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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – YECREA Pre-conference - ECREA 2018 - Now FREE of charge
by Inês Amaral 11 May '18

11 May '18

Dear members, The YECREA pre-conference workshops on *31 October 2018* at ECC 2018 in Lugano are now* FREE* of charge for all early career scholars thanks to funding from ECREA. Please circulate! The deadline for the three connected workshops is *15 June 2018*. The Young Scholars Network of ECREA (YECREA) is happy to invite students and early-career scholars to a full day of workshops in connection to the 7th European Communication Conference (ECC) in Lugano, Switzerland. 1) Workshop on Methodological Challenges: Opportunities and Challenges of Action Research 31 October 2018, 9.30 – 11.30 Senior facilitators: Jule Uldam (Roskilde University) and Tina Askanius (Malmö University) 2) Workshop on Academic Writing: Writing Academic Publications Based on Your Research 31 October 2018, 12.30 – 14.30 Senior facilitators: Prof Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt (Malmö University) and Alessandro Nanì (Tallinn University). 3) Workshop on Digital Methods: Researching Digital Media Environments 31 October 2018, 15.00 – 17.00 Senior facilitators: Andreas Hepp (ZeMKI, University of Bremen) and Cornelius Puschmann (Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research and Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society) More information on the following link: *http://yecrea.eu/ecc-lugano/ecc-yecrea-pre-conference/ <http://yecrea.eu/ecc-lugano/ecc-yecrea-pre-conference/>* Abstract submissions should be sent to yecreapreconf(a)gmail.com Furthermore, the workshops also include coffee (in Workshops 1 and 3), and lunch (Workshop 2). So do not hesitate and miss a great opportunity to attend this unique event! We are looking forward to seeing you! The Organisers: Johan Farkas (Malmö University) - Workshop 1 Anna Zsubori (University of Leicester) - Workshop 2 Inês Amaral (University of Minho) - Workshop 3

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Speed Conference | 28-29 September 2018 | Cornell Tech
by James Grimmelmann 11 May '18

11 May '18

Speed | 28-29 September 2018 | Cornell Tech Call for Papers We invite proposals to speak at Speed – a 1.5-day conference that will explore the challenges of algorithmic governance in an accelerated age. We anticipate accepting approximately 10-12 proposals, with no preset allocation among topics or disciplines. Proposals may be based around one or more of the six research tracks – or develop an entirely different one. We welcome anything on the conference theme. Proposals may be rooted in any academic discipline or disciplines, including but hardly limited to computer science, engineering, physics, biology, law, information science, design, communications, economics and finance, political science, philosophy, science and technology studies, history, anthropology, and psychology. Or they may come from professional practice in technology, journalism, the military, public policy, medicine, or business. We welcome proposals from anyone with something to contribute to the conversation. To apply, send an abstract of approximately 250 words by 25 June 2018 to speedconference(a)gmail.com<mailto:speedconference@gmail.com>. Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application by 09 July 2018. Conference Overview Algorithmic oversight is one of the defining policy problems of our age. Two dimensions of the problem are well appreciated: scale and complexity. But there is a third and equally important dimension, one that has gone comparatively unnoticed: speed. The characteristic time-scales of human decision-making range from years (for democratic deliberations) to a few hundred milliseconds (for instinctual reactions). But software is capable of making decisions far faster: in a matter of microseconds. This mismatch poses serious technical challenges and even deeper ones for managing and responding to algorithmic actions. Six topical panels will cover warfare, financial markets, labor and manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, information security, and content moderation. Participants will discuss current, forthcoming, and potential changes in algorithmic speed in their respective domains and techniques for avoiding, detecting, mitigating, and responding to speed-abetted algorithmic mistakes and abuses. More information ><https://www.dli.tech.cornell.edu/speed> Important Dates Submission deadline: 25 June 2018 Notification of submission decision: 09 July 2018 Position papers due: 07 September 2018 Conference begins: 1:00pm, 28 September 2018 Conference concludes: 6:00pm, 29 September 2018 For further details, visit the Speed website: https://dli.tech.cornell.edu/speed We look forward to hearing from you! With best wishes, James Grimmelman and Helen Nissenbaum (Co-chairs) and the Speed Conference Team

