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New book: Post, Mine, Repeat: social media data mining becomes ordinary by Helen Kennedy
by Helen Kennedy 19 May '16

19 May '16

My expensive new book, *Post, Mine, Repeat:* *social media data mining becomes ordinary,* is out with Palgrave Macmillan: http://www.palgrave.com/de/book/9781137353979 (eBook 16th May, hardback 30th May). Blurb, table of contents, endorsements & discount code below. *BLURB* In *Post, Mine, Repeat: **social media data mining becomes ordinary*, Helen Kennedy argues that as social media data mining becomes more and more ordinary, as we post, mine and repeat, new data relations emerge. These new data relations are characterised by a widespread desire for numbers and its troubling consequences, but also by the possibility of doing good with data and resisting data power, by new and old concerns, and by instability and contradiction. Drawing on action research with public sector organisations, interviews with commercial social insights companies and their clients, focus groups with social media users and other research, Kennedy provides a fascinating and detailed account of living with social media data mining inside the organisations that make up the fabric of everyday life. *TABLE OF CONTENTS* - Chapter 1: Social media data mining becomes ordinary - Chapter 2: Why study social media data mining? - Chapter 3: What should concern us about social media data mining? Key debates - Chapter 4: Public sector experiments with social media data mining - Chapter 5: Commercial mediations of social media data - Chapter 6: What happens to mined social media data? - Chapter 7: Fair game? User evaluations of social media data mining - Chapter 8: Doing good with data: alternative practices, elephants in rooms - Chapter 9: New data relations and the desire for numbers *ENDORSEMENTS* *‘Post, Mine, Repeat* is a genuinely ground-breaking and original piece of work, in which Helen Kennedy shares a range of important and revealing empirical insights into the practices of data mining. To my knowledge, no-one before has managed to produce such detailed research into data mining. The book shows how data mining fits into commercial monitoring, into organisations, into activism and into public sector services, how these are changing, and exactly what part data mining plays in empowerment and resistance, as well as surveillance and control. It is accessible, yet it tells some complex stories. This really is a tremendous, agenda-setting piece of work.' *Dr David Beer, University of York* 'Helen Kennedy has written an enlightening, informative and utterly convincing book. The focus of *Post, Mine, Repeat* on "ordinary" uses of data mining is a hugely welcome and much-needed contribution to debates about the role of big data in society. I’m so glad that Kennedy’s sane, measured, thoughtful, careful, eloquent, ethical voice is there in these debates, for me to cite, recommend and go back to for guidance whenever I get into arguments on the vitally important topics she covers.' *Professor David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds* 'This is a much-needed study on the importance of data mining to workers in ordinary organisations and more generally in society. What sets this book apart from other academic studies is its empirical focus: through interviews with users, professional data miners and key agents in organisations, Helen Kennedy tackles the larger issues involved in data mining and renders them concrete. The book is clearly focused and persuasively argued, a must-read for anyone who wants to understand what happens next in the world of Big Data.' *Professor José van Dijck, University of Amsterdam* *DISCOUNT CODE* 30% discount with code PM16THIRTY for orders placed by individuals, directly with Palgrave Macmillan, up to 30th June. -- Professor Helen Kennedy Department of Sociological Studies / Faculty of Social Sciences Elmfield, Northumberland Road Sheffield S10 2TU T: 0114 2226488 E: h.kennedy(a)sheffield.ac.uk

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CfP: Ting – Making publics through provocation, conflict and appropriation (PDC2016 Workshop)
by Jaz Choi 18 May '16

