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

Call for Submissions on Artificial Intimacy
by default friend 13 May '25

13 May '25

Hi everyone, I’m commissioning pieces ( 1,000–3 ,000 words) that unpack relationships where the beloved isn’t a flesh- and- blood person — think: * *Fictosexuality / ficto-romantic attachment* (anime characters, game avatars, VTubers, visual-novel crushes * *Tech- mediated intimacy* ( AI companions) or *objectophilia* * Historical or cross- cultural case studies that broaden our lens on “ non- human love” *Pitch me* Send a 2–3-sentence pitch to defaultefriend(a)gmail.com by *June 3 2025*. Payment is $150-500, depending on the scope of the piece. Publication will be on default.blog ( http://default.blog/ ) , and sent to 22,000 subscribers and advertised to 37,000 followers on Substack. Here's a good example of a piece that worked very well: https://default.blog/p/the-medium-is-the-monster ( https://default.blog/p/the-medium-is-the-monster?utm_source=publication-sea… ) Feel free to reach out with questions. Best, Katherine Sent via Superhuman ( https://sprh.mn/?vip=defaultefriend@gmail.com )

1 0

ASIS&T SIG AI announces a call for nominations for the SIG AI Best Artificial Intelligence Published Paper Award 2024. The purpose of the award is to recognize the best paper published within the scope of SIG AI (see www.asist.org/sig/sigai). Papers that have been published (i.e., not just accepted) in any peer-reviewed scholarly publication (journal or conference) during the prior calendar year (2024) are eligible for the award. At least one author of a winning paper must be a member of SIG AI at t
by Stefanie Havelka 12 May '25

12 May '25

ASIS&T SIG AI announces a call for nominations for the SIG AI Best Artificial Intelligence Published Paper Award 2024. The purpose of the award is to recognize the best paper published within the scope of SIG AI (see www.asist.org/sig/sigai) - Papers that have been published (i.e., not just accepted) in any peer-reviewed scholarly publication (journal or conference) during the prior calendar year (2024) are eligible for the award. - At least one author of a winning paper must be a member of SIG AI at the time of the award. (Any ASIS&T member may join SIG AI at any time.) - The paper must address AI from a Library and Information Science perspective. Papers reporting empirical research, theoretical contributions, or methodological advances are all eligible. - Papers that merely apply AI techniques (e.g., using NLP for data analysis) without focusing on AI from a Library and Information Science perspective are not eligible. 📅 Submission Details - Deadline for nominations: Monday, June 30th, end of the day - Submit nominations via this form: https://forms.gle/e3sGLeux6mrjNFoU8 (If you are unable to access the form, you may email your nomination to stefanie.havelka(a)ucd.ie with the following information: citation for the paper, a copy of the paper, and a rationale for the nomination.) 📄 Nomination Requirements - Full citation of the nominated paper - A copy of the paper (PDF format preferred) - A short rationale for the nomination, addressing: - Theoretical framework and/or conceptual relevance to AI from a Library and Information Science perspective. - Strength and appropriateness of the methodology - Significance and implications of the findings - Originality - Clarity of expression The award will consist of a cash prize and certificates from ASIS&T. We look forward to your nominations! Stefanie Havelka on behalf of the SIG AI -- Dr. Stefanie Havelka [she/her] Assistant Professor Service Learning Coordinator MLIS Thesis Coordinator MLIS Room C119 | Newman Building Phone: +353 01-716-8496 School of Information and Communication Studies University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland

1 0

Reminder: Special issue on Critical Discourse Analysis and GenerativeAI
by hossein kermani 12 May '25

