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CfPs: ACM IUI 2018 (Tokyo, Japan)
by Christoph Trattner 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

*** Please forward to anyone who might be interested *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers: ACM IUI 2018 to be held in Tokyo, Japan, 7th-11th March 2018 http://iui.acm.org/2018/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACM IUI 2018 is the 23rd annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces community and serves as a premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. In 2018, IUI will be held in the Hitotsubashi Hall in central Tokyo Japan from March 7th - 11th and will co-locate with the Japanese IPSJ Interactions conference. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets the Artificial Intelligence (AI), with contributions from related fields such as psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design or the arts. Our focus is to improve the interaction between humans and machines, by leveraging both more traditional HCI approaches, as well as solutions that involve state-of-the art AI techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning. ACM IUI welcomes contribution from any relevant arena: academia, business, or non-profit organizations. Along with 25 other topics in AI & HCI, this year we especially encourage submissions on explainable intelligent user interfaces for IUI 2018. ** Why you should submit to ACM IUI ** At ACM IUI, we focus on the interaction between machine intelligence and human intelligence. While other conferences focus on one side or the other, we address the complex interaction between the two. We welcome research that explores how to make the interaction between computers and people smarter, which may leverage solutions from data mining, knowledge representation, novel interaction paradigms, and emerging technologies. We strongly encourage submissions that discuss research from both HCI and AI simultaneously, but also welcome works that focus more on one side or the other. The conference brings together people from academia, industry and non-profit organizations and gives its participants the opportunity to present and see cutting-edge IUI work in a focused and interactive setting. It is large enough to be diverse and lively, but small enough to allow for extensive interaction among attendees and easy attendance to the events that the conference offers, ranging from oral paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, panels and doctoral consortium for graduate students. - IUI topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Affective and aesthetic interfaces - Big Data and analytics - Collaborative interfaces - Education and learning-related technologies - Evaluations of intelligent user interfaces - Explainable intelligent user interfaces. - Health and intelligent health technologies - Information retrieval and search - Intelligent assistants for complex tasks - Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces - Intelligent ubiquitous user interfaces - Intelligent visualization tools - Interactive machine learning - Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation - Modeling and prediction of user behavior - Multi-modal interfaces (speech, gestures, eye gaze, face, physiological information etc.) - Natural language and speech processing - Persuasive and assistive technologies in IUI - Planning and plan recognition for IUI - Proactive and agent-based user interaction - Recommender systems - Smart environments and tangible computing - Social media analysis - User Modelling for Intelligent Interfaces - User-Adaptive interaction and personalization ** Dates ** 1st Oct, 2017: Abstract deadline (compulsory) 8th Oct, 2017: Papers deadline 7th Dec, 2017: Notification 21st Dec, 2017: Camera ready due 7th Mar, 2018: Conference starts ** Submission - Full and Short Papers ** We invite original paper submissions that describe novel user interfaces, applications, interactive and intelligent technologies, empirical studies, or design techniques. We do not require evaluations with users, but we do expect papers to include an appropriate evaluation for their stated contribution. Accepted papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. A selected set of accepted top quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS, http://tiis.acm.org) special issue titled "Highlights of IUI 2018". ** Submission Guidelines ** - Full paper (anonymized 10 pages, references do not count toward the page limit) should make substantial, novel, and relevant contribution to the field. - Short paper (anonymized 4 pages, references do not count toward the page limit) is a much more focused and succinct contribution to the field. Short papers are not expected to include a discussion of related work that is as broad and complete as that of Full papers. - Anonymization: ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines: -- Author’s names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper. -- Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process. -- Self-citations should be included where necessary, but must use the third person. For example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as shown in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be perceived as self-citation). - Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being rejected without review. - Authors should also be aware of the SIGCHI Policy for Submission and Review at SIGCHI Conferences, see: http://www.sigchi.org/ conferences/Conferences%20Policies/chi-review. - Submissions should follow the standard SigCHI format. Use either the Microsoft Word template (http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform/ sigchi-paper-format-2016/view) or the LaTeX template ( https://github.com/sigchi) Accepted full papers will be invited for oral presentation. Accepted short papers will be invited either as oral or poster presentation, depending on the nature and quality of the paper. ** AUTHORS TAKE NOTE ** The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of your conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. (For those rare conferences whose proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library after the conference is over, the official publication date remains the first day of the conference.) ** Chairs - program2018(a)iui.acm.org ** - Margaret M. Burnett, Oregon State University, USA - Mark Billinghurst, University of South Australia - Aaron Quigley, University of St Andrews, UK ** Senior Program Committee ** - Saleema Amershi, Microsoft Research, USA - Elisabeth Andre, Augsburg University, Germany - Joshi Anirudha, IIT Bombay, India - Lora Aroyo, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands - Peter Brusilovsky, University of Pittsburgh, USA - Andrea Bunt, University of Manitoba, Canada - Marc Cavazza, University of Kent, UK - Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia, Canada - Sakamoto Daisuke, Hokkaido University, Japan - Jill Freyne, CSIRO, Australia - Ido Guy, Yahoo Labs, Israel - Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University, USA - Giulio Jacucci, Univeristy of Helsinki, Finland - Anthony Jameson, DFKI: German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany - Per-Ola Kristensson, University of Cambridge, UK - Antonio Kruger, DFKI: German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany - Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel - Henry Lieberman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA - Brian Lim, National University, Singapore - Sugimoto Maki, Keio University, Japan - Hamasaki Masahiro, AIST: The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan - Wendy E. Mackay, INRIA, France - Jeffrey Nichols, Google, USA - Nuria Oliver, Vodafone/Data-Pop Alliance, Spain - Cecile Paris, CSIRO/ICT Centre, Australia - Fabio Paterno, CNR-ISTI, Italy - Barry Smyth, University College Dublin, Ireland - Simone Stumpf, City University London, UK - Nava Tintarev, TU Delft, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Itoh Tkayuki, Ochanomizu University, Japan - Matthew Turk, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA - Nakano Yukiko, Seikei University, Japan -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Christoph Trattner BSc Assistant Professor MODUL University Vienna Department of New Media Technology E-mail: christoph.trattner(a)modul.ac.at Tel: +43 650 2402801 Homepage: http://christophtrattner.info -------------------------------------------------------