18 May '16

Call for papers Ting: Making publics through provocation, conflict and appropriation A workshop at The Participatory Design Conference (PDC) in Aarhus 2016, August 15. http://www.performingthecommon.se/ting/ Because of the importance of the role and embodiment of the designer/artist in making publics, this workshop calls attention to self-reflective practices in participatory design, and questions how these self-reflective practices can be embedded in the functionality of new publics and design practices. More specifically, the workshop aims to explore the following questions: How do the designer/artist create and maintain publics? How do we accommodate differences in these agonistic spaces? What is the role of the designer/artist in these contexts? How can we understand the tension between artistic control in speculative design and empowerment in participatory design? We invite researchers, designers, activists, artists, who in their work are exploring utopian, speculative, and critical design projects as well as designing for and with social movements, alternative societies and relational economies. The specific themes and topics we are interested to revisit and discuss in this workshop are: • Agonistic public spaces versus consensual decision-making • Role of the author/designer/creator/artist in speculative and critical design in relation to participatory design • Exclusion and inclusion in the design practice • Norms in speculative participatory design practices • Institutional conditions for the development and growth of speculative and critical design within a participatory design practice Workshop Participation and Key Dates Participants will be selected to participate in the workshop based on their submitted position-papers. The submission should be between 1,000 to 2,000 words long, and include an image or illustration of a design work or design process. Submission should follow the ACM ICPS format (http://pdc2016.org/formatting-guidelines/) • Position paper deadline: June 13, 2016 • Author Notification: June 20, 2016 Extended papers will be considered for a special issue in Design Issues. Organizers Karin Hansson, Stockholm University Laura Forlano, Illinois Institute of Technology Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, Queensland University of Technology Carl DiSalvo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Digital Media Program Tessy Cerratto Pargman, Stockholm University Silvia Lindtner, School of Information, University of Michigan Shaowen Bardzell, Indiana University Somya Joshi, Stockholm University For submissions and further information contact: ting(a)performingthecommon.se<mailto:ting@performingthecommon.se> -- Dr. Jaz Hee-jeong Choi Deputy Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, Interactive & Visual Design Senior Lecturer, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology -- e: h.choi(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:h.choi@qut.edu.au> -- w: www.nicemustard.com<http://www.nicemustard.com> -- p: +617 3138 7657 -- m: +61 433 167 151

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2nd CfP: RecSys'16 3rd Workshop on New Trends in Content-Based Recommender Systems (CBRecSys 2016)
by Toine Bogers 17 May '16

17 May '16

===================================================================================== 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS RecSys'16 3rd Workshop on New Trends in Content-Based Recommender Systems (CBRecSys 2016) http://cbrecsys2016.aau.dk Boston, MA September 15-19, 2016 ===================================================================================== ------------------------ Description & Objectives ------------------------ The CBRecSys 2016 workshop provides a dedicated venue for papers dedicated to all aspects of content-based recommendation. This includes recommendation in domains where textual content is abundant (e.g., books, news, scientific articles, jobs, educational resources, Web pages, etc.) as well as dedicated comparisons of content-based techniques with collaborative filtering in different domains. Other relevant topics related to content-based recommendations could include opinion mining for text/ book recommendation, semantic recommendation, content-based recommendation to alleviate cold-start problems, deep learning for content representation, as well as serendipity, diversity and cross-domain recommendation. ------------------ Topics of interest ------------------ We invite original contributions in a variety of areas related to content-based recommendation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Processing and Representing Content - Estimating (implicit) ratings associated with text reviews - Opinion mining and sentiment analysis of text reviews to support content-based recommendation - Multilingual content representation - Exploiting Deep Learning approaches for content representation - Exploiting semantic technologies for processing and representing content - Extracting user personality traits and factors from text reviews for recommendation * Exploiting user generated contents - Social tag-based recommender systems - Mining microblogging data in content-based recommender systems - Exploiting Semantic Web and Linked Open Data in content-based recommender systems - User Profiling based on Big, Social and Linked Data * Mining contextual data from content - Extraction of contextual signals from text contents for recommendation - Considering the time dimension in content-based recommendation - Mood-based recommender systems * Addressing limitations of recommender system - Addressing the cold-start problem with content-based recommendation approaches – Increasing diversity in content-based recommendations - Providing novelty in content-based recommendations * Developing novel recommendation approaches - Hybrid strategies combining content-based and collaborative filtering recommendations – Content-based approaches to cross-system and cross-domain recommendation - Latent factor models for content-based and hybrid recommendation ----------- Submissions ----------- We encourage authors to submit contributions dedicated to any aspect of content-based recommendation, from diverse backgrounds and aim to promote the exchange of ideas between researchers working in the various related to content-based recommendation. Authors may submit fully-developed ideas and approaches as long papers (8 pages) and preliminary work as short papers (4 pages). For full details on the submission format and procedure, see below. Papers will be selected based on originality, quality, and ability to promote discussion. Accepted papers will be included in the workshop proceedings and published by CEUR. Extended versions of selected workshop papers may be included in a special journal issue (TBD). At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop. All submissions should be in English and should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be formatted in the ACM Proceedings Style (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) and submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cbrecsys2016) Submissions will be published in the workshop proceedings (CEUR-WS). --------------- Important dates --------------- * Paper submission deadline: June 24, 2016 * Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2016 * Camera-ready deadline: July 22, 2016 * RecSys and CBRecSys 2016 Workshop: September 15-19, 2016 ---------- Organizers ---------- * Toine Bogers (toine(a)hum.aau.dk) Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark * Marijn Koolen (mkoolen(a)beeldengeluid.nl) Netherlands Institute of Sound and Vision, the Netherlands * Cataldo Musto (cataldo.musto(a)uniba.it) University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy * Pasquale Lops (pasquale.lops(a)uniba.it) University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy * Giovanni Semeraro (giovanni.semeraro(a)uniba.it) University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy For further questions, please contact a member of the organizing committee.

