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University of Klagenfurt joins Huawei Seeds for the Future programme as new partner university

The University of Klagenfurt has joined the Seeds for the Future Programme for the first time this year. This format allows Huawei to promote the networking of cultures and international cooperation in our increasingly digitalised world. Intercultural understanding and knowledge are the keys to success. With the “Seeds for the Future” programme, Huawei wants to promote precisely this and this year the corporation invites young IT talents from the University of Klagenfurt to apply for the programme.

Invitation D!ARC network meeting summer edition on August 18th

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to a summer edition of the D^!ARC network. This time, we welcome Gabriel Grill from University of Michigan (USA). He will present part of his ongoing dissertation titled “Constructing Certainty in Machine Learning: On the performativity of accuracy and its hold on the future“.

For further information open the link2022-08-18_D!ARC-network

Everybody is welcome.

When: August 18th

Time: 1 PM – 2.30 PM

Where: HS A outdoor Kosuta (in case of rain indoor S.0.05)

6th Micro-Workshop

The 6^th Micro-Workshop takes place on August 3, 2022 in Lakeside Park, Gebäude B02, 2. Stock, Raum Bo2.2.13 from 12.00-14.00.

The presentation is held by the visiting professor Prof. Alex Gershkov, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Surrey. The title of the presentation is “Winners and Losers in Priority Services” by Alex Gershkov and Eyal Winter.

All guests are welcome!

Algorithms and the law: When the state comes in the form of an algorithm

Public service broadcasting has a statutory mandate. This includes a certain level of diversity in its programming. The shift to digital formats combined with the use of recommender systems can jeopardise this diversity. Can a recommender system tuned for diversity step in and recommend alternatives? Nikolaus Poechhacker is a researcher and lecturer who works in the research group “Digital Culture” at the Digital Age Research Center (D^!ARC). He focuses on the interface between society, law and technology.