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ReDMIL 2024 doctoral summer school - call for applications
by Pierre Fastrez 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Doctoral Summer School - Research on Digital, Media and Information Literacy (ReDMIL 2024) “From mass media to generative AI: Charting the (dis)continuities in literacies” 9-12th September 2024 Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) – Université catholique de Louvain Application deadline : May 15th 2024 Contact : info-redmil(a)uclouvain.be<mailto:info-redmil@uclouvain.be> Website : https://www.redmil.info/ CONTEXT The rise of new technologies is shaking up the way people interact with digital media and information. The recent and widespread release of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications sparked a lot of questions about their impact on users and the societies in which they live. Such potential changes need to be put into a historical perspective: with each technological innovation came hopes and fears related to their putative effects on society, often through the lens of techno-determinism. >From mass media to the information age, to digital transmedia, to generative AI, the world contemplated the dawn of the information society and the democratization of access to knowledge, the advent of citizen participation for all, or the potential of persistent virtual worlds (the “metaverse”), transhumanism and augmented reality. At the same time, as many concerns have grown across social discourses on media, information, and technology: from screen passivity and addictions to media violence and pornography, from online sexual predators and cyberbullying to fake news and conspiracy theories, from infobesity to generalized data surveillance and the collapse of our democratic societies in the post-truth era, etc. At each of these stages, individuals and social groups have developed various forms of literacies to thrive in a world populated with these technologies and to mitigate their potential deleterious effects. With every significant technological innovation, a need to reassess the role of media / information / digital literacies arises and, with it, the temptation to reinvent them to "keep pace" with evolving technologies. With such reinvention comes the risk of changing the target, scattering the benefits of educational initiatives, and losing sight of the whole picture of what (new) literacies are and what they support. CHARTING THE (DIS)CONTINUITIES IN LITERACIES The theme for this year’s edition of the ReDMIL summer school is: “Charting the (dis)continuities in literacies”. We wish to inject a historical dimension into our examination of research in media / information / digital literacy and devote some of our attention to the changes in media, media practices, audiences and user communities, but also in imaginaries and narratives that embody the hopes and fears we place in media and information technology. We want to ask what these changes force us to reconsider in research on media / information / digital literacy, how they are accompanied by changes in the way we theorize media, information, technology and literacies, the way we conceive our research methods, our epistemologies, and our axiological positions. In reflecting on these developments, we are more attentive to continuities than to chiasms and so-called paradigm shifts. Our summer school intends to bring together young researchers who are challenged by these issues with the objective of considering these questions in a long-term perspective. * How can research account for generational changes in people’s relationship to media without getting muddled up in the use of pseudo-concepts (e.g. the myth of the “digital native”)? * How are age-old conceptual debates (protectionism vs. empowerment, cognitive vs. socio-cultural approaches to literacies, the complementarity of critical thinking and participation, …) challenged or reinvigorated by the evolution of digital media practices? * How do our methods evolve to integrate the aspiration for more inclusiveness, for an increased attention to marginalized or under-represented user communities, or for the decolonization of the media? * What epistemologies can we devise when agentivity and knowledge may no longer be the prerogative of the human being alone? * What kind of new avenues for research do technical innovations open? * What are the disciplinary convergences that these evolutions call for? How can interdisciplinarity be channeled to strengthen research on new literacies? SCOPE AND GOAL OF THE REDMIL 2024 LITERACY DOCTORAL SUMMER SCHOOL In this context, the ReDMIL 2024 doctoral summer school aims at contributing to the convergence between digital, media and information literacy research by bringing together researchers from all three communities, to foster the scientific debate and explore connections between them. The summer school is an international training program that will alternate between framing presentations by senior researchers and the in-depth discussion of emerging research by participating PhD students. Five keynotes speakers have confirmed their participation to the 2024 edition: * Gianna Cappello, University of Palermo (Italy) * Normand Landry, Université TELUQ (Canada), * Julian Sefton-Green, Deakin University (Australia), * Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), * Emily Vraga, University of Minnesota (USA). The summer school is organized on September 9th-12th, 2024 by the Groupe de Recherche en Médiation des Savoirs (Knowledge Mediation Research Group) at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, in partnership with the Canada Research Chair in