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Job Posting: Assistant Prof. of Global Media Studies - Univ. of Nevada, Reno
by Benjamin Birkinbine 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

[apologies for cross-posting] Dear colleagues, Our school is hiring an Assistant Professor of Global Media Studies. We are open to a variety of approaches, but we are looking for someone whose work can connect with one of our emerging strengths. See the job posting below for more details. If you have any questions about the position, feel free to contact me. You will find my contact information at the end of this email. Assistant Professor of Global Media Studies University of Nevada, Reno The Reynolds School of Journalism, a fast-growing program with great momentum, seeks a tenure-track assistant professor of global media studies for fall 2018. The Reynolds School has built a reputation for curricular innovation, entrepreneurial learning and strong support for faculty research. Our globally-focused concentrations include Spanish-language media, political economy, health communication and public and community media production. We seek a scholar and teacher who can build global, transnational or comparative perspectives into one or more of these areas of strength, and can engage international partners. The selected candidate will hold a doctorate and have demonstrated potential for university teaching, as well as for a program of scholarship or creative activity related to global media studies, in line with the tenure expectations of a research university. Media experience and the ability to teach core and/or professional courses are valued. Diversity is central to the mission of the Reynolds School. Our faculty, staff and students strive to foster an environment that is conducive to exploring, engaging and expressing diverse perspectives and is respectful of diverse identities. Candidates must be prepared to address how their work contributes to advancing these goals. The scenic University of Nevada, Reno campus, in sight of the Sierra Nevada mountains, is located 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe and four hours from San Francisco and the Napa-Sonoma wine country. Reno is a recreational paradise, chosen by Outside Magazine as one of the 25 Best Towns of 2017, with world-class skiing and snowboarding, hiking, kayaking and bicycling. The area is home to an emerging technology sector, with a vibrant food and arts scene. To learn more about the Reynolds School or to apply, visit: www.journalism.unr.edu<http://www.journalism.unr.edu/> or https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/25305 Many thanks! Ben Birkinbine Assistant Professor of Media Studies Reynolds School of Journalism and Center for Advanced Media Studies University of Nevada, Reno bbirkinbine(a)unr.edu

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1st SIGGRAPH ASIA Workshop on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MEETS VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITIES
by Artur Lugmayr 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

