee: Parliamentary Standards from February 2022 to April 2022; Joint Standing: Northern Australia from 2019 to 2021; Northern Australia served as Deputy Chair from 2021 to 2022. \nThe Minister studied at Griffith University completing a Bachelor of Laws with Honours; a Bachelor of Arts Political Science and Government and was a practicing Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn from 2014 to 2019. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”20073″ 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=””]Dr Dot West OAM (Noongar)\nCo-Chair\nFirst Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group \nMs. Dorothy (Dot) West OAM is a Noongar woman from the south west of Western Australia\, with ancestral ties to the north and has been living and working in the Kimberley region since 1977. \nMs West is a director of Broome-based Goolarri Media Enterprises and its production arm\, Ramu Productions\, and is known for her writing on The Heights\, Little J & Big Cuz\, and The Circuit\, which she also co-produced. \nMs West is the inaugural chair of the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group. Ms West has served on Screenwest’s Industry Advisory Group and WA’s Screen Industry Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Group\, as well as on the boards of SBS\, NITV\, Screenwest\, the Australian International Documentary Conference\, the National Indigenous Radio Service and as chair of First Nations Media Australia. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”652″ 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=””]Professor Anthony McCosker\nChief Investigator\nADM+S Centre\nAustralian Digital Inclusion Index \nAnthony McCosker\, PhD\, is Professor in Media and Communication\, and Deputy Director of the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology\, Melbourne\, Australia.  \nHe researches the impact and uses of social media and new communication technologies\, with a focus on digital inclusion and participation and data literacy. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30885″ 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=””]Yasmin Johnson (Wulgurukaba\, Ngaro\, Gooreng Gooreng – QLD)\nResearch Support Officer\, RMIT University\nFounder / CEO\, Maburra Collective Inc. \nYasmin Johnson is a proud Wulgurukaba woman from Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) with ancestral and family ties to the Ngaro and Gooreng Gooreng peoples of the Whitsunday\, Gladstone\, and Bundaberg regions. With over 20 years of experience in the social services sector\, Yasmin is recognised for her leadership in domestic and family violence (DFV) reform\, Aboriginal-led healing programs\, and First Nations research. Her current involvement in the First Nations Digital Inclusion Projects reflects her ongoing commitment to embedding cultural approaches within policy\, data\, and governance reform. \nAs Founder and CEO of Maburra Collective Inc.\, Yasmin leads strategic policy\, program design\, and governance development across the justice\, DFV\, and family wellbeing sectors. Yasmin also currently contributes nationally as an Independent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Member of the Data Policy Partnership (Coalition of Peaks) and holds an editorial appointment with the Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Yasmin was awarded the 2025 Boundless Indigenous Writers Mentorship through Writing NSW for her creative nonfiction manuscript exploring intergenerational storytelling and truth-telling. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”13270″ 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=””]Associate Professor Daniel Featherstone\nPrincipal Research Fellow\nRMIT University \n\n\nDaniel joined the ADM+S Centre in April 2021 to lead the ADM+S / Telstra Mapping the Digital Gap project\, mapping digital inclusion and media use in partnership with remote First Nations communities across Australia. This research has expanded to include the Commonwealth-funded Measuring Digital Inclusion for First Nations Australians project\, tracking changes in the scale and nature of the digital gap in urban\, regional\, and remote Australia. \nDaniel was previously General Manager of First Nations Media Australia from 2012-19 and Archiving Projects Manager to April 2021. He managed Ngaanyatjarra Media from 2001-2010\, supporting media and communications programs in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands of WA. Daniel has a PhD on evaluation and policy in Indigenous media and communications. \n\n\nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30778″ 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=””]Sharon Barnes\nDirector in Public Affairs Indigenous Research Unit\nIpsos Social Research Institute \nSharon Barnes is the Director of the Ipsos Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Unit (ATSIRU) residing on Birpai country in NSW. With over 30 years of experience in research and community engagement\, Sharon is very experienced in conducting large research and evaluation projects with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\, organisations\, and communities. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30779″ 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=””]Michael Barnes (Ngunnawal)\nAssociate Director in Public Affairs Indigenous Research Unit\nIpsos Social Research Institute \nMichael Barnes is a Ngunnawal man residing on Birpai country\, NSW. With extensive experience in both qualitative and quantitative research\, Michael specialises in engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through various methodologies\, including face-to-face interviews\, in-depth interviews\, and focus groups. His expertise extends to graphic design and producing accessible\, culturally appropriate research materials. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”PARTNERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”30″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”28082″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Australian Government \nThis project received funding support from the Australian Government.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”30″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30715″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group \nThe First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group (FNDIAG) was appointed by the Minister for Communications in 2023 to provide guidance on policy and programs to address Target 17. The Advisory Group is made up of First Nations Australians who are experts and advocates in digital inclusion and the media and broadcasting sector. The FNDIAG have undertaken active community\, government and industry consultation in developing their Initial report in 2023 and Roadmap in December 2024\, outlining a 5-year plan to help close the digital gap. The FNDIAG also acts as the advisory group for the Measuring Digital Inclusion for First Nations Australians project.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”30″][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”30732″ img_size=”70″ alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Ipsos Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Unit \nExternal research partner organisation Ipsos Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Unit (ATSIRU) was contracted to collect data using a mix of methods. Working with local First Nations researchers\, they conducted 1360 face to face surveys in regional and urban sites\, and an additional 630 online and phone surveys via their iMob Panel.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-measuring-digital-inclusion-for-first-nations-australians/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Draft-promo-webv2-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251024T003611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T003611Z UID:30700-1762340400-1762354800@www.admscentre.org.au 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Practical-Machine-Learning.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250922T061132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T032112Z UID:30365-1762340400-1762347600@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:2025 Australian Digital Inclusion Index Report Launch DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Telstra\, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\, RMIT University and Swinburne University of Technology are proud to launch the 2025 Australian Digital Inclusion Index Report.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1753848373553{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]ADM+S members and the public are invited to register for this event to: \n\nDiscover how Australia is tracking on digital inclusion\nLearn where greater attention and investment is needed to close the digital divide\nGain insights to strengthen your digital inclusion programs\n\nRegistrants may attend this hybrid event either in person\, at one of Telstra’s capital city Hub Locations or online. \nIn-person attendees are welcome to arrive early for refreshments followed by a shared\nviewing of the national broadcast which will come live from Hobart.  Afterward\, in-person\nparticipants will join interactive\, local panel discussions\, while online participants will\ncontinue with a dedicated online panel. \nFollow the registration link below to view Hub Location start times in your capital city and to indicate whether you’ll attend in person or online.[/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=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3Do8bfSbdf9Emt6sVOclu4VJ1ODPsAdqtFjhONW2du3oJUNkZOWVdQUDkwNjhKSTRZQkdQNUlHUFUxWC4u|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1758521725091{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESENTERS” 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=”491″ 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=””]Julian Thomas\nDirector\, ADM+S\, RMIT University  \nJulian is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University. Prior to the commencement of the ADM+S Centre\, he was Director of the Swinburne Institute for Social Research (2005-2016)\, and then Director of RMIT’s Social Change research platform. He also leads the team producing the Australian Digital Inclusion Index since 2015. His work ranges across the contemporary histories of new communications technologies\, digital inequality and inclusion\, and the internet and communication policy.[/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=”30369″ 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=””]Vicki Brady\nChief Executive Officer\, Telstra \nVicki Brady became the CEO and Managing Director of Telstra on 1 September 2022. She leads Connected Future 30\, Telstra’s strategy to be the number one choice for connectivity in Australia. Prior to Connected Future 30\, she delivered Telstra’s T25 strategy and steered the company to four consecutive years of underlying earnings growth.[/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=”652″ 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=””]Anthony McCosker\nChief Investigator\, ADM+S\, Swinburne University of\nTechnology \nProfessor Anthony McCosker is a Chief Investigator at the Swinburne University of Technology node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). He is Professor in Media and Communication\, and Deputy Director of the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology\, Melbourne\, Australia.[/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=”30371″ 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=””]Justine Rowe\nChief Sustainability Officer\, Telstra  \nJustine Rowe is Telstra’s Chief Sustainability Officer.  As a transformational changemaker\, Justine and her team are responsible for the delivery of policy advice\, stakeholder management and community initiatives across regulatory\, sustainability and regional affairs. Justine’s experience merges significant experience in legal and external relationship management.