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2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018): Call for Workshop Papers
by Announce Announcements 23 Jul '18

23 Jul '18

*** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS *** 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018) Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus, 12-14 November, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Submission Deadline: 10th August 2018 *** Ambient intelligence refers to normal working and living environments being surrounded by embedded devices that can merge unobtrusively and in natural ways using information and intelligence hidden in the network connecting these devices (e.g. The Internet of Things). Such devices, each specialised in one or more capabilities, are intended to work together based on an infrastructure of intelligent systems, to provide a variety of services improving safety, security and the quality of life in ordinary living, travelling and working environments. Accompanying the main conference, the following two workshops will be organized: WS-AFFIN 2nd Workshop On Affective Interaction With Avatars and Robots http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… BRAINS Behavioral Change and Ambient Intelligence for Sustainability http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS Both workshops invite full-papers, work-in progress and position papers that address one or more of the topics of interest. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three Program Committee members from the corresponding workshop. All accepted full papers and posters will appear in the conference proceedings published by Elsevier under the ENTCS Journal series. Papers must be submitted in PDF format adhering to the ELSEVIER Journal format and should follow the publication policies of ENTCS. The macros can be obtained on the ENTCS Macro Web Site http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… along with detailed instructions about preparing the papers for the series. IMPORTANT DATES · Paper Submissions Due: 10 August, 2018 · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 10 September, 2018 · Camera Ready Versions Due: 25 September, 2018 · Author (of workshop papers) Registration: 25 September, 2018 JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE A few papers from each workshop will be selected by the workshop chairs and invited for submission to a special issue of MDPI Applied Sciences (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/intelligent_environments) The final paper should have at least 30% extra material and will be reviewed as any MDPI submission. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair · George Roussos, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Program Chairs · Achilleas D. Kameas, Hellenic Open University, Greece · Kostas Stathis, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Workshops Chairs · Ioannis Chatzigiannakis, University of Rome, Italy · Fariba Sadri, Imperial College, UK Local Organization Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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Instagram Stories
by Sophie Helen Bishop 23 Jul '18

23 Jul '18

Hi colleagues, Has anyone written anything on Instagram stories? Appreciate it! Sophie -- Sophie Bishop PhD Candidate, Arts and Digital Industries, University of East London www.sophiebishop.co.uk | @sophiehbishop

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Nancy Baym on Katrin Tiidenberg's book "Selfies"
by Sarah Broadley 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

Hi all, We thought members of this list might be interested to see former AoIR President Nancy Baym's comments on the recently-published "Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them" by Katrin Tiidenberg... "This deceptively slim volume offers a deeper and more nuanced dive into its topic than many realize selfies deserve, revealing the form to be steeped in histories - of art, of photography, of technology - and contemporary attitudes toward gender, youth, and bodies. Remarkably clear, full of examples, and fun to read, this book is essential for anyone interested in popular culture." - Nancy Baym Principal Researcher, Microsoft AoIR list members can save 30% on the book with code SELFIE http://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/Selfies/?K=9781787437173 Best wishes, Sarah Broadley Marketing Manager, Emerald Publishing sbroadley(a)emeraldgroup.com<mailto:sbroadley@emeraldgroup.com> | @EmeraldSoc Emerald Publishing Limited, Registered Office: Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 3080506, VAT No. GB 665 3593 06

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Call for Book Proposals, Edited Books, Monographs, and Handbooks
by Artur Lugmayr 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

