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PhD Position at DIGSUM, Umeå University, Sweden
by Simon Lindgren 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

We are looking for a new PhD student to join our research group in Digital Sociology (<https://www.umu.se/en/research/groups/digitalsociology/>). The project focuses on how digital technologies – especially social media and artificial intelligence – affect the conditions for political communication, mobilisation and power in today's society. You will work within the framework of DIGSUM (<https://digsum.org>) our interdisciplinary centre for digital social research at Umeå University, Sweden. The deadline for applications is July 21, 2025. Read more and apply here:<https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/open-positions/phd-student-in-sociology_…> Contact Simon Lindgren, <simon.lindgren(a)umu.se>, for more info.

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Writing for Interdisciplinary Computing Audiences Workshop at COMPASS 2025
by Joy Ming 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

Hi all, We are now accepting applications for the *Writing for Interdisciplinary Computing Audiences Workshop* at the ACM Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS) 2025 <https://compass.acm.org/>. The workshop will take place *in-person in Toronto or on Zoom* on *July 22nd from 2-6pm ET (UTC-4)*. Please complete the form ( https://forms.gle/2Rr8fymNpxCPxxoX9) by July 7th for priority consideration. See below for the full call for participation: As the COMPASS community grows across fields and global contexts, many early career researchers may face challenges around the often implicit expectations of writing for an interdisciplinary computing audience—especially across disciplinary and cultural writing norms. We invite researchers who might be from the Global Majority, are new to academic writing, or new to the COMPASS/ACM community to a half-day workshop to help uncover this part of the “hidden curriculum.” The workshop will include two main components: 1. a panel discussion by experts on writing norms and 2. a small groups working session focused on paper submissions and other writing projects. This workshop will result in both immediate, tangible progress on writing progress and longer-term benefits for early career researchers navigating the COMPASS and broader ACM publication landscape. (Link to full workshop proposal <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pbuaDydNVhz0HbUgOx7A33RhXKxZAszp/view?usp=…> ) We are looking for both:* - early career researchers (newcomers to academia, submitting to COMPASS or other ACM venues for the first time) - experienced mentors (late stage PhD students, postdocs, faculty members who have published in COMPASS/ACM venues and have experience with 1:1/small group mentoring) to participate in-person or online. Please complete the form (https://forms.gle/2Rr8fymNpxCPxxoX9) by July 7th for priority consideration. * Some PhD students can fall under both early career researchers and prospective mentors to undergraduate/masters/earlier-stage PhD students, so you are welcome to indicate you are interested in both roles and we will allocate you according to who signs up. If you have any questions or comments, please email compass-writing-workshop(a)googlegroups.com Thank you for your time, -- *Joy Ming* (she/her) PhD Candidate | Cornell Information Science https://jming.github.io/

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Literature on network/ networking
by Fernanda Rosa 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

Hi AoIRs, I hope you are hanging in there. I would like to ask for your help as we are looking for literature on social sciences/humanities that engages with the concept of network/networking and any sort of infrastructure. These may be papers on: a) social media/ platforms that shed light on networking b) networking infrastructure of any sort that makes the internet, internet platforms, AI... possible c) interconnectivity, interoperability needed for networking d) data centers and networking ... etc. If you know of any scholarship, including yours, that touches on this topic, please feel free to share. English, Portuguese or Spanish are all welcome. Thank you in advance! Fernanda -- O que temos pensado Por uma etnografia do código: *** *Qualitative Sociology <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11133-022-09517-3>* *** Sobre infraestrutura da internet, decolonialidade, e o Sul global: *** Information, Communication & Society <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2085614> *** *** *Policy & Internet <https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.278> ****

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The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026): First Call for Papers
by Announce 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