[/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=”30372″ 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=””]Adrienne Picone\nChief Executive Officer\, TasCOSS  \nSince starting with TasCOSS in 2020\, Adrienne has worked tirelessly advocating on behalf of Tasmanians living on low incomes and experiencing disadvantage. Adrienne has extensive experience at CEO-level and a long-standing career in the community services industry. Prior to taking up the role of CEO of Tasmania’s community services industry peak body\, Adrienne spent three years as CEO of Volunteering Australia based in the nation’s capital.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-australian-digital-inclusion-index-report-launch/ LOCATION:Hybrid CATEGORIES:Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-News-Events-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251030T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251030T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20251024T005548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T005548Z UID:30703-1761836400-1761840000@www.admscentre.org.au 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Beyond-XAI.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251028 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250924T062052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T050559Z UID:30397-1761523200-1761609599@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Decentralised Technologies and Global Chinese Communities DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for a dynamic symposium exploring the transformative impact of decentralised technologies—such as blockchain\, DeFi\, DAOs\, and cryptocurrencies—on global Chinese communities.” 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 event will examine how these communities are reimagining networks\, identities\, and cultural practices through decentralisation\, often challenging Western-centric narratives and fostering innovative\, community-based models rooted in Chinese cultural and political contexts. Topics include grassroots experimentation\, state-aligned visions of decentralisation\, and the development of infrastructure\, from mining operations to digital currencies\, that underpin these technologies’ social and economic dimensions. \nBringing together leading scholars from STS\, media\, communication\, and cultural studies\, this symposium aims to deepen understanding of how decentralised systems intersect with Chinese transnational communication\, societal organization\, and historical traditions of decentralisation and explore their innovations and tensions. Participants will explore the ideological\, infrastructural\, and everyday practices shaping decentralised ecosystems\, highlighting Chinese contributions to technological innovation and cultural transformation. This event offers a rich platform for discussing the role of decentralised technologies in shaping new publics\, media systems\, and transnational networks within Chinese contexts and beyond. \nThis event is organised in partnership between the Department of Sociology\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong SAR\, China and ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society\, Australia. \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=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhkuhk-my.sharepoint.com%2F%3Aw%3A%2Fg%2Fpersonal%2Fmcdonald_hku_hk%2FEbf53bh5SmBKoQcx7paYTDoB2IILYphhsUwp-FYH-nJTzw%3Frtime%3DFYExFpEA3kg|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=”REGISTRATION – ONLINE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhkuems1.hku.hk%2Fhkuems%2Fec_hdetail.aspx%3Fguest%3DY%26ueid%3D103241|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=”REGISTRATION – IN PERSON” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhkuems1.hku.hk%2Fhkuems%2Fec_hdetail.aspx%3Fguest%3DY%26ueid%3D103238|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 css=”.vc_custom_1759118680554{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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/global-chinese-communities/ LOCATION:University of Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Decentralised-Technologies-1-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250910T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250910T123000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250806T212447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T234444Z UID:29904-1757502000-1757507400@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Using GenAI to Supercharge Your Research DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ADM+S Members are invited to join this session where colleagues will share their insights on the GenAI tools and methods they are using in their 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=””]GenAI tools and methods they have chosen to use in their work so far\, and critically\, how and why they decided on those platforms/models. Many signature projects across ADM+S are interested in the use of GenAI methods and tools for use in their research. \nThis 1.5-hour Q&A session\, hosted by the ADM+S Infrastructure Research Committee aims to provide valuable insights and foster discussion on the use of GenAI platforms/models in research. \nSpeakers include: \n\nZafaryab Rasool from Critical Capabilities for Inclusive AI project\nAshwin Nagappa\, Oleg Zendel and Kateryna Kasianenko from the Australian Search Experience 2.0\nDaniel Binns on implementations of generative AI\n\nRegister for this event via the ADM+S Calendar invite (Zoom link provided in invite) \nPresented by the ADM+S Research Infrastructure Committee\nImage Credit: Yutong Liu & The Bigger Picture / AI is Everywhere / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/using-genai-to-supercharge-your-research/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Supercharge-your-research-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250826T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250826T173000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250815T142555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T220327Z UID:29991-1756224000-1756229400@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Pathways for Regeneration: Frontier Innovation meets Community Stewardship DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”As technology reshapes our world at unprecedented speed and scale\, how can communities harness these shifts to build resilient\, regenerative futures?” 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\nDrawing from a decade building frontier tech ventures across emerging markets and supporting grassroots initiatives throughout Asia-Pacific and beyond\, Crystal Ma explores the transformative potential where cutting-edge innovation meets community and indigenous stewardship. Through real-world examples leveraging emerging technologies including AI and blockchain\, she reveals how we can seize this pivotal time to flip the script — contributing and seeding systems that empower the commons to contribute to an inclusive\, regenerative\, and thriving future for people and planet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1755266039842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” 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=”29993″ 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=””]Crystal Ma\nCrystal Ma is a venture builder and digital innovation strategist at the intersection of inclusive finance\, frontier technology\, and impact. With over a decade launching and scaling ventures at the forefront of technology across frontier markets\, she has structured funds\, worked with pioneering startups\, and launched digital products to millions in emerging markets. Her work spans from leading strategic initiatives at fintech unicorns and Web3 protocols\, advising funders and founders\, to hands-on contributions to grassroots and community-led initiatives in rural villages across Asia-Pacific and beyond. \nCrystal now focuses on partnering with mission-aligned teams and organisations\, leveraging frontier technologies\, including AI\, blockchain\, and IoT\, to scale digital solutions and build market infrastructure for a low-carbon economy. Working across the globe\, she is committed to integrating social\, financial\, and technological innovation for inclusive impact and regeneration for people and the planet. \nCrystal holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics\, is a CFA Charterholder\, and holds certification in Climate Finance. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1755267942066{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%2Fpathways-for-regeneration|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/pathways-for-regeneration/ LOCATION:Hybrid CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Ma.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250805T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250805T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250623T025814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250629T222902Z UID:29593-1754402400-1754406000@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Financial Platforms: Infrastructures for Value Creation DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for this discussion led by Professor Janet Roitman\, from RMIT University in Melbourne\, who will examine Financial Platforms: Infrastructures for Value Creation.” 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=””]Financial platforms are generally seen as the basic infrastructure of platform capitalism. They are therefore taken to be the basis for the exercise of ‘infrastructural power.’ The latter transpires through the incorporation of digital technologies and algorithmic operations into the heart of economic and financial practices. However\, different assumptions are made about the effects of digital platforms and infrastructures depending on geographical location. \nFor example\, financial platforms are approached as inherent to processes of financialization on a global scale and are generally seen as the basic infrastructure of platform capitalism. They are therefore taken to be the basis for exercise of ‘infrastructural power.’ The latter transpires through the incorporation of digital technologies and algorithmic operations into the heart of economic and financial practices. However\, different assumptions are made about the effects of digital platforms and infrastructures depending on geographical location. For example\, while financial platforms are approached as inherent to processes of financialization on a global scale\, they are reduced to processes of financial inclusion when referencing the ‘Global South.’ Analyses of financialization as a one-way-vector – Global North to Global South – overlook the variability\, the limits\, and responses to financialization. In contrast\, a focus on market devices illustrates the specificities of value creation via digital platforms.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]RSVP via the ADM+S Calendar invite.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1750647521944{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Janet Roitman is a Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne\, Australia. She is the founderdirector of The Platform Economies Research Network (PERN) and an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre\nof Excellence for Automated Decision-making and Society (ADM+S) at RMIT University. She serves on the Council of Advisors for the Platform Cooperativism Consortium. Her research focuses on financial practices\, digital technologies\, and emergent forms of value. She is the author of Fiscal Disobedience: An Anthropology of Economic Regulation in Central Africa (Princeton University Press) and Anti-Crisis (Duke University Press). \nProfessor Roitman serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Cultural Economy\, Cultural Anthropology\, Finance & Society\, and Platforms & Society. Her research has received funding support from the Ford Foundation\, the MacArthur Foundation\, the American Council of Learned Societies\, the United States Social Science Research Council\, Agence française du développement\, The Institute for Public Knowledge\, and the United States National Science Foundation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/financial-platforms-infrastructures-for-value-creation/ LOCATION:QUT Kelvin Grove – Z9-607\, Australia CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,ECR Students,HDR Students,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Janet-Roitman.