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JOBS: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Assistant Professors of New + Emerging Media
by Irish, Sharon Lee 19 Oct '16

19 Oct '16

Posted by Sharon Irish at the request of Anita Chan: ***** please circulate. apologies for cross postings ****** Assistant Professors of New + Emerging Media College of Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The College of Media invites applications for two entry-level, tenure-track assistant professor positions in New and Emerging Media. Successful candidates should demonstrate an innovative research and teaching agenda that complements the interdisciplinary profile of the College and the current research strengths across the university in New and Emerging Media. Appointments will be made on a tenure-track, 9-month academic year in one of the College’s three departments - Advertising, Journalism, or Media & Cinema Studies -- beginning August 16, 2017. Academic scholars and creative artists are both encouraged to apply. For candidates who are academic scholars, a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in mass communication, media studies or a related field (e.g., visual studies, design studies, digital studies, technology studies, social informatics, information and computer sciences, business, economics, psychology) is required. For candidates who are creative artists, a master’s degree or equivalent is required, and a terminal degree is preferred. All candidates should possess the potential for high-quality research or creative endeavor, publication, and teaching. Of particular interest are candidates who draw on interdisciplinary bodies of theory, are open to mixed-methods approaches and collaborations, and demonstrate a capacity for conducting original and creative research in one or more of the following areas: Big data and society Computational advertising and machine learning Convergence culture and participatory media Data semantics Digital ethics, privacy, and policy Digital humanities and digital archives Digital/multimedia journalism Disability studies in information communication technology Game studies and digital narrative Locative media, mapping, and platform studies Media history and historiography of cinema and new media Media literacy and multimodal scholarship Mobile and interaction design Natural Language Processing Online /contextual advertising and behavioral targeting Social media and new media use and effects Virtual/augmented reality Visual studies and data visualization Successful candidates will be expected to develop funding for a strong research program, to work collaboratively with faculty and scholars within the College of Media, and to form collaborations with faculty engaged in new media research across the campus – including in Engineering, Fine and Applied Arts, Information Sciences, Business, and leading interdisciplinary research centers such as the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Beckman Institute. Successful applicants will teach current new media courses and develop conceptual courses and graduate seminars in a variety of areas related to new media. An ability to advance the College’s commitment to diversity through research, teaching, and outreach with relevant programs is desired. The College of Media’s faculty consists of internationally renowned social scientists, media professionals, and humanities scholars and serves 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students (http://media.illinois.edu/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__media.illinois.edu_&d=D…>). The College is also home to the interdisciplinary Institute of Communications Research and Illinois Public Media (WILL-AM-FM-TV-Online), the public broadcasting service of the University of Illinois. The position will begin on August 16, 2017. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Candidates should create a candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__jobs.illinois.edu_&d=DQ…> and upload a cover letter explaining how the candidate’s academic training and background, including research, creative endeavors, teaching qualifications and/or professional experience, make the applicant suitable for the position; curriculum vitae, and a list of full contact information for three references. All requested information must be submitted for an application to be considered complete. The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Full consideration will be given to applications received by November 18, 2016. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. The review will continue until the positions have been filled. For further information regarding application procedures, please contact Jane Dowler at dowler(a)illinois.edu<mailto:dowler@illinois.edu> or 217-333-2351<tel:217-333-2351>. Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or criminal conviction history. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.inclusiveillinois.i…>). For more info, see: https://jobs.illinois.edu/faculty-positions/job-details?jobID=71871&job=col…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.illinois.edu_facu…>

