InfoFire - A Fireside Chat by Information Matters

In this wide-ranging conversation, Professor Borgman reflects on the evolving nature of research data, the pressing challenges of reuse, and the institutional infrastructures—or lack thereof—that shape the flow of knowledge in the digital age.----Guest Speaker: Dr. Christine L. BorgmanDistinguished Research Professor in Information Studies, Presidential Chair in Information Studies, Emerita,University of California, Los AngelesHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Yaxin (Ashlyn) Luo Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

In this episode, Dr. Buckland challenges traditional notions by advocating for a shift from "information-as-thing" to "everything-as-document," urging a reevaluation of how we define and engage with information. Explore the evolution of iSchools and the future of information science through Buckland's insightful perspectives.Read the full article here: Reframing Information: From “Information as Thing” to “Everything as Document” to the Identity of iSchools — Conversations with Michael BucklandGuest Speaker: Dr. Michael BucklandProfessor EmeritusThe UC Berkeley School of InformationUniversity of California, Berkeley, USAHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director EmeritaInternational School of Information ManagementUniversity of Mysore, IndiaEditor & Producer: Yaxin (Ashlyn) Luo Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

Guest Speaker: Professor Mike Thelwal Professor of Data Science Information School University of Sheffield UKHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Yaxin (Ashlyn) Luo Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

Guest Speaker: Dr. Gururaj DeshpandeFounder, President and Chairman, Sparta GroupFounder and Trustee, Deshpande FoundationFounder and Chairman, Sycamore Networks, 1998-2013Life Member of the MIT Corporation & the Board of Trustees of MITHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Yaxin (Ashlyn) Luo Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

Guest Speaker: Jean-Claude Guédon, Ph.DA leading champion of open access & Open ScienceProfessor of Comparative Literature (retired),University of Montréal,  CanadaHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Yaxin (Ashlyn) Luo Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

Guest Speaker: Professor Javed MostafaDeanFaculty of InformationUniversity of TorontoToronto, CanadaHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

InfoFire with Arjun Malhotra - Technology for Social Good: Making a Difference to ManyGuest Speaker: Mr. Arjun MalhotraChairman, Magic Software Inc.Chairman & CEO Headstrong (1998 – 2011)Co-Founder and Vice chairman HCL (1975 – 1998)Host: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Digital Product Designer

Guest Speaker:Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy Co-founder, Chairman Emeritus,InfosysCEO (1981 to 2002)Chairman (2002 to 2011).Host: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Ardhra Sivasankaran, Content and Brand Specialist

Guest Speaker:Professor Tony Hey, CBE, FREng, FACM, C.EngHonorary Senior Data ScientistRutherford Appleton Laboratory STFC/UKRI Harwell Campus, UKChief Data Scientist ( 2015-2022) STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKFormer Director, UK eScience InitiativeHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana, Digital Product Designer

Guest Speaker: Dr. Nicholas BelkinDistinguished Professor EmeritusSchool of Communication and InformationRutgers University, New BrunswickNew Jersey, USAHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

Guest Speaker: Dr. Vinton (“Vint”) G. CerfVice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, GoogleCo-designer of the TCP/IP Protocols & the architecture of the Internet and One of the fathers of the InternetFounding president of the Internet Society from 1992-1995Host: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle, USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Gautam I. MenonDean (Research) & Professor of Physics and Biology, Ashoka University, IndiaProfessor, Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, IndiaHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USA

Guest Speaker: Dr. Mark MayburyVice President, Commercialization, Lockheed Martin Former Chief Technology Officer, Stanley Black & Decker Former Chief Scientist, United States Air Force Former Executive Director, MITRE CorporationHost: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle, USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Sid MookerjiFounder and Managing Partner, Silicon Road Ventures, USAFormer Global CEO, and Founder. Software ParadigmsInternational Group, LLCCo-founder, and CEO Silver Spirit Global LLCHost: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle, USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Partha P. Majumder, PhD, FNA, FASc, FNASc, FTWASNational Science Chair (Scientific Excellence), Government of India.Distinguished Professor and Founder, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, WB, IndiaEmeritus Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, IndiaHonorary Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali & KolkataHost: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Ajit BalakrishnanFounder, Chairman, and CEO rediff.comChairman, Board of Governors IIM Calcutta (2006-2016)Chairman Emeritus, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)Host: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Dr. Helen SharpProfessor of Software Engineering and Associate DeanFaculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsSchool of Computing & Communications.The Open University, UKHost: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Watters Former Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council Government of Canada & Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Computer Science, Former Provost & Vice President Academic, Damhousie UniversityHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media, University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Guest Speaker: Dr.Maëlle Salmon Aficionada a R, R(esearch) Software Engineer & BloggerResearch Software Engineer, rOpenSciAssociate editor, rOpenSci’s Software Peer Review.Host: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Episode 4: Evolution of computing infrastructure for research: Is AI the future of research? with Dr. Daniel E. AtkinsGuest: Dr. Daniel E. Atkinsmeritus W.K. Kellogg Professor of Information &Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

A Fireside Chat Podcast by Information Matters Episode 4: Large Language Models: Their Power and their Limitations with Dr Ricardo Baeza-YatesGuest: Dr Ricardo Baeza-YatesDirector of Research & Research ProfessorInstitute for Experimental AINortheastern UniversitySilicon ValleyCalifornia, USAHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

A Fireside Chat Podcast by Information Matters Episode 4: Science Communication, Research Data, and Covid-19 with Gagandeep Kang FRSGuest: Gagandeep Kang FRSProfessor, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, IndiaHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

A Fireside Chat Podcast by Information Matters Episode 3: The changing landscape of Information Interaction: the past, present, and the future of the chatGuest: Dr. Gary MarchioniniDean and Cary C. Boshamer Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USAHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

Fireside Chat Podcast by Information Matters Episode 2: Different Flavors of AI - A Fireside chat with Dr. Gio WiederholdGuest: Dr. Gio WiederholdProfessor (Emeritus) of Computer Science, Medicine, and Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USAHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/

A Fireside Chat Podcast by Information Matters Episode 1: Changing Contours of the iField A Fireside chat with Mike EisenbergGuest: Dr. Mike EisenbergDean Emeritus, Information School, University of Washington Seattle, USAHost: Dr. Shalini R. UrsExecutive Director Emerita, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore IndiaEditor & Producer: Nara Vajaphattana Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media,  University of Washington Seattle,USAInformation Matters: https://informationmatters.org/