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Selected Papers of Internet Research (SPIR) - #AoIR2016
by Michelle, AoIR Association Coordinator 16 May '17

16 May '17

AoIR is happy to announce that the #AoIR2016 Berlin, Germany submissions have been released on SPIR. You can locate the 2016 content here: https://spir.aoir.org/index.php/spir/issue/view/AoIR2016 Each year the properly formatted, final submissions uploaded for the AoIR conference are uploaded to SPIR for public release. Please feel free to read, explore, and share. Regards, Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator

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Using LinkedIn for Research
by Isabell Stamm 16 May '17

16 May '17

Dear Fellow Internet-Researchers, in our research project we are building a multi-level data base that allows us to track German entrepreneurial groups over twenty years. For this data-base we use a number of different publicly available sources such as registries, news and magazine articles, who is who lists etc. In addition, we are considering to use "Linked-In" data about the entrepreneur's education and work experience. Yet, we are still debating the "validity" of the data and the pragmatics of getting access. We would welcome any leads in terms of: - Other studies that have used linkedin for research purposes - The procedure of getting permission to use linkedin data for research - Information on confidentiality issues in this regard: user consent, etc. Thank you lots for your support. Isabell __________________________ Dr. Isabell Stamm Technical University Berlin Department for Sociology Head of Research Group "Entrepreneurial Group Dynamics" Fraunhofer Str. 33-36 10587 Berlin Tel. +49 30 314 75679 http://www.entrepreneurialgroups.org http://www.isabellstamm.de <http://www.isabellstamm.de/>

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International Symposium on Media Innovations (before AoIR in Tartu)
by Indrek Ibrus 16 May '17

16 May '17

Dear AoIR community, with this email we are reminding everybody that another international event will take take place immediately before the AoIR conference in Estonia in October. And there is less than a month until the CFP deadline - May 15th. ISMI 2017 The sixth annual International Symposium on Media Innovations (ISMI) 16-17 October 2017 - Tallinn University, Estonia. The symposium is organised by Tallinn University Centre of Excellence in Media Innovation and Digital Culture (MEDIT). The focus of ISMI is on the dynamics of change in all kinds of contemporary media. We aim to explore how the complex interrelationships between changing technologies, economic environment, modes of usage or policy imperatives bring about the transformation of the media industry. The symposium will work towars a dialogue between media industries and academic media resereach. Keynotes by: Prof. Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Prof. Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology, Australia CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Submission deadline: 750-word extended abstracts due 15 May 2017 We invite submissions for papers on any aspect of media innovation, including the following topics: * Management of media innovation * Alternative economic approaches to media innovation * Innovation policies vs. media policies * Innovation in media policies * Media innovation systems * Political economy of media innovation * The role of start-ups in innovating media systems * The role of social innovation in media systems * User-driven innovations in media * University and industry cooperation in facilitating media innovation * Media co-innovating with other industries (education, health care, tourism, etc.) * The role of platforms in media innovation * Fake News as a disruption to media industries * Data driven innovations in media * Mobile and location based media innovations * Sharing economy and media innovation * The role of cross- and transmedia in innovating media * Virtual and augmented reality as drivers of innovations in media * Innovations in alternative media * Innovation in distribution and delivery (reaching the audience in new ways) * Innovation in advertising formats and strategies. * Failed innovations: new products that did not succeed. Submissions will be peer-reviewed. Extended abstracts of proposed papers, 750 word maximum, should be sent to ismi2017(a)tlu.ee <mailto:ismi2017@tlu.ee> Deadlines and Dates: 15 May, 2017: extended abstracts due June, 2017: notice of acceptance 15 September, 2016: full papers due Best paper award will be announced during the conference. Selected papers from the symposium will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Media Innovations (https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/ <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/>) The conference has a new and updated web presence: http://medit.tlu.ee/events/ismi-2017 <http://medit.tlu.ee/events/ismi-2017> Please note that registration for the conference is already open: http://medit.tlu.ee/events/ismi-2017/registration <http://medit.tlu.ee/events/ismi-2017/registration> --- Dr. Indrek Ibrus Head and senior researcher at MEDIT (Tallinn University Centre of Excellence in Media Innovation and Digital Culture) Associate Professor, Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School, Tallinn University Tel: +37256978885 Email: indrek.ibrus(a)tlu.ee

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My book, Twitter and Tear Gas, on networked social movements is almost out! And a plea!
by Zeynep Tufekci 16 May '17

