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SUMMARY:MediaFutures and SUJO Joint Guest Lecture: Countering Russian Disinformation with Maksym Balaklytskyi from Kharkiv National University
DESCRIPTION:Maksym Balaklytsky from Kharkiv National Univeristy in Ukraine will give a seminar on April 12th. \nTITLE: Countering Russian Disinformation  \nWHEN: 12 April\, 12:00 – 13:00 \nWHERE: MediaFutures \n  \n \nABSTRACT: \n\nRussian propaganda has played a major role in the country’s aggression against Ukraine since 2014. It takes many forms\, including imperialism\, globalism\, and a longing for the Soviet Union. Disinformation is one of its most important tactics\, and Russia portrays itself as both a superpower and a victim of sinister forces. \nThe current “Big Lie” is that all territories ever controlled by the Russian empire or USSR are now canonical territory of the Russian Federation. Ukraine\, Belarus\, and Moldova are the main targets of this propaganda due to their common past and Russian-speaking populations. While Belarus tries to retain power and avoid competition with the West\, Ukraine has been making efforts to strengthen its connections with the EU and NATO. Despite Russian interference\, Ukraine is slowly moving away from Russian influence. \nIn response\, Russia has openly attacked Ukraine\, claiming to liberate it from a Nazi regime and condemning any attempts to diminish Ukraine’s connections to its Soviet past\, Russian language\, and Orthodox church. The main political crime of the Ukrainian government\, in this view\, is the drive to diminish the above-mentioned sacred ties with Russia. Any alternatives to these three are declared illegal\, irrational\, unfounded and immoral. \nBIO: \nMaksym Balaklytskyi is a Professor of the Journalism Department of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University\, the highest-ranked Ukrainian University in the QS World University Ranking – in 2023\, so it has been some years already. He holds a PhD in Social Communications from Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Because of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine\, he came to the UK in January 2023\, aiming to do research on countering Russian propaganda. Now he is a Visiting Fellow to the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University\, UK. He is a news editor at Hope Media Group\, contributor to the prominent national and B2B media outlets in Ukraine\, author of 4 books\, 2 student textbooks\, and tens of academic articles.
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-and-sujo-joint-guest-lecture-countering-russian-disinformation-with-maksym-balaklytskyi-from-kharkiv-national-university/
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SUMMARY:MediaFutures Seminar: Computing Biases in Recommender Systems with Marko Tkalčič\, University of Primorska
DESCRIPTION:Marko Tkalčič from the University of Primorska in Koper\, Slovenia will give a seminar on April 14th. \nTITLE: Computational Psychology in Recommender Systems \nWHEN: 14 April\, 13:30 – 14:1  \n \nABSTRACT: \n\nRecommender systems are systems that help users in decision-making situations where there is an abundance of choices. We can find them in our everyday lives\, for example in online shops. State-of-the-art research in recommender systems has shown the benefits of behavioural modeling. Behavioural modeling means that we use past ratings\, purchases\, clicks etc. to model the user preferences. However\, behavioural modeling is not able to capture certain aspects of the user preferences. Behavioral modeling can amplify existing biases in datasets. In this talk I will show how the usage of complementary research in computational psychology\, such as detection of personality and emotions\, can help recommender systems to mitigate both data/algorithm biases and cognitive biases. \nBIO: \nMarko Tkalčič is associate professor at the Faculty of Mathematics\, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (FAMNIT) at the University of Primorska in Koper\, Slovenia. He aims at improving personalized services (e.g. recommender systems) through the usage of psychological models in personalization algorithms. To achieve this\, he uses diverse research methodologies\, including data mining\, machine learning\, and user studies. He is editorial board member of the Springer UMUAI and Frontiers in Psychology journals and PC chair of the ACM UMAP 2021 conference.
