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Two positions in the Department of Communication at Cornell University
by Shane Snyder 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

Two positions in the Department of Communication College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Cornell University Geri Gay Professorship in Communication and Open-Rank Tenure-Track Position in Communication and Technology The Department of Communication at Cornell University invites applications for two 9-month, tenure-track positions focusing on communication technologies and digital media: (1) the inaugural Geri Gay Professor of Communication at the Associate or Full Professor rank; and (2) an open-rank position to further build and strengthen our communication and technology area. We welcome applications from scholars in the social sciences whose research addresses the most important questions about the impacts of myriad technologies on individuals, groups, and society. We are particularly interested in applicants who explore one or more of these areas and approaches: a) the public sphere, including policy, politics, news, health, legal, and global issues; b) cutting-edge technologies of any kind; c) innovative research methods and tools; d) social interactions, uses, and effects on social media and mobile technologies; e) computer-supported collaborative work; and f) human-computer interaction (HCI) and design. For the inaugural Geri Gay Professorship, we especially welcome senior-rank candidates whose interests will intersect with colleagues at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2019. The communication and technology area constitutes one of the Department's core strengths. Applicants whose work could also contribute to other core strengths in science, health, and the environment; media communication; and/or persuasion and social influence are encouraged to apply. Both positions involve 50% research and 50% teaching responsibilities. Communication faculty teach two to three undergraduate and/or graduate courses per academic year in addition to advising students in the Department's B.S. and Ph.D. programs. Publishing in peer-reviewed literature in relevant fields is expected, as is securing external research funding. Successful candidates for each position will be expected to seek competitive funding from foundations as well as state and federal funding agencies, enhancing our already active grant efforts from NIH, NSF, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Further, the two candidates who fill these positions will have considerable opportunities to enhance collaborations with the Cornell Tech Campus, Weill Cornell Medical College, the Institute for the Social Sciences, the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, and the Cornell University Center for the Study of Inequality, among other interdisciplinary research centers. Cornell's Department of Communication is an international leader in the study of communication as a social science. Our faculty and students are dedicated to understanding the role and enhancing the effectiveness of communication processes, systems, and infrastructure in society. We explore communication in its many forms and contexts as a fundamentally social phenomenon. Our faculty members are recognized for developing and applying novel theoretical perspectives to the most pressing social and policy issues of the day. According to the most recent study by the National Research Council, the department is ranked among the top five in the nation. This ranking reflects the productivity and quality of the faculty and the diversity and success of our students. Our success has been enhanced by the department's relocation to state-of-the-art facilities that encourage interdisciplinary and collaborative work. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is the second largest undergraduate college at Cornell University and the third largest college of its kind in the United States. Our teaching and research facilities are among the finest available, and the College's educational programs are designed to ensure that every student's education is geared to contemporary, real-world issues. Through teaching, research, and extension-the three components of our land-grant mission-we strive to help people improve their lives, enhance the environment, and improve the nation's food supply and maintain its safety. We seek innovative and creative scholars who will develop a research program connected to college and university priorities in addressing how people communicate, interact, learn, lead, and shape enterprises of all scales to improve the well-being of individuals, communities, and economies around the world. Required Qualifications: For each position, the successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in a relevant field (the social or behavioral sciences, information or computer science, critical humanities tradition, etc.), and will have developed (or show promise of developing) an international reputation for theory-based empirical research. We will consider applicants with varying levels of experience (ABD to post-tenure) for the open-rank position. To be considered for the Geri Gay Professorship, candidates must be at the Associate level or higher. Salary & Benefits: Cornell offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, which includes start-up research costs. Cornell University seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples. To assist with dual career searches, Cornell offers a Dual Career program and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. Visit http://www.unyherc.org<http://www.unyherc.org/> to see positions available in higher education in the upstate New York area. Application: Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter addressing position qualifications and goals. Applicants should indicate which job they are applying for in the cover letter. Senior applicants who would like to be considered for both jobs should indicate as much in their cover letters and submit only one application. Applicants should also submit the curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and a teaching statement. Junior (pre-tenure) candidates will be asked to provide names and contact information for three recommenders. Senior (tenured) candidates will be asked for recommendation letters later. Please apply via Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11361 Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2018, and the positions will remain open until filled. For additional information, contact Dr. Bazarova at nnb8(a)cornell.edu<mailto:nnb8@cornell.edu> or 607.255.7821. For more information about the Department of Communication, please visit our website: http://communication.cals.cornell.edu<http://communication.cals.cornell.edu/>. Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, is an inclusive, dynamic, and innovative Ivy League University and New York's land-grant institution. Cornell strives to promote diversity across its student, staff, and faculty communities. Students, staff, and faculty impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas and best practices to further the university's mission of teaching, research, and outreach. Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Life. Changing. Application Materials Required: Submit the following items at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11361 to complete your application: * Cover Letter addressing qualifications and goals * Curriculum Vitae * Writing Sample * Teaching Statement * Junior candidates only: Names and contact information of three recommenders. Best Regards, Shane Snyder --- Administrative Assistant Department of Communication 450 B Mann Library Building - Cornell University-Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-2601 sk2842(a)cornell.edu<mailto:sk2842@cornell.edu>