================================================================================================= Call for Papers, Abstracts, Demos and Posters 1st Workshop on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MEETS VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITIES AI-VR-AR 2017 in conjunction with SIGGRAPH ASIA 2017 27th-30th November 2017 Bangkok, Thailand http://aivr.ambientmediaassociation.org The workshop intends to attract a broad range of contributions to develop this scholarly field during a full day venue. We invite scholars and practitioners to discuss synergies between virtual and augmented reality (VR & AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The aim is to gather a cross-disciplinary team of experts with a background in computer science, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), psychology/cognitive sciences, culture/communication studies, design and art to develop this fascinating intersection. The aspects to discuss range from user-experience, technologies applications, methods, cultural implications, communication theories, to artistic approaches. Workshop Highlights: - Workshop proceedings published in a Scopus indexed series - Best papers are published as part of an edited book or journal special issue with high level publisher - Submission deadline: 15 August, 2017 ================================================================================================= While AI's main aim is to replicate human intelligence, AR and VR focuses its research efforts on the creation of artificial worlds either in complete virtual world, or as part of our physical environment. Many examples that bridge the two fields have emerged recently, e.g. intelligence in digital games, utilization of computer graphics hardware for deep learning and AI, emotional and affective interaction, etc. Thus, while AI and VR/AR went rather distinct research pathways, we attempt to bring them together, and discuss different aspects at the intersection of machine intelligence and human interaction in a mixed reality. We raise the question: what happens when artificial worlds start to think, and we humans interact with it? We would like to follow up the philosophical discussions around issues such as what happens when things start to think, and Alan Turing's works. In this workshop, we would like to raise a question: what would happen when artificial worlds start to think, and how we humans can interact and communicate with AI through e.g. affective interfaces? As our emphasis is on creating the synergy between VR/AR and AI/ML, we are not limited to particular areas; instead, the following exemplary topics might help to gather ideas for a possible contribution: affective and emotional computation, communication with AI, digital game analytics, utilization of computer graphics hardware for deep learning, personalization and recommender systems, UX with agents and physical robots, cultural robotics, or AI in information visualization. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOPICS OF INTEREST (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in VR/AR * Emotions and AI in VR, AR, and smart objects * Human-Computer-Interaction with AI in virtual worlds * Digital games and artificial intelligence * How do humans communicate with AI * Emotion enriched human-AI collaboration * AI in digital games and other application areas * User-Experience and interaction with AI * Intelligent interaction with robots and physical objects * Visualisation of cultural data * Affective human-virtual world interaction * Design of emotionally intelligent AI * Recommender systems and personalisation in VR, AR * Information visualisation and AI and ML * Communication theory and cognitive science * Affective ambient intelligence in mixed realities * UX with AI agents or physical robots * AI based emotion mediated communication in VR/AR * Tools for authoring emotional intelligence in VR/AR * Multimodal affective interfaces in VR/AR * Human-human emotional communication in VR/AR * Cultural robotics The workshop proceedings will be published in a Scopus indexed proceedings series with an ISBN number as part of the Semantic Ambient Media Experience (SAME) workshop series. The very best contributions will be published in an edited book from a highly reputable publisher which has been pre-arranged. Please note that only selected high quality contributions will be published as part of the edited book. However, during the workshop a common journal article co-authored between all workshop participants will be published as an introduction chapter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15/08/2017: Deadline for workshop papers 21/08/2017: Notification of accepted workshop papers 31/08/2017: Camera ready workshop papers 29/09/2017: Registration for the Workshop 27/11/2017: Workshop Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The workshop program stretches over a full-day, and will contain a combination of invited keynote presentations, oral presentations, posters, and demonstrations. We are calling for paper submissions of extended abstracts between 2-5 pages long, following the submission format of SIGGRAPH Asia's style template. Please choose one of the three submission categories: * Abstract: 1-2 pages long * Short paper, demo, or poster: 2-4 pages long * Long paper: 4-6 pages long Please download the paper template from: https://sa2017.siggraph.org/submitters/submission-information?faqitem=accor… The copyright form can be downloaded from: http://www.visemex.ambientmediaassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/C… Your submission should include: scanned signed copyright form + original contribution in word or latex + pdf of the paper Please do NOT include the ACM copyright strip (first page, bottom left) into your submission Add ALL your files (copyright form, word document/latex files, scanned copyright form) into ONE zip file. Upload the zip file to the workshop submission system on: http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org/Submissions/2017AIVR/openconf.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECOMMENDED READINGS PRIOR SUBMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We strongly recommend the ideas and topics from the following papers prior your submission or as part of a paper submission in its discussion section: * Lugmayr, A. et al., 2017. Cognitive Big Data. Survey and Review on Big Data Research and its Implications: What is Really "New"? Cognitive Big Data! Journal of Knowledge Management (JMM), 21(1). Available at: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm…, Journal of Knowledge Management/Emerald. * Sun, M., Zhao, Z., and Ma, X. (2017). Sensing and Handling Engagement Dynamics in Human-Robot Interaction Involving Peripheral Computing Devices. In Proc. CHI2017 (to appear). * Zhu, F., Fang, K., and Ma, X. (2017). Exploring the Effects of Strategy and Arousal of Cueing in Computer-Human Persuasion. In Proc. CHI2017 EA (to appear). * Yang, Y., Ma, X., and Fung, P. (2017). Perceived Emotional Intelligence in Virtual Agents. In Proc. CHI2017 EA (to appear). * Ma, X. (2016). Developing Design Guidelines for a Visual Vocabulary of Electronic Medical Information to Improve Health Literacy. Interacting with Computers. * Zhu, K., Ma, X., Chen, H., and Liang, M. (2016). Tripartite Effects: Exploring Users' Mental Model of Mobile Gestures under the Influence of Operation, Handheld Posture, and Interaction Space. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. * A. Lugmayr, E. Serral, A. Scherp, B. Pogorelc, and M. Mustaquim, "Ambient media today and tomorrow," Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 71, 2014, pp. 7-37 Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11042-012-1346-z. * ZHU Kening, ZHU Rongbo, H SAMANI, BB JALAEIAN, PaperIO: a 3D interface towards the internet of embedded paper-craft, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORKSHOP ORGANISERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Artur Lugmayr Associate Professor School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts Curtin University, Australia Kening Zhu Assistant Professor School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong Xiaojuan Ma Assistant Professor Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In case of questions, please don't hesitate to contact: artur.lugmayr(a)artur-lugmayr.com<mailto:artur.lugmayr@artur-lugmayr.com>

