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Jobs: Assistant Professor –Narrative and Communication - University of Toronto Mississauga
by Tero Karppi 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

Assistant Professor –Narrative and Communication - 1804237 The Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT) at the University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream appointment in the area of Narrative and Communication, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position start date is July 1, 2019. The successful candidate must be a practicing writer who researches and teaches in the area of narrative nonfiction or nonfiction story. Narrative, as we think of it here, involves the application of tools and techniques developed mainly through fiction and the arts applied to the purposes of excellent journalistic nonfiction—that is, telling a true story with imaginative power, with expressive skill, and with solid research as a base. Specific areas of expertise may include journalistic writing, narrative as a research methodology, narrative and archival research, multi-media and web-based storytelling, digital innovation and narrative, or cross-cultural communication built around story. The successful candidate will be expected to mount an innovative, independent, competitive and externally funded research program, and will also bring theory and practice into their teaching within the Professional Writing and Communication program in the ICCIT. Candidates must have a PhD in communication, the literary arts, narrative-related arts, or journalism or related fields by the appointment start date (or shortly thereafter). Candidates must demonstrate an active and excellent writing practice and research program that involves the role of narrative in communication; an emerging reputation in narrative with demonstrated ability to attract external research funding; and a good publication record in top-ranked and field relevant journals. Evidence of excellence in teaching (including a teaching dossier outlining experience and accomplishments, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, and teaching evaluations, as well as strong letters of reference) is also required. The successful candidate will have a graduate appointment in one of the University of Toronto's tri-campus graduate departments. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. ICCIT focuses on teaching and research excellence in its three undergraduate programs: Communication, Culture, Information and Technology, Digital Enterprise Management and Professional Writing and Communication. ICCIT is building a research complement in critical communication, interactive and immersive digital media and culture, the theory and practice of communication; and new media design. The successful applicant will join a vibrant intellectual community of world-class scholars at Canada’s leading university. For information, please visit www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit. All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link below. To be considered for this position, all application materials must be submitted online by January 7, 2019. Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply Applications must include the documents listed below, formatted as 3 attachments with naming convention LastnameFirstname_CV_1804237.pdf, LastnameFirstname_Writing_1804237.pdf, etc.: Attachment 1: Cover Letter, CV and Research Statement Attachment 2: Writing Sample (ONE peer-reviewed, first- or sole-author scholarly work demonstrating significant contribution to field of Narrative and Communication; do not submit entire doctoral theses) Attachment 3: Teaching Dossier (Max. 20 pages, should include a list of courses taught, sample syllabi, course evaluation data summary, statement of teaching philosophy, etc.) Applicants must have three referees send letters of recommendation directly to Professor Anthony Wensley, ICCIT Director, University of Toronto Mississauga via email (on letterhead, dated, signed and scanned) to iccit.utm(a)utoronto.ca by the closing date, January 7, 2019. If you have any questions about this position, please contact iccit.utm(a)utoronto.ca. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please seehttp://uoft.me/UP. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Please apply online at: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1804237&tz…

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CFP -- 5th IEEE Internation Conference on Smart Computing - SMARTCOMP 2019, Washington D.C.
by Hemant Purohit 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

