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Call for Industry Track papers: IEEE Smart Computing 2019, Washington DC
by Hemant Purohit 06 Apr '19

06 Apr '19

Apologies for multiple copies: =================== CALL FOR PAPERS: IEEE SMARTCOMP 2019 INDUSTRY TRACK The 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019), to be held 12-14 June 2019 in Washington D.C., draws upon many industrial applications such as transportation, energy, environmental protection, resource management, healthcare, security, banking, entertainment, and social media. In addition to the research track, this year SMARTCOMP will have a dedicated Industry Track. Accepted papers will be published as part of a separate section of the main conference proceedings that highlights the Industry relevance of the submission. An important criterion for papers to be submitted to the Industry Track is clear industrial association, either in the form of extensive evaluation of research results in industrial use cases or active participation of industry representatives as co-authors. The industry track will provide a forum to discuss novel ideas and emerging results, presenting innovative applications and tools, and bring about novel research questions, approaches, and directions, with an industry focus. Submissions should be targeted to one of the following major areas: - Smart Cyber-Physical Environments and Energy / Water / Agriculture / Transportation / Healthcare / Banking Infrastructure - Security, Privacy, and Economics in Smart Environments - Smart and Connected Communities across Cities - Smart Computing Technologies - Future Smart Computing Paradigms - Smart Human Environments, Health, Entertainment, and Social Activities - Smart Energy Management and Analytics - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Smart Computing Submission: The submissions in IEEE conference format may be either full-paper (6 pages) or short papers (4 pages) which may be work-in-progress. Having the industry relevance condition in mind, contributions related to ongoing or finished, but previously unpublished research papers are welcome. Submissions from a broad spectrum of research fields with common interest in smart computing is expected. Refer to paper submission for details. EasyChair Submission Link. Important dates: - Abstract submission deadline: April 13th, 2019 - Paper submission deadline: April 20th, 2019 - Notification of acceptance: April 30th, 2019 - Submission of camera-ready deadline: May 4th, 2019 SMARTCOMP 2019 Industry Track Chairs: Abhishek Mukherji Technical Program Committee (Cisco, USA): Vijay Srinivasan (Samsung Research America, USA) Enamul Hoque (Apple, USA) Christian Koehler (Samsung Research America, USA) Saiedur Rahaman (Cortana Intelligence Institute, Microsoft Research & RMIT-ECP, AUS) Shourya Sarcar (GE Global Research, USA) Jasvinder Singh (DiDi, USA) Contact: For any Information about the industry track, please contact the Industry Track Chairs: abhishmu(a)cisco.com or v.srinivasan(a)samsung.com.

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André Brock to speak at ICA in Washington, D.C.
by Jones, Steve 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

It is my pleasure and honor to announce that André Brock, associate professor of Black Digital Media at Georgia Tech, will speak at the 2019 International Communication Association (ICA) meeting in Washington, D.C., as the next speaker in the Steve Jones Internet Research Lecture series sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research, ICA and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The title of his talk is "On Race and Technoculture,” and a brief abstract is below. The talk will take place Sunday, May 26, at 2pm, at the Washington Hilton. I hope many of you are able to join us and attend. As always my thanks to Shing-Ling Sarina Chen, Laura Sawyer and the ICA staff, and Zizi Papacharissi and Mamie Gray at UIC for their continued support. Steve Jones ---------------------- Abstract: Technology is the American mythos: a belief system powering the relations between—and politics of—culture and technology. In the Western context, technoculture incorporates Whiteness, White racial ideology, and modernist technological beliefs. This presentation is a critical intervention for internet research and science and technology studies (STS), reorienting “race-as-technology” (Chun 2009) to incorporate Blackness as technological subjects as opposed to technical objects. Utilizing critical technocultural discourse analysis , Afro-optimism, and libidinal economic theory, this presentation employs Black Twitter as an exemplar of Black cyberculture: digital practice and artifacts informed by a Black aesthetic; it concludes by suggesting possibilities for similarly understanding White Twitter.

