The Future of Identity workshop

FIDIS NOE

Theme: Relating the Identity Issues to the Real World

Fontainebleau, France, 10 December 2004

Presentation

Objectives:

The first objective of this 2^nd workshop is pursue the work achieved in the first task of workpackage 2 of FIDIS T 2.1 Definition(s) of Identity (which aimed at better defining the concept of “Identity”, via the identification and categorisation of the principal issues, definition of a share vocabulary of the domain), by relating these concept to the world (real world or prospective situations) in order to facilitate the comprehension of these concepts by the different actors of the domain (expert or non-experts).

A second objective will be present and to validate the work that has been achieved during this first task.

Call for Presentations and Discussion Panels:

Members of the FIDIS consortium (a limited number of slots for external guest speakers may be available) are invited to present their work, or to propose the organization of discussion panel on subjects related to the identity domain. The presenters are strongly encouraged to relate their presentation or panel to the definition of the concept of identity, and the better understanding of the domain.

Candidates for a presentation or for setting-up and chairing a panel discussion can send make a post in the Fidis WP2 bulletin board (conference proposals) (restricted access).

(contact directly: nospam.thierry.nabeth@insead.edu only in case of problems or information)

Indicative list of subjects for the presentations or Panel:

Presentations or discussions aiming at better defining some of the key aspects and themes related to the identity domain. (examples include privacy, anonymity, …)
Presentations or discussions related to the categorisation and clusterisation of the identity domain
Presentation of cases, scenarios, story helping to better understand a particularly identity issue. (example: identity thief, money laundering, etc.). These cases will typically connect several concepts of the identity domain.
Prospective presentation or Panels related to the future of identity.
Presentation or panel contributing to improve the collaboration amongst the different actors in the Identity field and in particular across the different disciplines
Etc. (feel free to propose a topic that you believe contribute to a better understanding of the domain of identity, improve the communication in this domain).

Feel free to comment and propose new suggestions.

The Programme in the Fidis Wiki (restricted access)

Programme

(0) Welcome

09h15-09h30 Welcome (INSEAD/CALT)
09h30-09h45 Introduction (INSEAD/CALT)

The Ontology of the Identity Domain

(1) 09h45-10h15 Presentation on methodology/ontology (ppt)

Mireille Hildebrandt, VUB

elaborating on the difference and interrelation between reductive and embedded identity (sameness and selfhood) and some thoughts on how to incorporate this into the research.

(2) 10h15-11h45 Panel discussion: Defining Identity, summary, methodology and approaches

Sabine Delaitre, Mireille Hildebrandt, Thierry Nabeth, someone from LSE?, ???

11h00-11h15 Coffee break

Practical illustrations

(3) 11h45-12h15 Presentation of its latest results about the concept of identity. (pdf)

David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle, Bernhard Anrig, Emmanuel Benoist, VIP

These results include a new level of logical abstraction in the definitions and allow a better understanding and modeling of what happens in practical applications.

(4) 12h15-12h45 "Identity in the Ambient Intelligence Environment". (ppt)

Sabine Delaitre & Ioannis Maghiros, IPTS

The objective of the presentation is to provide 2 case studies based on one scenario

12h45-14h:00 Lunch

(5) 14h00-14h:30 Identity in MMORPGs (ppt)

Árpád Rab, ISRI

The analysis of MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing games) communities constitutes a chance to analyze identity in different unique ways:

Voluntary but strong identity
Assumed identity
Several oscillating identities
Responsibility towards the identity
...

(6) 14h30-15h:00 Identity in Social Digital Environments (ppt)

Thierry Nabeth, INSEAD

(7) 15h00-15h:30 Identity and anonymity : some examples of today's legislation and case law (ppt)

Wim Schreurs, VUB

(8) Discussion and end of the workshop.

15h30-16h:30

Relating the Identity Issues to the Real World.

a Synthesis.
Preparation of D2.3 Cases, stories and Scenarios

Participants

Thierry Nabeth, INSEAD, (organiser)
Albert Angehrn, INSEAD
Sarah Thatcher, LSE
Ruth Halperin LSE
Ioannis Maghiros, IPTS,(Presentation)
Sabine Delaitre, IPTS, (Panel -- methodology; Presentation)
David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle, VIP, (Presentation)
Bernhard Anrig, VIP
Emmanuel Benoist, VIP
Mireille Hildebrandt, VUB, (Panel -- methodology; Presentation)
Serge Gutwirth, VUB
Wim Schreurs, VUB
Els Soenens, VUB
Árpád Rab, ISRI, (Presentation)
Stefan Köpsell, TUD
Claudia Diaz, KU-Leven- Cosic,
Svetla Nikova, KU-Leven- Cosic
Denis Royer, GUF
Jozef Vyskoc, VaF
Mark Gasson, Univ. of Reading,
Iain Goodhew, Univ. of Reading

Participants: see Fidis WP2 bulletin board (conference preferences) (restricted access).

Contributors: the Fidis WP2 bulletin board (conference proposals) (restricted access).

Additional information

Registration

Members of the Fidis consortium interested in attending to this workshop should make a post in the Fidis WP2 bulletin board (conference preferences) (restricted access).

Participant can also send an email to: nospam.rachel.royer@insead.edu or nospam.thierry.nabeth@insead.edu. (please us preferably the bulletin board).

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