*** First Call for Papers *** The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026) May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/ We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS 2026, the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be held in Paphos, Cyprus in May 2026. All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality, significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference, quality of presentation, as well as understanding and appropriate referencing of the state of the art. The papers will be published under CC BY license. Important Dates • Abstract submission: October 1, 2025 • Paper submission: October 8, 2025 • Rebuttal period: November 21-25, 2025 • Author notification: December 22, 2025 • Camera-ready paper: February 11, 2026 • Conference: May 25-29, 2026 All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12). For submission instructions, please see here: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/ Areas of Interest We welcome the submission of technical papers describing significant and original research on all aspects of the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. If you are new to this community, then we encourage you to consult the proceedings of previous editions of the conference to fully appreciate the scope of AAMAS. At the time of submission, you will be asked to associate your paper with one of the following areas of interest: • Learning and Adaptation (LEARN) • Generative and Agentic AI (GAAI) • Game Theory and Economic Paradigms (GTEP) • Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics (COINE) • Search, Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling (SOPS) • Representation, and Reasoning (RR) • Engineering and Analysis of Multiagent Systems (EMAS) • Modeling and Simulation of Societies (SIM) • Human-Agent Interaction (HAI) • Robotics and Control (ROBOT) • Innovative Applications (IA) More information on these areas and the topics covered can be found here: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-main-track/ Special Tracks In addition to the main track, AAMAS 2026 will feature five special tracks (AAAI Track, JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track, and Competitions Track), as well as the Doctoral Consortium. The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above). The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS 2026. The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new research opportunities, and controversial debate. The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems. The Competitions Track is an effective mechanism for motivating researchers to enhance discussions, share knowledge, and boost the development and evaluation of theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your work and to get advice on managing your career. The calls for each track above and for the Doctoral Consortium are available on the AAMAS 2026 web site. Organizing Committee AAMAS 2026 General Chairs • Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy • John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs • Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America • Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair) • Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair) If you have additional questions, please contact the Program Chairs using aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com .

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CFP “Synthetic Imaginaries: The Cultural Politics of Generative AI” 08-12 September 2025, University of Siegen
by Pilipets, Elena 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

Dear colleagues and friends, Six more days to submit an abstract for the collaborative research event "Synthetic Imaginaries: The Cultural Politics of Generative AI" hosted at the University of Siegen (Monday, 08 September 2025 - Friday, 12 September 2025). Submission deadline: 30.06.2025. About the Event Combining the formats of a conference and a workshop, this event—organized by the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centers "Media of Cooperation" and "Transformations of the Popular" together with the Center of Digital Narratives in Bergen, the Digital Culture and Communication Section of ECREA and the German National Research Data Infrastructure Consortium NFDI4Culture—explores the relationship between synthetic media and today’s imaginaries of culture and technology, which incorporate AI as an active participant. By “synthetic,” we refer not simply to the artificial but to how specific practices and ways of knowing take shape through human-machine co-creation. "Imaginaries", in turn, reflect shared visions, values, and expectations—shaping not only what technologies do but how they are perceived and made actionable in everyday life. We ask: What images and stories feed the datasets that contemporary AI models are trained on? Which imaginaries are reproduced through AI-driven media technologies and which remain latent? How do synthetic media transform relations of power and visibility, and what methods—perhaps equally synthetic—can we develop to analyze these transformations? Call for Contributions Please apply for travel stipends and submit a proposal (max. 500 words) outlining how your work engages with the event’s main theme. Deadline: 30 June 2025. For full details, including suggested topics and the submission link, please visit our website: https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/events/conference-autumn-school-synt… Participation is free of charge! Event Highlights Mix questions! Monday, 8 September Day one begins with a keynote by Jill Walker Rettberg and opens space for emerging questions—think of it as an idea hub. Accepted abstracts will be grouped into thematic sessions curated by the organising team. Presenters will be connected via email ahead of time to coordinate their contributions. Each presentation will be set to 10 minutes to allow ample time for discussion, collective thinking, and exchange. The emphasis is on dialogue, not polished conclusions. Mix methods! Tuesday, 9 September-Thursday, 11 September The next three days—featuring workshops by Gabriele De Seta and Ángeles Briones—are about exploring new methods, hands-on! We invite you to join a team of interdisciplinary scholars and data designers in probing new methodological combinations. Each of our project teams will present a research question alongside a specific method to be collaboratively explored. Participants will not only learn how to design prompts and work with AI-generated text and images but also how to critically account for genAI models as platform models. All projects draw on intersectional approaches, combining qualitative and quantitative data to explore the synthetic dimensions of AI agency—whether as content creator, noise generator, hallucinator, research collaborator, data annotator, or style imitator. Please bring your laptops. The project titles will be announced soon. Synthesize! Friday, 12 September The final day is dedicated to sharing, reflecting, and synthesizing the questions, methods, and insights developed throughout the week. Project teams will present their collaborative processes, highlight key takeaways, and discuss how their ideas and approaches shifted through hands-on experimentation with methods. Questions? Feel free to get in touch: elena.pilipets(a)uni-siegen.de We look forward to your contributions—see you in Siegen! Elena

