Network & communications infrastructures play multiple roles in our lives everyday, some of which we are consciously manipulating while others are hidden from sight. The data traveling through these systems tell compelling stories if you know how to look for them. They also often reflect systemic biases & prejudices that are prevalent in society.

In this talk we will do an open overview of the technical landscape & go through real world examples of how infrastructure can be used as a journalistic source & also as source material for creative projects.

ABOUT SURYA MATTU

Surya Mattu is an artist & engineer based in Brooklyn. Currently, he is the data reporter at GMG'sSpecial Projects Desk. Previously, he was a contributing researcher atProPublicawhere he was working onMachine Bias, a series that aims to highlight how algorithmic systems can be biased & discriminate aginst people. Machine Bias was aPulitzer Prize finalistfor Explanatory Journalism. He has also been a fellow atData&Society.