All Outputs (20)

Infomateriality (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2018, December). Infomateriality. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA

This paper argues for the notion of 'infomateriality' as an orientation for IS research and as an alternative to and in distinction from sociomateriality. It sees Orlikowski’s relatively recent exposition of sociomateriality as developing out of her... Read More about Infomateriality.

Reassessing the nature of IS (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2016, December). Reassessing the nature of IS. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems, Dublin

This paper draws upon the work of three different philosophers, from America, France and Britain, to argue for (i) the reality of subjectivity, (ii) the nonphysical nature of subjective consciousness that is dependent upon but not determined by the p... Read More about Reassessing the nature of IS.

Matter and memory and deep learning (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2016, November). Matter and memory and deep learning. Presented at Diagnoses of Matter and Memory: Bergson and the Problems of Brain, Time and Memory, Tokyo, Japan

The recent phenomenon of ‘Deep Learning,’ which has given us such science-fiction-like innovations as search tools in photographic applications and the growing reality of self-driving cars, is a new form, and subset, of ‘Machine Learning’ made possib... Read More about Matter and memory and deep learning.

Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., Burmeister, O., & Blaynee, J. (2016, September). Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia. Presented at 12th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC12 2016, Proceedings, Salford, UK

This paper introduces the concept of ‘skeomorphic reassurance’ as a guiding principle for human interfaces in technological development and design, particularly for older people and people with dementia (PwD). Skeuomorphs exhibit decorative design el... Read More about Skeuomorphic reassurance : personhood and dementia.

Collaborative HCI and UX : longitudinal diary studies as a means of uncovering barriers to digital adoption (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Blaynee, J., Kreps, D., Kutar, M., & Griffiths, M. (2016, July). Collaborative HCI and UX : longitudinal diary studies as a means of uncovering barriers to digital adoption. Presented at 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2016 - Fusion!), Bournemouth University, Poole, UK

In this paper, our proposition is that longitudinal research, such as diary studies, can be used to uncover the core needs of those users who are over 65 and experience difficulty with digital interfaces. Through a two year research project, we have... Read More about Collaborative HCI and UX : longitudinal diary studies as a means of uncovering barriers to digital adoption.

KTP and RRI – the perfect match (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., Blaynee, J., Kutar, M., & Griffiths, M. (2015, September). KTP and RRI – the perfect match. Presented at ETHICOMP 2015, de Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Businesses working with universities are in an optimal position to overcome perceived barriers to the uptake of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) for Business and Industry. This paper sets out case study evidence within a particular framewor... Read More about KTP and RRI – the perfect match.

Gramsci and Foucault : hegemony in the global episteme (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2015, September). Gramsci and Foucault : hegemony in the global episteme. Presented at Inaugural Conference on Cultural Political Economy, Lancaster University, Lancaster UK

Does Foucault’s concentration upon the micropolitics in society that add up to and constitute (post-national) governmentality undermine and discount, or complement and mirror Gramsci’s concentration on the hegemonic reach of centralised power out int... Read More about Gramsci and Foucault : hegemony in the global episteme.

In/visibility of LGBTQ people in the Arab Spring (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2012, June). In/visibility of LGBTQ people in the Arab Spring. Presented at Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication, Aarhus, Denmark

LGBTQ use of the internet is a growing area of study. However most studies focus mainly on the US and the UK, and none pays much (if any) attention to the experience of LGBTQ people in countries where it is illegal to be LGBTQ. The events of the Arab... Read More about In/visibility of LGBTQ people in the Arab Spring.

Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2011, May). Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile. Presented at 17th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, Denton, Texas, USA

The debate between ‘realism’ and ‘social constructivism’, rehearsed and overviewed in Ian Hacking’s book, “The Social Construction of What,” (Hacking 1999) has nonetheless seen a number of attempts to find common ground, or unifying principles / theo... Read More about Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile.

#uksnow: webscience weather watch (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., & Fletcher, G. (2010, October). #uksnow: webscience weather watch. Presented at Internet Research 11.0, Gothenburg, Sweden

Introducing eco-masculinities: How a masculine discursive subject approach to the individual differences theory of gender and IT impacts an environmental informatics project (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2010, August). Introducing eco-masculinities: How a masculine discursive subject approach to the individual differences theory of gender and IT impacts an environmental informatics project. Presented at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2010, Lima, Peru

In this paper I introduce the concept of eco-masculinities as a philosophical and critical project to understand the links between gendered and pro-environmental behaviour. The background of the feminist project, the sociology of masculinity, and the... Read More about Introducing eco-masculinities: How a masculine discursive subject approach to the individual differences theory of gender and IT impacts an environmental informatics project.

