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University of Washington’s Allen School Seeking New PhD Students for Research in Universal Internet Access and Community Networking
by Yosem Companys 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

From: Kurtis Heimerl <kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu> Apologies for the wide posting but I feel like these lists have the kind of people we're looking for! Feel free to forward on if there are other communities that could be interested. ***** The ICTD Research Group at the University of Washington’s Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering (http://ictd.cs.washington.edu/) is seeking qualified students, both from the US and abroad, with an interest in universal internet access and community networking to apply to the PhD program in computer networking. The ICTD group, led by Professors Kurtis Heimerl and Richard Anderson, has long worked on the problems of Universal Internet Access internationally, with deployments and projects in both the rural Philippines (in partnership with the University of the Philippines) and Indonesia (in partnership with Ob Anggen). As our research shifts to wide-area LTE networks and the infrastructure of repair, we want to find more motivated and passionate students with interest and capacity in the space. There is a particular interest in students with personal experience with hard connectivity problems. If interested, please visit the UWCSE admissions page (https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/phd) All students admitted to the Allen School Ph.D. program are guaranteed funding for 3 years in the form of a research assistantship, teaching assistantship or fellowship. All or most of the cost of tuition is covered by the assistantship or fellowship. If you have any questions, please direct them to Professor Kurtis Heimerl <kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu>. A little about the University of Washington’s Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering: Consistently ranked among the top computer science programs in the world, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering educates tomorrow's innovators and engages in research that advances core and emerging areas of the field. We also lead a broad range of multi-disciplinary initiatives that demonstrate the transformative power of computing and are nationally recognized for our success in promoting diversity. We are located in the spectacular Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the heart of the University of Washington campus in Seattle — a center of innovation in software, life sciences, global health, aerospace, and many other fields — where Allen School faculty, students, and alumni are making an impact and changing the world. -- Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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WebSci 2019: Call for workshops and tutorials
by Katherine Ognyanova 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Dear all, Please consider submitting workshop and tutorial proposals to the 2019 WebSci conference. We welcome a variety of web science themes, from the social to the technical and especially blends of the two. You can find the full call here: http://bit.ly/WebSciCall. Feel free to e-mail us with questions. Regards, Katya Ognyanova & Stefan Dietze WEBSCI 2019: CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS * 11th ACM Conference on Web Science, Boston - MA, USA 2019 * Call for proposals: http://bit.ly/WebSciCall * Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=websci19 * *Submission Deadline: January 25, 2019* * Notification of acceptance: February 5, 2019 * Workshop/Tutorial day: June 30 2019 The 2019 WebSci Conference in Boston, MA is soliciting proposals for workshops and tutorials addressing the way Web Science research can illuminate key contemporary issues and global challenges. Workshops should reflect the multidisciplinary nature of Web Science. The tutorials could cover a wide variety of Web Science approaches and methods, including but not limited to techniques for data collection, processing, and analysis, as well as substantive interpretation, best practices, and ethics. Examples of potential WebSci workshop areas include: * Using Web Science for social good * Collective intelligence, collaborative production and crowdsourcing * Bias on the Web * Data ethics and algorithmic accountability * Digital inequalities: access, quality, and participation * Information privacy and cybersecurity * Learning and education on the Web * Misinformation and propaganda on the Web * Social connections and social influence on the Web * Internet politics and political participation * The evolution of social media services * Online health and wellness Organizers are responsible for advertising accepted workshops and tutorials, recruiting participants, and managing the review process if paper submissions are invited. Successful proposals should also put together a web page describing the event and distributing any preliminary materials. *** PROPOSAL FORMAT **** Proposals should be up to 3 pages long and should include the following information: * Workshop/tutorial title * Workshop/tutorial summary (1-2 paragraphs) * Workshop/tutorial description, including the motivation and goals of the proposal, as well as its relevance to the field of Web Science. * Workshop/tutorial schedule and activities, including the format, proposed activities (panels, sessions, interactive exercises, etc.), as well as invited speakers or panelists. * Workshop/tutorial organizer info, including names, affiliations, emails, and personal websites. Please indicate who would be the main contact person for the submission and if the workshop has been run in the past. * Target audience and audience size: the expected number and type of attendees, along with any information about required skills or tools with which participants need to be familiar.**** * **Special requirements or equipment, if any.** ** *ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA* *Workshop and tutorial proposals will be evaluated based on their academic rigor, timeliness, originality, potential to address important questions and attract large multidisciplinary audiences. Relevance to the field of Web Science is also a prerequisite for all submissions.* *PROCEEDINGS* *Workshop organisers are free to publish workshop proceedings. WebSci19 offers the possibility to include workshop papers as a companion collection of the ACM WebSci19 proceedings. In this case, it is crucial that workshop schedules are aligned with the schedule for the overall proceedings publication, i.e. camera-ready papers need to be ready by 1 May 2019. * *TUTORIAL CHAIRS * *Katya Ognyanova <http://kateto.net/>(Rutgers University) & Stefan Dietze <http://stefandietze.net>(GESIS, Germany)* -- Katherine Ognyanova, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Web:www.kateto.net, Twitter: @ognyanova