16 May '17

Dear Friends, My book, *Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest*, is officially out on May 16th! That is tomorrow! It is published with an academic press, and has a lot of conceptual work and engages theories social movements, public sphere and technology, but I tried to write it with as much narrative structure as possible to make it readable to broadest audiences. Some news: there will be a free creative commons copy of my book. It will be available as a free PDF download in addition to being sold as a bound book. This is with the hopes that anyone who wants to read it can do so without worrying about the cost. However, this also means that I need to ask that a few people who can afford to do so to please consider purchasing a copy <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…>. This is not just so that Yale University Press can do this for more authors, but also because if it is not sold (at least a little bit!) in the initial few weeks, bookstores will not stock it and online algorithms will show it to fewer people. No sales will mean less visibility, and less incentive for publishers to allow other authors creative commons copies. Another request I have is that, if you do read it (and especially if you liked it, heh!), please consider leaving a review on Amazon <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…> or Goodreads <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…>. This is not an attempt to inflate its reviews but a request to help me fight back the inevitable attempts to suppress books like mine that talk about about repressive governments and censorship and other hot-button topics. (If you follow me on Twitter, you can see that I constantly do engage with negative criticisms and welcome feedback, good or bad). Given my topics, my book is likely to be targeted by a deliberate campaign to suppress its visibility because the trolls who game algorithms know that books that are negatively rated are shown to fewer people, and also that even when people know that some reviews are just shills, the initial impression means something. If you search for a book on Google, all you see is the number of stars with no context whether a good deal of those are one-star reviews that are purposefully malicious, and are not by readers of the book. This has happened to other books like this, and I've already started seeing a few signs targeting my book. A flood of actual reviews not only fights that off and averages out the "one star ratings" of trolls, it signals that it's not worth the effort to try to torpedo it this way. (On a side note! What a world!) I negotiated the creative commons copy with my (wonderful!) publisher Yale University Press because I really wanted to do what I could to share my insights as broadly as I could about social movements and the networked public sphere. If I make a penny more from this book because it sells well by some miracle, I will donate every extra penny to groups supporting refugees, and if I ever meet you in person and you purchased a copy of the book in support, please let me know and I'll buy the coffee or beer. :-D This isn't at all about money for me. Encouraging more free creative commons copies is especially important people in developing countries for whom book delivery and cost is an issue, and I was such a person until I came over to the United States. I was never able to afford or find all the books I wanted to read. This also helps undergraduate and graduate students help pay less for books that they need. If some of you buy this book, publishers can feel more empowered to let other authors also provide free copies online. It is not as easy as "just blog your material." I do a lot of that, but writing a book that is coherent and more readable takes a lot of effort and editing from the publisher, and they can't just do that for free. So if you can afford it: please consider purchasing my book. Amazon link is here <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…>, and Yale University Press link with other options for purchase is here <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…>. (Ordering it today counts as a "pre-order", a stronger signal to the algorithms and bookstores!). I will announce the website and the creative commons copy soon, on social media and on my next newsletter <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…> . Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and interacted with me through the years. If you do end up reading the book, please do know that I would love to hear from you. I may need to fight back trolls online, but I truly appreciate feedback and consider it a gift. best, -zeynep Review of Twitter and Tear Gas from Inside Higher Education <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…> : If you’re interested in what’s happening in the world today, this book is a fascinating read. Even if you’re not, it's an unusually informative book about digital platforms usually examined apart from political life. Social interactions in the digital world in the context of political activity is insightfully explored through this wonderfully readable academic study. Publishers Weekly <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…> : This insightful and analytical account of mass protest in the 21st century focuses on the “intertwined” power and weaknesses of new technologies that can be used to galvanize large numbers of people. ... This comprehensive, thought-provoking work makes a valuable contribution to understanding recent political developments and provides a clear path by which grassroots organizers can improve future efforts. Financial Times <http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/zeynepnotes/my-book-twitter-and-tear-gas-is…> : The author is also insightful on how governments and politicians are moving from censorship, no easy task on social media, to attention-grabbing and misinformation. “Just as attention is under-appreciated as a resource for social movements, distractions and ignorance are under-appreciated as methods of repression through denial of attention,” she writes. Sowing cynicism is a powerful tool against protest: “If everything is in doubt, while the world is run by secret cabals that successfully manipulate everything behind the scenes, why bother?” Twitter and Tear Gas is packed with evidence on how social media has changed social movements, based on rigorous research and placed in historical context. -- ---- Zeynep Tufekci, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Contributing Opinion Writer <http://www.nytimes.com/column/zeynep-tufekci>, The New York Times Faculty Associate Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Newsletter: http://tinyletter.com/zeynepnotes Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@zeynep Website: http://www.technosociology.org

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Lecturer in Communication and Digital Media - job advertised
by Nicholas Carah 15 May '17

15 May '17

Dear Colleagues, We have just advertised a Lecturer in Communication and Digital Media at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland. Full details here: http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/500597/lecturer-in-communication-and-digit… Full-time, continuing teaching and research appointment with a focus on research in communication and digital media, and teaching in digital media including multi-media production and digital media practice. Applications close 12 June 2017. Best, Nic Nicholas Carah | School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland n.carah(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:n.carah@uq.edu.au> | writing<http://mediamachines.org/writing/>

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Re: [Air-L] Articles and bibliography on transmedia branding
by Nouha Belaid 15 May '17

15 May '17

Hi I´m working on this topic. So I have published some articles talking about the promotion of media content on social media. I can share these articles with you but you should know that I wrote them in french. What do you think? Best, Noih@ Le 15 mai 2017 10:00 AM, "Marcus.Leaning" <Marcus.Leaning(a)winchester.ac.uk> a écrit : Hi Christina, if its transmedia engagement / distribution (where companies project their products / brand across a range of media and other consumption practices) rather than transmedia story telling (the creation of stories that span different media) (though of course there are lots of cross overs and examples of campaigns that do both) you are interested in then Evans, E. (2011). Transmedia Television: Audiences, New Media, and Daily Life: Taylor & Francis is a good starting point. Best, Marcus ________________________________________ From: Air-L [air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Cristina Aced [ blogocorp(a)gmail.com] Sent: 15 May 2017 09:48 To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Articles and bibliography on transmedia branding Hi everyone! I've been asked to teach a brief course about transmedia branding on a communications Master programme. Students will first have an introductory module on transmedia narrative. The objective of my course is to apply transmedia concept in communication and brand marketing. In addition to Jenkins texts on transmedia, do you know books or articles focusing on this topic? Many thanks in advance! Cristina Aced Universitat Pompeu Fabra / Universitat Oberta de Catalunya www.cristinaaced.com/blog <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/h/http:// www.cristinaaced.com/blog> [image: Facebook] <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/e/http:// s.wisestamp.com/links?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fblogocorp&sn= Y3Jpc3RpbmEuYWNlZEBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D> [image: Twitter] <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/2/http:// s.wisestamp.com/links?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fblogocorp%20&sn= Y3Jpc3RpbmEuYWNlZEBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D> [image: LinkedIn] <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/3/http:// s.wisestamp.com/links?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com% 2Fin%2Fcristinaaced%20&sn=Y3Jpc3RpbmEuYWNlZEBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D> [image: Google Plus] <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/4/http:// s.wisestamp.com/links?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.google.com% 2F115516499238676362902%2Fposts%20&sn=Y3Jpc3RpbmEuYWNlZEBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D> [image: pinterest] <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/5/http:// s.wisestamp.com/links?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpinterest.com%2Fblogocorp&sn= Y3Jpc3RpbmEuYWNlZEBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D> [image: about.me] <http://mailstat.us/tr/t/jb57t9qc9pb9i095ypl1/6/http:// s.wisestamp.com/links?url=http%3A%2F%2Fabout.me%2Fcristinaaced&sn= Y3Jpc3RpbmEuYWNlZEBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D> _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ [http://www.winchester.ac.uk/PublishingImages/Email% 20signature%20March%202017.png] University of Winchester, a private charitable company limited by guarantee in England and Wales number 5969256. Registered Office: Sparkford Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 4NR _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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New book: Feminist Activism and Digital Networks
by Aristea Fotopoulou 15 May '17

15 May '17

Dear AoIR Colleagues, I hope some of you will find my new book of relevance and interest. "Feminist Activism and Digital Networks: Between Empowerment and Vulnerability” By Aristea Fotopoulou Palgrave Macmillan This book sheds new light on the way that, in the last decade, digital technologies have become inextricably linked to culture, economy and politics and how they have transformed feminist and queer activism. This exciting text critically analyses the contradictions, tensions and often-paradoxical aspects that characterize such politics, both in relation to identity and to activist practice. Aristea Fotopoulou examines how activists make claims about rights online, and how they negotiate access, connectivity, openness and visibility in digital networks. Through a triple focus on embodied media practices, labour and imaginaries, and across the themes of bodily autonomy, pornography, reproduction, and queer social life, she advocates a move away from understandings of digital media technologies as intrinsically exploitative or empowering. By reinstating the media as constant material agents in the process of politicization, Fotopoulou creates a powerful text that appeals to students and scholars of digital media, gender and sexuality, and readers interested in the role of media technologies in activism. Table of Contents 1) Introduction: Conceptualising Feminist Activism and Digital Networks 2) Women’s Organisations and the Social Imaginary of Networked Feminism: Digital and Networked by Default? 3) The Paradox of Feminism, Technology and Pornography: Value and Biopolitics in Digital Culture 4) From Egg Donation to Fertility Apps: Feminist Knowledge Production and Reproductive Rights 5) Space, Locality and Connectivity: The End of Identity Politics as We Know It? 6) Epilogue: Looping Feminist Threads Endorsements "How are new forms of political subject and political practice possible? The focus of cultural studies for decades, this question acquires new urgency in the digital era with its radically new possibilities for acting together and in view of each other. Aristea Fotopoulou¹s exciting book explores, across diverse and imaginatively selected case studies, the potential for feminist and queer activists to establish new ground and, in the process, change our vision of what politics might be. Highly recommended.” (Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK And author of "Why Voice Matters: Culture and Politics after Neoliberalism”) "What do feminism and queer activism mean in an era when digital technologies are so intimately entangled with cultural, economic and political life? In Feminist Activism and Digital Networks, Aristea Fotopoulou gives us an original take on this question, steering a careful course between celebration and despair, and offering nuanced discussions of contemporary digital biopolitics from alt porn to fertility apps to anarcho-queer placed-based interventions.” (Rosalind Gill, City, University of London, UK) “Feminist Activism and Digital Networks is an urgently needed antidote to what Dr. Fotopoulou refers to as the invisibility of gender and sexuality as embodied practices in communication studies and social movement studies alike. Focusing on the lively and important forms of feminism occurring in digital networked cultures as spaces of tension and contradiction, possibilities and foreclosures, Dr. Fotopoulou brilliantly helps us understand the complex nature of activism and connectivity in contemporary feminist theory and activism. This book should be required reading for social justice classrooms.” (Carol Stabile, University of Oregon, USA, Managing Editor, Fembot Collective, Co-editor Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology) About the Author Dr Aristea Fotopoulou is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, School of Media, University of Brighton, UK. She researches critical aspects of digital culture, emerging technologies and social change. Currently she writes about cultures, practices and subjectivities that relate to self-tracking and big data, from a feminist perspective. Publisher website: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137504708 Best wishes Aristea ----------------------------- Dr Aristea Fotopoulou Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication Course Leader MA Creative Media School of Media University of Brighton Watts Building, Lewes Road Brighton BN2 4GJ E: A.Fotopoulou(a)brighton.ac.uk Follow me on Twitter: @aristeaf Research blog: www.Loopingthreads.com Webpage http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/staff/aristea-fotopoulou New book: "Feminist Activism and Digital Networks: Between empowerment and vulnerability". Palgrave Macmillan. Order: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137504708 ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see: https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/computing/Pages/Email/spam.aspx

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CFP: Religion in Cyberspace 2017
by Vit Sisler 15 May '17

15 May '17

Dear colleagues, we cordially invite you to participate in the workshop Religion in Cyberspace that will take place at the 15th international conference Cyberspace 2017 held in Brno, Czech Republic, 24-25 November 2017. Illustrative topics religious normative frameworks in cyberspace, networking diasporas, religious collaborative environments, on-line counseling, on-line fatwas and cyber muftis, new religious movements, religious discourses in cyberspace, methodology of online-religion research, rituals in cyberspace etc. Note: Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit their papers for peer review to Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (MUJLT - mujlt.law.muni.cz) or Cyberpsychology (http://www.cyberpsychology.eu) It is possible to attend the conference and not submit a journal paper. Important dates Abstract submission deadline: 15 July 2017 Notice on acceptance deadline: 31 August 2017 Conference dates: 24 - 25 November 2017 Papers for journal publication deadline: 15 January 2018 Abstract formal requirements Range: max. 1.500 characters incl. spaces Submission: on-line at www.cyberspace.muni.cz Paper formal requirements and submission Papers published in MUJLT: http://mujlt.law.muni.cz/instructions.php Papers published in Cyberpsychology: http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/submission.php More information: http://cyberspace.muni.cz/ -- Vit Sisler, Ph.D. Charles University in Prague Faculty of Arts Institute of Information Science and Librarianship New Media Studies http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/sisler/

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8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2017): Seventh Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 15 May '17