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Real-Time Intelligent Systems 2019
by ijwa＠dline.info 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Fourth International Conference on Real-Time Intellgent Systems (RTIS 2019) Zhuhai Chinese Academy of Sciences, China November 01-03, 2019 www.socio.org.uk/rtis 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 4th International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems, Volume 3 RTIS 2019. (http://www.springer.com/series/11156 ) For the series information please see- http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319607436 First International Workshop on Neuromorphic Computing - Colocated with the RTIS 2019 General Chair Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, Opole University, Poland Program Chairs Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Lab., India Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Co-Chairs Min-Ling Zhang, Southeast University, China Ron Sun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Important Dates Paper Submission: August 15, 2019 Paper Notification: September 15, 2019 Camera ready: October 10, 2019 Early registration: October 15, 2019 Full-rate registration: October 22, 2019 Conference Dates: November 01-03, 2019 Paper Submission - http://www.socio.org.uk/rtis/paper-submission/ Contact: rtis(a)socio.org.uk ---------------------------------

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YECREA Round Table organized with ECREA Health Communication TWG at ECHC conference
by Sara Atanasova 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

The ECREA Health Communication Temporary Working Group (TWG) and the ECREA Young Scholars Network (YECREA) are at European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC) organizing a round table debate titled *„The responsible conduct of research: The ethical challenges and considerations in health communication studies“.* The event aims to encourage young scholars to exchange and share their concerns, issues, questions, dilemmas, and ideas with other scholars at different stages of their career. It will take place at the 13 November before the Get Together of the ECHC conference in Zurich (https://echc.ch/) Participants (young and senior scholars) that would like to take part in the round table discussion can register by sending an email with their name and affiliation to Sara Atanasova (YECREA Representative) at sara.atanasova[at]fdv.uni-lj.si <sara.atanasova(a)fdv.uni-lj.si>. *Date:* 13 November 2019, 16:30 – 18:00, Zurich, Switzerland *Deadline for application:* 1 September 2019 Please find more information about the events at the following links: YECREA Round Table (https://echc.ch/yecrea/) Health Communication TWG ( https://ecrea.eu/Health-Communication) and ECHC conference (https://echc.ch/) Information can be also retrieved from the Chair of Health communication TWG, Doreen Reifegerste (doreen.reifegerste[at]uni-erfurt.de <doreen.reifegerste(a)uni-erfurt.de>) and ECHC organizers – Department of Communication and Media Research; University of Zurich (echc[at]ikmz.uzh.ch <echc(a)ikmz.uzh.ch>).

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WEBCAST TODAY: Machines, Minds, and Morality: Ethics in a Changing Technological World
by Joly MacFie 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Since Dave Farber has traveled all the way from Tokyo to Pennsylvania to deliver this talk on the perils of AI, the least we can do is tune in and pay attention! [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/rosemontethics/> Today *Friday, April 5, 2019* st *9am ET* (13:00 UTC) the *Institute for Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility <https://www.rosemont.edu/about/the-institute/index.php>*at Rosemont College hosts its 2019 Symposium - *Machines, Minds, and Morality: Ethics in a Changing Technological World <https://www.rosemont.edu/about/the-institute/symposium.php>*. A keynote '*The Benefits, Dangers and Dilemmas of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence*', will be delivered by *David J. Farber*, co-Director of the *Cyber Civilization Research Center <https://www.ccrc.keio.ac.jp/>* at Keio University (Tokyo), followed by a presentation by *Dr. Michael Kearns*, Chair of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. A culminating roundtable discussion will include *Dr. Sorelle Friedler* (Haverford College) and *Bilita Mattes* (Provost and CAO, Harrisburg University). The event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>*. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/rosemontethics/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/rosemontethics/>* *AGENDA: https://www.rosemont.edu/about/the-institute/symposium.php <https://www.rosemont.edu/about/the-institute/symposium.php>* *TWITTER: #rosemontethics https://bit.ly/Rosemontethics <https://bit.ly/Rosemontethics>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11018/ - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Journal Call for Papers: Regulation and Ethics of Digital Technology
by Stephen Marsh 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Call for Papers Special Issue of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine Human Computer Interaction: Regulation and Ethics of Digital Technology Guest Editors: Prof. Stephen Marsh, Ontario Tech University, Canada Dr. Roba Abbas, University of Wollongong, Australia Kristina Milanović, Imperial College London, United Kingdom In Human-Computer Interaction, “direct manipulation” describes users performing actions on graphical representations of computer objects. However, following Marshall McLuhan, "direct manipulation" could now refer to the ways that users are themselves being shaped by social media using targeted advertising and “addiction by design.” However, there is a growing awareness of the potential negative impact of technological developments and their unintended — and even intended — downstream consequences. To this end, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine is looking for papers that are identifying, addressing, or redressing these consequences. While there has always been an audience for those who wanted to raise awareness of technological over-reliance, perhaps as never before has a widespread understanding of social responsibility been such a pressing concern. The possibilities can be seen with the popularization of moral life choices. Ideas such as clean living and living your best life are particularly important in younger generations of society, and are also demonstrated by the student climate change strike and backing for the Green New Deal. However this is not enough. From the invention of the Social Credit System in China, to proliferation of “likes” in “Western" societies, un-nuanced ratings of individuals from doctors to teachers by the least well-qualified or objective does not allow society to effect judgements in an informed or informative way. Technologies that were designed to make things easier, better, or closer for individuals or communities, are being used in ways that were not expected or even not allowed. Regulations have not kept up with developments. For example, there probably should be laws or regulations against the use of techniques to create addictions, such as in gambling, or to disrupt elections. However we do not have these regulations yet. To stem the tide of these ideas and inventions that were once solely in the realm of the dystopian novel we need to motivate all layers of society, including generational and economic layers, to take a more active stance for (or against) how technology is used. The key question for the future is that with all the investment in new technologies, by both governments and business organizations, can regulation keep up with developments? This raises a whole series of pertinent questions. Will regulation protect individual consumers as opposed to their creators? Will the commercial potential of these devices outweigh the end consumer rights, rather than their “needs”? Without fair and objective regulation, the consumer is left vulnerable to hacking, identify theft, and who knows what else. For more information, including on topics for this Special Issue, please visit: https://technologyandsociety.org/call-for-papers/ Schedule May 30, 2019: Paper submission deadline July 15, 2019: Notification of acceptance (or otherwise) Mid-August 2019: Final version required December 2019: Special issue published Papers should be submitted as a standard magazine submission via ManuscriptCentral: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tsm but should indicate in a cover letter that the submission is intended to be considered as a paper for this special issue. For any inquiries please contact the Guest Editors, Prof. Stephen Marsh (stephen.marsh(a)uoit.ca) Dr. Roba Abbas (roba(a)uow.edu.au) or Kristina Milanović (km908(a)ic.ac.uk) spm on iX --- Stephen Marsh, PhD Associate Professor of Trust Systems Faculty of Business and IT, Ontario Tech University www.stephenmarsh.ca The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is proud to acknowledge the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

