Andre Oboler
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This page may be viewed either by publication type (this view) or by theme. In this view publications are divided into: Peer reviewed journal and conference papers, reports and other research papers, my articles published in the media, other media articles where I have been interviewed or referenced, reports referencing my work. There is also a separate list of presentations, this list is seperate and in addition to presentations for the papers listed below. Peer reviewed publications Andre Oboler, Time to Regulate Internet Hate with a New Approach? (2010) 13 Internet Law Bulletin Andre Oboler, Gerald Steinberg and Rephael Stern, The Framing of Political NGOs in Wikipedia through Criticism Elimination, Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 7(4), 2010 (pre-publication draft) Andre Oboler, The Rise and Fall of a Facebook Hate Group, Covenant – Global Jewish Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 1 (August 2009), Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. NB: This is an updated version of the First Monday article. Andre Oboler, Facebook, Holocaust Denial, and Anti-Semitism 2.0, Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism Series, No. 86, The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 15 September 2009. Andre Oboler, The rise and fall of a Facebook hate group, First Monday, Volume 13, Number 11 – 3 November…
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This page may be viewed either thematically (this view) or by publication type. On this page pulications are divide between the topics of: Online Hate, Antisemitism and Web 2.0 The Jewish People, Israel, and the Middle East Software Engineering and Process Improvement Publications include a mix of peer reviewed journal and conference articles, reports, articles published in the press, and media articles where I have been interviewed. Online Hate, Antisemitism and Web 2.0 Key terms: Internet, Public Diplomacy, Information Systems, IT and Society There is also a separate list of presentations related to online public diplomacy and monitoring and combatting online hate. These presentations are not available for download. Things I’ve written Andre Oboler, Palestinian Media Watch Still Gamed By YouTube, Backspin Blog (Honest Reporting), 20 December 2010 Andre Oboler, YouTube gets it wrong on online hate, The Jerusalem Post, 20 December 2010 (online 19th December 2010) Andre Oboler, Time to Regulate Internet Hate with a New Approach? (2010) 13 Internet Law Bulletin Andre Oboler, SCAM ALERT (Facebook virus): This poor girl committed suicide, Community Internet Engagement Project, October 1 2010 Andre Oboler, “Online Antisemitism 2.0 and Social Acceptability” in Eunice Pollack (Ed), Antisemitism on the Campus: Past & Present,…
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Biography
Dr. Andre Oboler is the Director of the Community Internet Engagement Project at the Zionist Federation of Australia. He is a social media expert and holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Lancaster University, UK and in 2007-2008 was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Political Science at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Dr Oboler is co-chair of the working group on Online Antisemitism for the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism and an expert on the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism’s Internet Antisemitism Working group. He is also Chair of the IEEE Victorian Section’s Computer Society. He is a former Legacy Heritage Fellow at NGO Monitor in Jerusalem, a member of the ROI Community and editor of ZionismOnTheWeb.org – a website countering on-line hate. News – 6 January 2011 This week’s Australian Jewish News carries an article “Deconstructing a web of hate” on Dr Oboler’s CIE Project. The articles discusses the launch of CIE’s new website (scheduled for January 24th, 2011) and the projects need for funding to help us meet an ambitious goal of providing true monitoring of online antisemitism. Anyone wishing to donate to CIE can do so via the MyCause website (used by many community organizations around Australia). Every little bit…
Extended Biography
Detailed biography Dr Andre Oboler is the Director of Online Engagement at the Zionist Federation of Australia, where he heads the Community Internet Engagement Project. He also works with the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission on their “Click Against Hate” program for schools. Andre Oboler has lived in South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom and Israel. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Lancaster University (UK) and a first class honours degree in computer science from Monash University (Australia) and has completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship in the Political Science Department at Bar-Ilan University (Israel) focusing in online public diplomacy. In Australia Andre served as a Madrich with Hineni Youth and Welfare. In the UK he served as President of the Lancaster University Jewish Society, Secretary of the Union of Jewish Students and as a Deputy on the Board of Deputies of British Jews. As CEO of Zionism On The Web, Andre’s work on behalf of Israel and the Jewish community has received endorsements and support across the Jewish world. In 2006 Andre was the UK delegate on the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Young Jewish Diplomatic Leadership Seminar. In 2007-2008 he was Legacy Heritage Fellow at NGO Monitor in…
