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Post-doctoral research positions at Berkeley
by 4etmeyer＠gmail.com 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share details of the Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars program at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. We are seeking up to 4 post-doctoral scholars, and have published 7 target areas from which we will be selecting the strongest candidates. Details of the positions are available at: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04845 and also attached. These positions are for a two-year fixed term and are designed to help exceptionally promising scholars launch an active research program. All post-docs will spend a portion of their time working with an established scholar on research, and will have a portion of their time reserved for pursuing their own independent research and publishing pursuits. Please share this with any soon-to-graduate or recently graduated doctoral students in your network. Warm regards, Eric ERIC T. MEYER Dean & Chancellor's Professor of Social Informatics School of Information, University of California, Berkeley email: <mailto:dean@ischool.berkeley.edu> dean(a)ischool.berkeley.edu

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LaborTech Call for Nominations: Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards 2025
by Rider, Karina (gxy9fq) 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Labor Tech Research Network (LaborTech<https://www.labortechresearchnetwork.org/>) invites submissions for our fourth annual Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards! *About Us* LaborTech is an interdisciplinary and transnational group of over 700 experts concerned with the intersection of technology and labor. We aim to reframe conversations about technology and labor towards issues of power, inequality, and social justice, and incorporate themes of feminism, anti-racism, and transnationalism. We also seek to foster an interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and community-oriented space for discussion, collaboration, and empowerment. For a deeper discussion of our mission, please visit our webpage. For a list of our previous winners, click here<https://labortechresearchnetwork.org/awards>. *Call for Nominations* As part of our mission to promote scholarship and activism towards more equitable forms of labor and technology, LaborTech is announcing a call for three awards: Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice. These will honor projects which: * have distinctive intellectual merit or activist impact; * advance the knowledge about labor and technology in the global society; and * address our core focus on labor and technology and which may simultaneously address feminism, anti-racism, and/or transnationalism. *Eligibility*: Works from all disciplines and methodologies are eligible for nomination. Nominations are open to members and non-members of LaborTech. We welcome self-nominations especially, but also nominations from publishers, colleagues, and others familiar with the projects. We encourage submissions from women, people of color, queer communities, and those from the global south. LaborTech executive board members and committee chairs, as well as books published in our Labor and Technology series with MIT Press, are ineligible for these awards. *Prizes*: Winners receive a small cash award and a certificate (which we hope to expand further in years ahead, as we are still a growing nonprofit organization :). In addition, we offer our infrastructural supports at LaborTech to promote visibility of your projects: by connecting with our globally dispersed expert members; by making a video of winners and distributing it both in and outside of our network to enhance public attention and exposure; and by creating a space and opportunity for sharing your work at out end of year virtual celebration. Winners will be announced in December. *Deadline and Contact*: The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2025. Send questions to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>. See below for separate criteria and instructions for the various awards. CRITERIA AND SUBMISSION DETAILS *Book Award* Criteria: * Monographs only (no edited volumes or anthologies) * Multiple authors accepted * Published in the last three years (2023-25). * If your book is not out by the deadline for this award, please send proofs from the manuscript and a letter from the press editor confirmation publication before the end of 2025. Submission details: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. An electronic version in PDF format (contact us if only print form is available for books) 2. The author's contact email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating the significance and contribution of the work *Graduate Student Paper* Criteria: * Written by students currently enrolled in a graduate program or who have graduated in 2024 * Single-authored pieces are preferred, but co-authored pieces will be accepted with the above conditions in Submission Details * If a co-authored piece, the first author must be a graduate student. * Papers may be published within the last three years (2023-25) or unpublished * Page length: 25-40 pages, double-spaced Submission details: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. Electronic version in PDF format 2. The author's email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating: * the significance and contribution of the work * when the PhD was started and, if applicable, granted * if the paper was published, then state when and in what journal * if co-authored with faculty/advisors/other PhDs, please include a paragraph attesting to the student's dominant role in generating the paper (such as working on its theoretical components, doing the research, and writing it up). In addition, we ask that the cover letter is signed (digitally, or otherwise) by all co-authors, so that they are aware of this submission. *Social Justice Award* Criteria: * Those who are interfacing with technology in the course of their organizing, or who are organizing against inequitable technologies, in the context of labor, feminism, anti-racism, transnationalism struggles. This may include: * tech workers * labor organizers, whether in unions or other workers' associations * feminist, immigrant, community, and ethnic rights activists * scholar-activists. For this, we are not looking for purely academic work (i.e., scholars who are studying activism), but rather those who are participating in activism themselves, or who are promoting collaborations between activists and scholars. * people creating design alternatives for social justice, like engineers and designers * Open to individuals, small groups, and if appropriate, organizations * Focus will be on a particular campaign or project that is done with the aim of social justice regarding labor and/or technology. These projects may be broad (such as educating the public on a social justice issue) or specific (such as organizing a protest for higher wages). They may use a variety of strategies (e.g., art, design, social media, marches and strikes, policy interventions, etc.). We'd like to honor activists who, through these projects, have developed novel approaches or who are pioneers in the fight for more equitable relations of technology and/or labor. Submission details: * Fill out this Google Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2rjrKiOp6sUqRvSE5EIXcV5dGyibnky6…>: It has a few short questions regarding the significance and contribution of your social justice activities * Answers to this form should be a minimum 400 words each, in order to give us enough understanding of the nominee's accomplishments. No single sentence answers please! * Please submit all items in English. However, if you have a submission in another language, contact us and we'll attempt to find a translator in our group. -- Dr. Karina Rider (they/them) Assistant Professor @ University of Virginia Lead Organizer @ Labor Tech Research Network<https://labortechresearchnetwork.org/> @kaareeenah.bsky.social // karinarider.com

