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AoIR2022 Early Rate Registration Deadline Reminder - 1 Aug 2022
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 15 Jul '22

15 Jul '22

Have you registered for #AoIR2022? <https://aoir.org/aoir2022/> The Early Registration Deadline for #AoIR2022 is 1 August 2022! After 1 August 2022, the price increases, so take advantage of the early registration discount. AoIR2022 - Decolonising the Internet - will be held at Grangegorman campus of TU Dublin on the northside of the River Liffey. Registration is open here: https://members.aoir.org/event-4836813 Be sure to log in as an AoIR Member <https://members.aoir.org/> to get member discounts! Hotel and travel information is available here: https://aoir.org/aoir2022/aoir2022accommodation/ Some people traveling to Ireland will require a Travel Visa. Please look into this soon as some of these have a longer wait than others. We look forward to meeting all of you in Dublin! #AoIR2022 Conference Committee

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AI in the City | New open access publication in three languages
by Jess Reia 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

Hello everyone, We are happy to share our recent open access publication, “Artificial Intelligence in the City: Building Civic Engagement and Public Trust,” available in three languages. This collection of essays features works from participants of the AI in the City symposium that took place remotely on February 10, 2022. The publication is divided into five parts: 1. Meaningful engagement and public participation 2. Addressing inequalities and building trust 3. Public and private boundaries in tech policy 4. Legal perspectives and mechanisms for accountability 5. New directions for local and urban governance This project emerged as an opportunity to connect people, organizations, and resources in the networks we built over the last decade of work on research and advocacy in tech policy. Sharing non-Western and Western perspectives, the participants questioned, challenged, and envisioned ways public trust and meaningful civic engagement can flourish and persist as data and AI become increasingly pervasive in our lives. The collection of essays is designed to become a resource for a broad audience of people with different backgrounds, skills, and interests. Here we introduce perspectives from cities around the world, written by contributors from five continents. You can download the publication below: English version: https://doi.org/10.18130/9kar-xn17 French version: https://doi.org/10.18130/e1pa-9129 Spanish version: https://doi.org/10.18130/j3ag-jz62 Thank you! Jess Reia and Ana Brandusescu *Jess Reia, Ph.D.* Assistant Professor | School of Data Science University of Virginia Elson Building, Room 189B 400 Brandon Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903 reia(a)virginia.edu | @jhereia <https://twitter.com/jhereia> | https://datascience.virginia.edu/ they/them

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SMS+S special issue abstract deadline extension (Mon Aug 15)
by Andrew Iliadis 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

Hi all, Hope everyone is safe and doing well. We're writing to say the deadline to submit abstracts for our SM+S special issue on "semantic media" has been extended to Mon Aug 15. Let us know if you have any questions. It would be great to see submissions from AoIR members. best, Andrew and Heather -------- **** Abstract deadline extended to Mon Aug 15 **** Call for Papers Social Media + Society Special Issue: Semantic Media Editors: Andrew Iliadis and Heather Ford This special issue focuses on “semantic media,” which we define as media technologies that primarily orchestrate and convey facts, answers, meanings, and “knowledge” about things directly in media products, rather than lead people to other sources. Search engines and virtual assistants respond directly to questions based on textual or verbal searches (e.g., “Things to do in Philadelphia?” or “What is the capital of Israel?”). The special issue is thus dedicated to the often-invisible ways (to the non-specialist) that internet companies are now actively involved in constructing “knowledge” about the world. Organizations like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon extract, curate, and store facts served to users in new and emerging media products. Such processes have significant implications for the politics of knowledge sharing in the future. We seek papers that examine how design decisions “bake” these facts into the apps and platforms people use daily while focusing on the infrastructures dedicated to orchestrating and presenting this information. The goal is to understand the technologies that will drive social and political outcomes when large internet companies become a primary conduit through which people directly acquire an understanding of facts about the world. We also seek to understand how governments, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organizations engage these media technologies. Semantic media are less about searching for keywords and matches on different websites that are then ranked for people to choose. Instead, they deal with identifying and describing entities (things like people, products, and places) and directing interactions with those entities (actions like purchasing, scheduling, and contacting). How do semantic media identify concepts and connect related information about them? How do companies and organizations produce facts and organize the data? From where does the data originate? What do these semantic processes mean for web users and administrators? What types of gatekeeping or safety checks do companies and organizations perform concerning these facts? Today’s semantic media have a long history reaching back to the “Semantic Web” project initiated by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. Yet, media researchers do not adequately cover how companies and organizations implement semantic technologies on platforms relative to their central role. These semantic technologies are in proprietary and open-source products, and extensive media platforms are now using them to provide facts and represent knowledge to various publics. Google’s Knowledge Graph is a database of facts that Google uses to provide quick answers to the public, and such graphs are in use at other companies. At the same time, Wikipedia has a product called Wikidata that similarly stores facts about the world in data formats through which various apps can retrieve the data. Researchers and journalists also use semantic technologies for search engine optimization, fact-checking practices, and data sharing and organization. This special issue thus focuses on such platformized versions of fact production and examines the underlying infrastructures, histories, and modeling techniques used in knowledge representation systems. We are interested in quantitative, qualitative, and critical approaches and papers that propose new methods, theories, and frameworks. Areas of interest: • The creation or transmission of facts, answers, meanings, definitions, and “knowledge” across media systems and their platforms • Answers from virtual assistants such as Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Bixby, etc. • Answers from search engines such as Google, Bing, Baidu, Yandex, etc. • Products like knowledge panels, infoboxes, carousels, rich results, maps, etc. • Open-source semantic technologies such as Schema.org, Wikidata, etc. • Proprietary semantic technologies such as Google’s Knowledge Graph, etc. • Fact-checking practices for misinformation and disinformation across semantic media platforms • Search engine optimization and semantic search practices • Semantic infrastructure projects such as the semantic web, linked data, etc. • Semantic governance organizations such as the World Wide Web Consortium, etc. • Semantic technologies such as metadata, markup languages, knowledge bases, knowledge graphs, web schemas, applied ontologies, and enterprise semantic software • Semantic, linguistic, and conceptual theories involving rules and logic, theories of meaning, ontology, taxonomy, ideas of truth, social ontology, etc. Timeline: • Extended 1000-word abstracts due Fri July 15 * Mon Aug 15 * • Decisions out to authors Fri Aug 19 • Full 8000-word manuscript due Fri Nov 18 • Final decisions January 2023 • Submit to journal February 2023 • Publication spring 2023 Send submissions to andrew.iliadis(a)temple.edu and heather.ford(a)uts.edu.au with the subject header “Social Media + Society Special Issue: Semantic Media” Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/sms/collections/cfp -- Andrew Iliadis, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Media Studies and Production Lew Klein College of Media and Communication Temple University