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CyberSciTech 2018 Late breaking, WiP, Poster CFP
by Kevin I-Kai Wang 11 May '18

11 May '18

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 3rd IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech 2018) http://cyber-science.org/2018/ Athens, Greece, 12-15 August 2018 IMPORTANT DATES -------------------------- WiP/Poster Paper Due: May 25, 2018 Late Breaking Innovation Paper Due: May 25, 2018 Authors Notification: June 10, 2018 Camera-ready Submission: June 30, 2018 IEEE CyberSciTech 2018 will be held in August 12-15, 2018 in Athens, Greece, co-located with IEEE DASC 2018, IEEE DataCom 2018 and IEEE PICom 2018. IEEE CyberSciTech 2018 welcomes submissions of Work-in-Progress (WiP) and Posters papers describing on-going research progress, and late breaking innovation papers describing latest design and implementation of real world Cyber Physical related applications and systems. We welcome submissions within the scope of the main conference, with topics including (but not limited to): Cyberspace & Cyber Security - Cyberspace Structure, Property & Ecology - SDN, 5G and Advanced Networks - Cloud, Fog, Edge & Green Computing - Big Data Science, Technology & Service - Cyber Security & Sustainable Ecosystem - Cyber Crime, Forensics, Warfare & Defense - Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Tech (DLT) Cyber Physical Computing & Systems - Cyber-Physical System & Interface - Embedded System and Software - Autonomous Robots & Vehicles - Internet of Things (IoT) - Smart Objects, Systems & Environments - Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality - Wearable/Implantable Computing Cyber Social Computing & Networks - Social Networking & Computing - Computational Social Science - Cyber Culture & Relations - Crowd Sourcing, Sensing & Cooperation - Cyber Education, Economics, Politics - Cyber Privacy, Trust & Ethics - Cyber Social Right, Policy & Laws Cyber Intelligence, Life & Mind - Cyber/Digital/Artificial Brain and AI - Cyber Life and Human Centric Computing - Cyborg & Human/Brain Machine Interface - Cyber Medicine, Healthcare & Psychology - Activity/Behavior/Mind Recognition - Affective/Emotional/Mental Computing - Personal Big Data & Personality Computing SPECIAL ISSUES -------------------------- http://cyber-science.org/2018/si.html World Wide Web Journal, Topic: "Smart Computing and Cyber Technology for Cyberization" Information Systems Frontiers, Topic: "Mitigating Cyber Threats and Defense in Data Intensive Smart Cities" Information Fusion, Topic: "Data Fusion in Heterogeneous Networks" IEEE Access, Topic: "Towards Service-Centric Internet of Things (IoT): From Modeling to Practice" Computers & Electrical Engineering, Topic: "Advanced Techniques and Emerging Trends in Cyber-Social Computing" Information Sciences, "Safety and Security for Ubiquitous Computing and Communications" WORKSHOP & SPECIAL SESSIONS -------------------------- http://cyber-science.org/2018/workshops-special-sessions.html The 3rd International Workshop on Emerging Dependable Computing System Technologies and Applications The 1st International Workshop on Healthcare with Intelligent Sensing, System, and Data Special Session on Cyber Social Computing and Cyber-Enabled Applications Special Session on Computing and Applications for Cyber Internet of Things Special Session on CyBerSciTech Smart and Sustainable IT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ---------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit their original work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Work-in-Progress (WiP), workshop/special session, poster papers all need to be in IEEE CS format and via EDAS https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=24490. A WiP, workshop, or special session paper should be between 4-6 pages and a poster paper should be between 2-4 pages. All accepted papers in the WiP, Poster, and Late breaking tracks will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings (EI indexed). Extended versions of selected excellent papers will be considered for publication in special issues of prestige journals (SCI/EI indexed).

