March 2025 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Departmental Research Lecturer Vacancy at Oxford Internet Institute
by Victoria Nash 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear AOIR colleagues, We are currently recruiting for a Departmental Research Lecturer in AI, Government & Policy to fill a vacancy at OII in Oxford, so I’d be grateful if you could share this with any potential candidates. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to an excellent programme of research supporting the responsible and effective use of AI and other new information technologies in government decision-making or public service delivery, and for teaching one to two courses in the graduate programmes of the Oxford Internet Institute. We are particularly interested in candidates conducting research on government digitalisation and innovation, and/or uses of AI for policy design and service delivery. The position is open to candidates from a variety of disciplines including political science, public policy, political sociology, behavioural economics, or social data science. However, applicants from other disciplines undertaking relevant research will also be welcomed. Candidates should hold or expect to hold a doctorate in a relevant field by the closing date of this vacancy (7th April). Further details are available on our website: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/vacancies/ I’d be happy to take any queries by email (Victoria.nash(a)oii.ox.ac.uk) All the best, Vicki Dr Victoria Nash Associate Professor & Senior Policy Fellow Director, Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford T: 01865 287231 Tw: @VickiNashOII Do note that as I juggle work and family life I may resort to working on evenings or weekends. Please don’t feel any pressure to respond out of usual working hours.

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Postdoc position on digital vulnerabilities, Södertörn University
by Maria Kyriakidou 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear all, We are looking for a Postdoc for our research environment Digital Vulnerabilities funded by the Swedish Research Council. It's an amazing interdisciplinary group researching digital vulnerability in education, health, public sector and media. More here: https://www.sh.se/forskning/var-forskning/forskningsdatabas/forskningsproje… The full job opening is available here https://www.sh.se/ledigajobb?rmpage=job&rmjob=8615&rmlang=SE Please be aware that Swedish or "Scandinavian" language skills are a requirement, and you need to have finished your PhD by the application time (deadline 3 April). Please share widely. Thank you PS if you have question reach out to the PI Anne Kaun at anne.kaun(a)sh.se<mailto:anne.kaun@sh.se>

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Postdoc position Digital Vulnerabilities, Deadline 3 April
by AKA KA 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear all, We are looking for a Postdoc for our research environment Digital Vulnerabilities funded by the Swedish Research Council. It’s an amazing interdisciplinary group researching digital vulnerability in education, health, public sector and media. More here: https://www.sh.se/forskning/var-forskning/forskningsdatabas/forskningsproje… The full job opening is available here https://www.sh.se/ledigajobb?rmpage=job&rmjob=8615&rmlang=SE Please be aware that Swedish or “Scandinavian” language skills are a requirement, and you need to have finished your PhD by the application time (deadline 3 April). Please share widely. Thank you Anne

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Announcing vote to ratify AoIR's Political Statement Policy and Process
by AoIR Association Coordinator 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Dear members of the AoIR community, Over the past year, a subcommittee of the association’s Executive Committee has worked on a proposal for AoIR's Political Statement Policy and Process. We are now sharing with the community the final outcome we have reached (on our website, here <https://aoir.org/politicalstatementandprocess/>). As stated previously, this policy/process is now being brought to the community for ratification, to be voted on at the same time as we vote for the 2025-27 Executive Committee. Details about how to vote will be shared when we announce the opening of voting for the Exec in the next couple of days. All AoIR members are entitled to vote. You can become a member here <https://aoir.org/membership/>. *Context* To draft the policy, the subcommittee researched similar policies in peer organizations (e.g. ICA, ECREA, LASA). Based on this, we drafted a comprehensive process for enabling political statements regarding global and/or local socio-political issues that concern internet research. In October 2024, we shared the document with the community and received extensive feedback from members. The subcommittee has carefully considered all suggestions and made improvements to the clarity and substance of certain aspects of the policy/process. For example, we have further clarified the mission of AoIR and included rules on the quorum (the percentage of participation) needed for plebiscite decisions to be valid. We believe the current process, after these changes and extensive reflection by the Exec, is ready to be approved. It opens substantial space for community participation in a way that fosters transparency and accountability. We believe this procedure allows AoIR members to speak collectively on matters of importance at the intersection of our organization and the wider world. Therefore, we are now submitting the policy/procedure to a vote of the community. If approved by a majority of voters, the policy/procedure will immediately take effect. This follows the procedure previously used for the revision of AoIR's Code of Conduct. If the process/policy is approved, the subcommittee will continuously monitor it to make sure that the policy/process is working as intended. If further changes or clarifications are needed, these will be made in consultation with the community. If there are specific questions regarding the final policy/procedure, we ask members to submit these to ac [at] aoir.org. Very best, The AoIR Executive Committee