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The 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): First Call for Papers
by Announce 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

*** First Call for Papers *** The 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/ The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques, and systems. This area is crucial as AI is increasingly integrated into everyday technology. Understanding and shaping AI systems for human needs is essential to ensure that AI systems are effective and responsible. As these techniques become increasingly powerful, new use cases and human-AI interactions can be explored. This conference offers an opportunity to focus the research community on important problems at the intersection of AI and HCI and bring together experts from various disciplines to discuss and build on these ideas in workshops, breaks, and networking sessions. Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. Diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the IUI community, and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral presentations. Contributions to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence appropriate to the claims (e.g., user study, system evaluation, computational analysis). Topics IUI 2026 topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems • Explainable AI methods • Democratization of AI • Persuasive technologies in IUI • Privacy and security of IUI • Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation • User modelling for intelligent interfaces • User-adaptive interaction and personalization • IUI for crowd computing and human computation • Human control in daily automations • Trust and reliance in intelligent systems Computational innovation • Interactive machine learning • Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging • Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems • Generative models • Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning • Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI Innovative User Interfaces • Affective interfaces • Intelligent aesthetic interfaces • Intelligent collaborative interfaces • Intelligent AR/VR interfaces • Intelligent visualization and visual analytics • Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces • Intelligent tangible interfaces Intelligent Multimodal Systems • Embodied agents • Multimodal AI assistants • Intelligent multimodal interfaces Intelligent Applications • Education and learning-related technologies • Healthcare and wellbeing • Automotive • Assistive technologies • Entertainment • Workplace happiness • Social media • Internet of Things (IoT) • Smart homes Large Language Models and Agentic AI • End-user interaction with LLMs, agents, and multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image generation) • LLMs and agents in the workplace • Human-agent interaction and multi-agent systems • Bias in LLMs and agents • The effects of LLMs and agents use on creative tasks • Personalized user interaction with LLMs and agents • Prompt engineering • User control and steering of LLMs and agents (e.g., RLHF, chaining, instruction tuning) Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces • User experiments and studies • Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges) • Meta-analysis • Mixed-methods evaluations Papers We invite original paper submissions that are not under consideration elsewhere. Accepted papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. At least one author of all accepted papers must register with full registration fee (not student registration fee), attend in person, and present their paper during the main conference program. One registration covers one paper only. A selected set of accepted top-quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS) special issue titled “Highlights of IUI 2026” that will appear in 2027. Reflection of practical and societal impact We encourage authors to consider practical and societal implications of their work (as well as its shortcomings) throughout their projects and to include a reflection on those implications in their papers, in particular how the proposed methods and insights could be applied and deployed in a realistic setting and how they can improve people's lives in the real world. We also encourage authors to discuss potential ethical considerations of their work in terms of diversity, inclusion, and equality; and other topics under the broad responsible AI topic and its societal impact. We recognize that technology is rarely neutral --- simply by making some things easier than others, it reshapes society (Winner, 1980; Green, 2020). Further, given the incredibly short invention-to-application cycles for AI-related technologies, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that “somebody else” will carefully consider how an emerging intelligent user interface technology might impact the world before this technology is deployed. Our purpose is to help authors ensure that the likely societal consequences of their work are consistent with their intentions and values. For colleagues who are not yet experienced with incorporating societal impacts into their IUI research but who are willing to give it a try, here are some ideas to consider. Anonymization ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions (and supplemental materials) must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines: • Authors' names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper. • Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process. • Self-citations should be included where necessary but must use the third person. For example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as shown in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be perceived as self-citation). Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being desk-rejected without review. Accessibility Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible Submission for detailed instructions. If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos. Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines. Usage of Generative AI All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023 ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the word limit. While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM use is not clearly marked. Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects Any research in submitted manuscripts that involves human subjects must go through the appropriate ethics review requirements that apply to the authors’ research environment. As research environments vary considerably with regard to their requirements, authors are asked to submit a short note to reviewers that provides this context. Please also see the 2021 ACM Publications policy on research involving human participants and subjects before submitting. Additional Policies Authors should also be aware of the SIGCHI Policy for Submission and Review at SIGCHI Conferences and ACM Publications Policies. Submission Format, Length, and Platform We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow. Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template. Papers are of variable length. Paper length must be proportional to its contribution. We encourage authors to stay within a 10,000 word limit. Authors of papers exceeding 12,000 words should add a note at the end of their manuscript explaining how the length of the paper is commensurate with the contribution of the work. Submission Platform All materials must be submitted electronically to the Precision Conference Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/) by the abstract and paper deadlines. In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Papers”, respectively, and then press “Go”. Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”. Supplemental Materials Submitting supplemental material (e.g., questionnaires, demo videos of applications, data sheets) is optional but encouraged. If supplying a demo video, please follow the SIGCHI Technical Requirements and Guidelines for videos. Publication and Open Access The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%). Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM. Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer: * $250 APC for ACM/SIG members * $350 for non-members This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period. This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026. Important Dates (AoE) • Abstract: October 3, 2025 • Full Paper: October 10, 2025 • Decision Notification: December 12, 2025 • Camera-ready Submission: January 23, 2026 Organisation General Chairs • Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel • Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China • Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland • Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA

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IGF Session Recording Links
by Joly MacFie 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

Firstly, at first view, the Norway IGF team are to be commended for producing some of the best quality IGF video ever! As you probably know, the *IGF Interactive schedule* is at *https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2025-schedule* <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2025-schedule> On there, there is the tab '*IGF 2025 Live*' which includes links to UN WebTV, YouTube, and Real Time Text. *UN WebTV* is covering only plenary sessions, but with translation into the 6 UN languages. *https://webtv.un.org/en/search?query=IGF2025* <https://webtv.un.org/en/search?query=IGF2025> The site can be filtered to display only recordings in a particular language, for instance *ENGLISH* <https://webtv.un.org/en/search?query=IGF2025&sort_by=newest&antibot_key=tD8…> The *YouTube* links provided use an outdated address system, they should be *Live Webcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@igf/streams <https://www.youtube.com/@igf/streams>* *Trimmed sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@igf/videos <https://www.youtube.com/@igf/videos>* I have notified the IGF secretariat, and this may soon be remedied. *Real Time Text* (provided by Caption First stenos via Streamtext) is ephemeral, and may disappear once a session is over. Transcripts will be posted, after a delay, at *https://intgovforum.org/en/igf-2025-transcripts* <https://intgovforum.org/en/igf-2025-transcripts> ----------------- The value of *Digital Watch's DiploAI Reporting page* cannot be overstated.It comprises AI-generated reports from as many sessions as practical. These include not only verbatim transcripts, summaries, and in-depth analysis, but also speaker lists, which, ridiculously some might say, calibrate the number of words delivered by each speaker, and the actual rate of delivery! *https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2025 <https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2025>* A remarkable achievement! --------------- *ISOC LIVE* is making back up recordings of just a few sessions (e.g. GigaNet, DC-CIV) which will be posted/archived with multilingual open captions when processed. *https://isoc.live/?s=igf2025 <https://isoc.live/?s=igf2025>* -------------------- *** 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 -------------------------------------- -

