BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MediaFutures - ECPv6.15.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MediaFutures X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mediafutures.no X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MediaFutures REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Oslo BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231118 DTSTAMP:20260512T011946 CREATED:20230819T092717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T201358Z UID:15921-1700092800-1700265599@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:MediaFutures Annual Meeting 2023 DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures is a centre for research-based innovation with the goal to develop responsible media technology\, leveraging AI technology\, for the media sector. \nThe centre is a consortium of the most important media players in Norway. The University of Bergen is the host of the centre. User partners include NRK and TV 2\, the two main TV broadcasters in Norway\, Schibsted\, including Bergens Tidende (BT)\, and Amedia\, the two largest news media houses in Scandinavia/Norway\, as well as the world-renowned Norwegian media tech companies Vizrt\, Highsoft and the global tech and media player IBM. The centre collaborates with renowned national research institutions including the University of Oslo\, the University of Stavanger and NORCE\, and works together with high-profile international research institutions. \nThis years Media Futures Annual Meeting will be held at November 16-17 at Media City Bergen\, Norway\, the 2023 Annual Meeting constitutes a forum for the exchange of scientific results and industry insights within the field of responsible media technology. \nThis year’s focus topic are Generative AI and the EU AI Act. In particular\, we are interested in tackling questions related to as to what extent Generative AI and the EU AI Act will have an impact on the future of the media. \nFollowing last year’s success\, the 2023 Annual Meeting is expected once again to attract\, and bring together Norwegian and international researchers\, and industry practitioners with the intent of engaging in discussions on topics related to: \n\nAI Policy & Media Experiences\nAI Policy & Recommender Technology\nGenerative AI & Content Production\nGenerative AI & Media Interaction\nGenerative AI & Large Language Models\n\nJoin us for inspirational keynote talks\, prototype demonstrations\, presentations held by our researchers\, and industry partners\, and poster session. \nWe are pleased to announce the following high-profile keynote speakers and experts in the field of AI: Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Esther Paniagua. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration closed.For late registrations please emailoffice@mediafutures.no \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DIRECTIONS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 1\nThe venue for Day 1 is the Atlantis Auditorium at the Conference Centre at Media City Bergen. \nMedia City Bergen is in downtown Bergen\, close to the main bus terminal.The closest public transport stop is “Nygård” where you can take the “bybanen” light rail\, or buses 12 or 13. \nYou will find the registration desk in the Atrium once you enter Media City Bergen. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n https://maps.app.goo.gl/GpZtDYshog3BhwWbA  \n \n \n \n \n \n Dinner \nThe Conference Dinner\, for affiliates only\, will be at 20:00 of Day 1\, November 16th.It will be held at Kulturhuset I Bergen\, Vaskerelven 8. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n https://maps.app.goo.gl/XFQP4UCiYMq6aptx5  \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 2\nDay 2 of the Annual Meeting\, for affiliates only\, will take place at Storm 2 at the Conference Centre at Scandic Ørnen. \nScandic Ørnen is located in Lars Hilles Gate 18\, right next to the main bus terminal.The closest public transport stop is “Bergen Busstasjon”\, the main bus terminal. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n https://maps.app.goo.gl/oHBxMur84ReqdFVx7  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PROGRAM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 1: Media City Bergen \n\n\n\nAI Policy Workshop\n\n\n09:00\nGetting on the EU Policy Train.Charlotte Eide and Vivil Haraldsen\n\n\n10:30\nA Brief Primer on Global AI Policy.Nicholas Diakopoulos\n\n\n11:00\nDeveloping Mitigation Strategies to Counter Negative Impacts of Generative AI .Kimon Kieslich and Nicholas Diakopoulos\n\n\nOpening Session\n\n\n12:00\nRegistration\n\n\n13:00\nWelcome Adresse by Christoph Trattner\, UiB Vice-Rector Pinar Heggernes\, and\, MCB CEO Helge O. Svela\n\n\nKeynote Session\n\n\n13:15\nKeynote: Ricardo Baeza-YatesGenerative AI: The End of the Digital Truth?