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Open Hardware Summit Edinburgh
by Lee Wilkins 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Hello! I am emailing you today to invite you all to attend the 2025 Open Hardware Summit, May 30-31 in Edinburgh, Scotland. This year we are excited to have two days of presentations, panels, as well as a range of hands-on workshops. *Please share this message with anyone you think would be interested, from artists, scientists, scholars, and business owners, to makers and DIYers! *We encourage anybody who is interested in sharing or open source technologies to attend, regardless of whether you are experienced or new to the field. We have open tables and exhibition space for any project you'd like to bring and share, as well as hackable badges! We ask for your help to share this event throughout the community to reach the right people. The Open Hardware Summit is a comprehensive conference on open hardware; a venue and community in which we discuss and draw attention to the rapidly growing Open Source Hardware movement inclusive of industry, academia, the arts and maker communities. If you’re aligned with the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) or maker movements, you have probably leveraged sharing in the same way open source hardware does. Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. Open hardware is used in industry, academia and for humanitarian purposes. All of these topics are present at the annual Open Hardware Summit. Event Details: 2025 Open Hardware Summit: https://2025.oshwa.org/ <http://2024.oshwa.org/>May 30-31 at the: University of Edinburgh, Nucleus Building Thomas Bayes Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FG, United Kingdom Tickets here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-hardware-summit-2025-tickets-106761108649…> Schedule here <https://2025.oshwa.org/schedule/> *Note*: Talks and panels are included in the cost, but some workshops have a materials fee and are ticketed separately. <https://2025.oshwa.org/schedule/>Day 1 of the event will be streamed on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/user/opensourcehardware>*, day 2 is live only!* Social media: Bsky: Profile <https://bsky.app/profile/oshwassociation.bsky.social>, post here <https://bsky.app/profile/oshwassociation.bsky.social/post/3lfs7cnayzs2m> LinkedIn: Profile <https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-source-hardware-association/>, post here <https://www.linkedin.com/posts/open-source-hardware-association_tickets-are…> X/Twitter: @OHSummit <https://twitter.com/ohsummit?>, Tweet here <https://x.com/ohsummit/status/1879568857259819242>. Mastodon: Profile <https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation>, post here <https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation/113833353519850530>Instagram profile <https://www.instagram.com/oshwassociation/> If cost is a barrier to attend, please reach out! Thank you -- *Lee Wilkins (they/iel)Cyborg | www.leecyb.org <http://www.leecyb.org> * Executive Director, Radio Snack Community Centre // Centre Communautaire Radio Snack Follow us @Radiosnack.tech | Fax (*please*): (514) 360-9376 Sign up for our mailing list here <https://mailchi.mp/5900d5de779a/follow-radio-snack> --- Chair of the Open Hardware Summit, Open Source Hardware Association www.2025.OSHWA.org

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19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): Fifth Call for Tools & Demos
by Announce 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

