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RIDING THE WAVES: Pre-ICA conference accepts abstracts
by Matei, Sorin Adam 13 Dec '18

13 Dec '18

Dear colleagues, Purdue University, Sorbonne Nouvelle, and University of Paris would like to extend an invitation to you and to any of your interested colleagues to the pre-ICA conference: Riding or Lashing the Waves: Regulating Media for Diversity in a Time of Uncertainty National Press Club Washington, DC, United States, May 24, 2019 https://easychair.org/cfp/RIDING19 This will be a high-density conversation with politicians, academics, and regulators from both sides of the Atlantic about an issue that preoccupies us all: can social media maintain a diverse, yet civil and trustworthy conversation? With the increase in technology over the past 20 years the term “mass media” has morphed to cover a chaotic maze of broad and narrowcast media, both local and global. The rise of new instruments of mass communication including instant messaging apps, blogging and vlogging, podcasting, live broadcasting using mobile phones, and screen capture videos have all broadened the definition of the term “mass media”. With all of this change - what are the regulatory, policy, and production rules that can make future media diverse, embracing pluralism of perspectives and ideas, user-focused and civically-responsible, while remaining profitable? In other words, what legal frameworks, organizational innovations, self-regulation ideas or technologies can be or should not be used to maintain diversity and sustainability? Please visit https://easychair.org/cfp/RIDING19 for further information and submission guidelines. We accept both abstracts and full papers. Feel free to distribute this widely. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us Sorin Adam Matei Conference Chair Professor of Communication Brian Lamb School of Communication Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University https://www.cla.purdue.edu/about/administration/ cla-adr(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cla-adr@purdue.edu> François Moreau Conference co-Chair Professor of Economics University of Paris 13 Director of Research The Creative Industries Research Laboratory of Excellence https://icca.univ-paris13.fr/mon-profil/moreau-francois/ francois.moreau(a)univ-paris13.fr<mailto:francois.moreau@univ-paris13.fr> Franck Rebillard co-Chair Professor of Communication Sorbonne Nouvelle Director of the Institute for Media and Communication http://www.univ-paris3.fr/m-rebillard-franck-81572.kjsp?RH=1236696349083 franck.rebillard(a)sorbonne-nouvelle.fr<mailto:franck.rebillard@sorbonne-nouvelle.fr> Fabrice Rochelandet co-Chair Professor of Communication Sorbonne Nouvelle Principal Investigator “Audiovisual clusters of creativity in Paris” fabrice.rochelandet(a)free.fr<mailto:fabrice.rochelandet@free.fr> http://www.univ-paris3.fr/m-rochelandet-fabrice--170203.kjsp

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New book - The Digital Edge: How Black and Latino Youth Navigate Digital Inequality
by Jacqueline Vickery 13 Dec '18

13 Dec '18

Wanted to make the community aware of a new book that was officially released last week (paperback and Kindle editions available) *The Digital Edge: How Black and Latino Youth Navigate Digital Inequality *(NYU Press) by S. Craig Watkins, Andres Lombana-Bermudez, Alexander Cho, Jacqueline Ryan Vickery, Vivian Shaw, and Lauren Weinzimmer. https://nyupress.org/books/9781479849857/ *The Digital Edge* examines how the digital and social-media lives of low-income youth, especially youth of color, have evolved amidst rapid social and technological change. While notions of the digital divide between the “technology rich” and the “technology poor” have largely focused on access to new media technologies, the contours of the digital divide have grown increasingly complex. Analyzing data from a year‐long ethnographic study at Freeway High School, the authors investigate how the digital media ecologies and practices of black and Latino youth have adapted as a result of the wider diffusion of the internet all around us--in homes, at school, and in the palm of our hands. Their eager adoption of different technologies forge new possibilities for learning and creating that recognize the collective power of youth: peer networks, inventive uses of technology, and impassioned interests that are remaking the digital world. Relying on nearly three hundred in-depth interviews with students, teachers, and parents, and hundreds of hours of observation in technology classes and after school programs, The Digital Edge carefully documents some of the emergent challenges for creating a more equitable digital and educational future. Focusing on the complex interactions between race, class, gender, geography and social inequality, the book explores the educational perils and possibilities of the expansion of digital media into the lives and learning environments of low-income youth. Ultimately, the book addresses how schools can support the ability of students to develop the social, technological, and educational skills required to navigate twenty-first century life. *Dr. Jacqueline Ryan **Vickery* Associate Professor | Graduate Director Department of Media Arts College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences University of North Texas http://jrvickery.com *"Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world." - **Grace Paley*