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-seminar-computational-psychology-in-recommender-systems-with-marko-tkalcic-university-of-primorska/
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar,WP2 User Modeling, Personalisation & Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230425T143000
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SUMMARY:Mid-term evaluation of PhD candidate Sohail Ahmed Khan
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to the public part of the mid-term evaluation of Sohail Ahmed Khan on April 25th at 14:30. The event will take place at MediaFutures Meeting Room (MCB\, 3rd floor).During the presentation\, Sohail will discuss his work on “Computational Visual Content Verification\,” which is part of MediaFutures’ WorkPackage-3. He will showcase his progress\, main findings\, and future plans\, focusing on developing (semi) automated visual content verification prototypes using AI techniques such as deep learning\, computer vision\, and NLP. Sohail’s research aims to provide solutions for various research problems\, including developing prototypes for deepfake and cheapfake detection. The resulting prototypes will be made available to industry partners for further tailoring and incorporation into their workflows.The presentation will start with a 30-minute talk by Sohail\, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session where the audience can ask questions. After that\, we will continue with the internal part of the evaluation.The evaluation committee includes Sohail’s main supervisor\, Duc Tien Dang Nguyen (UiB)\, co-supervisor\, Andreas Lothe Opdahl (UiB)\, additional mentors and supervisors Fazle Rabbi (UiB) and Sergej Stoppel (Wolftech)\, and additional committee member Morten Fjeld (UiB).Your presence and contributions would be greatly appreciated.
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mid-term-evaluation-of-phd-candidate-sohail-ahmed-khan/
CATEGORIES:Events,WP3 Media Content Production & Analysis
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230426T090000
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SUMMARY:Meeting grand challenges together: actionable knowledge through collaboration in research and innovation
DESCRIPTION:The conference will explore collaboration across sectors to bring forth knowledge that is actionable and relevant for solving pressing issues.  Academia and other actors in society need to jointly identify challenges and questions that are societally urgent and academically relevant\, critically examine our different roles in knowledge production and the tools and frameworks that can enable meaningful cross-sectorial collaboration for actionable knowledge. Finally\, we need to reflect on whose voices are included in defining the challenges and as sources of knowledge and wisdom and how we might broaden the debate. By convening a dialogue between academia and public and private actors\, the conference aims to take stock of lessons learnt so far and bring forth insights on how we might create viable collaborative partnerships in the future. \n  \nRegistration deadline : 23.04.  \nRegister here. \nProgramme \n9:00 Opening\n9:15 Keynote – Complexity\, urgency and the imperative to collaborate\nJeroen van der Sluijs Professor at the Centre for the Study of the Science and the Humanities\, University of Bergen \n9:45 Group work reflecting on the questions to be discussed in the following roundtable sessions\n10:15 Roundtable 1 – Taking stock: what have we learnt in the last decades of collaboration and stakeholder engagement in research and innovation?\nThis roundtable discussion will explore experiences with collaboration and stakeholder engagement in research and innovation for actionable knowledge\, and findings from research on such processes. We will discuss lessons learnt from previous projects in order to identify barriers and opportunities for meaningful collaboration in research. The panellists will reflect on when\, from their various perspectives\, it is relevant and beneficial to engage in collaborative knowledge production ventures. \nModerator: \nSiri Gloppen Professor and Director at the Centre on Law & Social Transformation \nPanelists: \nStina E. Oseland Director of the Climate Agency\, Bergen Municipality \nMarieke van Haaren Coordinator of the project Learning with the City\, Leiden University\, The Netherlands \nBrooke E Wilkerson PhD fellow at the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation\, University of Bergen \n11:15 Coffee Break\n11:30  Roundtable 2 – Roles and knowledge needs: what knowledge is needed to meet the challenges of our time and how can we build on our respective strengths?\nIs there a tension between what is societally and academically relevant and urgent\, and\, if so\, how might we navigate different needs also in situations that are not necessarily characterised by win-win? This roundtable will examine which questions and types of knowledge that should be the focus on cross-sector collaboration. Which knowledge needs are better met in-house and in which instances would collaboration with universities be meaningful? The panelists will examine the roles of different actors in producing actionable knowledge\, and reflect on how to approach the power asymmetries between different partners and stakeholders that are involved in collaborative knowledge production. \nModerator: \nScott Bremer Researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities\, University of Bergen \nPanelists: \nNicole Klenk Associate professor and Co-director of the Environmental Science in Society Lab\, University of Toronto\, Canada \nAnna Steynor Senior Climate Services Scientist at the Met Office\, UK \nMaud Borie Lecturer in Human Geography at the research group Contested Development\, King’s College London\, UK \n12:30 Lunch\n13:30 Roundtable 3 – Reaching out: how can we broaden the range of actors/perspectives involved in co-producing knowledge?