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Call for Participation: AoIR Early Career Scholars Workshop
by efrat daskal 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

Call for Participation: AoIR Early Career Scholars Workshop We are building a global community of junior scholars within AoIR - join us at AoIR 2018 - Montreal!! When: October 10th, AoIR 2018 pre-conference afternoon session Organizers: Nicholas Proferes, (University of Kentucky), Jeff Hemsley (Syracuse University), Andrea L. Guzman (Northern Illinois University), Efrat Daskal (Northwestern University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Audience: This workshop is geared toward early career scholars who have their terminal degree and are working toward establishing themselves in a scholarly career. We have worked to create a workshop that is reflective of AoIR’s international membership and the different type of academic and research institutions represented. (Please note: Students should apply to the Doctoral Colloquium). Goals: 1) Provide a space for the next generation of AoIR scholars to start building strong ties with each other, more established researchers, and the AoIR community. 2) To promote understanding of the breadth of academic work, including our shared experiences and differences. 3) Connect with established academics to learn strategies for forwarding our careers. 4) Gain insight into how to formulate similar workshops in future years that support the need for mentoring early scholars in the AoIR community. Format: We will have a mix of interactive sessions involving early career scholars and established academics. Registration: Participants must register through the official AoIR 2018 conference. For more information: Preconference Workshops – 10 Oct 2018 – AoIR | | | | | | | | | | | Preconference Workshops – 10 Oct 2018 – AoIR | | | -- Efrat Daskal, PhD A Melon Postdoctoral FellowNorthwestern University A postdoctoral research fellow The Cyber Law Program - HUJI Cyber Security Research CenterThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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CFP: Special Issue of "Convergence": Digital Culture Meets Data: Critical Perspectives
by Aristea Fotopoulou 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