Media Education and Human Rights (Université TELUQ). The goal of this summer school is to allow PhD students engaged in the field of digital literacy, media literacy or information literacy: * to benefit from the expertise of renowned researchers in their field, though theoretical and methodological presentations; * to present their own research to an audience composed of these experts, as well as other PhD students and researchers; * to work collectively to the enhancement of their research work with other participants; * to improve their knowledge of the research undertaken by their peers. The Summer School will start with a poster session (Sept. 9th), followed by six half-day workshops (Sept. 10th-12th) on the following topics: * theoretical frameworks in the study of digital, media and information literacies; * epistemological issues in new literacies research; * methods for observing, documenting, and assessing literacies and their associated educational practices and policies; * designing research with social relevance and valorizing research results in society. Each half-day workshop will open with one plenary talk by renowned experts, followed by a session focused on the research work of the participating PhD students, exploring them from the perspectives developed in the plenary talks. In addition to presenting an outline of their work at the opening poster session, each participating PhD student will have the opportunity to present their work in up to two sessions, on two different topics. In relation to the theme of the 2024’s edition “From mass media to generative AI: Charting the (dis)continuities in literacies“, participants will be invited to question the axiological positions that underly their research. The Summer School will also allow for numerous informal interactions (including a networking dinner) between experts, researchers, and PhD students. Participation and presentation from PhD students at the ReDMIL Summer School will be rewarded by 5 ECTS (or equivalent) for their doctoral training. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS The summer school is targeted at PhD students who develop their research in the following areas: * the study of new literacies: observing, documenting and/or assessing new literacies; * the study of educational initiatives in media literacy, information literacy or digital literacy practiced by a variety of actors (teachers and educators, employers, associations, parents, media and tech companies, …); * the study of public policies in the fields of digital, media and information literacies at any geographical level; * or any other topic related to digital literacy, media literacy, or information literacy. PhD students wishing to present and discuss their doctoral research at the summer school are invited to submit an application, including the following: * A brief curriculum vitae (one to two pages); * A presentation of their doctoral research in a maximum of 1500 words (references not included), including the following four sections: * Problem or societal issue that their thesis intends to answer; * Research question, hypotheses (in the case of a hypothetico-deductive approach) and theoretical framework of their thesis; * Data collection and analysis method; * Expected results: the usefulness of their research, from an academic and/or societal point of view (e.g. for the world of education, for the political world, for the media industry). * An abstract of the presentation of their doctoral research in a maximum of 300 words. Applications must be sent in the form of a single file (word or pdf) including CV and presentation to this address info-redmil(a)uclouvain.be<mailto:info-redmil@uclouvain.be> by May 15th, 2024 at the latest. Candidates will be personally notified of the acceptance of their participation on June 5th. REGISTRATION Students whose application has been accepted and researchers (whether doctoral or not) wishing to attend the summer school without presenting their work will have to pay a participation fee of 120€ to partially cover the organizing costs of the events. The participation fee includes lunches, coffee breaks, and the mid-summer school dinner. Participants will have to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. For the participants affiliated with institutions based in the European Union, this summer school should fall withing the conditions to obtain an ERASMUS+ travel funding. Participants are invited to get in touch with the ERAMUS+ coordinator of their home institution. Doctoral students for whom these costs would be an obstacle to participation can contact the organization directly to try to find a solution. [https://cdn.uclouvain.be/groups/cms-editors-univ/UCLouvain_Logo_72px_1.jpg]<http://www.uclouvain.be/> Pierre Fastrez<http://www.uclouvain.be/pierre.fastrez> Maître de recherches F.R.S.-FNRS IL&C<http://www.uclouvain.be/ilc> > RECOM<http://www.uclouvain.be/recom> | ESPO<http://www.uclouvain.be/espo> > COMU<http://www.uclouvain.be/comu> Ruelle de la Lanterne Magique, 14 bte 2.03.02 - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Tél. 32 (0)10 47 29 14 - Fax 32 (0)10 47 30 44 [https://cdn.uclouvain.be/groups/cms-editors-grems/9780367492649.png]New book! Media Literacy and Media Education Research Methods: A Handbook<https://www.routledge.com/Media-Literacy-and-Media-Education-Research-Metho…> Edited by Pierre Fastrez and Normand Landry. 2024. Routledge. A fifteen-chapter handbook that provides a detailed, illustrated overview of key methods used in the study of media literacy and media education, grouped in three categories of investigation: media practices, educational initiatives, and prescriptive discourses.

