April 2016 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] social media theory
by Taylor-Smith, Ella 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Hi Sukaina Lots of theory and evidence in the Why We Post website and books https://www.ucl.ac.uk/why-we-post (global anthropological research project on the uses and consequences of social media) -Ella Ella Taylor-Smith Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh, EH10 5DT Email: e.taylor-smith(a)napier.ac.uk http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/e.taylor-smith http://about.me/EllaTaylorSmith @EllaTasm This message and its attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied, disclosed, forwarded or relied upon by any person other than the intended addressee(s) without the permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee you must not take any action based on this message and its attachment(s) nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please respond to the sender and ensure that this message and its attachment(s) are deleted. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and its attachment(s) are scanned for viruses or other defects. Edinburgh Napier University does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this message or its attachment(s), or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Emails entering Edinburgh Napier University's system are subject to routine monitoring and filtering by Edinburgh Napier University. Edinburgh Napier University is a registered Scottish charity. Registration number SC018373

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Death Online Research: Last minute CFA
by Stine Gotved 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Call For Abstracts DORS3: 3rd International Death Online Research Symposium Abstract deadline: April 20 Time and place: October 11.-13. 2016 (symposium) October 14. (PhD course) at Aarhus University, Denmark Schedule Symposium: Tuesday, Oct. 11. Starting with lunch around 12 - Thursday Oct. 13. ending around 15. for everyone to get their flights. PhD course: Friday, October 14. (Time chosen for those colleagues from abroad who might be in Europe for AoIR and might find it easier to attend both conferences if they do not have to travel twice). Themes and perspectives These years, studies in online sociocultural practices related to death and dying, are growing and becoming, more and more, a recognized field. Happily, the contributors to this field come from a great variety of academic fields such as media sociology, (media) aesthetics, psychology, (visual) anthropology, the history of religion, philosophy, linguistics, to name a few. Also, the field is constituted by a great deal of cross disciplinary studies of how humans deal with death and dying. We welcome all relevant academic presentations of ongoing or recently completed academic research - on all kinds of death related online practices, however, we want to inspire you to a particular academic focus on the various contexts of online death related practices by welcoming especially papers that are empirically, theoretically and/or methodologically focusing on * How online practices are historically, thematically, conceptually, aesthetically, materially etc related to various kinds of offline practices? * How online practices are remediated forms of earlier known practices? * How online- and offline practices are intervowen? * What are the relations and contexts of highly individual and highly social practices? * What are the interrelations of fiction-based and non-fiction based practices? Keynotes To be announced - we are working on it We welcome academic presentations in the following categories: * Individual papers/group papers * Paper panels and/or fishbowl/panels presenting academic discussions in clearly framed and thematized sessions * Both theoretical, methodological and empirical papers * When sending your abstract, please indicate 3 keywords for the planned presentation * If you want to host a fishbowl, please send an abstract for the theme, questions and the participants of your group (3-5 participants) Please submit an abstract to Dorthe Refslund Christensen, main organizer, nordrc(a)dac.au.dk (of max 250 words for individual/group papers and of max 500 words for panels/fishbowls) no later than April 20, 2016. All submissions and enquiries should be marked DORS3 in the subject field. Please include full contact info (author name, university affiliation and email address) in the submission. Reviewing: Submissions will be anonymised by the organisers before reviewing. All submissions will be peer-reviewed, and we envisage publication of selected full papers in a special issue of an academic journal in the field as well as a collection of writing from the symposium in an open-access online platform. We will get back to you with information on acceptance of papers and more practical informations no later than May 25. Preliminary programme will be out no later than June 15.