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24th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS 2018): Last Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 11 May '18

11 May '18

*** LAST CALL FOR PAPERS *** 24th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 29-31 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Extended Deadline: 28 May, 2018 *** WELCOME ISMIS is an established and prestigious conference for exchanging the latest research results in building intelligent systems. Held twice every three years, the conference provides a medium for exchanging scientific research and technological achievements accomplished by the international community. SCOPE The scope of ISMIS is intended to represent a wide range of topics on applying Artificial Intelligence techniques to areas as diverse as decision support, automated deduction, reasoning, knowledge based systems, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, planning, databases, information retrieval, etc. The focus is on research in intelligent systems. The conference addresses issues involving solutions to problems that are complex to be solved through conventional approaches and that require the simulation of intelligent thought processes, heuristics and applications of knowledge. The integration of these multiple approaches in solving complex problems is of particular importance. ISMIS provides a forum and a means for exchanging information for those interested purely in theory, those interested primarily in implementation, and those interested in specific research and industrial applications. INVITED SPEAKERS · Michael May - Siemens, Munich, Germany · Jean-Marc Petit - INSA Lyon and Université de Lyon, France TOPICS ISMIS 2018 is intended to attract individuals who are actively engaged both in theoretical and practical aspects of intelligent systems. The goal is to provide a platform for a useful exchange between theoreticians and practitioners, and to foster the cross-fertilization of ideas in the following areas: · Active Media Human-Computer Interaction · Autonomic and Evolutionary Computation · Digital Libraries · Health Informatics · Intelligent Agent Technology · Intelligent Data Processing and Analytics · Intelligent Information Retrieval · Intelligent Information Systems · Intelligent Language Processing · Knowledge Integration and Aggregation · Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining · Knowledge Visualization · Logic for Artificial Intelligence · Multimedia Information Retrieval · Soft Computing · Text Mining · Web Intelligence · Web Mining In addition, we solicit papers dealing with Applications of Intelligent Systems in complex/novel domains, e.g. art, human genome, global change, manufacturing, social good, etc. PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts in LNCS/LNAI style (maximum 10 pages). All paper submissions will be handled electronically. All submissions will be subject to review by the ISMIS 2018 Program Committee. Papers should be prepared using the Springer LNCS/LNAI style (http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui…) maximum 10 pages. Papers should be submitted in PDF form via ISMIS 2018 Online Submission System: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . PUBLICATION AND JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES The ISMIS 2018 proceedings will be published by Springer in LNAI (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence) and will be available at the conference. Authors of best papers will be invited to submit their extended versions to the Journal of Intelligent Information Systems (JIIS) (http://www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+information+retrie…) published by Springer. Fast Track Processing will be used to have them reviewed and published. IMPORTANT DATES · Paper Submissions due: 28th May 2018 (extended) · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 10th July 2018 · Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 31st July 2018 · Author Registration: 31st Juy 2018 · Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 · Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Steering Committee Chair · Zbigniew Ras (UNC-Charlotte, USA & Polish-Japanese Academy of IT, Poland) Symposium Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Program Committee Co-Chairs · Michelangelo Ceci (Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy) · Nathalie Japkowicz (American University, USA) · Jiming Liu (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong) Special Sessions Chair · Stefano Ferilli (University of Bari, Italy) Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Deadline CFP "The Platformization of Cultural Production" - Special Collection of SM+S
by Thomas Poell 11 May '18

