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

Digital Sovereignty in the EU and the UK Roundtable Event (25th June)
by McLoughlin, Liam 30 May '25

30 May '25

Dear AoIRers, You are warmly welcomed to our next roundtable event on Digital Sovereignty in the EU and the UK. Date: 25 June 2025 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm BST / 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CEST Location: Online - Zoom Registration is required. Signup Link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/technologyinternetpolicygrouptip/1722649 Over the past decade, the intersection of technology policy and geopolitics has fundamentally shifted from peripheral discussions to central strategic debates. The Trump Administration's aggressive tariff and industrial policies have significantly recast US technology companies as instruments of national power, intensifying global discussions about digital sovereignty. Within this context, digital sovereignty, defined as the control and autonomy over digital infrastructure, data flows, and platform governance, has emerged as a critical strategic imperative for countries and regions alike. This online roundtable, hosted by the Technology, Internet, and Policy Group<https://psatip.uk/> of the Political Studies Association, convenes a distinguished group of academic and policy experts to discuss the challenges of digital sovereignty as understood and pursued within the European Union and the United Kingdom. By examining the current legal frameworks, technological infrastructures, and strategic policy measures, participants will dissect how these entities are shaping their digital autonomy in a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment. Central to our discussion is the comparative exploration of approaches by various global actors to digital infrastructure development and digital sovereignty, encapsulated by our guiding research question: How are different global actors approaching digital sovereignty and digital infrastructure development? Participants will provide insights into ongoing policy developments, emerging regulatory mechanisms, and practical strategies adopted in response to global technological competition. The session will highlight best practices, discuss limitations, and identify opportunities for enhanced international strategic cooperation across sectors. Through targeted expert presentations and moderated dialogue, this roundtable aims to foster informed debate, policy reflection, and potential collaboration opportunities to strengthen sovereign, democratic digital infrastructures in the EU, UK, and beyond. Moderator: Dr. Giulia Sandri,<https://cevipol.phisoc.ulb.be/en/researchers/scientific-collaborators/giuli…> Université Libre de Bruxelles Panellists: * Dr. Jessica Morley<https://dec.yale.edu/jess-morley>, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Ethics Center, Yale University * Kai Zenner<https://www.kaizenner.eu/>, Head of Office & Digital Policy Adviser, European Parliament * Prof. Dr. Rocco Bellanova,<https://lsts.research.vub.be/rocco-bellanova> Research Professor, VUB - Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) * Mark Scott<https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/mark-scott/>, Senior Resident Fellow, Democracy + Tech Initiative, Atlantic Council * Huw Roberts<https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/huw-roberts/>, Doctoral Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute / Associate Fellow, RUSI At the end of the event will be time for moderator comments and a Q&A. We look forward to seeing you at the event! Dr Liam McLoughlin [On behalf of the TIP Committee] Dr Liam McLoughlin (he/him) Lecturer in Communication & Media (Digital Politics) University of Liverpool, Department of Communication and Media BSky: leelum.bsky.social<https://bsky.app/profile/leelum.bsky.social> Website: https://Leelum.com<https://leelum.com/> Technology, Internet, & Policy Specialist Group Co-convenor https://bsky.app/profile/techpolicy.bsky.social Website: https://Psatip.uk

1 0

Invitation to ANIMATING DIGITAL IDENTITIES: Diverse Perspectives on the “Avatar” in the Age of Distributed Digital Environments (17 June 2025 @ Greenwich)
by Nicola Bozzi 30 May '25