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[JOB] Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Communication, Politics, and Policy
by olohok＠gmail.com 06 Aug '17

06 Aug '17

Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Communication, Politics, and Policy Carleton University https://carleton.ca/sjc/careers/coms-ci-postings/ The School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University invites applications from qualified candidates for a preliminary (tenure track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2018. Deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday, October 27, 2017. Candidates should demonstrate strong potential to become leading researchers in the area of communication, politics, and policy. Candidates may work in a variety of sub-fields, draw on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches, and focus on Canadian or global/international issues. We are particularly interested in applications from scholars whose research activity and teaching interests engages critically with one or more of the following: Media technologies and election campaigns Communication and public/civic engagement Media, gender and politics Communications policy Cultural policy Political rhetoric Propaganda and populism Political activism/advocacy Digital diplomacy Media and development The successful candidate will be expected to conduct high quality research, participate broadly in teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute actively to the service culture of the School, Faculty, and University. The Communication and Media Studies program is located within the School of Journalism and Communication, offering programs of study leading to undergraduate (Bachelor of Communication & Media Studies) and graduate (Master of Arts, PhD) degrees. Our approach to both research and the teaching of communication and media studies is broad and interdisciplinary, focusing on communication theory and history, and the critical analysis of media and communication industries, institutions, practices, and texts. Qualifications: Qualified candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Communication or a related discipline by the date of the appointment. However, outstanding ABD candidates who are close to completion may also be considered. Candidates should provide evidence of theoretical and methodological sophistication, possess an emerging publication record and demonstrate potential to attract external funding, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Consistent with Carleton University’s focus on teaching excellence, the successful candidate will be committed to developing innovative approaches to pedagogy, encouraging creative and critical inquiry, and empowering students to become active citizens. Application instructions: Candidates should prepare a zipped electronic dossier that includes a signed cover letter; current curriculum vitae; a 2-3 page statement describing current and future research plans; a sample undergraduate and graduate course outline that draws from our existing curricula; one writing sample; and the names and contact information of 3 referees. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be asked to arrange for letters of reference and should advise their referees of this possibility. Applications must be submitted electronically to Ms. Carole Craswell, Administrator, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University: Carole.Craswell(a)Carleton.ca. Please ensure application materials are addressed to Dr. Josh Greenberg, Director, School of Journalism and Communication, 4302C Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1S 5B6. Inquiries about the position can be made via email to: Joshua.Greenberg(a)Carleton.ca. Please indicate in your application if you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. About Carleton University: Join our intellectual and collaborative community of scholars. Carleton University is a dynamic and innovative research and teaching institution with a national and international reputation as a leader in collaborative teaching and learning, research and governance. To learn more about our University and the City of Ottawa, please visit www.carleton.ca/provost. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our University including, but not limited to: women; visible minorities; First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expressions. Applicants selected for an interview are asked to contact the Chair of the Search Committee as soon as possible to discuss any accommodation requirements. Arrangements will be made in a timely manner. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. All positions are subject to budgetary approval. https://carleton.ca/sjc/careers/coms-ci-postings/