11 May '18

The deadline of the call for submissions to our special themed collection of /Social Media + Society on “The Platformization of Cultural Production” is approaching: May 15, 2018. As you can see below, authors of accepted abstracts are invited to attend a workshop at the University of Toronto < https://www.utoronto.ca> on October 8-9, 2018; Day 1 will feature a workshop hosted by the McLuhan Centre <http://www.chi.utoronto.ca/>. The full call is pasted below or available online here < https://goo.gl/AmZcGn>. Please contact the editors with questions at: cfp(a)platformization.net <atcfp(a)platformization.net> _____________ CALL FOR PAPERS Special collection of Social Media + Society (Open Access Journal) The Platformization of Cultural Production Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2018 Full paper submission deadline: September 15, 2018 Editors: Brooke Erin Duffy/(Cornell University), /David B. Nieborg /(University of Toronto), /Thomas Poell /(University of Amsterdam) / This thematic issue explores the platformization of cultural production against the backdrop of wider transformations in the technologies, cultures, and political economies of digital media. Platformization describes the process by which major tech companies—GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft) in the West, and the so-called “three kingdoms” of the Chinese internet (Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent) in Asia—are reconfiguring the production, distribution, and monetization of cultural products and services. The logic of platformization is impacting traditional cultural industries (e.g., music, news, museums, games, and fashion), as well as emergent digital sectors and communities of practice, such as livestreaming, podcasting, and “Instagramming.” Accordingly, new industrial formations and partnerships are constantly being wrought; for example, newspapers increasingly host their content on Facebook, and game developers offer their products in app stores operated by Apple and Google. Given the acceleration and intensification of digital platforms in the cultural circuit, there is a pressing need to interrogate the stakes of platformization for content producers and for the cultural commodities they circulate among digitally networked audiences. We invite theoretical and/or empirical contributions addressing platform power and political economies vis-à-vis cultural production. Owing to the relative recency of research on platformization, this topic warrants an interdisciplinary focus including scholarship from such fields as media and communication studies, platform studies, software studies, political economy of communication, (media) production studies, and business studies. Platformization exacts widely variable costs across different spheres of life, and regional and sectoral boundaries. We therefore invite scholars to contribute papers which advance our understanding of how the platformization of particular sectors and practices takes shape within specific geo-national contexts, as well as how this involves new modes of content moderation and algorithmic curation, evolving forms of labour exploitation, and app-based systems of distribution and monetization. We are especially interested in articles that shed new light across these themes: * Theoretical approaches to platformization and the social, cultural and technological contexts of platform-dependent modes of cultural production. * Intersectional approaches that are sensitive to the gendered, classed, and racial specificity of platform-dependent modes of cultural production. * Political economic approaches to platformization, including the implications for cultural producers and labor relations, as well as relationships among different institutional actors in platform ecosystems. * Regional approaches to platformization. For example, the impact of the platformization of cultural industries in particular countries, or regions, such as the European Union. * Sectoral studies of specific industry sectors and modes of cultural production and circulation such as journalism, game and music production, museums, or emerging ‘platform-native’ practices such streaming and vlogging. * Historical approaches to platformization. Contributions that investigate the transformation of specific production practices as they become integrated with, or dependent on digital platforms. * The policy implications of platformization on a local, national or regional level, or studies of policy interventions. * Formal and informal efforts to resist platformization, such as the development of platform independent subscription-based distribution and monetization models. * Infrastructural approaches that are sensitive to the material dimensions of platform-based modes of cultural production. * Methodological interventions, which reflect on the methodologies employed when researching cultural production in platform ecosystems. Timeline * 750-word abstracts should be emailed to cfp(a)platformization.net by *May 15, 2018*. The abstract should articulate: 1) the issue or research question to be discussed, 2) the methodological or critical framework used, and 3) indicate the expected findings or conclusions. Decisions will be communicated to the authors by *June 1, 2017*. * Full papers of the selected abstracts should be submitted by *September 15, 2018* to be discussed at the workshop. * On October 8-9, 2018 (right before AoIR2018), the special collection editors will organise a 2-day event hosted by the University of Toronto. Day 1 will feature a workshop hosted by the McLuhan Centre <http://www.chi.utoronto.ca/>. Workshop participation is not a condition for being included in the special collection. The workshop provides all thematic issue contributors an opportunity for debate and an initial round of feedback on the papers. Accommodation and catering during the event will be covered for accepted contributors. There is limited travel support for junior scholars. * The deadline for submitting the revised paper for double blind peer-review is *December 1, 2018*. * The planned publication date of this special collection of Social Media + Society is in the *second half of 2019*.

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Hackarnaval May 17, Free admission @ Musée des Arts et Métiers.
by Gabriella "Biella" Coleman 11 May '18