30 May '25

Dear all, With apologies for cross-posting, I am happy to share an event about avatars and digital identities that is taking place at Greenwich on 17 June. Please find more info by visiting the website <https://www.animatedigital.co.uk/> and Eventbrite page <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animating-digital-identities-tickets-1328324…> to register. I am also pasting the programme below. The event will also be accessible via streaming on Teams, for those unable to reach our location in London: Join the meeting <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGRiMDIwNzYtZTUwNS00…>Meeting ID: 349 170 467 888 4 Passcode: tV7aF94X Looking forward to seeing you there! Best, Nicola Bozzi Lecturer in Critical Media Practice University of Greenwich, School of Design schizocities.com / @schizocities ANIMATING DIGITAL IDENTITIES Diverse Perspectives on the “Avatar” in the Age of Distributed Digital Environments Date: 17 June 2025 Times: 9.30 to 19.30 Location: University of Greenwich, 10 Stockwell St, London SE10 9BD Lecture Theatre - 11_0003 Curated by Nicola Bozzi, Ghislaine Boddington, Tatiana Isaeva and Olive Gingrich. Supported by the Institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments, School of Design, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Greenwich, in collaboration with the Hybrid Presence Research Cluster. This event is supported as the Annual Symposium of the Centre for Spatial and Digital Ecologies. Digital identity has gained unprecedented cultural and social momentum in the last decade - both as an individual concern and far-reaching asset. >From video game avatars to political campaign videos, from family WhatsApp groups to virtual health assistants - in our digital everyday life, the expression and performance of a wider and increasingly accessible range of digital selves and bodies has become commonplace in large parts of the world. This has been amplified and complicated by the accelerating pace of technical innovation across mediated environments - i.e metaverse platforms, AR, XR, generative AI, all linked to increasingly hyper-targeted recommendation algorithms. At the same time, the cost and speed of data in developing (low and middle- income) countries remains a sometimes-existential factor, making sustainability an issue for these evolutions. *- What implications do these omnipresent platforms for representation have in terms of inclusion, well-being, and overall social good?* *- What kinds of new practices of the “avatar” are emerging, between gaming platforms, social media, and the many metaverses inhabited by our distributed digital bodies?* We need interdisciplinary discussions, not only about the societal repercussions of these technologies, but the opportunities they expand for the creative renegotiation of our relationship with technology, the self, and each other. For this reason, this event approaches digital identity as a prism through which the social and the cultural are refracted, inviting diverse perspectives to examine theories and practices of the “avatar” in the age of distributed digital environments. --- PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY 9.30- 10:00 REGISTRATION 10:00 – 10:15 - OPENING REMARKS by the curators Nicola Bozzi, Ghislaine Boddington, Tatiana Isaeva and Olive Gingrich 10:30 – 12:00 Panel 1: Animating Platformed Identities How are avatars and digital identities becoming a global political-economic asset? This panel explores different theoretical and artistic ways in which gaming technologies and social media affect the expression of identity and how digital identity itself shifts from individual bodies/characters towards distributed commodities and communities. Speakers – Aleena Chia, Alexandra Anikina, Nicola Bozzi, Nina Davies Chair – Jane Frances Dunlop 12.00 - 12:30 - BREAK - Student Showcase 12:30 – 14:00 Panel 2: Animating Avatars for Social Good How are animated digital identities, increasingly connected to real-time data, pushing forward connected access to our individual and group social needs as living beings? This panel focuses on a diverse range of digital bodies working across time and space, rapidly evolving and being adopted in a range of social need sectors, for example education, health, social connectivity and wellbeing. Speakers – Sarah Ticho, Camille Baker, Ghislaine Boddington, Olive Gingrich Chairs – Ghislaine Boddington and Olive Gingrich. 14:00 – 15:00 - LUNCH and SHOWCASE 15:00 – 16:00 Round Tables: Animating Futures Rotating discussion around the themes: *Identity/Representation, Technologies/Infrastructures, Posthuman Creativity * Mediators - Eric Wong, Ryan Flynn, JC Kristensen 16.00 - 16.30 TEA BREAK 16.30 - 17:00 Sharings from Round Tables 17:00 - Keynote 17.30 - 18:00 - Conclusions Student Showcase (running parallel) - curated digital art showcase of works by students and alumni of the School of Design, University of Greenwich Reception and Networking Supported by the Institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments, School of Design, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Greenwich, in collaboration with the Hybrid Presence Research Cluster. This event is supported as the Annual Symposium of the Centre for Spatial and Digital Ecologies.

1 0

CFP: ICIDS - human creativity + AI in storytelling (deadline 8 June)
by Lyle Skains 30 May '25

30 May '25

ICIDS 2025 – Call for Papers (Malta, 1–5 Dec) https://icids2025.ardin.online/ (full CFP and submission portal) The 18th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 2025) will take place in Malta from 1–5 December 2025 as a hybrid event (CET time zone). This year's theme, "Kaleidoscopic Machines," explores the evolving synergy between human creativity and AI in storytelling. Key Dates: * Paper Submission: 8 June 2025 * Late-breaking Works: 3 September 2025 Submission Types: * Full Papers (4000–6000 words) * Short Papers (2000–4000 words) * Late-breaking Works (2000–3000 words, posters/demos) Submissions must follow the LNCS format and be anonymized (PDF only). English language only. At least one author must register to present (in person or remotely). Tracks include theory, methods, applications, and critical perspectives. ________________________________ BU is a Disability Confident Employer and has signed up to the Mindful Employer charter. Information about the accessibility of University buildings can be found on the BU AccessAble webpages. This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.