*** Fifth Call for Tools & Demos *** 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 (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European software architecture conference, providing researchers, practitioners, and educators with a platform to present and discuss the most recent, innovative, and significant findings and experiences in the field of software architecture research and practice. The 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) will be held from September 15 to 19, 2025. ECSA 2025 is planned as an in-person conference taking place in the beautiful city of Limassol (Cyprus). SCOPE The theme for ECSA 2025 is “impactful software architecture”. The software architecture discipline has had a critical role in shaping robust, scalable, and maintainable systems. We are interested in learning about software architecture principles and practices, emergence trends and case studies highlighting strategic architectural choices that can lead to enhanced performance, improved collaboration, and long-term sustainability. The overarching question is how these architectural principles and practices, both well-established and emerging, are making an impact in real-world systems, and how that impact is being felt across various domains, from enterprise systems to more novel areas like, e.g., AI-driven or autonomous applications? Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Foundational principles of software architecture • Relationship of requirements engineering and software architecture • Quality attributes and software architectures • Architecture practices for secure, explainable, and trustworthy software • Architecture design and analysis • Architecture description languages and meta-models • Architecture verification and validation • Management of architectural knowledge, decisions, and rationale • Architecture patterns, styles, and tactics; reference architectures • Architecture viewpoints and views • Architecture conformance • Software architecture virtualization and visualization • Architecture-centric process models and frameworks • Software architecture and agile, incremental, iterative, and continuous development • Component-based models and deployment; middleware • Software architecture and system architecture • Software tools and environments for architecture-centric software engineering • Ethics, cultural, economic, business, social, human, and managerial aspects of software architecture • Architecture and technical debt • Architecting for sustainable and environment friendly systems • Applying AI and LLMs in software architecture and architecting for AI and LLM intensive systems • Software architecture education • Cross-disciplinary approaches to software architecture • Architectures for reconfigurable and self-adaptive systems • Architectural concerns of autonomic systems • Software architecture applied to new and emerging areas, such as the cloud/edge, big data, blockchain, cyber-physical systems, IoT, autonomous systems, systems-of-systems, energy- aware software, quantum computing, AI-enabled systems • Empirical studies, systematic literature reviews, and mapping studies in software architecture • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in activities related to software architecture TOOLS AND DEMOS The Tools and Demonstrations (Tools & Demos) Track provides an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent advances, ideas, experiences, and challenges in the field of Software Architecture by means of Tools & Demos presentations. Tools & Demos papers are intended to address any aspect of: (i) tool support for software architectures, or (ii) demonstrate results about the application of architectural approaches. Papers submitted to this track can belong to two distinct categories: • Tool papers: These papers deal with the development and evaluation of tools to support software architecture. They may present new tools, extensions to existing tools, or evaluations of the effectiveness of tools. The aim is to provide a platform for the exchange of innovative tools and techniques that help design, implement and analyze software architectures. • Demo papers: These papers will demonstrate concepts, techniques or systems related to software architectures. The focus is on presenting practical applications and implementations of architectural approaches. Demo papers may include live demonstrations, prototypes or simulations that emphasize the benefits and potential of specific architecture solutions. Both Tool Papers and Demo Papers contribute to the advancement of the field by providing insights, experiences and practical solutions related to software architectures. Tools and Demos should not be used as a means for commercial advertisement. We will strive to keep ECSA’s tradition to select the Best Tools & Demo Paper, awarded during the conference. The selection of the best tool and demo paper will be made based on the votes of the attendants of the conference. Submissions of Tools & Demos papers should describe the work, how it relates to other industrial or research efforts, including references, what the expected benefits are, a video of the tool or demo (if one exists), and the web-page and/or open-source repository for the tool (if one exists). All submissions must conform to the LNCS template and must not exceed 8 pages. Tools & Demos submissions should provide a link to a video, with audio commentary, of a maximum of ten minutes in length, with high resolution (e.g., details of the tool’s functionality should be clearly visible). The video must be uploaded on a server (e.g., YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox), and the link must be included in the submission for its evaluation (as a footnote on the first page of the submission or as links after the abstract of the submission). In addition, it is possible to provide open material, e.g., source code and/or a running instance of the tool. The links to the video and (if applicable) the additional material should be included in the contribution after the abstract and before the introduction sections. Paper submissions must be made electronically via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2024 conference, selecting the “Tools & Demos Track”: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecsa2025 . The selection criteria of Tools & Demos papers will consider their originality, relevance for the ECSA audience, technical soundness, and presentation quality. Each submission will be evaluated by at least two PC members, in a single-step review process. The accepted papers will be included in the ECSA 2025 companion volume to be published in Springer LNCS series. IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract submission: May 16, 2025 • Paper submission: May 23, 2025 • Notification: June 20, 2025 • Camera-ready paper: June 27, 2025 Early/Author registration for all accepted contributions: June 27, 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 Tools & Demos Co-Chairs • Mohamed Soliman, Heinz Nixdorf Institut, Paderborn University, Germany • Use Zdun, University of Vienna, Austria

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ACM RecSys - First call for reproducibility papers
by Starke, Alain 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Dear all, The ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys) is soliciting submissions for its reproducibility track. The conference will take place in Prague, September 22-26, and the reproducibility track is complementary to the regular full and short tracks. All details can be found here: https://recsys.acm.org/recsys25/call/reproducibility. We encourage the submission of different types of papers, including: * Reproducibility and Replicability papers, that analyze prior works in different contexts, such as across different domains, using different datasets, or comparing against alternative baselines. * Resource papers that lay the foundation for future reproducibility, for example, by introducing new datasets or open-source software frameworks for evaluating recommender systems. * Methodology papers that propose, for example, novel offline evaluation protocols for reproducibility tasks or provide validated measurement scales for user-centric evaluations of recommendations. * Reflective works such as guidelines for reproducibility, surveys on reproducibility levels, or theoretical insights into research methodologies. Important dates: * Abstract submission deadline: May 6, 2025 * Paper submission deadline: May 13, 2025 * Author rebuttal period focused on the paper artifacts: June 5-10, 2025 * Author Notification: July 3, 2025 * Camera-ready version deadline: July 21, 2025 More information is available here: https://recsys.acm.org/recsys25/call/reproducibility. Kind regards, Alain Starke Publicity Co-Chair ACM RecSys 2025