Virtual oversight over transnational capitalism: XBRL metadata and renewed government control of the global economy (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., & Wong, R. (2009, April). Virtual oversight over transnational capitalism: XBRL metadata and renewed government control of the global economy. Presented at The IFIP WG9.5 "Virtuality and Society" International Workshop on Images of Virtuality: Conceptualizations and Applications in Everyday Life, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

As the recent and ongoing crisis in the world financial system shows, unregulated markets are dangerous for the world economy. Through the news media we have all become much more familiar with the virtual world of financial transactions in today’s gl... Read More about Virtual oversight over transnational capitalism: XBRL metadata and renewed government control of the global economy.

Community as commodity (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., & Pearson, E. (2008, July). Community as commodity. Presented at IFIP WG 9.5 International Working Conference on Virtuality and Society: Massive Virtual Communities, Leuphana University, Luneburg, Germany

Despite utopian claims that the internet generally and Social Networking Sites (SNS) (including multi-user virtual environments, or MUVE) in particular herald a challenge to the dominance of capitalist ideologies in technological societies, there is... Read More about Community as commodity.

My Facebook profile: Copy, resemblance, or simulacrum? (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2008, June). My Facebook profile: Copy, resemblance, or simulacrum?. Presented at 16th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

This paper offers a theoretical reading of the phenomenon and experience of the social networking site, Facebook, through an exploration of how loyally a Facebook profile can represent the essence of an individual, and whether such Platonic notions o... Read More about My Facebook profile: Copy, resemblance, or simulacrum?.

A post-colonial analysis of agile software development methods in ICT4D
Presentation / Conference
methods in ICT4D. Presented at 16th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Online

There is evidence that agile approaches to information system development can improve product quality and developer productivity. However, successful adoption of these approaches appears to depend on adaptation to specific contexts. This research c... Read More about A post-colonial analysis of agile software development methods in ICT4D.

Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., Rowe, F., & Muirhead, J. Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy. Presented at 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

This paper argues that the ubiquitous digital networks in which we are increasingly becoming immersed present a threat to our ability to exercise free will. Using process philosophy, and expanding upon understandings of causal autonomy, the paper... Read More about Understanding digital events : process philosophy and causal autonomy.

The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly
Presentation / Conference
Poulsen, A., Burmeister, O., & Kreps, D. The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly. Presented at 13th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC13 2018, 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, Poznan, Poland

The way elderly care is delivered is changing. Attempts are being made to accommodate the increasing number of elderly, and the decline in the number of people available to care for them, with care robots. This change introduces ethical issues into r... Read More about The ethics of inherent trust in care robots for the elderly.

Foucault, exhibitionism and voyeurism on chatroulette
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. Foucault, exhibitionism and voyeurism on chatroulette. Presented at Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2010, Vancouver, Canada

Sexuality, understood as a Foucauldian discourse that expresses itself through our passions and pursuits and contributes massively to our socially- constructed identity formation, has from the outset been a major factor in the growth of the internet.... Read More about Foucault, exhibitionism and voyeurism on chatroulette.

Harnessing the link between ICT domestication and behaviour change for carbon footprint reduction in the home
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., Sundramoorthy, V., Cooper, G., & Linge, N. Harnessing the link between ICT domestication and behaviour change for carbon footprint reduction in the home. Poster presented at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2010, San Francisco

This is a research-in-progress paper, outlining the issues pertinent to a unique EU FP7 Project entitled Digital Environment Home Energy Management System, including Living Labs in the UK and Bulgaria, which seeks to engender pro-environmental behavi... Read More about Harnessing the link between ICT domestication and behaviour change for carbon footprint reduction in the home.

Performing the Discourse of Sexuality Online Foucault, Butler, and Video-sharing on Sexual Social Networking Sites
Presentation / Conference
Foucault, Butler, and Video-sharing on Sexual Social Networking Sites. Presented at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Francisco

Though sometimes pitted against one another and at times contradictory, the ideas of Michel Foucault and Judith Butler on the nature and expression of our sexuality and our gender identities help us to gain a deeper and more rounded picture of theimp... Read More about Performing the Discourse of Sexuality Online Foucault, Butler, and Video-sharing on Sexual Social Networking Sites.