MARMARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
5th INTERNATIONAL MARMARA GRADUATE COMMUNICATION STUDENTS CONGRESS (MILEF-5)

4–5 May 2026 – Göztepe Campus, Kadıköy, Istanbul

Artificial Intelligence and Our Future: Family, Children, and Society

In an era in which digital technologies—particularly artificial intelligence (AI) applications—are rapidly permeating all domains of everyday life, how individuals, families, and societies will adapt to this transformation has become an increasingly critical area of debate. The field of media and communication is among the disciplines most profoundly affected by these developments. In this context, examining the impacts of AI across a broad spectrum—from family structures and child wellbeing to ethical values and societal resilience—necessitates new theoretical, methodological, and practical approaches within communication studies.

With the aim of making visible and supporting the contribution of postgraduate research to academic knowledge production, the Marmara Postgraduate Communication Students Congress will be convened once again on 4–5 May 2026, encouraging and opening to deliberation new research that foregrounds the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Our Future: Family, Children, and Society” from the perspectives of multiple disciplines within the social sciences and humanities, with a particular emphasis on media and communication studies. The Congress seeks to develop postgraduate students’ capacities for intellectual inquiry, academic writing, presentation, and critical discussion, while providing an open platform for all postgraduate students who aspire to contribute new insights to the field of communication.

First held as a symposium in 2014, organized as a national congress in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and expanded to an international level in 2025 under the coordination of the Academic Development Coordinatorship, the Marmara Postgraduate Communication Students Congress welcomes applications from all emerging scholars conducting postgraduate research in the social sciences and humanities. In addition, as the host institution, fourth-year undergraduate students of the Marmara University Faculty of Communication may also apply. The Congress will be held in a hybrid format, both in-person and online via Zoom.

Abstracts and full papers must be submitted via the MILEF-5 APPLICATION FORM.

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THEMATIC AREAS

Artificial Intelligence and Our Future

• Artificial intelligence and the family

• Artificial intelligence and children

• Artificial intelligence and society

• Artificial intelligence and the human

Artificial Intelligence and Society

• The effects of artificial intelligence on societal transformation

• Societal resilience, vulnerability, and artificial intelligence

• Gender, inequality, and algorithmic bias

• The public sphere, freedom of communication, and artificial intelligence

• Artificial intelligence in academic knowledge production: opportunities and threats

• Artificial intelligence and the social future

 

Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Family and Child Studies

• Artificial intelligence and family dynamics

• Digital parenting and children’s digital safety

• AI-supported education, learning, and child development

• Children’s rights, privacy, and data security

• Types of digital addiction

• Addiction and the family

• Addiction and children

AI Regulations and Family Policies

• The potential effects of artificial intelligence on family law (custody, divorce, etc.)

• National and international AI legislation aimed at protecting children

• Digital identity, inheritance, and the legal status of AI-generated content

Participation and Application Conditions

• All postgraduate students conducting research on topics related to media and communication may apply.

• The Congress is open to the participation of all emerging scholars engaged in postgraduate study.

• Participation is free of charge, and the Congress will be held in a hybrid format (in-person + online).

• Expenses such as accommodation and transportation are the responsibility of participants.

• Applications must be submitted via the MILEF-5 Congress Application Form.

For information about the Congress: iletisim-kongre@marmara.edu.tr