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Between Screen and Band saw line 4.0: Mediatization and Subjectivation in the Austrian Forestry and Sawmill Industry

April 30th                       11:45 – 13:15                         HS Kosuta (S.2.05 in case of rain)

Manfred Rosenzopf, BA MA (Doctoral studies in Philosophy)

Abstract of the talk:
This presentation introduces a dissertation project that explores the mediatization and subjectivation of work in traditional industrial sectors. With the increasing integration of digital media and communication technologies, the Austrian forestry and sawmill industry is undergoing significant transformation. But what does this mean for the people working in this sector? The ongoing digitalization and technological transformation of work are of interest not only in media and communication studies but also in the sociology of work.
The project aims to analyse everyday experiences in the Austrian forestry and sawmill industry to examine how new digital work and communication practices influence work culture and social interactions. The dissertation is situated within the tradition of Workplace Studies, an interdisciplinary field concerned with the impact of new technologies on work and subjectivity. Theoretically, the project draws on the concept of communication as a form of agency and its effects on work and subjectivation in everyday life. Empirically, employees of a medium-sized forestry and sawmill company will be interviewed in qualitative studies, work processes will be observed, and documents will be analysed.
Preliminary research has shown that a discursive field around the topic of the digitalized world of work is emerging. The more deeply digital transformation penetrates the world of work, the more it alters its organization, conditions, routines, patterns of knowledge, and value systems. This will be examined and discussed using the Austrian forestry and sawmill industry as a case study.

 

AI in Programmin Education

June 25th 2024              2.00-4.00pm            HS outdoor Košuta

Univ.-Ass. Mag. Markus Alfred Wieser (Institute for Informatics Didactics)

Abstract:

Teaching programming poses significant challenges in both school and university contexts. This talk is about the potential of ChatGPT as a sustainable didactic tool to support students, freshmen, and teachers, focusing on the possibilities and problems using ChatGPT as guidance or solver in programming and the opportunities for evaluation and assessment, using ChatGPT.

Bio:

Markus Wieser is a University Assistant at the Institute for Informatics Didactics at the University of Klagenfurt, and his research focuses on the use of AI systems in the didactics of programming. He studied Informatics and Mathematics for a teaching degree at the University of Klagenfurt and is now writing his PhD Thesis in Informatics Didactics titled “Learning Programming in the Dawn of AI.”

Artificial Intelligence Methods for Scheduling in Production and Supply Chain Management

April 23rd            11.45 – 13.15              N.2.01

Sen. Scientist Ramsha Ali, M.Sc.

Institut für Artificial Intelligence und Cybersecurity

 

Low Degree Polynomial Models In Cryptography

March 5th 2024             11:45 am – 13:15 pm            HS N.2.57

Matthias Steiner M.Sc.

(Institut für Artificial Intelligence und Cybersecurity)