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Reminder Call for Abstracts: 3rd Conference on Social Science & The Internet
by Starke, A.D. 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Dear colleagues, - This is a reminder to submit your abstract(s) May 9, 23:59 CET latest - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Third International Conference: Social Science and the Internet On Friday, July 1, 2016 the Human-Technology-Interaction Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (NL) will host the third conference meeting on "Social Science and the Internet". Following up on two earlier meetings of Internet researchers in Amsterdam and Utrecht, this third conference in Eindhoven aims to bring together sociologists, psychologists, communication scientists, computer- and data scientists, and other researchers who are interested in the study of human behavior and social interaction in online contexts. With this meeting we aim to further the development of an international community of researchers from various fields who study these Internet related topics. Aiming for an interdisciplinary mix of participants, the conference will provide ample opportunity for discussion in an informal atmosphere. Keynote speakers * Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Konstanz, Germany) * Martijn Willemsen (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) We welcome contributions on (but not restricted to) the following topics: * Empirical accounts and theoretical arguments concerning online human behavior * The digital divide, digital skills, and digital inequality * (User evaluation of) online recommender systems * Design, use, and effects of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.) and online communities * Making sense of social media data for the social sciences * Persuasive online technologies * Online markets and online consumer research * Trust and online reputation systems * Online research methods: web surveys and experiments * Privacy and self-disclosure online * Social networks and social capital online and offline * Learning analytics * Social media and learning in formal and informal contexts The conference fee will be 50 Euros, which covers the costs of coffee, tea, cookies, and a lunch. The conference language is English. Abstracts of 300-500 words should be submitted no later than May 9 on: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssi2016 Deadlines: * submission of abstract: May 9, 23:59 CET (GMT +1) * Notification of acceptance decision: June 1 * Conference: July 1 More information about the conference can be found at: http://ssi.ieis.tue.nl/. Questions? Please contact us at: conf2016tue(a)gmail.com<mailto:conf2016tue@gmail.com> On behalf of the entire organizing committee: * Uwe Matzat<http://umatzat.net/> * Chris Snijders<http://www.chrissnijders.com/wp/research/> * Alain Starke<https://www.tue.nl/en/university/departments/industrial-engineering-innovat…> * Mark Graus<https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=gy1VnNIAAAAJ&hl=en> Best regards, Alain Starke PhD Student Human Technology Interaction Eindhoven University of Technology

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Need for Resources (ICTs in Library & Information Centres)
by obinnaojemeni＠yahoo.com 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

Hi, ALL I will be teaching a course titled 'ICTs in Library & Information Centres' to Final year students of Library & Information Science this new semester for the first time. I would appreciate it if guided and assisted with relevant resources to help me prepare for the course modules. Thanks, Obinna Ojemeni {M.Ed; M.Info.Sc} PhD Student, LIS Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka - Nigeria. Lecturer, LIS Department, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani - Enugu. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone, powered by Easyblaze

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WEBCAST 2pm MONDAY: State of the Net Wireless 2016
by Joly MacFie 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

A very focused 3 hours of discussion tomorrow afternoon. joly posted: "On Monday April 18 2016 the Internet Education Foundation and the Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will present State of the Net Wireless 2016 (SOTNW) in Washington DC. This is a follow-up to the State of the Net held back in January 2016, SOTNW topics" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotnw>On *Monday April 18 2016* the *Internet Education Foundation <http://www.neted.org/>* and the *Internet Caucus Advisory Committee* <http://www.netcaucus.org/> will present *State of the Net Wireless 2016 <http://stateofthe.net/wireless/> *(SOTNW) in Washington DC. This is a follow-up to the *State of the Net <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2016>* held back in January 2016, SOTNW topics include mobile advertising, the Internet of Things, mobile data consumption, and wireless broadband. Speakers include ISOC's *Karen Rose*, Next Century Cities' *Deb Socia*, and *Daniel Correa* from the White House. The event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotnw>*. * What: **State of the Net Wireless 2016 <http://stateofthe.net/wireless/> * * Where: Newseum, Washington DC When: Monday April 18 2016 2pm-5pm | 18:00-21:00 UTC Schedule: https://stateofthenetwireless2016.sched.org/ <https://stateofthenetwireless2016.sched.org/> Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotnw <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotnw> Twitter: #sotnw http://twitter.com/hashtag/sotnw <http://twitter.com/hashtag/sotnw>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8432#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8432#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8432 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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AoIR Dissertation Award Call for Nominations
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