15 May '17

*** Seventh Call for Papers *** 8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications IISA 2017 Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 28 - 30 August, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Deadline: 22nd May 2017 *** The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. IISA 2017 is the eighth conference in the IISA series, technically co-sponsored by IEEE, BAIF, the University of Piraeus and the University of Cyprus. The IISA 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE and be included in the IEEE DL. The conference is intended as an international forum for researchers and professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications. We invite submissions of papers presenting high-quality original research and developments for the conference tracks listed below. The conference venue is the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (http://www.goldenbay.com.cy) perfectly situated at the edge of the tourist part of Larnaca, right on a long and wide stretch of fine and clear sandy beach, 10 km from the town center, just 15 km from Larnaca International Airport and 30 minutes from the capital city of Nicosia. This prestigious 5* hotel is renowned for its excellent facilities, combined with impeccable service and finest cuisine in luxurious surroundings The conference will last for three days and will feature tutorials, technical paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches. Instructions to Authors Papers must be submitted in IEEE Conference Style format, which can be downloaded from http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers must be limited to 6 pages in length. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of IISA related (but not limited) to the following tracks and topics: Track I: Information Processing and Intelligence · Advances in databases · Information systems · Information and data management · Data mining, warehousing and knowledge extraction · Recommender systems · Digital rights management · Processing of Social and Emotional Interactions · Biological and artificial neural networks · Biological and artificial immune systems · Cognitive science · Neuroscience · Computational biology · DNA computing · Evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms · Bayesian networks · Expert systems & intelligent agents · Swarm intelligence · Fuzzy logic systems · Kernel methods - support vector machines · Ensemble classifiers · Emerging machine learning paradigms · Decision making techniques · Knowledge-based systems · Ambient-ubiquitous intelligence · Robotics and automation · Affective computing Track II: Multimedia Systems and Networks · Advances in audio/video and multimedia processing · Signal mining · Signal visualization · Human-machine interaction · Multimodal systems · Multimedia systems · Autonomous Computing · Distributed computing · Quantum computing · Mobile computing · Green computing · Trusted computing · Proactive computing · Cloud computing · Ubiquitous computing · Networking · Sensing, sensory systems and sensor networks · Design and implementation · Real time systems Track III: Educational Informatics · Adaptive and personalized learning · Student modeling · Intelligent tutoring systems · E-learning and mobile learning · Social media and learning · Educational games · Computer-supported collaborative learning · Big data in education and learning analytics · Affective computing in learning systems · Smart learning environments · Virtual and augmented reality in education · Risk management in education · Learning management systems · Content management systems · Learning technologies for students with special needs Track IV: Cyber Security · Watermarking, cryptography, cryptanalysis, steganography, and stegananalysis · Privacy and authentication · Malicious software analysis · Information, computer and network security · Infrastructure security · Forensics · Biometrics Track V: Smart Energy and Smart Cities · Methodologies and tools for assessing the energy status in smart cities · Intelligent sensors and data analytics for energy optimization · Monitoring and control of energy resources · Smart grid · Fault detection · Decision support systems in energy planning and scheduling · Middleware for urban computing · Intelligent transportation systems · Public displays for modern cities · Impact of urban computing in modern cities · Case studies and best practices · Big city data · Culture for smart cities Track VI: Healthcare · E-health, mobile health and smart health · Infrastucture for smart health · Advanced devices and robotics for smart health · Ambient intelligence in assisted living · Health information systems · Healthcare management · Case studies Track VII: Applications · E-government and m-government · E-commerce and m-commerce · E-entertainment and m-entertainment · E-legal and m-legal services · Personalized systems and services · Enabling technologies, frameworks and standards · Empirical evaluations · Simulation and evaluation via simulation · Case studies · Applications in culture and heritage · Applications in tourism · Applications in natural resource management · Applications in disabilities and to people at need Important Dates · Submission of Papers: May 22, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: June 05, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: June 12, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: June 12, 2017 · Conference Dates: August 28-30, 2017 Organization Program Chairs · N. Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA · G. A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · G. A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece · N. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Activism, Research & Critique in the Age of Big Data Capitalism
by Christian Fuchs 15 May '17

15 May '17

Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Activism, Research & Critique in the Age of Big Data CapitalismThe 6th ICTs and Society Conference Sat & Sun, May 20-21 University of Westminster, London Hosted by the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies This symposium presents critical perspectives on the role humans and digital technologies in big data capitalism. The event is free, registration is required at latest until Thu, May 18 by sending the completed form http://icts-and-society.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Registration-form-Di… to ictsandsociety2017(a)gmail.com Speakers: Toni Negri, Jodi Dean, David Chandler, Christian Fuchs, Paolo Gerbaudo, Orit Halpern, Kylie Jarrett, Jack Linchuan Qiu, Antoinette Rouvroy, Etienne Turpin More infos: http://icts-and-society.net/events/digital-objects-digital-subjects-a-sympo… Programme: http://icts-and-society.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/8353%E2%80%B9WIAS_Pr… -- For further infos, sign up to the WIAS newsletter https://www.westminster.ac.uk/newsletter

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