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36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering: Call for Participation
by Announce 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

*** Call for Participation *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/<https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/registration/> (*** Early Bird Registration: May 1, 2024 ***) ( *** Registration site: https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/registration/ ***) CAiSE is the premier conference series for information systems engineering. It offers a meeting space for presentation of recent research results, discussion about trends and futures of information systems engineering, and interaction between researchers and practitioners. Registration is now open, Early-bird registration is possible until May 1, 2024. See all CAiSE’24 speakers, the conference venue and the social events. Highlights of the conference: RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTARIONS • 36 high quality research paper presentations • CAiSE Forum: presentations and discussions of 10 innovative vision papers and 8 tool demos • Journal-first paper presentations – of selected papers on IS Engineering topics that were published in journals this year • Research projects exhibition KEYNOTES AND PANELS • Keynote by Prof. J. Mark Bishop: The colour of cognition: from abstract computation to the lived mind • Keynote by Prof. David Harel: Two Projects on Human Interaction with AI • Panel on the use of generative AI for IS engineering research and academic writing TUTORIALS • Orlenys López Pintado and David Chapela-Campa: Data-driven Business Process Simulation: From Event Logs to Tools and Techniques • Diego Calvanese and Davide Lanti: Designing Virtual Knowledge Graphs • Henrik Leopold: How to Conduct Valid Information Systems Engineering Research? • Luiz Olavo Bonino: FAIR Data Train: A FAIR-compliant distributed data and services platform • Massimo Mecella: Engineering Information Systems with LLMs and AI-based techniques WORKING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS • Working conference on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support (BPMDS) • Working conference on Exploring Modelling Methods for Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD) • 6 workshops: on Agile Methods for Information Systems Engineering, Blockchain for Information Systems and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing, Hybrid Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Modelling for Intelligent Information Systems, Knowledge Graphs for Semantics-driven Systems Engineering, Enterprise & Organizational Modeling and Simulation, Digital Transformation with Business Process Mining SOCIAL EVENTS • Workshop and co-located events dinner with typical Cypriot food and atmosphere • Welcome reception and cocktail • A tour and a conference dinner in Aphrodite Hill’s Village • A beach party with drinks and dancing

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How to do research in a digital world: Webinar from the Center for Advanced Internet Studies
by Janet Salmons 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

How to do research in a digital world: Live from the Center for Advanced Internet Studies I've just started a residency at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum, Germany where I am refining and updating models and materials for qualitative online researchers. I'm one of 7 fellows from across the globe, all working on amazing projects. Lucky for you, two of them have agreed to discuss what they are doing and share lessons learned: Azadeh Shams, M.A., “Digital Feminist Activism and Imagining the Future: Case Study of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement in Iran” Prof. Dr. Edlyne E. Anugwom, “The Gig Economy and Labour Precarity In Nigeria: Evidence from the Fintech Sector” Dr. Esther Laufer, CAIS College director, will join us to discuss the Center’s mission. You really don't want to miss this free webinar! It is part of Sage's How to Do Research and Get Published series. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/44uhtymp (Write me off-list if you want to know more about my CAIS project.) Janet Salmons, PhD (She/her/hers) Free-Range Scholar & Creative @ https://www.salmons.blog Research Fellow 2024 at the Center for Advanced Internet Studyies Boulder, Colorado

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#jobalert: 2 phd positions in research project: “Open geospatial data at the intersection of digital commoning, digital humanitarianism, and digital capitalism: Transformations and tensions in OpenStreetMap” @UniFAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
by Glasze, Georg 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