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Hiring Critical Data Studies Asst. Prof.
by Alexander Halavais 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

If you, or someone you know, is looking to come down and do awesome research with us at ASU, please take a gander at the ad below. Would love to add an AoIRista. Best, Alex Assistant Professor, Critical Data Studies, Arizona State University The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a full-time, benefits eligible tenure-track Assistant Professor to support an emerging initiative around critical data studies, which builds upon a strong existing graduate program in Social Technologies within Communication. New College offers a rich, interdisciplinary environment within a university that has been selected as the most innovative in the United States for the previous four years. Situated within a school that includes faculties in anthropology, communication, political science, psychology, social technologies, and sociology, we seek scholars who will pursue programs of inquiry with national and international influence. In addition, our new colleague will be highly engaged in shaping the future of critical data studies across ASU and beyond. The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is presently in a period of expansion and innovation around new initiatives and new programs. Since 2017, the School has added seven new tenure- track faculty, two new postdoctoral scholars, six new lecturers and a new School Director. This academic year, the School will be conducting searches for three additional tenure-track / tenured faculty as well as two new postdoctoral scholars. Required qualifications: (a) Ph.D. in Communication, Geography, Information Science, Political Science, Psychology, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, or a cognate field by time of appointment; (b) evidence of ongoing research program that demonstrates a deep investigation of the intersection of data and society; (c) demonstrate excellence in teaching and research commensurate with appointment at the level of Assistant Professor at ASU. Desired qualifications: (a) Evidence of innovation in computational methods/data science and demonstrated expertise in any of the following: i) the politics of and policies of platforms, ii) computational approaches to critical race and gender theory, iii) social dimensions of ubiquitous and wearable networked systems, and, iv) social and political campaigns in an era of digital networking; (b) a demonstrated interest in successfully seeking external funding; c) an interest in engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations in research; d) a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring; and, e) a demonstrated interest in promoting and supporting diversity through service and research More information about ASU’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences can be found at https://newcollege.asu.edu/directory/sbs. More information about ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences can be found at http://newcollege.asu.edu. To learn about ASU's unique mission and charter: https://www.asu.edu/about/ Arizona State University has a strong commitment to a diverse faculty, one that is reflective of the contemporary United States. Deadline: December 31, 2018 if not filled, every two weeks thereafter until search is closed. Application procedure: Applications will only be accepted electronically via Academic Jobs Online. https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/12579 Requested material will include: 1) a letter of application; 2) a current curriculum vitae with contact information; 3) a research statement; 4) writing sample; 5) teaching statement; and, 6) the names and contact information for three references (references will not be contacted during initial review and will only be contacted after candidate notification). ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. ASU's full non-discrimination statement (ACD 401) and Title IX policy are located at https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX -- // Alexander Halavais http://alex.halavais.net/bio @halavais // Director, MA in Social Technologies, Arizona State University // 2nd Ed. of Search Engine Society out now! http://amzn.to/2FkKtYq <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Call for Proposals- Privacy Camp 2019: Platforms, Politics, Participation
by Imge Ozcan 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

