Technologies for democratic society
Weekly outline
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Lectures in-person: every Thu 14:15-16:00 in INR113
Lectures online: see Zoom and SpeakUp links below
Contact: cs234@groupes.epfl.ch
How we include both local and remote students in discussion: Lectures in this class include significant amounts of discussion, where students have an opportunity to answer questions posed by Prof. Bryan Ford. In order to include local and remote students equally, please keep the following in mind. Local students should join the Zoom meeting, with their speakers silent (to avoid feedback) and not sending video (in order to not overload the wifi in the room). Remote students are encouraged but not required to send video. Use the “Raise Hand” feature of Zoom at any time to get attention. When you are recognised, unmute yourself and ask your question or give your opinion. Local students should do the same, so the remote students can hear them. When asking a question or giving your ideas in writing, use only the SpeakUp forum, so that Prof. Bryan Ford need only look in one place. In SpeakUp, please do not use “comments”, because Prof. Ford will not be opening and reading individual items. Please use voting to “add weight” to things you wanted to say as well; this will push them to the top, where Prof. Ford can see them more easily.
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Zoom link for online sessions URL
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SpeakUp link for online sessions URL
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This week: 1. Course introduction
Next week: 2. UseNet, Internet, and "Democratization"
Instructor's lecture notes: https://moodlearchive.epfl.ch/2021-2022/pluginfile.php/2246914/course/section/239128/CS234%20Week%201_Notes.pdf-
By J.C.R. Licklider and Robert W. Taylor, April 1968.
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Excerpt: Chapter 8 from "Democracy and its Critics", Robert Dahl, 1989
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This week: 2. UseNet, Internet, and "Democratization"
Next week: 3. Social influence and choice
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This week: 3. Social influence and choice
Next week: 4. Online trust networks and reputation systems
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This week: 4. Online trust networks and reputation systems
Next week: 5. Election methods -
This week: 5. Election methods
Next week: 6. Smart contracts and decentralized governance
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This week: 6. Smart contracts and decentralized governance
Next week: 7. Scaling participation through delegation
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This week: 7. Scaling participation through delegation
Next week: 8. Deliberative representation by lottery -
This week: 8. Deliberative representation by lottery
Next week: 9. Market-based mechanisms -
This week: 9. Market-based mechanisms
Next week: 10. Social bots and Sybil attacks -
This week: 10. Social bots and Sybil attacks
Next week: 11. Identity and anonymity online -
This week: 11. Identity and anonymity online
Next week: 12. Identity and anonymity technologies -
This week: 12. Identity and anonymity technologies
Next week: 13. Polarization -
This week: 13. Polarization
Next week: 14. E-voting and E-democracy -
This week: 14. E-voting and E-democracy
