[Air-L] CFP: International Conference on Platform and AI Society in Asia (Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia)

[Jian Xu]

Dear colleagues,

We warmly invite abstract and panel proposal submissions from scholars working in the areas of platform studies, AI studies, and digital media studies related to Asia. Please check our CFP below. Thank you!

*Call for Papers*
International Conference on Platform and AI Society in Asia
Dates: 24-25 November 2025
Venue: Deakin University, Burwood Campus, Melbourne, Australia
Co-organised by: Deakin University & Communication University of China
Supporting journals: Communication Research and Practice
                                     Global Media and China
Supporting institutions:
Manipal Institute of Communication, India
Department of Cultural Contents, Hanyang University, South Korea
Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Confirmed keynote:
Professor Anthony Fung, Dean of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Over the past decade, Asia has emerged as a pivotal hub in the global landscape of digital platform development and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. The region has seen the rapid and deep entrenchment of platform society, where digital platforms have been increasingly shaping economic development, political engagement, cultural production and everyday life. At the same time, Asia has become a critical site in the rise of AI society, as AI technologies are increasingly embedded in governance systems, industries, public services, and daily life. Crucially, the growing convergence of digital platforms and AI is fundamentally reconfiguring the infrastructures, logics, and power relations of contemporary life across Asia. The convergence has given rise to new socio-technical assemblages where data flows, algorithmic decision-making, and platform architectures are intertwined to mediate and reshape culture, politics, economy and society.
This conference positions Asia not simply as a regional context for empirical inquiry, but as a generative vantage point for theorising the interwoven dynamics of platforms, AI, and socio-political transformations. We invite scholars from across disciplines, including digital media and communication, science and technology studies, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and area studies, to engage with themes including but not limited to:


·      Platform labor and economy

·      Platform capitalism and power

·      Platform regulation and governance

·      Platformisation of Asian societies

·      Platform cultures and user practices

·      Social media influencers

·      Comparative platform studies

·      AI in platforms

·      AI and platforms for social good

·      AI regulation and governance

·      AI and smart cities

·      Generative AI and creative industries

·      Generative AI and propaganda

·      AI and global communication

·      AI and journalistic practices

·      AI, misinformation and deepfakes

·      Algorithmic bias and discrimination

·      AI imaginaries

·      Social robotics

·      Critical AI studies (inequality, power, ethics, aesthetics and etc)

Single Abstract
Should include title, 300 words summary, and a brief bio.
Panel submission (3-4 papers)
Should include panel title, aim of the panel (250 words), and individual abstracts of 300 words, plus brief bios of each panel member.
Publication opportunity
The best papers from the conference will form special issues with Communication Research and Practice and Global Media and China.
Deadline for abstract/panel submission: 15th August 2025
Email for submission: deakincuc2025 at gmail.com<mailto:deakincuc2025 at gmail.com>
Notification of acceptance: 30th August 2025.
For inquiries, please contact
Associate Professor Jian Xu: j.xu at deakin.edu.au<mailto:j.xu at deakin.edu.au>
Professor Dianlin Huang: dianlinhuang at cuc.edu.cn<mailto:dianlinhuang at cuc.edu.cn>

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