*Privacy Camp 2019: Platforms, Politics, Participation* Privacy Camp will take place on 29 January 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, just before the start of the CPDP conference. Privacy Camp brings together civil society, policy-makers and academia to discuss existing and looming problems for human rights in the digital environment. Call for Proposals: Platforms, Politics, Participation Privacy Camp 2019 will focus on digital platforms, their societal impact and political significance. Due to the rise of a few powerful companies such as Uber, Facebook, Amazon or Google, the term “platform” has moved beyond its initial computational meaning of technological architecture and has come to be understood as a socio-cultural phenomenon. Platforms are said to facilitate and shape human interactions, thus becoming important economic and political actors. While the companies offering platform services are increasingly the target of regulative action, they are also considered as allies of national and supranational institutions in enforcing policies voluntarily and gauging political interest and support. Digital platforms employ business models that rely on the collection of large amounts of data and the use of advanced algorithms, which raise concerns about their surveillance potential and their impact on political events. Increasingly rooted in the daily life of many individuals, platforms monetise social interactions and turn to questionable labor practices. Many sectors and social practices are being “platformised”, from public health to security, from news to entertainment services. Lately, some scholars have conceptualised this phenomenon as “platform capitalism” or “platform society”. Privacy Camp 2019 will unpack the implications of “platformisation” for the socio-political fabric, human rights and policy making. In particular, how does the platform logic shape our experiences and the world we live in? How do institutional actors attempt to regulate platforms? In what ways do the affordances and constraints of platforms shape how people share and make use of their data? Participate! We welcome panel proposals relating to the broad theme of platforms. Besides classic panel proposals we are also seeking short contributions for our workshop “Situating Platforms: User Narratives”. 1. Panel proposals We are particularly interested in panel proposals on the following topics: platform economy and labour; algorithmic bias; democratic participation and social networks. Submission guidelines: · Indicate a clear objective for your session, i.e. what would be a good outcome for you? · Indicate other speakers that could participate in your panel (and let us know which speaker has already confirmed, at least in principle, to participate). · Make it as participative as possible, think about how to include the audience and diverse actors. Note that the average panel length is 75 minutes. · Send us a description of no more than 400 words. 2. “Situating Platforms: User Narratives” submissions In an effort to discuss situated contexts with regard to platforms, we will have a session on lived practices and user narratives. Individuals, civil society groups or community associations are welcome to contribute in the format of a short talk or show & tell demonstration. Details and the online submission form are here: https://framaforms.org/your-platform-story-1539768957 Deadline *The deadline for all submissions is 18 November*. After the deadline, we will review your submission and let you know by the end of November whether your proposal can be included in the programme. It is possible that we suggest merging panel proposals if they are very similar. Please send your proposal via email to privacycamp(at)edri.org! If you have questions, please contact Kirsten at kirsten.fiedler(at)edri(dot)org or Imge at imge.ozcan(at)vub(dot)be. For more details about Privacy Camp, please visit https://privacycamp.eu/ -- Imge Ozcan Doctoral Researcher Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Vrije Universiteit Brussel Join us for the next edition of the CPDP conference on 30 Jan – 1 Feb 2019 in Brussels: http://www.cpdpconferences.org/

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PhD Scholarships at University of West London
by Jose Abdelnour-Nocera 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Come and do a PhD with us in Cultural Aspects of CMC, Interaction Design, User Experience, or Sociotechnical Design! The Vice-Chancellor's PhD Scholarships at University of West London https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-degrees-graduate-school/phd-scholar… You can find out about the entry requirements and how to apply for a scholarship at: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/applications-and-entry-requi… The closing date for applications is: Sunday 2nd December 2018 (23:59) Interviews will take place during week commencing Monday 10th December 2018. Please note that the university expects shortlisted applicants to attend face to face interviews. The scholarships will commence in January 2019. You can make informal enquiries with me directly. Dr. José Abdelnour Nocera Associate Professor in Sociotechnical Design School of Computing and Engineering Head of Sociotechnical Centre for Innovation and User Experience University of West London St Mary’s Road, Ealing – London W5 5RF