2 phd positions in research project: “Open geospatial data at the intersection of digital commoning, digital humanitarianism, and digital capitalism: Transformations and tensions in OpenStreetMap” The German Research Foundation funded research project “Open geospatial data at the intersection of digital commoning, digital humanitarianism, and digital capitalism: Transformations and tensions in OpenStreetMap” investigates transformations and tensions in the field of open geodata, digital commons and volunteered geographic information. It analyses the growing role of commercial platforms and humanitarian actors in OpenStreetMap (OSM). The research project starts from the premise that there is a tension between the ethos of OSM as a project that builds on local knowledge and practices of digital commoning and the concerns about distanced and data-extractivist practices of institutional actors on the other hand. These concerns are raised in particular by decolonial and feminist voices within the OSM community and raise questions about the power of cartography as well as organisational issues of participation, polyphony and data sovereignty. The research project asks about the changing production and use of geographic knowledge in OSM, the interactions, overlaps and conflicts between the different groups of actors and the changing governance of OSM at the intersection of digital commoning, digital humanism and digital capitalism. * Case study A focuses on the strategies and policies of the main institutional actors in OSM (commercial actors such as Meta and Microsoft, the newly established Overture Maps Foundation, and the humanitarian OSM team). Of particular interest are the relationships, conflicts and tensions between these institutional actors and key players in the OSM community. This case study is based at the Chair of Cultural Geography and Political Geography at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (with Prof. Glasze). * Case study B analyses the practical interactions between local communities and institutional actors at the local level. It focuses on the Philippines, a place where local OSM communities are in tense interaction with actors and concepts of digital platform capitalism and the humanitarian sector. This case study is based at the Chair of Digital Geography at MLU Halle-Wittenberg (with Prof. Michel). Prerequisites: * Completed Master’s degree in human/cultural/social geography or related fields * Very good previous academic achievements and degrees * Excellent verbal communication and academic writing skills (in English, German is a plus!) * Critical and independent thinking, ability and interest to work independently in academic research * Interest in the subject areas of the research project * Proven knowledge of empirical (qualitative and/or quantitative) social science or human geography research methods (e.g. successfully completed methods seminars etc.) * For position A, experience with the analysis of geodata/skills in the use of GIS and geovisualisation are also an advantage * For position B, experience in qualitative social research is particularly advantageous. Your application: We look forward to receiving your detailed application! Please send the following application documents to Prof. Dr. Georg Glasze, (georg.glasze(a)fau.de<mailto:georg.glasze@fau.de>) and Prof. Dr Boris Michel (boris.michel(a)geo.uni-halle.de<mailto:boris.michel@geo.uni-halle.de>) by 30 April 2024 at the latest. Please indicate which position you are applying for (or if you are interested in both positions) * Detailed curriculum vitae with attachments (e.g. courses, theses/supervision, scholarships if applicable, involvement in academic self-administration/memberships, lectures…) with date and signature * Cover letter explaining the motivation behind your application for the specific project position * Certificates: Copies of school leaving certificate, degree certificate plus transcript of records * Up to three work samples, e.g. Master’s thesis, seminar paper, publication (if available) * Optional: a letter of recommendation, e.g. from the supervisor(s) of a previous thesis If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Georg Glasze, e-mail: georg.glasze(a)fau.de<mailto:georg.glasze@fau.de> and/or Prof. Dr. Boris Michel, e-mail: boris.michel(a)geo.uni-halle.de<mailto:boris.michel@geo.uni-halle.de>,

