ROOM 1 (HYBRID)
ROOM 02
9.00am
Street Art Guided Tour, CBD with Blender Studios (1hr) then travel to MLS
Melbourne Street Art Tours is the first, and only, street art tour in Australia run by street artists. With local knowledge of just about everything, the guides will treat you to some of Melbourne’s hidden underground treasures. Melbourne Street Art Tours takes people through the streets of Melbourne and shows them who the artists of the street works are, what technical aspects are involved in spray painting, stencil art, and paste-ups, and what significant role the artists have made in making Melbourne one of the most important destinations in the world for Street Art. As you are led down hidden laneways and arcades you will discover some of the most interesting street art and outdoor galleries in the world.
Capoeira with Damiano Spina (1hr) then travel to MLS
This activity aims to bring an introduction to Capoeira with a hands-on activity. Get ready to learn some Capoeira songs, play some percussion, do some basic Capoeira movements, and learn more about where Capoeira comes from and how is being currently practiced all around the globe. No previous experience nor musical/acrobatic skills are required (Capoeira is for everybody!). Capoeira (/kæpəʊˈeərə/) is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice, an art form that involves sport, body expression, music, and tradition. Capoeira is a Tupi-Guarani word (same language as for “jacaranda” or “açaí”), which in Portuguese means “mato cortado” (in English, “cut bush”). Capoeira promotes mutual respect and inclusion between diverse individuals and communities, as well as the memory of resistance to historical oppression. Since 2014, the “roda de Capoeira” (Capoeira circula) has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Note to delegates: It is recommended to bring a water bottle, a towel, and comfortable clothes/sportswear.
10.30am
SESSION 13 (HYBRID)
Dataset critique: Ego4D and the automation of ‘egocentric perception’
Presenters: James Parker
Description: Ego4D is a massive-scale egocentric video dataset and benchmark suite released by Facebook AI in 2021 to advance the automation of ‘egocentric perception’. This is the ‘first person’ perspective of virtual reality, robotics, smart glasses, and the Metaverse. Like all perspectives, it has to be constructed. So, Ego4D comprises 3,025 hours of daily-life activity video captured by 855 ‘unique camera wearers’ from 9 countries, and all painstakingly annotated by low-paid ‘narrators’ for the purposes of machinic analysis. In this workshop, we will watch a curated selection of clips from Ego4D, read excerpts from the paper announcing it, and have a go at annotating portions of ‘egocentric video’ ourselves. The purpose is both to examine Ego4D and to imagine a broader practice of dataset critique. In the process, we will consider how perspective itself is being captured, mined and commodified in the age of AI.
Proposed learning outcomes for participants:
- Participants will learn about Ego4D, the largest extant dataset of egocentric video.
- Participants will engage with perspectives from critical dataset studies and the humanities.
- Participants will start to develop a practice of dataset critique.
Workshop materials:
- Suggested reading
- Access Ego4D website
SESSION 14
Into the Panel-verse: Using Unfinished Comics as a Participatory Design Tool to Explore AI and ADM Futures
Presenters: Awais Hameed Khan and Dominique Carlon
Description: Explore Research through Design Comics (RtD Comics) as a powerful storytelling, visualisation, and analytical approach — in this fun, interactive, hands-on workshop! Participants will creatively explore the role of AI and automation within their research domains by drawing on their research expertise, to craft compelling, visual narratives using an ‘unfinished comics’ design toolkit. Unfinished comics are a technique that uses incomplete comic panels and elements as scaffolding materials to help users create interesting, novel visual depictions of their research. This builds on a growing body of creative visual research approaches, that leverage comic-based techniques in technology research and praxis.
Proposed learning outcomes for participants:
- Gain hands-on experience of using the novel Research through Design Comics (RtD Comics) approach — to visualise, communicate, and analyse your research.
- Craft compelling visual narratives to explore the role of AI and automation in your research, breaking down complex problems into a simple, accessible format.
- Create and share a personalised comic-based representation of your research to finally help your colleagues, friends, and family understand “what is it that you research?”
12.00pm
Lunch (Mentoring)
1.00pm
SESSION 15 (HYBRID)
Unpacking ideas animating technology governance
Presenters: Orit Halpern, Connal Parsley, Thao Phan, Jake Goldenfein
Description: What is a scholar’s role when studying technology and its governance? Some stakeholders rely on scholarship to generate empirical evidence that can be wielded in service of particular governance and regulatory goals. But scholars can contribute to technology governance in a range of ways, including unsettling the ‘common sense’ assumptions and ideas that unthinkingly become central to governance debates. Many of the basic concepts that give technology policy its normative orientations emerged from deeply contested political environments. Ideas like ‘freedom’, ‘rationality’, ‘race’, ‘decision’, ‘prediction’, ‘consumer sovereignty’, ‘transparency’, ‘humans’ etc, all have complex histories and deployments, and can be used as normative smoke screens for the issues that really matter. This session will offer insights into studying these concepts in ways that can enlighten policy and governance debates by showing the histories and complexities of the taken for granted ideas guiding policy.
SESSION 16
Exploring Cultures from Afar: Harnessing Technology for Remote Research
Presenters: Talel Bar, Haiqing Yu
Description: The workshop delves into the application of technology as enablers for remote research, particularly on distant or foreign cultures. It commences with a panel discussion on how technology mediates data collection and enables broader and more flexible cultural research. It also discusses careful methodological design to ensure data validity and quality, cultural sensitivity, and ethical integrity. Lastly, participants will engage in a practical component, where they will develop practical strategies for culturally sensitive and effective remote research, including using AI tools to expedite their literature review and analysis of their findings.
Proposed learning outcomes for participants:
- Creatively reflect on the use of technology in research, including:
- how to streamline research aspects using AI, particularly in conducting remote cultural research.
- identifying ethical considerations and data quality challenges in remote research.
- Develop practical strategies for culturally sensitive and effective remote research.
- Share and learn about various digital tools and platforms for data collection and analysis.
2.30pm
Afternoon Tea
3.00pm
SESSION 17 (HYBRID)
Research Training Information Session
Presenters: Mark Andrejevic, Sally Storey, Mark Sanderson and the ADM+S HDR sub committee
Description: This session provides information to help students and early career researchers benefit from the opportunities provided by the ADM+S Research Training Program. We will provide information about points of contact with the program, upcoming activities and ways of getting involved. Attendees will meet members of the HDR subcommittee to discuss upcoming activities and to suggest programs and initiatives that would contribute to building research capacity in the Centre.
4.00pm
Event finishes