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1st CFP: 17th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL ‘17)
by Ian Milligan 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Quick note: There's been quite a bit of work germane to this list at JCDL – from digital history explorations of Wikipedia, to extensive web archiving work, to explorations of born-digital news. Thanks! [As always, apologies for cross postings] ********************************************************************** 1st Call for Papers 17th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL ‘17) #TOScale #TOAnalyze #TODiscover http://2017.jcdl.org <http://jcdl2017.org/> <http://www.dais.unive.it/IIR2016/> <http://www.dais.unive.it/IIR2016/> June 19-23, 2017 Toronto, Ontario CA Follow us on: <https://www.facebook.com/iir2016> <https://www.facebook.com/iir2016> Twitter: https://twitter.com/jcdl2017 <https://twitter.com/iir_2016> <https://twitter.com/iir_2016> ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT DATES January 15, 2017 - Tutorial and Workshop proposal submissions January 29, 2017 - Full paper and short paper submissions February 1, 2017 - Notification of acceptance for tutorials and workshops February 12, 2017 - Panel submissions February 12, 2017 - Poster and demonstration submissions March 20, 2017 - Notification of acceptance for full papers, short papers, panels, posters, and demonstrations April 16, 2017 - Doctoral Consortium abstract submissions April 16, 2017 - Final camera-ready deadline for full papers, short papers April 26, 2017 - Final camera-ready deadline for posters, demonstrations, panels May 1, 2017 - Notification of acceptance for Doctoral Consortium June 19, 2017 - Tutorials and Doctoral Consortium June 19 - 23, 2017 - Main Conference June 22 - 23, 2017 - Workshops AIMS The field of digital libraries has undergone dramatic changes as digital collections grow in scale and diversity. These changes call for novel analytical tools and methodologies for making sense of large amounts of heterogeneous data, for deriving diverse kinds of knowledge, and for linking across different collections and research disciplines. Thus the theme of the 2017 conference is #TOScale #TOAnalyze #TODiscover. Digital libraries must improve outreach efforts, engage diverse communities, and provide scholars and users with effective and flexible access to materials which will in turn empower them to make new observations and discoveries. This year, we particularly invite papers, panels, workshops, and tutorials that present new discovery methods for diverse kinds of collections and datasets (e.g., documents, images, sounds, videos), that apply recent technologies in related fields like machine learning and data mining, and that report on innovative digital library applications that engage diverse communities, facilitate user access, and enable discovery and exploration in all domains including science, art, and the humanities. This year, in addition to the research-oriented program, we are organizing a practitioners’ day so experts and practitioners can share their experiences and report on major projects. Practitioner contributions will take the form of posters and demos. Participation is sought from all parts of the world and from the full range of established and emerging disciplines and professions including computer science, information science, web science, data science, digital humanities, librarianship, data management, archival science and practice, museum studies and practice, information technology, medicine, social sciences, education and the humanities. Representatives from academe, government, industry, and others are invited to participate. TOPICS JCDL welcomes submissions from researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of digital libraries such as: collection discovery and development, hybrid physical/digital collections; knowledge discovery; applications of machine learning and AI; services; digital preservation; system design; scientific data management; infrastructure and service design; implementation; interface design; human-computer interaction; performance evaluation; user research; crowdsourcing and human computation; intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing; document genres; multimedia; user communities; and associated theoretical topics. Submissions that resonate with JCDL 2017 theme are especially welcome, although we will give equal consideration to all topics in digital libraries. SUBMISSIONS Full papers report on mature work, or efforts that have reached an important milestone, and must not exceed 10 pages. Accepted full papers will typically be presented in 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Short papers may highlight preliminary results to bring them to the community’s attention. They may also present theories or systems that can be described concisely in the limited space. Short papers must not exceed 4 pages in the conference format. Accepted short papers will typically be presented in 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Posters permit presentation of late-breaking results in an informal, interactive manner. Demonstrations showcase innovative digital library technologies and applications, allowing you to share your work directly with your colleagues in a high-visibility setting. Proposals for posters or demonstrations should consist of a title, extended abstract, and contact information for the authors, and should not exceed 2 pages in the conference format. Accepted posters and demonstrations will be displayed at the conference. All paper submissions (full/short papers, posters and demos) should use the ACM Proceedings template and are to be submitted in electronic format via the conference's EasyChair submission page [forthcoming-see website for link http://2017.jcdl.org/call-for-papers] All accepted papers will be published by the ACM as conference proceedings and electronic versions will be included in both the ACM and IEEE digital libraries. ------------ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL CO-CHAIRS * Robert H. McDonald, Indiana University Bloomington * Nicholas Worby, University of Toronto Libraries PROGRAM CHAIRS * Cathy Marshall, Texas A&M University * Ian Milligan, Department of History, University of Waterloo * Adam Jatowt, School of Informatics, Kyoto University PROGRAM COMMITTEE TREASURER * Leanne Trimble, University of Toronto Libraries DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CO-CHAIRS * Jiangping Chen, College of Information, University of North Texas PANEL CHAIRS * Martin Klein, University of California Los Angeles Library * Periklis Andritsos, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto WORKSHOP CHAIRS * Michele C. Weigle, Department of Computer Science, Old Dominion University * Xiaozhong Liu, School of Informatics & Computing, Indiana University – Bloomington TUTORIAL CHAIRS * Glen Newton, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada * Kim Pham, University of Toronto – Scarborough Libraries POSTER & DEMO CHAIRS * Justin Brunelle, MITRE * Emily Maemura, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto PUBLICATIONS CHAIR * Jim Hahn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library CONTINUITY ADVISOR * Michael Nelson, Department of Computer Science, Old Dominion University LOCAL ORGANIZATION CHAIRS * Christina Tooulias-Santolin, University of Toronto Libraries PUBLICITY CHAIRS * Jesse Carliner, University of Toronto Libraries * Nattiya Kanhabua, Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University SPONSORSHIP CHAIR * Kyla Everall, University of Toronto Libraries LOCAL ORGANIZERS * University of Toronto Libraries -- *Ian Milligan* Assistant Professor, Department of History University of Waterloo | 200 University Ave W Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 http://ianmilligan.ca | @ianmilligan1 <https://twitter.com/ianmilligan1>

