Public Tech Media Lab at AoIR 2026

Members of the Public Tech Media Lab will be heading to the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference in Mexico City, October 14–17, 2026. Here’s what’s coming up:

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Wednesday, 14 October

  • Andrea L. Guzman presenting “Regenerating Approaches For Qualitative Research in The Age of Artificial Intelligence” (Offsite) | 9:00 AM
  • Agustin Ferrari Braun presenting “Technology and Dependency: A Glossary For The Twenty-First Century” (Offsite) | 1:00 PM
  • Nadja Schaetz presenting “Women* in AI Research: A Critical Data Sprint” (Offsite) | 1:00 PM

Thursday, 15 October

  • Marloes Geboers presenting “Sonic Social Media: Rhythm, Space, and Sound” | 9:00–10:30 AM | Residencia 1
  • Natali Helberger presenting “Public Values At Risk in The Age of AI: AI Use, Knowledge, and Trust” | 9:00–10:30 AM | Regency F2
  • Tomás Dodds, Seth Lewis, Theresa Josephine Seipp & Agustin Ferrari Braun presenting “Who Owns the Stack? Infrastructural Dependency and the Future of Media Independence” | 9:00–10:30 AM | Regency G2
  • Agustin Ferrari Braun presenting “Infrastructural Regeneration: Upheaval, Contestation, Continuity” | 1:30–3:00 PM | Regency D1
  • Charis Papaevangelou presenting “Between Success and Failure: Analysing Contested Framings of AI in Europe” | 3:30–5:00 PM | Drawing Room E

Friday, 16 October

  • Marloes Geboers presenting “Sensitive AI? Synthetic Imaginaries and Jail(Break)ing As Method” | 9:00–10:30 AM | Regency F1
  • Charis Papaevangelou presenting “Data Centres and The Emergence of The Twin Transition Industrial Complex” | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM | Drawing Room C
  • Charis Papaevangelou presenting “Mapping (Grounded) Legal Resistance To Data Centres in The EU” | 1:30–3:00 PM | Regency F2
  • Colin Porlezza presenting “A Comparative Analysis of Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Swiss HEI AI Guidelines” | 3:30–5:00 PM | Regency F1

Saturday, 17 October

  • Facundo Suenzo presenting “Techno-Affective Ecologies: Understanding Media Change, Technology and Sexuality” | 9:00–10:30 AM | Drawing Room D
  • Sena Ozkurt Azimli presenting “A Controversy Mapping of Traditional and Islamic Medicine in Türkiye” | 9:00–10:30 AM | Residencia 2

Stop by if you’re attending to find out more about these studies and what else is on our research agenda!