Talks
Invited Talks/Guest Lectures
2022
University of HuddersfieldIt's feeling chilly in Malaysia: Internet-led political journalism, 'fake news' and conpiratorial publics
Centre for Participatory Culture Speaker Series
All your memes are belong to us: Memetics, Politics and Popular Culture
'International Faculty' Lecture Series
The Problem with Communication in the Digital Era
Panel speaker
2021
Chinese University of Hong KongOnline disinformation in Southeast Asia
Guest Lecture - MA students
Before ‘fake news’: Cybertroopers, the opposition playground and internet-led political journalism in Malaysia
Global Digital Culture Seminar Series Talk
2019
University of Nottingham MalaysiaDemystifying cybertroopers
Guest Lecture - BA students
2018
IACT College MalaysiaMedia Convergence in Journalism
Guest Lecture - BA students
2017
University of Tampere, FinlandWeeding the grass: Social media astroturfing in Malaysia
Invited Speaker - Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET) Lecture Series
2015
RightsCon ManilaLightning Talk - Cybertrooping
Rightscon Summit Manila, The Philippines
The Great Debate: Everything in Moderation
Panelist at the event co-organised by the Global Movement of Moderates
2013 & 2014
Monash University MalaysiaIssues in International Communication
Guest lecture
2012
Walter Conkrite School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationSocial Media and Journalism
Guest talk for participants of the Conkrite Global study abroad session (in London) organised by Arizona State University’s Walter Conkrite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Conference Presentations
October 2019
Queensland University of TechnologyDecoding the Weaponisation of Popular Culture on WhatsApp in Singapore and Malaysia
Association of Internet Researchers conference 2019 - #AoIR2019
June 2019
FacebookDecoding the Weaponisation of Popular Culture on WhatsApp in Singapore and Malaysia
Facebook Integrity Research Academic Workshop
Nov 2018
University of NottinghamClouded by euphoria: Freedom to express following the 14th Malaysian General Election
Political Science Association’s Media and Politics Group Annual General Conference 2018
Oct 2018
Lugano, SwitzerlandOf troops and turf: What can Malaysian cybertroopers tell us about political astroturfing disrupting democracy
ECREA 2018 – 7th European Communication Conference (Peer-reviewed conference)
Sep 2018
University of OxfordOf Troops and (Astro)Turf: The Malaysian Case
The Internet, Policy & Politics Conference 2018
October 2017
University of TurkuFrom a ‘tsunami’ of hope to the flattening of hopelessness: Mapping networked affect in Malaysia’s Bersih 2.0 movement
Affective Politics of Social Media Symposium; Co-presented with Dr Amelia Johns (Australia)
May 2017
University of AmsterdamFaking It: Astroturfing, Twitter and Political Communication
Public Lives/Private Platform: The Politics of Twitter conference
Dec 2016
London School of EconomicsBeware the AstroTurf: Why we can’t trust social media in times of crisis
Political Science Association’s Media and Politics Group Annual General Conference (Honourable Mention)
Dec 2015
Monash University MalaysiaPower of Social Ties: Twitter, Trust and Troopers
Internet in Southeast Asia Symposium