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RECORDING - eco - ICANN85 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Community Forum
by Joly MacFie 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20366> VIDEO <https://youtu.be/FzYepVkWGhU> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/eco-icann85/eco-icann85.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/153980908/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/eco-icann85> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20366/> On March 18, 2026, eco – Association of the Internet Industry <https://www.eco.de/> and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <https://www.icann.org/> (ICANN) jointly hosted ‘ICANN85 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Community Forum <https://www.eco.de/event/icann85-readout-highlights-take-aways-from-the-com…>‘. Speakers from different constituencies of the ICANN community provided a summary of the main points and key takeaways from the hybrid ICANN85 meeting in Mumbai. SPEAKERS Elizabeth Bacon – Chair, RySG / TCCM Nicolas Caballero – Chair, GAC Jordan Carter – Member, ccNSO Council Philippe Fouquart – Chair, ISPCP Frederic Taes – Chair, EURALO Susan Payne – Chair, GNSO Council Sarah Wyld – Vice-Chair, RrSG HOSTS Gabriella Schittek – Stakeholder Engagement Director, Nordic & Central Europe – ICANN Org Thomas Rickert – Director Names & Numbers, eco – Association of the Internet Industry Lars Steffen – Director International, eco – Association of the Internet Industry -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Paula Bialski joins CaMP reading group tomorrow
by Ilana Gershon 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

Dear Colleagues, I am so pleased to announce that there will be a CaMP reading group with Paula Bialski as the featured author tomorrow -- March 27th -- Friday at noon east coast time. Paula Bialski offers us chapter 2 and the introduction for context. Please read as much as you can, but do feel free to join us even if you haven't managed to read everything. The readings can be found here: Chapters 1 and 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3Y74RNqmkKYWqLzHC1hsLoAtZDyUlnk/view?usp=… The meeting will be at noon to 1 pm east coast time - Friday, March 27th and can be reached by clicking on this Zoom link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/949202698 <https://iu.zoom.us/j/949202698> Looking forward to seeing you all virtually, Ilana Press blurb: Contrary to much of the popular discourse, not all technology is seamless and awesome; some of it is simply “good enough.” In *Middle Tech*, Paula Bialski offers an ethnographic study of software developers at a non-flashy, non-start-up corporate tech company. Their stories reveal why software isn’t perfect and how developers communicate, care, and compromise to make software work—or at least work until the next update. Exploring the culture of good enoughness at a technology firm she calls “MiddleTech,” Bialski shows how doing good-enough work is a collectively negotiated resistance to the organizational ideology found in corporate software settings. The truth, Bialski reminds us, is that technology breaks due to human-related issues: staff cutbacks cause media platforms to crash, in-car GPS systems cause catastrophic incidents, and chatbots can be weird. Developers must often labor to patch and repair legacy systems rather than dream up killer apps. Bialski presents a less sensationalist, more empirical portrait of technology work than the frequently told Silicon Valley narratives of disruption and innovation. She finds that software engineers at MiddleTech regard technology as an ephemeral object that only needs to be good enough to function until its next iteration. As a result, they don’t feel much pressure to make it perfect. Through the deeply personal stories of people and their practices at MiddleTech, Bialski traces the ways that workers create and sustain a complex culture of good enoughness.