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T110000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250707T044406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T053723Z UID:29679-1753956000-1753959600@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Efficiency is not the only goal: An examination of the role of public consultation in administrative law DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for this presentation by ADM+S Research Fellow Alexandra Sinclair\, who will examine the purposes and values of human consultation in administrative law and whether those values can be satisfied in a context of simulated participation and consultation.” 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 presentation is situated within a context of increasing calls for Gen AI simulation of human  participation and consultation in legislative and democratic processes. The presentation examines  the  purposes and values of human consultation in administrative law. It analyses how consultation has both instrumentalists aims in improving the quality of law-making and decision-making and also recognises wider values pertaining to human dignity and democratic legitimacy.   The presentation questions whether those values can be satisfied in a context of simulated participation and consultation.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]RSVP via the ADM+S calendar invite which will include a Zoom link for online attendees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1750647521944{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” 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″][vc_single_image image=”28383″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Dr Alexandra Sinclair is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Sydney Law School. She has a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science examining the application of English judicial review doctrines to automated decision-making by the British state. Alexandra previously worked as a research fellow at the Public Law Project\, focusing on public law and technology. Her work with the Public Law Project on frontline automated decision-making in government was covered by the Guardian.  Alexandra has published in the Modern Law Review and Public Law. She is a frequent online contributor and has written for the UK Constitutional Law Association Blog\, the Digital Constitutionalist\, the Law Society Gazette and Prospect Magazine\, among others.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/efficiency-is-not-the-only-goal-an-examination-of-the-role-of-public-consultation-in-administrative-law/ LOCATION:QUT Kelvin Grove – Z9-607\, Australia CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GenAI-Simulation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250704T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250704T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250521T050119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T053210Z UID:29178-1751623200-1751641200@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Re/Framing Field Lab DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Expressions of Interest Invited” 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\nIn 2024\, Re/Framing brought together industry\, academia and creative industries to map the landscape of creativity and AI. This landscape\, of course\, has since been terraformed multiple times over. \nFollowing this year’s ADM+S Symposium in Brisbane\, this satellite event invites scholars\, creatives\, and collaborators to join a focused co-lab on generative AI\, critical media practice\, and creative research.  \n\n\nThis time\, we zoom in — shifting from discussion to co-creation. Together\, we’ll explore themes like signal\, noise\, agency\, embodiment\, authenticity\, tools\, systems\, and workflows\, with a view to generating tangible outcomes: co-authored papers\, creative NTROs\, white papers\, infographics\, tech demos\, speculative systems\, special issues\, zines — or whatever else wants to emerge. \nThis is a space to find your plot on the landscape and plant some seeds – to pitch\, partner\, and prototype ideas. \nWe’re excited to bring together people across disciplines\, roles\, and modalities who want to experiment at the messy intersections of theory\, practice\, and speculative media/design. \nTo express interest\, please email Daniel Binns by Monday 2 June with a current CV and short precis of your motivation for attending. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/this-satellite-event-invites-scholars-creatives-and-collaborators-to-join-a-focused-co-lab-on-generative-ai-critical-media-practice-and-creative-research/ LOCATION:The University of Queensland\, Sir Fred Schonell Drive\, Saint Lucia\, Brisbane City\, 4067\, Australia CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ReFraming-Field-Lab-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250705 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250227T230037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T064931Z UID:28286-1751328000-1751673599@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:2025 ADM+S Symposium - Automated Social Services: Building Inclusive Digital Futures DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This Symposium unites ADM+S researchers\, technologists\, social service professionals\, and policymakers to showcase innovative responses to the challenges of building inclusive\, ethical\, and responsible automated social services.” 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\nSocial services provide benefits to the whole community by improving outcomes for diverse and disadvantaged people through education\, health and housing. Often social services are targeted to respond to people experiencing poverty\, child neglect or harm\, domestic and family violence\, migration and settlement\, homelessness and disability\, the effects of disaster and many other situations. Social services are delivered by a range of actors in the community including governments\, the not-for-profit sector\, social enterprises and business and have sought to innovate through data-driven systems and increasingly automated technologies. As such social services mediate engagement with highly diverse people and populations\, often experiencing complex circumstances of disadvantage or discrimination\, and often digitally excluded. \n  \n\nAutomation in social services is highly diverse and at very different stages of development reflecting resourcing differences across government and the voluntary not-for-profit community sector. Despite the sensitivities of social services\, automation offers increased capacity and enhanced personalisation amidst growing demands within constrained resources. There is extensive interest in the potential of both predictive and generative AI. Observers have long pointed to the tensions between the objectives of improving efficiency and providing care and support to individuals\, families and communities. Increasing surveillance and reduction of human connections have too often led to growing inequalities. Even well intentioned systems have unintentionally caused harm. \n  \n\nIn the wake of nation-scale failures like Robodebt\, approaches to social service automation remain cautious. Social service providers want greater legal and regulatory clarity alongside professional upskilling to help them develop and deploy data- and AI-driven technologies ethically\, safely and responsibly. Calls for authentic co-design of algorithmic-enabled services with service users provides a further challenge to building cross-professional work. But the pace of change in the sector presents considerable difficulties for research\, governance and regulation. \n\n  \nThese are fundamental issues for Automated Decision Making and Society\, inviting collaboration across technical\, legal and social science disciplines with the government and not-for-profit sector and the community members most affected. \n  \n  \n\nSymposium Location and Program \nThe Symposium will be held at the University of Queensland | St Lucia campus\, in Brisbane. Many sessions will be offered in hybrid mode.  \n\nTuesday 1 July 2025\n10.00am-7.30pm\nSatellite events\, HDR workshops & Welcome reception\nWednesday 2 July 2025\n8.30am-6.30pm\nMain 2025 Symposium: Automated Social Services – Building Inclusive Digital Futures\nThursday 3 July 2025\n8.30am-4.30pm\nADM+S Centre Signature Projects Workshops. (Limited to ADM+S Signature Project teams (closed event)\n\nFriday 4 July\n8.30am-1.00pm\nADM+S Centre Signature Projects Workshops. (Limited to ADM+S Signature Project teams (closed event)\n\nPlease note: we will not be able to accommodate dietary needs on registrations received after COB 24 June 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1749786350150{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #DD9933 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ED612B” custom_text=”#FFFFFF” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fadms-symposium.com%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1748820088813{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #DD9933 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTRATION NOW OPEN” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ED612B” custom_text=”#FFFFFF” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fadms-2025-symposium|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1715132217654{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”STUDENT PAPER CONTEST” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since 2005\, the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) has featured a graduate student paper contest. This important tradition highlights the best work(s) by members of the new generation of CIRC scholars. \nTo participate in this contest\, the papers need to be authored / co-authored by students only. They cannot be co-authored by any faculty member or postdoc. The papers should be written in full\, in a similar format as journal articles (8\,000 words)\, but not published or accepted for publication in an academic journal\, book\, or any other formal outlet or platform. They should include authors’ names and affiliations. \nWinners—1st price and runner(s) up—will be chosen by the CIRC Steering Committee (in collaboration with the conference organising committee). The result will be announced on the last day of CIRC 2024 on 18 June 2024. \nIf you wish to participate in the student paper contest\, please send your full paper to the following email\, with the subject “Student paper contest”\, by 30 May 2024: circ2024.au@gmail.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1740695969092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic\nMark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Mark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University. His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council for Big Data\, Ethics\, and Society and heads up the Automated Society Working Group at Monash. Before coming to Monash he held positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Iowa.[/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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-symposium/ LOCATION:University of Queensland\, Brisbane\, Australia CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-Symposium-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250528 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250513T044800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T002604Z UID:29084-1748304000-1748390399@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Inter-Asia Perspectives on Automated Decision-Making and Society DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This two-day event brings together leading scholars\, researchers\, and collaborators to examine how automated decision-making (ADM) systems are shaped by—and reshape—language\, culture\, and governance across different regions of Asia. Hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\, and held at the University of Tokyo\, the event includes a closed-door workshop (by invitation) followed by a public symposium.” 