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Three PhD scholarships in internet research
by Klaus Bruhn Jensen 17 May '16

17 May '16

Three PhD scholarships in internet research The Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applications for three 3-year PhD scholarships. The successful candidates will be affiliated with the Peoples’ Internet (PIN) project sponsored by the Carlsberg Foundation. The candidates are expected to begin October 1, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter. Description of the project “The Peoples’ Internet – Market, state, and civil society in China, Europe, and the United States” will undertake a comparative study of the internet in different world regions. Digital networks are among the most flexible and universally applicable technologies ever invented by humans. But the many significant variations in the social uses of the internet around the world remain poorly understood. The PIN project compares the current state and future potential of the internet in three centers of the global economy and world politics – China, Europe, and the United States – focusing on the interplay of civil society with the other two key sectors of modern societies: market and state. The PhD candidates will be an integral part of the PIN research group. They will participate both in formal project events and in informal deliberations throughout their affiliation with the project; they will have the opportunity both to pursue personal research interests and to contribute to the overall theoretical and methodological framework of PIN; and they will join a wider interdisciplinary research environment centered in the University of Copenhagen’s Center for Communication and Computing and its research group on Digital Communication and Aesthetics. In addition to coursework and other institutional obligations, the PhD candidates will undertake the following main activities: • six months of ethnographic fieldwork (China, Denmark, or the US) • review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in their fieldwork area • participation in analyses of population surveys • contributions to the dissemination of project findings and other outreach. PhD position # 1: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in spoken and written academic English, and in Mandarin. Prior experience with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD project description must include: • a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic fieldwork in the People’s Republic of China • a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in China • a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and complement the survey component of the PIN project. PhD position # 2: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in spoken and written academic English, and in Danish. Prior experience with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD project description must include: • a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic fieldwork in Denmark • a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in Denmark • a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and complement the survey component of the PIN project. PhD position # 3: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in spoken and written academic English. Prior experience with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD project description must include: • a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic fieldwork in the United States of America • a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in the U.S. • a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and complement the survey component of the PIN project. Please note that the project proposal must lie within the overall framework of PIN. For further information, including a copy of the project framework, please contact the Principal Investigator of PIN, Professor Klaus Bruhn Jensen kbj(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:kbj@hum.ku.dk> Please note that all applications must be submitted via the PhD School’s website by using an electronic application system. To see the full version of the call and information on how to apply, please visit the PhD School’s website: http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/how_to_apply/calls/ Application deadline: July 7, 2016 at 23.59 (CET).  Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career. ********************************************************** Klaus Bruhn Jensen Professor, dr.phil. Head of Centre for Communication and Computing Section of Film, Media, and Communication Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication University of Copenhagen Karen Blixens Vej 4 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark kbj(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:kbj@hum.ku.dk> www.media.ku.dk<http://www.media.ku.dk> Tel +45-35328100 Fax +45-35328110 ********************************************************** *New publication* Special section of the International Journal of Communication: Audiences across Media (2015), http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc

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RDA Europe Travel grants for participation at DH2016 RDA/ADHO Workshop
by Natalie Harrower 17 May '16