Call for Papers Digital Culture Meets Data: Critical Perspectives Special Issue of Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Guest Editors: Aristea Fotopoulou (University of Brighton) and Helen Thornham (University of Leeds) Algorithms and big data shape our sociocultural and technical relations and our everyday experiences. Considerations of data, algorithms and infrastructure are now central to our critical perspectives on, and approaches to digital culture. The ‘data logical turn’ has been talked about as a necessary critical consideration for digital culture, not least because communication, media infrastructures, practices and social environments become increasingly ‘datafied'. But what does this turn to data mean for our research, scholarship and pedagogic practice? What does it mean for broader epistemological and ontological frameworks? Has the data paradigm arrived as an unquestionable unifying concept for studies of digital culture and digital media, communication, technology? It may be that a shift of focus on algorithms and data is fundamentally disruptive to the ways in which we see our research and disciplines. It may even appear to limit the theoretical and methodological tools through which we increasingly try to understand mediation, the formation of identity, social life, politics and the creative industries. To others, the data logical turn may be plainly repeating the processes of earlier instances of technological innovation. And for some, it may provide an opportunity to frame new theoretical concepts and methodological tools for a whole new set of social, cultural and political phenomena. The focus of this special issue emerges from the ECREA conference of late 2017 and is motivated by conceptual and critical questions about the relationship between digital culture and data. We ask: What theoretical and empirical perspectives on data and digital culture can be used to augment and diversify our research and educational approaches? How might we challenge data paradigms or aim to show alternative or complementary ways to address digital culture and communication? We invite contributions that critically engage with digital culture and data specifically in relation to research, scholarship and pedagogic practice. We invite contributions that include (but are not reduced to) the following Themes: § Media studies and datafication § Researching media and culture using data methods § Data visualisation, art and design § Data cultures and neoliberalism § Data activism and citizen engagement § Data literacy § Data and audiences § Data and gender, race, class inequalities § Datafication and the creative industries § Feminist approaches to data § Machine learning and AI § Data and the body § Smart cities, data and sustainability § Social bots and the management of sociality Articles should be in the range of 6000- 8000 words (including all references). Please send a 500-word abstract and a 100-word biography to the editors: A.Fotopoulou(a)brighton.ac.uk and H.Thornham(a)leeds.ac.uk by 31st August 2018. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 1st October 2018. Full papers will be submitted 1st December 2018 and will undergo peer review following the usual procedures of the journal. The invitation to submit a full article does not guarantee acceptance into the special issue. The Special Issue will be out in 2020, and in time for REF. Brief Bio of Guest Editors: Dr. Aristea Fotopoulou is Principal Lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Brighton, where she leads the MA Digital Media, Culture & Society. Her research focuses on critical aspects of digital and emerging technologies, with current emphasis on critical data literacy, digital health, and AI. She serves as Chair of the European Communication Research & Education Association (ECREA) Digital Culture and Communication Section. Publications include: Fotopoulou, A. (forthcoming) Data practices, gender and citizenship. In Stephansen, H. and Trere, E. (eds) Citizen Media and Practice. Taylor & Francis/Routledge: Oxford. Fotopoulou, A. (2018) From networked to quantified self: Self-tracking and the moral economy of data sharing. In Papacharissi, Z. (ed.) A Networked Self: Platforms, Stories, Connections. New York: Routledge. Fotopoulou, A. (forthcoming) Citizen Media and Gender. In Baker, M., Blaagaard, B. and Pérez-González, L. (eds) The Routledge Encyclopedia of Citizen Media. New York: Routledge. Fotopoulou, A. (2017) Feminist activism and digital networks: between empowerment and vulnerability, Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change, Palgrave MacMillan. (monograph). Fotopoulou, A. and O'Riordan, K. (2016) Training to self-care: Fitness tracking and the knowledge-able consumer. Health Sociology Review. Fotopoulou, A. and Couldry, N., (2015) Telling the story of the stories: online content curation and digital engagement. Information, Communication & Society, 18(2), pp.235-249. Dr.Helen Thornham is an Associate Professor of Digital Cultures at Leeds University and has published widely on the social and cultural transformations of digital technologies. Her interdisciplinary work has been funded across RCUK, including AHRC Knowledge Infusion Grant (AH/H500065/1), EPSRC Community and Cultures Network+ (EP/K003585/1), and ESRC Defence, Uncertainty and Risk Project (ES/K011170/1). Publications include: Thornham, H (2018 forthcoming) Gender and Digital Culture: Irreconcilability in the Digital. Taylor Francis Thornham, H & Gómez Cruz (2017) Not Just a Number? NEETS, Data and Datalogical Systems. Information, Communication & Society Thornham, Helen & Maltby, Sarah (2017) ŒBeyond Pseuydonmity¹: The socio-technical structure of online military forums. New Media and Society DOI 10.117/1461444817707273 Thornham, H & Gómez Cruz (2016) Hackathons, Data and Discourse: Convolutions of the data(logical) in Big Data and Society DOI: 10.1177/2053951716679675 Thornham, Helen & Maltby, Sarah (2016) The Digital Mundane and the Military Media, Culture and Society DOI: 10.1177/0163443716646173 Thornham, Helen & Gómez Cruz, Edgar (2016) [Im]mobility in the Age of [im]mobile phones: young NEETs and digital practices. New Media and Society DOI: 10.1177/1461444816643430 Best wishes Aristea ----------------------------- A.Fotopoulou(a)brighton.ac.uk |@aristeaf Research blog: www.Loopingthreads.com | Webpage http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/staff/aristea-fotopoulou New book: "Feminist Activism and Digital Networks: Between empowerment and vulnerability". Palgrave Macmillan. Order: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137504708 New book chapter: From networked to quantified self: Self-tracking and the moral economy of data sharing in https://www.routledge.com/A-Networked-Self-and-Platforms-Stories-Connection s/Papacharissi/p/book/9781138722682 ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see: https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/computing/Pages/Email/spam.aspx