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[FlashLab seminar] "Environment & Digital Technologies" series with Jen Liu (Univ. of Toronto): "Ghosting the Coast: Infrastructural Retreat in Southeast Louisiana" - (April 2, 4-5:30 pm, CET)
by valentingjn 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, As part of the 2025-2026 FlashLab seminar season, the first session of our quarterly "Environment & Digital Technologies" series will take place online on Thursday, April 2 (4:00-5:30 pm, CET). We are delighted to welcome [Jen Liu](https://jenliujenliu.com/), Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. She works with the Toronto Climate Observatory and will present a talk drawing on her Ph.D. in Information Science at Cornell University: Ghosting the Coast: Infrastructural Retreat in Southeast Louisiana Abstract: As climate change accelerates, infrastructures are increasingly strained by environmental volatility and political neglect. This presentation introduces infrastructural retreat as a concept to describe the gradual withdrawal, degradation, and abandonment of infrastructure. Drawing on ethnographic and design research in southeast Louisiana, I examine how networked infrastructures, particularly Internet connectivity, are maintained amid overlapping ecological disruption, aging systems, and deep socioeconomic inequality rooted in the region’s petrochemical legacy. I show how practices of infrastructural maintenance, repair, and anticipation shape climate habitability by sustaining or denying connection in shifting coastal landscapes. I argue that infrastructural retreat contributes to and conditions climate displacement, redistributing risk onto communities through degraded service and precarious labor. I conclude by discussing how these insights informed the co-design of a community-based communications network, and what infrastructural retreat reveals about the politics of adaptation and survival on a changing planet. --- Session links and other practical information are available through the seminar mailing list. You can subscribe here: flashlab(a)framalistes.org The rest of the season’s program will soon be available on the seminar [website](https://flashlabinfo.wordpress.com/les-seances/). Looking forward to seeing you online! All the best, Assia Wirth & Valentin Goujon. --- Valentin Goujon Doctorant en sociologie médialab, Sciences Po --- Coordinateur du séminaire [FlashLab](https://flashlabinfo.wordpress.com/) et du GdT «[Matérialités du numérique](https://cis.cnrs.fr/materialites-du-numerique/)» Projet de recherche ANR-ORA [Shaping AI](https://www.shapingai.org/) a

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NordiCHI 2026 - Final Call for Submissions
by Laura Havinen 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

Final call for Submissions for NordiCHI 2026 in Vaasa, Finland, October 3-7, 2026 **Apologies for cross-postings** Deadlines are approaching for the following tracks: Research papers, Critiques, Panel Proposals, Arts-based Approaches, and Industry Experience. April 16, 2026: Research Paper abstract and metadata submission April 23, 2026: Research Papers: Full paper, Critiques, Panels, Arts-Based Approaches, Industry Experience Calls for Workshop proposals, Tutorials, Demos, Late-Breaking Work, and Doctoral Consortium contributions are also available. Please see the conference website: https://nordichi2026.org/ Proceedings of the conference will be published in the ACM Digital Library within its International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). The biannual NordiCHI is one of the key venues for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research in the world, bringing together a global community of researchers, practitioners, students, and industry experts - including you! In 2026, NordiCHI will take place in Vaasa, Finland on October 3-7. The conference is jointly organized by Åbo Akademi University and University of Vaasa. Professor Yvonne Rogers, Professor Mattia Thibault, and Senior Designer and Deputy Professor Pontus Wärnestål will deliver the keynote addresses at the conference. The conference theme is Pulse - exploring the energy that drives us, representing the dynamic highs and calm lows of life, keeping us thriving. Vaasa is known for both its vibrant energy industry as the Nordic energy cluster and the tranquility of its surrounding nature and UNESCO World Heritage site. Our ambition is that the conference energizes through inspiring encounters and opportunities to truly feel the pulse of the HCI field. ======================= Submission deadlines (all AoE): * April 16, 2026: Research Papers: Abstract and metadata * April 23, 2026: Research Papers: Full paper, Critiques, Panels, Arts-Based Approaches, Industry Experience * May 7, 2026: Workshops, Tutorials * May 18, 2026: Late-Breaking Work, Demos, Doctoral Consortium ======================= Join us in Vaasa for an inspiring NordiCHI 2026! Warm regards, Susanne Hägglund and Laura Havinen General Chairs NordiCHI 2026 https://nordichi2026.org/