11 May '18

Hi all, If you are in Paris, do drop by. And if you have friends, contacts, and connections in the area, please circulate. Regards, Gabriella [HACKarnaval!] is a public event to celebrate “hacking” as a form of knowledge sharing: we will bring together computer technologists, researchers, artists, and curious tinkerers from various parts of the world to offer workshops, talks, and exhibitions on the practical art of software and hardware exploration for positive social change. Join us on May 17 from 11 AM until 9 PM at the Musée des Arts et Métiers. Join us to liberate the techniques and technologies! https://hackarnaval.online Musée des Arts et Métiers 60 rue Réaumur, 75003 Paris Métro: Arts et métiers — Free entry for everyone! [HACKarnaval!] est un événement ouvert au publique pour célébrer le “hacking” comme une forme de partage des connaissances. Des techniciens, des chercheurs, des artistes et des bricoleurs de tous les coins du monde proposeront des ateliers, des conférences et des expositions. Rejoignez-nous le jeudi 17 mai au Musée des Arts et Métiers, de 11:00 à 21 heures. Venez explorer les mondes socio-techniques du logiciel, de l'électronique ou du wetware, et discuter des changements qu’ils promettent ! https://hackarnaval.online Musée des Arts et Métiers 60 rue Réaumur, 75003 Paris Métro : Arts et métiers — Entrée libre !

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Deadline Extended: ATI Challenge
by Nicholas Weber 10 May '18

10 May '18

The deadline for submissions to the ATI Challenge has been extended to May 31, 2018. Please be in touch if you have any questions. It would be great to receive some submissions from the AOIR community. --- The Qualitative Data Repository (QDR, www.qdr.org) invites faculty and advanced graduate students in social science and other disciplines that employ qualitative data and methods to submit proposals to participate in the Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI) Challenge (https://qdr.syr.edu /ati/ati-challenge). ATI (https://qdr.syr.edu/ati) is a new approach to transparency in qualitative and multi-method research developed by QDR and the open-source software company Hypothesis (https://hypothes.is/) ATI enriches articles by linking "analytic notes" discussing data generation and analysis, excerpts from underlying data sources, and even the data sources themselves, directly to digital manuscripts. Participants in the ATI Challenge will use annotation technology to enhance manuscripts that they plan to submit to a leading journal in their discipline. They will play a key role in demonstrating how qualitative and multi-method researchers can join and benefit from academia’s ongoing transparency revolution. Participants will also receive an award of $2,000, as either an honorarium or research support. In addition, they will attend a workshop in New York City in November 2018 at which they will meet and network with other scholars who share a commitment to making their research accessible and evaluable. All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by QDR. The proposal deadline is *May 31, 2018.* Additional information can be found on the "ATI Challenge" page on the QDR web site ( https://qdr.syr.edu/ati/ati-challenge) Interested scholars can contact QDR (qdr(a)syr.edu) with questions. The ATI Challenge is supported by generous funding support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Science Foundation. -- Nic Weber http://nicweber.info/about Assistant Professor - University of Washington Information School

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Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity on September 13-14
by Seda Guerses 10 May '18

10 May '18

Hopefully of interest to some of you and with apologies for possible repeat appearance in your inbox. Warmly, s. > Dear all, > > We would like to invite you to participate in the Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity on September 13-14 at the Center for Information and Technology Policy at Princeton University. > > The aim of the symposium is to foster communication among diverse communities of research and practice that have used the theory of contextual integrity as a framework to reason about, design and evaluate, craft regulation for, and generate formal logics for privacy. After the success of a half-day meeting in Fall 2017 <http://privaci.info/event/ci_workshop/>, we are excited to follow up with a more comprehensive event to foster discussion across a broader spectrum of disciplines. The Symposium will feature a combination of invited and submitted works. > > We will accept any of the following submission types: > > • A 4 page position paper on ongoing or work in progress (References not included in page limit) > • An extended abstract of published or mature work > • A 1 page description of an interesting use case to be discussed the symposium > > Papers should be formatted using the 2018 ACM Master Article Template <https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions>. For LaTeX users, choose format=sigconf. > > Submissions will be will be peer-reviewed by the workshop’s Program Committee and accepted based on the relevance and development of the chosen topic, as well as their potential to contribute to the workshop discussions and goals. > > Submissions may include: > > • Empirical studies (qualitative, quantitative, experimental) > • Legal, philosophical, ethical, and policy analysis > • System design and/or implementations > • Combinations of the above > > With author’s permission, accepted submissions would be posted on the website but not be considered archival publications. > > Submissions should be be sent to privaci.research(a)gmail.com <mailto:privaci.research@gmail.com> before or on June 10 AoE. > > Please make sure that the subject line follows this format: CI Symposium <short paper/extended abstract/use-case> submission > > IMPORTANT DATES > > • Submissions Due: June 10 > • Notifications: June 25 > • Date of Symposium: September 13 and 14 > > Complete details are available on the symposium website: http://privaci.info/event/ci_symposium/ <http://privaci.info/event/ci_symposium/> > > We look forward to seeing you at the symposium!

