March 2022 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Correction of CfP: Gaming and Gamers in Times of Pandemic
by Piotr Siuda 05 Mar '22

05 Mar '22

Dear Fellow AoIR Members I have recently sent you an invitation to submit a paper to the “Gaming and Gamers in Times of Pandemic” collection. Some of you informed me that you did not receive the pdf. Hence, you can find the cfp here: http://piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/uploads/CfP_Games_Covid.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2i2… May I remind that the editors of this CfP are already in discussion with the MIT Press GAME HISTORIES SERIES editors who enthusiastically voiced support for the collection. Extended abstract submission deadline is May 1, 2022. All the best -- *Piotr Siuda* (PhD, Professor of Media Studies) piotrsiuda.com Institute of Social Communication and Media Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Job announcement: Director of Institute for Technology, AI, and Society at Nazareth College
by Chelsea Wahl 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

Hello everyone, Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, USA is hiring a director for its Institute for Technology, AI, and Society. ITAS is interdisciplinary and undergraduate-focused, and we'd love to talk with anyone with whom the call resonates. This is a relatively new program and a great opportunity for someone with a diverse professional background to facilitate technology education in an undergraduate setting. I've worked here for two years, and would be happy to answer any questions about the position or the school. Here is the job posting: https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/442036/director -institute-for-technology-artificial-intelligence-and-society-itas-/ Best, Chelsea Wahl -- Chelsea Wahl, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Sociology Nazareth College Rochester, NY GAC 313

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Job Vacancy: University Lecturer in Communication and Media
by Klobucar, Philip A 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

*University Lecturer in Communication and Media at New Jersey Institute of Technology* The lecturer will teach core and elective courses in our undergraduate Communication and Media program based in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), focusing primarily on introducing students to current research and practice methods in communication theory, media literacy, and the mediated nature of politics and culture, as well as multiple modes of media production. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in some combination of the following areas: social media, transmedia, gaming, web design, visual communication (graphic design, photography, video production) and be prepared to develop new courses according to their own interests. Candidates will teach core and elective courses in our Communication and Media program. The course load may include advanced courses at third- and fourth-year levels. *Prerequisite Qualifications Include:* - Previous experience teaching college-level courses in communication, mass media, and/or contemporary issues associated with mediated communication. - Terminal degree preferred in communication, digital/interactive media, digital storytelling, or related fields. - At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position. *Application Deadline: 31 March 2022* *More Information:* https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/3838?c=njit

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[CFP] [Abstract Submission: March 8, 2022] Wi-DroIT 2022 - 4th International Workshop on Wireless Sensors and Drones in Internet of Things
by Francesco Betti Sorbelli 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] CALL FOR PAPERS Wi-DroIT 2022 - 4th International Workshop on Wireless Sensors and Drones in Internet of Things May 30 – June 1, 2022 co-located with DCOSS 2022 Marina Del Rey, LA, California, USA Website: https://widroit2022.github.io/ Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=widroit2022 COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Unless substantial, unforeseen developments occur, DCOSS 2022 will be held as a physical, full in person event, at a high quality venue which pays special attention to hygiene and safety. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and attend it. Remote presentation of a paper may exceptionally be allowed in special cases (travel bans, medical issues) when physical participation is not possible. Every paper accepted for DCOSS 2022 (presented in person or virtually) will be published in the IEEE proceedings. Aims and Scope Recently, the rapid development of Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has highlighted a plethora of emergent applications such as infrastructure inspection and surveillance, smart agriculture, seek and rescue, parcel delivery, communications, and post-disaster recovery. In all these applications, UAVs may coexist with ground Internet of Things (IoT) devices. For example, UAVs autonomously perform remote sensing relaying the collected data by the sensors. Moreover, single or multiple UAVs can cooperatively collaborate providing services that require efficient protocols where multiple objectives and constraints should be accounted for. For this workshop, we seek papers that combine the design of algorithms and testbed implementations to develop the theoretical foundations for UAVs as well as the synergies with IoT devices. The numerous emergent applications raised by IoT may require an interdisciplinary approach, involving techniques from algorithm foundations and different areas, such as computer networks, artificial intelligence, concurrent, parallel and distributed computing, security, digital signal, image and sound processing. Topics of Interest - Autonomous sensing via UAVs - Topology monitoring with UAVs - Remote sensing networks via UAVs - Communication protocols of UAVs over IoT - Modeling and analysis of UAVs over IoT - Precision agriculture and UAVs - Crops monitoring in agriculture - Bugs monitoring in agriculture - UAVs for environmental monitoring - Autopilot and UAS autonomy - UAVs path planning and scheduling - Parcel delivery using UAVs - Cellular networks and UAVs - Constrained and multi-objectives problems - Sensors localization with UAVs - UAVs tracking techniques - Cooperative control of multiple UAVs - Cyber-security communications and UAVs - Optimal UAV deployment strategies - Test-beds and experimental results for UAVs - Single UAV applications - Multi-UAV applications - Energy-efficient UAV communications - Machine learning for UAV communications Important dates - Abstract Submission: March 8, 2022 - Paper Submission: March 15, 2022 - Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2022 - Camera Ready: April 22, 2022 Submission Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research on distributed sensor systems related to WiDroIt topics of interest. Please use the US letter size (8.5 x 11 in) standard IEEE conference LaTeX format or Microsoft Word template available on the link below: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html All submissions should be written in English and submitted as a full paper. Full papers should have a maximum of eight (8) printed pages including figures and references. Full papers are expected to describe fully developed ideas with a thorough evaluation. Note that Wi-DroIT does not follow the double-blind review policy. The names and affiliations of all the authors must be present in the submitted manuscript -- Francesco Betti Sorbelli -- Francesco Betti Sorbelli

