Applied Social Media Lab Synthesizer

Join the Applied Social Media Lab for the 2025 Synthesizer & Open Showcase! 
🗓 Thursday, December 4 | 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
📍 5th Floor, Lewis International Law Center

The ASML is excited to open its doors for the 2025 Synthesizer & Open Showcase, bringing together people and projects that reimagine how social and civic technology can serve the public good.

Beginning at 2:00 pm, hear from speakers shaping human-centered public interest technology and social media, and join us for the launch of our newest ASML project. Appetizers and refreshments will be served.

Then, between 4:00-5:00 pm, explore an interactive showcase of work advancing digital trust, safety, and connection—featuring live demos, creative experiments, posters, and prototypes.

We’re inviting researchers or research teams from the BKC community and beyond to share projects that explore themes such as:

• Online safety and anti-harassment tooling
• Social and community networking platforms
• Deliberative and discourse-bridging technologies
• Online data, privacy, and identity protections
• Projects deploying AI for human-centered outcomes
• Civic and local government engagement tools
  …and more! Tell us what you’re working on if unsure.