1 0

The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026): Second Call for Papers and Workshop & Tutorial Proposals
by Announce 30 May '25

30 May '25

*** Second Call for Papers and Workshop & Tutorial Proposals *** 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 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 Tools for Software Evolution and Maintenance; • Human factors and legal aspects in the context of Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering • Empirical studies on all the above topics; • Education related to all of the above topics. Papers involving AI 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-intensive software systems (see also “Scoping Software Engineering for AI: The TSE Perspective”, 10.1109/TSE.2024.3470368). Other papers may fit more AI- or ML-specialized venues instead. 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. • Research Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only). • Industrial Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 12 pages (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only) for full papers; talk proposals should not exceed 2 pages. • Short Papers and Posters Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (including all text, figures, references, and appendices); posters should not exceed 2 pages. • Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track: Submissions should not exceed 6 pages (with the last 1 page reserved for references only). • Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages for appendices to conference submissions or previous work and should not exceed 12 pages for new reproducibility studies and new descriptions of negative results (with the last 2 pages reserved for references only). • Tool Demo Track: Submissions should not exceed 5 pages. • Journal-First Papers Track: Submissions should not exceed 1 page (for the main submission). • Registered Report Track: Submissions should not exceed 7 pages (with the last 1 page reserved for references only). Important Note: Research, Short Papers and Posters, ERA, and RENE Tracks follow a double- anonymous review process. 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. CALL FOR WORKSHOPS In SANER 2026, we solicit proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshops can be full or half-day and should highlight a specific topic of interest related to software analysis, evolution, and reengineering. We encourage workshop organizers to include activities that provide their participants with a true workshop experience. All workshops will tentatively be scheduled for the first day of the conference (March 17, 2026), the day before the main conference. Should you be interested in joining SANER, please keep the deadlines below in mind. Submission Instructions Proposal submission: By 20th August, 2025 AoE, the workshop proposal (in the form of call for papers) should be submitted to the workshops EasyChair page: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 . The submission could be a PDF file (no more than two pages) or a public link to a call for papers webpage. The call for papers should include: • a workshop title, • a description of the workshop topic and scope, • an indication of whether the workshop will take ½ day or a full day, • a link to the workshop website, • and the contact information. The website should be live and include (at least) the following information: the topic of the workshop, its scope, list of topics of interest, names of the organizing committee members and their affiliations, types of submissions and the important dates as follows (all dates are 23:59h AoE): • Abstract Submission: 12 December, 2025 • Paper Submission: 18 December, 2025 • Notification: 14 January, 2026 • Camera-Ready: 20 January, 2026 Evaluation Criteria The proposals will be evaluated by the workshops track chairs based on the novelty of the workshop topic, its importance to the field, as well as the composition of the organizing team. Workshop PC and Submission System No later than mid of September 2025, the workshop PC should have been finalized and the paper submission system should be live. Workshop organizers are free to select EasyChair, HotCRP or any other commonly used paper submission system. The workshop proceedings will be included in a separate section of the conference’s proceedings – the companion proceedings. CALL FOR TUTORIALS The SANER 2026 Workshops & Tutorials track invites practitioners and researchers to deliver insightful tutorials on various topics related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering. These tutorials aim to expand the community’s understanding of advanced software engineering topics, valuable tools and technologies, as well as research methodologies. We are soliciting abstracts with the intention of presenting a tutorial in the following categories: 1 - Technical Tutorial: Speakers present the use of a tool or technology that aids the developers in Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering. 2 - Research problem: Speakers provide a general view of the state-of-the-art for a topic related to Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering and further present details of a specific research problem that still needs to be addressed by the community. Submission Instructions The proposal should not exceed one page (with up to one additional page for references) and should outline the talk. Furthermore, it should follow the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines (title: 24pt, text: 10pt; LaTeX users: \documentclass[10pt,conference] {IEEEtran}). All proposals must be submitted in PDF format through https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026. The submission should include: • Title, • Type of proposal (Technical Tutorial or Research problem), • Names of presenters and their affiliation, • Duration, • Outline of the tutorial talk, • Target audience (e.g., PhD students, early career researchers, all researchers, practitioners), • Learning objectives, • Details on any hands-on activities (e.g., participants using a tool or completing exercises) and the necessary computer specifications, • Preferred dates (please note that date preferences cannot be guaranteed). Evaluation Criteria • Overall quality of the proposal, • Relevance to the SANER audience, • Level of interest they believe the tutorial will attract, • Experience of the presenters, • Avoidance of duplication, in case of multiple tutorials on the same topic. SUBMISSION LINK https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 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 Industrial Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Short Papers and Posters Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track • Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2025 • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Tool Demo Track • Paper Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025 • Notifications: 19 December, 2025 • Camera-Ready: 14 January, 2026 Journal-First Track • Paper Submission Deadline: 8 December, 2025 • Notifications: 22 December, 2025 Registered Report Track • Submission Deadline: 7 November, 2025 • First Notification (Reviews): 5 December, 2025 • Second Round Submission (Rebuttal & Revised Report): 12 December, 2025 • Final Notification (Stage 1): 22 December, 2025 • Accepted Report to arXiv Submission: 9 January, 2026 Workshop & Tutorial Proposals • Workshop Proposals Submissions: 20 August, 2025 • Workshop Proposals Notification: 27 August, 2025 • Tutorial Proposals Submissions: 12 January, 2026 • Tutorial Proposals Notification: 12 January, 2026 • Tutorial Camera-Ready Version: 16 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