========================================================================== Call for BOOK PROPOSALS, EDITED BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, and HANDBOOKS ...to be published in the new.... Series on Emerging Media Technology and User-Experience Computation published by Chapman&Hall/CRC Press SUBMISSION DEADLINE 30th September 2018 for the first batch of proposals, however, we also accept book proposals on a continuous basis SERIES WEBSITE http://emu.artur-lugmayr.com CONTACT INFORMATION artur.lugmayr(a)artur-lugmayr.com <mailto:artur.lugmayr@artur-lugmayr.com?subject=CRC%20Book%20Proposals> We are especially searching for brave new ideas in media technology, emerging media, visualization, user-experience computation and interaction design! ========================================================================== The Chapman & Hall/CRC Emerging Media and User-Experience Computation Series presents cross-disciplinary research, case studies, and insights into media technology, media business, and media design. The series will cover many topics of interest, including, but not limited to: advancements in media technology, animation, media design, music, robotics, video, content production, information systems, content systems, interactive media, visual effects, asset management, design approaches, user-experience, quality of experience, simulation, serious games, digital games, augmented reality, and virtual reality. The series is cross-disciplinary, and seeks contributions from computer science, media design, human-computer-interaction, psychology, (mass)-communication, information systems, and business viewpoints. More information in the Book. TOPICS OF INTEREST ----------------------------------- (but are not limited to) * Virtual and Augmented Reality (AR and VR) * Quality of Experience (QoE) * Media/UX meets Big Data, deep learning, AI * Interactive data visualization * Digital computer games * Artificial Intelligence and VR/AR * Interaction Design and User-Experience * Human-Computer-Interaction * Multimedia, video, music, and text media * Animation and digital graphics * Ubiquitous/pervasive media * Interactive storytelling * Entertainment technologies * Cultural visualization * Information systems in media industry * Interactive and collaborative systems * Mobile entertainment technologies * Management of IT in entertainment industry * User-experience and audience research * Social media and web-based media technology * Professional content production industries * Yours? CURRENT ISSUES IN PRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------- * The Serious Storytelling Handbook: Storytelling Outside the Entertainment Context Artur Lugmayr, Helmut Hlavacs, and Calkin Suero Montero (Eds.) http://www.artur-lugmayr.com/activities/current-activities/crc-emu-series/s… <http://www.artur-lugmayr.com/activities/current-activities/crc-emu-series/s…> SUBMISSION DETAILS ----------------------------------- For the book series, we are seeking high quality contributions. A first initial proposal or brief of the book should include the following information, and be sent via email to artur.lugmayr(a)artur-lugmayr.com <mailto:artur.lugmayr@artur-lugmayr.com?subject=CRC%20Book%20Proposals> . It should contain a word document with the following sections: * Type of book (e.g. handbook, edited book, monograph) * Abstract (150-250 words abstract) * Tentative chapter structure and content * Target audience, and series fit * Key-dated and time planning for the project * Additional resources (e.g. website, newsletter, email list) * Author information (short bio, picture, affiliation, contact information) Further more detailed instructions can be found on: http://emu.artur-lugmayr.com <http://emu.artur-lugmayr.com> CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------------------- Please let me know if you should have further questions: artur.lugmayr(a)artur-lugmayr.com <mailto:artur.lugmayr@artur-lugmayr.com?subject=CRC%20Book%20Proposals>

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Call for Abstracts: “Inequalities and Divides in Digital Cultures” (Digital Culture & Society Journal)
by Richterich, Annika (LK) 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

Hi all, Pablo Abend and I just published a call for abstracts on “Inequalities and Divides in Digital Cultures”. You can find some basic information below and the full call here: http://digicults.org/callforpapers/cfp-inequalities-and-divides-in-digital-… It would be fantastic to receive submissions from the AoIR community. We'd also really appreciate if you'd share the link/call with others who might be interested. Thanks! Best wishes, Annika -- Call for Abstracts: "Inequalities and Divides in Digital Cultures" Digital Culture & Society Journal Abstract Deadline: Friday, 17th August, 2018 Edited by: Pablo Abend and Annika Richterich This issue of Digital Culture & Society addresses inequalities and divides in digital cultures. We are looking for contributions that approach related topics from various, (inter-)disciplinary perspectives. Paper proposals (abstracts) may be relevant to the following three themes – but we likewise welcome contributions moving beyond these: ‘Inequality of Access’ ‘Inequality by Design and Discursive Divides’ ‘Inequality by Algorithms’ For the full call and further information on deadlines and submissions, please go to: http://digicults.org/callforpapers/cfp-inequalities-and-divides-in-digital-… Please send your abstract and (a) short biographical note(s) to Pablo Abend (pablo.abend[at]uni-siegen.de) and Annika Richterich (a.richterich[at]maastrichtuniversity.nl). Based on the abstracts, the editors will pre-select authors that will be invited to submit a full paper. All full papers will be double-blind peer reviewed.

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UnBias Algorithmic Preference Survey
by Ansgar Koene 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

Dear Colleagues, as part of the UnBias project (http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/) on addressing issues of transparency and accountability regarding unjustified preferences (i.e. “bias”) by algorithms we are conducting a short survey on peoples' algorithm preferences for limited-resource-allocation problems. The linked survey consists of two case studies involving the allocation of limited resources and you will be asked to select between 5 options to determine the allocation. Completing this task should take between 10 - 20 minutes. https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/unbias-preference-survey [https://static.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/static/render/open-graph/open-graph-bos.…]<https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/unbias-preference-survey> UnBias Algorithmic Preference Survey<https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/unbias-preference-survey> oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk Online survey BOS Please feel free to distribute this survey invite to students and colleagues as you see fit. Thank you very much for your participation. Best wishes, Ansgar Koene (University of Nottingham) Helena Webb (University of Oxford) Dr. Ansgar Koene Senior Research Fellow: UnBias, CaSMa & Horizon Policy Impact Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute University of Nottingham Working group chair for IEEE Standard on Algorithm Bias Considerations http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://casma.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://www.horizon.ac.uk/ https://standards.ieee.org/develop/project/7003.html https://sites.google.com/site/arkoene/ This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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Differences between article comment sections and Twitter/FB threads?
by Jose Marichal 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

Hello brilliant AoIR colleagues, Does anyone know of research that looks at whether there are qualitative differences between article/video comment sections and Twitter/FB comment threads? Anything that looks at narrative structure or content differences? Many thanks, Jose Marichal California Lutheran University -- _______________________________________________________________________________________ josé marichal, ph.d. | professor and chair| political science department | california lutheran university 60 w. olsen road | #3800 | thousand oaks, ca 91360

