Dr Teodor Mitew

Dr Teodor Mitew Dr

Senior Lecturer, Discipline Leader Creative Industries

Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
School of the Arts, English and Media

tmitew@uow.edu.au

+61 2 4221 4219

tedmitew.net

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	Do objects dream of an internet of things? Published in Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research
2009	The Question Concerning (Internet) Time Published in New Media and Society
2018	Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign Published in First Monday

Research Areas

Research Overview

My research background is in digital media, internet studies, and actor network theory. My current research projects are clustered within three distinct vectors: 1] the internet of things and the phenomenon of smart clothing; 2] memes, internet swarms, and the logistics of meme warfare; 3] object-oriented ontology and anticipatory materiality.

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Advances in Wearable Sensors: Signalling the Provenance of Garments Using Radio Frequency Watermarks Published In Sensors
2018	Black-boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Published In Perspectives on Terrorism
2018	Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign Published In First Monday
2017	Distributed Swarming and Stigmergic Effects on ISIS Networks: OODA Loop Model Published In Journal of Media and Information Warfare
2017	Encrypted Jihad: Investigating the Role of Telegram App in Lone Wolf Attacks in the West Published In Journal of Strategic Security
2016	Smart fabrics and networked clothing: recent developments in CNT-based fibers and their continual refinement Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2014	Do objects dream of an internet of things? Published In Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research
2009	The Question Concerning (Internet) Time Published In New Media and Society
2008	Repopulating the map: why subjects and things are never alone Published In Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research

Book

Year	Title
2019	100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder Publisher Australia: Open Humanities Press

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Comparative hierophany at three object scales Published In 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder Publisher Australia
2017	Histories of internet games and play: space, technique, and modality Published In The Routledge companion to global internet histories Publisher London, United Kingdom
2012	The question concerning (internet) time Published In SAGE Internet Research Methods Publisher London

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	How to trust a sweater: object provenance in smart clothing Published In 2019 Association of Internet Researchers Conference
2017	Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign Published In IAMCR 2017 Conference in Cartagena
2016	Black-Boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Tactics Published In The Asian Conference on Media & Mass Communication (MediAsia 2016)
2016	Data natures: the politics and aesthetics of prediction Published In 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA 2016
2016	Makerspaces and the remaking of higher education Published In Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2016)
2012	From the internet of things to sociable objects Published In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Internet Technologies and Society 2012

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

digital media; internet studies; actor network theory; memes and meme warfare; internet of things; smart clothing; object-oriented ontology.

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Networked Warriors: Cognitive surplus and the lifecycle of conflict reporting	Simkin, Douglas
Doctor of Philosophy	Blue Sky Thinking: Social Media and the Pollution Debate in China	Li, Ruomeng
Doctor of Philosophy	3D Printing and Australia: Those Magnificent Makers; and their Printing Machines	Green, Thomas
Doctor of Philosophy	Considering Play: Abstraction, Materiality, and Confrontation	Hall, Richard
Doctor of Philosophy	If You Build It, They Will Come: Examining Player Responses to Ludodiegetic Cues in an Experimental Game	Godfrey, Owen

Teaching Overview

Successful PhD supervisions:
- Travis Holland: Participatory Media and Local Government in Australia
- Ahmad Shehabat: Beyond Twitter Revolutions: the digital media logistics of terror communication networks in Iraq and Syria 2014-2016

Keywords

digital media, emergent media, actor network theory, philosophy of technology, locative media, internet of things, smart clothing, memetics, meme warfare, object oriented ontology

Located In Facility

25.157

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0830-0863 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

L-8065-2018

Scopus Id

35275827000

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	Do objects dream of an internet of things? Published in Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research
2009	The Question Concerning (Internet) Time Published in New Media and Society
2018	Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign Published in First Monday

Research Areas

Research Overview

My research background is in digital media, internet studies, and actor network theory. My current research projects are clustered within three distinct vectors: 1] the internet of things and the phenomenon of smart clothing; 2] memes, internet swarms, and the logistics of meme warfare; 3] object-oriented ontology and anticipatory materiality.

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Advances in Wearable Sensors: Signalling the Provenance of Garments Using Radio Frequency Watermarks Published In Sensors
2018	Black-boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Published In Perspectives on Terrorism
2018	Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign Published In First Monday
2017	Distributed Swarming and Stigmergic Effects on ISIS Networks: OODA Loop Model Published In Journal of Media and Information Warfare
2017	Encrypted Jihad: Investigating the Role of Telegram App in Lone Wolf Attacks in the West Published In Journal of Strategic Security
2016	Smart fabrics and networked clothing: recent developments in CNT-based fibers and their continual refinement Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2014	Do objects dream of an internet of things? Published In Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research
2009	The Question Concerning (Internet) Time Published In New Media and Society
2008	Repopulating the map: why subjects and things are never alone Published In Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research

Book

Year	Title
2019	100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder Publisher Australia: Open Humanities Press

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Comparative hierophany at three object scales Published In 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder Publisher Australia
2017	Histories of internet games and play: space, technique, and modality Published In The Routledge companion to global internet histories Publisher London, United Kingdom
2012	The question concerning (internet) time Published In SAGE Internet Research Methods Publisher London

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	How to trust a sweater: object provenance in smart clothing Published In 2019 Association of Internet Researchers Conference
2017	Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign Published In IAMCR 2017 Conference in Cartagena
2016	Black-Boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Tactics Published In The Asian Conference on Media & Mass Communication (MediAsia 2016)
2016	Data natures: the politics and aesthetics of prediction Published In 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA 2016
2016	Makerspaces and the remaking of higher education Published In Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2016)
2012	From the internet of things to sociable objects Published In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Internet Technologies and Society 2012

Potential Supervision Topics

digital media; internet studies; actor network theory; memes and meme warfare; internet of things; smart clothing; object-oriented ontology.

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Networked Warriors: Cognitive surplus and the lifecycle of conflict reporting	Simkin, Douglas
Doctor of Philosophy	Blue Sky Thinking: Social Media and the Pollution Debate in China	Li, Ruomeng
Doctor of Philosophy	3D Printing and Australia: Those Magnificent Makers; and their Printing Machines	Green, Thomas
Doctor of Philosophy	Considering Play: Abstraction, Materiality, and Confrontation	Hall, Richard
Doctor of Philosophy	If You Build It, They Will Come: Examining Player Responses to Ludodiegetic Cues in an Experimental Game	Godfrey, Owen

Teaching Overview

Successful PhD supervisions:
- Travis Holland: Participatory Media and Local Government in Australia
- Ahmad Shehabat: Beyond Twitter Revolutions: the digital media logistics of terror communication networks in Iraq and Syria 2014-2016

Keywords

digital media, emergent media, actor network theory, philosophy of technology, locative media, internet of things, smart clothing, memetics, meme warfare, object oriented ontology

Located In Facility

25.157

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0830-0863 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

L-8065-2018

Scopus Id

35275827000

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Investigator Network

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Research Areas