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Internet of Things 2017
by ijwa＠dline.info 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Call for Papers Third International Workshop on 'Internet of Everything' In Conjunction with the Twelfth International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2017) http://icdim.org/internet.html Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan September 12-14, 2107 Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Technology Engineering Management Society Accepted workshop papers will be published in the proceedings indexed by IEEE Xplore. About the Workshop The Internet of Everything (IoE) is expected to also make impacts in government, education, finance and transportation. On the consumer side there are nearly endless combinations of applications. The Internet of Things will forever change our personal and professional lives. By 2020, there will be 50 billion connected devices communicating through the Internet. Devices can range from connected coffee makers, cars, or sensors on cattle to connected machines in a production plant. These devices provide data that offers new insights, and as they talk to each other, they develop their own intelligence and can advise customers about optimal ways to put them to use. This will revolutionize consumer habits and the way we do work and services. Realizing the potential of IoE the proposed workshop will address the new research and also visulaize the future IoT. The topics the workshop address includes but not limited to - The Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 Smart Services Sensors Smart Grid Effects on Society Challenges and Opportunities for Society Business Perspective Digital Transformation and Business Smart Software for Smart Services Enabling Technologies Challenges and Opportunities for Business IoT for Supply Chain Management IoT in Healthcare smartphone integration, automotive applications, vehicle connectivity Smart Factory Energy & Utility Management and other related topics Submissions Submissions should provide original and unpublished research results or ongoing research with simulations. The papers should be between 6 to 8 pages total in length in the IEEE format. * All the accepted papers will appear in the proceedings published by IEEE and fully indexed by IEEE Xplore. All the ICDIM papers are indexed by DBLP (http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/conf/icdim/index.html) * Modified version of the selected papers will appear in the special issues of the following peer reviewed and indexed journals. (Indexed in Scopus, Thomson Reuters, Journal Citation Reports, dblp, Engineering Index and many other databases) Important Dates Full Paper Submission July 15, 2017 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection August -05, 2017 Registration Due September -01, 2017 Camera Ready Due September -01, 2017 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos September 13, 2017 Main conference September 12-14, 2017 Organizers Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, Technological University of Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico Submissions at http://www.icdim.org/submission.html For additional inquiries, please contact - conference at icdim.org ------------------------------------------------------

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16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2017): Last Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

*** Last Call for Papers *** 16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning mLearn 2017 Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 30 October - 1 November, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP (proceedings in ACM ICPS) *** Submission Deadline: 20th July 2017 (extended and final) *** The International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn) (www.iamlearn.org) is the custodian of the mLearn conference series. mLearn is the leading annual international conference for researchers, policy makers, educators, developers and solutions providers in the fields of mobile, ubiquitous and contextual learning, as well as learning with emerging ambient and wearable technologies. mLearn attracts a large number of participants from more than 60 countries representing all continents, and is, therefore, the world's largest international conference on mLearning and emerging ambient technologies. Conference Themes The overarching conference theme is 'mLearning and Design for Social Change and Innovation'. Higher education institutions are called upon to provide for the competencies and skills that foster design for social change and innovation. In addition, knowledge and skills alliances are encouraged by funding bodies to cultivate, share and disseminate competencies that foster social entrepreneurship and innovation. However, little is known on how mlearning can facilitate this process, how it can contribute towards social change, innovation and entrepreneurship. The topics of interest can go beyond the conference theme, and can include any of the following: · The development, deployment and implementation of mlearning in the context of social entrepreneurship, innovation and social change · mLearning as a tool that fosters social change and social entrepreneurship · Innovations in mlearning theory and pedagogy · From pilot projects to mainstream implementation: strategies for the deployment of mLearning · Mobile technology to support open and distance learning · Mobile technology for teaching and learning support · Assessment techniques and practices in mLearning · Design and development of learning material for mLearning · Learning objects and metadata for mLearning · Informal and lifelong learning with the aid of mobile technologies · Challenges for mLearning in developing countries · Building and implementing mLearning strategies in educational institutions, companies and public sector organisations · mLearning management systems (mLMSs) · Computer tablets · Creating interactive and collaborative mLearning environments · Future trends in mLearning technology, including the impact of emerging technologies · Emerging hardware and software for mLearning including wearable technologies · Location-aware technologies · Contextual and situated learning · Augmented reality · Serious gaming and simulations · Ambient intelligence and ubiquitous learning Submission Information The conference solicits regular papers (no more than 8 pages), short papers (no more than 4 pages), as well as posters (no more than 2 pages). The Program Committee may require an accepted paper to be adapted into a short paper or poster. All papers must be prepared according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the submission guidelines on the conference web site. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM ICPS and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Important Dates · Submission Deadline for Conference Papers: 20 July 2017 (firm) · Accept/Reject Notification for Conference Papers: 28 August 2017 · Camera-Ready Submission of all Papers: 11 September 2017 Information on registration categories and registration fees for the mLearn 2017 is available online at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Organization General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Fernando Loizides, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom · Nicos Souleles, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Last call for Abstracts: E-Vote-ID PhD Colloquium 2017
by Peter ROENNE 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

