International conferences, seminars and talks

2024

  • Abu-Aiseh, R. Poster presentation/networking at workshop. ‘Trustworthy Human Swarm interaction workshop’. IROS workshop 14 October 2024. Abu Dhabi. 
  • Atkins, E.  Conference presentation ‘Did food waste concerns affect the evolution of household fridge design in the mid 20th century’. Danish Association of Science and Technology Studies. June 2024. Denmark  
  • Gutierrez Lopez, M. Invited talk. Centre for Digital Media, Hasselt University. 17 June 2024. Belgium 
  • Gutierrez Lopez, M and Valladeres Celis, C. Online seminar. ‘Educar en futoros sociodigitales’. Posthumanism and Digital Humanities (PH2D), Institute of Language Studies, University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Brazil. 3 October 2024. Brazil 
  • Gutierrez Lopez, M; Cheilan, L and Manchester, H. Conference presentation. ‘Boundary workers: facilitating dialogue between science and technology studies and scholarship on interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity’. Easst conference. 19 July 2024. Netherlands. 
  • Horsley, N; Carver, N and Dermott, E. Conference presentation. ‘Using data donation from smart home technologies to understand the sociodigital futures of caring relationships’. 31st Nordic Sociological Association conference. 14-16 August 2024. Sweden 
  • Liu, W. Invited talk. ‘Multi-agent systems, planning, reinforcement learning and XAI’ at The 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Logic and Applications. Lanzhou. August 10-11, 2024. China 
  • Manchester, H. Keynote. ‘Design for a Just World' at Queensland University of Technology, 19-20 Nov 2024. Australia. 
  • Manchester, H. Seminar. ‘Co-designing Sociodigital futures with communities at the margins’. Emerging technologies Lab, Monash University, Melbourne. 2 December 2024. Australia. 
  • Manchester, H and Jarke, J.  Presentation. ‘Speculative methods experimentation, Sociodigital futures, ageing ad datafication’. Datafied Ageing Futures conference, University of Graz. 20 September 2024. Austria 
  • Southerton, D. Workshop presentation. ‘Opportunities in consumption research’. For SVA, OsloMet on emergent debates and research opportunities in the field of consumption studies. 26 November 2024. Norway 
  • Southerton, D. Keynote. ‘’Where is Temporality in Accounts of Sociotechnical Transitions’. Norwegian Sociological Association annual conference. February 2025. Norway
  • Van Isacker, T. Conference presentation. ‘Possible oversight: Frontex’s JO Opal Coast and fatalities in the Channel’. COST ACTION DATAMIG WG3 Laboratory Workshop. 16-17 September 2024. Lisbon 
  • Van Isacker, T. Panel presentation on the theme of ‘Data decisions and border governance’ exploring the complex intersections where data, algorithms, and socio-political forces converge. International audience. As part of the Big Data & Society colloquium centers on the theme of "Politics, Power, and Data." 3 October 2024.  https://bigdatasoc.blogspot.com/2024/09/bd-2024-online-colloquium-politics.html  
  • Halford, S . Keynote on "Sociodigital Futures? An agenda for sociological research and practice" at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. 2024
  • McQuillan, D. Resisting AI: from reemergent eugenics to prefigurative technopolitics... Associated with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Paris. https://cis.cnrs.fr/critique-de-l-intelligence-artificielle/ January 2024