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The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018): Last Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

*** LAST CALL FOR PAPERS *** The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 1-2 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Submission Deadline: 31 July, 2018 *** *** Proceedings published by IEEE *** *** Special issue: Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, World Scientific *** WELCOME Welcome to the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems. Enterprise Systems (ES), also referred to as Enterprise Information Systems, has become increasingly popular over the last 20 years because it integrates and extends business processes across the boundaries of business functions and corporate walls, as well as country border lines. The International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES) has been held every year since 2013. The sixth in the series will be held at St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 1-2 October, 2018. The conference is hosted by the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. This conference series is focusing on both the technical and application aspects of enterprise systems, the complex and cross-disciplinary problems of enterprise integration, and the new technological frontiers such as Industrial Integration, Industrial Information Integration, and Industry 4.0. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality research and professional interactions for the advancement of science and technology. The main features of the conference include Keynote Speeches, Regular and Special Sessions. It has been highlighted by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . SCOPE We welcome original and survey articles about the latest advances of technology. The final results can be state-of-the-art, requirements, fundamental theories, models, frameworks, algorithms, methodologies, platforms, protocols, prototypes, testbeds, field trials, case studies/stories, field experiences, standardization efforts, regulatory activities, education and training innovations, etc. The application areas include aeronautics and astronautics, agriculture, automotive, building, construction, energy, finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, process industry, power, transportation, etc. TOPICS The topics of interest include but are not limited to: Enterprise Systems for Industry 4.0 · Business-IT Alignment and IT Agility · Enterprise Modelling and Integration · Decision Support Systems · Enterprise Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management · Enterprise Systems for Business Process Management · Enterprise Systems for Case Management · Information integration and interoperability · Cross-organizational collaboration and virtual enterprise · Integration of (legacy) enterprise applications and information · Information Governance · Enterprise Architecture and Engineering · Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 · Artificial intelligence and autonomous systems · Smart agents and systems · Cloud computing techniques for industrial systems · Cloud robotics · Cloud-based automation and control systems · Model based development for CPS · Semantic technologies for CPS · Formal methods for industrial and enterprise applications · Smart logistics for complex services · Intelligent Transportation Systems · E-Health Systems · Smart Grid Systems · Smart Homes, Buildings, Communities, and Cities Internet of Things for Industry 4.0 · Internet of Things, Services, and People · Industrial internet and tactile internet · Wireless sensor and actuator network · Automation networks, field buses, and Time Sensitive Networks · Green communications and computing · Ultra-reliable and ultra-low latency networks · Super dense networks · Automotive networks and Internet-of-Vehicles · New PHY/MAC design and signal processing techniques · Next generation networks e.g. 5G for industries · IP-fication and interoperability of communication technologies Big Data for Industry 4.0 · Innovative approaches for data collection (e.g., sensor-based wearable devices, location-based mobile devices) · Data analysis (e.g., new econometrics, machine learning, decision science models) of big data · New methods to extract business intelligence from structured and unstructured business data (e.g. data in the form of text, video, audio, link structure, etc.) · New methods for the creation, sharing and reuse of big data · Tools and technologies for deploying and managing big data · Cloud-based data storage and exchange · New approaches to combine multiple methods of research on big data · New methods introduced from reference disciplines (e.g. statistics, biology, medical science, computer science, physics, etc.) for the business analysis of big data Security and Privacy Protection for Industry 4.0 · Security in industrial networks · Smart device information leaks · Trusted and trustworthy computing and cloud services · Security in cloud-based enterprise infrastructure · Cloud and cyber security · Privacy preservation in data release · Cryptography, key distribution, and security management · Asymmetric encryption for low capacity devices · Privacy and data governance System Engineering and Human Factors for Industry 4.0 · System-of-systems methodology and practices · Social networks and social computing · Service design and engineering · Management of innovation in complex enterprise environment · Human-in-the-loop automation, control, operation, and optimization · Advanced human-machine/computer/robot/facility-interaction · Wearable technologies and human centric sensing · User centric design of industrial and enterprise systems · Collaboration between human workers and robots · Social-industry information exchange · Enablers, drivers, and use cases of the Social Sensing IoT-enabled Smart Manufacturing · Cloud based innovation of business models and manufacturing eco-systems · Cloud manufacturing, mass-customization, and flexible manufacturing · Networked manufacturing infrastructure and services · Flexible and rapid recombination and reconfiguration of workshop floors · Task modelling, decomposition, and composition · Sharing of distributed manufacturing facilities and fine grain scheduling · Holistic optimization of manufacturing efficiency · Interaction and integration of Cyber Factory and Physical Factory · Evolution and integration of Manufacturing Execution Systems · Product life cycle management · Manufacturing Facility-as-a-Service PAPER SUBMISSION The submitted paper should adhere to the double-blind review policy. All papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Papers that do not comply with the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review. Paper types: · Full papers present final result. They must not exceed 8 pages. · Short papers can contain preliminary results. They must not exceed 6 pages. · Work-in-progress papers to present valuable and latest progresses of ongoing projects: 4 pages. Note, all manuscripts shall be written in English, using the IEEE conference template (double column, size 10). Templates can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Please use the following submission link for Easy Chair: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . PUBLICATION AND SPECIAL ISSUES Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Database which is indexed by EI. Furthermore, selected papers will be invited for a special issue by the Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, World Scientific, with theme "Next-Generation Enterprise Systems in the Industrial Integration Era". More information is available on the conference web site. IMPORTANT DATES · Regular Paper Submissions (al types) due: 31st July 2018 · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 25th August 2018 · Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 6th September 2018 · Author Registration: 6th September 2018 · Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 · Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Honorary General Chairs · Aurona Gerber, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Alta Van der Merwe, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Li Da Xu, USA, IEEE SMC EIS TC Co-Chair Program Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs · Ling Xia Li, Old Dominion University, USA · Wattana Golf Viriyasitavat, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand · Yale Yu, Infosys Australia & New Zealand · Chris Zhang, University of Saskatchewan, Canada · Zhuo Zou, Fudan University, China Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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CFP: Deadline Extended to July 30 - Social Media: Safe Spaces or Dangerous Terrain, Howard University, Oct. 4-5, 2018
by Michael Austin 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