[Apologies for cross and multiple postings] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS E-Vote-ID PhD Colloquium 2017 Second International Joint Conference on Electronic Voting Bregenz, Austria, 24-27 October 2017 www.e-vote-id.org (PhD Colloquium Abstract Submission Date: 7 July 2017) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WWW: https://www.e-vote-id.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EVoteID/ Twitter: @evotingcc Hashtag: #EVoteID2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PhD Colloquium The colloquium continues the tradition of PhD workshops on e-voting. Since 2006 the PhD seminars have focused on various aspects of e-voting including technical aspects, legal challenges, identity management, verifiability of the vote, etc. The workshops took place in various locations in Austria, Catalonia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. The goal of the colloquium is to foster understanding and collaboration between PhD students from various disciplines working on e-voting. To this end, the program allows plenty of space for discussion and initiating collaboration based on presentations by attendees. What makes this colloquium special is that it is truly interdisciplinary, where PhD students from legal backgrounds are joined by PhD students with computer science and cryptography backgrounds and by social scientists. Master students in e-voting and related areas are also welcome to participate. Each interested participant should submit his/her research proposal (or alternatively ideas for papers, open problems, or other issues where feedback from colleagues would be helpful etc.) of some two pages length using the conference platform. In addition to this proposal, participants are asked to fill out a questionnaire about their PhD project. This questionnaire will be send by email to participants who have submitted their proposal. The PhD Colloquium will take place on October 24, 2017, before the formal E-Vote-ID conference begins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Dates for Submissions Deadline for PhD Colloquium submissions: 7 July 2017 Notification of Acceptance: 17 July 2017 Deadline for Camera-ready Abstracts: 4 August 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract Submission Submissions are to be made using the EasyChair conference system at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=evoteid2017, which serves as the online system for the review process. During submission, please select PhD colloquium. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This E-Vote-ID conference is one of the leading international events for e-voting experts from all over the world. In 2016 the two previously bi-annually held conferences, EVOTE and VoteID, were merged into the annual E-VOTE-ID conference. The second joint conference will take place in October 2017. One of its major objectives is to provide a forum for interdisciplinary and open discussion of all issues relating to electronic voting. Cumulatively, since 2004 some 1,000 experts from all over the world have attended this conference to discuss electronic voting and related topics. The aim of the conference is to bring together e-voting specialists working in academia, politics, government and industry in order to discuss various aspects of all forms of electronic voting (including, but not limited to, polling stations, kiosks, ballot scanners and remote voting by electronic means) in the three following tracks below and a PhD colloquium: Track on Security, Usability, and Technical Issues Design, analysis, formal modeling or research implementation of: - Electronic voting protocols and systems; - Voter identification and authentication; - Ballot secrecy, receipt-freeness and coercion resistance; - Election verification including end-to-end verifiability and risk limiting audits; - Requirements; - Evaluation and certification, including international security standards, e.g. Common Criteria or ITSEC; - Human aspects of security mechanisms in electronic voting and in particular of verifiability mechanisms; - Or any other security and HCI issues relevant to electronic voting. Track on Administrative, Legal, Political, and Social Issues - Discuss legal, political and social issues of electronic voting implementations, ideally employing case study methodology; - Analyze the interrelationship with, and the effects of electronic voting on democratic institutions and processes; - Assess the cultural impact of electronic voting on institutions, behaviours and attitudes of the Digital Era; - Discuss the administrative, legal, political and social risks of electronic voting; - How to draft electronic voting legislations; - Public administrations and the implementation of electronic voting; - Understandability, transparency, and trust issues in electronic voting; - Data protection issues; - Public interests vs. PPP (public private partnerships). Track on Election and Practical Experiences - Review developments in the area of applied electronic voting; - Report on experiences with electronic voting or the preparation thereof (including project progress reports, case law, court decisions, legislative steps, public and political debates, election outcomes, etc.); Experience reports need not contain original research, but must be an accurate, complete and, where applicable, evidence-based account of the deployment. Submissions will be judged on quality of the system or of the analysis, and the applicability of the results to other democracies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue The conference will be held in the beautiful Renaissance castle of Hofen at Lochau/ Bregenz on the shores of Lake Constance in Austria. On the evening of 24 October a welcome reception for all conference participants will be organized in castle Hofen, where also the conference dinner on 26 October will take place and feature the traditional "cheese road". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Chairs Krimmer, Robert (Tallinn University of Technology, Ragnar Nurkse School, Estonia) Volkamer, Melanie (Karlstad University, Sweden & Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany) PhD Colloquium Chairs Kulyk, Oksana (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany) Weesing-Loeber, Leontine (PhD student at University of East Anglia, Netherlands) Outreach Chair Roenne, Peter (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

