DigiLab

DigiLab: Digital Society Lab brings together scholars from various fields such as social psychology, philosophy of technology, critical theory, digital humanities, theory of new media art and culture, and communication studies. Through the fusion of disciplines and perspectives, we explore the impact of information and communication technologies on social and cultural practices, critically examining the ways in which the processes of ubiquitous digitalization influence and transform all aspects of life at both the individual and collective levels. Key research themes of DigiLab include digital democracy, digital culture and art, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.

• Organizing the annual international event EMERGE, which brings together scientists, technology experts, business leaders, policy makers, artists and cultural workers to discuss topics that shape the digital society in which we live. The event is divided into two sections: the scientific conference and forum.
• Organizing lectures, seminars, round table discussions and other public events related to various aspects of the impact of modern technologies on society;
• Presentation of research results in relevant scientific publications and at scientific conferences, seminars, workshops, and public events;
• Establishing and strengthening international partnerships and expanding the network of collaborators through scientific projects.

Mevorah, V. (2024). “Irony and subversive mimicry in art and internet meme culture”. In Williams, T., Gasparavicius, G., and Toteva, M. (eds.). Walking with the enemy: The art of subversive mimicry in the post-truth era. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press. (forthcoming)

Bojić, L., Agatonović, M., Guga, J. (2024). The Immersion in the Metaverse: Cognitive Load and Addiction. In: Geroimenko, V. (eds) Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Metaverse. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57746-8_11

Alipour, S., Galeazzi, A., Sangiorgio, E., Avalle, M., Bojic, L., Cinelli, M., & Quattrociocchi, W. (2024). Cross-platform social dynamics: An analysis of ChatGPT and COVID-19 vaccine conversations. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 2789. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53124-x

Bojic, L. (2024). AI alignment: Assessing the global impact of recommender systems. Futures, 160, 103383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103383

Mevorah, V., Guga, J., Markov, C. (2023). Divine genius, subversive hero, or creative entrepreneur? Exploring various facets of the artist as a mythical figure. Bulletin of the Institute of Ethnography, SASA, issue topic “Myth and identity: a cross-cultural and intertemporal approach”, Djurdjina Šijaković (ed.): 99–121. https://doi.org/10.2298/GEI2301099M.

Markov, Č. (2023). Digitalne strategije i aktivizam u Srbiji. Kritika, 4(1), 3–24. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7983762

Mevorah, V. (2023). “Internet umetnost: kritička estetika digitalne kulture”. Život umjetnosti: Journal for Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture 112 (1): 92-107, https://doi.org/10.31664/zu.2023.112.05.

Липиј, А., Бојић, Љ., & Цветковић, В. (2023). Вештачка интелигенција и свети оци: Светоотачки водич кроз изазове вештачке интелигенције и суперинтелигенције. Црквене студије, 20(20), 193–209. https://doi.org/10.18485/ccs_cs.2023.20.20.11

Markov, Č. (2022). Na šta mislimo kada kažemo… Aktivizam, digitalno okruženje i pažnja javnosti. Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju. https://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2620

Bojic, L. (2022). Metaverse Through the Prism of Power and Addiction: What Will Happen When the Virtual World Becomes More Attractive Than Reality? European Journal of Futures Research. 10(22). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-022-00208-4

Uspenski, I., Guga, J. (2022). Embodying Metaverse as artificial life: At the intersection of media and 4E cognition theories. Philosophy and Society Vol. 33 (2), pp. 326-345. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID2202326U

Mevorah, V. (2022). “Ex/Post-Yugoslav Digital (Meme) Culture: In Search for Subversive Affirmation Strategies”. Maska, “JUFU 2” 209–210: 68-80. https://maska.si/en/journal/jufu-2/.

Guga, J. (2021). MetaGarden: Technology and Nature in the Works of Tanja Vujinović. AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 25, pp. 97-109, https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i25.450

Bojić, L., Zarić, M., & Žikić, S. (2021). Worrying impact of artificial intelligence and big data through the prism of recommender systems. ISSUES IN ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.21301/eap.v16i3.13.

