Conveners
Disruptive Machines: AI, Information Operations, and Cyber Security
- Arthur Laudrain (ETH Zurich - CSS)
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Gil Baram (UC Berkeley and Bar Ilan University)12/06/2026, 16:40Digital Transformations 2Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)
Digital technologies are entangling cyber risk, digital infrastructure, and governance. This paper argues that AI-enabled cybercrime is best understood as a transformation of the cybercrime ecosystem rather than merely as a set of new technical tactics. It draws on UC Berkeley’s “AI-Enabled Cybercrime: Exploring Risks, Building Awareness, and Guiding Policy Responses” initiative, supported by...
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Clara Jammot (King's College London)12/06/2026, 16:50Digital Transformations 2Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)
While the relationship between far-right extremism, libertarianism, and neoliberalism has long been established, algorithmic recommendation as well as the lucrative professionalisation of content creation are leading platforms like TikTok to impact how financial (in)security feeds into the far-right’s proliferation. The rise in influencers promoting an individualistic ‘entrepreneurial mindset’...
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Anna Seliverstova (Linnaeus University)12/06/2026, 17:00Reserve ListPaper Abstract (Closed Panels)
Digital platforms have become central arenas of contemporary geopolitical competition, blurring the boundaries between the virtual and the physical, the informational and the political. This paper examines Telegram as a key element of Russia's contemporary information warfare and influence operations, focusing on its role in shaping political discourse in Serbia. While Telegram has often been...
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Alexandra Brankova (Swedish Defence University)12/06/2026, 17:10Digital Transformations 2Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)
This paper explores narrative amplification and plot structures on VKontakte by focusing on Tsargrad Society and Tsargrad TV’s channels. Key narratives and their sub-stories are presented, accounting for platform amplification patterns measured through the number of likes, analysis of posts, and affiliated comments. This study further develops the concepts of amplification and narrative...
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