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Job vacancy: Assistant Professor in Digital Methods and Critical Data Studies (1.0 FTE)
by Helmond, A. (Anne) 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

Assistant Professor in Digital Methods and Critical Data Studies (1.0 FTE) The Department of Media and Culture Studies of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University is looking for an Assistant Professor with a profile in Digital Methods for Media Studies and Critical Data Studies. We seek a new colleague who is a dynamic researcher and teacher with a strong affinity for digital research methods and/or data science methods to critically examine the datafication of our culture and society. We are looking for a candidate specialized in critical data studies and digital research methodologies for media and culture studies with experience in working with data. Application Deadline: 31 March 2022 More information: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/assist…

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Please Vote Maled and Adeld as the Best DH Dataset 2021
by Waliya, Yohanna Joseph 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

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SIGDOC conference abstract submission extension to March 9
by Sonia Stephens 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

Dear Colleagues, The deadline for submission to SIGDOC 2022 has just been extended to March 9, 2022. The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (ACM SIGDOC) conference will be held in Boston, MA on October 6-8, 2022. We invite you to submit proposals for research papers, industry insights, experience reports, posters, panel sessions, or workshops that address the conference theme: “Return, Reassess, Resolve,” or other aspects of communication design. For the full CFP, plus sample proposal and paper types, please visit the conference website at: https://sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2022/ Questions about the CFP or the submission process should be emailed to the Program Co-Chairs, Donnie Johnson Sackey and Candice Welhausen, at sigdocconference(a)gmail.com. Best, Sonia Stephens Communications Manager SIGDOC ______________________________________ Dr. Sonia Stephens Associate Professor Department of English & Texts and Technology Program University of Central Florida sonia.stephens(a)ucf.edu

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CCDS Presents Ryan Scrivens, March 18th at Noon
by Jeff Hemsley 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

The Center for Computational and Data Sciences presents Dr. Ryan Scrivens, Friday, March 18th 12:00-1:00 PM EST, titled Examining Right-Wing Extremist Posting Behaviors Online with Machine Learning. This talk is free and open to the public. Please do register for the event using the link below and feel free to forward: https://forms.gle/wvZMTCpTZjYYsHsLA Examining Right-Wing Extremist Posting Behaviors Online with Machine Learning Despite the ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to develop advanced information technologies, machine learning algorithms, and risk assessment tools to identify and assess the online activities of violent right-wing extremists prior to their engagement in violence offline, little is empirically known about their online behaviors generally or differences in their posting behaviors compared to non-violent extremists who share similar ideological beliefs particularly. In this presentation, Ryan Scrivens will discuss his empirical research on right-wing extremist posting behaviors and highlight various machine learning techniques to identify behaviors that may inform future risk factor frameworks used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to identify credible threats online. He will also discuss a novel and unique strategy that he has used to collect online content from violent and non-violent right-wing extremists for large-scale data analyses. He will conclude with a discussion of future trends in examining right-wing extremist posting behaviors with machine learning. Ryan Scrivens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. He is also an Associate Director at the International CyberCrime Research Centre at Simon Fraser University in Canada and a Research Fellow at the VOX-Pol Network of Excellence in Ireland. Ryan conducts problem-oriented interdisciplinary research with a focus on terrorists' and extremists' use of the Internet, right-wing terrorism and extremism, and hate crime. Many of his research projects are derived from his engagements with front-line practitioners in law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as well as in social media and tech companies. A hallmark of his research is employing advanced quantitative methods and machine learning tools to better understand right-wing extremists' use of the Internet and associated technologies. He complements this approach by also conducting in-depth interviews with current and former violent extremists, as well as law enforcement and community activists. As a result, he has become a leading international expert on right-wing terrorism and extremism, known among his peers for conducting innovate and cutting-edge empirical research. Ryan has published over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters, conference proceedings, and policy notes in the past five years. His recent work appears in Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, New Media & Society, and Deviant Behavior. He also has book contracts with Oxford University Press and Palgrave. Ryan has presented his findings before practitioners and policymakers at the UK Home Office in London, the Department of Defence in Ottawa, the Swedish Defence Research Agency in Stockholm, and the United Nations in New York and in Vienna.