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WEBCAST SAT/SUN: 2017 Legal Hackers International Summit
by Joly MacFie 05 Aug '17

05 Aug '17

I am just running out the door to go stream this. Please see the agenda at *https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/ <https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/>* New post on *ISOC-NY NOTICE BOARD* [image: livestream] <http://youtube.com/legalhackers/live>On *Sat/Sun Aug 5-6 2017* third annual *Legal Hackers International Summit <https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/>* will be held at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP in *Brooklyn, NY*. Summit will convene Legal Hackers organizers and legal-innovation thought leaders from around the world to share experiences and knowledge and to chart the path ahead for the Legal Hackers movement. Legal Hackers groups participating include Dubai, Nigeria, Singapore, Kiev, Scotland, Columbia, Toronto, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. Keynoter is Keynote: *Cori Zarek*, Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla, & former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. The event will webcast live on the *Legal Hackers YouTube Channe*l <http://youtube.com/legalhackers> as below. *All times EDT (UTC-4)* *Sat Aug 5* *09:45 Welcome & Morning Keynote - https://youtu.be/YshYKZAK3Xw <https://youtu.be/YshYKZAK3Xw>* *10:40 Morning Presentations - https://youtu.be/4XuZwqvIHME <https://youtu.be/4XuZwqvIHME>* *12:30 Lunchtime Keynote & Sunday Previews - https://youtu.be/j_V4byNpYnA <https://youtu.be/j_V4byNpYnA>* *13:00 Early-Afternoon Presentations - https://youtu.be/T6Ik6Efkmic <https://youtu.be/T6Ik6Efkmic>* *15:40 Late-Afternoon Presentations - https://youtu.be/QnZvGtrWO0Q <https://youtu.be/QnZvGtrWO0Q>* *Sun Aug 6* *10:00 Day 2 Morning Workshops - https://youtu.be/-EGIUqhFKAY <https://youtu.be/-EGIUqhFKAY>* *12:30 Legal Hackers Forward-Looking Presentations - https://youtu.be/2yTe21cWnfI <https://youtu.be/2yTe21cWnfI>* *13:30 Closing Remarks - https://youtu.be/c9zOV6YL4Ao <https://youtu.be/c9zOV6YL4Ao>* *Agenda: <https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/>* * <https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/>* *https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/ <https://legalhackers.org/summit2017/>* *Twitter: #LegalHack2017 http://bit.ly/legalhack2017 <http://bit.ly/legalhack2017>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9320#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9320#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9320 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Search Tool for Hashtags within Specific Instagram User Accounts?
by Megan Wahl 05 Aug '17

05 Aug '17

Dear All, I am a current PhD candidate conducting Instagram research and was referred to this list serve by my professor. I am hoping you can assist in a quick question I have as I develop the methods section of my dissertation. For a portion of my study, I am requesting access to (if not already public) participant Instagram accounts of those enrolled. From participant Instagram feeds, I would like to search for and identify the number of images with a particular hashtag as well as the top 10 images with that hashtag based on number of likes. Is there a tool you are aware of that I could use to extract this sort of data for specific user accounts vs the entire Instagram platform? I'm familiar with the hashtag searching functions on platforms such as Netlytic but would like to narrow the search functionality to only the Instagram accounts of those participants in my sample. Thank you in advance for any suggestions/insights you may have! Sincerely, Megan Megan M. Wahl, MDT PhD Candidate - Public Health Community and Behavioral Health Promotion Research Assistant University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health 1240 N 10th St Milwaukee, WI 53205 Ph: (414) 227-3001 Fax: 414-227-3002 E-Mail: Meyer276(a)uwm.edu Pronouns in use: she/her/hers