1 0

RECORDING – Understanding Internet Governance: Implications for Digital, Data, and AI Governance
by Joly MacFie 29 May '25

29 May '25

[WGIG vets examine current IG state of affairs -- Silences removed. audio enhanced & sync'd, text transcribed, summarized in EN + FR + ES - all archived:] [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19401> *YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/aS8oZqfYaTQ> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.mp3> | TRANSCRIPT EN <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.EN.TRANS…>/ES <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.ES.TRANS…>/FR <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.FR.TRANS…> | SUMMARY EN <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.EN.SUMMA…> / ES <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.ES.SUMMA…> / * *FR* <https://archive.org/download/citi-understanding/citi-understanding.FR.SUMMA…> On *Wednesday May 28, 2025*, at *11:00-12:30 EDT* (15:00-16:30 UTC), the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/>*, as part of its *Global Digital Governance series <https://business.columbia.edu/citi/events/citi-seminars-global-digital-gove…>*, presented a webinar ‘*Understanding Internet Governance: Implications for Digital, Data, and AI Governance*‘. June 2025 is the 20th anniversary of the report by the UN Working Group on Internet Governance <https://fu8bm8rab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eViFJfKEoxKq7TGNOhJU9l_PIABYqwVEDu…> (WGIG). Convened by the UN Secretary General to help resolve key questions that were blocking the World Summit on the Information Society negotiations, the WGIG produced a report that inter alia advanced a broad and holistic “working definition” of Internet governance and proposed the establishment of the Internet Governance Forum with the same character. The definition highlighted that Internet governance involves shared frameworks developed by both states and stakeholders for both the underlying infrastructure and its diverse uses. The WGIG’s recommendations helped to deescalate a divisive battle over intergovernmental vs. multistakeholder governance and were incorporated into the negotiated outcome, and the definition has been invoked as foundational in UN processes and beyond ever since. But while governments and stakeholders signed onto the WGIG’s understanding of Internet governance in 2005, the international debates and politics over the twenty years since suggest that commitment to it has not been uniform or deep. The balance between intergovernmental and multistakeholder approaches has remained contested, and attention to improving the design of institutions has been limited. This has special salience today not only because the UN is reviewing the World Summit’s twenty-year implementation in order to determine the next steps, but also because we are once again in a period where there are pressures to establish new international governance mechanisms. In and outside the UN, there are multiple processes underway concerning the governance of the digital economy, data, and artificial intelligence that are raising challenges akin to those confronted in the Internet governance battles of the past. Among the questions worth exploring in this context are: 1) Has the WGIG’s understanding of Internet governance stood the test of time? What are its strengths and weaknesses, and with the benefit of hindsight would a similar exercise produce the same results today? 2) To what extent is the approach taken in 2005 useful in addressing the contemporary push for governance of the digital economy, data, and artificial intelligence? Are there lessons to be learned that would assist in managing the analytical and political challenges? 3) What are the implications of the new governance debates for the Internet Governance Forum and related institutions? This webinar explored these questions. A panel of WGIG veterans will lead off the conversation, and then the rest of the session will be devoted to open discussion among all interested attendees. At the June 2026 Internet Governance Forum meeting in Norway, a larger* WGIG+20 session <https://fu8bm8rab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eViFJfKEoxKq7TGNOhJU9l_PIABYqwVEDu…>* will build upon this discussion. *PANEL* *Avri Doria* – independent researcher and consultant. *Wolfgang Kleinwächter* – Professor Emeritus of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus *Markus Kummer* – Internet governance and policy expert *Vittorio Bertola* – Head of Policy & Innovation, Open-Xchange *HOST / MODERATOR* *William J. Drake*, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *ORIGINAL LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/g6Aip9MUZNo> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/citi-understanding> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19401>* *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor, or need support - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

