{"id":3577,"date":"2023-03-28T13:50:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:55:32","slug":"phd-update-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/archives\/2023\/03\/28\/phd-update-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD update \u2013 March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello again, and welcome to another update on my Ph.D. research progress. I will briefly run down the things that happened since the <a href=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/archives\/2022\/09\/26\/phd-update-september-2022\/\">last update<\/a>, what I am currently working on, and some notable events on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent happenings<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CHI 2023 paper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-1024x1013.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-1024x1013.png 1024w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-500x495.png 500w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-768x760.png 768w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-1536x1520.png 1536w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/concept-video-stills-2048x2026.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stills from Contestable Camera Cars concept video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First off, the big news is that the paper I submitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/chi2023.acm.org\">CHI 2023<\/a> was accepted. This is a big deal for me because HCI is the core field I aim to contribute to, and CHI is its flagship conference.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the full citation:<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alfrink, K., Keller, I., Doorn, N., &amp; Kortuem, G. (2023). Contestable Camera Cars: A Speculative Design Exploration of Public AI That Is Open and Responsive to Dispute. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10\/jwrx\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10\/jwrx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have had several papers rejected in the past (CHI is notoriously hard to get accepted at), so I feel vindicated. The paper is already available as an <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2302.04603\">arXiv preprint<\/a>, as is the <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/798387143\">concept video<\/a> that forms the core of the study I report on (many thanks to my pal <a href=\"https:\/\/trimtab.studio\">Simon<\/a> for collaborating on this with me). CHI 2023 happens in late April. I will be riding a train over there to present the paper in person. Very much looking forward to that.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Contestable Camera Cars\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/798387143?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Contestable Camera Cars concept video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Responsible Sensing Lab anniversary event<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I briefly presented my research at the <a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblesensinglab.org\/news\/anniversary-event-responsible-sensing-lab\">Responsible Sensing Lab anniversary event<\/a> on February 16. The whole event was quite enjoyable, and I got some encouraging responses to my ideas afterward which is always nice. The event was recorded in full. My appearance starts around the 1:47:00 mark.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsl-anniversary-event-32-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It me. (Credit: Responsible Sensing Lab.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jmZpIg-pZpA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video of my contribution. (Pakhuis de Zwijger \/ Responsible Sensing Lab.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tweeting, tooting, blogging<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been getting back into the habit of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaeru\">tweeting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/post.lurk.org\/@kaeru\">tooting<\/a>, and even the occasional spot of blogging on this website again. As the end of my Ph.D. nears, I figured it might be worth it to engage more actively with &#8220;the discourse,&#8221; as they say. I mostly share stuff I read that is related to my research and that I find interesting. Although, of course, posts related to my twin sons&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/post.lurk.org\/@kaeru\/109873467926749105\">music taste<\/a> and struggles with <a href=\"https:\/\/post.lurk.org\/@kaeru\/110068642087102987\">university bureaucracy<\/a> always win out in the end. (Yes, I am aware my timing is terrible, seeing as how we have basically finally concluded social media was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2022\/11\/twitter-facebook-social-media-decline\/672074\/\">a bad idea after all<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current activities<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Envisioning Contestability Loops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the moment, the majority of my time is taken up by conducting a final study (working title: &#8220;Envisioning Contestability Loops&#8221;). I am excited about this one because I get to once again collaborate with a professional designer on an artifact, in this case, a visual explanation of my framework, and use the result as a research instrument to dig into, in this case, the strengths and weaknesses of contestability as a generative metaphor for the design of public AI.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thesis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel, I have begun to put together my thesis. It is paper-based, but of course, the introductory and concluding chapters require some thought still.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim is to have both the final article and thesis finished by the end of summer and then begin the arduous process of getting a date for my defense, assembling a committee, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agonistic Machine Vision Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, I am also mentoring Laura, another brilliant master graduation student. Her project, titled &#8220;Agonistic Machine Vision Development,&#8221; builds on my previous research. In particular, one of the challenges I identified in Contestable Camera Cars, that of the differential in information position between citizens and experts when they collaborate in participatory machine learning sessions. It&#8217;s very gratifying to see others do design work that pushes these ideas further.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming events<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So yeah, like I already mentioned, I will be speaking at CHI 2023, which takes place on 23-28 April in Hamburg. The schedule says I am presenting on April 25 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/programs.sigchi.org\/chi\/2023\/index\/session\/97396\">session on &#8220;AI Trust, Transparency and Fairness&#8221;<\/a>, which includes some excellent-looking contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And before that, I will be at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ictopen.nl\">ICT.OPEN<\/a> in Utrecht on April 20 to present briefly on the Contestable AI by Design framework as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ictopen.nl\/track-chi-nl-human-factors-computing-systems\">CHI NL track<\/a>. It should be fun.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s it for this update. Maybe, by the time the next one rolls around, I will be able to share a date for my defense. But let&#8217;s not jinx it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again, and welcome to another update on my Ph.D. research progress. I will briefly run down the things that happened since the last update, what I am currently working on, and some notable events on the horizon. Recent happenings CHI 2023 paper First off, the big news is that the paper I submitted to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/archives\/2023\/03\/28\/phd-update-march-2023\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PhD update \u2013 March 2023<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[625],"tags":[1186],"class_list":["post-3577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-phd"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3577\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}