17 May '16

Dear AoIR: This will be of particular interest to Digital Humanities scholars invested in the research data lifecycle. It would be interesting to see some examples from internet researchers. * * * RDA Europe is offering three travel bursaries at €500 each to support participation at the RDA/ADHO Workshop: Evaluating Research Data Infrastructure Components and Engaging in their Development at DH2016 in Krakow, July 12-16, 2016. In order to apply for this grant, applicants must reside/work in Europe. The purpose of the grants is to encourage participation by individuals who have a strong interest in adopting one or more of the RDA EU outputs to enable data sharing by or from their project. Application requirements and evaluation criteria can be found here: https://rd-alliance.org/group/digital-humanities-workshops/wiki/rda-europe-… A full description of the workshop aims and requirements can be found here: https://rd-alliance.org/groups/digital-humanities-workshops.html Deadline for applications is 31 May 2016. For more information, see the above links or contact Lindsay Poirier at poiril(a)rpi.edu<mailto:poiril@rpi.edu> Kind Regards, Natalie _________________ Dr. Natalie Harrower | Director (Acting), Digital Repository of Ireland Royal Irish Academy | 19 Dawson St. Dublin 2 n.harrower(a)ria.ie | @natalieharrower | @dri_ireland | www.dri.ie The Royal Irish Academy is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 2014 and is compliant with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003. For further information see our website www.ria.ie

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Univ Amsterdam Job: Asst. Professor Digital Humanities and Information Cultures
by Richard Rogers 17 May '16

17 May '16

Assistant professor in Digital Humanities and Information Cultures Faculty of Humanities – Department of Media Studies Level of education PhD Salary indication €3,400 to €5,288 gross per month Closing date 30 May 2016 Hours 38 hours per week Vacancy number 16-225 The Faculty of Humanities <http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculties/faculti…> provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. There are almost 700 employees affil- iated with the Faculty, which has about 6,000 students. The Faculty of Humanities offers assistant professors the opportu- nity to collaborate with leading researchers at research institutes that - partly as a result of their multidisciplinary approach - are world-renowned. Moreover, you will be teaching in a dynamic con- text in which new educational methods are being developed. Together with other new assistant professors you will participate in a comprehensive introductory programme. You will be supervised closely during the first year of your appointment. Additional didac- tical training is also part of the appointment. Based on the candi- date's educational portfolio, previously acquired competences will be taken into consideration. Job description The candidate will bring to the position a relevant and innovative research agenda in the areas of Digital Humanities and Information Cultures and will be especially interested in the critical study, de- velopment and application of digital methods, techniques and tools. The study of Digital Humanities within Media Studies con- cerns both contemporary and historical periods, and also tran- scends the individual disciplines within the field. Candidates will be at home in more than one sub-discipline, demonstrated by experience in working with data collections of different types, both digitized and born-digital. In the study of information and media (broadly understood as books, artworks, audio-visual media and digital media), digital research materials are evolving in spectac- ular fashion, leading to new research affordances that require a critical approach to media as information, as well as to how digital media structure the reuse and interpretation of born-digital and historical data. The successful candidate is expected to bring to- gether researchers working in Digital Humanities, Information Cultures and Media Studies and aim to acquire funding for collab- orations by actively participating in one of the research schools in the Faculty of Humanities. Whilst the successful candidate is free to choose his/her research affiliation, he/she would be asked to make a contribution to the Amsterdam Centre for Cultural Heritage and Identity, one of the University of Amsterdam’s research priority areas. The candidate also will play a major role in teaching courses and in curriculum development in the bachelor, Media and Information (in both the Information Cultures as well as the New Media tracks, in- cluding the minor in Digital Humanities), and in the master pro- grams in Information Cultures, Archival Studies and/or New Media & Digital Culture. Furthermore, the candidate is expected to be an ambassador for the research programs and actively liaise and work with stakeholders both within and outside of the university sector. Requirements Relevant PhD degree, or PhD defense date scheduled before start of contract, in the area of humanities; programming skills and/or skilled use of software for data analysis; experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in renowned international academic journals / edited volumes; several years of teaching experience at the university level and demonstrable didactic abilities and / or training, evidenced by an educational portfolio; experience in an academic position where research and teach- ing are combined; experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with the use of ICTs in academic education; capable of functioning at all levels in more than one programme of study; organisational experience and skills; reliable team worker; thorough knowledge of Dutch and English; non-native Dutch speakers are requested to achieve competency in Dutch within two years. Further information Prof. Richard Rogers <mailto:r.a.rogers@uva.nl> Appointment The appointment will be a tenure track appointment, for 38 hours a week. The initial appointment will be two years. Depending on teaching evaluations and professional assessment, tenure will be granted after two years. The gross monthly salary will range from €3,400 (scale 11) to €5,288 (scale 12), based on a full-time ap- pointment (38 hours a week). The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities <http://www.vsnu.nl/en_GB/CAO> is applicable. Job application Applications including a detailed curriculum vitae and two names of referees should be sent no later than 29 May 2016 to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. F.P.I.M. van Vree via our email ad- dress solliciteren2016-FGW(a)uva.nl. Please state vacancy number 16-224 in the subject line. No agencies please