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Book Announcement - Blogging My Religion
by Giulia Evolvi 13 Dec '18

13 Dec '18

Dear All, I am very pleased to announce the publication of my book: Blogging my Religion: Secular, Muslim, and Catholic Media Spaces in Europe Giulia Evolvi https://www.routledge.com/Blogging-My-Religion-Secular-Muslim-and-Catholic-… *Summary* Religion in Europe is currently undergoing changes that are reconfiguring physical and virtual spaces of practice and belief, and these changes need to be understood with regards to the proliferation of digital media discourses. This book explores religious change in Europe through a comparative approach that analyzes Atheist, Catholic, and Muslim blogs as spaces for articulating narratives about religion that symbolically challenge the power of religious institutions. The book adds theoretical complexity to the study of religion and digital media with the concept of hypermediated religious spaces. The theory of hypermediation helps to critically discuss the theory of secularization and to contextualize religious change as the result of multiple entangled phenomena. It considers religion as being connected with secular and post-secular spaces, and media as embedding material forms, institutions, and technologies. A spatial perspective contextualizes hypermediated religious spaces as existing at the interstice of alternative and mainstream, private and public, imaginary and real venues. By offering the innovative perspective of hypermediated religious spaces, this book will be of significant interest to scholars of religious studies, the sociology of religion, and digital media. With code HUM19 you can get a 20% discount Best Regards, Giulia Evolvi, Dr Research Associate Ruhr University Bochum giulia.evolvi(a)rub.de @giuliaevolvi www.giuliaevolvi.com

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12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools (ISSEP 2019): First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 13 Dec '18