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Postdoctoral position in social media interventions to combat health misinformation
by Jacob Groshek 10 May '18

10 May '18

Dear Colleagues: With apologies for any cross posts, Dylan Walker, Belinda Borrelli and I are hiring for a postdoctoral position at Boston University. Please see below, kindly share widely with your networks, and feel free to DM me off-list with any questions. We are looking to hire July 1, 2018. https://bit.ly/2I8UaqT Thanks, Jacob -- Dr. Jacob Groshek Associate Professor of Emerging Media Studies Senior Fellow, Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy <http://www.bu.edu/ihsip/> Associate Director of the Center for Mobile Communication Studies <http://sites.bu.edu/cmcs/> Communication Research Center <http://sites.bu.edu/crc/about-crc/> Fellow Hariri Institute <http://www.bu.edu/hic/> Faculty Fellow Boston University jgroshek.org <http://www.jgroshek.org/> Founding Editor, *Journal of Communication and Technology <http://www.joctec.org/>* Founding Member, Boston Civic Media Consortium <http://bostoncivic.media/> Previously: Research Fellow, Erasmus Uni <http://www.eshcc.eur.nl/english/research/research_centres/erasmus_research_…> | Full Member, NeSCoR <http://nescor.socsci.uva.nl/>| Visiting Scholar, IAST <http://www.iast.fr/> @jgroshek <https://twitter.com/jgroshek> | google scholar <https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=G1XXhccAAAAJ&hl=en> 857-615-4709 POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Questrom School of Business, College of Communications, and Center for Behavioral Sciences Research, Social Innovation on Drug Resistance (SIDR) Program Tracking Code9947/D0418Job Description We seeking a postdoctoral associate to work on a social media interventions project. The postdoctoral associate will mainly be working with Professors Dylan Walker, Jacob Groshek, and Belinda Borrelli on an interdisciplinary project studying social media interventions. The postdoc will work with the team to design and enact a variety of (bot-based) algorithmic, semi-automated and/or manual social media interventions. We will analyze the impact of interventions on multiple outcomes, including: individual knowledge, beliefs and behaviors, and the formation and dynamics of contagions. The postdoctoral associate will have opportunities to engage in all aspects of the study, including presenting research at conferences and publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals and special interest publications. This is an unparalleled opportunity for a motivated postdoctoral associate: as part of the Social Innovation on Drug Resistance (SIDR) Program, the associate will be part of a growing, interdisciplinary community of researchers from across Boston University’s schools and colleges. Through SIDR’s workshops and other activities, the associate will become part of a network of top scholars in the multiple disciplines involved in SIDR. The program will provide a forum for the associate to present their work as it develops, and the benefit of being associated with leading research entities with a strong global and domestic presence. The worldwide networks from SIDR’s founding partners, The Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy and CARB-X, will be available to SIDR postdocs to help their research projects. This is a two-year position, with a start date on or after July 1, 2018. Required Skills We are looking for a high-potential recent PhD (completed near or after December 2016) in Computer Science, Physics, Computational Social Science, Information Systems, or other related field. The ideal candidate will have: - Expertise in the collection, processing and analysis of large-scale, messy, unstructured or semi-structured datasets - Advanced knowledge in statistical / econometric modeling and causal inference - Strong skills and experience in programming in general and specifically in scientific programming (R, Python, SQL), data science, and visualization - Experience with Natural Language Processing techniques (word embedding, topic analysis, etc.) - Experience with Neural Networks - Strong written and oral communication skills - Boston University is committed to building a culturally diverse community and strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates. *About The Social Innovation on Drug Resistance (SIDR) Program* SIDR is an interdisciplinary program focused on the interaction of human behavior and drug-resistant infections. SIDR was created by The Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy <http://www.bu.edu/ihsip>and the Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, or CARB-X, <http://www.carb-x.org/>to further the understanding of how human behavior affects the evolution of drug-resistant microbes and develop the interdisciplinary, social science-based solutions necessary to address the rising threat of drug-resistance. By convening a diverse community of scholars, funding research, and developing the next generation of scientists, SIDR seeks to advance these goals. Learn more about SIDR at www.bu.edu/ihsip/sidr. The Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy is a Boston University-wide research institute that draws upon the diversity of the Boston University community’s constituent schools and faculty, as well the greater Boston bio-technology and medical ecosystem, to leverage the development of leaders and solutions for the complex current and future problems in healthcare. CARB-X is the world’s largest public-private partnership supporting antibiotic R&D, accelerating a diverse portfolio of at least 20 high-quality antibacterial products towards clinical development by leveraging $455 million in BARDA funds with matching funds from Wellcome Trust. *Salary & Benefits* The SIDR Postdoctoral Associate will receive a competitive salary above NIH postdoctoral stipend rates. As an employee of Boston University, the postdoctoral associate will be eligible for a variety of outstanding benefit programs offered through the university. To learn more, visit www.bu.edu/benefits. *How to Apply* To apply, submit a CV with a publication list, cover letter, a relevant publication or writing sample, and three references via email to rtflynn(a)bu.edu. <rtflynn(a)bu.edu>Please use “SIDR Postdoctoral Associate Application” as the subject line of your email. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Boston University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Job LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesPosition Type Full-Time/Regular Salary Competitive