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Reminder to apply, AOIR preconference: The Model and the Reactor, closing June 27
by Fenwick Mckelvey 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Hi all To all AOIR attendees, please consider attending. We have ~20 spots for presentations but we are hoping to hear from you by 27 June 2026 to gauge interest. We are asking for short abstracts to help us organize the conference. Full-day, 15 October 2025 at AOIR 2025 Big AI’s demands for this world are becoming clearer. Microsoft, in 2023, announced plans to build new data centers with nuclear power to fuel new energy-hungry models (Calma, 2023). Google and Amazon made similar announcements subsequently (da Silva, 2024; Olick, 2024). Plans to build nuclear-powered AI data centers clearly illustrate the scale and consequences of AI as a social blueprint — rendering clear “the choices (implicit or explicit) made in the course of technological innovation” and demanding reflection on “the grounds for making those choices wisely” (Winner, 1986, p. 18). Building on the material turn in Internet Studies (Hesmondhalgh, 2022; Sandvig, 2013), our preconference gathers scholars to explore ruptures against the growing cyberphysical project of “Big AI” (van der Vlist et al., 2024) or “AI as platform” (Mahnke & Bagger, 2024). We welcome all AOIR attendees to participate in our preconference. To help us organize the pre-conference, please complete this survey to request a presentation slot, or to be a facilitator: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hfFpVS_SE06YUM5bGr… We ask potential presenters and facilitators to please complete the form by 27 June 2025 to give us time to organize. Please read the preconfernece's description below. *Our preconference has three objectives:* 1. Share findings and digital methods that expose AI’s global technological footprint with an emphasis on the Americas or engaged and speculative research on alternative AI infrastructures that may include local or regional infrastructure, the fediverse, frugal AI infrastructures, decentralized, and/or distributed infrastructures; 2. Facilitate comparative policy research on measures to promote alternative AI infrastructures as well as benefit public interest and community benefits for these alternative infrastructures; 3. Develop a joint statement about recommendations for a new infrastructure for AI to be written collaboratively by discussants. Together, our pre-conference seeks to cultivate an international research community dedicated to understanding AI’s infrastructural impact and its alternatives. The conference offers international scholars a chance to develop collaborative projects as well as shape collective policy recommendations. Outputs directly advance the annual call for “strategies and tactics to address the ruptures caused by platformization” in this case of AI? We focus our call on questioning what public interest infrastructure would look like for AI. Public interest AI refers to “support those outcomes best serving the long-term survival and well-being of a social collective construed as a ‘public’” (Public Interest AI, n.d.). The Paris Charter on Artificial Intelligence in the Public Interest (2025), published after the Paris AI Summit, aims to “encourage a more comprehensive and inclusive design of AI in the public interest, in terms of technology, organization and institutions that serve different jurisdictions and communities in attaining similar success.” Public interest AI, however, is already a contentious term and not dissimilar to other terms “AI for Good” or “Responsible AI” that can act as ethics washing (Bourne, 2024; Wagner, 2018). Scholarly attention is required to define public interest AI as a critical concept. The preconference will be a full day to ensure there is time for presentations, networking, and collaborative activities. Participants will be selected through a peer-reviewed call with two tracks, one for presentations and a second for discussants and facilitators. Presentations will advance objectives 1 and 2 in the morning. The afternoon will leverage discussants and facilitators to develop collaborative research projects and synthesize research into a joint statement. Our schedule can accommodate two parallel tracks to welcome 20 presentations and a total of 50 participants. A closing plenary will showcase key themes, with discussants offering reflections and key insights from the day. Our preconference intends to be multilingual, with collaborators working in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The steering committee will accept abstracts in all four languages. The preconference is made possible by the Chaire de recherche du Québec sur l’intelligence artificielle et le numérique francophones and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Organizers: Fenwick McKelvey-Concordia University, Canada; Mónica Humeres-Universidad de Chile; Claudia López-Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María; Veridiana Domingos Cordeiro-University of São Paulo; Luciano Frizzera-University of Waterloo; Nicolas Chartier-Edwards – Institut national de la recherche scientifique References Calma, J. (2023, September 26). Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI ambitions. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23889956/microsoft-next-generation-nucle… da Silva, J. (2024, October 15). Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c748gn94k95o Hesmondhalgh, D. (2022). The Infrastructural turn in Media and Internet Research Proposal review. In P. McDonald (Ed.), The Routledge companion to media industries (pp. 132–142). Routledge. Mahnke, M. S., & Bagger, C. (2024). Navigating platformized generative AI: Examining early adopters’ experiences through the lens of data reflectivity. Convergence, 30(6), 1974–1991. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565241300857 Olick, D. (2024, October 16). Amazon goes nuclear, plans to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/amazon-goes-nuclear-plans-invest-50… Public Interest AI. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://publicinterest.ai/ Sandvig, C. (2013). The Internet as Infrastructure. In W. H. Dutton (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Internet studies (pp. 86–108). Oxford University Press. The Paris Charter on Artificial Intelligence in the Public Interest. (2025, February 11). Elysee.Fr. https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2025/02/11/the-paris-charter-on-ar… van der Vlist, F., Helmond, A., & Ferrari, F. (2024). Big AI: Cloud infrastructure dependence and the industrialisation of artificial intelligence. Big Data & Society, 11(1), 20539517241232630. https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241232630 Wagner, B. (2018). Ethics As An Escape From Regulation: From “Ethics-washing” to Ethics-shopping? In E. Bayamlioğlu, I. Baraliuc, L. Janssens, & M. Hildebrandt (Eds.), Being Profiled (pp. 84–89). Amsterdam University Press; JSTOR. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvhrd092.18 Winner, L. (1986). The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology. University of Chicago Press. -- Be good, Fen