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Registration for the AoIR Flash Point Symposium is open
by AoIR Association Coordinator 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

We are excited to open registration for this year’s Flashpoint Symposium, From Platform Governance to Generative AI: Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance, to be hosted by the Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, which takes place on 3-4 June 2025. The preliminary symposium programme is available here <https://platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpoint-symposium-2025/>. The detailed programme will be published in late March. Please click here <https://members.aoir.org/event-6113333> ( https://members.aoir.org/event-6113333) to be taken to the registration site, where you can also become a member of AoIR, if you wish. The fees are: AoIR Member Student – €10.00 Student Non-member – €20.00 AoIR Member Professional & Post-Doc – €25.00 Professional & Post-Doc Non-member – €50.00 A number of travel stipends are available for PhD students and post-docs who are presenting. Details and the form for application are available here <https://nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/apps/forms/s/apoaiC2PBpji44q6GtDmitN2>. Space is limited. Register now! We look forward to seeing you in Bremen, AoIR and the Flashpoint Symposium Organisers

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WEBCAST MAR 21 – Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety
by Joly MacFie 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

As we know, in this case, after going public, Apple removed encryption for UK users <https://support.apple.com/en-us/122234> rather than acquiesce. What we don't know is how many others may have invisibly submitted. The news came in this week <https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/gsma-embraces-e2ee-standards-2/> that GSMA’s latest update to the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard explicitly cites the definition of end-to-end encryption <https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-knodel-e2ee-definition-11.html> (E2EE) developed by Mallory Knodel, Sofía Celi (Brave), Olaf Kolkman (Internet Society), and Gurshabad Grover, and in process to become an IETF standard. Meanwhile the UK Government has set 2035 as a deadline <https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/pqc-migration-timelines> for domestic organizations to transition to post-quantum encryption (PQC). One imagines GCHQ expects to have figured out how to crack it by that date :) *LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/aZ3UkihYwQo>* | *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <https://bit.ly/EncryptionUnderThreat>* | *REAL TIME TEXT <https://bit.ly/4bKokiZ> * On Friday 21 March 2025, at 13:00 UTC, the Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group (Online Safety SIG ) hosts a webinar 'Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety'. The UK government’s recent de… [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4889a5b5e2cd5f26811b0e8c…>On *Friday 21 March 2025*, at *13:00 UTC*, the *Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=15de68f1f691fc453d09ddbe…>* (Online Safety SIG ) hosts a webinar '*Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1b3b32c38894364a417ef35…>* '. The UK government’s recent demand for Apple to create a backdoor in its end-to-end encrypted cloud services raises alarming concerns for online safety, privacy, and cybersecurity. This panel discussion will explore the global implications of this move, particularly how it could set a dangerous precedent for weakening encryption and jeopardizing online safety for individuals, businesses, and civil society. *PANEL* *Farzaneh Badiei* - Founder, Digital Medusa *Charles Mok* - Trustee, Internet Society *Callum Voge* - Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Internet Society *HOST* *Godsway Kubi* - Lead Facilitator, Online Safety SIG *LIVESTREAM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f35da01bb8a9de0d88a1c7f7…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1de62a740533b12b52f1b3c3…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1a3ab48ef279e50f22882c7a…> | Facebook Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=335548793ab3ab372e45e27d…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1b3b32c38894364a417ef35…>* | *REAL TIME TEXT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=101769d2423a5d55e58ea1d5…> *| *ADD TO CALENDAR <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=577743423611cd7d605562b2…>* | *PERMALINK <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4889a5b5e2cd5f26811b0e8c…>* *X #onlinesafety <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e4000e4f84d92d10b5c23afb…> #encryption MASTODON <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=05a29a7e72ab6608af5b1674…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c0c6c491dd2c0630407fe0a4…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e85ae1faec8eca292b518e9d…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[Event] Virtual Influencers in the Asia Pacific
by Rachel Berryman (Student) 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