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\n\n\n\nThe workshop (26 May) focuses on comparative dialogue and collaboration between researchers engaged in the “Language and Cultural Diversity in ADM” project. Participants will share regional case studies and explore common threads\, differences\, and methodological approaches for future joint research initiatives across Asia. \nThe symposium (27 May) opens up the conversation to a wider public\, with keynote speakers\, panels\, and thematic sessions addressing cutting-edge topics including AI\, blockchain\, platform economies\, and social robotics—all viewed through the lens of East Asian cultural\, linguistic\, and technological contexts. \n\nThis event is hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\, in collaboration with with Beyond AI\, University of Tokyo and is linked to the Language and Cultural Diversity in ADM: Australia in the Asia Pacific project. \nFor more information: haiqing.yu@rmit.edu.au \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696460842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Finter-asia-perspectives-program%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696460842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER FOR PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Finter-asia-perspectives|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1740695969092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic\nMark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Mark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University. His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council for Big Data\, Ethics\, and Society and heads up the Automated Society Working Group at Monash. Before coming to Monash he held positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Iowa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/inter-asia-perspectives/ LOCATION:University of Tokyo\, Japan CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Inter-Asia-Perspectives-WEB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250529 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250314T050341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T052111Z UID:28538-1748304000-1748476799@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:inSTEM 2025 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”inSTEM is an annual conference for Centre of Excellence members\, dedicated to advancing equitable practices for marginalised and underrepresented people in STEM\, while also welcoming those committed to becoming better allies.” 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\n\n\n\nJoin us for a two-day networking and career development conference aimed at marginalised and underrepresented groups in STEM\, along with their allies and leaders. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ninSTEM provides a safe\, inclusive space to connect and share experiences\, and learn from experts on advancing careers in STEM while fostering inclusivity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn initiative of the ARC Centres of Excellence\, inSTEM offers career insights\, networking opportunities\, and discussions on driving meaningful change in STEM. Whether you’re a leader\, ally\, or from a marginalised group\, inSTEM provides valuable learning and networking opportunities. Attending inSTEM can help you: \n\nStrengthen your leadership and allyship by learning from experts and colleagues about how to create more inclusive teams.\nBuild lasting connections with a diverse group of individuals across STEM disciplines.\nGain new insights and strategies to support your career or the careers of those around you.\n\nInformation on how to register will be sent to members via email. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696460842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instem.org.au%2F2025-program|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1740695969092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic\nMark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Mark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University. His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council for Big Data\, Ethics\, and Society and heads up the Automated Society Working Group at Monash. Before coming to Monash he held positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Iowa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/instem2025/ LOCATION:Storey Hall\, RMIT University\, Building 16\, 336/348 Swanston St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/inSTEM.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250417T050500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T000848Z UID:28659-1747414800-1747423800@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Trebor Scholz - From Vibe to Viability: A Methodology for Building Transformative Alternatives in the Digital Economy DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”A/Prof Trebor Scholz is a leading voice in the global movement for democratic digital infrastructure\, exploring how communities in over 60 countries are creating alternatives to extractive technologies through cooperative experiments.” 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\nEvery time you order a meal\, obtain directions\, query an AI chatbot\, or access your child’s virtual classroom\, you’re interacting with a multi-sided digital platform—and you trade in more than just time or money. You relinquish data. You perform unpaid labor. And in nearly every case\, that data\, along with the profits\, leaves your community and flows to distant companies with no stake in your local economy. But what if the digital economy worked differently—what if it respected privacy\, strengthened local economies\, and ensured communities benefited from the value they help create?\nFor researchers who believe their work can contribute to positive social change\, this lecture offers a methodology grounded in lived examples—one that links critical analysis with practical pathways for reshaping the platform economy. \n\nThis talk analyzes real-world models of doing things differently—from a driver-owned ride-hailing platform in New York City\, to a community telecoms co-op in Mzamba\, South Africa\, a care worker co-op in Sydney\, an artist-owned stock photography platform based in Canada\, and a food delivery system shared by 80 cooperatives across Europe. These are practical alternatives that challenge business-as-usual approaches in mobility\, connectivity\, creative production\, care\, and food systems. They respond to widespread concerns—excessive workplace monitoring\, loss of individual privacy\, unaccountable algorithms\, and the growing instability of gig work—while also addressing deeper systemic issues like concentrated ownership\, weakened labor protections\, and the outsized political influence of tech oligarchs. \nBut this isn’t just another take on platform cooperatives. It doesn’t shy away from the hard questions: What happens when the energy fades? When scale becomes a trap? When democracy cuts into your evenings? One case explored in greater depth is Groupmuse\, a US-American platform co-op owned by its workers and musicians. It connects communities through intimate house concerts—over 10\,000 to date. With 3\,000 artists and 65\,000 audience members nationwide\, each performance guarantees musicians a minimum of $125\, plus direct audience contributions. \nIn this presentation\, Scholz outlines a methodology that defies the usual academic playbook—combining research\, organizing\, education\, and advocacy to shift conditions on the ground. He traces a lineage from 28 weavers in mid-19th century England—whose cooperative experiment inspired hard-won principles of mutual ownership and democratic governance—to today’s efforts to reclaim agency and worker power in over 60 countries. Platform co-ops. Data cooperatives. DAOs. Community-owned data centers. This approach\, alongside broader efforts by platform cooperatives and adjacent solidarity enterprises\, has contributed to improved conditions for over a million workers\, helped establish the emerging academic subfield of SolidarityTech\, and sparked conversations about cooperative alternatives in more than 60 countries—all without falling into the trap of solutionism that promises quick fixes to deeply structural problems. \nYet the path is fraught with barriers: platform worker cooperatives grapple with financial constraints\, legal exclusion\, and the gravitational pull of entrenched corporate norms. Ultimately\, Scholz argues that capital’s domination of the tech sector is not complete—leaving room for real utopias grounded in the solidarity economy\, built not to scale like empires\, but to last like communities. \nThis event is present in partnership with the Digital Ethnography Research Centre at RMIT and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society\, and is supported by RMIT Culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1729732550382{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:%20https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Ffrom-vibe-to-viability|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1729726283854{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”28661″ 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=””]Trebor Scholz\nTrebor Scholz is a scholar-activist and Associate Professor for Culture & Media at The New School in New York City. His book Uber-Worked and Underpaid. How Workers Are Disrupting the Digital Economy (Polity\, 2016) develops an analysis of the challenges posed by digital labor and introduces the concept of platform cooperativism as a way of joining the peer-to-peer and co-op movements with online labor markets while insisting on communal ownership and democratic governance. His next book will focus on the prospects of the cooperative online economy.[/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=”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\nFollowing his presentation\, Trebor will be joined for a fireside by Prof Ellie Rennie. Ellie is an Associate Investigator at the RMIT University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) and Principal Research Fellow in RMIT’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre. She is also a member of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/vibe-to-viability/ LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Trebor-Scholz-WEB-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250513T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250513T153000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250430T022932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T015352Z UID:28954-1747126800-1747150200@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Workshop - Reason-giving in the Automated State DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Bringing together leading scholars working at the intersection of artificial intelligence\, legal reasoning and administrative law.” 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=””]Hosted by The University of Queensland ADM+S Node\, this day long workshop considers the duty to give reasons in the context of the growing reliance on automation in administrative and legal decision-making. It will bring together leading Australian scholars working at the intersection of artificial intelligence\, legal reasoning\, and administrative law. Questions addressed during the workshop will include: \n\nTo what extent can reason-giving act as a corrective to improper use of automation in the administrative state? Would more stringent enforcement of the duty to give reasons have helped to avoid scandals such as Robodebt?