Hello AIR-L Colleagues, I'm writing to let you know that the submission deadline for the 8th Annual Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop at Howard University has been *extended to July 30th! *We're accepting proposals for individual papers, pre-organized panels, and workshops. Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit a proposal. The original CFP is included below. If you have any questions or need more information, please send an email to *info(a)socialmediatechnologyconference.com <info(a)socialmediatechnologyconference.com>*. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you here in Washington, D.C. in a few months! *Michael Austin, Ph.D. * Assistant Professor of Media, Journalism and Film Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies Program Cathy Hughes School of Communications Howard University 525 Bryant St. NW, Room 229E Washington, D.C. 20059 michael.austin(a)howard.edu www.mlaustin.com Music Video Games: Performance, Politics, and Play <https://www.amazon.com/Music-Video-Games-Performance-Approaches/dp/15013085…> *Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop * *Call for Papers, Workshops and Panels * *October 4-5, 2018 * *Howard University, Washington, D.C. * *Social Media: Safe Spaces or Dangerous Terrain * The 8th Annual Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop will examine the threats and safe spaces of social media. Each year, the two-day intensive conference combines panel discussions, paper presentations and workshops designed to enlighten attendees about new scholarship, professional practices and pedagogical approaches to teaching. Interested individuals can send in papers, workshop ideas and panel proposals that address a myriad of topics surrounding the theme —*Social Media: Safe Spaces or Dangerous Terrain. * This year’s theme focuses on dissecting how the beneficial social connections provided by social media are being jeopardized by dark forces that threaten our individual voices, our privacy and security and even our democracy. Social media have transformed the ways in which we connect, offering international collaborative relationships, easy and instant communication and real-time access to news and information. Some say the unfettered authority we’ve ceded to the social media titans is responsible for the rise in malignant bots, cyborg-created fake news, foreign-based Internet trolls and emerging risks that may rival the benefits of social connectedness and collaborative online relationships. The call for papers for the 8th annual Social Media Technology Conference and Workshop seeks to examine these challenges and new possibilities as social media mature into mainstream and create opportunities for scholars, practitioners and observers to make more informed assessments about the direction of social media and the internet and their impact on our virtual and actual lives. *Paper Submissions * Respondents should submit a 3-5 page proposal that includes an overview of the study as well as research design that includes brief review of the literature, methodology and findings, if possible. All respondents in this category should clearly identify the submission type on their proposal and send the proposal through EasyChair by June 30, 2018 at the following site: https://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?welcome=1;a=13466166;conf=smtc2018. In addition to the proposal, a file should be uploaded with a 100-word abstract of the proposed paper as well as a 100-word biography for each author. Submission without the biography will be rejected. Presenters will be notified by mid-July of the status of their submissions and should register to attend the conference by September 1, 2018. 2018 *Panel Submissions* Respondents should submit a 3-5 page proposal addressing the purpose of the panel and specific issue(s) to be covered. The proposal should include a list of the confirmed guests or those who will be solicited for the panel as well as their brief biographies. All respondents in this category should send the proposal through EasyChair by June 30, 2018 at the following site: https://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?welcome=1;a=13466166;conf=smtc2018. In addition to the proposal, a file should be uploaded with a 100-word description of the proposed panel as well as a 100-word biography for each presenter. Submission without the biography will be rejected. Presenters will be notified by mid-July of the status of their acceptance and should register to attend the conference by September 1, 2018. *Workshop Submissions * Respondents should submit a 3-5 page proposal addressing the purpose of the workshop, details about the technology, social media trend or tool to be explored and what attendees will gain from attending it. Workshops are scheduled for 90 minutes, so content should be sufficient enough to fill the time slot. If applicable, the proposal should include a list of the confirmed guests or those who will be solicited for the workshops as well as their brief biographies. All respondents in this category should send the proposal through EasyChair by June 30, 2018 at the following site: https://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?welcome=1;a=13466166;conf=smtc2018. In addition to the proposal, a file should be uploaded with a 100-word description of the proposed workshop as well as a 100-word biography accompanied by a photograph for each workshop presenter. Submission without the biography will be rejected. Presenters will be notified by mid-July of the status of their acceptance and should register to attend the conference by September 1, 2018. *Cost * The registration fee for the two-day conference is $125. All presenters, attendees and workshop participants are required to pay the conference fee. *Contacts * If you have any questions or need more information, please send an email to info(a)socialmediatechnologyconference.com.