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission to Special Sessions and Workshops Papers
by Announce Announcements 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

*** Last Mile for Paper Submission to Special Sessions and Workshops Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 (*** Submission Deadline: July 20, 2022 AoE (firm!)) The IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. It is still possible to submit papers to the following Special Sessions (more information available here, https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-sessions/ ): • Special Session 1: 5G technology and cloud native solutions for smart grids and smart cities applications  • Special Session 2: Smartification from Pilot Projects to New Trends in Urban Ecosystems  • Special Session 3: Advances toward air pollution monitoring and mitigation solutions for smart cities as well as the following Workshops (more information available here, https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/workshops/ ): • First International Workshop on MARV: Multimodal and AI-Responsible data processing and deliVery in smart cities • First International Workshop on Sustainable Digital Transformation of Urban Landscape through Disruptive Technologies & Standards • Second International Workshop On Intelligent IoT Solutions for Smart Cities • First International Workshop on Smart and Circular Cities • First International Workshop on Improving Quality of Life for People with Disabilities (PwD) through the use of Technologies in Smart Cities Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Submission Deadline: July 20, 2022 AoE (firm!) • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Acceptance Notification: August 7, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Camera-Ready Deadline: August 15, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Papers Author Registration Deadline: August 15, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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Tenure-Track Position in Communication and Journalism – Hebrew University of Jerusalem
by Paul Frosh 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

The Noah Mozes Department of Communication and Journalism <http://communication.huji.ac.il/> at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites outstanding candidates in communication to apply for a tenure-track position starting July, 2023. The department is particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated expertise in one of the following fields of research: • Language, media and communication. • Cinema and visual media. The successful applicant will join a dynamic research-oriented faculty offering innovative undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. For more information about our research please visit: https://en.communication.huji.ac.il/research <https://en.communication.huji.ac.il/research>. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree at the time of hire, and demonstrate an active research program including peer-reviewed international publications in the relevant area. The person hired will teach introductory and advanced courses in communications in their areas of specialization. They will also be expected to supervise Masters and Ph.D. students and to contribute to departmental and university service. Full application details can be found here: https://bit.ly/2mtG5ey <https://bit.ly/2mtG5ey> Inquiries about the position should be directed to: Professor Paul Frosh Head, Department of Communication and Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Email: paul.frosh(a)mail.huji.ac.il <mailto:paul.frosh@mail.huji.ac.il> Deadline for applications: September 30th, 2022. Prof. Paul Frosh Chair, The Noah Mozes Department of Communication and Journalism The Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://smart.huji.ac.il/people/paul-frosh <https://smart.huji.ac.il/people/paul-frosh> My latest book is The Poetics of Digital Media. <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9780745651316> For a short excerpt see here <https://www.academia.edu/37682296/The_Poetics_of_Digital_Media_-_Cover_and_…>.