12 May '25

Dear colleagues, Dr. Khosravinik (U of Newcastle) and I are editing a special issue on Critical Discourse Analysis and GenerativeAI for Discourse & Society. We invite scholars to submit their latest works in this field to the special issue. You can find the cal below: https://www.hosseinkermani.com/blog Best.Hossein Hossein Kermani, PhD Principal InvestigatorBeyondCBA Projecthttps://www.hosseinkermani.com/beyondcba-project-- ChairECPR's Research Network on Digital Authoritarianismhttps://ecpr.eu/group/digital-authoritarianism University of Vienna Department of Communication Kolingasse 14-16, 1090 Vienna, Austria T: +43-1-4277-483 12 https://www.hosseinkermani.comTwitter: @hossein_kermani NEW BOOK: Kermani H. (2025) Twitter activism in Iran: Social Media and Democracy in Authoritarian Regimes. Palgrave MacMillan. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-81538-6

1 0

Gender & Tech Online Talk Series – May 27 11am EDT - Data Governance
by Jess Reia 12 May '25

12 May '25

Dear colleagues, The University of Virginia School of Data Science, in partnership with the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, is pleased to announce the second session of the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, which will take place on May 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The session will explore intersectional perspectives on data governance, privacy and digital sovereignty. Speakers will examine gender and data governance from a global majority perspective and discuss the policies that could be developed to ensure that women, gender-diverse individuals and other historically marginalized communities can regain control over their digital footprints and identities. We are honored to welcome two keynote speakers: Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change) Chenai Chair (My Data Rights - Africa) The webinar is free and open to the public. You can register here: https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-H1J_xOBRICsVItME7pIuQ#/regist… The Gender and Tech Online Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to examine the intersections of gender, technology, democracy, and human rights. Its purpose is to critically explore how digital platforms and technological infrastructures impact women, queer, and gender-diverse individuals, while also identifying pathways toward more inclusive, rights-based models of digital governance. We invite everyone interested in advancing equity and justice in digital governance to participate in this important conversation. The series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia and sponsored by the UVA School of Data Science and DTD Lab. Please feel free to circulate this announcement within your networks. Thank you! Jess and Yasmin *Jess Reia, Ph.D. (they/them)* Assistant Professor of Data Science Faculty co-lead, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/digital-technology-democracy-lab>, University of Virginia reia(a)virginia.edu | https://datascience.virginia.edu/ Visiting Scholar, Institute for Global Public Policy <https://igpp.fudan.edu.cn/igppen/main.htm>, Fudan University 2024-2025 Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Democracy & Technology <https://cdt.org/> <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/> New book: Urban Music Governance <https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo245009492.html>

1 0

Defending Scholars at Cambridge Disinformation Summit
by Dr. Emma Briant 12 May '25

12 May '25

Dear Colleagues, I am just writing to *share with you the video* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M9lhTm-7f0> from the panel on Managing Threats to Researchers I organized for the recent Cambridge Disinformation Summit. The panel featured the varied experiences and expertise from: - *Emma L Briant - Visiting Associate Professor at University of Notre Dame * - *Alice Marwick - Director of Research at Data and Society* - *Mutale Nkonde - PhD Student at University of Cambridge, founder of AI for the People* - *Julia Ebner - Leader of the Violent Extremism Lab at the University of Oxford's Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue* Together we examined the major surge in risks and threats faced by researchers and academics. We also took the opportunity to pre-launch *a guide published by the Association of Internet Researchers for those conducting 'Risky Research* <https://aoir.org/riskyresearchguide/>'. The guide was spearheaded by one of the esteemed panel members, Alice Marwick, and I contributed also to its writing, drawing on my own experiences. The panel and AoIR’s Risky Research Guide were also prominently featured in reporting by Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-02/disinformation-expert…>, raising the public prominence of this key issue further. Their article also highlights the experiences of some of our panellists. As it's behind a paywall, I am including a snippet here but do subscribe to Bloomberg and share their link, they are great :) Thanks, Emma "Academics often feel too unsafe to speak about the threats they face daily,” said Emma Briant, a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame focused on information warfare. “They feel very often that more attacks will follow if they raise the alarm. That means a lot of people end up fighting this battle alone.” Instead, researchers speaking on an April 24 panel at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit in the UK advocated for a more cooperative approach in the face of such intimidation tactics. The Association of Internet Researchers, a member-based support network, posted online a guide for at-risk academics. The advice includes how to respond to doxxing and strategies to document their research in anticipation of potential lawsuits, subpoenas or Freedom of Information Act requests from hostile critics trying to obtain researchers’ emails. In some cases, scholars have been accused of copying others’ work by attackers who use artificial intelligence tools to compare their academic papers to pre-existing findings. Minor inconsistencies, like an innocuous error in a citation, can get amplified and damage the victim’s career. “I had a politically motivated plagiarism audit,” said Julia Ebner, who studies extremism at the University of Oxford. “It was really stressful because you feel like your whole credibility is at stake.” -- Dr Emma L Briant Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter! <https://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/> Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown

1 0

Real-Time Intelligent Systems 2025
by ijwa＠dline.info 12 May '25

12 May '25

Seventh International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems (RTIS 2025) Macau Millennium College, Macau October 13-14, 2025 Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology November 05-06, 2025 Ho Chi Minh. Vietnam https://www.socio.org.uk/rtis The International Conference on Real-time Intelligent Systems (RTIS) has travelled from Beijing, China (2016), to Macau. The seventh edition will take place at the University of Macau, Macau and at the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Ho Chi Minh, in Vietnam. Over the past few years, real-time intelligent computing has revolutionised the human lifestyle. Research on real-time intelligent systems is multi-disciplinary, exploiting concepts from diverse areas such as big data processing, computational intelligence, location-based services, recommendation systems, and multimedia processing. In today’s highly dynamic environment, analysing data in real-time is necessary to understand how systems process data, reason the outputs, and anticipate trends in intelligent computing. To this end, this conference will serve as a platform to manifest the ongoing research in the field. Thus, RTIS welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound papers that address aspects related to the following topics. CALL FOR PAPERS (Virtual/Physical) Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining Streaming data, streaming engines Trace-based intelligent real-time services Adaptive vision algorithms Location-based services Intelligent Robotic Systems Collaborative Intelligence Data capture in real-time Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Data Analysis Intelligent Database Systems Knowledge representation and reasoning Intelligent information fusion Large Language Models, cognitive methods, sequential inference, data mining, pattern/behavioral analysis Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Intelligent Information Systems Privacy and security in Intelligence Software Engineering Solutions Intelligent Soft Computing Real-time multiprocessor systems Internet of Things Architectures for Intelligence Real-time distributed coding Smart services and platforms Real-time modelling user information needs Wireless Communication Real-time intelligent communication Real-time intelligent network solutions Mobile Smart Systems Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Analysis in domains such as energy, sensors Decision support systems in real-time Multi-agent Intelligent Systems Multilingual information access Recommendation systems Real-time intelligent alert systems Real-time remote access systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Autonomous systems (incl. autonomous vehicles and drones) Distributed systems Cloud/edge computing/fusion Defence/security, robotics, aerospace, intelligent transportation Mining/Manufacturing Environmental monitoring Critical Real-time Applications Real-time noise removal systems Event-driven analytics Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Machine translation in real-time OLAP for real-time decision support Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence AI in Agriculture Smart Agriculture Systems User experience in Real-Time Systems Anomaly Detection Predictive Maintenance Image and Video Recognition Natural Language Processing Vulnerability Management Healthcare Customer Analytics Submission, proceedings Papers must be submitted online through OpenConf. Author instructions and LaTex2e (preferred) and Word macro files are available on the submission page. Submitted papers should be at most 14 pages (long papers) and 8 pages (short ones), including figures, tables and references (in the Springer template). Authors of accepted papers are required to transfer their copyrights. For a paper to appear in the proceedings, at least one of the authors MUST register for the conference by the camera-ready submission deadline with a full registration. Springer’s Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) (https://www.springer.com/series/15179) will publish the accepted papers and be indexed in SCOPUS, EI Compendex, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, and SCImago. All the papers published in the series are submitted for consideration in the Web of Science. Important Dates Submission of Papers: August 25, 2025 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: September 20, 2025 Camera-ready: October 05, 2025 Registration: October 05, 2025 Conference Dates: October 13-14, 2025 General Chair Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Program Chairs Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India Dion Goh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Program Co-chairs Duong Van Hieu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Ricardo Rodriguez-Jorge, Technological Centre Ceit, Spain Pavel Losket, Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute, China Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