[Apologies for multiple copies] ----------------- SMARTCOMP is the premier conference on smart computing. Smart computing is based on the synergistic combination of advances in Sensor-based technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Edge computing, Big Data analytics, Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. Smart computing is a multidisciplinary domain. Applications of smart computing can be found in different societal domains including, but not limited to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, entertainment, and social media. Algorithmic and system advancements of cloud computing, mobile/pervasive computing, cyber-physical systems, sensor networking and social computing are taking smart computing to a new dimension and improving our ways of living. SMARTCOMP 2019 is the 5th edition of the conference and will held in Washington, USA and will include smart computing innovations pertaining to pervasive/ubiquitous computing, cloud computing, sensor networks, internet of things, big data analytics, security and privacy, social computing, cognitive computing, cyber-physical systems and their application and validation within smart computing environments. This includes applications such as smart buildings, smart cities, smart grids, precision agriculture and other innovations contributing to smart living. Submission Guidelines Paper submissions must be no longer than 8 pages and formatted according to the two-column IEEE proceedings template. IEEE provides corresponding formatting templates at IEEE conference template. Make sure to use the conference mode of the template, i.e., LaTeX users must use the conference option of the IEEEtran document class. Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file on US Letter size paper (not A4), with all fonts embedded (the PDF-A standard complies with that). Prior to submission, ensure that any running headers/footers, page numbering, as well as blue underlining for URLs and email addresses has been removed. All submitted papers will be subject to peer reviews by Technical Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Topics ------ SMARTCOMP 2019 solicits submissions that address the fundamental questions of smart computing, namely how to design and build smart computing systems and how to use computing technology for resource sustainability to improve the human experience. Submissions should thus match to at least one of the following three major fields of interest: SMART COMPUTING CONCEPTS, MODELS AND ALGORITHMS: ----------------------------------------------- Future Smart Computing Paradigms Models of Smart Environments Algorithms for Smart Computing AI and Machine Learning in Smart Computing Edge computing platforms and algorithms SMART COMPUTING SYSTEMS: ------------------------ Security, Privacy, and Economics in Smart Environments Cyber-physical System Platforms for Smart Environments Middleware Platforms for Smart Environments Mobile and Ubiquitous Platforms for Smart Environments SMART COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS: ---------------------------------------------- Smart Precision Agriculture Smart Transportation Smart FinTech Smart Food-Energy-Water Nexus/Life-cycle analysis Smart Health Smart Communities Smart Human Environments, Entertainment, and Social Activities Smart Energy Management and Analytics Organizing Committee -------------------- General Co-Chairs: Aryya Gangopadhyay (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Antonio Puliafito (University of Messina, Italy) Technical Program Co-Chairs: Raghu Ganti (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) Julie McCann (Imperial College London, UK) Workshops Co-Chairs: Dario Bruneo (University of Messina, Italy) Christine Julien (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Keynote Co-Chairs: Mudhakar Srivatsa (IBM T J Watson Research Center) WIP and Demo Chair: Shiqiang Wang (IBM T J Watson Research Center) PhD Forum Chair: Nirupam Roy (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, USA) Publication Chair: TBC Registration and Finance Chair: Carmen Au (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Maciej Zawodniok (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) Publicity Co-Chairs: Baek-Young Choi (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA) Hemant Purohit (George Mason University, USA) Francesca Righetti (University of Pisa, Italy) Hesheng Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) Local Arrangement Chair: Nirmalya Roy (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Web Chair: Sreenivasan Ramasamy Ramamurthy (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Anamika Paul Rupa (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Steering Committee ------------------ Jiannong Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Sajal K. Das (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) TPC --- Christian Becker, University of Mannheim Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna Dario Bruneo, University of Messina Alessandra De Paola, University of Palermo Wan Du, University of California at Merced, USA Angelo Furno, IFSTTAR-France Mohammad Hajiesmaili, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Fanxin Kong, University of Pennsylvania Ulf Kulau, TU Braunschweig Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens Kyung-Joon Park, DGIST Lucas Pereira, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) Dirk Pesch, Nimbus Centre For Embedded Systems Research, Cork Institute of Technology Carlo Puliafito, University of Pisa Andreas Reinhardt, TU Clausthal Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland Baltimore County Nishanth Sastry, KCL Vijay Srinivasan, Samsung R&D Neeraj Suri, TU Darmstadt Hwee-Pink Tan, Singapore Management University Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Carlo Vallati, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa Desheng Zhang, Rutgers Eugenio Zimeo, University of Sannio Important Dates --------------- Workshop Proposal Submission: 23 November 2018 Notification of Workshop Acceptance: 15 December 2018 Paper Registration Deadline: 14 January 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: 28 January 2019 Acceptance Notification: 29 March 2019 Camera Ready Deadline: 28 April 2019 Venue ----- The 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019) will be held at Washington DC, USA. Contact ------- For any Information about the conference, please contact the TPC Co-Chairs: Raghu Ganti or Julie McCann. -- Hemant Purohit, Ph.D. Asst. Professor of Information Sci. & Tech., George Mason University Office: 5348 Nguyen Engineering Building | http://ist.gmu.edu/~hpurohit<http://ist.gmu.edu/~hpurohit/>

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Fw: Workshop Call for Proposals - IEEE SMARTCOMP 2019, Washington D.C.
by Hemant Purohit 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