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Fwd: Volume 2 International Handbook of Internet Research Appendix B: Major Research Centers and Institutes
by Jeremy Hunsinger 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

Forward as appropriate -jh [image: Google Forms] I've invited you to fill out a form: Volume 2 International Handbook of Internet Research Appendix B: Major Research Centers and Institutes <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXrnGzUKSXrzdJch3uO2B3LqSkUG7Kfmt…> This form collects information for Appendix B of volume 2 of the International Handbook of Internet Research. This appendix is intended to document the major research centers and research institutes related to internet research and internet studies. It does not deal with research degrees which is covered in Appendix A. Please see appendix B in Volume 1 of the International Handbook of internet Research for examples. Inclusion will be made on editorial judgement, and editors may edit your contribution. If you have questions about this survey contact Jeremy Hunsinger (jhuns(a)vt.edu) This form will close around Sept. 1. Fill out form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXrnGzUKSXrzdJch3uO2B3LqSkUG7Kfmt…> Create your own Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms?usp=mail_form_link> -- Jeremy Hunsinger Associate Professor Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University

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Fwd: Volume 2 International Handbook of Internet Research Appendix A: Degree Programs
by Jeremy Hunsinger 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

Forward as appropriate -jh [image: Google Forms] I've invited you to fill out a form: Volume 2 International Handbook of Internet Research Appendix A: Degree Programs <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOgNVfmicCRiBXIxhFTKwS8aRqcMnE-9j…> This form is intended to collect information on degree (Bachelors, Masters, Graduate Certificate, Doctoral) granting programs in or related to Internet Research or Internet Studies. The contribution will be included in the handbook based on editorial decision. Contributions may be edited prior to inclusion. The format will be the same as the Appendix A in volume 1 of the International Handbook of Internet Research. If you have questions about this survey contact Jeremy Hunsinger (jhuns(a)vt.edu) This form will close around Sept. 1. Fill out form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOgNVfmicCRiBXIxhFTKwS8aRqcMnE-9j…> Create your own Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms?usp=mail_form_link> -- Jeremy Hunsinger Associate Professor Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University