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[JVWR] CfP for Editors Assembled Q3 2016 - Part 2
by Tzafnat Shpak 17 May '16

17 May '16

Call for Editors Assembled 2016 View this email in your browser <http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=8d63e0b26a…> Call for Editors Assembled Q3 2016 - Part 2 May 15, 2016 We are looking for a prime *guest editor* (with potentially one co-editor) to manage the process for 2016, Q3. This is a great opportunity to influence the state of our field. Your will: - Coordinate the reviewers of about 5 candidate papers. - Use our publication system -- extensively. (Be versed also with Google docs, Skype, and other current tools.) - Be a deadline-targeted & taking-charge person. - Work as single editor or add one co-editor. - Able to write a short intro including your view/vision/insight on the field. - Get the academic credit as an editor. - Choose / design the cover :-) Please *reply by May 30, 2016* to info(a)jvwresearch.org <info@jvwresearch?subject=Editor%20for%20Assembled%202016> with an academic CV and a cover letter listing your publishing and editing experience. If you have colleagues who may be interested in becoming an editor or a co-editor, please feel free to forward this call further. Looking forward to hearing from you, Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan Editor in Chief JVWR - The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> *Copyright © 2016 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, All rights reserved.*

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CFP: Automating the Everyday - a symposium hosted by QUT DMRC
by Jean Burgess 17 May '16

17 May '16

Dear colleagues Please distribute to anyone you think might be interested, and consider submitting something yourselves if you’re going to be around and up for a visit to Queensland just before Crossroads in Cultural Studies in Sydney. Best regards Jean Automating the Everyday A symposium hosted by the QUT Digital Media Research Centre http://qut.edu.au/research/dmrc | @qutdmrc 8-9 December 2016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Call for Papers Along with related concepts and trends like artificial intelligence (AI), the algorithmic turn, and big data, automation is central to contemporary discourses of and debates about digital transformation. The entanglement of digital media technologies with material culture, the workplace, and the domestic sphere means our everyday lives are coming into contact with automation as well. But what do we mean when we say ‘automation’ - does it encompass algorithms, sensor networks, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacture, and interoperability? What histories and pre-histories of automation and everyday life might we need to take account of? How are past robotic imaginaries shaping the present—in science and technology and in science fiction alike? Does the current preoccupation with automation signal the endurance of these earlier imaginaries, does it mark a moment of disruption, or does it simply coincide with an industrial pivot on behalf of Silicon Valley toward these areas of innovation, and an accompanying wave of hype? When does the appearance of automation work to elide or obscure various forms of manual, affective and immaterial labour? In this two-day symposium, we invite theoretical and empirical papers that engage with these and other questions, particularly as they intersect with the experience and politics of digital media technologies with everyday life, work and consumption. Themes and topics that might be covered include: - Automation and the home (e.g., the Internet of Things) - Automation and work (e.g., mechanisation vs automation, microtasking, microsurveillance, and time management) - Automation and locative media, wayfinding and transport - Automation and AI in service and consumption, (Siri, customer service chatbots, ‘automated’ checkout, drone deliveries) - Sex, romance and robotics - Automated content curation and communication in digital and social media - Health, fitness and assisted living Submission process and key dates Please submit paper proposals to autoeveryday(a)gmail.com<mailto:autoeveryday@gmail.com> by 30 June 2016. Proposals should include an abstract of 250–400 words along with a brief bio of no more than 100 words. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by 15 July 2016. Draft papers (3000–4000 words) of accepted presentations are to be submitted by 18 November 2016 for sharing and discussion among symposium participants. Following the symposium, presenters will be invited to submit full-length papers to be considered for publication as part of a themed collection. We are approaching major international cultural and media studies journals with a proposal for a special issue on the symposium theme. Organisers Prof. Jean Burgess (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Dr Peta Mitchell (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Dr Tim Highfield (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Professor Jean Burgess http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/burgesje Ph: +617 3138 8253 | Email: je.burgess(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:je.burgess@qut.edu.au> | Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeanburgess Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=dfpq_bkAAAAJ&hl=en Centre Director | QUT Digital Media Research Centre Creative Industries Faculty | Queensland University of Technology Z1-515 | Musk Ave | Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Website: www.qut.edu.au/research/dmrc<http://www.qut.edu.au/research/dmrc> | Twitter: @qutdmrc | Centre email: dmrc(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:dmrc@qut.edu.au>