[Apologies for multiple copies] --- IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMART COMPUTING (SMARTCOMP 2019) Washington D.C., (US) 12-15 June 2019 http://www.smart-comp.org Call for workshop proposals ------------------------------- Continuing the well-established tradition of this series of symposia, SMARTCOMP 2019 will provide an international technical forum for experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and present results of on-going research in most state-of-the-art areas of computers and communications. This year, special focus will be on the challenging issues related to all the opportunities of computing, sensing and communication in the era of the integration of Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, and Big Data. The Workshops Committee of SMARTCOMP 2019 invites proposals for half or full day workshops affiliated with the conference, on topics of interest to SMARTCOMP 2019 attendees. The purpose of these workshops is to create new opportunities for presenting novel ideas in a less formal and possibly more sharply focused way than at the conference itself. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, Internet of Things, Software-Defined Networking, Big Data, Cloud Computing, M2M communications and Smart Grid. Papers presented in the SMARTCOMP 2019 workshops will be included in the conference proceedings and submitted for publication in IEEE Xplore®. Submission Guidelines ------------------------------- Each workshop proposal must include the following: * the name of the workshop; * the names, addresses, and short bios of the organizers; * a brief description (up to one page long) of the technical issues that the workshop’s focus will be on, and the reasons why the workshop is of interest at this time; * the names of potential Program Committee members; * the planned format of the workshop, including a strategy to facilitate lively discussions and involvement of the attendees; * if a keynote speech is included in the planned format of the workshop, the name(s) of the potential keynote speaker(s); * if applicable, a description of past versions of the workshop, including dates, organizers, number of submitted and accepted papers, and number of attendees; * if the workshop is going to be organized for the first time, an estimate of the expected number of submissions and attendees; * a tentative Call for Papers (as complete as possible); a description of the plans for publicity and Workshop Web site. Submission Method ------------------------------- Workshop proposals should be submitted, no later than 23 November 2018, in PDF format by email with the subject line "SMARTCOMP 2019 Workshop Proposal" to the Workshop Chairs: Dario Bruneo (dbruneo(a)unime.it) Christine Julien (c.julien(a)mail.utexas.edu) Important Dates ------------------------------- Proposal for workshop submission deadline: 23 November 2018 Notification of workshop acceptance: 15 December 2018 Paper submission deadline: 28 February 2019 Notification of paper acceptance: 30 March 2019 Submission of camera-ready deadline: 21 April 2019 SMARTCOMP 2019 Workshop Chair Dario Bruneo, University of Messina, Italy Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin, USA -- Hemant Purohit, Ph.D. Asst. Professor of Information Sci. & Tech., George Mason University Office: 5348 Nguyen Engineering Building | http://ist.gmu.edu/~hpurohit<http://ist.gmu.edu/~hpurohit/>

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Tech & Social Good: Please Help Me Build a Collection of Syllabi & Readings
by Yosem Companys 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

Hi All, Does anyone know whether there's a collection of all syllabi and readings on technology and social good (or public good or social change)? If such a collection doesn't exist, could you help me create one? The readings can be from any discipline, seminal or not, and academic or not. For the Stanford Program for Liberation Technology, I once made a list of all the topics on social good that I found on Twitter that intersected with technology. These included the following: - Accountability, Corruption, Openness, and Transparency (e.g., Open Data, Freedom of Information - FOI) - Activism, Protests, and Movements (e.g., Occupy, Anonymous, Hacktivism) - Agriculture, Farming, and Food Security (e.g., eAgri, Fishing, Mariculture, Aquaponics, Aquaculture) - Censorship, Repression, and Freedom (e.g., Freedom of Expression - FoE, Free Speech, NetFreedom, Right to Information - RTI) - Construction, Housing, and Real Estate (e.g., Smart Homes, Internet of Things) - Democracy, Politics, Elections, and Voting (e.g., Netroots, Tea Party, eVoting) - Development (e.g., Information and Communication Technologies for Development - ICT4D, Tech for Development - Tech4Dev, Global Development - GlobalDev) - Economics (e.g., Participatory Economy, Peer-to-Peer Economy, Commons) - Education (e.g., Information and Communication Technologies for Education - ICT4E, Open Education, eLearning, MOOCs) - Energy and Power (e.g., Microgrids) - Entrepreneurship (e.g., Social Entrepreneurship - socent, Social Innovation) - Environment (e.g., Brownfields, Landfills, Superfund Sites, Climate Change, and Land, Water, and Air Preservation) - Finance (e.g., Microfinance, FinTech, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies) - Governance (e.g., eGovernance - eGov, Open Governance - OpenGov, Governance 2.0 - gov20) - Health (e.g., eHealth, mHealth, Telemedicine) - Human rights - Manufacturing (e.g., Additive Technologies, 3D Printing, Do-It-Yourself - DIY, Robotics) - Media (e.g., Journalism, Social Media) - Organizing and Organizations (e.g., Nonprofits, Community-Based Organizations, Cooperatives, Labor Unions) - Physical Spaces and Locations (e.g., Libraries, Coworking Spaces, Makerspaces, Hackerspaces, Fab Labs, Tool Sharing Libraries, Smart Cities, Mapping) - Policy and Law (e.g., Policy Innovations, Legal Innovations) - Privacy (e.g., Rules, Regulations, Laws, Frameworks) - Resilience During Conflicts, Natural Disasters, and Other Crises (e.g., Crisis Mapping; Robotics) - Security, Physical or Cyber - Social Science (e.g., Impact of Technology on Society) - Transportation and Supply Chain on Land, Water, and Air (e.g., Hyperloop, Autonomous Vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Drones, Smart Roads) - Volunteering (e.g., Crowdsourcing, Participatory Mapping) - Water Security (e.g., Watersheds, Water Purification) The list above isn't meant to be exhaustive, so please feel free to suggest other forms of grouping topics or let me know if I missed an important topic or hashtag. I truly appreciate your help and advice, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks, Yosem

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