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Conference: Imaginations of Autonomy - On Humans, AI-Based Weapon Systems and Responsibility at Machine Speed; Paderborn University, 22-24 May 2024
by Jens Hälterlein 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce that the conference *"Imaginations of Autonomy - On Humans, AI-Based Weapon Systems and Responsibility at Machine Speed"* will take place from Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th May 2024 at Paderborn University, Germany. A brief description of the conference follows below. --- Autonomous Weapon Systems**(AWS) exhibit a high degree of automation. The movement of vehicles and the identification, selection and killing of targets are claimed as processes that machines can perform ‘autonomously’ or even ‘responsibly’ without human intervention. However, AWS depend on (human-made) material, technical and organizational infrastructures including big data and ‘self-learning’, opaque machine learning algorithms. As complex human/machine configurations, AWS exhibit agency beyond the clear-cut realms of machines and humans - though responsibility can only stay with humans. From this perspective, the claim of responsible AI as well as the autonomy of weapon systems can be seen as an epistemo-technoscientific as well as politically-driven imagination. However, this imagined autonomy has very real effects. It renews and strengthens promises of ‘fighting at machine speed’, and performing ‘precision strikes’. These technoscientific promises are articulated by politicians and the military; they drive hegemonic global politics and devalue discourses of and investments in diplomacy, conflict management and peace research. They legitimize arms contracts and trade as well as military research and development. Problematic effects of high automation such as automation bias, opaqueness of the systems and susceptibility to error are often overseen, underestimated or even made invisible. Against this background, the first conference of the competence network /Meaningful Human Control – Autonomous Weapon System between Regulation and Reflexion, led by Paderborn University and situated at five universities,/ aims to develop new approaches to understanding military human/machine configurations and their distributed, situational agency. Thereby, we aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, include non-Western positions more strongly in the debate and expand the scope with artistic perspectives and a robotic performance. --- Please find attached the preliminary programme. Participation in the conference is free of charge. However, we ask for a registration by 29.4.2024 at: https://meaningfulhumancontrol.de/registration/ Best wishes, Jens Hälterlein and Jutta Weber -- Dr. Jens Hälterlein (he/him/his) University Paderborn Department of Media Studies Warburger Straße 100 D- 33098 Paderborn Tel: +495251603346 Project: Meaningful Human Control. Autonomous Weapon Systems between Regulation and Reflexion (MEHUCO) Twitter: @JensHalterlein https://zenmem.academia.edu/JensHälterlein

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WEBCAST APR 16 – The UN’s Global Digital Compact: Considerations on the Zero Draft
by Joly MacFie 16 Apr '24

16 Apr '24

** Since April 1 2024 - the ISOC Live community livestream service is no longer funded by the Internet Society - big thanks to our first monthly sustaining sponsor Vint Cerf for his support! ** Just started. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3w1NUiP Also, real time text of the April 5 UN Meeting is here https://bit.ly/3Jlj4oE Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17656/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2b9fb7c94e168edbd4e13c3…> On *Tuesday April 16, 2024*, at *11:00-12:30 EDT* (15:00-16:30 UTC), the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3f7267afbf77d0a98227e5c…>*, as part of its *Global Digital Governance series <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d3b507c12ad7740d6525c33…>*, presents a webinar '*The UN's Global Digital Compact: Considerations on the Zero Draft <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ff62518ae290c562d8378eb…>* '. On April 1st, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology released the ‘*Zero Draft <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b9445c9c1ee2c94ab03926b…>*’ of the proposed *United Nations Global Digital Compact <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=481622b1b8bc8bfc18af6e4…>* (GDC). The final text will be annexed to the Pact for the Future to be adopted at the Summit of the Future in New York on 22-23 September 2024. The preparatory process involved multiple UN reports, proposals and consultations about global digital governance and cooperation. Some of these proposals got support, while others have proven to be highly controversial forays into sensitive policy spaces in which the international community is often deeply divided. The resulting Zero Draft reflects these dynamics. It includes proposals for new organizational structures and policy processes on such issues as artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, digital human rights, connectivity, information integrity, crossborder data flows and the system-wide coordination of UN digital work. On April 5th, the UN commences a series of intergovernmental and stakeholder consultations to help evolve a final text that can serve as a consensus landing zone. How are the hot button issues reflected in the Zero Draft? Does the document suggest a different interplay between intergovernmental decision-making and multistakeholder participation? How might the proposed enhanced roles of the Secretariat in New York impact existing UN organizations and processes, including the Internet Governance Forum? Are the proposed new mechanisms likely to be fit for purpose and serve as effective responses to the rapidly evolving global environment? Or could these mechanisms be hobbled by the same international political differences and dynamics that have confounded previous global digital governance initiatives? This webinar assembles a panel of leading experts from the private sector, Internet technical community and civil society stakeholder groups to consider these and other questions. As always, the panelists’ conversation will be followed by an open dialogue among all webinar participants. The session is simulcast live under the auspices of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY). *INTRODUCTION* *Eli Noam*, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School. *PANEL* *Chris Buckridge* - IGF MAG *Anriette Esterhuysen* - Senior Advisor for Internet Governance, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) *Timea Suto* - Global Digital Policy Lead, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) *MODERATOR* *William J. Drake*, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-gdc <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b5bde6561046e21187ad993…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3xFl2xt <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ff62518ae290c562d8378eb…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (See *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2b9fb7c94e168edbd4e13c3…>* ) *TWITTER #GlobalDigitalCompact <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f422a1af18901761f08af4a…> @wjdrake @Elinoam @_buckr Anriette Esterhuysen @APC_News Timea Suto @iccwbo @Columbia_Biz #netgov* *MASTODON #GlobalDigitalCompact <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=39da299c070e4349a00eab8…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=56da3778a3db4012f76c5a9…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b0264b94625545d1d33a861…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dd9435715de02737eb46847…> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/citi-gdc <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1a200cae5c9dc8a7ea5ac2c…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17656 -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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PhD and postdoc positions at Center for Digital Narrative
by Jill Walker Rettberg 16 Apr '24