\n\n\n14:00\nBreak\n\n\n14:15\nKeynote: Esther PaniaguaThrive or die? The future of journalism in the AI age\n\n\n15:00\nBreak\n\n\n15:15\nPanel on Generative AI & AI PolicyAndreas Bengtsson\, Ricardo Baeza-Yates\,Esther Paniagua and Marija Slavkovik.Moderator: Nick Diakopoulos\n\n\nPoster & Demo Session\n\n\n16:00\nDemo & Poster Exhibition\n\n\n17:30\nDemo & Poster Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20:00\nConference Dinner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 2 (Internal): Scandic Ørnen \n\n\n\nWork Package Sessions\n\n\n09:30\nInfo and announcements\n\n\n09:35\nWP1: Understanding Media Experiences\n\n\n10:00\nWP2: User Modeling\, Personalisation & Engagement\n\n\n10:20\nWP3: Media Content Production & Analysis\n\n\n10:45\nBreak + Group Photo\n\n\n11:05\nWP4: Media Content Interaction & Accessibility\n\n\n11:25\nWP5: Norwegian Language Technologies\n\n\n12:00\nLunch\n\n\nUniversity – Industry Collaboration Session\n\n\n13:00\nUniversity – Industry (UI) Collaboration Paper PresentationFlorence Jane Walker\, UiB\n\n\n13:20\nUniversity – Industry (UI) Collaboration Panel DiscussionFlorence Jane Walker\, Enrico Motta\,Irene Costera Meijer\, Eivind ThrondsenModerator: Leif Ove Larsen\n\n\n14:05\nBreak\n\n\nWorld Café Session\n\n\n14:25\nIntroduction to World Cafe\n\n\n14:30\nAI/UI/Policy World Cafe Session 1\n\n\n14:50\nAI/UI/Policy World Cafe Session 2\n\n\n15:10\nAI/UI/Policy World Cafe Session 3\n\n\n15:25\nSummary\n\n\n16:00\nEnd\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AI POLICY WORKSHOP\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From 9 to 12 on day 1 of the Annual Meeting\, MediaFutures will host a AI Policy Workshop. \nThe workshop is divided into 3 sessions: \n \n \n \n \n \n Getting on the EU Policy Train\n9am-10:30am \nCharlotte Eide and Vivil Haraldsen \nAre you interested in knowing more about EU policy making and opportunities to give input? \nAt this workshop you will get an overview of EU decision making processes relevant for the Research & Innovation sector\, see examples of how you can give your input to a specific policy area or to research and innovation priorities in EU programmes\, and explore upcoming opportunities for giving policy input in your field. \n \n \n \n \n \n A Brief Primer on Global AI Policy\n10:30am-11am \nNicholas Diakopoulos \nYou could spend all day every day reading about new AI policy proposals. Regulatory initiatives are well underway in the EU\, but things are also developing in China\, the US\, and via various global organizations. In this session we’ll cover some of the highlights so you have a better overview of what’s happening in the world of AI policy.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Developing Mitigation Strategies to Counter Negative Impacts of Generative AI \n11am-12pm. \nKimon Kieslich and Nicholas Diakopoulos \nWhat policies are actually going to work to reduce the negative impacts of generative AI in media and society? In this interactive session we’ll present scenarios and develop policy approaches that might actually work to reduce those impacts.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n KEYNOTE SESSION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ricardo Baeza-Yates\, Director of Research\, Institute for Experiential AI\, Northeastern University \nRicaro Baeza-Yates is Director of Research at the Institute for Experiential AI of Northeastern University. Before\, he was VP of Research at Yahoo Labs\, based in Barcelona\, Spain\, and later in Sunnyvale\, California\, from 2006 to 2016. He is co-author of the best-seller Modern Information Retreival textbook published by Addison-Wesley in 1999 and 2011 (2nd ed)\, that won the ASIST 2012 Book of the Year award. From 2002 to 2004 he was elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society and between 2012 and 2016 was elected for the ACM Council. In 2009 he was named ACM Fellow and in 2011 IEEE Fellow\, among other awards and distinctions. He obtained a Ph.D. in CS from the University of Waterloo\, Canada\, in 1989\, and his areas of expertise are web search and data mining\, information retrieval\, bias on AI\, data science and algorithms in general. \nWe are honored to have Ricardo Baeza-Yates as a keynote speaker at our Annual Meeting. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ricardo Baeza-Yates \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract\n Generative AI: The End of the Digital Truth? \nThe Media of the future may be completely different from today’s\, consisting of a mixture of truths and falsehoods. Determining what was generated by a chatbot and what was generated by a human being will be almost impossible. In fact\, it will be difficult to know what data we can even use to continue improving the technology. Over time\, it may learn from itself\, becoming less and less human. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Esther Paniagua\, Columnist and author specializing in science\, technology\, and cybersecurity.  \nEsther Paniagua is an award-winning tech & society journalist and author. Esther is one of Spain’s Linkedin Top Voices in Technology & Innovation. She has been honored as one of the “Top 100 Women Leaders of Spain” and as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Forbes. Her outstanding contributions to science\, technology\, and innovation journalism have earned her numerous awards. \nHer latest book\, Error 404. Are you ready for a world without the internet? (Debate\, 2021)\, has garnered critical acclaim. Originally published in Spanish\, it has been translated into German (Hoffman und Campe) and into Italian (Einaudi). “Error 404” will also be available in Polish\, Greek\, Croatian\, and Romanian soon. \nEsther is highly sought after as a speaker on topics related to digital governance\, tech ethics\, artificial intelligence\, and cybersecurity. Additionally\, Esther teaches AI Journalism at the Rey Juan Carlos University’s master’s degree program in Investigative Journalism\, New Narratives\, Data\, Fact-checking\, and Transparency. \nWe are thrilled to have Esther Paniagua as a keynote speaker at our Annual Meeting. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Esther Paniagua \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract\n Thrive or die? The future of journalism in the AI age \nGradually and then suddenly\, AI has erupted into the media landscape. As we navigate this transformative era\, pressing questions arise: Can AI fulfill its promises of enhancing work efficiency\, boosting audience engagement\, generating substantial economic gains\, and liberating journalists from repetitive tasks? Or does it pose a threat to the very fabric of journalism\, within the backdrop of precariousness and content plundering?This talk aims to unravel the complex web of AI’s -and more specifically LLM’s- impact on journalism\, scaling automatic content generation and the proliferation of deepfakes in an already ‘infoxicated’ ecosystem. By exploring both utopian and dystopian scenarios\, we seek to 1) provide insights into the potential futures that media and journalism face and 2) provide proposals\, from an ethical and responsible media perspective\, to ensure that Journalism thrives (and does not die) in the AI age. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel on Generative AI & AI Policy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 1 of the Annual meeting features a panel on Generative AI & AI Policy. Participants include our two keynote speakers\, Ricardo Baeza-Yates as well as Esther Paniagua. They are joined by head of Schibsted Futures Lab\, Andreas Bengtsson\, as well as head of the Department of Information Science and Media Studies\, Marija Slavkovik. The panel is moderated by Nicholas Diakopoulos. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n POSTER & DEMO SESSION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We invited students from all areas of media studies\, information sciences\, informatics and other related fields to submit poster and demo abstracts for our Annual Meeting on 16-17 November. \nThe demo and poster session will take place on-site at the Media City Bergen Atrium. The presenters of the demos and posters will be given the opportunity to pitch their posters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nName\nPoster\n\n\nAnastasiia Klimashevskaia\nEvaluating The Effects of Calibrated Popularity Bias Mitigation: A Field Study\n\n\nAyoub Majjodi\nHow the user’s food knowledge and nudges effect the user experience?\n\n\nBilal Mahmood\nEditorial Component in a News Recommender System\n\n\nHuiling You\nJSEEGraph: Joint Structured Event Extraction as Graph Parsing\n\n\nGloria Anne Babile Kasangu\nAffective News Framing\n\n\nMarianne Borchevink-Brækhus\nWhat does it mean when people spend less time on news?