(With apologies for cross-posting) Dear colleagues, The Influencer Ethnography Research Lab (IERLab) at Curtin University is pleased to present Virtual Influencers in the Asia Pacific, a free online symposium exploring the impact, iterations, and industries of virtual influencers in the Asia Pacific region. Spanning several local incarnations of the virtual—including virtual influencers, virtual YouTubers (vTubers), and virtual idols—the papers in this event attest to the vibrancy of the Asia Pacific region as a site for virtual encounters and experiences. With keynote presentations by multidisciplinary artist Charmaine Poh and media scholar Esperanza Miyake, author of Virtual Influencers: Identity and Digitality in the Age of Multiple Realities (2024, Routledge), this symposium brings together international speakers and cross-disciplinary perspectives to ground ideas of the virtual in specific geocultural, industrial, and political contexts. The event will take place on Tuesday 08 April, 1400-1700 AWST (GMT+8). Registration is free and open now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5hFDRP43RbuQWXLWou4B8A More information, including the programme and presenter biographies, can be found at https://ierlab.com/virtual-influencers/ Select portions of the event will be recorded and made available for later viewing at https://ierlab.com/<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fierlab.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh…>. Please feel free to share this information with your networks, and to direct any questions regarding the event to contact(a)ierlab.com<mailto:contact@ierlab.com> Kind regards, Rachel Berryman Research Student, IERLab Prof Crystal Abidin Director, IERLab

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WEBCAST MAR 21 – ISOC Ethiopia – Digital Parenting Online
by Joly MacFie 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Still under way. Jennifer Kaberi already gave a lengthy presentation on how to handle kids online habits (slides <https://bit.ly/4bJ3aBL>). Theorose Elikplim Dzikenu, who's on now, also teaches the ISOC Learn Encryption <https://www.internetsociety.org/learning/encryption/> course, so is more focused on technical measures. On Friday March 21 2025, at 11:00 EAT (08:00 UTC) the Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter (ISOC Ethiopia) hosts a webinar 'Digital Parenting Online'.As technology becomes an integral part of everyday life, parents face new challenges in guiding their child… <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=564518126b3fd7bb23f70f8d…>On *Friday March 21 2025*, at *11:00 EAT* (08:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=02d7898714cc2341d1bff2dd…>* (ISOC Ethiopia) hosts a webinar '*Digital Parenting Online <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=18a4f082736a18a587853d2b…>*'.As technology becomes an integral part of everyday life, parents face new challenges in guiding their children through the digital world. This webinar aims to provide parents, guardians, and educators with practical insights into responsible digital parenting. The session will explore strategies for managing children's online presence, ensuring digital safety, and fostering a balanced approach to technology use. Experts in child safety, online safety specialists, and digital literacy will share actionable tips to help parents create a safe, productive, and positive digital environment for their children. *SPEAKERS* *Jennifer Kaberi* - Founder Mtoto News. *Theorose Elikplim Dzikenu* - Research Assistant at Kent State University Moderator: *Dr. Asrat Mulatu* - President, Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter *LIVESTREAM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=41bca935809eca825cb6553d…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bf7b4eae433afb6abd9e32de…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=abf22bef3095a10bc528eebf…> | Facebook Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b04c0290a5005364b7f9c80f…>* *REAL TIME TEXT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2d32a16f85c584c7a6fdd88c…> | PERMALINK <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=564518126b3fd7bb23f70f8d…> * *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): First Call for Tutorials
by Announce 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