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Call for Papers – Special Issue on AI, Algorithmic Media, and Digital Governance (Global Media and China)
by Dechun Zhang 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a forthcoming special issue titled “AI, Algorithmic Media, and Digital Governance: Power, Control, and Technological Transformation,” to be published in the journal Global Media and China. The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into digital infrastructures represents a profound transformation in contemporary media environments and governance systems. AI-driven platforms, algorithmic recommendation systems, and automated content moderation increasingly shape how information circulates, how public discourse is structured, and how political authority is exercised across different societies. These developments raise important questions about algorithmic governance, digital sovereignty, media regulation, and the broader political implications of AI-mediated communication. This special issue seeks to advance interdisciplinary scholarship examining the evolving relationships between AI technologies, media systems, and governance practices. We welcome contributions that critically explore how algorithmic systems influence media production, platform governance, public communication, and political power across diverse institutional and geopolitical contexts. We invite empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions from scholars working in communication and media studies, political science, digital governance, sociology, science and technology studies, and related disciplines. Submissions may focus on China, or adopt comparative and transnational perspectives. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: • Algorithmic governance, digital statecraft, and political authority • AI-driven propaganda, information manipulation, and computational misinformation • State-led AI governance and digital surveillance regimes • Platform politics and the political economy of algorithmic systems • Public perceptions of AI and the politics of digital rights • AI infrastructures, technological sovereignty, and global asymmetries in digital power • Smart cities, Internet of Things systems, and algorithmic governance in public administration Key dates Abstract submission deadline: 20 May 2026 Notification of invitations for full papers: 1 June 2026 Full paper submission deadline: 30 October 2026 Please submit an abstract of up to 500 words to the guest editors with the subject line “GMAC Special Issue Submission.” Guest Editors: Dechun Zhang, University of Copenhagen (dezh(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:dezh@hum.ku.dk>) Weiai Xu, University of Massachusetts Amherst (weiaixu(a)umass.edu<mailto:weiaixu@umass.edu>) Han Lin, Soochow University (linhan741(a)gmail.com<mailto:linhan741@gmail.com>) Full details of the Call for Papers can be found here: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/GCH/Algorithmic%20Media_C… We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate this call among colleagues, research groups, and academic networks who may be interested. Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to receiving your submissions. Best regards, Dechun ________________________________ Dechun Zhang, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen Author of Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance: Propaganda, Public Sentiment, and Soft Authoritarianism in China <https://www.routledge.com/9781041308775> (Routledge, 2026) Managing Editor of Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jceasia.org/__;!!NVzLfOphnbDXSw!Fs30wWO…> Editor of Asia Pacific Viewpoint<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678373>, Sage Open<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/SGO> & Global Perspectives in Communication<https://academic.oup.com/gpc> and Social Media Editor of Journal of Visual Political Communication<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-visual-p…> Affiliated Researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre<https://leidenasiacentre.nl/people/dechun-zhang/?portfolioCats=82%2C100%2C9…>, Leiden University ORCID: 0000-0002-2284-2378<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-2378> Web: https://www.dechunzhang.com/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dechunzhang.com/__;!!NVzLfOphnbDXSw…>

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37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): Second Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