\nCollaborative projects between academia and other sectors of society are usually limited to formal\, institutional actors. How does this affect the co-production of knowledge and how societies navigate grand challenges? Is there a risk of narrowing the debate or reinforcing the agendas of powerful actors? The session will examine practical opportunities to broaden the range of actors and perspectives engaged in the creation of actionable knowledge. \nModerator: \nHåvard Haarstad Professor and Director of the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation \nPanelists: \nEsperanza Diaz Professor and Director of the Pandemic Center\, University of Bergen \nChristine Jacobsen Professor of Social Anthropology at the Centre for Women’s and Gender Research\, University of Bergen \nSimon Neby Professor at the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation\, University of Bergen \n14:30 Roundtable 4 – Institutionalising collaboration for actionable knowledge: from projects to partnerships\nCollaborative knowledge production tends to be organised as relatively short-term projects. How does this influence the types of engagement that is possible? When might longer-term partnerships be more relevant? This session will examine how we can institutionalise cross-sectorial collaboration for actionable knowledge short- and long term. What types of institutional support are needed from universities and other societal actors? \nModerator: \nChristoph Trattner Professor and Director of MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology and Innovation \nPanelists: \nGunn Mangerud Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences\, University of Bergen \nHelge O. Svela CEO of Media City Bergen \nTorleif Markussen Lunde Director of the Eitri Medical Incubator\, VIS and University of Bergen \n15:30 Group work reflecting on recommendations\n16:00 Concluding plenary session: Recommendations\n16:30 End of conference\n 
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/meeting-grand-challenges-together-actionable-knowledge-through-collaboration-in-research-and-innovation/
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SUMMARY:Norway Fintech Festival - Game Show: Generative AI and the unknown use cases - All against 1
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday April 26th\, our researcher Samia Touileb will participate in a session on Generative AI at the Norway Fintech Festival.  \nYou can read more about it and get tickets here. \n 
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/norway-fintech-festival-game-show-generative-ai-and-the-unknown-use-cases-all-against-1/
CATEGORIES:Events,WP5 Norwegian Language Technologies
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230428T120000
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SUMMARY:MediaFutures Seminar: Chatting Communities into Existence: Local Chat Groups as Emerging Civic Infrastructures with Emilija Gagrčin from the University of Mannheim
DESCRIPTION:Emilija Gagrčin from the University of  Mannheim will give a seminar on April 28th \nTITLE: Chatting Communities into Existence: Local Chat Groups as Emerging Civic Infrastructures \nWHEN: 28 April\, 12:00 – 13:00  \n \nABSTRACT: \n\nThis presentation explores the civic potential of messenger groups. It zooms into the everyday communication in local chat groups\, focusing on the case study of building chat groups in urban neighborhoods from a comparative perspective. Drawing on interviews with building chat group members in Israel and Germany\, we investigate how building communities are co-constructed between platform affordances and user practices\, and how civic norms are negotiated between online and offline communication spaces. We map the uses\, gratifications\, and constraints of the chat groups and their relations with the spatial organization\, informational flows\, and socio-political environment in each community. \nBIO: \nDr. Emilija Gagrčin is a research associate at the University of Mannheim and affiliated with the ERC project PREPARE at the University of Bergen. \nHer research focus is on political media use. In particular\, she is interested in social\, normative\, and infrastructural aspects of digital political communication\, such as on social media and messenger apps. She focuses on norms and competencies necessary for a democratic coexistence in networked societies. \nDr. Emilija Gagrčin is affiliated with the Digital Political Inequality Lab at the University of California in Santa Barbara and the Weizenbaum Panel research group at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin. She is also a representative of Early-Career Scholars in the management team of the Political Communication Section of the European Communication Research and Education Conference (ECREA). \nOrganizer \nThis seminar is a collaboration between MediaFutures and the ERC project PREPARE. 
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-seminar-chatting-communities-into-existence-local-chat-groups-as-emerging-civic-infrastructures-with-emilija-gagrcin-from-the-university-of-mannheim/
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar,WP1 Understanding Media Experiences
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