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Out Now: Special Issue 'The Social Productivity of Anonymity'
by Andreas Wittel 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

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TT job in data, media & identity at AU
by Aram Sinnreich 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Fellow AoIRers, Please help spread the word. We’re hiring for a very cool job at American University. Full details here: https://apply.interfolio.com/42882 [https://apply.interfolio.com/42882] The School of Communication at American University, Washington, D.C., invites applications for a full-time, tenured or tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Communication Studies Division beginning August 1, 2018. Applicants should have a PhD or an anticipated PhD completion by August 2018 in Communication, Media Studies, Science and Technology Studies, or a related field. This search fits the Big Data area in the AU2030 initiative. QualificationsOur ideal candidate will be an emerging or established thought-leader in the field of Communication or related fields, with a strong record of publication and/or funding. Methodologically, we are looking for a candidate who brings expertise in quantitative, data analytical, mixed, and/or emerging methods. In terms of scholarship, we are looking for a candidate who focuses on the intersection of data, media, and race and identity. Our ideal candidate would also be a strong teacher, with a track record of mentorship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Newer scholars should indicate an authentic commitment to pedagogy and an active strategy to develop this skill set. In the Communication Studies division at SOC, which houses our doctoral program, we seek to strengthen leadership, scholarship and teaching that is driven by empirical methods — primarily quantitative, but also discursive and cultural in nature. This position will be vital to advising, mentoring and teaching within the doctoral program, and will include teaching duties within our undergraduate and masters programs as well. We are also looking for thought leadership in advancing a critical understanding of data, data systems, and communication industries; that is, the ideal candidate will not only know how to work with new sources and structures of data methodologically, but also how to research, evaluate and critique the role of data as a medium of social power in our increasingly networked society. Aram Sinnreich Associate Professor American University SOC [https://www.american.edu/soc/] Research Fellow Center for Media & Social Impact [http://www.cmsimpact.org/] Books: Mashed Up [http://mashed-up.com/] The Piracy Crusade [http://piracycrusade.com/] Music: Dubistry (new album) [http://dubistry.bandcamp.com/] Brave New Girl [https://www.facebook.com/FreshCutSoul/] aram.sinnreich.com [http://aram.sinnreich.com/] | @aram [http://twitter.com/aram]