16 Apr '24

The Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen (http://uib.no/en/cdn) is currently accepting applications for three postdoc positions and two PhD positions. Two PhDs and two postdocs are in algorithmic folklore and one postdoc is on computational narrative systems. Gabriele de Seta’s ALGOFOLK project – deadline 7 May 2024 * Two PhD positions: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/261652/phd-research-fellowsh… * Two postdoc positions: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/261664/postdoctoral-research… Applicants to these positions must submit a project proposal for a PhD or postdoctoral project aligned with the goals of the ALGOFOLK-project, that is, using digital humanities and social science methodologies to study the relationship between algorithmic automation and vernacular creativity in a global context, with a particular emphasis on both EU and Global South contexts. Contact Gabriele.seta(a)uib.no<mailto:Gabriele.seta@uib.no> for more info. Postdoc to work on a project reimplementing historical narrative generation systems, working with Nick Montfort and Rafael Pérez y Pérez. Deadline 21 May 2024 https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/260371/lead-ai-postdoctoral-… This is one of 11 postdocs funded by LEAD AI, a MSCA COFUND program at UiB. LEAD AI invites you to join the digital seminar<https://www.uib.no/en/leadai/169883/webinar-applicants-lead-ai-fellowships-…> for applicants 25 April. Sign up here: https://www.uib.no/en/leadai/169883/webinar-applicants-lead-ai-fellowships-… Any questions about the webinar can be directed to the LEAD AI office: Guro.Akre(a)uib.no<mailto:Guro.Akre@uib.no> Jill Jill Walker Rettberg Professor of Digital Culture University of Bergen http://jilltxt.net

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ACM GoodIT'24: Special Track on Educating for a Sustainable Digital Future -- Second Call for Papers
by Announce 16 Apr '24