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Real-Time Intelligent Systems 2017
by ijwa＠dline.info 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Second International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems University of Macau, Macau & December 08-10, 2017 University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco October 18-20, 2017 http://www.socio.org.uk/rtis http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319607436 http://www.springer.com/series/11156 (Springer's Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing) The conference has- Doctoral Consortium DEMO Session Journal Track Mentorship Programme Ph.D. Dissertation Competition Proofreading translation program Real-Time Computing covers a broad spectrum of the intensively developing area of low-latency priority-driven system responsiveness under certain time constrains to essential and decisive human-computer interactions with constantly incoming data stream. Research on real-time intelligent systems is of a multi-disciplinary nature, exploiting concepts from the areas as diverse as signal processing technologies, computational intelligence, location systems, data processing, digital document processing and embedded system design. To accomplish its real-time performance, systematic analysis is carried out when the systems are working. Therefore, over the last few years real-time intelligent computing has radically transformed human life style. In the today's competitive and highly dynamic environment, analyzing data in real time is a must to understand in detail how the systems are processing the data and to reason the outputs and anticipate the trends in intelligent computing, has become critical. To leverage the full potential of the opportunity build complex real time systems, intense research is required and this conference will serve as one such platform to manifest the ongoing research in the real time intelligence system. The conference welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound research papers from academia and industry that address variety of aspects and innovations related to real-time computing systems. The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to the following areas: Streaming data, streaming engines Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Analysis in advanced domains such as energy, sensors, etc Artificial Intelligence Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence Data capture in real-time Intelligent Database Systems Data mining Intelligent Data Analysis OLAP for real-time decision support Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Event-driven analytics Visualizing real-time data and information Intelligent Soft Computing Privacy and security in Intelligence Architectures for Intelligence Internet of Things Intelligent Robotic Systems Smart Services and Platforms Intelligent Transportation Systems Mobile Smart Systems Trace-based intelligent real-time services (eye-tracking, image tracking) Real-time intelligent alert systems Machine translation in real time Multilingual information access Multiagent Intelligent Systems Intelligent Information Systems Adaptive vision algorithms Real-time Intelligent Network solutions Real-time distributed coding Real-time modelling user’s information needs Real-time noise removal systems Real-time intelligent communication Real-time remote access systems Decision support systems in real time Real-time multiprocessor systems The Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems, Volume 2 RTIS 2017. (http://www.springer.com/series/11156 ) Selected top papers presented will be published in the following journals. 1. Journal of Medical Internet Research (SCI & Scopus) 2. Virtual Reality (SCI & Scopus) 3. The Journal of Intelligent Systems (SCI & Scopus) 4. Future Internet (SCI & Scopus) 5. Machine Learning (SCI & Scopus) 6. Journal of Digital Information Management (Scopus) General Chairs Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Abderrahim Sekkaki, University Hassan II, Morocco Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, Opole University, Poland Program Chairs Abderrahim Sekkaki, UH2C, Casablanca, Morocco Mohamed Lahby UH2C, Casablanca, Morocco Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Lab., India Important Dates Paper Submission: August 10, 2017 Paper Notification: September 05, 2017 Camera ready: October 15, 2017 Registration: October 15, 2017 Conference Dates: October 18-20, 2017 Submissions at http://www.socio.org.uk/rtis/paper-submission/ Contact: rtis at socio.org.uk ---------------------------------

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New Issue of Game Studies out + CFP Special Issue
by Jessica Enevold 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