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Closes tomorrow-Two postdocs ART/DATA/HEALTH, University of Brighton
by Aristea Fotopoulou 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Reminder **Two research jobs in ART/DATA/HEALTH project, University of Brighton, Closing date 05 April* The University of Brighton, School of Media invites applications for two Research Officers (one with focus on Digital Communications & Health, and one with focus on Arts & Health). The two positions are attached to the UKRI-AHRC Innovation Leadership Fellowship project "ART/DATA/HEALTH: Data as creative material for health and wellbeing" (http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/artdatahealth/) The project creates an innovative and interdisciplinary process offering disadvantaged groups and the wider public new tools, at the intersections of data science with art practice, to approach two key issues in healthy aging and prevention: digital skills and health literacy. You will be working in consultation with the Principal Investgator (PI) Dr Aristea Fotopoulou and as part of a team to undertake filedwork; liaise with project partners; organise participatory research workshops; manage, store and analyse fieldwork material; co-author research outputs; disseminate findings. A high level of analytical capability, as well as the ability to communicate information clearly (in a variety of forms) are necessary. Collaborating well as part of the project team is essential. You will have knowledge and/or experience and research interests in one or more of the following areas: For the post AE4011 ART/DATA/HEALTH Research Officer (Digital Communications & Health) participatory research; digital inclusion; health literacy; self tracking; datafication of health; data visualisation; arts for health and wellbeing. For the post AE4012 ART/DATA/HEALTH Research Officer (Arts & Health): arts for health and wellbeing; community arts; data visualisation; cultural participatory; digital inclusion; health literacy; datafication of health. Both posts are 0.5 FTE fixed term posts for approximately 9 months, and we would expect the successful candidate to be in post by the beginning of June 2019. The successful candidate will be based at the new Centre for Research Excellence 'Digital Media Cultures' at the University of Brighton (https://www.brighton.ac.uk/digital-media-cultures/index.aspx) The Centre is an interdisciplinary knowledge network spanning computing, social science, media, art and design. Details and to apply: AE4011-19-073 ART/DATA/HEALTH Research Officer (Digital Communications & Health) https://jobs.brighton.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=AE4011-19-073 AE4012-19-075 ART/DATA/HEALTH Research Officer (Arts & Health) https://jobs.brighton.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=AE4012-19-075 Closing Date for both posts: 05 April 2019 Please apply online via the University of Brighton system. Applications by email will not be accepted. As part of your application please also submit your CV and a 500-word Research Statement (it should explain how your profile matches the project aims and objectives, as explained on the project website http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/artdatahealth) Attachments can be added on the "Additional Information" page of the online application form. If you have any questions see the FAQ here: http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/artdatahealth/2019/03/25/faq-research-officer-p ost/ If you still have questions please contact the PI Dr Aristea Fotopoulou (a.fotopoulou(a)brighton.ac.uk) ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see: https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/computing/Pages/Email/spam.aspx