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Open Access for Academic Monographs
by Daniel Miller 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

Open Access for Academic Monographs Open Access can be just as significant for the academic monograph as for journals. The Why We Post book series has now passed half a million downloads (514,953). Of note are the numbers of downloads in lower income countries ranging from Ethiopia to the Philippines where books might be seen as prohibitively expensive. We are now starting to publish the books in the languages of the countries where the research took place. So last week Social Media in Emergent Brazil by Juliano Spyer also came out as Mίdias sociais no Brasil emergente. The book series is available for free from the UK’s first fully Open Access university publisher - University College London Press, at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press Daniel Miller

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CfP iCS Symposium on Challenges to Studying Disinformation (27-28 October 2018), The IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
by Marco T. Bastos 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

We are organizing a symposium about disinformation and data access in Copenhagen and submissions will be considered for a special issue in iCS. Abstracts are due 31 July. We look forward to your submission and please circulate this to anyone who may be interested. Locked out of Social Platforms: An iCS Symposium on Challenges to Studying Disinformation (27-28 October 2018), The IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Deadline for abstracts: 31 July 2018. Abstracts/biographies/contact details should be sent to dan.mercea.1(a)city.ac.uk Keynotes: Axel Bruns (Queensland University of Technology), Lina Dencik (University of Cardiff), Alice Marwick (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Claes de Vreese (University of Amsterdam), and Katrin Weller (GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). A selection of papers presented at the symposium will be published in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society (iCS). More info: https://blogit.itu.dk/ics2018/ After years of exalting rhetoric praising the democratisation of public discourse with the diffusion of the internet, informed observers have sounded a note of alarm about the scope for the distortion of electoral processes in democratic countries. The Brexit campaign, along with recent elections in the US and France have been linked to disinformation, misinformation or propaganda campaigns seeking to strategically diffuse content that heightens partisanship and erodes the general trust in democratic institutions. In the run-up to the 2018 US mid-term elections, the aftermath of the Irish abortion referendum and the Italian general elections, this two-day symposium aims to address the topical question of how independent, ethical research on dis/misinformation in political communication can be conducted in a corporate environment that favours platform lockdowns and the throttling of API access in response to the strategic use of data analytics, bots, trolls, fake news, and dis/misinformation operations in electoral politics, public information campaigns, and activist communication. What are the challenges for independent academic research examining these developments? How can researchers investigate disinformation in a context of narrowing access to trace data? How can these challenges be met, and what meaningful ways can be imagined for making social media platforms more accountable to the democratic constituencies where they operate? How is such disruptive communication designed, executed, with what effects and how are these measured? What data policies can be envisaged to strike a balance between safeguarding privacy and enabling academic research into the impact dis/misinformation or propaganda campaigns have on social media and beyond, in the attitudes and behaviours of their users? We encourage submissions that address but are not limited to the following aims: * reflect on the structural and contextual factors that have acted as fertile ground for dis/misinformation and propaganda; * determine the scope and intricacies of dis/misinformation and propaganda campaigns; * explore the relationship between dis/misinformation and the polarization of public opinion; * consider the weaponization of social media platforms and discuss the interdependencies among the vast plurality of newsmakers operating in the current hybrid media ecosystem; * reflect on the political, cultural or socio-economic costs of distortive communication, the relevance of such research to industry and public policy and the ethical implications attendant to such studies; * untangle technological design choices and ideological leanings that shape platform communication, enable dis/misinformation and propaganda and their bearing on independent research; * examine the implications for academic research of controlled access by private owners of data produced in public communication spaces such as the Facebook page of a political candidate, and methodological solutions for sustaining the investigation of these topics; * consider the changing social media research landscape as the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018. We invite 500-word abstracts outlining empirical, theoretical or policy-orientated papers that address these or cognate topics. Abstracts should be accompanied by a 100-word biography of the presenter(s) together with contact details.

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Announcing Issue 6, connexions - international professional communication journal
by connexions journal 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

*We are delighted to announce the publication of the final issue of connexions international professional communication journal, issue 6 <https://connexionsjournal.org/2018/07/17/vol-6-%E2%80%A2-2018/>. The issue is available at: https://connexionsjournal.org/2018/07/17/vol-6-%E2%80%A2-2018/ <https://connexionsjournal.org/2018/07/17/vol-6-%E2%80%A2-2018/> As the co-editors, we have enjoyed every opportunity to encourage and promote new knowledge in International Professional Communication. While the journal will no longer produce new journal issues, all past open-access issues will remain free on the connexions website for the foreseeable future. We hope you enjoy the final issue!* Rosário Durão and Kyle Mattson The Co-Editors *www.connexionsjournal.org <http://www.connexionsjournal.org/>**connexions •** international professi**onal communication journal *(ISSN 2325-6044) *Dept. of Communication, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - **New Mexico Tech, and *School of Communication - University of Central Arkansas

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