*** First Call for Tutorials *** 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025 SCOPE AND GOAL The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European forum for presenting and discussing software architecture research and practice. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit proposals for tutorials held in conjunction with ECSA 2025. Tutorials will be held right before the main conference on 15-19 September 2025. ECSA edition 2025 hosts tutorials on topics related to software architecture from theoretical foundations to practical applications. Tutorials at ECSA provide a valuable opportunity for conference participants to expand their knowledge and skills in specific research and practical topics under the umbrella of software architecture. Topics of interests may include but are not limited to: • Software Architecture challenges for AI- and ML-based Systems • Software Architecture challenges for Self-Adaptive Systems • Software Architecture challenges for Cyber-Physical Systems • Software Architecture challenges in Big Data and Cloud Computing • Software Architecture challenges in IoT-based Systems • Software Architecture challenges in DevOPS and MLOPS • Software Architecture challenges in Blockchain Engineering • Quality-of-service (QoS) measurements of Software Architectures • Privacy and Security in Software Architectural Design • Context-aware, Autonomous, and Smart Architectures • Sustainability in Software Architectures • Software Architecture Erosion and Architectural Consistency • Technical Debt in Software Architecture Design • Architecting the Digital Twin • Continuous Architecting TUTORIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS A tutorial proposal must not exceed 8 pages following the LNCS format (see below). Proposals must follow the outline below: • Tutorial title • Contact information of tutorial presenter(s), including name, affiliation, email • Tutorial summary (up to 350 words) for ECSA 2025 website (if tutorial is accepted) • Detailed description of tutorial: * Covered topics * Learning objectives * Key take-aways for audience * Relevance of topic for ECSA * Intended target audience, required experience, and desired number of participants • Implementation of tutorial * Duration - half day or full day (considering that tutorials will be as in-person/physical) * Preliminary schedule including estimated times How tutorial will be conducted (e.g., lecture, hands-on exercises, facilitated group discussion, group activities, role playing, games), including materials to be included in tutorial notes • Background of presenters * Relevant biographical information (250 words maximum), as well as summaries of the presenters’ subject matter experience and experience in teaching the tutorial topic, other tutorials, courses, etc. • Previous editions of tutorial * Where and when the tutorial has been offered previously and numbers of attendees. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Submissions must follow the LNCS style (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Proposals must be submitted via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2025 conference, selecting the "Tutorials" Track: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ecsa2025 . The extended abstracts of selected tutorials will be published in the Companion Proceedings, subject to the authors' consent. IMPORTANT DATES • Tutorial Proposals: May 23, 2025 • Acceptance notification: June 20, 2025 All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth). ORGANISATION General Chairs • Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland • Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands Tutorial Co-Chairs • Tomáš Bureš, Charles University, Czech Republic • Martina De Sanctis, Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy

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CfP: Edited Volume on the Anthropology of Digital Harms, Addiction and Disconnection and a MAE Conference Call (16-19 Sept., University of Vienna)
by Suzana Jovicic 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

**apologies for cross-posting" Dear list members, Please find below a Call for Papers for an *edited volume *on the Anthropology of Digital Harms, Addiction and Disconnection and for a*roundtable* on the "Crisis of Digital Addictions: Anthropological Perspectives on a Growing Concern" for the Medical Anthropology Europe Conference (16-19 September, University of Vienna). Best wishes, Suzana and Joe ... *Call for Submission: Edited Volume on the Anthropology of Digital Harms, Addiction and Disconnection* We are seeking submissions for an edited volume on the anthropology of digital harms, addiction, and disconnection. The volume will provide one of the first comprehensive anthropological explorations of a highly relevant topic. *Confirmed Contributors and Publication Details:* Nine contributors have already been confirmed, including Alex Beattie, Paula Helm, and Ingrid Richardson. The volume will be submitted to Berghahn Press and Cornell University Press. The editors are Joseph Tulasiewicz and Suzana Jovicic. *Submission Guidelines:* * Deadline Abstract: _April 30th_, 2025 * Timeline for Completion: Chapters are expected to be completed by December 2025. * Submission Requirements: We invite anthropologists who have researched internet-related addictions, harmful digital product design, digital harms, or digital disconnection to submit a 200-word abstract for an eventual 8,000-word chapter. * For further details or to submit your abstract, please contact us at: ucsajrt(a)ucl.ac.uk and suzana.jovicic(a)univie.ac.at *Editorial Vision: * Over the last few decades, people worldwide have gained unprecedented access to video recording technology, strangers around the world, and an almost infinite variety of mesmerizing games and content streams. What began as a utopian vision of a connected, democratized world of endless possibilities, has devolved into troubling narratives of addiction, exploitation, and harm. Despite the traces of historical continuities in the adoption of new media technologies, the scale of changes in this landscape seems to have few precedents. Yet, there is still little consensus on the subject across disciplines, especially in regards to the effects of these chances. This volume does not shy away from exploring effects from an anthropological perspective, embracing both skeptical and concerned voices. It seeks to add context and nuance to existing debates, while also developing new theoretical standpoints and linguistic registers with which to conduct them. It seeks to remain contextual and holistic, but also take seriously predatory design and reported experiences of harm and addiction shared by interlocutors and clinicians. Finally, the volume also encouraged constructive engagement with the topic of disconnection, and encourage its contributors to think about what a more balanced relationship with technology might look like. By hosting this in-depth exploration of digital harm and addiction, this volume extends academic engagement with these pressing issues, and contributes to vital societal and political conversations. Please also note the current*CfP “Crisis of Digital Addictions: Anthropological Perspectives on a Growing Concern”* for the Medical Anthropology Europe Conference (Sept 16-19, University of Vienna, hybrid). The CfP is open until _April 15, 2025._ https://mae.univie.ac.at/scientific-program/ -- *Dr. Suzana Jovicic* Researcher & Lecturer Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology University of Vienna, Austria Co-founder of DEI - Digital Ethnography Initiative <https://digitalethnography.at/> Co-convenor of ENPA (EASA) - European Network for Psychological Anthropology <http://enpanthro.net/>