\nIs the use of various forms of generative AI in administrative and legal decision-making compatible with the common law duty to give reasons?\nIs reason-giving a form of explanation\, and does the common law duty to give reasons protect the “right to explanation”?\nThe extent to which different forms of automated systems are capable of giving effect to the duty to give reasons?\nInsights comparing the approaches of the Netherlands\, the UK and Australia to automated decision-making and their duty to give reasons.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1729732550382{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2Fworkshop-reason-giving-in-the-automated-state-tickets-1312419314499%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/workshop-reason-giving-in-the-automated-state/ LOCATION:Sir Llew Edwards (Building 14)\, UQ St Lucia Campus\, Campbell Road\, Saint Lucia\, Brisbane\, 4067\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online,Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/reason-giving-in-the-automated-state-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250408T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250408T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20250328T003131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T011158Z UID:28678-1744124400-1744128000@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Autism Supports for Comfort\, Care and Connection DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Autistic people employ a range of non-human devices\, services and creatures to find comfort\, care\, social acceptance and intimacy. In this seminar\, Megan Catherine Rose and Deborah Lupton will launch their report detailing their research with autistic people about the supports they use in their daily lives.” 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\n\n\n\nAdopting a more-than-digital theoretical approach and autistic-led methodology\, they present a series of case studies derived from interviews with autistic people\, accompanied by portraits by an autistic professional graphic artist. The report illustrates how digital and non-digital supports come together in dynamic and affectively charged ways to help autistic people open capacities for relational connections and kinship with other humans and with non-humans. By engaging with these practices and communities\, the participants were able to meet their sensory and affective needs and develop close (albeit physically distanced) social bonds\, thereby finding a sense of belonging\, shared understanding\, empathy and acceptance. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696427080{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2Fautism-supports-for-comfort-care-and-connection-tickets-1289112753949%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1743120950208{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”9780″ 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=””]Megan Rose\nMegan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UNSW Vitalities Lab and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society. She is a cultural sociologist and artist interested in how creativity is used in new technologies and collective cultures for care\, safety and belonging. Her latest research explores the significance of self-determined cultures\, communities and supports for autistic adults\, as well as the cultural impact of care robot design.[/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=”6346″ 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=””]Deborah Lupton\nDeborah is SHARP Professor in the UNSW Faculty of Arts\, Design & Architecture. Her research is interdisciplinary\, spanning sociology\, media and cultural studies. She is located in the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre\, leading both the Vitalities Lab and the UNSW Node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Professor Lupton is an elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia\, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of NSW and has been awarded two honorary doctorates. She is the author/co-author of 20 academic books and editor/co-editor of a further ten volumes.[/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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/autism-supports/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/website-sizing-8-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250217T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20241222T224904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T033936Z UID:27600-1739790000-1739793600@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Report Launch: Generative AI & Journalism DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for the official launch of our comprehensive report Generative AI and Journalism: Content\, Journalistic Perceptions\, and Audience Experiences.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Generative AI\, a technology that has captivated global attention in 2023\, is reshaping journalism. From AI-generated text and images to videos and audio\, this technology offers new ways to automate\, enhance\, and even disrupt traditional journalistic practices. While its potential is vast\, it also raises complex questions around ethics\, bias\, and the future of news production. \nThis new report brings together six discrete research and engagement activities which span multiple countries  over a three-year period (2022-24) and focuses on AI in journalism within three broad domains: AI-generated content in journalism\, journalists’ perceptions of and use of AI in journalism\, and news audiences’ perceptions of and reactions to this technology being used in journalism. \nAt this launch\, report authors will present key insights\, and feature a discussion on the implications of AI in journalism\, focusing on the practical applications\, challenges\, and ethical considerations that journalists and news organisations must navigate. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how AI is reshaping storytelling\, content creation\, and audience engagement\, as well as the emerging policies and best practices for its responsible use. \nWhether you’re a journalist\, media professional\, academic\, or simply interested in the intersection of AI and news\, this event will provide a comprehensive overview of how Generative AI is transforming journalism and what it means for the future of news production.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1734050874463{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM TBC” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1733808675799{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fai-policy-co-design-toolkit-development-workshop|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1734669181298{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE REPORT” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]This output joins other reports that focus on AI in journalism (including those produced by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism\, the BBC\, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism\, and the Centre for Media Transition at UTS) but largely adopts a distinct focus on multi-modal\, visual AI and offers a broader scope over multiple domains (production\, editing\, and audience reception and interpretation). It also complements with depth\, nuance\, and richness the breadth of other survey work focused on AI and journalism\, particularly in the domain of news audiences. \nThis report aims to familiarise the reader with a wide array of AI in journalism use cases\, provide grounding on the legal and ethical issues that journalists and audiences identify regarding this technology within journalism\, and reveal news audiences’ expectations regarding how this technology should or should not be used. The report ends with a series of questions for journalists and news organisations to consider as they work through their experimentation with and guidelines around AI use in journalism.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1734669304950{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE AUTHORS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19426″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]T. J. Thomson\, RMIT University\nDr T. J. Thomson is a senior lecturer at RMIT University and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. As a former visual journalist and editor\, T. J. brings a depth of media industry experience and expertise from an international scholarship on visual media and visual communication. He co-leads The News\, Technology and Society Network at RMIT University and is an affiliated researcher of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. He is also the lead guest editor of a special issue in Digital Journalism on “Reimagining visual journalism theory and practice in the digital age” (co-edited with Ryan J. Thomas\, Iuliia Alieva\, and Shangyuan Wu) that is expected to be published in 2025.[/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=”27603″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Ryan J. Thomas\, Washington State University\nDr. Ryan J. Thomas is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Production and Director of Graduate Studies in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. His teaching and research center on issues pertaining to journalism and democracy\, journalism ethics\, and the sociology of news production. He has won a variety of awards recognising his research\, teaching\, and academic service\, including the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Krieghbaum Mid-Career Award. He is the member of the editorial boards of four journals and\, from January 2025\, the editor of the Journal of Media Ethics.[/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=”17878″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Michelle Riedlinger\, Queensland University of Technology\nMichelle Riedlinger is an associate professor in the School of Communication\, chief investigator with the Digital Media Research Centre and an affiliated researcher with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Her research focusses on emerging environmental\, agricultural and health research communication practices\, platformised fact checking\, and roles for “alternative” communicators of scientific research. She co-leads the Global Engagement Theme in the Global Journalism Innovation Lab and is the editor of the international Journal of Science Communication.[/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=”26829″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Phoebe Matich\, Australian Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society at QUT\nPhoebe Matich is a post-doctoral research fellow at the QUT node of the ADM+S centre who is examining generative AI and authenticity in journalism and human rights media. Having completed her PhD studies at QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre in 2024\, her research considers how journalists represent reality and social issues. Phoebe is particularly interested in how journalists strive to achieve normative goals like objectivity in practice amid conjunctures like misinformation\, radicalisation\, or generative AI. In these contexts\, she considers the nexus between journalism practice\, discourse\, politics\, and audience trust to examine best and worst news practices\, and opportunities for improvements.[/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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/report-launch-generative-ai-journalism/ LOCATION:KG-Q430 Seminar Room\, Q Block\, QUT Kelvin Grove\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Report-Launch-Generative-AI-Journalism.