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JOB: Asst. Prof of Digital Media, University of Utah
by Robert W. Gehl 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Hello, AOIR! I'm excited to announce an opening at the University of Utah in the Department of Communication: Assistant Professor of Digital Media. Naturally, I'm hoping tons of AOIR members check out this job, tell likely candidates, and of course apply. If you have questions about this job or life in Salt Lake City, please do let me know (robert.gehl(a)utah.edu) And see you in Berlin! Regards, Rob Gehl ---------------------------------- Assistant Professor of Digital Media The Department of Communication at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Digital Media, effective July 1, 2017. This is a broad call for applicants who are doing innovative, cutting-edge research into the histories, uses, dynamics, and implications of digital communication. We envision applicants' scholarship might include – but would not be limited to – the intersection of digital communication and journalism, history, mobile media, diversity, social media, augmented reality, social justice, infrastructures, organizational studies, ecology, software studies, methodology, critical video game studies, activism, identities, political economy, civic engagement, surveillance, politics, or pedagogy. Ultimately, we seek scholar-teachers who can reinforce the Department of Communication's emerging strength in critical analysis of digital media and help to position the College of Humanities as a leader in digital media studies. Superior candidates will have: (1) evidence of an emerging research program, including articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, or research-based creative works; (2) the ability to contribute to the Department’s Digital Media teaching responsibilities, including undergraduate and graduate courses and the supervision of graduate theses; (3) evidence of success obtaining and managing and/or an interest in obtaining federal or foundation grants; (4) interest in contributing to the development of University-wide programs in Digital Humanities, Medical Humanities, Entertainment Arts and Engineering, Environmental Humanities, Ethnic Studies, Big Data, or Religious Studies; (5) a broad awareness and appreciation of the field of communication and the areas of research and teaching represented in the Department, as well as how digital media studies can articulate with the historical and emerging concerns of communication studies. The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, status as a person with a disability, genetic information, or Protected Veteran status. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. To inquire about the University’s nondiscrimination or affirmative action policies or to request disability accommodation, please contact: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 201 S. Presidents Circle, Rm 135, (801) 581-8365. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants must submit a letter of interest; a CV; and the names of three references to http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/56564. Questions about the position are welcome, and can be directed to Robert W. Gehl, Search Committee Chair, robert DOT gehl (AT THE DOMAIN) utah.edu. -- Rob Gehl -- Robert W. Gehl Associate Professor, Department of Communication Affiliated Faculty, Department of Writing & Rhetoric The University of Utah www.robertwgehl.org | @robertwgehl www.socialmediaalternatives.org Sent from our OS on our Internet Please read my book: Reverse Engineering Social Media Winner of the 2015 Association of Internet Researchers Nancy Baym Book Award http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2275_reg.html