Professional
Dr Andre Oboler holds a PhD from Lancaster University and Bachelors and first class Honours degrees from Monash University. In 2007-2008 he completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Political Science at Bar-Ilan Univrsity in Israel. He has worked in the Higher Education sector since 2001 in both Australia and the UK. In addition to his experience he completed teacher training (stage 1 certificate) with the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Lancaster University. Dr Oboler has published a number of academic articles in the fields of computer science, software engineering, empirical research, knowledge management, and the internet. He is a member of the IEEE and currently serves as the Chair of the Computer Society Chapter of the Victorian section of the IEEE. He also has experience with management and governance through a number of non-technology related activities. Management & Governance Chair, IEEE Computer Society Chapter of the IEEE Victorian section, 2010-present Vice Chair, IEEE Computer Society Chapter of the IEEE Victorian section, 2009 Board of Directors, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (Registered charity 1062746 and SC037786), 2004-2006 Management subcommittee and charity trustee, National Postgraduate Committee (Registered charity SC033368), 2004-6, 2007-2008 Management Committee and charity trustee, Lancaster…
Academic Roles
Dr Andre Oboler has been a Tutor, Demonstrator and Research Assistant at Monash University, a General Teaching Assistant at Lancaster University and a Post Doctoral Fellow at Bar-Ilan University. His research has been published in academic journals, conferences, think tanks, and in the media. Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications Andre Oboler, Gerald Steinberg and Rephael Stern, The Framing of Political NGOs in Wikipedia through Criticism Elimination, Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 7(4), 2010. Andre Oboler, The rise and fall of a Facebook hate group, First Monday, Volume 13, Number 11 – 3 November 2008 Andre Oboler, Online Antisemitism 2.0. “Social Antisemitism on the Social Web, Post-Holocaust and Antisemitism Series, JCPA, (April 2008, No. 67) Andre Oboler, Ian Sommerville, Simon Lock, Reflection: Improving research through knowledge transfer, in proceedings of the first International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA 2006), Tahiti, French Polynesia, 29 October – 1 November 2006 Andre Oboler, David McG. Squire and Kevin B. Korb, Software Engineering for Computer Science Research – Facilitating Improved Research Outcomes, International Journal of Computer and Information Science, 5, 1, pp. 24-34, January 2004. See all publications (includes reports and op-eds). Professional Academic Activity Chair of the Improving Research Productivity Workshop, at ICSEA 2007…
Community Involvement
Andre has been involved in a number of representative and lay leadership roles with various organisations. His primary interests in this area are leadership, diversity, the Jewish community and education. Jump to community: IT industry, Higher Education, University & Students, Jewish, Diversity & Equality, School, Scouts IT Industry Chair, Computer Society Chapter of the IEEE Victorian section, 2010-present Vice Chair, Computer Society Chapter of the IEEE Victorian section, 2009-2010 Committee member, IEEE Victorian section, 2009-present UK Higher Education Community Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (Student Observer on the QAA Board of Directors) (2004-2006) Higher Education Academy, Research and Teaching Forum (04-05 NPC Representative, 05-06 ordinary member) National Postgraduate Committee (Project Officer 2004-2005, 2007-2008 & Minutes Secretary 2005-2006) (Also served on: Management Sub-committee, Constitutional Sub-committee) LTSN working group on Part Time Teachers (NPC Representative) NUS Mature Students Conference 2005 (Lancaster Delegate & invited speaker) Mature Students Union Conference (2005) (NPC Observer & Lancaster Delegate) UK Council of Graduate Education (UKCGE) Winter Conference 2005 (NPC Representative) Lancaster University Proxy for NPC OGMs (03-05) Lancaster University Delegate for NUS (04 Extraordinary Conference) University & Student Community Honorary Life Membership of Societies Union, Lancaster University, December 2007-present University Court (AGM 04, EGM 05)…
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