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My new book is out now!
by Nancy Baym 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

Hi all, I'm happy to share the news that my new book, Playing to the Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection is now officially out from NYU Press. I would appreciate your help spreading the word and, if you are so inclined, giving it online ratings. Here is the website for it where you can get a PDF of the introduction and order it direct from the press: https://nyupress.org/books/9781479821587/ Here is its chapter about audiences which was republished today in WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-playing-to-the-crowd/ Here is a Spotify playlist I made to go with it so you can hear the music I write about: https://open.spotify.com/user/popgurl/playlist/51Jo8zp4xSF2Ew8xwRZcTz?si=l7… And last but not least, here are the blurbs and an early review: * "Nancy K. Baym's Playing to the Crowd is a major advance in our understanding of new media, music and audiences. Through careful ethnographic and historical work, Baym offers a definitive reception history of popular music as it went online. She also offers a transformative theory of music in the age of social media. Methodologically rich, beautifully written, and full of great storytelling, Playing to the Crowd explains the novel aspects of our emergent online environment, all while linking it to music as a cultural practice that transcends any one context, and insisting that we understand online relationships as fundamentally human relationships. It will change the way you think about music, technology and people." -Jonathan Sterne, author of MP3: The Meaning of a Format * "Nancy K. Baym was researching the impact of emerging technologies and music when most of us did not have the foresight to anticipate the changing music landscape. This is not her first pioneering work, and it certainly won't be her last, but it is, as always, fun and intriguing. An innovative wordsmith and an engaging storyteller, Baym explains how musicians transition from technologies designed to render them remote deities to those that invite them to be irrevocably intimate. Her observations carry weight and her interpretations are timely and timeless. She is a sharp researcher with a curious mind-the type that unfailingly seduces, educates and inspires you with their writing." -Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago * "Baym's enthusiasm and experience makes this academic study accessible to professional musicians as well as musicology and communication scholars." -Library Journal Thanks! Nancy

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CFP CLaw: Legal and Technical Issues in Cloud and Pervasive Computing (IoT)
by Dr C.J. Norval 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

======================= Call for papers ====================== CLaw: 4th Workshop on Legal and Technical Issues in Cloud and Pervasive Computing (IoT) www.claw-workshop.org 8 Oct 2018, Singapore in conjunction with Ubicomp (www.ubicomp.org) and ISWC 2018 (www.iswc.net ) ========================================================== *** CLaw takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the tech-legal challenges of emerging technologies *** We are moving towards realising the broader visions of ubiquitous and pervasive computing, such as smart cities that seamlessly support a vast range of applications. At the same time, we see technology subject to increasing public commentary, political scrutiny and regulatory attention. As a result, existing (and proposed) regulatory and governance regimes place obligations on those who manage (process, use and collect) data; a high-profile example is the EU General Data Protection Regulation. In many cases, the end-users of applications have certain ‘rights’ that must be respected—and those developing, providing, offering and using technology bear various degrees of responsibility, which must be properly managed. Managing these rights and responsibilities is becoming increasingly complex, both technically and legally. Many of the challenges stem from the increasingly, composite, automated, dynamic and often opaque nature of technology and its supporting ecosystems. The challenges are set to increase, as computing becomes increasingly pervasive and ubiquitous, and as visions of smart cities and the IoT become a reality. Building on the successes of the previous workshops, CLaw 2018 aims to facilitate an interdisciplinary exploration of the technical and legal challenges as regards emerging technology, with a particular focus on its increasingly pervasive and ubiquitous nature. =========================================================== The key goal of this workshop is to stimulate a multidisciplinary discussion and new directions on these important issues. As such, we welcome a wide range of submissions, whether technical, legal or thought pieces to stimulate debate. Note that for those technically-oriented - fully implemented and evaluated systems are not essential, and application-specific papers are welcome. All accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Some suggested topics, in no particular order, include: * Considerations re the sensing/collection, storage and management of personal data * Technical approaches for managing legal obligations (privacy, user rights, SLAs, government access, …) * Accountability, audit and proof of compliance with regulation * Transparency in pervasive computing environments * Compatibility issues between regulation and technical implementation * The interplay of sensors, cloud, privacy and surveillance * Privacy and security in ubiquituous and cloud computing environments * Forensics and investigation (failures, security breaches) * Emerging cloud technologies (decentralised clouds: cloudlets, droplets; containment mechanisms) * Implications of fog and edge computing * Emerging cloud and infrastructure service models (X as a Service) * Issues relating to big data, analytics and machine learning * Data localisation: from centralisation to regional data stores (data stays in country X) to personal data stores (data stays at 'home') to micro-data stores (per-device). * Liability and safety aspects of automated systems and actuation * Encryption, security technologies and responsibility * Machine learning, profiling and analytics considerations * Distributed analytics and machine learning * Usability, interfaces, and the tech-legal implications * Fairness, anti-discrimination, human rights, privacy and power issues regarding emerging technology * Interaction between cloud and IoT and consumer-facing business models * Fairness, anti-discrimination, human rights, privacy and power issues regarding emerging technology * Application / sector specific considerations; e.g. wellness, healthcare, finance, law enforcement Important dates * Paper submission: 22 Jul 2018 * Author notification: 8 Aug 2018 * Final camera ready: TBD * Workshop date: 8 Oct 2018 Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=claw2018 For further details, including formatting instructions, please see http://www.claw-workshop.org/