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Call for papers: Navigating Algorithmic Society: Audiences’ tactics to understanding the world
by Stina Bengtsson 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Dear AoIR colleagues, I'm writing to bring your attention to a the ECREA Audience and Reception Section’s Mid-Year Conference that will take place at Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden, on 30-31 October 2025. The theme of the conference is Navigating Algorithmic Society: Audiences’ tactics to understanding the world and the submission deadline is 1 May 2025. Our confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Stine Lomborg, University of Copenhagen, Associate professor Tiziano Bonini, University of Siena, and Professor Andra Siibak, University of Tartu. ECREA Audience and Reception Section Mid-Year Conference 30-31 October 2025 Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden Conference theme: Navigating Algorithmic Society: Audiences’ tactics to understanding the world Call for papers Social media platforms have dramatically changed the ways that people of all ages encounter and engage with news and information, as well as manage vital aspects of everyday life. The algorithmically governed media landscape of today, likewise, not only situates media users in a ‘world of information plenty’ but shapes our daily practices and impacts on how we think, learn, and socialise. This entanglement of media technologies and everyday life is challenging for a variety of reasons, not least as the structure of platforms is ephemeral and fluctuating. A notable example is how Twitter was swiftly turned into X, while the outcome of the American election pushed many users to leave the platform for less politicised alternatives. New platforms, similarly, emerge for the management of people’s professional networks, just as young people and children in many parts of the world rapidly gather around TikTok as a key source of information and entertainment. The ephemerality of “the space of the world” of platforms is particularly pertinent to discuss in politically turbulent times, as the need for stable and predictable spaces for exchange of information and organisation of daily life is crucial – and increasingly threatened. Understanding the role and consequences of the shifting digital landscape for society and human life is an urgent task for scholars of varied fields related to media audiences, with a need to discuss the altering relationships between media technologies, audiences’ practices, and the use of content and information on social media. How do media users – across Europe and beyond – navigate and develop tactics to stay informed and socially connected in this rapidly shifting media landscape – and what does it mean for the spread of information, for social cohesion and for everyday life? Main topic Navigating algorithmic society Subtopics * Algorithms and datafication * Cross European research * Social media and information * Platforms and everyday life * Decolonization of the field * Participatory media * Popular culture * Audiences and news * Media use and socialization * Media literacies * Information disorders * Theoretical reflection and future perspectives of the field * Methodological discussions Keynote speakers * Stine Lomborg, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark * Andra Siibak, Professor of Media Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia * Tiziano Bonini, Associate Professor, University of Siena, Italy Read more and submit your abstract here: https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/calendar/events/2025-10-30-e…