1 0

Invitation to contribute discussion to an article entitled 'Internet History Differentiated: A Proposal
by Noel Packard 29 May '25

29 May '25

Dear Colleagues , You are invitated to contribute some discussion to my latest draft article entitled, "Internet History Differentiated: A Proposal" here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dhgrk647cz13kot5u5wag/Internet-History-Diffe… I am proposing that social scientists begin to differentiate history into non-Internet years (up to 1960), military/pre-Internet or Cold War years (1960-1995) and post-Internet years (1995- onward). I write about what hinders this (or why we don’t differentiate Internet history) and why it would be a benefit to do so. I illustrate the article with one of my infographics that I designed and Hannah Day crafted. The article is about 8,200 words. I would be honoured if you could write a few sentences for the Discussion section and send them to me by June 30th 2025. The infographic in the article is also part of a show entitled, 'Making Internet History More Visible' which I am presenting at the New Zealand Science Festival in July.: https://scifest.org.nz/programme/making-internet-history-more-visible Please feel free to send questions and discussion to npac825(a)aucklanduni.ac.nz Kind Regards Noel Packard PhD, BA Honors, MA, MPA, BA (pronounced Noelle she/her) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-3362

1 0

Resources for online interview research
by Janet Salmons 28 May '25

28 May '25

Check out a new post in this month's series about online interviews in research on my Substack blog, "When the Field is Online." Lots of open-access resources about synchronous and asynchronous written or multimedia interviews. So many options to engage human participants in lively, creative ways! Coming soon: focus groups online. https://tinyurl.com/6z54ptjk Have new publications (preferably open access), webinars, or opportunities to share with my readers? Send them to me off-list. Take care, Janet Janet Salmons, PhD (She/her/hers) www.salmons.blog Unabhängie Forscherin, Free-Range Scholar and Creative 2024 Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Internet Studies Boulder, Colorado USA janet(a)salmons.blog<mailto:jsalmons@vision2lead.com> Subscribe to "When the Field is Online" free monthly newsletter http://tinyurl.com/qualnews

1 0

Reminder: CfP Cultural Workers and Generative AI, AI & Society
by Rafael Do Nascimento Grohmann 28 May '25