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Best Practices for Conducting Risky Research & Protecting Yourself from Online Harassment
by Alice E. Marwick 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Dear all, I'm delighted to announce that Lindsay Blackwell, Katherine Lo and I have finished a guide for researchers who wish to investigate topics that may leave them open to online harassment or other networked forms of abuse. http://datasociety.net/output/best-practices-for-conducting-risky-research/ We've put together recommendations for institutions, supervisors, and researchers-- especially junior researchers. This is academic-focused, but we've included lots of cybersecurity guidelines and links to other resources. Please let us know if you find this helpful, and send any suggestions to riskyresearch(a)datasociety.net. Best Alice -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Fellow, Data & Society Assistant Professor, Department of Communication University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (as of 2017) amarwick(a)gmail.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org>

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New PhD Program in Technology and Humanities at Illinois Tech
by Libby Hemphill 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

I’m looking for PhD students interested in studying how citizens use social media to bring about social change in their communities to join the Collaboration and Social Media Lab <http://casmlab.org> at Illinois Tech. We’re currently studying hyperlocal social networks, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and related social media platforms in order to understand social media's role in civic engagement and to reduce cyberbullying. We use interviews, participatory design, machine learning, and natural language processing in our research. Students in the lab will enroll in the PhD program in Technology and Humanities <http://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities/programs/graduate-programs/phd-tech…>. More about the program is below, and you can learn more about our social media and civic engagement project on the lab’s website <http://www.casmlab.org/research/>. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation <http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1525662&HistoricalAwards=fa…> and includes at least one year of full tuition and stipend support for qualified students. ------ Applications for the PhD Program in Technology and Humanities at the Illinois Institute of Technology are now being accepted! The application deadline for Fall 2017 is January 31, 2017. Applicants interested in research in any of the following areas are encouraged to apply: - Civic impacts of social media - Digital design and production - Ethics and technology - Games and gaming - Gender and sexuality in technology - History of technology - Participatory culture and social media - Rhetoric of technology - Science, technology, and society The program is educating a new type of scholar - someone who will contribute creative and critical work and advance the understanding of the relationships between people and technologies. All students take courses in the Humanities Department’s core areas of communication, information, and media studies, history, linguistics, and philosophy and work closely with faculty in multiple disciplines. To learn more about our department, visit http://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities. Most students receive tuition support and stipends through teaching and research assistantships. Interested students should contact faculty <http://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities/faculty> they are interested in working with and visit the Graduate College admissions site <http://admissions.iit.edu/graduate/apply?_ga=1.51920431.703649370.1445540042> . ----- Please circulate widely, and let me know if you have students who may be interested. Thanks, Libby -- Libby Hemphill Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies Illinois Institute of Technology http://www.libbyh.com http://www.casmlab.org

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CPDP2017 Call for Papers - deadline extended until October 22nd
by Imge Ozcan 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