New Issue of Game Studies Journal Includes CFP: Special Issue on ”Queerness & Videogames” Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research has just published its latest issue (Volume 17, Issue 1, July 2017). All articles are available at www.gamestudies.org/1701<x-webdoc://4689A11E-C9A1-440E-A9A0-1222D7846B38/www.gamestudies.org/1701> Editorial Just Games<http://gamestudies.org/1701/articles/justgames> by Espen Aarseth From the next issue Game Studies actively welcomes articles on games in general, and will not be limited to an empirical focus on digital games. It is time to recognize that the study of games cannot and should not be segregated into digital and non-digital; and that for most of the field, in practice, as well as in theory, this has never been so. Articles Watching People Is Not a Game: Interactive Online Corporeality, Twitch.tv and Videogame Streams<http://gamestudies.org/1701/articles/anderson> by Sky LaRell Anderson This article examines Twitch.tv in order to reveal the design strategies it employs to direct awareness to the presence of players and viewers. Specifically, I describe the elements that direct attention toward humans, persons and personalities outside of games. Glory to Arstotzka: Morality, Rationality, and the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Papers, Please<http://gamestudies.org/1701/articles/morrissette> by Jason J. Morrissette This article examines how ludic and thematic elements coalesce in Papers, Please to replicate the monotony of bureaucratic work, trapping players in Weber's iron cage of bureaucracy. Moreover, by offering opportunities to deviate from administrative protocols, the game highlights the inherent tension between morality and bureaucratic rationality. Abstracting Evidence: Documentary Process in the Service of Fictional Gameworlds<http://gamestudies.org/1701/articles/oldenburg> by Aaron Oldenburg This paper looks at a strategy for creating content and gameplay using documentary processes such as interviews and on-location evidence collection for games that abstract that content with varying levels of fictionalization. An Enactive Account of the Autonomy of Videogame Gameplay<http://gamestudies.org/1701/articles/vahlo> by Jukka Vahlo In this paper, the phenomenon of videogame gameplay is analyzed from an enactive view of social cognition. It is asserted that videogame gameplay arises as an autonomous organization in the reciprocal dynamics between at least one social agent and a responsive game. This autonomy is argued as both original and irreducible to its constituents. Call for Papers Call For Papers - Game Studies Special Issue: “Queerness and Video Games: New Critical Perspectives on LGBTQ Issues, Sexuality, Games, and Play”<http://gamestudies.org/1701/articles/cfp_queerness_and_video_games> by Guest Editors - Ruberg & Phillips This special issue of Game Studies seeks to explore new critical perspectives on queerness and video games, building from existing queer game studies work and broadening the current scope of the paradigm by inviting intersectional voices, highlighting underrepresented LGBTQ identities, and exploring the political implications of game studies work. ---------------------------------------- Dr. Jessica Enevold, Managing Editor enevold(a)gamestudies.org<mailto:enevold@gamestudies.org> www.gamestudies.org<http://www.gamestudies.org/>

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CfP International Symposium Digital Politics in Millennial India
by Shriram Venkatraman 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

*CfP* *International Symposium* *Digital Politics in Millennial India* *15-17 March 2018* *Deadline for abstracts 15 October 2017* Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Germany Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) *Conveners:* Sahana Udupa, Professor, LMU, Germany Aasim Khan, Asst. Professor, IIIT-Delhi Shriram Venkatraman, Asst. Professor, IIIT-Delhi The phenomenal expansion of Internet media in India in the last two decades has enabled new forms of political participation in the public domain, while also facilitating hitherto unimagined ways of consolidating domination and state power. In spite of the limited access and wide social inequities in terms of access and use, online media has been used as a mobilizing tool by Indians engaged across a range of social and political movements. From the recent student led campaigns in campuses across Indian universities to the digitally enabled civic activism against corruption, the rise of online networks has decisively changed the face of public activism and public cultures. As digital natives, India’s millennials are increasingly drawn into online media to mobilize, satirize, and express their interest in political matters. India’s 350 million Internet users constitute the world’s second largest online user base, next only to China. The promise of digital governance has led to a massive state- led agenda for digitization. Digital media cultures have grown by leaps through WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and a variety of new media platforms. Studies on digital media’s political and social ramifications are yet to reflect the magnitude and potential of Internet growth in a vast, fractious and deeply diverse polity such as India. What kinds of political participation are the Internet and mobile media co-creating? How are they enabling new imaginations and articulations of citizenship and belonging, especially for the youth who constitute the most active community in India’s online public domain? What voices are amplified and what are effaced? What tactics are crafted and what affects are inspired? We invite scholars and digital media activists in India and researchers studying the Indian diaspora for an international symposium in Delhi to take up some of these questions. Together, we aim to unpack the Internet media as information sources, rumor machines, affective affinity spaces, vehicles of propaganda, and objects of state policy as they increasingly shape the political present. We are particularly interested in local and regional digital political cultures and public activisms that contest and articulate religious politics. Topics include but are not limited to · Internet enabled protest cultures · Cultures of digital vigilantism · Right-wing nationalism · Dalit media · Queer media · Gender and new media · Trolling and abuse · Urban activism and civic media · Internet regulatory debates · History of regional digital politics · Religious freedom and expression We invite contributions that are based on original empirical research on the Internet enabled media using the perspectives of ethnography, history, cultural studies, digital humanities, policy studies and/or computational data sciences. All contributions must be related to contemporary political participation in India. We especially invite contributions that are based on ground fieldwork and extend the scope of digital politics research to cover the vernacular and non-metropolitan settings. Attendance to the symposium will be fully funded. Organizers will cover international and local travel and accommodation expenses. Please send the extended abstracts of 1200 words with the subject line “*Digital Politics in Millennial India*” on or before 15 October 2017 to onlinerpol(a)ethnologie.lmu.de Shortlisted participants will share the working paper (4000 words) one month prior to the symposium. The conference will contribute to a themed volume on media cultures featuring essays for academic as well as general readership. We encourage authors to use jargon free language. The symposium is jointly hosted by Project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com funded by the European Research Council Starting Grant at LMU, Munich, Germany, and the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities/Center for IT and Society, IIITD https://www.iiitd.ac.in/academics/departments/ssh Thanks, Shriram Venkatraman *http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-social-media <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-social-media>*