1 0

19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): First Call for Tutorials
by Announce 12 May '25

12 May '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

1 0

Workshop The Social Life of Brands and Early Career Synposium on Consumer Culture, Naples, June 25-26 and 27-28
by Adam Arvidsson 10 May '25

10 May '25

Dear all, please find flyers attached for the workshop on 'The social life of brands in the platform economy' (June 27-28) and the preceding 'Early career symposium on consumer culture' (June 25-26) that we are organizing at the University of Naples, Federico II, this summer. The 'early career symposium' is principally oriented to PhD students and early career scholars, but is open to anyone (and participants are welcome to attend the following workshop as well). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MV8pyG8ArOvt190xsN9iS2aXUITAkycU/view?usp=… https://drive.google.com/file/d/13auMMQwafTkiljiUl2mJauZ-OTY1SaE8/view?usp=… The Early Career Symposium is free, and participants are invited to attend the ensuing workshop as well (although space is limited). Please send a mail to Roberto Covino (robertocovino26(a)gmail.com) to express interest (as well as for other enquiries). For PhD (or Masters) students we can issue certificates of attendance. Hoping to see you soon, -- Adam Arvidsson Professor of Sociology University of Naples Federico II Vico Monte della Pietà 1 80138 Napoli +39-0812535899

1 0

free, virtual event on Trans Technologies, Disrupting Disruptions speaker series
by Alexandra Ketchum 09 May '25

09 May '25

Thank you to everyone who has ever attended one of the past 105 events of Disrupting Disruptions: The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Tech Speaker and Workshop Series. Recordings of many of our past events are available here ( https://www.feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.com/p/videos.html ). The 106th event will be on May 27th at 6 PM ET. We'll be hosting a talk and fireside chat with Dr. Oliver Haimson about his recent book Trans Technologies. The event will be free and virtual. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1345430060529?aff=oddtdtcreator It has been a real pleasure organizing these events since 2019. Thanks for all of your support! - Alex Ketchum

1 0

Call for essays: 'Pre-Internet Networked Operations' issue for American Behavioral Scientist
by Noel Packard 09 May '25

09 May '25

Dear Colleagues, Please share this CALL for essays for an issue of *American Behavioral Scientist* entitled 'Pre-Internet Networked Operations' DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS IS 1 OCTOBER, 2025 Essays invited for a survey of 1960s -1970s network experiments such as: *COINTELPRO *(US); *CHAOS* (US); *Phoenix* (Vietnam); *Condor* (South America); *ORDEN* (El Salvador); *Jakarta *(Indonesia); *OBAN* (Brazil) that networked societies prior to the Internet. *These experimental networks shared characteristics of a two-part program that promoted austerity programs while aiding police in neutralizing dissidents. *Discussions about these two-part experimental and Operations Research (OR) informed networks is invited particularly in regard to how evident or non-evident the communications were that supported these operations; the staffing and hardware; how networks were used; and, how they contributed to social and financial inequality and political polarization in the populations they monitored. The survey aims to be an unclassified, one-of-a-kind, historical-comparative, resource for media scholars, media users, social scientists and everyone who depends on the Internet. See CFP List link to view details, timeline and abstract portal: https://www.cfplist.com/CFP/40855 Abstracts requested for an issue of *American Behavioral Scientist* issue entitled: "Pre-Internet Networked Operations" and guest edited by: Noel Packard Ph.D. Media, Film and Television, University of Auckland, N.Z. and Dr. Bradley Simpson, professor of history at University of Connecticut and author of *Economists with Guns: Authoritarian Development and U.S.-Indonesian Relations, 1960-1968.* *DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS 1 OCTOBER 2025* Feel free to send questions to Noel Packard; npac825(a)aucklanduni.ac.nz Thank you. Kind regards, Noel Packard PhD

1 0