I have written down my privacy-first design process for @encyclia and how it relates to Fediverse standards and social norms, and turned the result into a poster presentation for the upcoming ECSCW 2025 conference. ๐Ÿ™‚

fietkau.science/orcid_fedivers

The poster itself is attached, but also available as a (hopefully accessible) PDF on my website. It's accompanied by a written article too because academics like documentation. ๐Ÿ˜„

Catch me in Newcastle if you're nearby in two weeks! ecscw.eusset.eu/2025/

ORCID and the Fediverse: What Can We Do with Public Information?
Julian Fietkau, University of the Bundeswehr Munich
ORCID is an identification scheme and bibliographic database for academics that aims to make information about researchersโ€™ works widely and easily accessible.
The Fediverse is a collection of interoperable social media platforms where people can follow each other across platform boundaries to read and share text posts or other media.
Motivation: Building a system to make ORCID records followable on the Fediverse and taking a closer look at expectations around the handling of public information that people submit to either platform.
Observations ORCID: purpose sharing data widely and easily, scope published academic works, access web, APIs, bulk downloads, permissions copyright disclaimed and reuse without restrictions.
Observations Fediverse: purpose sharing with followers and visitors, scope everyday life updates, access web, APIs, permissions reading, republishing frowned upon.
Potential for conflicts when connecting these two environments.
Will ORCID users prefer to have their publication data shared more widely by default (opt-out), or to not have it shown in the Fediverse without explicit permission (opt-in)? Will Fediverse users object to an opt-out ORCID integration, even if it is one-way only?
Approach: Estimate potential consequences through a theoretical impact analysis.
(alt text truncated for length, see poster PDF version)

@julianJulian Fietkau

This is great, really love it. I recently overhauled the Experience curated list, with a different taxonomy to highlight more innovative areas other than those where adoption is already going strong.

The section still has disappointing few entries, so I am delighted to add @encyclia as newcomer.

delightful.coding.social/delig

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