The Association of Internet Researchers calls for submissions for the 2016 AoIR Dissertation Award. To be eligible for the AoIR Dissertation Award, a PhD dissertation in the area of internet research must have been filed in the 2015 calendar year. Nominations (self and other) must be received by May 15, 2016. All methods and disciplines are welcome. Submissions Details: A nomination letter that explains why the dissertation is deserving of the award and how it contributes to internet research along with a PDF copy of the dissertation should be emailed to Daren Brabham at Brabham(a)usc.edu. The recipient of this award will be announced this summer. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will also be invited to present their research in a session at AoIR 2016 in Berlin, October 5-8. The committee this year is comprised of Taina Bucher, University of Copenhagen, Mathias Klang, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Anders Olof Larsson, Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology, Sun Sun Lim, National University of Singapore, and is chaired by Daren Brabham, University of Southern California. For any questions please contact Daren or Jenny Stromer-Galley (prez(a)aoir.org<mailto:prez@aoir.org>). ~Jenny Stromer-Galley President, AoIR

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19th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD 2016): Last Mile -- Deadline Approaching!
by Announce Announcements 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

*** Last Mile -- Deadline Approaching *** 19th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD 2016) Aug. 31st - Sept. 2nd, 2016, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Submission Deadline (firm): April 24, 2016 *** Collocated with the 42nd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2016) SCOPE The Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD) addresses all aspects of (embedded, pervasive and high-performance) digital and mixed HW/SW system engineering, covering the whole design trajectory from specification down to micro-architectures, digital circuits and VLSI implementations. It is a forum for researchers and engineers from academia and industry working on advanced investigations, developments and applications. It focuses on today's and future challenges of advanced system architectures for embedded and high-performance HW/SW systems, application analysis and parallelization, design automation for all design levels, as well as, on modern implementation technologies from full custom in nanometer technology nodes, through FPGAs, to multi-core infrastructures. It covers a multitude of highly relevant design aspects from system, hardware and embedded-software specification, modeling, analysis, synthesis and validation, through system adaptability, security, dependability and fault tolerance, to system energy consumption minimization and multi-objective optimization. Authors are kindly invited to submit their work according (but not limited) to the seven main topics of the conference main track. In addition, eight Special Sessions (with their own coordinators and subprogram committees) do also welcome contributions in specific themes of particular interest. All papers are reviewed following guidelines, quality requirements and thresholds that are common to all committees. MAIN TOPICS T1: Advanced applications of embedded and cyber-physical systems Challenging and highly-demanding modern applications in (wireless) communication and networking; networked electronic media, multimedia and ambient intelligence; image and video processing; mobile systems; ubiquitous, wearable and implanted systems; military, space, avionics, measurement, control and automotive applications; wireless sensor network applications; surveillance and security; environmental, agriculture, urban, building, transportation, traffic, energy, hazard and disaster monitoring and control. T2: Application analysis and parallelization for embedded and high- performance hardware and software design Application profiling, characterization and bottleneck detection; application restructuring for parallelism; application parallelization, information-flow analysis, scheduling and mapping for application-specific processor; MPSoC memory and communication architecture synthesis; HW/SW co-design and algorithm/architecture matching; combined hardware/software design space exploration and HW/SW system multi-objective optimization; parallelization, scheduling and mapping of applications for (heterogeneous) processor and MPSoC architectures; re-targetable (application-specific) compilation; architectural support for compilers/programming models; performance, energy consumption and other parametric analysis for HW/SW systems; analytical modeling and simulation tools; benchmark applications, workload and benchmarking for heterogeneous HW/SW systems; virtual and FPGA-based system prototyping. T3: Specification, modeling, analysis, verification and test for systems, hardware and embedded software Modeling, simulation, design and verification languages; functional, structural and parametric specification and modeling; model-based design and verification; system, hardware, and