The last quarter century has seen the rise of massive commercial information systems that capture so much of our private and public life. From Microsoft to Google, Netflix to Tik Tok, tech firms roll out platforms and services that have become commonplace, if not expected, parts of modern society. These systems have a big influence on how we perceive ourselves, our peers, our society, and our future. My research investigates these contexts, with a focus on the interplay between technology, politics, and social life.
Methodologically, understanding the complexities of the effects of widespread platformisation requires quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as interdisciplinary research approaches. Platform studies, critical theory, continential philosophy, and infrastructure studies are the foundation for how I understand technology. My day-to-day approaches are primarily driven by data science techniques, interface and software studies, archival research of databases and patents, and technological infrastructural studies.
Professionally, I’m housed in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University, where I am a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies and lead the Information Nations research group. I’m also an Associate Investigator at the Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, and an Affiliate of the Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
I periodically maintain a research blog; it mostly has recent academic materials and musings, as well as collections of professional resources that I’ve found useful over the years.
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