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GIG-ARTS 2019 Programme is Out! Salerno, 16-17 May 2019: Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance
by Mauro SANTANIELLO 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Dear colleagues, We are glad to announce the preliminary programme of the Third European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS 2019), to be held in Salerno, Italy, on 16-17 May 2019. Please find all details hereafter. Thank you for your interest in this event. *Conference website: *http://events.gig-arts.eu Preliminary programme online: http://events.gig-arts.eu/programme Registration: http://events.gig-arts.eu/registration Venue, transportation and hotels nearby: http://events.gig-arts.eu/venue *Mailing list for updates:* http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4 We are looking forward to welcoming you in Salerno! The Third European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and StrategiesGIG-ARTS 2019 – 16-17 May 2019, Salerno "Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance"Organised by: The Internet & Communication Policy Centre / Department of Political and Social Studies / Università degli Studi di SalernoCo-Sponsored By: The Centre for European Policy Studies, The ECPR Standing Group on Internet and Politics, The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), the IAMCR Communication Policy and Technology Section, The ICA Communication Law and Policy Divisionhttp://events.gig-arts.eu - events(a)gig-arts.eu @GigArtsEU - #GigARTS19 *Preliminary Programme* *Day 1 – Thursday 16 May 201908:30-09:00 – Registration* *09:00-09:30 – Welcome SessionAurelio Tommasetti – Chancellor of the University of SalernoGennaro Iorio – Head of Department of Political and Social StudiesVirgilio D'Antonio - Head of Department of Political and Communication Sciences* *Francesco Amoretti & Mauro Santaniello – GIG-ARTS 2019 General Chairs* *09:30-11:00 – Session 1 – Europe as a Global Normative Power**Chair*: *Meryem Marzouki (CNRS & Sorbonne Université, France)* *Discussants*: *Claudia Padovani (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy) and Teresa Numerico (Università di Roma 3, Italy) * - *Exporting Rule of Law on the Internet: Europe's Potential as a Norm Entrepreneur in Global Internet Governance* Matthias Kettemann (Leibniz Institut for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg, Germany), Wolfgang Kleinwächter (Aarhus University, Germany) and Max Senges (Stanford University and Google Germany) - *Between Business as Usual and Decisive Norm Promotion. The EU’s divergent reactions to the Snowden revelations in Cybersecurity and Data Protection* Wolf J. Schünemann and Stefan Steiger (Hildesheim University, Germany) - *The Role of ‘Europe’ in the Invention of Global Media Governance* Anthony Löwstedt (Webster Vienna Private University, Austria) - *European Perspectives on Legitimacy in ICANN* Hortense Jongen and Jan Aart Scholte (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) *11:00-11:30 – Coffee Break* *11:30-13:00 – Session 2 – The Manufacture of EU Law and Policies**Chair*: *Virgilio D'Antonio (University of Salerno, Italy)* *Discussant*: *Jamal Shahin (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)* - *When EU governments legislate on the future of the Internet: comparative study of the preferences and bargaining satisfaction of member states in the Council of the EU* Clément Perarnaud (University Pompeu Fabra, Spain) - *The role of experts groups and epistemic communities in EU Internet-related policy-making: an exploratory inquiry* Nicola Palladino (University of Salerno, Italy) - *Power to the people? Evaluating citizen participation in EU online copyright policy* Agnieszka Vetulani Cęgiel (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland) and Trisha Meyer (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) - *Network Neutrality in the European Union - A Policy Process Analysis* Stefan Gadringer (University of Salzburg, Austria) *13:00-14:30 – Lunch Break* *14:30-15:30 – Roundtable: Towards a Turn to Regulation in the European Internet Governance?