Mehdi Ghassemi
mehdighassemi.bsky.social
Mehdi Ghassemi
@mehdighassemi.bsky.social
Head of Research & Asst. Professor in media and communication. Surveillance, AI and sociotechnical imaginaries.
Can't wait to welcome surveillance scholars in Lille for #SSN2026! It will be held for the first time in 🇫🇷, hosted by @univcatholille.bsky.social with @istc.bsky.social as partner.

🌍 Planetary Surveillance
📍 Lille | 🗓️ 9–12 June 2026
📝 CfP deadline: Jan 10
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November 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Séminaire de recherche - "surveillance & pouvoir"
La séance 5 du séminaire annuel du GdT Surveillance & Pouvoir du CIS-CNRS/ISTC aura lieu le 15 mai à 18h (en ligne).

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May 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Huge thanks to Professor David Murakami Wood @ubisurv.net for an inspiring week at @istc.bsky.social and ETHICS. Your talks on smart cities, surveillance, and algorithmic governance sparked vital conversations. Grateful for your generosity, insight, and sharp readings of surveillance and security.
April 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Off to Nice to attend a great looking two-day symposium on FRT & Law, alongside world class scholars. I will give a talk about the pervasive interplay between private and public surveillance in mega-projects like NEOM, which function as a testing ground for biometric surveillance.
March 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Rejoignez-nous pour étudier les enjeux de l’IA et de la surveillance au sein de notre équipe de recherche.

@istc.bsky.social
#surveillance #IA #postdoc #communication
March 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
2025 Surveillance & Power Seminar | February 13 at 6 PM (online)

📢 “A Taxonomy of Resistance Strategies Against Surveillance: From Humor to Despair” by Raziel Yauri Miranda, Research Fellow – Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Hosted at @istc.bsky.social
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February 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Très heureux de lancer notre séminaire annuel du GdT "surveillance et pouvoir" du Centre Internet et Société du CNRS.

Notre première séance, "#Surveillance, sanctions et #souveraineté", est proposée par Ksenia ERMOSHINA
Date et heure: le 14 janvier à 18h (en ligne)
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January 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thrilled to announce the publication of Big Data et Influence, a collective volume I co-edited with Camila Pérez Lagos and Rania Aoun.

This book brings critical perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to examine the societal impact of Big Data.

Available now via Peter Lang! 📚
January 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Last month we hosted an incredible 2-day symposium on #SafeCities. Leading scholars discussed #surveillance, #AI, #biometrictech, and urban #security across the globe. Huge thanks to our keynotes & panelists. Look out for more from CEThicS (Centre d’étude sur les technologies de surveillance).
November 26, 2024 at 10:34 PM