embedded software analysis, simulation, emulation, prototyping, formal verification, design-for-test and testing at all design levels; dependability, safety, security and fault-tolerance issues. T4: Design and synthesis of systems, hardware and embedded software Quality-driven design; model-, platform- and template-based design; design-space exploration; multi-objective optimization; system, processor, memory and communication architecture design; application scheduling and mapping to platforms; (Heterogeneous) multiprocessor systems on-a-chip (MPSoC), hardware multiprocessors and complex accelerators; generic system platforms and platform-based design; processor, memory and communication architectures; 3D MPSoCs and 3D NoCs; ASIP- and GPU-based platforms; software design and programming models for multicore platforms; IP design, standardization and reuse; parallelism exploitation and scalability techniques; virtual components; system of systems; compiler assisted MPSoCs; hardware support for embedded kernels; embedded software features; static, run-time and dynamic optimizations of embedded MPSoCs; benchmarks and benchmarking for MPSoCs; NoC architecture and quality of service; power dissipation and energy issues in SoCs and NoCs. T6: Programmable/reconfigurable/adaptable architectures Design methodologies and tools for reconfigurable computing; run-time, partial and dynamic reconfiguration; fine-grained, mixed-grained and coarse-grained reconfigurable architectures; reconfigurable interconnections and NoCs; FPGAs; systems on reconfigurable chip; system FPGAs, structured ASICs; co-processors; processing arrays; programmable fabrics; adaptive computing devices, systems and software; adaptable ASIPs and ASIP-based MPSoCs; hardware accelerators; optimization of FPGA-based cores; shared resource management; novel models, design algorithms and tools for FPGAs and FPGA-based systems; rapid prototyping systems and platforms; adaptable wireless and mobile systems. T7: New issues introduced by emerging technologies Important issues for system, circuit and embedded software design introduced by e.g. the nanometer CMOS and beyond CMOS technologies, 3D integration, optical and other new memory and communication technologies; new human-machine interfaces; neural- and bio-computation; (bio) sensor and sensor network technologies; pervasive and ubiquitous computing (Internet of Things); related design methods and EDA tools; Flexible Digital Radio-digital architecture design and methodologies concepts for multi-standard, multi-mode flexible radios. SPECIAL SESSIONS/ORGANIZERS DTFT: Dependability, Testing and Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems H. Kubatova (CTU Prague, CZ), Z. Kotasek (TU Brno, CZ) MCSDIA: Mixed Criticality System Design, Implementation and Analysis K. Gruttner (OFFIS, DE), E. Villar (TEISA U Cantabria, ES) AHSA: Architectures and Hardware for Security Applications Paris Kitsos (TEI of Western Greece, GR) DCPS: Design of Heterogeneous Cyber-Physical Systems M. Geilen, (TUE, NL), D. Quaglia (U Verona, IT) ASHWPA: Advanced Systems in Healthcare, Wellness and Personal Assistance F. Leporati (U Pavia, IT) ASAIT: Architectures and Systems for Automotive and Intelligent Transportation S. Niar (U Valenciennes, FR) SDSG: System Design for the Smart Grid R. Jacobsen (Aarhus U, DK), E. Ebeid (Aarhus U, DK) EPDSD: European Projects in Digital System Design F. Leporati (U Pavia, IT), L. Jozwiak (TUE, NL) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts to http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Should an unexpected web access problem be encountered, please contact the Program Chair by email (dsd2016(a)easychair.org) Each manuscript should include the complete paper text, all illustrations, and references. The manuscript should conform to the IEEE format: single-spaced, double column, US letter page size, 10-point size Times Roman font, up to 8 pages. In order to conduct a blind review, no indication of the authors' names should appear in the manuscript, references included. CPS, Conference Publishing Services, publishes the (ISI indexed) DSD Proceedings, available worldwide through the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Extended versions of selected best papers will be published in a special issue of the ISI indexed "Microprocessors and Microsystems: Embedded Hardware Design" Elsevier journal http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . IMPORTANT DATES · Submission of papers: April 24, 2016 (firm) · Notification of acceptance/rejection: June 13, 2016 · Camera-Ready submission: July 4, 2016 DSD STEERING COMMITTEE · Lech Jozwiak (TU Eindhoven, NL) - Chairman · Krzysztof Kuchcinski (U Lund, SE) · Antonio Nunez (IUMA/ULPGC, ES) · Francesco Leporati (U Pavia, IT) · Eugenio Villar (TEISA U Cantabria, ES) · Jose Silva Matos (U Porto, PT) PROGRAM CHAIRS · Paris Kitsos (TEI West. Greece, GR) - Chair · Odysseas Koufopavlou (U Patras, GR) - Honorary Chair GENERAL CHAIR · George A. Papadopoulos (U Cyprus, CY) PROGRAM COMMITTEE http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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A4AI is hiring a Research Analyst
by THAKUR,Dhanaraj 16 Apr '16