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Research about ICT-Mediated Citizen Engagement
by Cristian Berrio Zapata 17 May '16

17 May '16

Dear colleagues: We are developing a state of the art about ICT-Mediated Citizen Engagement and its relation to promotion of democratic governance and new governance regimes. Although we are working with classics like Pippa Norris, we like to explore also any literature related to this problem in Latin America and hopefully, the case of Columbia in South America. Any ideas? All suggestions will be most welcome. Thanks! -- *Cristian Berrío Zapata*

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Call for Posters: ICITST-2016 || December 5-7, 2016, Barcelona, Spain
by - - 16 May '16

16 May '16

CALL FOR POSTERS! ************************************************************ The 11th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2016) Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spanish Section and IEEE Spanish Computer Chapter Venue: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel December 5-7, 2016, Barcelona, Spain www.icitst.org ************************************************************ The ICITST-2016 encourages the submission of poster or demo proposals. All the accepted posters and demos will be included in the conference proceedings. Important Dates: * Poster/Demo Proposal Submission: June 15, 2016 * Notification of Poster/Demo Acceptance: June 30, 2016 The topics in ICITST-2016 include but are not confined to the following areas: Internet Applications and Technology: * Internet Architecture * Internet of things * Broadband Access Technologies * Application Agents * Boundary Issues of Internet Security * Database Management * Data Models for Production Systems and Services * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems * IPSec Quality of Service * Knowledge Management * Embedded Systems * Defence Systems Ubi/Cloud Computing: * Authentication and Access Control for Data Protection in Ubi/Cloud Computing * Context-Awareness and its Data Mining for UbiCom * Data Grids * Distributed Information Systems * Human-Computer Interface and Interaction for UbiCom * Ubiquitous Systems * USN/RFID Service * Smart Homes and its Business Model for UbiCom Service * Security and its Data Management for UbiCom * Peer to Peer Data Management * New Novel Mechanism and Application for Ubi/Cloud Computing Information Security: * Trust, Privacy and Data Security * Network Security Issues and Protocols * Security Challenges and Content Authoring * Cryptography * Secure Communications * Authentication Techniques * Chaos-based Data Security * MANET Security * Wireless Sensor Network Security * Organization Considerations in Security Policy Formulation and Implementations * Digital Forensics and Crimes * Biometrics * Cyber Security Multimedia and Web Services: * Intelligent Multimedia and its Data Management * Multimedia Information Systems * Multimedia Security * Web Databases * Web Metrics and its Applications * Web Mining including Web Intelligence and Web 3.0. * Web Services * XML and other extensible languages * Semantic Web and Ontology Infonomics and e-Technology: * Infonomics * Information Visualization * Information Management * Information Quality * Technology-Enabled Information * e-Learning * e-Commerce * e-Business * e-Government * e-Society * System Design and Security for e-Services * Synchronizing e-Security Poster submission: You can submit your poster online at http://www.icitst.org/#!paper-submission/l4ghv or email it to posters(a)icitst.org For more details, please contact info(a)icitst.org or visit http://www.icitst.org/#!blank/w0xcx

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