*** Second Call for Workshop Proposals *** 37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026) October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/ Objectives ISSRE strives to be the conference that appeals to both researchers and practitioners. To that end, we invite proposals for workshops to co-locate with the Symposium and provide additional opportunities for collaborating and exchanging information. The workshops aim at discussing research developments and challenges at an early stage. ISSRE welcomes workshops that explore new ways to provide and assess software reliability, safety, and security. We also seek workshops that deal with the provision of reliable, safe, and secure software and systems in fast-growing, transformative application domains. Appropriately defined workshop proposals have the following characteristics: • They offer researchers a forum to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas at an early stage before maturation that would warrant conference or journal publication. • They attract practitioners and researchers to working sessions to discuss and make progress toward solutions to current and future problems in engineering high assurance software and systems. • They focus on collaborative discussions and information sharing between researchers and industry practitioners. Recurring Workshops Workshops affiliated with ISSRE in previous years with good organization and numbers of participants are pre-approved. Their organizers do not need to submit a new workshop proposal. Their organizers are kindly asked to inform the workshop chairs about returning the workshop to ISSRE in 2026. Topics of Interest Topics of interest include development, analysis methods and models throughout the software development lifecycle, and are not limited to: • Primary dependability attributes (i.e., security, safety, maintainability) impacting software reliability • Secondary dependability attributes (i.e., survivability, resilience, robustness) impacting software reliability • Reliability threats, i.e. faults (defects, bugs, etc.), errors, failures • Reliability means (fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, fault forecasting) • Machine Learning and AI-based approaches for enhancing reliability of systems • Reliability, threads and biases of AI-based software systems, in particular Large Language Models • Data-related reliability and vulnerability issues and risks • Learning-based models of software systems, threads, and reliability estimates • Automated debugging and program repair • Metrics, measurements and threat estimation for reliability prediction and the interplay with safety/security • Reliability of software services • Reliability of open source software • Reliability in networks softwarization • Reliability of Software as a Service (SaaS) • Reliability of software dealing with Big Data • Reliability of model-based and auto-generated software • Reliability of software in artificial intelligence based software systems • Reliability of software within specific types of systems (e.g., autonomous and adaptive, green and sustainable, mobile systems) • Reliability of software within specific technological spaces (e.g., Internet of Things, Cloud, 5G/6G, edge-to-cloud computing, Semantic Web/Web 3.0, Virtualization, Blockchain) • Normative/regulatory/ethical spaces pertaining to software reliability • Societal aspects of software reliability Proposal Submissions Workshop proposals should include information about the proposed organizing committee and address the following questions: • Workshop length: Half day or one full day • Workshop style: papers, panels, posters, workgroups • Outline of themes and goals of the workshop • How will you solicit participation (call for workshop papers, invitation only, etc.) • Desired/estimated number of participants • Organizing committee members and their past experience Submissions need to be performed via Easy Chair, selecting the appropriate track for workshop proposals. The submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=issre2026 . Proposal Evaluation Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the ISSRE 2026 Organizing Committee. The criteria include the alignment with the ISSRE charter, relevance to the larger ISSRE community, and the strength and experience of the organizing team. Logistics The conference will be “in presence” with all presenters of accepted papers expected to attend the conference physically in Limassol, Cyprus. Important Dates (AoE) • Workshop proposal deadline: May 14, 2026 • Workshop proposal notification: May 21, 2026 • Workshop paper submission deadline: July 20, 2026 (NOTE: This date is only indicative – please refer to individual workshop webpages for information about deadlines) • Workshop paper notification to authors: August 10, 2026 • Camera ready papers: August 17, 2026 Organisation General Chairs • Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Coordinator • Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy Research Program Committee Chairs • Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA • Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK Industry Program Chairs • Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA • Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden Workshop Chairs • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Doctoral Symposium Chairs • Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany • Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada Fast Abstract Chairs • Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy • Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore JIC2 Chair • Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France Publicity Chairs • Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA • Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal Publication Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand • Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy Artifact Evaluation Chairs • Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal • Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan Diversity and Inclusion Chair • Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Financial Chair • Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Web Chairs • Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD • Elena Masserini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy Registration Chair • Easy Conferences LTD

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New essay article: Over the Quantum Cliff
by Aram Sinnreich 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

Colleagues, I’m writing to share a new essay article in the online magazine Broadcast. While some news media have covered the “quantum cliff” (aka Q-Day) from a cybersecurity perspective, Jesse Gilbert and I have instead written about the broader social and cultural consequences of quantum decryption: what will it mean for us to live in a world where decades of our digital secrets are suddenly, and permanently, revealed to the world at large? This is a question we alluded to in our book The Secret Life of Data, but in this article, we take a much deeper dive. https://pioneerworks.org/broadcast/quantum-cliff-aram-sinnreich-jesse-gilbe… I look forward to hearing your thoughts! Aram (apologies for cross-posting)