28 May '25

Hi there, Just a kind reminder for you to send us your abstract for the special issue of AI & Society journal on Cultural Workers and Generative AI edited my me, Daphne Idiz, and Zoë Glatt. The deadline for sending abstracts is June 30. More info here: https://link.springer.com/journal/146/updates/27770372. CfP: Cultural Workers and Generative AI (AI & Society Journal) Since the unprecedented agreement that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) managed to negotiate in relation to the use of generative AI in the workplace in 2023, cultural workers—in sectors such as music, film and television, journalism, social media content creation and gaming have been in the spotlight as one of the main exponents of how workers, individually and collectively, have responded to the development of generative AI around the world. These issues range from questions of workforce replacement and the reshaping of labor processes, working conditions, forms of building collectivities (e.g. unions, associations, cooperatives, guilds) and how cultural workers have understood the meanings and practices of AI (e.g. culturally, discursively and politically). Themes: This topical collection of AI & Society (AI&S) focuses on how workers in the cultural sector—understood as actors, writers, musicians, game performers, journalists, content creators, etc.—are engaging with generative AI in the workplace. It aims to analyze, on the one hand, the ways that cultural labor is being reshaped by AI in terms of labor process and cultures of production, and, on other hand, the ways that cultural workers are collectively fighting back against AI, through bargaining, co-operative formation or refusal. We are looking for articles that centre workers and work experience in relation to AI around the world. The collection will include empirically-grounded articles with original arguments covering different geographies and sectors. Topics and themes will include: * Labor Processes: How generative AI is reshaping labor processes in the cultural sector, both within and beyond the point of production, including the role of social reproduction. * Cultures of Production: How generative AI is reshaping the cultures of production and creative practices in cultural industries. * Working Conditions: Experiences of everyday work with generative AI in the cultural sector around the world, and in different sub-sectors of the cultural industries. * Identities: The ways that social and global hierarchies and intersectional inequalities (e.g. gender, sexuality, race, ability, nationality, class, etc.) embedded in generative AI models intersect with uses, experiences and organizations of power in the cultural industries. * Data Work: The role of AI data work (Miceli & Posada 2022) in cultural industries. Who are the data workers feeding the machine (Muldoon, Graham & Cant 2024) for the cultural sector, and what are the conditions and politics of their labor? * Worker Organizing: The ways that cultural workers are organizing for and against generative AI in the workplace. How are workers bargaining, campaigning, protesting and mobilizing in relation to AI? How do cultural workers intervene in policies through collective action? How do they collectively learn about and come to understand generative AI? * Worker-Led Reappropriations: How cultural workers are reappropriating AI in non-dominant work arrangements, e.g. cooperatives and collectives, in terms of “computing otherwise” (Amrute & Murillo 2020)? * Geographies and Value Chains: The commonalities and differences of cultural workers’ experiences in relation to generative AI. The role of global dependencies in the cultural sector in relation to AI (e.g. a fair agreement for an actor in one country can badly affect voice actors in another country). How to connect the AI value chains in the cultural industries. * Industry Changes: How is generative AI changing cultural sectors at the industry level? What are the impacts of Big Tech’s increasing involvement in cultural production, especially their investments in generative AI? Who are the tech workers behind these projects on generative AI in cultural production? How is the political economy of cultural production transforming due to the introduction of generative AI? * Intimacies: How generative AI is transforming the nature of relationships between cultural producers and their audiences and fans, for example through the introduction of personalized chatbots trained on the data of (micro)celebrities and through the emergence of AI-generated influencers. Guest Editors: Dr Rafael Grohmann, University of Toronto, Canada, rafael.grohmann(a)utoronto.ca Dr Daphne Idiz, University of Toronto, Canada, daphne.idiz(a)utoronto.ca Dr Zoë Glatt, Microsoft’s Social Media Collective, United States, zoe.glatt(a)microsoft.com Contribution Types: We welcome contributions in the format of research papers (max 10K words) with substantial theoretical, methodological, and empirical interventions. Original papers will be double blind peer-reviewed by two reviewers and the editorial team. Firstly, send a 500-word abstract to rafael.grohmann(a)utoronto.ca<mailto:rafael.grohmann@utoronto.ca>, outlining a) the main argument; b) the theoretical background; c) methods; d) main findings. If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to submit the full manuscript. Important Dates: Abstract submission: 30th June 2025 Manuscript submission: 31st October 2025 Notifications: 28th February 2026 Revised papers due: 30th April 2026 -- dr. Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media Studies Department of Arts, Culture and Media<https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann> Faculty of Information<https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/> University of Toronto Leader, DigiLabour<https://digilabour.com.br/> Research Associate, University of Oxford<https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/rafael-grohmann/> Founding Editor, Platforms & Society<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PNS> Principal Investigator, Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP)<https://digilabour.com.br/worker-owned-intersectional-platforms-woip/> Co-Lead, Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF)<https://criticaldigitalmethods.ca/creative-labour-critical-futures/> 2024-2025 Faculty Fellow, Queer and Trans Research Lab, Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto<https://sds.utoronto.ca/qtrl-cohort-2024-25/>

1 0

PhD in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Futures - call for applications now open
by Maria Francesca MURRU 28 May '25