\n\n\nPeter Andrews\nAiCommentator: A Multimodal Conversational Agent for Embedded Visualization in Football Viewing\n\n\nSohail Khan\nDeepfake Detection: A Comparative Analysis\n\n\nJohn Magnus Dahl\nWhat if all your news were from…\n\n\nErik Knudsen\nNudge me towards a filter bubble!\n\n\nSamia Touileb\nMeasuring Normative and Descriptive Biases in Language Models Using Census Data\n\n\nDaniel Rosnes\nEvaluating Feature-Specific Similarity Metrics using Human Judgments for Norwegian News\n\n\nFlorence Walker\nI Dreamt of Something Lost\n\n\nVanessa Marie Haaland\nResponsible Personalization of Advertisement on News Websites\n\n\nAgnar haugbjørg Haugen\nExploring Political Engagement and Communication in Twitch Chat: A User-Centric Perspective\n\n\nAndreas Solberg Jensen\nPodcasts and platforms\n\n\nThomas Laag\nContext-awareness in media recommendations\n\n\nSnorre Alvsvåg\nPersonalized Playlists on TV 2 Play\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n In additon to the posters\, 11 demos will be displayed showcasing recent work. The following researchers will present demos: \n\nAnastasiia Klimanshevskaia\nAyoub Majjodi\nBilal Mahmood\nGloria Anne Babile Kasangu\nPeter Andrews\nSohail Khan\nJohn Magnus Dahl\nErik Knudsen\nDaniel Rosnes\nSamia Touileb\nHuiling You\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WP SESSIONS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WP Session Programme (Start of Day 2): \n\n\n\nWP1: Understanding Media Experiences\n\n\n09:35\nWP1 OverviewBrita Ytre-Arne\, UiB\n\n\n09:40\nBeyond «more time is better»: Understanding experiences of quick news use practicesMarianne Borchgrevink-Brækhus\, UiB\n\n\n09:50\nWhat smartphones actually mean to teenagers – insights from an ethnographic studyJohn Magnus Dahl\, UiB\n\n\nWP2: User Modeling\, Personalisation & Engagement\n\n\n10:00\nResponsible Personalization and Recommendation TechnologyMehdi Elahi\, UiB\n\n\n10:05\nWhen sport get personalAstrid Tessem\, TV2\n\n\n10:10\nForget about Erna\, here comes BERTThomas Husken\, BT\n\n\n10:15\nCalibrated Popularity Bias Mitigation: Evaluating the Effects OnlineAnastasiia Klimashevskaia\, UiB\n\n\nWP3: Media Content Production & Analysis\n\n\n10:20\nFact-Checking Complex ClaimsVinay Setty\, UiS\n\n\n10:35\nThe Need for Multimodal Verification: A Newsroom PerspectiveMorten Langfeldt Dahlback\, Faktisk.no\n\n\n10:45\nBreak + Group Photo\n\n\nWP4: Media Content Interaction & Accessibility\n\n\n11:05\nMultimodal Conversational Agents for Embedded Visualization in Football ViewingMorten Fjeld\, UiB\n\n\n11:15\nDynamic Aspect Ratio for Live News at TV2Ingar Arntzen\, NORCE\n\n\nWP5: Norwegian Language Technologies\n\n\n11:25\nWP5 OverviewLilja Øvrelid\, UiO\n\n\n11:30\nJSEEGraph: Joint Structured Event Extraction as Graph ParsingHuilin You\, UiO\n\n\n11:40\nThe EDEN dataset\, and application of JSEEGraph to NorwegianLilja Øvrelid\, UiO\n\n\n11:50\nSummarization benchmark for NorwegianSamia Touileb\, UiB\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n UNIVERSITY – INDUSTRY COLLABORATION SESSION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 2 of the Annual Meeting features a Session on University – Industry Collaboration. Participants are Florence Jane Walker\, Enrico Motta\, and Irene Costera Meijer\, who are currently working on a paper featuring aspects of collaboration between akademia and industry. The session starts with Florence Jane Walker presenting the findings of their study. Following the presentation the paper authors\, Florence\, as well as the co-authors Enrico Motta and Irene Costera Meijer is joined by Schibsted Academic Liason Eivind Throndsen in a panel. The panel is moderated by Leif Ove Larsen. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WORLD CAFÉ\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n At the end of day 2 we will be hosting a World Café on the conference topics: \n\nGenerative AI\nAI Policy\nUniveristy Industry Collaboration\n\nThere will be 3 sessions where participants will be seated at one of the topics for each of the sessions. \nTable hosts: \nGenerative AI: \n\nNicholas Diakopoulos\nDietmar Jannach\n\nU-I Collaboration: \n\nEnrico Motta\nIrene Costera Meijer\n\nAI Policy \n\nKimon Kieslich\nOskar Juhlin\n\n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/annual-meeting-2023/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-4-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR