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International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026): First Call for Research Papers
by Announce 06 Oct '25

06 Oct '25

*** First Call for Research Papers *** International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) 29 September - 2 October 2026 https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) invites high-quality contributions from researchers and practitioners in software engineering, systems engineering, and related disciplines focussing on a broad spectrum of methods, concepts, and tools for variability. VARIABILITY aims to be the premier forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and results in all aspects of software and systems variability management, reuse, software configuration, and customization. As software and systems become increasingly configurable, reusable, and adaptable, managing their variability across all lifecycle phases is more critical—and more challenging —than ever. VARIABILITY 2026 seeks to bring together the diverse communities that address these challenges from theoretical, technical, and practical perspectives. VARIABILITY results from a merge of three prominent conferences focussing on software and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions), VaMoS (the International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22 successful editions). VARIABILITY is by design open as a conference. It welcomes new fields of variability- intensive research, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid software-hardware systems, etc. For this first edition of VARIABILITY, we strive to continue the success of the predecessor conferences ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS by welcoming high-quality submissions for the research track in numerous closely related areas, such as systems and software product lines, systems and software reuse, configurable systems and software, product configuration, and systems and software variability. We will award the best research paper and the best artifact paper. Topics of Interest We invite contributions on variability management, reuse, and configuration across all phases of the software and systems lifecycle. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Requirements & Domain Engineering • Domain analysis and variability modeling • Decision modeling and support • Customization and personalization specification • Requirements variability and traceability Architecture & Design • Variability-aware software architectures • Architecture-centric product line engineering • Model-driven engineering (MDE) • Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software ecosystems Implementation & Code Generation • Generative programming and code synthesis • Modularization techniques for reusable code • Programming languages and frameworks for variability • Open-source strategies for software reuse Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance • Testing and analysis of configurable systems • Safety and security in variable systems • Formal Methods for Software Product Lines • Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration • Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance Evolution, Maintenance & Operation • Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems • Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring • Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines • Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems • Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines AI and Data-Driven Methods • Machine learning for variability management • AI-assisted product configuration • Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories • Recommendation systems for reuse and customization Industrial Applications and Tool Support • Variability and reuse in AI, cyber-physical systems, robotics, automotive, aerospace, quantum computing, etc. • Sustainable technologies for variation and sustainable software reuse approaches • Human, organizational, and social aspects of variable systems and software • Industrial case studies and lessons learned • Tools support for all activities in variability management, configuration, and reuse Submission Guidelines Paper Types We invite the following types of submissions: • Full Papers (up to 16 pages excluding references): Research papers must present original, unpublished work with validated results through empirical evaluation, formal analysis, or implementation-based experiments. Submissions must clearly articulate the problem, its relevance, the proposed contribution, and validation results. • Short Papers (6 - 8 pages excluding references): Short papers present early-stage research, novel ideas, or conceptual proposals that are not yet fully developed or validated but offer promising directions. These papers should articulate the vision, motivation, and potential impact. Formatting Papers must use the Springer LNCS template according to: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Springer provides author guidelines that should be consulted for further details: https://resource-preview-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/conten…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Submission Link Submissions should be made via Easy Chair, selecting the research track: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Paper Originality, Double-Blind Policy, Reviewing All papers must be original and not under review elsewhere. Submissions will be double- blind and reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions will be evaluated based on their novelty, relevance, rigor, transparency, and presentation. Authors of submissions to the first deadline might be invited to submit a revision of their papers to the second deadline, which will be reviewed as a revision. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY 2026 proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series. Revisions Research-track papers can be submitted to the first or second cycle. In the first cycle, papers can receive the following decisions: accept, revision, or reject. Revision means that the reviewers believe that the paper has potential, but that its quality or contribution is not yet ready for publication. Such papers are offered lightweight shepherding by a community member, who is not necessarily a PC member or reviewer. Revised papers should be submitted to the second cycle together with a response letter, explaining how the reviewer comments were addressed. They are then reviewed by the same PC members. Papers rejected in the first cycle can be resubmitted in the second cycle, but need to contain an appendix “Changes to First-Cycle Submission” at the end of the PDF (after references, regardless of the page limit) that lists the major changes in bullet-point format. Journal Special Issue Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions with at least 30% additional and original material, to be published in a special issue in a reputable Software Engineering journal (currently under negotiation). Important Dates (AoE) • First Paper Submission Deadline: 4 December 2025 • First Notification of Acceptance/Revisions: 16 February 2026 • Camera-Ready Deadline of Directly Accepted Papers: 1 April 2026 • Second Paper Submission Deadline: 2 April 2026 • Second Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026 • Camera-Ready Deadline of Accepted Revised Papers and Directly Accepted Papers: 15 July 2025 • Author Registration: 15 July 2025 Organisation General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium Research Track Chairs • Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany • Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany Industry Track Chairs • Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany Journal First Track Chairs • Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France • Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs • Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria • Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel Demos and Tools Track Chairs • Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark vLeopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco Projects Showcase Chairs • Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden • Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France Hall of Fame Chairs • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany • Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland • Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan Workshops Chairs • Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain • Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany Tutorials Chairs • Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands • Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Proceedings Chair • Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK Publicity Chairs • Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA • Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan Local Organiser and Finance Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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First Book Review: "an exciting and engaging read"!
by Dr. Emma Briant 06 Oct '25

06 Oct '25

Dear Colleagues, The reviews are starting to come in for the Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry (edited by myself and Vian Bakir and with many excellent contributors). I am pulling out a few extracts here for you. Read the full review here. <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41254-025-00402-8?utm_source=lin…> The reviewer, Dr Farhat Asif writes that: "The core idea of this book is to assess myriad aspects of the influence industry’s ecosystem, which remains a pervasive yet academically under-researched domain, by evaluating the role of power brokers in a post-truth world. In doing so, it offers a unique blend of theoretical insights and well-curated case studies by formulating a conversant reflection on the subject and a comprehensive framework to help navigate the complexities of the modern influence industry." And I was particularly delighted to read this! "The book has an academic flavour, but there is a journalistic investigative approach to various chapters, sharing exclusive facts and presenting analysis, making it an exciting and engaging read." Exciting and engaging is of course what we always aspire to, but is often a tall reach for a scholarly book! :) And Dr. Asif also observes that "For practitioners of public diplomacy and strategic communication, the book offers a pedagogical range of options and understandings to enhance new insights and practical guidance at the same time" Vian Bakir particularly liked the reviewer's insight that it's ''an indispensable pedagogical reference tool for students, academia and whistleblowers. The book’s global scope and detailed empirical, in-depth case study approach have positioned it at the nexus of political communication, strategic influence and digital governance, beyond what was once the usual PR and propaganda." Vian and I are of course grateful to Dr. Asif and the Journal Place Branding & Public Diplomacy for reviewing the book! We appreciate any orders of the hardback for your university library. Thank you! Best wishes, Emma -- *Dr Emma L Briant* Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, USA Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project, USA Associate at George Washington University, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, USA Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability, UK Affiliate at Monash University, Monash Global Peace and Security Centre, Australia Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter! <https://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/> Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown

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CFP: AI & Culture area of SWPACA 2026 in ABQ : 10/31/2025 Abstract Due Date
by Andrew Shi-hwa Chen 05 Oct '25

05 Oct '25

CFP: AI & Culture area of SWPACA 2026 in ABQ : 10/31/2025 Abstract Due DateArea Chair: Andrew Chen, PhD, Minnesota State University Moorhead, andrewsw(a)gmail.com General Call for Proposals: The AI & Culture area welcomes proposals on all things related to Artificial Intelligence. Topic Inclusiveness/Specific Interests: Topics include, but are not limited to: - Scholarship done by, or with the assistance of, AI - AI as a cultural phenomenon, including scholarship about popular culture works that directly or indirectly treat AI as a subject matter - AI as a phenomenon that can impact culture - Creative works “by” AI, as well as critiques saying that such works are inherently not “creative” - Scholarship about any of those things mentioned so far - “AI perspectives” on any of those things mentioned so far Important Considerations: - All perspectives regarding AI are welcome. We expect all participants, including those with opposing viewpoints ("AI advocate" and "AI resistant critic"), to be polite and civil towards each other. - Every presentation must have a human who claims responsibility for it, even if it is prepared primarily or exclusively by AI. - A human must present at the in-person conference, even if an AI is capable of doing so. - As AI becomes more capable, these rules are subject to change. - Humans are expected to engage in full disclosure about the extent to which AI contributed to the work and should be willing to engage in discussions about that. - Please note that as AI is impacting many areas, some proposals may be more suitable for other areas. Contact the Area Chair if you are uncertain. Submission instructions can be found at https://swpaca.org/app Deadline: October 31, 2025 ------------------------------ Panel Submissions: The Area Chair welcomes thematically linked panel submissions. Please contact the Area Chair to discuss potential panel ideas. Interdisciplinary Approaches: We encourage interdisciplinary approaches that explore the intersection of AI and various cultural domains.

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Job Opening: PhD position in Politics & Digitalization
by Lena Ulbricht 03 Oct '25

03 Oct '25

Join my team! <> University of Hildesheim, Institute of Social Sciences, Germany Position: Research Associate (m/f/d), TV-L E13 (65%), 3 years (extension possible) Focus: Politics & Digitalization, especially digital sovereignty, IT/cybersecurity, digital government, democracy, and platform regulation Duties: Research (with option for PhD), teaching (2.6 hrs/week), contribution to team activities (events, publications, outreach) Requirements: Master’s degree in Political Science or related field; experience in empirical/theoretical research; strong English (C1), good German (B2); interest/experience in cybersecurity, digital governance, platform regulation, democracy, or political theory Deadline: October 31, 2025 Apply online: https://bewerbung.uni-hildesheim.de/jobposting/68c0a596dcf3a0f00683f3f4ac57… Contact: Prof. Dr. Lena Ulbricht lena.ulbricht(a)uni-hildesheim.de <mailto:lena.ulbricht@uni-hildesheim.de> *** Prof. Dr. Lena Ulbricht Professur für Politikwissenschaft Schwerpunkt Politik und Digitalisierung Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Universität Hildesheim Universitätsplatz 1 31141 Hildesheim lena.ulbricht(a)uni-hildesheim.de <mailto:lena.ulbricht@uni-hildesheim.de>

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The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026): Last Call for Papers to the Research Track
by Announce 03 Oct '25

03 Oct '25

*** Last Call for Papers to the Research Track *** The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026) 17-20 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/saner-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The 33rd edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering (SANER 2026) invites high-quality submissions of papers describing original and unpublished research results. We encourage submissions describing various types of research, including empirical, theoretical, and tool-oriented studies. TOPICS OF INTEREST The topics of the submissions should be of direct interest to the software analysis, evolution, and reengineering community (including researchers, practitioners, educators). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • AI for Software Engineering and Software Engineering for AI (see note below); • Generative AI and LLM Applied to Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering of Software; • Software Analysis, Parsing, and Fact Extraction; • Software Maintenance and Evolution, Evolution Analysis; • Software Reverse Engineering and Reengineering; • Program Comprehension; • Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting; • Program Transformation and Refactoring; • Mining Software Repositories and Software Analytics; • Software Visualization; • Software Reconstruction and Migration; • Program Repair; • Software Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery; • Software Security, Safety, Reliability and Quality Analysis; • Software Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance; • Human Factors and Legal Aspects in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering; • Empirical Studies in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering; • Education and Training in the Context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process and will be selected based on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. Submissions must be original, not published, accepted, or under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in PDF format and conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines. Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only). Important Note: The Research Track follows a double-anonymous review process. Please refer to the conference website for more details. Submission Link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> PAPERS INVOLVING AI AND ML Papers involving AI or ML must either (a) concern a software system as a whole, or a subsystem, and not simply its AI or ML component, (b) consider software engineering artifacts, (c) target a novel context for a software engineering task, or (d) study human, social, socio-technical, and organizational aspects in the development of AI- or ML- intensive software systems (see also "Scoping Software Engineering for AI: The TSE Perspective", 10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Papers involving AI or ML must explicitly explain how they address a software engineering problem. Papers not meeting these criteria may be more suitable for AI- or ML-focused venues instead. Papers that do not clearly explain how they address a software engineering problem or don't meet the above criteria will be desk-rejected. SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE Authors of selected research papers accepted at SANER 2026 will be invited to submit revised, extended versions of their manuscripts for a special issue featured by Springer’s Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE). The best papers from the conference will be awarded. IMPORTANT DATES (All deadlines are 23:59h "Anywhere on Earth" time) Research Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 9 October, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 16 October, 2025 • Notifications: 9 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 9 January, 2026 ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Chair • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organizing Chair • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Eunjong Choi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Industrial Chairs • Anne Etien, University of Lille, France • Tushar Sharma, Dalhousie University, Canada ERA Chairs • Mairieli Wessel, Radboud University, Netherlands • Christoph Treude, Singapore Management University, Singapore Short Papers and Posters Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Sandro Schulze, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany RENE Chairs • Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Sebastian Proksch, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Workshop/Tutorial Chairs • Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil • Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy Journal-First Chairs • Luigi Lavazza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy • Yuxia Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Registered Report Chairs • Sherlock A. Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Sebastiano Panichella, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland Tool Demo Chairs • Maliheh Izadi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands • Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence, Italy Diversity, Inclusion, and Newcomers Chairs • Catia Trubiani, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy • Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia Proceedings Chair • Raula Gaikovina Kula, Osaka University, Japan Most Influential Paper Award Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Michele Lanza, Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Switzerland Sustainability Chair • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Financial Chair • Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity and Social Media Chair • Erina Makihara, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

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Music Streaming Around the World - book talk online, Wednesday 8 October
by David Hesmondhalgh 03 Oct '25

03 Oct '25

Hello everyone, a group of us will be discussing a new book I've edited, Music Streaming Around the World, next Wednesday 8 October at 5.30pm US Eastern Time, as part of the Popular Music Books in Process series, which takes place online via Zoom. Details of the talk are below. The book is published on 21 October by University of California Press, and will be available open access or for purchase in paperback: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/music-streaming-around-the-world/paper I'm informed that if you'd like to attend our talk, you need to write to Eric Weisbard eric.weisbard(a)gmail.com<mailto:eric.weisbard@gmail.com> to request the Zoom link, which Eric circulates in advance of the session (this is to avoid Zoom-bombing). You'll also join the mailing list for this excellent series: https://iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Music-Books-in-Process-Series The start time is rather late for Europe (11.30pm Central European Time, and 10.30pm British Summer Time) and very early in Asia (5.30am in China) but if you are interested in joining, please write to Eric as soon as possible. I hope you can join us. Kind regards, Dave Hesmondhalgh Music Streaming Around the World - David Hesmondhalgh, Raquel Campos Valverde, Shuwen Qu and Zhongwei (Mabu) Li This talk brings together members of the MUSICSTREAM music project based at the University of Leeds (UK) to discuss a new book, Music Streaming Around the World, about to be published by University of California Press. David Hesmondhalgh will give a brief overview of the collection, and of his chapter on how streaming fits into the long history of capitalism and colonialism in the realm of music. Shuwen Qu (Stella) will discuss her work on how short video platforms have transformed Chinese music production. Raquel Campos Valverde will discuss her chapter on the problematic implications of the taxonomies used by music streaming platforms. Finally, Zhongwei "Mabu" Li will summarise his history of how platformization has impacted independent Chinese musicians. (Qu and Li are discussing chapters co-authored with D. Bondy Kaye Valdovinos, who is unable to attend). Links: The MUSICSTREAM research project<https://musicstreamproject.com/> The book: Music Streaming Around the World<https://www.ucpress.edu/flyer/books/music-streaming-around-the-world/paper> (available open access and in print from 21 October) Bios: David Hesmondhalgh is Professor of Media, Music and Culture at the University of Leeds. His books include Creative Labour (2010), Why Music Matters (Wiley, 2013) and The Cultural Industries (5th edition to be published in January 2026). Qu Shuwen (Stella) is an Associate Professor at Jinan University and Co-Investigator on MUSICSTREAM. Her works focus on Chinese music industries and popular music culture, and she is currently working on a monograph on pan-entertainment music streaming in China. Zhongwei (Mabu) Li is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the MUSICSTREAM project, based at the University of Leeds. His work focuses mainly on the relationship between music streaming in China and the longer-term history of music, technology and culture in that country. Raquel Campos Valverde is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the MUSICSTREAM project. Her work focuses on software governance and cultural inequality in streaming platforms. She is currently working on a monograph on the ideologies of discovery in music streaming. David Hesmondhalgh<https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/staff/297/professor-david-hesmondhalgh> (he/him) Professor of Media, Music and Culture, University of Leeds Links to recent publications: https://linktr.ee/davidhesmondhalgh Principal Investigator, MUSICSTREAM: Music Culture in the Age of Streaming, funded by European Research Council, 2021 to 2026: https://musicstreamproject.com/

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AoIR is searching for a new Association Coordinator!
by AoIR President 02 Oct '25

02 Oct '25

AoIR is searching for a new Association Coordinator! The AC is our one paid staff member; they provide ongoing management and support to keep the Association running. Below is the job ad. Please feel free to circulate among friends, colleagues, and relevant job lists. ----- The Association of Internet Researchers is an academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of internet studies. It is a member-based support network promoting critical and scholarly internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope and its primary event is the annual academic conference <https://aoir.org/past-conferences/>. AoIR seeks an energetic, responsible, and proactive Association Coordinator to support the mission of the Association. The AC provides support for all aspects of Association business, including: managing the website and the email list of 5,000 subscribers, monitoring and contributing to social media, managing the membership lists, supporting our online publication of conference proceedings, and assisting with all aspects of conference management. The AC works closely with the President and Vice-President in the day-to-day running of the Association. The applicant must possess excellent organization and communication skills, and an ability to work proactively, independently, and at times under pressure. Experience with academic associations is strongly preferred. The ideal applicant will possess event planning and logistics skills, experience negotiating contracts, and will interface regularly with the local conference committees. Required skills include: strong technical abilities and an ability to successfully administer and troubleshoot software systems, such as WordPress for managing our website, ConfTool for conference management, and Wild Apricot for membership management. We have an open-access publishing system that also requires troubleshooting, updating, and management. This is an Independent Contractor position of 10-15 hours a week on average, though the position has a strong seasonal element, with September and October being the busiest months. Pay is commensurate with experience. Non-U.S. applicants will be subject to withholding and taxes. Review of applications will begin immediately until the position is filled. Please send a cover letter and resume, or any questions at all, to Association President Nicholas John at prez [at] aoir [dot] org.

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AoIR2025 Student Paper Award
by AoIR Association Coordinator 02 Oct '25

02 Oct '25

AoIR is delighted to announce that the 2025 AoIR Student Paper Award has been awarded to Lucia Fernanda Mesa Velez for her paper “Rupturing ‘AI for Good’: A Feminist Decolonial Theoretical Framework for Analyzing AI Interventions in Gender-Based Violence. <https://www.conftool.org/aoir2025/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_sessio…>” You can hear Lucia’s paper at #AoIR2025 in Niterói on 16 October at 4:00 p.m. in the session Rethinking AI. Lucia’s paper has been recognised for the author’s innovative use of feminist and decolonial perspectives to build a critical framework for analyzing “AI for Good” interventions addressing gender-based violence (GBV). The significance of this critique stems from her accurate perception that current “AI for Good” initiatives require deeper examination, given their impact on vulnerable people, communities, and territories worldwide. We also recognize Tomás Guarna with an Honorable Mention for his paper, “Against the Tide: Startup Cultures in Mexico City and Buenos Aires <https://www.conftool.org/aoir2025/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_sessio…>” You can hear Tomás’s paper on 16 October at 11:00 a.m. in the session Mapping and Cartographing Cities and Cultures. Tomás’s paper focuses on a young generation of entrepreneurs in Latin America, specifically in Mexico and Argentina, navigating the startup ecosystem amidst a global market recession. His comprehensive ethnographic approach is based on five weeks of fieldwork in Mexico City and Buenos Aires, including observations at conferences and events, and meetings with startup entrepreneurs, venture capital partners and staff, startup accelerator leaders, and business school academics. Congratulations to Lucia and Tomás! Be sure to check out their sessions at the conference.

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Call for Proposals: Palgrave Studies in Mediating Kinship, Representation, and Difference
by Aline Franzus 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Palgrave Studies in Mediating Kinship, Representation, and Difference (https://link.springer.com/series/15789) Series editors: May Friedman (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Silvia Schultermandl (University of Muenster) Please send inquiries to: may.friedman(a)torontomu.ca AND silvia.schultermandl(a)uni-muenster.de We invite proposals that explore themes of kinship and mediated differences for our dynamic book series! Since 2021, we have published eight volumes, which delve into a range of topics and use wide-ranging methods, with several more books scheduled for publication in the coming years. We invite monographs as well as edited collections and are excited to receive inquiries about completed projects as well as ideas that are still in development. You can find the link to the full CFP here (https://www.uni-muenster.de/Anglistik/Research/Amerikanistik/research/index…) but broadly, this series is thinking through an array of responses to kinship that see the notion of family as a “working truth” that spans many biological and non-biological relationships, including those that transcend human connections and explore our kinship to the earth, artificial intelligences, and beyond. This book series aims to explore phenomena located at the intersection of technologies, including those which allow for family creation, migration, communication, reunion, and the family as a site of difference. The individual volumes in this series offer insightful analyses of the representations of these phenomena in media, social media, literature, popular culture, and corporeal settings. Some of our books have included: - Making Kin with Trees: A Cultural Poetics of Interspecies Care by Solvejg Nitzke - The Hidden Lives of Big, Beautiful Women by Crystal Kotow - Queer Kinship and Comparative Literature, edited by Anchit Sathi and Alice Ferrebe This series is currently accepting proposals. To learn more, please follow this link: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Anglistik/Research/Amerikanistik/research/index…

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Armand Mattelart’s Intellectual Journey: A Free Online Discussion, 23 October
by Park, Dave 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

Please join us for a free online discussion of Mariano Zarowsky’s From the Chilean Laboratory to World-Communication: Armand Mattelart’s Intellectual Journey, newly translated from its original Spanish and published as an open access book. The session will include simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation. * Armand Mattelart’s Intellectual Journey: An Online Discussion * 23 October 2025, 14:00 UTC (10 am EDT/11 am Buenos Aires/4 pm Paris): 60 minutes Zoom link: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/94536961890 ## Discussants: * Mariano Zarowsky, Universidad de Buenos Aires * Peter Simonson, University of Colorado Boulder * Sarah Cordonnier, Université Lyon II * Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University * Janet Wasko, with Jeremy Swartz, University of Oregon ## Open access book https://www.mediastudies.press/from-the-chilean-laboratory-to-world-communi… ## More info https://www.mediastudies.press/zarowsky-discussion ## Description Join Mariano Zarowsky, Peter Simonson, Sarah Cordonnier, Silvio Waisbord, and Janet Wasko (with Jeremy Swartz) for a discussion of Zarowsky’s From the Chilean Laboratory to World-Communication: Armand Mattelart’s Intellectual Journey, recently translated into English by William Quinn and published as an open access book with a new Foreword by Simonson. This Zoom session, sponsored by mediastudies.press, marks the publication of the translation with a discussion of the work’s significance by the panelists. Zarowsky’s book follows Armand Mattelart’s intellectual trajectory through Cold War geopolitics and the rise of critical communication studies in Latin America and Europe. First published in Spanish, Zarowsky’s study traces Mattelart’s path from his early work in demography and law, through his political engagement in Salvador Allende’s Chile, to his later role in shaping debates in France and globally on media, cultural politics, and transnational communication. The book offers a rich account of Mattelart’s life and work, and the shifting political, institutional, and epistemological contexts that shaped his thinking and progressive activism. Along the way, it illuminates his distinctive style of research in relation to Anglophone political economy and other strands of critical research. In doing so, Zarowsky positions Mattelart as a theorist whose work emerged from—and continues to speak to—global struggles over culture, knowledge, and power and relations between the Global North and South. As the first English edition of Zarowsky’s landmark study, the book will appeal to scholars of critical communication studies, Latin American and transnational cultural theory, and those working on the history of the social sciences across global contexts. Mariano Zarowsky is a researcher at Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and teaches at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). His research intersects the history of intellectuals, communication studies, and political culture in Argentina and Latin America. He is the author of Allende en la Argentina: intelectuales, prensa y edición entre lo local y lo global (1970–1976) (2023), and Los estudios en comunicación en la Argentina: ideas, intelectuales, tradiciones político-culturales, 1956–1985 (2017). mediastudies.press (https://mediastudies.press) is a scholar-led, nonprofit, no-fee open access publisher in the media, film, and communication studies fields. Questions? Email press(a)mediastudies.press

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