13 Dec '18

*** FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS *** 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools (ISSEP 2019) Lordos Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18-20, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Submission Deadline: May 3rd, 2019 *** The International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives (ISSEP) is a forum for researchers and practitioners in the area of Informatics education, in both primary and secondary schools. The conference provides an opportunity for educators and researchers to reflect upon the goals and objectives of this subject matter, its curricula, various teaching and learning paradigms and topics, as well as the connections to everyday life -- including the various ways of developing Informatics Education in schools. The conference focuses on educational goals and objectives of Informatics or Computer Science as a subject matter in primary, secondary and vocational education and their different realisation in compulsory and voluntary courses. Scope The main topics of the conference are: · Sustainable education in Informatics for pupils of all ages · Connecting Informatics lessons to the students' everyday lives · Teacher education in Informatics · Research on Informatics in schools (empirical / qualitative / quantitative / theory building / research methods / comparative studies / transferability of methods and results from other disciplines) · Computer tools in teaching and studying Informatics In particular, contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: · Accessibility · Assessment · Application of intelligent technologies to personalise learning · Application of Learning Analytics to analyse learners behaviour · Classroom management · Communication skills · Contests and Competitions in Informatics · Computers and society · Courseware · Curriculum issues · Diagnostic teaching · Empirical methods · Ethical/societal issues · Gender and diversity issues · High school/college transition issues · Information systems · Interdisciplinary courses and projects · Laboratory/active learning · Learner profiles · Learning personalisation · Misconceptions · Multimedia · Pedagogy · Programming contests · Students cognitive traits · Students learning styles · Student retention and persistence · Research in Informatics education · Role of programming and algorithmics · Teacher education · Using emerging instructional technologies · Web-based techniques Work submitted to ISSEP should be novel and material that has been previously published should not be republished unless the work has been significantly revised. Note however, that while novel work is highly valued, constructive replication of previous studies can also be a significant contribution, and a new interpretation or evaluation of previously-published work can make a good contribution. The submission site for ISSEP 2019 will be available soon on the conference web site. Call for Manuscripts Authors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments in the topics related to the conference. All papers will be peer reviewed and comments will be provided to the authors. There are three different submission categories: · Research and theory papers · Best practice papers / country reports · Work in progress / discussion papers Submissions must be formatted according to the Springer LNCS style guidelines using LaTeX. The maximum length of the paper (including references, but excluding the optional appendix) is 12 pages. For online Latex editors, see e.g. Overleaf and ShareLatex. Abstract length -- 200-300 words. Submissions are reviewed using a double-blind process. Authors should leave their names and affiliations blank in the articles submitted for review, and take care to avoid details in the article that could be used to identify the authors. These include institution information, specific funding information and clear self-citations. When using the LNCS style, do not change the margin size or the font, do not make a separate title page, etc.: use the LNCS style file as given. However, please do add page numbers, which can be done, for example, by adding \pagestyle{plain} just before \begin{document}. Accepted papers will be included in the ISSEP 2019 local proceedings. Selected top quality papers will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Authors will also have the possibility to extend their work and publish it in the journal "Computer Tools in Education Journal". Important Dates · Abstract submission: May 3rd, 2019 · Paper submission: May 31st, 2019 · Notification of acceptance: August 30th, 2019 · Camera-ready submission: September 13th, 2019 · Author registration: September 13th, 2019 · Early (non-author) registration: October 18th, 2019 Committees General and Organising Chair George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Steering Committee Andreas Bollin, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Valentina Dagiere, Vilnius University, Lithuania Yasemin Gulbahar, Ankara University, Turkey Juraj Hromkovi?, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland Ivan Kalas, Comenius University, Slovakia George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Sergei Pozdniakov, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia Program Committee Chair Sergei Pozdniakov, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia Program Committee Erik Barendsen, Radboud University Nijmegen and Open Universiteit, Netherlands Andrej Brodnik, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Christian Datzko, SVIA-SSIE-SSII, Basel, Switzerland Ira Diethelm, Oldenburg University, Germany Michalis Giannakos, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Bruria Haberman, Holon Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv, Israel Peter Hubwieser , Technical University Munich, Germany Petri Ihantola, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Dennis Komm, Pedagogical University Chur, Switzerland Mark Laanpere, Tallinn University, Estonia Peter Micheuz, University Klagenfurt and Gymnasium Völkermarkt, Austria Mattia Monga, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Ralf Romeike, University Erlangen (FAU), Germany Giovanni Serafini, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland Maciej M. Syslo, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

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Call for Papers - (New) Theories of Digital Publics (in German)
by Herbers, Martin 13 Dec '18

13 Dec '18

<mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org>Dear list members, I'm organizing the PreConference "(New) Theories of Digital Publics" to the Annual Meeting of the German Communication Association in Münster, Germany on May 9th 2019. Conference language is German. The conference will discuss the interplay of classical theories of the public sphere and their interconnection with theories of digitization. Please find further information (in German only) here: http://dgpuk-pre-conf2019.post-publics.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CfP_Ne… I am looking forward to receiving your abstracts until January 28th, 2019. All the best Martin __________________________________ Zeppelin Universität zwischen Wirtschaft Kultur Politik Martin R. Herbers Dr. phil. Akademischer Mitarbeiter | PostDoc Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft Am Seemooser Horn 20 88045 Friedrichshafen | Bodensee T +49 7541 6009 1382 F +49 7541 6009 1199 martin.herbers(a)zu.de zu.de Twitter: @MR_Herbers __________________________________ Zeppelin Universität gemeinnützige GmbH Sitz der Gesellschaft Friedrichshafen | Bodensee Amtsgericht Ulm HRB 632002 Geschäftsführung Prof Dr Insa Sjurts (Sprecherin) | Matthias Schmolz

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Digital Memory Practices in and After Conflict - CFP
by noam tirosh 12 Dec '18

12 Dec '18

Hi there! This CFP might be of interest. http://cfccs.org/2019workshop Please feel free to contact me for any further questions. Noam Tirosh

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CfP ICA's Doctoral Consortium of Communication and Technology and Mobile Communication
by M.L. Antheunis 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

