Union Busting and Workplace Resistance
by Freddy Reiber
What is Alt-Tech?
by Tyler Calabrese
Freddy: Freddy will be talking about the role of technologies in union busting and future or workplace resistance.
Tyler: Tyler will be presenting on a literature review on the alt-right/alt-tech media ecosystem.
Speakers
Freddy Reiber
Freddy is a third-year PhD student in the Computing and Data Science department at Boston University, and advised by the fantastic Allison McDonald. His work explores how power dynamics are shifted by technology with a focus on applying human-driven methods to complex issues. Currently, his projects are on 2nd order dynamics in digital spaces within labor unions and the motivations used by cryptographers for their research.
Tyler Calabrese
Tyler Calabrese is a PhD student at Boston University's Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences, working with Allison McDonald. Previously, he worked as a Software Developer at Strike Technologies and earned his Bachelor's in Computer Science and English from Tufts University. His research interests include usable privacy and security, particularly in the context of police surveillance.