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The 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025): Last Call for Papers
by Announce 22 Jun '25

22 Jun '25

*** Last Call for Papers *** The 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025) November 13-14, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/ickg2025/ (*** Proceedings to be published by IEEE ***) (*** Submission Deadline: July 4, 2025 AoE (extended and firm!) ***) The annual IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graph (ICKG) provides a premier international forum for presentation of original research results in knowledge discovery and graph learning, discussion of opportunities and challenges, as well as exchange and dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences. The conference covers all aspects of knowledge discovery from data, with a strong focus on graph learning and knowledge graph, including algorithms, software, platforms. ICKG 2025 intends to draw researchers and application developers from a wide range of areas such as knowledge engineering, representation learning, big data analytics, statistics, machine learning, pattern recognition, data mining, knowledge visualization, high performance computing, and World Wide Web etc. By promoting novel, high quality research findings, and innovative solutions to address challenges in handling all aspects of learning from data with dependency relationship. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society. Awards, including Best Paper, Best Paper Runner up, Best Student Paper, Best Student Paper Runner up, will be conferred at the conference, with a check and a certificate for each award. The conference also features a survey track to accept survey papers reviewing recent studies in all aspects of knowledge discovery and graph learning. At least five high quality papers will be invited for a special issue of the Knowledge and Information Systems Journal, in an expanded and revised form. In addition, at least eight quality papers will be invited for a special issue of Data Intelligence Journal in an expanded and revised form with at least 30% difference. TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Foundations, algorithms, models, and theory of knowledge discovery and graph learning • Knowledge engineering with big data. • Machine learning, data mining, and statistical methods for data science and engineering. • Acquisition, representation and evolution of fragmented knowledge. • Fragmented knowledge modeling and online learning. • Knowledge graphs and knowledge maps. • Graph learning security, privacy, fairness, and trust. • Interpretation, rule, and relationship discovery in graph learning. • Geospatial and temporal knowledge discovery and graph learning. • Ontologies and reasoning. • Topology and fusion on fragmented knowledge. • Visualization, personalization, and recommendation of Knowledge Graph navigation and interaction. • Knowledge Graph systems and platforms, and their efficiency, scalability, and privacy. • Applications and services of knowledge discovery and graph learning in all domains including web, medicine, education, healthcare, and business. • Big knowledge systems and applications. • Crowdsourcing, deep learning and edge computing for graph mining. • Large language models and applications • Open source platforms and systems supporting knowledge and graph learning. • Datasets and benchmarks for graphs • Neurosymbolic & Hybrid AI systems • Graph Retrieval Augmented Generation SURVEY TRACK Survey paper reviewing recent study in keep aspects of knowledge discover and graph learning. In addition to the above topics, authors can also select and target the following Special Track topics. Each special track is handled by respective special track chairs, and the papers are also included in the conference proceedings. • Special Track 01: KGC and Knowledge Graph Building • Special Track 02: KR and KG Reasoning. • Special Track 03: KG and Large Language Model • Special Track 04: GNN and Graph Learning • Special Track 05: QA and Graph Database • Special Track 06: KG and Multi-modal Learning. • Special Track 07: KG and Knowledge Fusion. • Special Track 08: Industry and Applications SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Paper submissions should be no longer than 8 pages, in the IEEE 2-column format, including the bibliography and any possible appendices. Submissions longer than 8 pages will be rejected without review. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee based on technical quality, originality, significance, and clarity. For survey track paper, please preface the descriptive paper title with “Survey:”, followed by the actual paper title. For example, a paper entitled “A Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”, should be changed as “Survey: A Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”. This is for the reviewers and chairs to clearly bid and handle the papers. Once the paper is accepted, the word, such as “Survey:”, can be removed from the camera-ready copy. For special track paper, please preface the descriptive paper title with “SS##:”, where “##” is the two digits special track ID. For example, a paper entitled “Incremental Knowledge Graph Learning”, intended to target Special Track 01 (Machine learning and knowledge graph) should be changed as “SS01: Incremental Knowledge Graph Learning”. All manuscripts are submitted as full papers and are reviewed based on their scientific merit. The reviewing process is single blind, meaning that each submission should list all authors and affiliations. There is no separate abstract submission step. There are no separate industrial, application, or poster tracks. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in the online submission system. No email submission is accepted. To help ensure correct formatting, please use the style files for U.S. Letter as template for your submission. These include LaTeX and Word. SUBMISSION LINK https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2025/ickg25/ IMPORTANT DATES • Paper submission (abstract and full paper): July 4, 2025 (AoE) (extended and firm!) • Notification of acceptance/rejection: September 5, 2025 • Camera-ready, copyright forms and author registration: September 20, 2025 • Early (non-author) registration: October 10, 2025 • Conference dates: November 13-14, 2025 ORGANISATION Conference and Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus Conference Co-Chair • Dan Guo, Hefei University of Technology Program Chairs • Cesare Alippi, Università della Svizzera italiana • Shirui Pan, Griffith University Local Organising Vice Chair • Irene Kinlanioti, National Technical University of Athens Finance Chair • Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus Steering Committee Chair • Xindong Wu, Hefei University Of Technology