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CFP: Advanced Data Analytics
by ijwa＠dline.info 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Call for Workshop Papers Sixth Workshop on “Advanced Techniques on Data Analytics and Data Visualization" In Conjunction with the Twelfth Eleventh International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2017) http://www.icdim.org/workshop.php Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan September 12-14, 2017 Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society Accepted workshop papers will be published in the proceedings indexed by IEEE Xplore. About the Workshop Data are growing at an exponential rate nowadays. In order to take advantage of them, it is important for businesses and organizations to be able to make sense out of them by determining the trends, patterns and underlying insights of the gathered data. Hence problems can be detected early before they result in actual damage. Some examples of data analytics cover tasks of finding suspicious records in accounts payable, evaluating activities of business processes, modeling customers’ behavioral patterns and deriving the best strategies in business decision etc. Such complex tasks go beyond simple statistics. Advanced tools such as data mining, data modeling, data visualization, and information analysis etc. have been extensively researched recently. The objective of this workshop is to provide an interactive platform for academic researchers and industrial practitioners to exchange ideas, disseminate the latest development in data analytics and data visualization. Conceptual models, tools, and current issues are encouraged to be discussed. The workshop welcomes paper submission includes but not limited to the following areas: Data retrieval and management Innovative methods for understanding and interacting with data Innovative methods for data analysis, presentation and visualization Innovative methods for solving current data problems New statistics techniques for improving current solutions Advanced software system and algorithms for data visualization Domain specific data analytics and data visualization Social network analytics and visualization Forensic analytics and visualization Business process analytics and visualization Industry solutions and/or experiences Case studies Submissions Submissions should provide original and unpublished research results or ongoing research with simulations. The papers should be between 6 to 8 pages total in length in the IEEE format. * All the accepted papers will appear in the proceedings published by IEEE and fully indexed by IEEE Xplore. All the ICDIM papers are indexed by DBLP (http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/conf/icdim/index.html) * Modified version of the selected papers will appear in the special issues of the peer reviewed and indexed journals. (Indexed in Scopus, Thomson Reuters, Journal Citation Reports, dblp, Engineering Index and many other databases) Important Dates Full Paper Submission July 20, 2017 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection August -10, 2017 Registration Due September -01, 2017 Camera Ready Due September -01, 2017 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos September 13, 2017 Main conference September 12-14, 2017 Organizers Simon Fong, Robert P. Biuk-Aghai, SI Yain Whar, Lawrence, University of Macau For additional inquiries, please contact the organizers - ccfong at umac.mo Submissions at http://www.icdim.org/submission.html

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CFP special issue of MIA on social media and Chinese diaspora in Australia
by Haiqing Yu 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Social Media and Chinese Digital Diaspora in Australia: Local Findings with Global Implications Call for papers for special issue of Media International Australia (MIA) Edited by Haiqing Yu (UNSW) and Wanning Sun (UTS) This special issue aims to bring together original research papers from a diversified range of disciplines in arts, humanities, and social sciences to examine the role of digital and social media platforms and practices in forging news forms of civic engagement among the highly diversified and stratified Chinese diaspora in Australia. It asks for critical engagement with two key concepts: digital Chinese diaspora and digital citizenship—both highly contested and evolving concepts. Key issues to be discussed include but are not limited to: o What are the emergent digital and mobile communication practices among Chinese diaspora and how do they impact on their (socioeconomic, cultural and political) life in Australia as multicultural citizens? o To what extent do these digital practices create new forms of civic engagement and enable Chinese migrant communities to participate in public life in Australia? o What are political, social and economic impacts of flexible sense-and-meaning-making practices among the Chinese diaspora on their understanding and exercising of ‘citizenship’ in Australia? Existing scholarship on Chinese diaspora and diasporic media has focused on how the Chinese diaspora use various media and communication platforms and networks to maintain connections to the “Motherland” and to reconstitute the home abroad. Recent work has traced new developments in diasporic Chinese media, has updated the current landscape of diasporic Chinese media and communication (particularly with the proliferation of digital platforms and new modes of communication), and has documented the impact of China’s soft power initiatives and “going global” policy. This work has also pointed to a new, and seemingly intractable, tension: the emergence of stronger links between new migrants in the diaspora and China on the one hand, and a continuous desire for a global, postmodern and hybrid Chinese diasporic identity, on the other hand. This tension is played out in relation to media production, circulation, and consumption, and it manifests itself mostly acutely through individual digital media practices. The growing importance of social media among the Chinese diaspora calls for detailed and systematic inquiry into the implications of this development for Australia’s multicultural policy, social cohesion and effective engagement with China. This special issue welcomes critical case analyses of the role of digital and social media in the lives of Chinese digital diaspora in Australia. It encourages a focus on the relation between Chinese diaspora’s engagement with social media (both Chinese and international) and their participation in Australian public life. It is hoped that this special issue will update scholarship on Chinese diaspora and diasporic media in the era of digital/social media and contribute to the theorization of flexible and digital citizenship. Timeline Abstract submission: 31 October 2017. Please send a 500-word abstract and 100-word author bio to guest editors: Haiqing Yu (h.yu(a)unsw.edu.au)<mailto:h.yu@unsw.edu.au)> and Wanning Sun (wanning.sun(a)uts.edu.au)<mailto:wanning.sun@uts.edu.au)> Invitation to submit full papers: by mid-November 2017 Full paper submission: by 1 April 2018 Expected date of publication: November 2019

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