CfP Computers, Privacy and Data Protection 2017 - The Age of Intelligent Machines http://www.cpdpconferences.org/callforpapers.html CPDP is an annual three-day conference devoted to privacy and data protection. The 10th edition of CPDP will be held on 25-27 January 2017 in Brussels. Whilst a number of speakers are specifically invited by the conference, several slots remain open to application through an annual call for papers. The CPDP2017 Call for Papers is addressed to all researchers who wish to present their papers at the next Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference. The call is split into two different tracks. The first is dedicated to experienced researchers, while the second welcomes PhD students and junior researchers. Contributions are welcome from all disciplines with perspectives on the themes of the conference. The dual-track structure of the CPDP 2017 Call for Papers aims to meet the increasing interest of researchers - from all levels and from multiple disciplines - in CPDP and their expectations in terms of academic feedback and exchange. Please submit your contribution through the EasyChair conference system by following this link: https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=39741672.tc6QibMd0JZ3njVe RELEVANT FIELDS AND TOPICS The CPDP Scientific Committee invites papers in the fields of law, social sciences, philosophy and computer sciences (as well as other relevant fields). Multidisciplinary papers are particularly welcome. In particular, this call aims to reach researchers whose works relate to new technologies, privacy and data protection. Selected researchers will have the valuable opportunity to present their papers in the conference academic sessions. The main theme highlighted this year is Artificial Intelligence, but we welcome any original topics related to the general themes of the conference and especially encourage technology-focused and interdisciplinary submissions. For more information about the topics presented at previous editions of CPDP, please visit http://www.cpdpconferences.org/archive.html In case of doubt regarding the suitability of a contribution for the conference, please contact Lorenzo Dalla Corte (lorenzo.dallacorte(a)cpdpconferences.org <mailto:lorenzo.dallacorte@cpdpconferences.org> ). CPDP2017 KEY DATES Extended deadline for submissions: Saturday 22 Oct. 2016 Notification to authors: Friday 2 Dec. 2016 Papers accepted for presentation at the conference will go through a second round of reviews for inclusion in the conference book (see below). The deadline for submissions to the second round of reviews is: Monday 6 March 2017. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Authors responding to this Call for Papers are asked to submit a full paper via a dedicated webpage on the EasyChair system, together with a short abstract and up to 5 keywords. Authors should select the track for which they are applying in EasyChair: either CPDP 2017 Experienced Researchers or CPDP 2017 Junior Researchers. Papers should be between 6000 and 8000 words in length and follow the CPDP layout rules based on the Springer template which is available here (zip file to download): http://www.cpdpconferences.org/Resources/splnproc1110.zip The text of the paper should not include the name of the author(s) and all self-references should be deleted. Submissions not meeting these criteria risk rejection without consideration of quality. Contributions and identifying information should be submitted through the EasyChair conference system following this link: https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=39741827.Ufkihm1uEzFTFQDx Papers will be selected on the basis of their quality. All submitted papers will be peer reviewed by members of the CPDP 2017 Scientific Committee (and other independent reviewers where necessary) and will be commented upon by distinguished scholars. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference: at least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for the conference and to present the paper. Accepted papers will be considered for publication in the conference book published by Springer. Selected authors will receive free entrance for the duration of the conference. Funding for travel expenses may be available for PhD Candidates who cannot cover their own costs. If you require funding, please get in touch. For further details on the conference structure and its main topic areas, interested researchers are invited to visit the www.cpdpconferences.org <http://www.cpdpconferences.org> or to contact info(a)cpdpconferences.org <mailto:info@cpdpconferences.org> CONFERENCE BOOK Eight books based on papers presented at previous CPDP conferences have already been published, and a 9th edition is currently in production: 1. Gutwirth, S., Y. Poullet, P. De Hert, C. de Terwangne, and S. Nouwt, eds. Reinventing Data Protection? Dordrecht: Springer, 2009. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-1-4020-9497-2> ) 2. Gutwirth, S., Y. Poullet, and P. De Hert, eds. Data Protection in a Profiled World. Dordrecht: Springer, 2010. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-90-481-8864-2> ) 3. Gutwirth, S., Y. Poullet, P. De Hert and R. Leenes eds. Computers, Privacy and Data Protection: an Element of Choice. Dordrecht: Springer, 2011. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-94-007-0640-8> ) 4. Gutwirth, S., R. Leenes, P. De Hert and Y. Poullet, European Data Protection: In Good Health? Dordrecht: Springer, 2012. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-94-007-2902-5> ) 5. Gutwirth, S., R. Leenes, P. De Hert and Y. Poullet, European Data Protection:Coming of Age, Dordrecht: Springer, 2012. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-94-007-5184-2> ) 6. Gutwirth, S., R. Leenes and P. De Hert, Reloading Data Protection: Multidisciplinary Insights and Contemporary Challenges. Dordrecht: Springer, 2014. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-94-007-7539-8> ) 7. Gutwirth, S., R. Leenes and P. De Hert, Reforming Data Protection: The Global Perspective. Dordrecht: Springer, 2015. (www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401793841> ) 8. Gutwirth, S., Leenes R., P. De Hert and Y. Poullet, Data protection on the Move. Dordrecht: Springer (www.springer.com <https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401773751> ) 9. Gutwirth, S., Leenes R., P. De Hert and R. Van Brakel, Computers, Privacy and Data Protection: Invisibilities & Infrastructures. Dordrecht: Springer, 2017. (forthcoming) Specific guidelines on the publication of the CPDP 2017 book have been adopted. Please visit: http://www.cpdpconferences.org/information.html BEYOND THE CPDP 2017 CALL FOR PAPERS CPDP would like to create a platform where all people passionate about privacy and data-protection can meet. If you are a social, political or computer scientist, activist, policy maker, lawyer, ICT expert or passionate person interested in being a speaker or getting involved in next year's conference, please notify the conference secretariat at the following address: info(a)cpdpconferences.org <mailto:info@cpdpconferences.org> We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you in Brussels in January 2017! Best regards, The CPDP 2017 Programme Committee