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CfP Digital Intimacies, young people, and everyday life, 25-26 September 2025 - University of Padova, Italy
by Vittoria Bernardini 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Call for papers | International conference Digital intimacies, young people and everyday life 25-26 September 2025 - University of Padova, Italy View the full call here: https://digitalintimacies.eu/conference/ Submission deadline: 27 April 2025 The digital space is gradually contributing to shaping the concept of intimacy, transforming what was once considered the exclusive domain of the private sphere into a continuous flow of data, desires, and connections. >From social media to dating apps, from digital tools for self-expression to algorithmic imaginaries, intimate relationships are constantly redefined in the digital environment in increasingly complex and multifaceted ways. For young people, digital media has become an essential part of their everyday lives, as they are the fastest group in taking up, transforming and abandoning new technologies. In their daily media practices, young people establish, maintain, and perform relationships while negotiating the need for privacy with the desire for visibility. Digital platforms act as affective architectures, creating new marketplaces where emotions, identities, and relationships are continuously profiled and monetized. As Laurent Berlant (1998) noted, these “contradictory desires” are intrinsic to the intimacy of daily life. By welcoming the ambiguities and paradoxes of intimacy, connection and identity, the field of digital intimacies contends with the constant interplay between public and private in everyday life. How is intimacy experienced in a context where everything seems mediated through algorithms and regimes of visibility? What new forms of affection, sexuality, and bonds emerge in the digital daily lives of young people, and what risks do these transformations entail? How do young people draw on, negotiate and transform representations and models of intimate relationships? This conference invites researchers to investigate the multiple ways in which young people interact with, negotiate, and reinvent intimacy in a progressively digitalized world. Intimacy is not limited to romantic or sexual relationships, but includes a broader spectrum of dimensions, such as friendships, family bonds, personal identity, and emotional well-being. We welcome approaches that move beyond and challenge heteronormative, Western-centric notions of intimacy, inviting broader and more inclusive conceptualizations. The goal of the conference is to create a critical discussion space to reflect on the opportunities, challenges, and contradictions inherent in digital intimacies, exploring its intersections with the social, cultural, and technological dimensions of daily life. While the digital offers new possibilities for connections, self-expression, and identity construction, it simultaneously raises questions about privacy, surveillance, commodification, and inequalities. While the main focus of the conference lies within media, cultural, and gender studies—particularly concerning young people, digital intimacies, and everyday life—interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome. We invite presentations on the following topics, but not limited to: - Dating, relationships, and intimate connections - Sexual expressions and practices, including sexting and pornography - Gender identities, performances and representations - LGBTQIA+ activism and communities - Intersectional perspectives on digital intimacies - Friendship and networks of care - Constant connection and digital disconnection in interpersonal communication - Bodies, health, and sex education - Online and offline abuse in intimate relationships - Datification and commodification of intimacy - Platforms, algorithms, and digital monitoring, including intimate partner surveillance and location tracking - Intimate citizenship and rights - Methodological and ethical challenges in doing research with young people and digital intimacies Abstract Submission Please submit your 350-400 words abstract in English, including contact details before 27 April 2025. Abstracts will be reviewed via a blind peer review process. Please submit your abstract via Google Forms: https://forms.gle/cmmfHvcbfh5ZzjYo6 Find the full call for papers and submission guidelines here: http://www.digitalintimacies.eu/conference

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Fwd: The LIS-Bibliometrics committee is recruiting a couple of new colleagues!!
by Behrooz Rasuli 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Apologies for cross-posting! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Barbara S Lancho Barrantes <B.LanchoBarrantes(a)brighton.ac.uk> Date: Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM Subject: The LIS-Bibliometrics committee is recruiting a couple of new colleagues!! To: <LIS-BIBLIOMETRICS(a)jiscmail.ac.uk> Dear Colleagues I hope you are all doing well. The LIS Bibliometrics Committee is looking for two new colleagues to join us: a new Blog Manager and Deputy Blog Editor to look after our The Bibliomagician – Comment & practical guidance from the LIS-Bibliometrics community <https://thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/> and continue the excellent work of our colleagues Rachel Miles and Laura Bredahl all these years. The Bibliomagician blog is a highly regarded source used by practitioners, scholars, and others. You will have a key role in caring for this jewel! *Lis-Bibliometrics Committee Role Descriptions* *Blog Manager* The Blog Manager is committed to the following: - Ensure that the blog editors consist of one Blog Manager and up to 2 Deputy Blog Editors - Ensure that blog posts happen on a regular basis at approximately 1 post per month. - Ensure consistency in the entire blog posting process by leading the solicitation and management of posts with or through the Deputy Blog Editors. This includes: - identifying potential authors, - soliciting content, - editing, - signing of authorship agreement, - posting and - communications associated with the dissemination of the blog post. - Time commitment: Approximately 5-10 hours per month split between all blog editors. *Deputy Blog Editor* The Deputy Blog Editor is committed to the following: - Working with the Blog Manager to ensure that blog posts happen on a regular basis at approximately 1 post per month. - Working with the Blog Manager to ensure consistency in the entire blog posting process. This includes: - solicitation and management of posts - identifying potential authors, - soliciting content, - editing, - signing of authorship agreement, - posting and - communications associated with the dissemination of the blog post. Time commitment: Approximately 5-10 hours per month split between all blog editors. The Committee meets face-to-face once a year (usually at the annual conference) and virtually about three times a year, to move forward with the group's work. Committee terms are usually for two years, with the possibility of extension for a further term. If you are interested in joining, please could you reply to me by Monday 21 April with a short statement (max 300 words) saying why you’d like to join the group and what you could bring to that role. The committee: https://thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/about/meet-the-committee/ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/about/me…> We very much look forward to hearing from you! All the very best Barbara Chair LIS Bibliometrics committee https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/barbara-s-lancho-barrantes ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the LIS-BIBLIOMETRICS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=LIS-BIBLIOMETRICS&A=1 -- *Behrooz Rasuli* Ph.D. in LIS *Department of **Library & Information Science* *Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology <http://irandoc.ac.ir/irandoc-english/irandoc-english.html>* irandoc.ac.ir/u/b-rasuli *Skype: rasuli99*

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