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Personal profile
Biography
I am a professor and an ANU Futures Fellow in the School of Cybernetics, in the College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics at the Australian National University. The School specialising in research and training in the analysis of complex open systems, in generating potential future states and in implementing methods and practices for nurturing conditions, relationships, and dynamics to realise them. Prior to joining the ANU, I was a Principal Engineer in Social Sciences at Intel Corporation where I spent 15 years leading multi-year research and strategic planning activities in research labs and business teams. I made significant contributions to the R&D and commercial development of technology across the Advanced Research, Digital Home and Internet of Things divisions, including holding 11 patents. I am a member of the American Anthropological Association and a Board member of EPIC, the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Community.
Research Interests
temporality and systems
The social construction of real time experiences
Education/Academic qualification
Anthropology, PhD, From Teleland to Information Society: Swedish Society and Mobile Telephony at the Turn of the Century , Brown University
Award Date: 20 May 2004
anthropology, Master, Brown University
Award Date: 20 May 1996
Anthropology and History , Bachelor, University of Delaware
Award Date: 20 May 1993
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Board Member , Ethnographic Praxis in Indusry Conference (EPIC Community)
1 Jan 2020 → …
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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From Fitting Participation to Forging Relationships: The Art of Participatory ML
Cooper, N. & Zafiroglu, A., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. Association for Computing Machinery, 746. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Complex systems and interconnected worlds: Crafting transdisciplinary higher degree research programs in an Australian context
Williams, E., Reid, K., Berman, G., Daniell, K. & Zafiroglu, A., 23 May 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Cybernetic Lenses for Designing and Living in a Complex World
Andres, J., Zafiroglu, A., Daniell, K., Wong, P., Henein, M., Zhu, X., Sweeting, B., Arnold, M., MacNamara, D. P. & Helfgott, A., 29 Nov 2022, Proceedings of the 34th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Connected Creativity, OzCHI 2022. Martin, C., Mckay, D., Rogerson, M., Cumbo, B., Wadley, G., Sweetser, P., Taylor, J. L., Hespanhol, L., Tsimeris, J., Xi, M., Turner, J., Yoo, S., Cooper, N., Rahman, J., Andres, J., Pillai, A. G. & Kutay, C. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, p. 348-351 4 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Gender and Artificial Intelligence
Bell, G., Broad, E., Martin, B., O'Brien, E., Parsons, J. & Zafiroglu, A., 2021, The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. H. C. (ed.). 1st ed. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Vol. 6. p. 1-11Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Including women in AI-enabled smart cities: Developing responsible, gender-inclusive AI policy and practice in the Asia-Pacific region
Bentley, C., Ashton, K., Martin, B., Williams, E., O'Brien, E., Zafiroglu, A. & Daniell, K., 2020, Hong Kong.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Report on AI and Library Services - School of Cybernetics
Bell, G., Assaad, Z., Broad, E., McLennan, A., Michalove, J., Wong, P. & Zafiroglu, A.
29/03/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research