Novaković, J. (2021). The Role of Museums in a Digital World – Attracting Youth and Overcoming COVID19 Obstacles.Cultural Management: Science and Education, 5(1), 59-68. ISSN: 2512-6962 https://doi.org/10.30819/cmse.5-1.04

Novaković, J. (2021). A Female Artpreneur in a Digital Age –Definition, Challenges, and Potential Revenue Streams.Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Education: twice a Year Scientific Journal, (3-4).151-163. ISSN: 1821-1283 https://www.library.ien.bg.ac.rs/index.php/jwee/article/view/1333/1201

Mihaljinac, N., and Mevorah, V., (2019). “Broken Promises of Internet and Democracy: Internet Art in Serbia, 1996–2014”. Media, Culture & Society 41 (6): 889–900. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443719831177.

Mevorah, V. (2018) “Virtuelno sećanje: Edukacija o Holokaustu u informacionom dobu”. In Daković, N., and Mevorah, V. (eds.). Graničnici sećanja: jevrejsko nasleđe i Holokaust. Belgrade: Jevrejski istorijski muzej Saveza jevrejskih opština Srbije, pp. 195–211.

Grechuta,K., Guga, J., Maffei, G., Ballester Rubio, B., & F. M. J. Verschure, P (2017). Visuotactile integration modulates motor performance in a perceptual decision-making task. Nature Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 3333. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03488-0

Guga, J. (2015), Digital Self: How We Became Binary, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen

Ljubiša Bojić appointed to the United Nations Environment Programme’s Foresight Expert Panel, 2023

Ljubiša Bojić, Invited Presentation at the GFEAI 2024: Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence hosted by Slovenia under the patronage of UNESCO—Kranj, Slovenia.

Jelena Guga, “The Metamorphic Role of the Artist Across the Digital Technology Timeline,” keynote lecture, IAA Europe Symposium: ARTS AND ROBOTS, 18th September 2023, Belgrade. VIDEO

Jelena Guga, member of the jury for the selection of local art residency, European Digital Deal Open Call 2023, Center for the Promotion of Science, Belgrade, Serbia.

Jelena Guga, member of the expert working group, European Digital Deal Summit, 7-10 September, Ars Electrinica, Linz, Austria.

Jelena Guga, member of the jury for selecting the winning proposal, Open Call art+science 2023, Changes Drive Changes, Center for the Promotion of Science, Belgrade, Serbia.

Signing of the Belgrade Digital Freedom Pledge.

Jelena Guga, curator of the exhibition Body Relations, Art Body Art project, SULUV, November 22 – December 6, 2022, Novi Sad, Serbia.

Vera Mevorah, panel discussion, „YUFU2 edition of the Maska magazine“, BITEF, Belgrade, September 29th, 2022.

Jelena Guga and Ljubiša Bojić served as members of the Work Group for Directives Drafting on the Development and Ethical Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Republic of Serbia appointed by the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia (2022).

Online lecture series The Future of AI: Social and Cultural Aspects

EMERGE 2023 Forum Aligning AGI for Humanity’s Future

EMERGE 2022 International Conference on Digital Society Now and Forum on the Future of AI-driven Humanity

Jelena Guga, RadioAparat, Radio Elementi, 26.09.2023.

Ljubiša Bojić, Angažovani dijalog između Ljubiše i Hane Stevović o ulozi tehnologije u oblikovanju naše budućnosti: Ravnoteža između distopije i utopije — Ekskluzivno na Bloomberg Adria. 26.07.2023.

Lubiša Bojić, AI Models-R-Us ima velike implikacije za demokratiju, Balkan Insight, 29.06.2023.

Ljubiša Bojić, istraživački rad predstavljen je u članku Regulacija Metaverzuma objavljenom od strane Regulatory Review, u saradnji sa Pravnim fakultetom Univerziteta u Pensilvaniji, 07.01.2023.

Vera Mevorah, BITEF blog, „Jugofuturizam – intervju sa Verom Mevorah”, 03.10.2022.

Čedomir Markov, Jelena Guga, Radio Beograd 2, Digitalne Ikone, 27.09.2022.

Vera Mevorah, Jelena Guga, Radio Beograd 2, Digitalne Ikone, 26.04.2022.