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Technology Impact Assessment for Peace and Stability in Practice: Australia and India
G. Austin et al., "Technology Impact Assessment for Peace and Stability in Practice: Australia and India," 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Santa Clara, CA, USA, 2025, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS65609.2025.11269622.
Just-in-Time Transnational Organized Crime
K. Michael, "Just-in-Time Transnational Organized Crime: Just Another Adaptive Supply Chain," 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS55053.2022.10227108.
Facial Emotion Recognition and the Future of Work
N. Dodd et al., "Facial Emotion Recognition and the Future of Work," 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2022, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS55053.2022.10227134.
Constructing a visualization dashboard
J. C. Barrett, K. Michael, R. Maciejewski and L. Tate, "Constructing a visualization dashboard to improve educational standards in Arizona legislative districts," 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS52410.2021.9629195.
Designing online/offline experiences with children in mind
Nishan Chelvachandran and Katina Michael, October 28, 2021, “Designing online/offline experiences with children in mind”, ISTAS21 Special Session.
The Implications of Neuralink and Brain Machine Interface Technologies
W. Armstrong and K. Michael, "The Implications of Neuralink and Brain Machine Interface Technologies," 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Tempe, AZ, USA, 2020, pp. 201-203, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462223.
Body Modifications and Their Health Implications
L. Remmers and K. Michael, "Body Modifications and Their Health Implications," 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Tempe, AZ, USA, 2020, pp. 134-141, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462217.
Stakeholders in the Cloud Computing Value-Chain
D. Kolevski, K. Michael, R. Abbas and M. Freeman, "Stakeholders in the cloud computing value-chain : A socio-technical review of data breach literature," 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Tempe, AZ, USA, 2020, pp. 290-293, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462169.
When Brain Computer Interfaces Pose an Existential Risk
M. Demko, K. Michael, K. Wagner and T. Bookman, "When Brain Computer Interfaces Pose an Existential Risk," 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Tempe, AZ, USA, 2020, pp. 112-114, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462244.
Privacy, Data Rights and Cybersecurity: Technology for Good
K. Michael, S. Kobran, R. Abbas and S. Hamdoun, "Privacy, Data Rights and Cybersecurity: Technology for Good in the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals," 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Medford, MA, USA, 2019, pp. 1-13, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS48451.2019.8937956.
ISTAS 2018: Technology, Ethics, and Policy
J. Pitt, K. Michael and T. Bookman, "ISTAS 2018: Technology, Ethics, and Policy," in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 21-23, Sept. 2019, doi: 10.1109/MTS.2019.2930266.
Location-based Social Media Use in Families
S. J. Fusco, K. Michael, M. G. Michael and R. Abbas, "Location-based Social Media Use in Families : Qualitative Outcomes from Participant Observations," 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Washington, DC, USA, 2018, pp. 139-149, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2018.8638283.
A theory of exposure: Measuring technology system end user vulnerabilities
L. Robertson, A. M. Aneiros and K. Michael, "A theory of exposure: Measuring technology system end user vulnerabilities," 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2017, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2017.8319089.
Urban flood modelling using geo-social intelligence
K. Yang, K. Michael, R. Abbas and T. Holderness, "Urban flood modelling using geo-social intelligence," 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2017, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2017.8319086.
Sociology of the docile body
S. R. Bradley-Munn, K. Michael and M. G. Michael, "Sociology of the docile body," 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Kollam, India, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2016.7764047.
Supply system's technology configuration as a contributor to end-user vulnerability
L. Robertson, K. Michael and A. M. Aneiros, "Supply system's technology configuration as a contributor to end-user vulnerability," 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Dublin, Ireland, 2015, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2015.7439445.
Monitoring people using location-based social networking and its negative impact on trust
S. J. Fusco, K. Michael, A. Aloudat and R. Abbas, "Monitoring people using location-based social networking and its negative impact on trust," 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Chicago, IL, USA, 2011, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2011.7160597.
The legal, social and ethical controversy of the collection and storage of DNA
K. Michael, "The legal, social and ethical controversy of the collection and storage of fingerprint profiles and DNA samples in forensic science," 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 2010, pp. 48-60, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514654.
Social-technical issues facing the humancentric RFID implantee sub-culture through the eyes of Amal Graafstra
A. Graafstra, K. Michael and M. G. Michael, "Social-technical issues facing the humancentric RFID implantee sub-culture through the eyes of Amal Graafstra," 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 2010, pp. 498-516, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514602.
The Diffusion of RFID Implants for Access Control and ePayments
K. Michael and M. G. Michael, "The diffusion of RFID implants for access control and epayments: A case study on Baja Beach Club in Barcelona," 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 2010, pp. 242-252, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS.2010.5514631.