Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing Realism in Social Simulations to Support Decision Makers in Their Decision Making — New PhD Defense
Christian Kammler defends his doctoral thesis, “Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing Realism in Social Simulations to Support Decision Makers in Their Decision Making” on Friday April 4, at Umeå University. Abstract It is very challenging for policymakers...
Three New DDLS-WASP-HS Research Initiation Grant Projects Approved
To foster collaborative research at the intersection of data-driven life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, three new initiation projects between WASP-HS and DDLS have been approved. The projects are a part of the call “Research Initiation Grants for...
Enjoying the Fall – The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security—New PhD Defense
Pasko Kisic Merino defends his doctoral thesis, “Enjoying the Fall – The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security”. Karlstad University, on 28 March at 10:15. Abstract Over the past decade, the far-right has...
The Imaginaries and Politics of Welfare Technology: Renegotiating Elder Care Through Technology for an Ageing Population — New PhD Defense
Maria Arnelid defends her doctoral thesis, “The Imaginaries and Politics of Welfare Technology: Renegotiating Elder Care Through Technology for an Ageing Population,” at Temcas, Tema building, Campus Valla, Linköping University, on March 20 at 09:00 Abstract In...