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The 27th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP 2019): Second Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce Announcements 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

*** SECOND CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS *** 27th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2019) Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus, June 9-12, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Proposals due: December 14, 2018 ACM UMAP 2019, the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and which collect, represent, and model user information, is pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference. The workshops provide a venue to discuss and explore emerging areas of User Modelling and Adaptive Hypermedia research with a group of like-minded researchers and practitioners from industry and academia. In this edition, our goal is to have a balanced workshop program comprising different workshop formats and combining emerging and established research topics. Different full-day and half-day workshop schemas are possible, such as: · Working group meetings around a specific problem or topic; participants may be asked to submit a white paper or position statement. · Mini-conferences on specialized topics, having their own paper submission and review processes. · Mini-competitions or challenges around selected topics with individual or team participation. · Interactive discussion meetings focusing on subtopics of the UMAP general research topics. PROPOSAL FORMAT Workshop proposals should be submitted in PDF format to both workshop chairs, not exceeding 5 pages and organized as follows: · Workshop title and acronym. · Workshop chair(s), including affiliation, email address, homepage, and experiences in organizing such events. · Abstract (up to 300 words) and topics of interest. · Motivation on why the workshop is of particular interest at this time. · Workshop format, discussing the mix of events such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, and general discussions. · Intended audience and expected number of participants. · List of (potential) members of the program committee (at least 50% have to be confirmed at the time of the proposal). · Requested duration (half day or full day). · When available, past editions of the workshop, including URLs, a brief statement on the development of the workshop series, e.g., in terms of topics, number of paper submissions and participants, post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. INSTRUCTIONS We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals. Researchers interested in submitting a workshop proposal are invited to contact us in advance, so we can help to design successful proposals. In particular, for workshop proposals with novel interactive formats, we are happy to assist in further developing and implementing the ideas. We strongly suggest to have organizers from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop topic. We welcome workshops with a creative structure that may attract various types of contributions and may ensure rich interactions. The organizers of accepted workshops will prepare a workshop web site containing the call for papers and detailed information about the workshop organization and timeline. They will be responsible for their own publicity and reviewing processes. There will be a conference adjunct proceedings published by ACM where all the workshop papers will be published. Hence, the workshop organizers will need to adhere to the adjunct proceedings publication timeline. IMPORTANT DATES · Proposal submission: December 14, 2018 · Notification of proposal acceptance: January 9, 2019 · Send the workshop description & website URL : January 23, 2019 · (Suggested) 1st call for papers: January 28, 2019 · (Suggested) 2nd call for papers: February 20, 2019 · (Suggested) paper submission: March 13, 2019 · (Suggested) notification to authors: March 26, 2019 · Workshop summary camera-ready: April 3, 2019 · Workshop papers camera-ready: April 3, 2019 · Adjunct proceedings camera ready: April 15, 2019 WORKSHOP CHAIRS · Milos Kravcík, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany (milos.kravcik AT dfki.de) · Iván Cantador, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (ivan.cantador AT uam.es)

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Data Feminism – open for public peer review
by Catherine D'Ignazio 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Hello all - I'm co-author (with Lauren Klein of Georgia Tech) of the book *Data Feminism. *The book will be coming out in 2020 with MIT Press but we are doing an experiment with MIT's PubPub to open up the first draft for online, public peer review, and it's just gone live: https://bookbook.pubpub.org/data-feminism *Data Feminism* shows how feminist thinking can be applied to work towards more ethical and equitable data science and communication practices. It is oriented to a general audience and is driven by stories, cases and examples. The commenting period on PubPub is open until Jan 7th, 2019. We would be very thankful for this community's feedback. Best wishes from snow in Boston, Catherine -- Catherine D'Ignazio Assistant Professor, Emerson College Senior Fellow, Emerson Engagement Lab Research Affiliate, MIT Center for Civic Media @kanarinka | www.kanarinka.com | 617-501-2441