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2 Jobs at SeattleU
by Paul, Christopher 16 Oct '16

16 Oct '16

AoIRers, We're hiring for a tenure-track line in Strategic Communication (https://jobs.seattleu.edu/postings/19557) and for a Director of Forensics (https://jobs.seattleu.edu/postings/19560) and it'd be lovely to get an internet researcher into either or both of those roles. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch. -chris Dr. Christopher Paul Associate Professor and Chair Department of Communication Seattle University paulc(a)seattleu.edu<mailto:paulc@seattleu.edu>

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22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2017): Last Call for Tutorial Proposals
by Announce Announcements 15 Oct '16

15 Oct '16

*** Last Call for Tutorial Proposals *** 22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces IUI 2017 St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus March 13-16, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Overview ACM IUI 2017 is the 22nd annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces community and serves as a premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. The 22nd edition of the conference will be held in Limassol, Cyprus. Limassol (or Lemesos) is a multicultural bustling town, flanked by two ancient cities, Amathus and Kourion, and guarded by the Amathusian Aphrodite and Appolo Hylates. It is a town of great visual diversity and contrast from spectacular seafront views, historic places like the mediaeval Castle, and Byzantine churches. Along the 17 km long sandy beaches, two Marinas, world renowned 5 star hotels, and a most exciting dining, shopping, nightlife and yachting scene create a year-round vibrant lifestyle well beyond the expectations of a Mediterranean island. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets the Artificial Intelligence (AI), with contributions from related fields such as psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design or the arts. Our focus is to improve the interaction between humans and machines, by leveraging both more traditional HCI approaches, as well as solutions that involve state-of-the art AI techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning. ACM IUI welcomes contribution from any relevant arena: academia, business, or non-profit organizations. IUI 2017 is pleased to invite tutorial proposals. Tutorials offer the community an opportunity to learn about the state-of-the-art concepts and techniques and allow the presenters to share their expertise. We invite proposals from active researchers and experienced presenters. Ideally, a tutorial will cover the state-of-the-art research and development in a specific area strongly related to IUI. Tutorials on interdisciplinary areas, novel or fast growing directions, and significant practical applications are also encouraged. Each accepted tutorial will receive one free IUI 2017 registration. Submission Guidelines The proposals should be PDF documents not exceeding 3 pages, submitted by e-mail to the tutorial chairs at: tutorial2017(a)iui.acm.org. We encourage prospective presenters to contact the tutorial chairs in advance and discuss their tutorial ideas. Each tutorial proposal should provide the following information: · Name and title: Your name, the tutorial title and the expected length of your tutorial (up to half a day). · Description of tutorial topic and goal: Detailed outline of the tutorial, along with descriptions of the objectives, its relevance to IUI, benefits to the attendees, and course materials/handouts (links to online materials encouraged). · Organizers: Name, email address, and affiliation of each presenter. Note that each listed presenter must register for the conference and be present at the tutorial. · Target audience and prerequisites: Target audience level (introductory, intermediate, advanced) and prerequisite knowledge or skills. · Experience: Tutors' short bios and their expertise related to the tutorial, including history of previously given tutorials. · Equipment and software requirement: please list any that will be needed. Important Dates · Tutorial Proposals: October 21, 2016 · Decisions Sent: November 21, 2016 Tutorials Co-Chairs · Shlomo Berkovsky, CSIRO, Australia · Bart Kninijnburg, Clemson University, USA

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Deadline extended: CFP Philosophy & Technology SI on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data - Deadline October 31, 2016