16 Apr '16

Hi everyone, The Alliance for Affordable Internet is looking for a Research Analyst to join our team. You can find the job description here: http://a4ai.org/get-involved/job-opportunities/ The application deadline is April 29, so please share with interested persons. thanks and take care, Dhanaraj -- Dhanaraj Thakur Research Manager Alliance for Affordable Internet<http://a4ai.org> +1 240 232 5878 (USA) skype: dhanaraj.thakur World Wide Web Foundation | 1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA.

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Literary stuff for courses
by Barry Wellman 16 Apr '16

16 Apr '16

Amanda, et al I've read and used two of what you ask: EM Forster, "The Machine Stops" is great--and short. Wonderful antidote to SV hype. RUR is stilted, old--good for us to get a historical sense, but I don't think students would relate. I'd rather show "Ex Machina" Or read a chunk of Asimov's _The Naked Sun_ YMMV Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $17 Kindle $11 _______________________________________________________________________

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WEBCAST FRI/SAT: Theorizing the Web #TtW16
by Joly MacFie 15 Apr '16

15 Apr '16

This is underway. Not your regular policy/tech Internet Conference! I have volunteer operators running ISOC kit in rooms B and C. joly posted: "On Friday/Saturday April 15-16 2016 sixth annual Theorizing the Web conference will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars, journalists, art" On *Friday/Saturday April 15-16 2016* sixth annual *Theorizing the Web* <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2016/> conference will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars, journalists, artists, activists, and technology practitioners to think conceptually and critically about the interrelationships between the Web and society. We deeply value public engagement, and consider insights from academics, non-academics, and non-“tech theorists” alike to be equally valuable. Both days of programming will feature invited speakers as well as presentations from competitively selected open-submission system. Selected papers advance clear theoretical arguments; represent a diverse range of perspectives; embrace accessibility by demystifying jargon rather than using it as a crutch; and, importantly, appeal to concerns of power, social (in)equality, and justice. The event comprises three afternoon tracks, plus plenary evening keynote sessions. The entire event will we *webcast live <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2016/livestream>*. *What: Theorizing the Web 2016 <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2016/> Where: Museum of the Moving Image, NYC When: Friday/Saturday April 15-16 2016 Noon-9pm EDT | 16:00-01:00 UTC Schedule: http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2016/program <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2016/program> Webcast: Room A + keynotes - http://livestream.com/ttwconference/a <http://livestream.com/ttwconference/a> Room B - http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ttw16 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ttw16> Room C - http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/ttw16 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/ttw16> Keynotes: http://livestream.com/ttwconference/redstone <http://livestream.com/ttwconference/redstone> Twitter: #TtW16 https://twitter.com/hashtag/TtW16 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TtW16> Facebook: #TtW16 https://facebook.com/hashtag/TtW16 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/TtW16>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8424#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8424#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8424 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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