2023

  • Pykett, J. Data for Impact Series: Promoting Data Ethics and Trust.  Canada School of Public Service, Canada (June 2023)
  • Hauert, S. (Keynote) Swarms for People. Human Robot Interactions, Stockholm (March 2023)
  • Hauert, S. (Keynote) Swarms for People. OOP Munchen (February 2023)
  • Atkins, E. (CenSoF PhD Student). Poster and lightening talk. Sustainable Food Symposium, Bristol. Spring 2023
  • Atkins, E. (CenSoF PhD Student). Presented PhD research at SWDTP conference 2023.
  • Atkins, E. (CenSoF PhD Student). Presented poster at Royal Geographical Society conference. September 2023
  • Halford, S. Keynote at the Launch of the Southern Centre for Digital Innovation, Dept of Social Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. 2023
  • Liu, W. Keynote on AI and Cyber Security at the ABCP 2023 Annual Conference. July 2023 https://abcp.org.uk/abcp2023-ai-cybersecurity/#day2
  • Liu, W. Panel discussion on Trustworthy and responsible AI. ABCO 2023 conference. July 2023
  • Liu, W. Data-driven autonomous systems and explainable AI. Sun Yat Sen University. November 2023
  • Liu, W. Data-driven autonomous systems and explainable AI. Sun Yat South China Normal University. November 2023
  • Liu, W. Conference member and presentation. 1st world conference on XAI, Lisbon. 26-28/07/23
  • Liu, W. LV=GI and UoB workshop: Human Machine teaming. October 2023
  • McQuillan, D. Panel on critical and indigenous responses to AI in NZ/Aotearoa. Making the connection between AI and ecolonial struggle. May 2023
  • Manchester, H. Keynote at Ageing in Data (AiD) conference meeting, ACT Lab Concordia University, Montreal. 2023
  • Manchester, H. Technofutures of ageing: re-imagining care and connectivity in later life. Age and Care conference, University of Graz. September 2023
  • Milivojevic, S. Digital technologies, time, and re-scaling border control. Talk at Border Criminologies: The First Ten Years. 2 day workshop. Presented to researchers engaged in the field of border criminologies at the Bonavero Institute for Human rights, University of Oxford  https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/border-criminologies-first-ten-years-0 September 2024
  • Van Isacker, T. Border Struggles and migrant solidarity in the Channel region. Presentation at Maritime Solidarities: past and present. International Institute of social history, Amsterdam, Netherlands, https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/maritime-solidarity  September 2023
  • Williamson, B. AI Futures in Education. Presentation at the Centre for Global Higher Education, University of Oxford, drawing on key issues from CenSoF Briefing paper on Learning Futures. 2023
  • Williamson, B. "Algorithmic futuring". Sharing research findings with academic peers. European Conference on Educational Research. August 2023
  • Williamson, B. Keynote on ‘Critical perspectives on AI in education’ at NORRAG policy and practice event on AI and Education, co-organised by CenSoF ‘ https://www.norrag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230927_AIandDigitalInequitiesSummit_Agenda.pdf July 2023 

2022

  • Facer, K. (Keynote) Transforming International Education for a Sustainable Future. CANIE Climate Action Week (2022)
  • Facer, K. (Plenary panel speaker) Futures of Higher Education. World Higher Education conference, UNESCO, Barcelona (2022)
  • Pykett, J. (Invited presentation and panel member) Future(s) of GDP. Dubai Future Foundation, Dubai, UAE (October 2022)
  • Pykett, J. Invited meeting with Sustainability Advisor to the Executive Council, Dubai, UAE (October 2022)
  • Hauert, S. (Keynote) Swarms for People. International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Sytems (IROS), Kyoto (22-23 October 2022)
  • Hauert, S. Swarms for People. SAB, Paris (Sept 2022)
  • Hauert, S. (Invited talk) Swarms for People. NASA, JPL (2022)
  • Hauert, S. The role of industry in robotics research. Robotics Debates ICRA, Pennsylvania (May 2022)
  • McQuillan, D. (Keynote) Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist approach to Artificial Intelligence. DOKU-TECH, Kosovo (2022)
  • Pykett, J. The ethical and political-economic aspects of digital emotion sensing in cities. Transient Spaces and Societies research group, University of Innsbruck, Austria (29 Nov 2022)
  • Williamson, B. (Keynote). UNESCO Forum on AI and education (2022)
  • Williamson, B. (Keynote). Council of Europe working conference on the future of artificial intelligence in education (2022)