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Reminder CfP Convergence Special Issue - Social Media and Platform Work: Stories, Practices, and Workers' Organisation
by Rafael Grohmann 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

Hello! Please check our call for papers for Convergence's special issue on platform work and social media. If you have any doubts or queries, please let me know. CfP Convergence Special Issue: Social Media and Platform Work: Stories, Practices, and Workers’ Organisation Guest Editors: Júlia Vilasís-Pamos, Fernanda Pires, Willian Fernandes Araújo, and Rafael Grohmann The call for papers is available on the journal's website: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/con/collections/call-for-pa pers-index This special issue aims to deepen the understanding of the ways platform workers engage with social media. During the last decade, social media have been instrumental within platform work because they are fundamental to this type of labour. Platform workers’ use of social media can be considered forms of communication, socialisation and organisation. Through WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and other channels, workers can share tips, stories, and practices. Therefore, it is crucial to develop new understandings of the different uses, discourses, practices and stories that emerge when platform work intersects with social media. Furthermore, platform workers can use social media to bring to the fore different forms of exploitation, discrimination, and inequalities around platform power, and also in relation to consumers of the platform services. Thus, it has clearly become necessary to interrogate the ways in which platform work is reinforcing pre-existing inequalities in the areas of gender, class, sexuality, and country of origin, among others, as well as to understand the role that social media play to mitigate or increase these inequalities. Beyond questioning inequalities associated with platform work expressed in social media, it is also important to explore the ways social media platforms can be key spaces for workers to collaborate, socialize, and learn informally about this type of labour. Workers share stories on social media about their work routine and everyday practices. Social media can also be a place for work self-promotion and the emergence of workers acting as influencers and coaches. Hence, it is important to raise questions about the centrality that social media has for workers’ organizations, strikes, fissures among the collective, or other forms of emerging solidarities. We invite researchers to send proposals focused on different theoretical and empirical frameworks on the use of social media among platform workers. We strongly encourage contributions from scholars of the Global South, and from different academic fields. This may include (but is not limited to) the following topics: ● Platform work and social media influencers; ● Social media uses for platform work; ● Discourses about platform work within social media communities and groups; ● Digital workers’ solidarity and organisation through social media; ● Social media and platform worker’s informal learning; ● The use of humorous content to discuss platform work on social media; ● The use of social media for discussing the precariousness of platform work; ● The use of social media for denouncing inequalities in platform work (gender, immigration; social class and other intersecting aspects); ● Platform workers’ reputation on social media; ● Worker’s self-representation in social media platforms; ● Social media and the borders and limits of the workspace in a platformisation context; Timeline and information for authors Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 15th March 2022 Deadline for Full Papers: 31th August 2022 Expected date of publication: April 2023 Potential contributors should submit a 500-word abstract (excluding references), a 100-word bio, and the contact information of the corresponding author to the guest editors: Júlia Vilasís Pamos (julia.vilasis(a)upf.edu) Fernanda Pires (fernanda.pires(a)uab.cat) Willian Fernandes Araújo (waraujo(a)unisc.br) Rafael Grohmann (rafaelgrohmann(a)unisinos.br) Feel free to consult the special issue editors about your article ideas and potential angles or approaches. After the abstracts have been selected, authors will be invited to submit a full paper. Please note that acceptance of an abstract does not guarantee publication, given that all papers will go through the journal’s peer review process. best, Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor in Communication, Unisinos University, Brazil Director, DigiLabour Research Lab Principal Investigator for Fairwork in Brazil Editorial Board Big Data & Society / Work, Employment & Society

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Job Offer: 2-year, FT, Research Associate in COVID Intimacies
by Jaime García Iglesias 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

We're currently looking for a Research Associate to join Dr Jaime Garcia-Iglesias and Prof Brian Heaphy in the ESRC-funded COVID Intimacies project at the University of Manchester, department of Sociology. This is a 2-year, full-time appointment (£33,309 - £35,326 per annum dependent on experience) commencing on 1 May 2022. The ESRC funded project ‘Covid intimacies: Resilience and viral safety among LGBT and heterosexual people using dating apps in the COVID-19 era’ will examine lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans (LGBT+) and heterosexual people's use of online dating apps to negotiate intimacy during and after COVID-19 lockdowns and social distance. The study will provide evidence for the different ways in which the intimate lives of LGBT and heterosexual people have been similarly and differently affected by Covid-19 lockdowns and social distance; how diverse groups have developed 'new' practices of intimacy (including a sense of emotional and physical closeness) through dating apps; the impact of virtual intimacies on personal resilience; and the extent to which such intimacies mitigate or promote viral risk. The project will combine a nationwide mixed-methods online survey with in-depth online qualitative interviews. The survey will enable the gathering of demographic data, and the deployment of the Adult Resilience Measure (ARM-R). This is an exciting opportunity to join a team formed of senior scholars and ECRs with an emphasis on career development and mentoring. Full add can be found here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CNR785/research-associate-covid-intimacies-proje… Informal inquiries may be directed to Dr Jaime Garcia Iglesias: jgarcia6(a)ed.ac.uk

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