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5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS 2017): Call for Participation
by Announce Announcements 03 Aug '17

03 Aug '17

*** Call for Participation *** 5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems ECBS 2017 Lordos Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 31 August - 1 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP, SIGOPS and SIGSOFT *** Early Registration Deadline: 19 August, 2017 *** (collocated with the 8th International Conference on Information Inteligence Systems and Applications, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… ECBS 2017 is a formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing methods, techniques, and tools for engineering of computer-based systems. The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and analysis of the complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional, performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration of information processing and physical processes. ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of system engineering through its many facets that include system modeling, requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security, reliability, human-computer interaction, system integration, verification and validation, high performance/parallel computing, cloud-based technologies, and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry and academia, blending academic research and industrial development. The 5th edition of the conference will be held in Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca is known for its palm-tree seafront, the Church of Saint Lazarus, the Hala Sultan Tekke, the Kamares Aqueduct and its medieval fort. It is built on the ruins of ancient Citium, which was the birthplace of Stoic philosopher Zeno. Larnaca is home to the country's primary airport, Larnaca International Airport. It also has a seaport and a marina. Larnaca is a highly touristic city and close to some of the best beaches of Cyprus in Ayia Napa and Protaras. The conference venue is the well known 4* hotel, Lordos Beach Hotel. The Lordos Beach Hotel is one of the leading 4 star hotels in Cyprus. Standing directly on the sandy beach of the Larnaca Bay it is ideally located yet close to both the Larnaca International Airport and the city centre. Set in its own gardens the Lordos Beach boasts a comfortable and stylish environment with professional service from caring staff. Extensively refurbished during 2002 and 2006, the guest rooms on all floors are equipped with all the facilities a discerning traveller expects and are luxuriously decorated in a natural pastel tones. The program of ECBS 2017 includes a keynote by Avgoustinos Constantinides, the Solutions Director of IBSCY Ltd. on the business value of the Cloud, and research papers. The conference attracted 42 paper submissions from 25 countries from many continents. After rigorous reviewing by at least three members of the Program Committee per paper, 16 full papers, 3 short papers and 3 posters were selected to form the technical program and be included in the conference proceedings to be published by ACM ICPS. Papers cover topics of interest in ECBS in areas of software engineering, parallel and distributed systems, embedded systems and networking. We cordially invite you to attend ECBS 2017 in Larnaca, Cyprus! Organization General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, Brno University of Technology , Czech Republic Program Co-Chair · Valentino Vranic, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia Steering Committee · Hassan Charaf, ECBS-EERC 2013 General Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, General Chair · Miroslav Popovic, ECBS-EERC 2009 General Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, ECBS-EERC 2015 General Chair · Valentino Vranic, ECBS-EERC 2011 General Chair Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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