CALL FOR STUDENT PROPOSALS 10th Annual Doctoral Consortium of the Communication and Technology Division co-sponsored by the Mobile Communication Interest Group of the International Communication Association (ICA) Friday, 24 May 2019 | Washington DC, exact location to be announced Description The consortium will bring together PhD candidates conducting research on various types of communication technologies and mobile communication to give them the opportunity to present and discuss their research in a constructive and international atmosphere. The objectives of the event are to provide feedback and advice to participating PhD candidates on their in-progress research thesis. Moreover, the Doctoral Consortium will provide the opportunity to meet experts as well as fellow PhD candidates from different backgrounds working on related topics. During the consortium, students and faculty will be organized into small groups, determined by the thematic nature of the research. In each group, students will present their work, and receive feedback from their fellow students and faculty participants, all of whom will have read the proposals in advance of the Doctoral Consortium. Each proposal will receive detailed feedback from three faculty participants. There will be two poster sessions to allow participants from other groups to learn about and comment on the research of the PhD candidates. In addition to the presentation and critique of proposals, there will be discussion of issues related to making the transition from graduate student to faculty member. Of course, this process differs widely across different nations and academic traditions. Bearing these differences in mind, we will discuss positioning one’s work for the job market, strategies for publication, the interviewing process and other aspects of faculty job searches. Anticipating a time when participants will have an academic position, the discussion will include issues like managing workload and working relationships, finding a work/life balance, and ways of being a successful academic. Submission Process Applicants must be advanced to candidacy and have their dissertation proposal topic previously approved by their committee or supervisor. Ideally, students will be in the early stages of their dissertation, where feedback would be helpful in refining and advancing their work. To apply, students must submit a proposal describing their research. Submissions must be related to one of the working areas of the Communication and Technology Division (CAT) or the Mobile Communication Interest Group (MCIG) of the International Communication Association (ICA). A description of the respective research areas can be found in the last section of this call. We encourage students to closely read these descriptions, as we will not consider any submissions not fitting the working areas of Cat or MCIG. In your submission, please identify whether you’re submitting to MCIG or CAT. Proposals must identify a significant problem (or problems) in a relevant field of research, briefly outline current knowledge of the problem domain, and clearly formulate a research question, or specify hypotheses to be tested. Proposals should outline the research approach, methods, and any results obtained so far. Submissions should be between 3000 and 4000 words (excluding references and appendices) and must include name and affiliation of the PhD candidate. Applications need to be accompanied by a short letter of recommendation from the advisor or member of the dissertation committee stating how the PhD candidate can benefit from participation in the Doctoral Consortium. The proposal and letter of recommendation must be submitted as one PDF document and sent as an attachment in an email to Veronika Karnowski at veronika.karnowski(a)ifkw.lmu.de<mailto:veronika.karnowski@ifkw.lmu.de>. The deadline for submission is 1 February 2019. Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the members of the program committee based on significance of research, specificity of research topic and/or questions, clarity of writing and degree to which student can benefit from expert guidance and feedback. To help ensure the consortium best meets the needs of its members, limited financial assistance is made possible by the CAT Division and the MCIG. Please note in your application if you would like to be considered for financial support to cover your costs for participation in the Doctoral Consortium (this support would cover only the $75 participation fee and not travel to the conference). About the Communication and Technology Division The CAT Division is concerned with the role played by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the process of communication. It is committed to enhancing theory and methodology pertaining to adoption, usage, effects, and policy of ICTs. Areas of research include human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, mobile communication, and other technologically mediated social interaction and networking in all contexts (interpersonal, group, organizational, societal/cultural) and at all levels of analyses. CAT invites papers that make an innovative and original contribution to our understanding of ICTs, with the primary focus on communication aspects of particular technological characteristics. About the Mobile Communication Interest Group The MCIG focuses on the phenomenon of mobility in communication – thus being placed on the intersection of mobility, technology, and culture in human communication. While including a wide array of perspectives and approaches in communication scholarship from historical perspectives to studies on future media innovations, from ethnographic to quantitative empirical approaches, from journalism studies to media effects research the common ground of the Interest Group is state of the art theorizing on mobile communication as well as the discussion of adequate methodology to do so. Registration Participation is only by invitation. Once a proposal is accepted, students can register through the ICA website. Cost for participation is US$75 per person. Steering Committee Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Tilburg U, Netherlands (Program Director) Katy Pearce, U of Washington, USA (Program committee) Veronika Karnowski, LMU Munich, Germany (Program committee) German Neubaum, U of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (Program committee) Faculty members will be announced later