28 May '25

PhD in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Futures - University of Bergamo Call for applications now open The University of Bergamo (UniBg) invites applications for 5 fully funded, full-time PhD scholarships within its innovative and interdisciplinary PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Futures. The program aims to train high-profile researchers with interdisciplinary skills in both technical-scientific and socio-cultural domains, capable of designing and governing AI development processes with a keen awareness of the systemic complexity required by sustainability. Application Deadline: June 16, 2025, 11:59 AM (Italian time) Selection will be based on the evaluation of qualifications and an interview. · Interview Date: July 9, 2025, starting at 9:00 AM (Italian time). · Interview Format: The interview will be conducted via videoconference and will be held in English All applications must be submitted exclusively online through the University of Bergamo website. Please follow the detailed instructions available on the dedicated page: https://www.unibg.it/node/17774 Candidates are required to upload the following documents in PDF format: 1. Identity Document. 2. Curriculum Vitae (CV): Use the template available at https://www.unibg.it/node/17774. Please highlight your studies and experiences relevant to the doctoral program. 3. Research Project Proposal: Write a project proposal using the template/facsimile available at https://www.unibg.it/node/17774 (see Annex A for specific requirements). Please note: This project proposal is for selection purposes only and does not necessarily represent the final research project you will undertake if admitted. For inquiries, please contact: Prof. Maria Francesca Murru mariafrancesca.murru(a)unibg.it Maria Francesca Murru (personal page <http://www00.unibg.it/struttura/strutturasmst.asp?rubrica=1&persona=4961&no…> ) Associate Professor, Department of Letters, Philosophy, Communication University of Bergamo via Pignolo, 123 Tel.: 0352052740 Email: mariafrancesca.murru(a)unibg.it

1 0

CFP: Communication Studies at Crossroads: A Multidisciplinary Approach - Micro-Abstract Submissions
by Jasmine McNealy 28 May '25

28 May '25

Hello All, We are soliciting micro-abstracts for an edited volume on communication. Communication Studies at Crossroads: A Multidisciplinary Approach Seungahn Nah (snah(a)ufl.edu) & Jasmine McNealy (jmcnealy(a)ufl.edu) University of Florida Overview Among academic disciplines, communication (broadly defined) is young in comparison to its allied areas like sociology, anthropology, and political science. Although aspects of the study of communication can be traced back several centuries, the contested formalization of communication as a discipline finds its start in the West in the early 20th Century. Now thoroughly in its second century, communication – particularly mass communication – is ripe for reconsideration, revision, and reckoning with its past and possible futures. This edited volume examines not only the history of communication, but also where it might go to meet the questions of the 21st Century and beyond. This book centers on communication studies. We operationalize this topic as including messaging, media, and human and organizational social interactions. This understanding of the field recognizes the broad reach of communications and the diverse areas of interest of communication scholars. It also acknowledges the various skills and expertise that communication scholars acquire during their studies, as well as the practical applicability of findings to areas like policy, health, and education. Because communication is inherently interdisciplinary, this edited volume assembles a global cadre of well-respected authors to examine the past, present and future of communication at its intersections. Our objective with this volume is meta: as communication scholars, we want to think about our thinking about communication in a broad sense. We are not interested in considering our chosen area as a static field. Instead, we recognize how communication expands and contracts based on both internal factors like theoretical and methodological conflicts, and external factors like political and funding environments. We also recognize the importance of considering the field from scholars in geographic areas that have been neglected in history of communication studies. Overall, we hope this volume will serve as a useful resource for scholars, students, and those interested in the trajectory of communications, including mediated and moderated communications through media and technology. We plan the following sections: Part I: Foundations of Communication Studies Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives on Communication Studies Chapter 2. Core Theories in Communication Studies Part II: Disciplinary Perspectives Chapter 3. Psychological Insights into Communication Chapter 4. Sociological Approaches to Communication Chapter 5. Cultural and Critical Dimensions of Communication Chapter 6. Technological Advances and Communication Chapter 7. Communication in Organizational Settings Chapter 8. Legal and Policy Perspectives on Communication Part III: Interdisciplinary Integration Chapter 9. Media and Communication Studies in Political Context Chapter 10. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Health Communication Chapter 11. Strategic Communication and Media Economics Chapter 12. Information and Data Science Intersections with Communication Chapter 13. Computational Communication Chapter 14. AI and Communication Part IV: Future Directions in Multidisciplinary Communication Research Chapter 15. Communication Studies Across Different Contexts and Communities If you are interested in participating, please use the following form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmjyFLXB7g5I0cWN-xOrlH0rJ043zn1KN…> to submit a micro-abstract by June 30. We will be reviewing submissions and will contact those who have submitted soon after. We plan to publish the book in 2026.

1 0