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250214 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20241210T052816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T233634Z UID:27390-1739145600-1739491199@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:2025 ADM+S Summer School DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The 2025 ADM+S Summer School will encompass interactive workshops\, bootcamps\, mentoring and social activity across three days\, with our leading researchers and collaborators delivering a program encompassing methodological approaches\, technical play\, researcher and career development skills\, and community building amongst our ADM+S cohorts.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome dinner: Monday 10 February 6.00pm – 8.00pm\nSummer school days: Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 February (9.30am – 4.00pm) \nPlease register your interest in attending\, we would love to see you there. Program updates to be distributed soon. \nADM+S interstatte students and researchers\, and those living in regional hubs (Victoria) can be supported by their node to attend the Summer School in-person\, this can be by way of return economy airfares\, accommodation\, and ground transportation. Please contact your Node Leader if you wish to attend in person. \nAny questions can be directed to Manager\, Research Training and Development Sally Storey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1733808684894{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EVENT GUIDE AND PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fevent-guide-2025-adms-summer-school%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1733808675799{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fai-policy-co-design-toolkit-development-workshop|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1715132217654{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”STUDENT PAPER CONTEST” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since 2005\, the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) has featured a graduate student paper contest. This important tradition highlights the best work(s) by members of the new generation of CIRC scholars. \nTo participate in this contest\, the papers need to be authored / co-authored by students only. They cannot be co-authored by any faculty member or postdoc. The papers should be written in full\, in a similar format as journal articles (8\,000 words)\, but not published or accepted for publication in an academic journal\, book\, or any other formal outlet or platform. They should include authors’ names and affiliations. \nWinners—1st price and runner(s) up—will be chosen by the CIRC Steering Committee (in collaboration with the conference organising committee). The result will be announced on the last day of CIRC 2024 on 18 June 2024. \nIf you wish to participate in the student paper contest\, please send your full paper to the following email\, with the subject “Student paper contest”\, by 30 May 2024: circ2024.au@gmail.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1732576258341{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”WORKSHOP FACILITATORS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”27057″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Saarim Saghir\nSaarim is a Strategy Manager with Google\, USA.  \n Daniel Angus is a Chief Investigator at the Queensland University of Technology node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Daniel is a Professor of Digital Communication in the School of Communication at QUT. His research focuses on the development of computational analysis methods for communication data\, with a specific focus on interaction data. His novel computational methods have improved our understanding of the nature of communication in medical consultations\, conversations in aged care settings\, television broadcast\, social media\, and newspaper reporting.[/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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-adms-summer-school/ LOCATION:Melbourne Law School\, The Woodward Convention Centre\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3053 CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ADMS-Summer-School.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250102 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20241213T005900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T043407Z UID:27430-1735257600-1735775999@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Woodford Festival: Unveiling the Digital Self through Data Donation DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Discover the Digital You at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival. The data donation booth offers festival-goers a chance to explore their digital selves in a fun and informative way — by revealing the hidden world behind their data.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the data donation booth\, trained algorithm whisperers will bring your digital footprint to life to uncover the secrets of elusive algorithms. \nParticipate in a mystical exchange: offer data\, receive personalised readings\, and illuminate the shadowy pathways of digital fate. Your digital data will contribute to a collective public understanding of our shared online culture. Facebook ad preferences\, Spotify top artists\, TikTok follows\, will be used as data droplets\, growing into the Woodford tree of data. \nJoin researchers from ADM+S\, QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre and the Australian Internet Observatory at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival for a deeper understanding of the intersection between digital media\, society\, and the pressing issues of our time. For more details on these sessions and timings\, visit the Woodford Folk Festival website. \nDiscover more events hosted by QUT DMRC at the Woodford Folk festival. \nThe Australian Internet Observatory is an initiative of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society in partnership with RMIT University\, Queensland University of Technology\, The University of Queensland\, The University of Melbourne\, Swinburne University of Technology and Deakin University. The AIO received investment from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1734050874463{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM TBC” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1733808675799{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fai-policy-co-design-toolkit-development-workshop|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1715132217654{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”STUDENT PAPER CONTEST” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since 2005\, the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) has featured a graduate student paper contest. This important tradition highlights the best work(s) by members of the new generation of CIRC scholars. \nTo participate in this contest\, the papers need to be authored / co-authored by students only. They cannot be co-authored by any faculty member or postdoc. The papers should be written in full\, in a similar format as journal articles (8\,000 words)\, but not published or accepted for publication in an academic journal\, book\, or any other formal outlet or platform. They should include authors’ names and affiliations. \nWinners—1st price and runner(s) up—will be chosen by the CIRC Steering Committee (in collaboration with the conference organising committee). The result will be announced on the last day of CIRC 2024 on 18 June 2024. \nIf you wish to participate in the student paper contest\, please send your full paper to the following email\, with the subject “Student paper contest”\, by 30 May 2024: circ2024.au@gmail.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1732576258341{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”WORKSHOP FACILITATORS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”27057″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Saarim Saghir\nSaarim is a Strategy Manager with Google\, USA.  \n Daniel Angus is a Chief Investigator at the Queensland University of Technology node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Daniel is a Professor of Digital Communication in the School of Communication at QUT. His research focuses on the development of computational analysis methods for communication data\, with a specific focus on interaction data. His novel computational methods have improved our understanding of the nature of communication in medical consultations\, conversations in aged care settings\, television broadcast\, social media\, and newspaper reporting.[/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] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/woodford-festival-unveiling-the-digital-self-through-data-donation/ LOCATION:Woodford Folk Festival\, Woodrow Road 87\, Woodford\, QLD\, 4514\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Data-Donation-at-Woodford-Festival.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241124T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20241124T002328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T022830Z UID:27026-1732438800-1733763600@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything: Are Fair Elections Possible in the Digital Age? DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”We’re excited to share that the latest Ask Me Anything (AMA) campaign hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) will feature Associate Professor Timothy Graham from QUT\, who will be answering questions on the topic “Are Fair Elections Possible in the Digital Age?”” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom social media algorithms to targeted ads\, and from the spread of disinformation to the transformation of “neutral” platforms into propaganda tools\, these issues are more relevant than ever. With the recent US election and Australia’s upcoming federal election\, this AMA offers a timely opportunity to explore these crucial topics. \nShare your burning question by Monday 9 December via the Submit a Question button. Associate Professor Timothy Graham will be answering a selection of questions – these will be shared on the ADM+S YouTube account. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”SUBMIT A QUESTION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fadmscentre.org%2Fask-me-anything%20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1722476003470{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT OUR EXPERT” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”26596″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Timothy Graham is an Associate Professor in Digital Media at Queensland University of Technology. His research combines computational methods with social theory to examine online networks\, bots\, trolls\, disinformation\, and platform algorithms.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1722476003470{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THE ADM+S ASK ME ANYTHING SERIES” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nView our previous Ask Me Anything sessions here: \n\nWhat is a deepfake and how do I spot one?\nADM+S Ask Me Anything Campaign Shorts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1722476003470{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPREAD THE WORD” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can support this ADM+S AMA Campaign by sharing the social links below: \n\nLinkedIn\nBlueSky\nFacebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/ask-me-anything-are-fair-elections-possilbe-in-the-digital-age/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AMA_Timothy-Graham.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240711T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240711T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20240528T052927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T095421Z UID:24974-1720695600-1720702800@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Australian Ad Observatory: Key Insights and Future Plans DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Australian Ad Observatory has pioneered new ways to observe the targeting of social media advertising across populations of users. This webinar will highlight findings\, outline research methods and discuss next steps.