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Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus: Academic Vacancy in A.I.
by Announce 22 Jun '25

22 Jun '25

Department of Computer Science -- University of Cyprus Academic Vacancy in A.I. (Full Professor) Submission Deadline: July 4th, 2025 (firm!) The Department of Computer Science (www.cs.ucy.ac.cy) at the University of Cyprus announces one (1) academic position at the rank of Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The position will be filled under XM’s designated chair entitled “The XM Chair in Artificial Intelligence”. The Chair is funded by TP Servglobal Limited, a member of the XM Group (www.xm.com) XM is a leading provider of online investment services internationally. Upon appointment, the Chair's holder will receive a €30,000 research grant from the XM Group, in addition to their initial funding under the University of Cyprus Regulations. This funding will support research development, promotional activities, and collaboration with the XM Group and other relevant international research centers and universities. The Chair's holder will play a key role in advancing teaching and research in Artificial Intelligence, benefiting the academic community, society, and the economy. For this vacancy, a university degree and a PhD title from an accredited university are required. The minimum requirements for the academic rank of a Professor are set in the following web link: https://rb.gy/k3pel In accordance with the applicable legislation, the annual gross salary (including the 13th salary) for full-time employment is: Professor (Scale Α15-Α16) €80.094,70 - €104.114,56. Employee contributions to the various State funds will be deducted from the above amounts. The selected candidate will be expected to teach in both Greek and English within the Department of Computer Science's undergraduate and graduate programs. Therefore, proficiency in both Greek and English is required. Candidates do not need to be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. Candidates are invited to submit their applications electronically by uploading the following documents in English and in PDF format at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment 1 Cover Letter 2 Curriculum Vitae 3 Copy of ID/Passport 4 Copy of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited University is required 5 Copy of a PhD degree from an accredited University is required 6 Review of previous research work and a brief description of future research projects (up to 3 pages) 7 List of publications 8 Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be submitted separately). 9 The names and email addresses of three professors from whom confidential letters of recommendation (in English) will be automatically requested upon submission of the application. Letters of recommendation may be submitted up to 7 days following the deadline for submission of applications. It is the responsibility of each candidate to ensure that the references are submitted. In case the letters of recommendation are not submitted on time, the application will not be considered. The deadline for applications is Friday the 4th of July 2025 (firm!). A more detailed announcement can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/XMChairAI

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