by Brent Mittelstadt 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, Apologies for any cross posting. The deadline has been extended for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data. New deadline for submissions: October 31, 2016 Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data GUEST EDITOR Brent Mittelstadt, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford INTRODUCTION In biomedical research, the analysis of large datasets (Big Data) has become a major driver of innovation and success. ‘Biomedical Big Data’ (BBD) describes the complex and new set of technologically-driven phenomena focusing on analysis of aggregated datasets to improve medical knowledge, public health, clinical care and commercial health and well-being devices and services. Machine learning and algorithmic categorisation can increasingly make sense of the seemingly endless data emerging from sensors, wearable devices, clinical observations, clinical trials, social and online platforms which provide insight into the behaviours and physiology of individuals. BBD is expected to provide new ways of understanding health and well-being at the level of the individual and society, for example by predicting behaviours, monitoring diseases and outbreaks, and providing risk stratification for individual patients. Epidemiology, infectious disease research, and genomics and genetics are already deeply affected. However, the collection, storage and analysis of BBD potentially raises serious ethical problems which may threaten the huge opportunities it offers. To avoid foreseeable problems and react quickly to emergent issues, the planning and deployment of BBD must include proactive ethical risk assessment. To contribute to this critical step, this special issue of Philosophy and Technology aims to map new, under-researched but important issues, concepts and cases that should be considered in proactive ethical assessment of emerging BBD platforms and services. TOPICS We request the submission of research articles addressing topics including: • Theories and concepts critical to the ethical assessment of biomedical Big Data in particular • Required modifications to informed consent in response to the scale and complexity of BBD • Alternatives to informed consent for BBD governance • Group-level protections, harms and benefits • Ethical principles for governance of BBD platforms • Applicability of traditional medical research ethics principles to BBD • Privacy, de-identification and research subject rights to data access • Ownership of intellectual property generated from BBD • Uses of BBD for empowerment or improvement of patient experiences • Implications of data-intensive clinical experiences for the doctor-patient relationship • Implications of the crossover between personal health devices and BBD research, e.g. Apple HealthKit • Impact of the European General Data Protection Regulation on both biomedical research and personal health/wellness services • Policy recommendations and requirements for poorly regulated BBD practices • Empirical studies/cases of existing Big Data practices that demonstrate critical ethical issues, concepts and solutions TIMETABLE • October 31, 2016: Deadline for paper submissions • December 16, 2016: Deadline for reviews • January 31, 2017: Deadline revised papers • 2017: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ The journal’s submission guidelines and instructions for authors can be found here<http://www.springer.com/philosophy/epistemology+and+philosophy+of+science/j…>. Articles should be written in English and not exceed 10,000 words. The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select the special article type: "Special Issue on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data” from the selection provided in the submission process. All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review. Submissions will be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. External link: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/?id=1504 CONTACT For any further information please contact: Brent Mittelstadt brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk> Kind regards, Dr. Brent Mittelstadt Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Oxford Oxford Internet Institute 1 St. Giles, OX1 3JS 01865 287221 brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk> http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=365