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2022 International Conference on Social Media & Society (July 18-20): Conference Programme & Complimentary Registration for Displaced Scholars
by Anatoliy Gruzd 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

Hello Internet Researchers! We are pleased to release the programme for the virtual 2022 International Conference on Social Media & Society (July 18-20): https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2022-2/ This year’s 3-day programme features both synchronous (via Zoom) and asynchronous (via YouTube) sessions, including: panels, tutorials, workshops, lightning talks, and a not-to-be-missed social media quiz night! We are especially excited and honoured to host keynote addresses by Dr. Moya Bailey on “An Ethical Social Media Platform?” and by Dr. Ethan Zuckerman on “The Good Web”. If you are interested in attending, the registration is still open. Your registration will allow you to attend live sessions as well as access all recorded content: https://socialmediaandsociety.org/registration/ If you are a displaced scholar from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, or elsewhere, and would like to attend the conference, please reach out to us at ask(a)socialmediaandsociety.org to receive a complimentary registration. We hope you can join us! — 2022 #SMSociety Organizing Committee https://socialmediaandsociety.org/about/

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WEBCAST JUL 13 – IPNSIG Academy Talk 3: Delay and Disruption Tolerant Protocol (DTN) Projects
by Joly MacFie 13 Jul '22

13 Jul '22

The 3rd IPNSIG Academy talk. In terms of Build, Protect, and Defend, this is definitely in the Build area as Oscar Garcia details ongoing DTN projects that are laying the foundation for the Solar System Internet aka SSI. Moderator will be *Dr. Scott Pace*, who is the former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3P7IBmu [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/15587>On *Wednesday July 13 2022* at *5:00-5:45pm EDT* (21:00-21:45 UTC) the *Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group* (IPNSIG) presents the third *IPNSIG Academy <https://ipnsig.org/2022/02/28/ipnsig-academy/>* presentation. 'Delay and Disruption Tolerant Protocol (DTN) Projects'. *Oscar Garcia*, IPNSIG Board Member and Projects Working Group Lead will be talking about various Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) developments currently underway, including the International IPNSIG DTN Network, running applications and planned projects applying the Interplanetary Internet technologies. *SPEAKER* *Oscar Garcia*, Projects Working Group Lead, IPNSIG *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ipnsigacademy3 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ipnsigacademy3>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3ycQj7m <https://bit.ly/3ycQj7m>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/15587>) *TWITTER #DTN #IPNSIGacademy <https://bit.ly/3wkSJBq> #SolarSystemInternet Oscar Garcia @IPNSIG #space* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ipnsigacademy3 <https://archive.org/details/ipnsigacademy3>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/15587/ <https://isoc.live/15587/>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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IEEE Meditcom: WS1 – Intelligent Distribution of Computing in Cloud Continuum (ID3C) [Deadline: 18 July - Extended]
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 13 Jul '22

13 Jul '22

***Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call For Papers Intelligent Distribution of Computing in Cloud Computing (ID3C) Workshop in conjunction with IEEE Meditcom 2022 https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/authors/call-for-workshop-papers/#ws1 Athens, Greece, September 5-8, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The proliferation of IoT solutions is driving the development of novel computing platforms that cope with the limitations of sensor/actuation devices and mobile devices, by offloading computing complexity onto the network. As a result, new computing paradigms that support diverse applications’ needs have arisen including cloud, fog and edge computing. Increasingly hybrid approaches are being adopted to provide performance trade-offs among those distribution models according to changing network conditions and application requirements. This trend is foreseen to continue to grow especially in smart environments powered by post-5G networks. Processing will have to be delegated via novel intelligent coordination strategies over dynamic networks, including cloud, fog and edge elements. There is a need for ubiquitous, context-aware, robust solutions that dynamically orchestrate computing tasks among these models. Topics of Interest ID3C 2022 has the goal to meet together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry that are actively involved in computing of dynamic networks related research projects. The topics of interest for ID3C 2022 include, but are not limited to: * Resource scheduling in Cloud Continuum * Artificial Intelligence for Cloud Continuum * Computation Co-design in Cloud Continuum * Energy-aware Computing at the network edge * SDN/NFV-based solutions for Cloud Continuum * Network Architectures and Models for Cloud Continuum * Distribution of Computing in Cyber-Physical Systems * Task Offloading in Cloud Continuum * Smart Distribution of Computing for IoT Networks * Smart Distribution of Computing for Sensors Networks * Smart Distribution of Computing for Vehicular Networks * Smart Distribution of Computing for Smart Grids * Control Theory for Cloud Continuum * Data Analytics for Smart Computing Distribution * Artificial Intelligence and Computing Distribution * Machine learning for Intelligent Distribution of Computing * Workload and Application Modeling * Novel Network Architectures Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: 18 July 2022 (Extended) Paper Acceptance Notification: 31 July 2022 Camera Ready: 10 August 2022 Organizers * Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece * Dimitrios Dechouniotis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece * Yacine Ghamri-Doudane, La Rochelle University, France * Sinem Coleri, Koc University, Turkey * Iordanis Koutsopoulos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece * Hans Vandierrendonck, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu Website: PROTON Lab PROTON Lab’s News: @Tsiropoulou_EE “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” ~ Aristotle