**Moderator*: *Mauro Santaniello (University of Salerno)* *Discussion with representatives of public authorities (and/or practitioners, TBC)* *15:30-16:00 - Coffee Break* *16:00-17:30 – Session 3 – European Cybersecurity Strategies and Perspectives**Chair*: *Jan Aart Scholte (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)* *Discussants*: *William J. Drake (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Lorenzo Pupillo (Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium)* - *Cyber Security and the constitutive Role of Security Cultures: A Framework of Global Cyber Security Cultures* Madeleine Myatt (University of Bielefeld, Germany) and Domenico Fracchiolla (LUISS University, Italy) -* EU Cyber Diplomacy: the EU as an emerging global Cybersecurity actor* Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) - *Grappling with Multilevel Governance & Global Idea Flow: The European Union & The Internet Governance Forum’s Best Practice Forum on Cyber-security* Nanette Levinson (American University, United States of America) - *Networks of Cooperation and Trust: An analysis of Incident Response in the EU* Louise Marie Hurel (Igarapé Institute, United Kingdom) *17:30-18:00 - Transfer to Salerno city* *19:00-20:00 – Keynote Speech @** (location TBC): Digital Platform Policy: Is EU policy leadership tackling platform power?* *Speaker*: *Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) * *Chair*: *Francesco Amoretti (University of Salerno, Italy)* *20:00-22:00 - Social event @ (location TBC)* *Day 2 – Friday 17 May 2019* *09:30-11:00 – Session 4 – The Political Economy of Internet Governance in Europe**Chair*: *Michèle Rioux (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)* *Discussants*: *Eric Brousseau (Université Paris Dauphine, France) and Adriano Cozzolino (Università L'Orientale, Italy)* - *Regulating the European Data-Driven Economy: A Case Study on the General Data Protection Regulation* Moritz Laurer (CARSA - Innovation and Technology Consultancy, Germany) and Timo Seidl (European University Institute, Italy) - *Governing Mobile Internet Communication: The EU, Private Technical Standards Making and the Pursuit of Co-Existence in Unlicensed Spectrum* Seamus Simpson (University of Salford, United Kingdom) and Imir Rashid (University of Exeter, United Kingdom) - *The Digital Single Market and the commodification of cultural policy. The case of the European copyright reform (2014-2018)* Céleste Bonnamy (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium & Université Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne, France) - *Governing political platforms, a case on the French Digital Council and a start-up* Maud Bernisson (Karlstad University, Sweden) *11:00-11:30 – Coffee Break* *11:30-13:00 – Session 5 – European Democratic Values and Sovereignty* *Chair*: *Yves Schemeil (Sciences Po Grenoble, France)* *Discussants*: *Nicola Palladino (University of Salerno) and Domenico Fracchiolla (LUISS University, Italy)* - *Going Back and Forth: Re-Nationalization of Internet Governance or Further European Push for Internationalization?* Rolf H. Weber (University of Zurich, Switzerland) - *The Power of Networks: Institutionalization and Mobilization in European and Transnational Digital Constitutionalism* Dennis Redeker (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany) - *Populism and EU policy: the battleground of copyright* Giuseppe Micciarelli (University of Salerno, Italy) and Maria Francesca De Tullio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy) - *ODR and European courts. risks and opportunities in terms of equal access to justice and due process of law* Letizia Mingardo (University of Padova, Italy) *13:00-14:30 – Lunch Break* *14:30-16:00 – Session 6 – Data Protection, Privacy and Security in Comparative Perspectives**Chair*: *Nanette S. Levinson (American University Washington DC, USA)* *Discussants*: *Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) and Giuseppe Micciarelli (University of Salerno, Italy)* - *The Russian Cybersecurity Strategy in Comparative Perspective* Mara Morini (University of Genoa, Italy) - *Mapping the Right to be Forgotten in the territory of Freedom of Expression. A review of International and Domestic Case law* Ana Azurmendi (University of Navarra, Spain) - *The Common Goods of Privacy and Data Governance* Anke Obendiek, (Hertie School of Governance, Germany) - *Europe’s global blockchain leadership: strategies and conceptual framework* Marco Crepaldi (University of Turin, Italy) *16:00-16:30 – Concluding Remarks* Mauro Santaniello (PhD) *Internet & Communication Policy Centre * *Department of Political and Social Studies * *Università degli Studi di Salerno * *Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) - Italy * *E. msantaniello(a)unisa.it <msantaniello(a)unisa.it> * *Skype: internetpolicy * *T. twitter.com/webvoodoo <http://twitter.com/webvoodoo>*