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Real-Time Intelligent Systems 2018
by ijwa＠dline.info 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

Third International Conference on Real-Time Intelligence Systems (RTIS 2018) Taipei, Taiwan November 13-15, 2018 http://www.socio.org.uk/rtis Springer Series in Lecture Notes in Real-Time Intelligent Systems (http://www.springer.com/series/11156) Real-Time Computing covers a broad spectrum of the intensively developing area of low-latency priority-driven system responsiveness under certain time constrains to essential and decisive human-computer interactions with constantly incoming data stream. Research on real-time intelligent systems is of a multi-disciplinary nature, exploiting concepts from the areas as diverse as signal processing technologies, computational intelligence, location systems, data processing, digital document processing and embedded system design. To accomplish its real-time performance, systematic analysis is carried out when the systems are working. Therefore, over the last few years real-time intelligent computing has radically transformed human life style. In the today’s competitive and highly dynamic environment, analyzing data in real time is a must to understand in detail how the systems are processing the data and to reason the outputs and anticipate the trends in intelligent computing, has become critical. To leverage the full potential of the opportunity build complex real time systems, intense research is required and this conference will serve as one such platform to manifest the ongoing research in the real time intelligence system. The conference welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound research papers from academia and industry that address variety of aspects and innovations related to real-time computing systems. The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to the following areas: Streaming data, streaming engines Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Analysis in advanced domains such as energy, sensors, etc Artificial Intelligence Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence Data capture in real-time Intelligent Database Systems Data mining Intelligent Data Analysis OLAP for real-time decision support Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Event-driven analytics Visualizing real-time data and information Intelligent Soft Computing Privacy and security in Intelligence Architectures for Intelligence Internet of Things Intelligent Robotic Systems Smart Services and Platforms Intelligent Transportation Systems Mobile Smart Systems Trace-based intelligent real-time services (eye-tracking, image tracking) Real-time intelligent alert systems Machine translation in real time Multilingual information access Multiagent Intelligent Systems Intelligent Information Systems Adaptive vision algorithms Real-time Intelligent Network solutions Real-time distributed coding Real-time modelling user’s information needs Real-time noise removal systems Real-time intelligent communication Real-time remote access systems Decision support systems in real time Real-time multiprocessor systems RTIS 2018 has workshops, tutorials, Doctoral Consortium, Mentorship Programme and Proofread and Translation Program. Modified versions of the RTIS will appear in many indexed journals. 1. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2. Machine Learning 3. Virtual Reality 4. The Journal of Intelligent Systems Committee Honorary General Chair Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, Opole University, Poland General Chair Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Program Chairs Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Lab., India Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau The Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems, Volume 3 RTIS 2018. (http://www.springer.com/series/11156 ) For the series information please see- http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319607436 Important Dates Paper Submission: August 30, 2018 Paper Notification: September 20, 2018 Camera ready: October 10, 2018 Early registration: November 01, 2018 Full-rate registration: November 10, 2018 Conference Dates: November 13-15, 2018 Contact: rtis(a)socio.org.uk

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