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New Publication: The Data Sprint Approach to Research
by Ana Marta M. Flores 13 Jul '22

13 Jul '22

*New Publication: The Data Sprint Approach to Research* The Dígitos Journal (Universitat de València) has just released a new special issue on The Data Sprint Approach to Research: Experiments, Protocols and Knowledge. The issue was organised by researchers Janna Joceli Omena (CIM/University of Warwick, NOVA University Lisbon/ICNOVA), Lorena Cano-Orón (Universitat de València), Beatrice Gobbo (Politecnico di Milano/Density Design Lab) and Ana Marta M. Flores (NOVA University Lisbon/ICNOVA). The issue of the journal gathers seven scientific articles that explore different experiences and projects of Data Sprints with researchers from several nationalities, promoting a true encyclopaedia about the approach. The editors of the special volume also author an opening short paper that examines the various facets of sprints, from promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to providing teaching-learning spaces and creative methods. Download the full issue at https://revistadigitos.com/index.php/digitos/issue/view/10 ----------- Index | #8 (2022)The Data Sprint Approach to Research: Experiments, Protocols and Knowledge What are data sprints for? Janna Joceli Omena, Lorena Cano-Orón, Beatrice Gobbo, Ana Marta Flores Data Sprint Learning. Exercising Proximity to Data in Teaching Situations Laura Kocksch, Mace Ojala, Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda “Hands On”: incorporación de data sprints y digital methods en la docencia de marketing digital Òscar Coromina Rodríguez, Adrián Padilla Molina El método data sprint: un ejercicio de reflexividad feminista sobre las prácticas de producción de conocimiento María Concepción Castillo-González, Dorismilda Flores-Márquez, Gabriela Elisa Sued Staging and storing data sprint-based research results: a communication design approach Beatrice Gobbo, María de los Ángeles Briones Rojas, Elena Aversa, Tommaso Elli, Andrea Benedetti, Michele Mauri, Gabriele Colombo Visualizing an image network without rendering files: the development of a methodological framework combining user hashtags with computer vision labels Giulia Tucci Exploring User Engagement with Portuguese Political Party Pages on Facebook: Data Sprint as Workflow Jorge Martins Rosa, N. Gizem Bacaksızlar Turbic, Alda Magalhães Telles, Clara González Tosat, Cristian Jiménez Ruiz, Kalliopi Moraiti, Oğuz Özgür Karadeniz, Valentina Pallacci Visual Communication strategy of populist leaders on Instagram in 2020 Ilya Lavrov, Chiara Miozzo, Marie Palaffre, Franziska Schranz ------------------ // ANA MARTA M. FLORES [+] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/anammflores> www.anamartaflores.com +351 910 678 694

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CFP Algorithmic Reparation Workshop
by Jenny Davis 13 Jul '22

13 Jul '22

Hi Everyone, Apryl Williams and I are co-hosting a workshop at the University of Michigan on Algorithmic Reparation. Please consider submitting to participate or reach out with questions. Details available on the workshop website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/arw/. Summary of details below 👇 What: Workshop on algorithmic reparation. This will be a collaborative effort between cross-disciplinary scholars, activists, and industry representatives to move beyond fairness in machine learning and algorithmic systems. The workshop builds on the foundations set forth in this paper, published last year in Big Data & Society https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20539517211044808 When: September 29-October 1, 2022 Where: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Who: Anyone working in, with, and around issues of data, AI, and ML justice How: See "How to Apply" on the workshop website. It's a quick application with the option to propose a workshop-related special issue paper. Link here: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/arw/how-to-apply/ Questions: Contact co-organizers Apryl Williams (@aprylw@umich.edu) and Jenny Davis (jennifer.davis(a)aniu.edu.au) with any questions about the workshop or criteria for submission. Thanks and stay well Jenny & Apryl Jenny L. Davis School of Sociology The Australian National University New Article(s): Davis, Jenny L., Apryl Williams and Michael Yang. 2021. Algorithmic Reparation<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20539517211044808> Big Data & Society Book: How Artifacts Afford: The Power and Politics of Everyday Things (MIT Press 2020)<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/how-artifacts-afford> Website: jennyldavis.com<https://www.jennyldavis.com/> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis>

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