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The 27th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP 2019): First Call for Theory, Opinion and Reflection Papers
by Announce Announcements 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

*** FIRST CALL FOR THEORY, OPINION AND REFLECTION PAPERS *** 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… Submissions due: March 16, 2019 ACM UMAP - User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. Theory, Opinion and Reflection (TOR) are position papers that critically look at ongoing and emerging research topics, reflections on persistent or fleeting trends in the field and blue sky future ideas for UMAP research. They offer an opportunity for discussing thought-provoking work relevant to the UMAP community, albeit they are not yet ready to be published as a full length research papers at a refereed conference. They should be of sufficient quality and relevance to the UMAP community and demonstrate the ability to spur discussion and debate on the future course of the UMAP research. The presentations will be in the form of a 10 minute pitch in a plenary conference session, just before a break. The presenters will present the topic and raise relevant questions to stimulate discussion during the breaks. Submissions should have a maximum length of 4 pages in the ACM SIG proceedings template. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS Submissions must adhere to the ACM SIG Standard (SIGCONF) proceedings template. A template can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Submit your papers in PDF format via EasyChair for UMAP 2019 TOR at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. The review process will be single blinded, i.e. authors' names should be included in the papers. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. They will be assessed based on their originality and novelty, potential to stimulate discussion on important research questions, potential contribution to UMAP research and practice, potential impact in particular use cases, as well as their overall readability. Papers that exceed the page limits (4 pages for TOR) or do not adhere to the formatting guidelines will be returned without review. IMPORTANT DATES · Submission of TOR papers: March 16th, 2019 · Notification of acceptance: April 5th, 2019 · Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: April 15th, 2019 Note: The submissions times are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth. PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION Accepted Theory, Opinion and Reflection papers will be published in the ACM UMAP 2019 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. All categories will be presented at the poster reception of the conference, in the form of a poster and/or a software demonstration following poster format. This form of presentation will provide presenters with an opportunity to obtain direct feedback about their work from a wide audience during the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper there. THEORY, OPINION AND REFLECTION PAPERS CHAIRS · Jan-Geert Houben, Delft University, The Netherlands (g.j.p.m.houben AT tudelft.nl) · Bamshad Mobasher, DePaul University, USA (mobasher AT cs.depaul.edu)

