Focus
My interdisciplinary research is deeply rooted in actor-network theory, philosophy of technology, and internet studies. My research interests are in complex systems, information warfare, the Internet of Things, smart clothing, swarm networks, memetic warfare, and object-oriented ontology.
Profiles
The University of Sydney II Google Scholar II Academia II Researchgate II ORCID II SCOPUS
Publications
You can find an up to date list of my publications, draft papers, and talks on my Academia page.
Co-authored books
Mitew, T., et al. (2019) 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder, London: Open Humanities Press.
Book Chapters
Mitew, T. (2019) ‘Comparative hierophany at three object scales’. In Mitew, T., et al. 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder, London: Open Humanities Press.
Mitew, T., Moore, C. (2017) ‘Histories of Internet Games and Play: Space, Technique, and Modality’. In Goggin, G. and McLelland, M. (Eds.) The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories, London: Routledge.
Mitew, T., Celetti, M., Leong, S., Pearson, E. (2012). ‘The Question Concerning (Internet) Time’. In Hughes, J. (Ed.) SAGE Internet Research Methods, SAGE Publications.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Mitew, T. (2021) ‘Deplatforming and Adaptation: Similarities between Religious and Ideological Extremism’, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2021 (May, 24), https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2021/05/24/deplatforming-and-adaptation-similarities-between-religious-and-ideological-extremism/
Mitew, T., Foroughi, J., Raad, R., Safaei, F. (2020) ‘Advances in Wearable Sensors: Signaling the Provenance of Garments Using Radio Frequency Watermarks’, Sensors 2020, 20 (22), 6661.
Mitew, T., Wall, T. (2018) ‘Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign’, First Monday, vol.23 (5), May 2018. http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/8290/7202
Mitew, T., Shehabat, A. (2018) ‘Black-boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Tactics’, Perspectives on Terrorism, vol.12 (1), p. 81-99.
Mitew, T., Shehabat, A. (2017) ‘Distributed Swarming and Stigmergic Effects on ISIS Networks: OODA Loop Model’, Journal of Media and Warfare, vol.10, Dec 2017, p.79-109.
Shehabat, A., Mitew, T., Alzoubi, Y. (2017) ‘Encrypted Jihad: Investigating the Role of the Telegram App in Lone Wolf Attacks in the West’, Journal of Strategic Security, vol.10, no.3 (2017): 27-53.
Mitew, T., Foroughi, J., Ogunbona, P., Raad, R., Safaei, F. (2016) ‘Smart Fabrics and Networked Clothing’, IEEE Consumer Electronics, vol.5, no.4, 2016.
Mitew, T., Ballard, S., Law, J., Stirling, J. (2016) ‘Data natures: the politics and aesthetics of prediction’, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2016), Hong Kong, China.
Mitew, T. (2014) ‘Do Objects Dream of an Internet of Things?’ Fibreculture Journal, 2014 (23), http://twentythree.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-168-do-objects-dream-of-an-internet-of-things/
Mitew, T., Celetti, M., Leong, S., Pearson, E. (2009) ‘The Question Concerning (Internet) Time’, New Media & Society, 2009, 11: 1267-1285.
Mitew, T. (2008) ‘Repopulating the Map: Why Subjects and Things Are Never Alone’, Fibreculture Journal, 2008 (13), http://journal.fibreculture.org/issue13/issue13_mitew.html
Mitew, T. (2006) ‘Shaping Things’ Resource Centre for Cyberculture Studies (July 2006) http://rccs.usfca.edu/bookinfo.asp?ReviewID=396&BookID=323
Mitew, T. (2005) ‘Beta-Utopian Order’, M/C Journal, 7(6), http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0501/04-mitew.php
Refereed conference papers
Mitew, T. (2025) Eldritch Technics: Truth Terminal’s Alien AI Ontology, AOIR2025: Ruptures, Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mitew, T. (2025). The ghost in the feedback loop: AI, academic praxis, and the decomposition of disciplinary boundaries. ISSOTL25, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Mitew, T. (2025). Machinic Pedagogies: Rethinking AI, Assessment, and Critical Thinking Through Actor-Network Theory. ISSOTL25, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Mitew, T. (2019) ‘How to trust a sweater: object provenance in smart clothing’, Association of Internet Researchers 2019 Conference (AOIR 2019), Brisbane, Australia.
Mitew, T., Wall, T. (2017) ‘Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign’, International Association of Media and Communications Research (IAMCR 2017), Bogota, Colombia.
Mitew, T., Shehabat, A. (2016) ‘Black-Boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Tactics’, The Asian Conference on Media & Mass Communication (MediAsia 2016), Kobe, Japan.
Mitew, T. (2016) ‘Object Hierophanies and the Mode of Anticipation’, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2016), Hong Kong, China.
Mitew, T., O’Donnell, M., McDonald, F., Cairns, N. (2016) ‘Makerspaces and the remaking of higher education’, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2016), Fremantle, Australia.
Mitew, T. (2012) ‘From the Internet of Things to Sociable Objects’, Internet Technologies & Society, International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS 2012), Perth, Australia.
Mitew, T. (2011) ‘Do objects dream of an internet of things: re-locating the social in ambient socio-digital systems’, Cities, Creativity, Connectivity, International Association of Media and Communications Research (IAMCR 2011), Istanbul, Turkey.
Mitew, T. (2007) ‘Durable affinities: timing and spacing the public,’ Strange Attractors: Unpredictable Combinations in Historical and Cultural Contexts, Limina Conference 2007, University of Western Australia, Perth.
Mitew, T. (2006) ‘Opening the Black Box: the political potential of tactical network cartography,’ Internet Research 7.0: Internet Convergences, Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.
Mitew, T. (2005) ‘The Internet and the Evolution of Activism: movements, campaigns, adhocracies,’ Other Worlds: Social Movements and the Making of Alternatives, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney.
PhD Supervision completions
- Travis Holland: Participatory Media and Local Government in Australia
- Ahmad Shehabat: Beyond Twitter Revolutions: the digital media logistics of terror communication networks in Iraq and Syria 2014-2016
- Travis Wall: Design Thinking as Heterogeneous Engineering
- Owen Godfrey: Labyrinth: diegetic cues and the formation of player actions and behavior in digital games