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Short internet ethnography suggestions
by Eleanor Marchant 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Hi Everyone! I have agreed to teach a guest lecture on ethnography for a friend's undergraduate research method course and I'm wondering if people in this group might have suggestions for a really great reading. I really want to give them a reading that is itself an ethnography (rather than being a piece about ethnography or how to do it), and that deals with some aspect of technology or internet and society, perhaps incorporating both online and offline ethnographic methods. Perferably something published in the last 8 years to keep it contemporary. I have tons of favorite ethnographic pieces in this vein, but the problem is most of them tend to be books and I don't think you can get a good feel for these works by just reading one chapter. So does anyone have suggestions about short readings, perhaps, a journal article, that fit the bill? Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Eleanor ELEANOR R MARCHANT PHD ConflictNET<https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and-subject-groups/politics-and-practice-…> Postdoctoral Fellow Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford Tw: @ermarchant<https://twitter.com/ermarchant>

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Re: [Air-L] Short internet ethnography suggestions
by Keith Hampton 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

I would suggest Jeff Lane's soon to be released ethnography "Digital Street" on young people in Harlem. An extensive online/offline ethnography based on five years of observations, dealing with poverty, gangs, violence, dating and more. https://amzn.to/2RYqamh He published a journal article, early observations that does a nice job of explaining the need for why ethnography of digital subjects needs offline components: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764215601711?journalCode=a… Keith > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:07:33 +0000 > From: Eleanor Marchant <eleanor.marchant(a)csls.ox.ac.uk> > To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Short internet ethnography suggestions > Message-ID: > < > CWXP265MB12700FCCE53BDCE7EC9D128C8EDC0(a)CWXP265MB1270.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Everyone! > > I have agreed to teach a guest lecture on ethnography for a friend's > undergraduate research method course and I'm wondering if people in this > group might have suggestions for a really great reading. I really want to > give them a reading that is itself an ethnography (rather than being a > piece about ethnography or how to do it), and that deals with some aspect > of technology or internet and society, perhaps incorporating both online > and offline ethnographic methods. Perferably something published in the > last 8 years to keep it contemporary. I have tons of favorite ethnographic > pieces in this vein, but the problem is most of them tend to be books and I > don't think you can get a good feel for these works by just reading one > chapter. So does anyone have suggestions about short readings, perhaps, a > journal article, that fit the bill? > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions! > > Eleanor > > > ELEANOR R MARCHANT PHD > > ConflictNET< > https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and-subject-groups/politics-and-practice-…> > Postdoctoral Fellow > > Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy > > Centre for Socio-Legal Studies > > University of Oxford > > Tw: @ermarchant<https://twitter.com/ermarchant> > > > -- ___________________________________________________________ *Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D.* *Professor, Department of Media and Information* *Director for Academic Research, Quello Center* *Affiliate Faculty, Department of Sociology* www.mysocialnetwork.net www.twitter.com/mysocnet

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Internet and Religion panels
by Giulia Evolvi 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Colleagues, I bring your attention to some panels I am co-chairing/organizing with colleagues for EASR and ISSR conferences. We welcome people working on religion and digital media. Please feel free to circulate them. *EASR conference in Tartu, Estonia, 2019* Panel: *"Methodological challenges in studying digital religion"* Panel: *"Media, Marginalization, Mobilization and Religion,* *Representation, Resistance"* To submit papers: https://easr2019.org/call-for-individual-papers/ Full panel description: https://www.sisr-issr.org/en/conferences/sessions *ISSR conference In Barcelona, Spain, 2019* Panel: *"Religious authority, political participation, and the Internet"* To submit papers: https://www.sisr-issr.org/en/conferences/call-for-papers Full panel description https://easr2019.org/call-for-individual-papers/ Please feel free to ask if you have questions and thank you for the attention. Best, Giulia Evolvi

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