16 Apr '24

*** Second Call for Papers *** ACM 4th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT''24) Special Track on Educating for a Sustainable Digital Future https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/ ( *** Submission Deadline: 17 May 2024 ***) SCOPE Exploring the development of our digital future requires a comprehensive examination of both individual and societal consequences. Placing excessive emphasis on individual gains, a common practice in individualistic societies for many years, has hindered the ability to grasp the complex dynamics and forward-thinking mindset essential for the sustainability of a contemporary society. The evolving landscape of technology and the ongoing digital advancements have paved the way for creative applications in the field of education, allowing us to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances. When shaping a new approach for Information Systems and Information Technology education, it is crucial to emphasize the significance of individuals as key stakeholders and integral members of the wider community, while also recognizing the pivotal role of collaboration. In this track, we are searching for papers employing innovative technology and approaches to educate the future generation towards world equality, collegiality, inclusion and a more cooperative learning for a sustainable digital future. Values which are emphasized in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which overall aim towards creating a more equitable, sustainable, and peaceful world. This track is particularly relevant to IS/IT educators and those creative IT practitioners who care about developing a sustainable digital future. TOPICS Potential topics for papers include (but are not limited to): • Sustainable and innovative education technologies and practices • Universal access to quality education • The new role for IS/IT in society and education and the value of information and knowledge • The role of cooperative learning for life-long learning and societal developments • Digital transformation: opportunities and challenges for education, work, and society • Digital learning environments: Innovations and trends • Equality, diversity, and inclusion in education, work, and society • The use of large language models and generative AI in education • New topics and domains in IT-enhanced education We hope to attract the interest of IS/IT educators and those creative IT practitioners who care about developing a sustainable digital future. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Please refer to the instructions on the conference web site: https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/submission-of-papers/ . All accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library . IMPORTANT DATES • Submission deadline: 17 May 2024 (AoE) • Notification of acceptance: 8 July 2024 • Camera ready: 19 July 2024 TRACK CHAIRS • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Vasso Stylianou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus CONTACT DETAILS Vasso Stylianou, stylianou.v(a)unic.ac.cy

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CfP: Working Group on Open government and Technology - XII International Conference on Government, Administration and Public Policy
by JESUS GARCIA GARCIA 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, for those researchers who are fluent in Spanish, I would like to share with you that at the XII International Conference on Government, Administration and Public Policy there will be a working group dedicated to Open Government and Technology (https://congresoxii.gigapp.org/convocatoria/grupos-paneles-aceptados#h.x2i1…) It could be an interesting occasion for all of you working on the issues of government transparency & open data, civic participation and collaboration and their intersection with digital technologies. The Conference is hybrid (face-to-face and online) and will be held in Madrid from 23-25 September 2024. Contributions can be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese, or English, although the presentation should preferably be in Spanish (it is possible to present in English/Portuguese with a previous consultation). . The deadline for abstract submission is 30th April and for final papers 25th August. Regards, --- Jesús García García Universidad de Oviedo www.jesusgarcia.info

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The 12th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Cloud Computing, Services and Engineering (IEEE Mobile Cloud 2024): Last Call for Papers
by Announce 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