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[Deadline Approaching] Call for Posters and Demos - HHAI 2025, June 9-13, Pisa, Italy
by Chiara Natali 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

(Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CfP) -------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR POSTERS AND DEMOS HHAI 2025 - Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ June 9–13, 2025, Pisa, Italy (in-person) -------------------------------------------------- Hybrid Human Artificial Intelligence (HHAI2025) is the fourth international conference focusing on the study of Artificial Intelligent systems that cooperate synergistically, proactively and purposefully with humans, amplifying instead of replacing human intelligence. The conference will feature three outstanding keynote speakers: - Prof. John Shawe-Taylor (University College London, UK) - Dr. Jonathan Stray (Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI, University of California, US) - Prof. Sandra Wachter (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) The Posters and Demos Track complements the research track of the conference and offers an opportunity to present late-breaking results and showcase innovative implementations in an informal and interactive setting. We also welcome work that has already been published in other places but that can be of interest to the HHAI community. Topics We invite research on different challenges in Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. The following list of topics is illustrative, not exhaustive: • Human-AI interaction, interpretation and collaboration • Adaptive human-AI co-learning and co-creation • Learning, reasoning and planning with humans and machines in the loop • User modeling and personalisation • Integration of learning and reasoning • Transparent, explainable, and accountable AI • Fair, ethical, responsible, and trustworthy AI • Societal awareness of AI • Multimodal machine perception of real-world settings • Social signal processing • Representations learning for Communicative or Collaborative AI • Symbolic representations for human-centric AI • Human-AI Coevolution • Foundation models and humans • Human cognition-aware AI • Decentralized human-AI systems • Reliability and robustness in human-AI systems • Applications of hybrid human-AI intelligence We welcome contributions about all types of technology, from robots and conversational agents to multi-agent systems and machine learning models. **Submission Details** *Important dates* Submission due: March 24, 2025 Notifications: April 18th, 2025 Camera ready version (extended abstract): May 2nd, 2025 HHAI2024 will take place: June 9-13, 2025 All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth). Full Submission Guidelines are available here: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/call-for-posters-and-demos/ *Demos* Demonstration papers should present mature or prototype systems in which practical HHAI problems are addressed. The submissions should clearly define the purpose, scope, and audience. All submissions should provide a URL to a live online version of their demo or, alternatively, provide a URL to a video showcasing the main features of their demo. *Posters* Poster submissions should describe late-breaking research results, on-going research projects, or work-in-progress relevant to HHAI. Additional links to relevant resources are encouraged to be included in the submission. Accepted two-page poster & demo papers will be published in the Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Hybrid Human-Machine Intelligence. Authors are encouraged to upload complementary materials (e.g. images, videos) which will be available via the conference website. Authors should submit via Easychair an extended abstract for evaluation that is up-to two-pages long following the IOS formatting guidelines (excluding references and a list of requirements and equipment for the intended demo). Submissions are not anonymized. • Easychair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=hhai2025 *At least one of the authors must be a registered participant at the conference, and attend the Poster/Demo Session to present the work.* **POSTERS & DEMO CHAIRS** Francesca Naretto (University of Pisa, Italy) Francesco Giannini (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy) Maaike de Boer (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands) **CONTACT INFORMATION** For any questions, please contact the demos and posters chairs via poster(a)hhai-conference.org -------------------------------------------------- **Join the HHAI community and keep up with the news:** Website: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hhai-conference/ X: https://x.com/hhai_conference Mastodon: https://sigmoid.social/@hhai Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hhaiconference.bsky.social