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1712019081104{padding-top: -35px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Advertising is at the heart of automated media and culture. Online advertisers are at the forefront of experimenting with automated digital media across recommendation\, targeting\, synthetic and augmented content\, logistics and retail. These promotional practices profoundly shape our everyday lived culture and experience of the world\, but how does this media landscape actually work? How is our own data used within this promotional ecosystem? And what role do different stakeholders (influencers\, audiences\, platforms) play in developing these promotional practices? \nLaunched in 2021\, The Australian Ad Observatory project at the ADM+S has pioneered a way to observe the targeting of social media advertising across populations of users. The Ad Observatory has generated the largest known collection of targeted ads that people encounter on Facebook in Australia – 328\,107 unique ads from 1909 participants – and built world-first research infrastructure that involved citizens in doing so.  \nThe project led to significant findings and impact across advertising in harmful industries including gambling\, alcohol\, unhealthy foods and consumer finance and misleading advertising practices seen in scam ads\, political advertising and environmental claims. \nResponding to significant recent and ongoing developments in automated advertising (including Generative AI)\, Phase 2 of the Australian Ad Observatory will develop approaches for studying contemporary media and information environments\, where there are no longer either shared flows of content\, nor stable texts. In the second phase of the project we will focus on particular groups of Australians who we will work with to donate ads and participate in co-analysis of their experience of automated advertising. \nAs automated advertising evolves\, Phase 2 of the project will examine the integration of generative AI into ad creation and targeting. It will also explore new ways of approaching the study of automated advertising\, not only in terms of individually targeted\, discrete ads\, but as ongoing sequences of ads that are ‘tuned’ to work in tandem with people’s identities and daily rhythms.  \nIn this webinar\, researchers and partner organisations involved in the Australian Ad Observatory discuss findings from Phase 1 and introduce Phase 2 as the project expands on data collection to include the full range of platforms accessed by mobile devices. \nThis webinar will be hosted on Zoom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Faustralian-ad-observatory-webinar-program%2F”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”852″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nProf Christine Parker \nProf Christine Parker is a Chief Investigator at the University of Melbourne node of ADM+S. Professor Parker’s current research focuses on the politics\, ethics and regulation of food. Her recent research has critically examined whether ethical labelling can make food systems healthy\, sustainable and just with a particular focus on animal welfare labelling and superfood health claims.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”639″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nProf Jean Burgess \nJean Burgess is Associate Director of ADM+S. Jean’s  research focuses on the social implications of digital media technologies\, platforms\, and cultures\, as well as new and innovative digital methods for studying them. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”974″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Prof Daniel Angus \nProf Daniel Angus is a Chief Investigator at the Queensland University of Technology node of ADM+S. Daniel’s research focuses on the development of computational analysis methods for communication data\, with a specific focus on interaction data. His novel computational methods have improved our understanding of the nature of communication in medical consultations\, conversations in aged care settings\, television broadcast\, social media\, and newspaper reporting.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”568″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nProf Mark Andrejevic \nProf Mark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of ADM+S. Mark’s research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”11654″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nAssoc Prof Nicolas Carah \nAssoc Prof Nicholas Carah is an Associate Investigator at The University of Queensland node of the ADM+S. Nicholas’ research examines the algorithmic\, promotional and participatory cultures of digital media platforms. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1378″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Abdul Obeid \nDr Abdul Obeid is a Data Engineer at the Queensland University of Technology node of ADM+S. Abdul is well-versed in machine learning\, topic modelling\, sentiment analysis\, statistical analysis\, and the use of probabilistic programming languages among other topics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17625″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr César Albarrán-Torres  \nDr César Albarrán-Torres is an Affiliate of ADM+S from Swinburne University. César’s current research focuses on the intersections among digital media\, finance\, and gambling. He also researches issues of postcolonial identities and narratives in film and television\, as well as the negotiations between social media and politics in Mexico\, particularly concerning the drug cartels.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13888″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Kate Bower\nConsumer Data Advocate\, CHOICE \nThe Consumer Data Team works towards Australians enjoying the same rights and safeties as they expect from traditional markets.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”25691″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Casey Briggs\nData journalist and presenter with ABC News[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13611″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Aimee Brownbill\nAimee is an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow with the Centre for Digital Cultures and Societies and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. Aimee has a PhD in Medicine (Public Health) and has contributed to collaborative applied research informing public health policy for several years. A key focus of her work to-date has been on the commercial determinants of health\, particularly the influence of marketing practices on health and wellbeing. \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”25645″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Chandni Gupta\nDeputy CEO and Digital Policy Director\, Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) \nChandni leads CPRC’s research and policy program\, while also leading CPRC’s research stream on protecting consumers in a digital world. Her work to date includes exploring the consumer shift from the analogue towards the digital economy\, the impact of deceptive and manipulative online design on Australian consumers and the key gaps that currently exist in Australia’s consumer protections. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16119″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Lauren Hayden \nLauren’s (she/her) PhD considers how platform consumer cultures are structured by digital advertising\, through an examination of alcohol promotion and online expression of drinking culture.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”7751″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Amanda Lawrence \nDr Amanda Lawrence an Affiliate of the ADM+S from RMIT University and is leading the development of the Australian Internet Observatory project (2024 to 2028). Amanda’s interests include library and information management\, open knowledge systems\, research communication and public policy\, Wikimedia\, and public interest research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”14557″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Kelly Lewis \nDr Kelly Lewis is a Research Fellow at the Monash University node of ADM+S. Kelly’s research builds on other ADM+S research programs that investigate common themes of data collection\, use\, storage\, and application of data with concern for achieving greater transparency\, accountability\, and fairness.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”20693″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nTanita Northcott \nTanita Northcott is an Affiliate at the University of Melbourne node of ADM+S. Tanita is a PhD Candidate at Deakin University. Her PhD focuses on understanding how law and regulation can be conceptualised and used to respond to the rise and harms of ultra-processed foods in the context of complex food systems and socio-ecological challenges.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850530206{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/the-australian-ad-observatory-summative-webinar-event/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EventNews-images-1280x720-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240705 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20240415T035643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T010526Z UID:23405-1719878400-1720137599@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Re/Framing - creativity / culture / computation DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Re/Framing is an academic/creative/industrial gathering that will explore the transformation of creativity and the creative fields by generative artificial intelligence tools; in particular\, this event will explore the opportunities and innovations enabled by the sustainable and ethical use of tools like ChatGPT\, Midjourney\, Leonardo.Ai\, and Suno\, in film\, TV\, music\, advertising\, audio production\, and other areas.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEschewing traditional presentations\, Re/Framing is structured around roundtables\, workshops\, and experimental modes of idea generation. These sessions will incubate ideas around AI’s capabilities to solve complex creative and cognitive challenges\, or integrate into creative workflows; other groups may devise methods for considering\, reading\, using\, and analysing AI-generated media. Participants will also engage in guided practical\, interactive workshops and hackathons\, using genAI tools to solve problems\, visualise stories\, and imagine new futures. Curated keynote presentations and panel discussions may also inspire (these will be recorded for remote participants). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1712628805826{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fdigital-platform-economies-program%2F|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1701823210479{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reframing-ai.net|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1712628836420{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic (ADM+S)\nMark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University and a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society (ADM+S). His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and digital media. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1701315140964{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Learn more about the Electronics <> Ecologies Series” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Felectronics-ecologies%2F”][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][/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][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423160969{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are The Organisers?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Dark Ads hackathon is a project of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers working across realms ranging from computer engineering and law to media studies\, history\, and sociology. Participants in the hackathon will benefit from the expertise of Centre participants\, including internationally recognised scholars across the disciplines\, and from invited guests.