*** Last Call for Papers *** IEEE Mobile Cloud 2024 The 12th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Cloud Computing, Services and Engineering July 15-18, 2024 | Shanghai, China https://ieeemobilecloud.com (*** Submission Deadline: April 30th, 2024 AoE (extended) ***) IEEE Mobile Cloud is a pioneering IEEE sponsored international conference devoted to the research in mobile, edge, and cloud computing. It covers all aspects of mobile, edge, and cloud computing from architectures, techniques, tools and methodologies to applications. This year's conference is scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, from 15-18 July 2024. IEEE Mobile Cloud 2024 is part of the IEEE International Congress On Intelligent And Service- Oriented Systems Engineering offering a broad spectrum of international events, sharing renowned keynotes and fostering exchange among researchers and practitioners (see common homepage for all colocated events, https://ieee-cisose-congress.org) The fusion of mobile communications, computing, and intelligence is catalysing the emergence of innovative systems and applications that facilitate intelligent resource provisioning, process extensive data from mobile sensors and interconnected hardware platforms, and bolster the Internet of Things (IoT) through robust edge and cloud-based backend infrastructure. The pivotal role of current and forthcoming communication technologies, machine learning implementation, and mobile cloud infrastructures as facilitators for this convergence cannot be understated. These mobile intelligent applications are poised to revolutionise various facets of daily life, encompassing domains such as transportation, e-commerce, healthcare, smart homes, smart cities, social interaction, and more. Mobile intelligence serves as an inclusive platform for both academic and industrial researchers to share their latest research insights, experimental findings, and the latest advancements in industry technologies related to mobile systems, machine learning, edge and cloud computing, services, and engineering. Leveraging the synergy of mobile communications, machine intelligence, edge computing, and edge/cloud infrastructures, the future of Mobile Intelligence Systems is envisioned to provide a multitude of critical and personalised services across diverse application domains, ranging from education, transportation, to public health, safety, and security. Submissions will be evaluated on the criteria of originality, significance, clarity, relevance, and accuracy. TOPICS OF INTEREST They include but not limited to: Theory, Modelling, and Methodologies • Mobile cloud computing models, architectures, infrastructures, and platforms • Mobile intelligence theories, concepts, algorithms, and methodologies • Mobile cloud data management • Mobile cloud tools, middleware, and data centres • Mobile intelligence as a service • Mobile networking, protocols, and technologies • Quality of service (QoS) • Mobile intelligence security and privacy Applications and Industry Practice • Mobile intelligence for autonomous driving systems, V2X, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), telematics • Mobile intelligence for robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) • Mobile intelligence for sensor networks, Industrial IoT, industrial 4.0, and industry 5.0 • Mobile intelligence for future wireless technologies, 5G/6G, WiFi, Satellite, etc. • Mobile intelligence for aviation, airports, and railway • Mobile intelligence for Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) • Mobile intelligence for computer vision and video analytics • Mobile intelligence for surveillance and disaster management • Mobile intelligence for healthcare • Mobile intelligence for the metaverse • Mobile intelligence for smart city • Mobile intelligence for satellite • Mobile intelligence for mission-critical systems • Mobile intelligence for community services and social networking • Mobile intelligence computing for sustainable development PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Papers must be written in English. All papers must be prepared in the IEEE double column proceedings format. Please see the following link for details: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html . All accepted conference papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Explore digital library with EI-index. Selected papers will be recommended to SCI-index journals as special issue papers. The paper length should be up to 8 pages for regular conference papers and 6 pages for work-in-progress papers. Submitted papers should contain original work and not being submitted elsewhere. Each paper must be presented by an author at the conference. Presentations via teleconference are not permitted. Permissions to have the paper presented by a qualified substitute presented may be granted by the TCP Chairs under extraordinary circumstances, upon written request. Submissions should be made via Easy Chair using the following link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=imc24 . IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract submission: March 31st, 2024 (AoE) • Paper submission: April 30th, 2024 (AoE) (extended) • Notification of acceptance: May 15th, 2024 • Final manuscript submission: May 22nd, 2024 • Author registration: May 22nd, 2024 • Conference: July 15th-18th, 2024 COMMITTEES General Chairs • Hiroyuki Sato, University of Tokyo, Japan • Yan Bai, University of Washington Tacoma, USA Program Chairs • Lan Zhang, Clemson University, USA • Sun Yao, The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK • Tomoki Watanabe, Kanagawa Institute Technology, Japan • Fan Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Publicity Chair George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Committee • Ouri Wolfson, University of illinois • Felix Beierle, University of Würzburg • Thomas Richter, Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences • Dan Grigoras, University College Cork • Sergio Ilarri, University of Zaragoza • Iulian Sandu Popa, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin & INRIA Saclay-Ile-de-France • Haiping Xu, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth • Prasad Calyam, University of Missouri • Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara • Fabio Costa, Federal University of Goias • Cristian Borcea, New Jersey Institute of Technology • Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University • Chunsheng Zhu, Southern University of Science and Technology • Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University • Jia Zhao, Changchun Institute of Technology • Richard Han, University of Colorado Boulder CISOSE General Chairs • Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA • Iraklis Varlamis, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece CISOSE Steering Committee • Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA • Guido Wirtz, University of Bamberg, Germany • Huaimin Wang, NUDT, China • Jie Xu, University of Leeds, UK • Wei-Tek Tsai, Arizona State University, USA • Axel Kupper, TU Berlin, Germany • Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University, UK • Longbin Cao, University of Technology Sydney, Australia • Cristian Borcea, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA • Sato Hiroyuki, University of Tokyo, Japan

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