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PhD Scholarship: Identities and Cultural Production in the Digital Age (DCU School of Communications)
by Andreas Aurelio Rauh Ortega 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, apologies for eventual cross-postings but the submission deadline is approaching fast (March 31st) and this scholarship might be of interest to you or someone you know who is looking to conduct full-time PhD in Dublin City University. The School of Communication in Dublin City University is pleased to announce a funded PhD scholarship, covering a four-year duration. Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of €25,000 per annum plus a full fee waiver. Additional funding is available for conference travel and paid teaching experience to support career development. These fellowships will explore the intersections of *identities (national, transnational, gender-based, indigeneity-related, etc.), cultural production, and digital technologies*. We welcome proposals engaging critically and interdisciplinarily with topics such as, but not limited to: - The formation and transformation of collective identities through digital cultural production, which includes music and sound, recorded and/or performative/live, - Comparative analyses of digital cultural production in shaping identities across different contexts, including genre formation, production models (independent, DIY, music industry, platforms), and assisted via Gen-AI models - The role of digital media technologies in identitarian conflicts, including radical, alternative, and resistant identities, such as music and political struggle, sound and activism Candidates should ideally hold a *Master’s degree in a relevant field*, though practice-based doctoral projects are eligible. Industry experience and a working knowledge of cultural production are desirable. *Deadline for applications*: *31 March 2025* *Start date*: September 2025 For further information, contact *Dr. Andreas Rauh (andreas.rauh(a)dcu.ie <andreas.rauh(a)dcu.ie>) and Dr. Saumava Mitra (saumava.mitra(a)dcu.ie <saumava.mitra(a)dcu.ie>)* with a 500 word abstract containing research question(s), rationale, and potential methods to be used. More details available here: https://www.dcu.ie/communications/phd-scholarships-call-2025 *Dr. Andreas Rauh* Assistant Professor, Programme Chair of the MSc in Emerging Media Cathaoirleach an Chláir, MSc sna Meáin atá ag Teacht Chun Cinn | Ollamh Cunta | Scoil na Cumarsáide | Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath Program Chair, MSc in Emerging Media | Assistant Professor | School of Communications | Dublin City University andreas.rauh(a)dcu.ie | + 353 1 700 8361 Cumarsáid | C.149 | Foirgneamh Henry Grattan | Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath | Campas Ghlas Naíon | BÁC 9 Communications | C.149 | Henry Grattan Building | Dublin City University | Glasnevin Campus | Dublin 9 Rauh, A. (2024) "Showing off as selling out: online (self)promotional strategies of grassroots electronic dance musicians". *Popular Music and Society.* Rauh, A. (2024) AIAI Indigenous art with Gen-AI. Exhibition at the National Botanical Gardens, Dublin, Ireland. (Creative work). Rauh, A., Pitman, T. (2023) Artificial Intelligence, Art, and Indigeneity. https://aei.art.br/aiai/ Koga, M. (2022) *Shakurachi Improvisations I*. [Mixing and mastering] Rauh, A. (2020). Review of *The Cambridge Companion to music in digital culture*, edited by Cook, N., Ingalls, M., and Trippett, D. *Journal of Popular Music, *39 (3-4). Hesmondhalgh, D., Jones, E. and Rauh, A. (2019) ‘SoundCloud and Bandcamp as Alternative Music Platforms’, *Social Media + Society.* Rauh, A., Jackson, T. (2019) Sincronia Sonora: a VR experience with the Ymboré. Leeds Light Night Festival, Leeds UK. (Creative Work). Rauh, A. Jackson, T. (2019) Sincronia Sonora: binaural landscapes. Indigenous Electronic Art exhibition, Ilhéus, Brazil. (Creative Work). -- * *Séanadh Ríomhphoist/Email Disclaimer* *Tá an ríomhphost seo agus aon chomhad a sheoltar leis faoi rún agus is lena úsáid ag an seolaí agus sin amháin é. Is féidir tuilleadh a léamh anseo. * *This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Read more here.* * -- <https://www.facebook.com/DCU/> <https://twitter.com/DCU> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/dublin-city-university> <https://www.instagram.com/dublincityuniversity/?hl=en> <https://www.youtube.com/user/DublinCityUniversity>

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