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75th E-seminar // Campbell Thomson — "Memeing the Great Reset: Circulating post-COVID conspiracies in the UK Freedom Movement" (30 Mar – 12 Apr 2026)
by John Postill 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

*From:* Tom McDonald <mcdonald(a)hku.hk> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2026 13:54 *To:* Iginio Gagliardone via Medianthro < medianthro-easaonline.org(a)lists.easaonline.org> *Subject:* [Medianthro] 75th E-seminar // Campbell Thomson — "Memeing the Great Reset: Circulating post-COVID conspiracies in the UK Freedom Movement" (30 Mar – 12 Apr 2026) Dear MediaNet subscribers We are pleased to announce that the *75th Media Anthropology Network E-seminar* will take place on this mailing list from *Monday, 30 March to Sunday, 12 April 2026*. Further details can be found here: https://easaonline.org/event/75-e-seminar-memeing-the-great-reset-circulati… We'll be discussing a working paper from *Dr Campbell Thomson <https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/campbell-thomson>* (King's College London), titled *"Memeing the Great Reset: Circulating post-COVID conspiracies in the UK Freedom Movement"*. The working paper is now available for download: https://easaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/E-seminar-Thomson-Memeing… On *Monday, 30 March*, I will open the seminar by introducing our appointed discussant(s) and inviting them to commence the discussion by sharing their comments on the paper with the list. Following this, I will open the floor to all list members for further discussion. We are excited to celebrate the 75th edition of the MediaNet E-seminar series with Campbell’s excellent paper, and we hope you will join the conversation! Please feel free to share this event with colleagues and students who might be interested, and encourage them to participate. See you on Monday! Tom McDonald Associate Professor Department of Sociology The University of Hong Kong mcdonald(a)hku.hk Tel: +852 3917 1105 http://sociology.hku.hk/mcdonald ------ *About the Network e-seminars* The Media Anthropology Network e-seminars <https://lists.easaonline.org/postorius/lists/medianthro-easaonline.org.list…> are email-based discussions centred on media anthropology-related papers (e.g., working papers, published materials) or events (e.g., follow-up seminars on workshops or panels). Discussions typically run over a two-week period, with discussion materials circulated in advance by the Network Convenors. Each e-seminar features a moderator and discussants to facilitate discussion; however, all list members <https://lists.easaonline.org/postorius/lists/medianthro-easaonline.org.list…> are welcome to participate. Many authors find the constructive feedback valuable in enhancing their manuscripts for publication. Subscribe to the EASA Network for Media Anthropology (MediaNet) mailing list <https://lists.easaonline.org/postorius/lists/medianthro-easaonline.org.list…> E-seminar seminar archive (featuring presented papers and discussion transcripts) <https://easaonline.org/networks/media-anthropology/events-by-medianet/archi…>

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Final reminder - PhD studentship (2026-), 'Artificial Inequality: AI and its Impact on the UK Creative Industries', University of Manchester
by Sam Hind 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

