The Academy of Mobility Humanities will co-host an international conference in Melbourne, Australia, on February 23 (Mon) – 24 (Tue), 2026, in collaboration with the School of Social Sciences and the Emerging Technologies Lab at Monash University. This conference aims to undertake an assemblage-reflection on infrastructure discourse.
Theme: Anticipatory Infrastructures
Dates: February 23 (Mon) – 24 (Tue), 2026
Place: Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Exploring the Social Meaning of Future Infrastructures
Under the theme “Anticipatory Infrastructures”, the conference examined the role and significance of infrastructure in the processes of anticipating, imagining, and designing the future. Around 40 scholars in the humanities and social sciences from six countries—Korea, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, and Singapore—shared recent research on the temporality, power dynamics, and social conditions of infrastructure across a wide range of topics, including AI, automobility, digital transformation, mobility, ecology, and care.
On 23 February, an official reception was hosted by Professor Craig Jeffrey, Senior Vice-President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) of Monash University. During the reception, the two institutions discussed ways to expand future collaborative research and academic exchange.