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Retail store performance questions
by Gohar F. Khan 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

Dear list member, I am not sure if the right place to ask this question, but I will give it a try. One of my master students wants to compare the performance (e.g., sales) of two retails stores (from the same chain) located in different places in the city. One store is doing better than the other. Hence, the student wants to investigate why is this so. So, he wants to know, what sort of theoretical framework and methodology will be appropriate in this case. What variables need to be considered (in addtion to obvious ones like the location itself). What type of data does he need to collect? so fort. Any pointers will be really helpful. Regards, GFK -- *Gohar Khan **|* *Senior Lecturer of Digital Business* *|* *Undergraduate and Graduate Convenor for Digital Business* *|* *School of Management & Marketing **|** Faculty of Management **|* *University of Waikato* *Private Bag 3105* *|* *Hamilton 3240* *|* *New Zealand**|* *+64 7 838 4233* *|** gohar.khan(a)waikato.ac.nz <gohar.khan(a)waikato.ac.nz> ** | o**ffice: MSB.2.32D / Web*: gfkhan.wordpress.com *Check out my books on* social media analytics <https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Value-Social-Media-Analytics/dp/1977543979/…> and digital marketing analytics <https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Analytics-for-Marketing/Sponder-Khan/p/bo…>

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Post-Doc in Digital Storytelling at McMaster University
by Andrea Zeffiro 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

The Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, located in Mills Memorial Library at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, invites qualified candidates to apply for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship. Application Deadline: April 30, 2019 Position Start Date: August 1, 2019 Position End Date: July 31, 2021 Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Zeffiro Remuneration: $50,000/year This position is included within the Canadian Union of Public Employees (“CUPE”) Local 3906 Unit 3, representing Post-Doctoral Fellows. Background Founded in 2012, the Sherman Centre engages in a wide range of activities to support and build the McMaster digital humanities (DH) community. A critical need that has become apparent in the course of this work is the inclusion of DH skill instruction, methodology, and theory in the curriculum, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. From the vantage point of the Sherman Centre, we see this as the beginning of a clear trend toward increased interest in introducing students to a wide range of approaches (including text analysis, data visualization, and GIS), while improving their general technical fluency and research competency. Job Description Working under the direction of the Academic and Administrative Directors of the Sherman Centre, the postdoctoral fellow will support the general outreach and curricular activities of the Sherman Centre, with a specific focus on the application of DH approaches to the area of digital storytelling through a variety of visualization, digital dissemination, and knowledge mobilization approaches. In alignment with their own DH research agenda, the fellow will, in close collaboration with other Sherman Centre staff: - offer training and support for general and selected specific DH tools and techniques - assess faculty and graduate student interests, needs, and goals with relation to digital storytelling in various forms of data analyses and visualization, knowledge dissemination and mobilization - offer consultation to faculty and graduate students to enable them to begin including DH elements in their teaching and research - engage library staff in other functional areas to draw their expertise into the DH space and connect them to faculty who need support - support the further development of DH workshops, talks, and events at the Sherman Centre - prepare and deliver an undergraduate digital humanities introductory course annually, and - connect with other digital humanities initiatives in the region and beyond. Beyond these responsibilities, the fellow will participate actively in the life and activities of the Sherman Centre and represent it at key DH events such as the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) and the annual Digital Humanities conference at the institution’s expense. Eligibility The Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to scholars who have completed their doctoral degree no earlier than June 1, 2015. Candidates must have defended their dissertation and received their Ph.D. by July 1, 2019. The optimal candidate will have a Ph.D. in a DH-relevant discipline and a digital humanities research agenda with expertise in approaches to digital storytelling. International scholars are invited to apply, however, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. How To Apply To apply for this job, please submit your application online: u.mcmaster.ca/scds-postdoc-2019 <http://u.mcmaster.ca/scds-postdoc-2019> The completed online application package must include the following components: - a CV - a cover letter that outlines your qualifications for and interest in the position, your commitment to excellence in research and teaching, and efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in university or community settings - a sample portfolio (10 pages maximum) that highlights your writing and previous DH-related work, and - names and contact information for three references Additional documentation may be requested at a later stage in the selection process. Please contact Dr. Jay Brodeur (brodeujj(a)mcmaster.ca <mailto:brodeujj@mcmaster.ca>) if you have any general questions about the position. Employment Equity Statement McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and, within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum agreement. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons. Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247) or the Faculty of Health Sciences Human Resources office at ext. 22207 to communicate accommodation needs. Andrea Zeffiro, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Multimedia Academic Director, Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship McMaster University 1280 Main St. W Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8 (905) 525-9140 ext. 23503 / 21901 zeffiroa(a)mcmaster.ca McMaster University sits on the traditional Territories of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee Nations, and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement (Indigenous Education Council, May 2016).

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