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CfP: 'Digital⇌Culture 2019', Uni. of Nottingham, 10th May 2019 (Doctoral travel/accom. grants available)
by Peck Beng Cheong 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Hi all, The Digital Culture Research Network at the University of Nottingham will hosting our second annual Digital Culture conference in May 2019. Would be great to see some of you AoIR folk there! Niki -- Niki Cheong PhD Researcher, The University of Nottingham ***** CALL FOR PAPERS ***** DIGITAL⇌CULTURE 2019 A one-day conference hosted by the Digital Culture Research Network, and supported by the Midlands3Cities DTP (M3C) Cohort Development Fund *Date:* Friday 10th May 2019 *Venue:* University of Nottingham *Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 15th February 2019* The Digital Culture Research Network is pleased to open the call for papers for our second annual conference – ‘Digital⇌Culture 2019’. This year’s theme of *‘ACCESS’* seeks to respond to the continued ways in which digital technologies are profoundly impacting social, cultural, and institutional interactions with content, data, and platforms. Rapidly changing modes of knowledge and value production, means of accessibility, and concerns around privacy and censorship have given rise to increased scrutiny of the current digital landscape and our interactions with(in) it. *Submission* For this one-day conference we invite researchers, particularly early-career researchers, from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to present theoretical and empirical research related, but not limited, to the following topics: - Access to data, platforms, and (digital) environments, and resulting issues of inclusion/exclusion - Algorithmic forms of governmentality and their impact on (in)equality - Uses and users of digital platforms - Approaches to disability in digital contexts - Methodological challenges for studying digital phenomena and the question of research ethics - World-making capacities of digital cultures - Internet censorship and the decentralized web initiatives - Artistic, philosophical, and activist approaches to participation in digital cultures - Digital implications on and of language and translation. To encourage proposals from doctoral researchers, we are awarding up to ten joint-travel/accommodation grants to successful proposals. Further details below. There will be _no fee_ for presenting at, or attending, this conference. Submissions should follow the below format and be submitted to digitalcultureconference(a)gmail.com by 23:00 GMT on Friday 15th February 2019. Paper Title Speaker Name Speaker Contact Email Abstract (Up to 250 words outlining the paper's main arguments, methods, and relevance to the conference theme) Speaker Biography (Up to 100 words) Keywords (3 terms relevant to the paper) *Funding* ** We are pleased to offer up to ten joint-travel/accommodation grants, each of which includes one night’s accommodation at the University of Nottingham (arranged by the organising committee) and up to £50 travel expenses. The grant is open to all doctoral applicants, but at least five of the grants are reserved for non-M3C-funded applicants based at the DTP’s six institutions (Uni. of Nottingham; Nottingham Trent; Birmingham City; Uni. of Birmingham; De Montfort; Uni. of Leicester). Those currently funded by M3C are not eligible to apply for this grant. This grant will only be offered to doctoral students whose papers have been accepted for the conference. If you wish to apply for the grant, please complete a Grant Application Form – which can be found here <https://digitalcultureconference.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/call-for-papers/> – and submit it along with your abstract. Grants will be awarded on the basis of the conference organising committee’s collective consideration of submitted applications. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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Fw: Two postdoc positions in project on trust in online platforms available at Edinburgh
by Ansgar Koene 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Dear all, apologies for cross posting. The following job opening at the University of Edinburgh may be of interest. These postdoc positions are related to the ReEnTrust, which continues the Edinburgh - Oxford - Nottingham collaboration from the UnBias project. Cheers, Ansgar Dr. Ansgar Koene Senior Research Fellow: UnBias, CaSMa & Horizon Policy Impact Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute University of Nottingham Working group chair for IEEE Standard on Algorithm Bias Considerations http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://casma.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://www.horizon.ac.uk/ https://standards.ieee.org/develop/project/7003.html https://sites.google.com/site/arkoene/ ________________________________ From: Michael Rovatsos <Michael.Rovatsos(a)ed.ac.uk> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 5:12 PM To: Ansgar Koene Subject: Two postdoc positions in project on trust in online platforms available at Edinburgh Dear Ansgar we have two postdoc positions available in Edinburgh on our new ReEnTrust (Rebuilding and Enhancing Trust in Algorithms) project (http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/R033633/1) and I would be very grateful if you could help in advertising these to suitable audiences, forwarding the text below. Equally, if you know good candidates I might approach directly, please do let me know. Many thanks Michael >>> Two two-year postdoctoral positions in project on advanced AI tools to support algorithmic fairness (University of Edinburgh, deadline 3rd January) If you are interested in working on technologies that support algorithmic fairness and ethical AI, the project offers a great opportunity to develop AI mediation tools that help the users of online algorithmic platforms negotiate fairer algorithms with these platforms. We're generally looking for people with an ML, recommender systems, game theory, or multiagent systems background, and talented HCI/usability researchers with an interest in designing web-based engagement tools that enable users to experiment with and better understand data-driven algorithms. (That said, the project is very broad in scope and we can accommodate people with different technical backgrounds.) The job adverts are at https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… ?p_id=046205 please don't hesitate to get in touch with Michael Rovatsos (Michael.Rovatsos(a)ed.ac.uk) directly if you're interested. <<< ... .. . .. ....... ..... .... ... .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. dr michael rovatsos bayes centre & school of informatics university of edinburgh homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/mrovatso +44 131 6513263/6513102 ... ... .... ..... .... ... .. . .. ... .... ..... .... ... . -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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