Shourideh C. Molavi is a writer and scholar in specializing in critical state theory, migration, and border studies. She has over 15 years of academic, legal, and fieldwork experience in the Middle East—focusing on Israel/Palestine—on the politics of space, citizenship, and statelessness, and with an emphasis on the relationship between the law, violence, and power.

Emerging technologies, particularly within computer vision, photogrammetry and spatial computing, are unlocking new forms of storytelling for journalists to help people understand the world around them. In this talk, members of the R&D team at The New York Times talk about their process for researching and developing new capabilities built atop emerging research. In particular, hear how they are embracing photogrammetry and spatial computing to create new storytelling techniques that allow a reader to experience an event as close to reality as possible. Learn about the process of collecting photos, generating 3D models, editing, and technologies used to scale up to millions of readers. The team will also share their vision for these technologies and journalism, their ethical considerations along the way, and a research wishlist that would accelerate their work.