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dark Ads Team \nDan Angus\, Jean Burgess\, Mark Andrejevic\, Robbie Fordyce\, Nina Li\, Verity Trott\, Bronwyn Carlson\, Kim Weatherall\, Nic Carah\, Megan Richardson\, Chris O’Neill\, Axel Bruns\, Nic Suzor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h1″ section_title_tag=”h1″ style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Day 1: Evening Session (3:00pm – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470473-2d895773-15b5″][vc_column_text] \n\nWelcome and information session for participants and media\nIntroduction of the hackathon structure\, challenges\, judges and mentors\nPanel session with invited speakers on sharing recent research and industry developments\nParticipant team discussion for next two days\nSocial networking opportunity to mingle with all stakeholders and dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 2: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 6:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470485-4e690ffd-f75c”][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast session with technical mentors on the ads data tools and design\nParticipants brainstorm and ideate an approach to the issues discussed in day one panel\nLunch session with access to roaming mentors and invited speakers\nContinued teamwork on designing public interest ad research concepts\nEvening tea and day two brief on the progress and plan with all teams\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 3: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470502-835fc2ea-2498″][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast with all teams and technical mentors\, focus on idea pitching discussion\nPitching idea to judges by each team\nLunch session with social activities\nAll teams participate in focus group discussion to share relections about their process\, designs and conceptualisation\nAnnouncement of winners and prizes\, followed by dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/re-framing/ LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Re-FramingForWeb.png ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240619T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240619T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20240202T051435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T041018Z UID:22522-1718787600-1718816400@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:wikihistories 2024: Wikipedia and/as Data DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data? What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be?” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2024 wikihistories symposium is co-located with ICA Gold Coast and brought to you by the wikihistories project at the University of Technology Sydney in partnership with the Centre for Media Transition\, the ARC Centre of Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\nand Wikimedia Australia. \nCall for Papers due 15 February [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”FIND OUT MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1EjCAX9RZnDWLAHVA-sUxTQdP3Jg8jDDekrAaftx91E8%2Fedit”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wikipedia has always been a critical source of data for computer science projects\, offering data scientists a massive store of open data. Researchers and developers use Wikipedia to work on natural language processing (NLP) tasks and applications\, model user interactions with content and other users\, deliver factual statements to users in automated question-answering tasks\, and find nearby features as represented by Wikipedia articles (Iliadis\, 2022; Iliadis & Ford\, 2023). \nThese practitioners use Wikipedia as a store of facts assuming that it expresses an established consensus as a result of its policies and processes. Yet\, Wikipedia’s natural language could contain meanings that resist translation into data and whose classifications might be open to interpretation and critique (Ford & Iliadis\, 2023). For example\, articles about complex topics such as Jerusalem do not easily align with standard ways of representing entities like cities. Jerusalem’s infobox reflects Wikipedia’s power to make important decisions about how we understand facts and the meanings that are associated with them (Ford & Graham\, 2016). This power is intensified when entire Wikipedia articles are translated into structured datafied knowledge bases of machine-readable statements – by the Wikidata project\, for example\, which started in 2012 as a project of the Wikimedia Foundation (Ford\, 2020). \nHow researchers measure Wikipedia’s sociocultural biases also depends on the datafication of Wikipedia’s content and how such processes may be questioned rather than taken for granted. Measuring the extent to which Wikipedia represents Australians\, for example\, could simply be achieved by counting articles that are categorised in the “Australians” data category\, and yet this category itself is not an objective representation of Australianness but rather the result of particular practices that resist stable referents (Falk et al.\, 2023). As Wikipedia’s content is increasingly used to power virtual assistants such as Amazon Alexa and more recently large language model applications like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard\, Wikipedia participates in the global information ecosystem in ways that go well beyond its role as a web-based encyclopaedia (McDowell & Vetter\, 2023). Thus\, it is important to understand Wikipedia’s relationship to data\, not as a given\, but as something to be critically investigated. \nThis symposium will gather together social scientists\, humanists\, critical technologists\, and others to investigate Wikipedia’s connection to data and the importance of this relationship for the global information ecosystem and the production of knowledge. The workshop will be organised as a day-long\, face-to-face event prior to the annual International Communication Association conference on the Gold Coast in Australia. \nParticipants will be invited to share short presentations and to participate in discussions focused on the questions “What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data?” and/or “What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be?” Participants will also agree to read a few background papers prior to the gathering. The workshop will result in a collaborative document that maps out possible areas for researching these questions from a sociotechnical lens and the option to continue the collaboration post-symposium. \nTo participate\, please complete the following web form\, including a 250-300 word abstract outlining your contribution to the symposium themes. \nLead curator and contact: Heather Ford[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1709609203818{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ORGANISERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22951″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Centre for Media Transition[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22950″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22944″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850522092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19631″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nDr T.J. Thomson is an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) from RMIT University. He is also a senior lecturer in visual communication and digital media at RMIT and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. T.J.’s research is united by its focus on visual communication. A majority of his research centres on the visual aspects of news and journalism and on the concerns and processes relevant to those who make\, edit\, and present visual news. \nHe has broader interests in digital media\, journalism studies\, and visual culture and often focuses on under-represented identities\, attributes\, and environments in his research. T.J. is committed to not only studying visual communication phenomena but also working to increase the visibility\, innovation\, and quality of how research findings are presented\, accessed\, and understood. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850530206{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653971328879{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cover image: Invasion Day Melbourne 2021\, Matt Hrkac\, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/wikihistories-2024-wikipedia-and-as-data/ LOCATION:Queensland University of Technology – Kelvin Grove campus\, Kelvin Grove\, QLD\, 4059\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Wikihistories-2024.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240306T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240306T103000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230527 CREATED:20240208T021031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T224027Z UID:22612-1709715600-1709721000@www.admscentre.org.au SUMMARY:Research as intervention: navigating ethical inclusion\, solidarity\, and activism in data justice research DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join this event to hear panellists discuss research as intervention: navigating ethical inclusion\, solidarity\, and activism in data justice research.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amidst growing evidence of the harms caused by ubiquitous datafication\, research focused on data politics is now intersecting in meaningful ways with broader struggles for social justice. For some researchers\, these politics form the backdrop of social inquiry. For others\, research is a way of intervening in these politics\, to create new agendas for data justice\, often through sustained engagement with community organising and activism. This approach to research problematises the notion of the dispassionate scholar\, who merely observes and analyses the objects of their critique. Instead\, it commits researchers to a specific praxis of solidarity with the people and communities most directly affected by the harms and oppressions of datafication.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Panellists: Joanna Redden\, Data Justice Lab/University of Western Ontario; Jackie Leach Scully\, Disability Innovation Institute\, ADM+S/ UNSW; Meg Young\, Data and Society; Zahra Stardust\, ADM+S/Queensland University of Technology; Anjalee de Silva\, ADM+S/University of Melbourne. \nChair: Georgia van Toorn (UNSW\, ADM+S)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850514122{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850522092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19631″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nDr T.J. Thomson is an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) from RMIT University. He is also a senior lecturer in visual communication and digital media at RMIT and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. T.J.’s research is united by its focus on visual communication. A majority of his research centres on the visual aspects of news and journalism and on the concerns and processes relevant to those who make\, edit\, and present visual news. \nHe has broader interests in digital media\, journalism studies\, and visual culture and often focuses on under-represented identities\, attributes\, and environments in his research. T.J. is committed to not only studying visual communication phenomena but also working to increase the visibility\, innovation\, and quality of how research findings are presented\, accessed\, and understood. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850530206{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/research-as-intervention-navigating-ethical-inclusion-solidarity-and-activism-in-data-justice-research/ LOCATION:University of NSW\, Kensington campus CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Event-Research-as-intervention.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR