February 2017
School of Information Guest Lecture: Zhenhui (Jessie) Li, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Zhenhui (Jessie) Li, PhD Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Pennsylvania State University "Toward Semantic Understanding of Spatial Trajectories" Abstract: How could we harness the increasingly available big… Continue Reading School of Information Guest Lecture: Zhenhui (Jessie) Li, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
March 2019
Digitally Divided: The Art of Algorithmic (In)Decision
SPEAKER Katherine Behar, Baruch College (http://www.katherinebehar.com/) ABSTRACT In “Digitally Divided,” Behar presents her artwork with a focus on how algorithms dismantle and rearrange us. Across culture, algorithms have been unleashed… Continue Reading Digitally Divided: The Art of Algorithmic (In)Decision
Less Metrics, More Rando: (Net) Art as Software Research
SPEAKER Ben Grosser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (https://bengrosser.com/) ABSTRACT How are numbers on Facebook changing what we "like" and who we "friend"? Why does a bit of nonsense sent… Continue Reading Less Metrics, More Rando: (Net) Art as Software Research
April 2019
Joy Rankin: Old, Raw, or New: A (New?) Deal for the Digital Age
Speaker: Joy Lisi Rankin (http://joyrankin.com/) Speaker Bio: Dr. Joy Lisi Rankin is a feministi, anti-racist historian, and a Contributing Editor for Lady Science. She is also a consultant for the documentaries… Continue Reading Joy Rankin: Old, Raw, or New: A (New?) Deal for the Digital Age
Lucy Suchman: Apparatuses of Recognition: Google, Project Maven, and Targeted Killing
Light lunch is provided. All talks will be recorded, pending speaker approval. All talks will be held in the Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad, 105 S. State St., Ann Arbor,… Continue Reading Lucy Suchman: Apparatuses of Recognition: Google, Project Maven, and Targeted Killing
Anna Lauren Hoffman: Data Violence: Discourse and Justice in a Datafied World
Snacks are provided. All talks will be recorded, pending speaker approval. Free and open to the public, no RSVP is required. These events are generously supported by the School of… Continue Reading Anna Lauren Hoffman: Data Violence: Discourse and Justice in a Datafied World
Tarleton Gillespie: Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social Media
Light lunch is provided. All talks will be recorded, pending speaker approval. Free and open to the public, no RSVP is required. These events are generously supported by the School… Continue Reading Tarleton Gillespie: Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social Media
September 2019
MISC Talk 9/10, Elissa M. Redmiles, “Learning from the People: From Normative to Descriptive Solutions to Problems in Security, Privacy & Machine Learning”
Title: Learning from the People: From Normative to Descriptive Solutions to Problems in Security, Privacy & Machine Learning Abstract: A variety of experts -- computer scientists, policy makers, judges --… Continue Reading MISC Talk 9/10, Elissa M. Redmiles, “Learning from the People: From Normative to Descriptive Solutions to Problems in Security, Privacy & Machine Learning”