Apologies for x-posting *Deadline this Monday* Dear Air-L list members Dave O'Brien, myself, and Riza Batista-Navarro have a PhD studentship opportunity on 'Artifical Inequality: AI and its Impact on the UK Creative Industries' at the University of Manchester, UK. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, sam.hind(a)manchester.ac.uk. About the Project Inequality in cultural and creative industries (CCIs) is a very well-established issue (e.g. Brook et al 2025). Poor working conditions, uncertain and precarious careers, discrimination and lack of diversity, alongside challenges to funding and business models are all key areas in recent research. These structural issues sit alongside work designed to understand the experiences of creative workers as they navigate these social, economic and cultural conditions. Artificial Intelligence (AI), widely defined, is another new challenge for CCIs. Debates over AI and CCIs, whether as a positive influence on creativity and productivity or questions over IP ownership, threats to sustainable careers, and other negative impacts, are increasingly prominent in the research literature (e.g. Lee 2024, Lee et al 2024). However, AI’s impact on the structural inequalities shaping CCIs is still yet to be settled. Whilst advocates contend that AI will open up new creative opportunities for those within and beyond CCIs, critics argue that AI will only further disrupt UK creative industries operating in a difficult national and global economic climate.. Alongside this, work examining workers’ experiences is also less well-established, despite the speed at which creative AI platforms and features (e.g. Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Suno) have become part of the wider creative landscape since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022. The potential for research on issues of AI, CCIs and inequality are especially urgent in the UK. The UK’s industrial strategy has highlighted creative industries as one of eight priority sectors. It has also stressed the positive, transformative, impact of AI on the sector. At the same time, inequalities are also an important part of policy for CCIs, suggesting a tension that is underdeveloped in policy thinking, as well as in the literature. Key features of this studentship * Receive a fully funded studentship covering tuition fees and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate (previously 2025/26 £20,780 per year) for 3.5 years. * Research Training and Support Grant (RTSG): £3,000 total over 3.5 years. * CreativeAI studentship methods training and cohort-building activities. Deadline for applications is March 30, 2026. For more details, and how to apply: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/artificial-inequality-ai-and-its-impa… The project is part of the recently-launched CreativeAI studentships here at Manchester, hosted in the Centre for Digital Humanities, Cultures and Media: https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/funding… Regards Sam - Sam Hind Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture University of Manchester, UK Centre for Digital Humanities, Cultures and Media

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Call for Participants: AI, Academic Labor, and Productivity
by Alexis de Coning 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Hi AoIR folks, I'm expanding on prior research and recruiting more participants for the study described below. As always, I'm genuinely interested in hearing a range of views -- from pro-AI to anti-AI, good experiences and bad, and everything in between. Please see the call for participants below and contact me directly to participate or ask for further details. Best regards, Lexi _____________________________ This study explores how faculty in the United States use AI technologies to help manage their time and productivity – including but not limited to large language models, AI chatbots, agentic AI, and AI-integrated productivity tools and platforms. In particular, I want to hear about how you use (or may have tried but stopped using) AI technologies for scheduling and calendar management, literature reviews and secondary research, writing and editing, teaching and assessment, note-taking and transcription software, and goal-setting and motivation and goals tracking, as well as any other ways you use AI to support your academic work. I’m looking for scholars based in the United States from all walks of academic life – from early career researchers to full professors, from small liberal arts colleges to large R1 institutions, from tenure-track faculty to visiting scholars and post-doctoral fellows. You may consider yourself incredibly AI savvy, or still a novice of AI adoption; you may even be skeptical about AI’s promises or experienced minimal benefits from AI tools. All experiences and “experience levels” are encouraged to participate. The only requirement is that you have completed your PhD and work at a higher education institution in the United States in the fields of Humanities or Social Sciences. If you agree to be interviewed, you’ll be asked to participate in a semi-structured conversation with me for roughly 60 minutes, to be conducted and recorded via Zoom. Your participation is entirely voluntary; there is no compensation for participating, and no penalty for choosing not to participate or to withdraw from the study. You can withdraw your participation at any time and for any reason. The anticipated risks to participants are minimal; some participants may feel frustrated or overwhelmed by the use of AI in the academy. All data collected will remain confidential as required by the law and institutional policy. All the information and methods in this study have been approved by the West Virginia Wesleyan College Institutional Review Board. Names will not be attached to any data and recorded responses will be kept in a secure location. Following completion of this research and analysis of the data, all audio-visual recordings of the interviews will be deleted; only anonymized transcripts will be kept for research purposes. In the event of injury or illness as direct result of participation in this research study, no compensation, financial or otherwise will be available from the researcher or West Virginia Wesleyan College. If you If I have any questions about this study, you may contact Alexis de Coning at deconing.a(a)wvwc.edu, or contact the chairperson of the IRB, Dr. Meleesa Wohleber at wohleber.m(a)wvwc.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please contact Alexis de Coning at deconing.a(a)wvwc.edu. -- Assistant Professor of Communication Legal Studies Minor Coordinator

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