SFB feature in the research magazine: “Computer, how am I?”
New issue of the research magazine future features the Collaborative Research Center “Media of Cooperation”
Under the title “Computer, how am I?”, the focus of the 6th issue of the research magazine future (in German and English) is on topics from the Collaborative Research Center (CRC).
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About the new issue
The new issue focus on the question what humans do with media and media do with us. Since 2016, the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) Media of Cooperation at the University of Siegen has been examining phenomena in digital society. This area is developing at a rapid pace. The researchers are increasingly focusing on sensor media and AI. They have found that machine and human sensory abilities are becoming increasingly intertwined.
Of humans and media (p. 4)
An article about the new research focus on AI and sensor media at the CRC.
From observer to actor. Today, algorithms in computer programs are autonomously making decisions (p. 11)
An article about the research in project B08 “Agentic Media: Formations of Semi-Autonomy”.
Live news from war zone: Social media and messenger services supply news and images from Ukraine daily (p. 18)
An article about the research in P06 “War Sensing”.
Blurring the boundaries of private life: Living in a smart home (p. 25)
An article about the research in B06 “Un-/desired Observation in Interaction: Smart Environments, Language, Body, and Senses in Private Households”.
Virtual pasture boundaries: Sensors are keeping animals in their place (p. 33)
An article about the research in P04 “Precision Farming: Co-operative Practices of Virtual Fencing”.
The research magazines frequents once every year since 2019 with a number of copies 3,500. All topics are discussed or determined together with the Research and Young Scientific Academics Commission, the Research Funding Unit and Prof. Dr. Thomas Mannel, the Prorector for Research and Junior Scientists. The main requirement for the decision is that it is cutting-edge research that is future-oriented. All issues are open-accessed.
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