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21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017): First Call for Doctoral Consortium
by Announce Announcements 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

*** First Call for Doctoral Consortium *** 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 24 - 27 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The internationally recognized ADBIS conference already for 21 years is gathering researchers and practitioners around topics related to databases, data processing, and information systems, in general. The conference is run in Europe but attracts researchers from all over the world. The 21st ADBIS conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. The conference is accompanied by satellite events, including doctoral consortia and workshops. DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a forum where PhD students can present their research ideas, confront them with the scientific community, receive feedback from mentors, and tie cooperation bounds. Students will receive inspiration from their peers and will have a chance to discuss their research objectives with senior members of the community in the context of an established international conference. The DC session will take place on September 24, in parallel with the workshop sessions. Each participant will present her/his work, followed by a discussion with senior researchers. ELIGIBILITY We seek PhD students who have either determined the direction of their thesis research (probably with some preliminary results already published), but who still have substantial work to complete, or PhD student participants who are in the early stages of their dissertation year. It is not required to have a paper accepted for the main conference in order to participate in the DC. SUBMISSIONS To apply to the DC, please submit a single-authored paper (which will appear in the proceedings of DC), accompanied by a short email from the thesis advisor stating support for your participation in the DC, describing the current status of the thesis research, and giving your expected date of graduation. The papers for DC should be at most 12 pages in Springer format (formatting instructions can be obtained via http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… and describe the state of the whole PhD project, rather than a specific completed result. The paper should outline the objectives, the problem, state of the art, results obtained so far, and what is still to be done in the frame of the PhD project. If an author prefers to present a completed research result, the paper should be submitted to the main conference or one of accompanying workshops. A paper submitted to the DC may not be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for the DC. Submissions should be made electronically in PDF format at CMT: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. In case of multiple files, please submit a single compressed file (zip or rar). After logging into CMT, please choose the "ADBIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium" track. REVIEW PROCESS Each paper submitted to the DC will be reviewed by at least two members of the DC program committee and will be judged based on originality, technical merit, presentation quality, and relevance. The authors of successful submissions must take into account the reviewers' comments during the preparation of the final version and describe the changes in a separate document to be submitted together with the final camera-ready version. The program committee reserves the right to reject a paper if the final version does not meet the requirements above. Applications not adhering to the provided guidelines (including page limits) will not be considered. The authors of accepted papers must register to the conference, attend the DC and present their work. PROCEEDINGS The DC papers will be published by Springer, together with the ADBIS workshops proceedings, in the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing series. IMPORTANT DATES · Submission: May 19, 2017 · Acceptance/Rejection Notification: June 30, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: July 14, 2017 · Doctoral Consortium: September 24, 2017 COMMITTEES Steering Committee Chair · Leonid Kalinichenko, Russian Academy of Science, Russia General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Marite Kirikova, Riga Technical University, Latvia · Kjetil Norvag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Proceedings Chair · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshops Chairs · Johann Gamper, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy · Robert Wrembel, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Doctoral Consortium Chairs · Jerome Darmont, Universite Lyon 2, France · Stefano Rizzi, University of Bologna, Italy

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