Category: General

DECODE: IoT Pilot Wrap up

October 3, 2019

Derived from: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/en/blog/final-session-of-the-decode-pilot-project-citizen-science-data-governance-iot On 30 September, the Catalan Institute of Advanced Architecture hosted the final session of the pilot project Citizen Science Data Governance (IoT), an initiative that forms part of the DECODE project. This pilot project consisted of installing environmental sensors in homes in the community to measure noise and pollution levels. Before the sensors … More DECODE: IoT Pilot Wrap up

Euro CSS 2019

September 8, 2019

I went this week to Zurich to attend the 3rd edition of the European Symposium Series on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science. This was the final edition of the series and focused on polarization and radicalization. In particular, the symposium chairs designed an inspiring program of workshops, tutorials, keynotes, talks and posters discuss how … More Euro CSS 2019

UGR: Data Science for the Common Good

June 25, 2019

MediaLab UGR is a space created at the University of Granada for the analysis, research and dissemination of the possibilities of digital technologies in culture and society. One of the ongoing projects promoted by this space is a course on data science and network analysis to address the Sustainable Development Goals. The course is structured in … More UGR: Data Science for the Common Good

International Conference on Web and Social Media 2019

June 17, 2019

What an unforgettable week in Munich! The International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-19) was held this year at the the Bavarian capital. This edition (the fourth in a row) I attended the conference to present, together with Vicenç Gómez and Andreas Kaltenbrunner, a tutorial on generative models of discussion threads. The tutorial … More International Conference on Web and Social Media 2019

XVII Congrés d’Arxivística de Catalunya

May 10, 2019

The Association of Archivists of Catalonia is helding its XVII Annual Congress this week. This edition is taking place in the Benedictine monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona) with the following objectives: to evidence the role of document management as the foundation of open government and the digital economy, to promote the use of … More XVII Congrés d’Arxivística de Catalunya

PDF CEE 2019

April 10, 2019

I went last week to Gdańsk to attend the 7th edition of Personal Democracy Forum Central and Eastern Europe (PDF CEE 2019). The conference, held at the emblematic European Solidarity Centre, is a reference venue for the exchange of experiences from people working for civic participation and transparency in public life with the help of … More PDF CEE 2019

TICTeC 2019

March 24, 2019

This was an ideal week to be Paris. mySociety chose the French capital for the the sixth edition of TICTeC, the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference. This was my third time at this conference which is aimed at promoting and sharing rigorous and meaningful research into online technologies and digital democracy around the world. In … More TICTeC 2019

Unizar: Techniques of Citizen Participation

February 22, 2019

Yesterday I went to Zaragoza. In principle, to be back at my hometown shouldn’t be news. However, this was a very special occasion since this time I came to serve as an invited lecturer at Universidad de Zaragoza (my alma mater). My lecture was part of the University Extension Certification in Citizen Participation Techniques, a course … More Unizar: Techniques of Citizen Participation