CENS Workshop on DRUMS 2022: Security in a Post Truth World

Seminar Abstract

The Centre of Excellence for National Security is organising its CENS Workshop on DRUMS 2022: Security in a Post Truth World in Singapore. This two-day workshop aims to : a) provide a deep dive into the different dimensions of DRUMS; (b) provide an understanding of the challenges posed by a Post-Truth World where disinformation is endemic; and (c) explore new methods to mitigate these challenges.

Who Should Attend

Policy-makers, academics, and other experts who are: (a) concerned about the issues of disinformation, online falsehoods and influence operations being a national security threat; (b) interested in the social implications of these issues; and (c) would like to learn how states and societies can address them.

rsis.edu.sg/…loads/2022/07/BOOKLET_V2.pdf

Confirmed speakers include:

Kiran Garimella, Assistant Professor, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University

Abhas Tripathi, Disinformation Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

Andrew Moshirnia, Associate Professor, Business Law & Taxation, Monash University

Edson C. Tandoc Jr., Associate Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

Sutawan Chanprasert, Executive Director, Digital Reach Asia

Sherly Haristya, Independent Researcher

Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Politics, Media and Philosophy, LaTrobe University

Priyank Mathur, Founder and CEO, Mythos Labs

Henry Collis, Deputy Director, National Security Communications Team, UK Cabinet Office

Quinn McKew, Executive Director, Article19

Veena McCoole, VP, Strategic Partnerships, NewsGuard

Norul Mohamed Rashid, Policy Advisor on Governance and Peace & Security for Asia and the Pacific, UN Women

Carl Miller, Research Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM), DEMOS

Kathleen M. Carley, Professor of Societal Computing, Carnegie Mellon University