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15th European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2018): Call for Papers - Extended Deadline
by Announce Announcements 10 May '18

10 May '18

*** CALL FOR PAPERS - EXTENDED DEADLINE *** 15th European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 4-5 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) is an annual research event addressing the IS discipline with regional as well as global perspective. EMCIS has successfully helped bringing together researchers from around the world in a friendly atmosphere conducted to free exchange of innovative ideas. EMCIS was founded in 2004 by Brunel University research Group ISEing and it is an annual event. A number of respected collaborations were made with different local universities across the destinations chosen each year and EMCIS still proves to attract many further partnerships. EMCIS is one of the premier conferences in Europe and Middle Eastern region for Information Systems academics and professionals, covering technical, organisational, business and social issues in the application of Information Technology. EMCIS is dedicated to the definition and establishment of Information Systems as a discipline of high impact for the methodical community and IS professionals - focusing on approaches that facilitate the identification of innovative research of significant relevance to the IS discipline following sound research methodologies that lead to results of measurable impact. The EMCIS proceedings are published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing book series. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Zahir Irani, University of Bradford, UK "An Enterprise View of Food Security: A Puzzle, Problem or Mess for a Circular Economy" Claudia Loebbecke, University of Cologne, Germany "Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Meet Human Brain" TOPICS The topics of interest are grouped into the following tracks: · Big Data and Analytics · Blockchain Technology and Applications · Cloud Computing · Digital Services and Social Media · e-Government · Enterprise Systems · Science Communication in the Digital Public Sphere · Information Systems Security and Information Privacy Protection · Healthcare Information Systems · Management and Organisational Issues in Information Systems · IT Governance · Innovative Research Projects · Immersive Technologies in IT/IS A full list of subtopics for each track can be found on the conference web site. PAPER SUBMISSION Submissions should be original, not published or being considered elsewhere for publication. Authors should not add their details (names, affiliation, email etc.) in the document they submit for review. All papers should be submitted via the Easy Chair conference management system (the URL is available on the conference web site) and adhere to the format for Springer Lecture Notes publications. The papers must be submitted as a single PDF document and should not exceed 5,000 words (recommended length is 14 pages). Please note that the working language is English. Papers go through a 'double-blind review' process that evaluates their significance, originality, contribution and clarity. Upon acceptance please make sure that at least one author registers to secure a slot for their presentation in the conference program. When preparing the camera-ready version of a paper, authors should add their details (names, affiliation, email, etc.) on the first page of the paper and indicate which is the corresponding author. Along with the camera-ready version of their paper, authors should fill, sign and submit the copyright form. The form shall be sent by email to info[at]emcis.eu. IMPORTANT DATES · Electronic Submission Deadline: 31 May, 2018 (*** extended ***) · Notification of Acceptance to Authors: 30 June, 2018 · Camera Ready Copy: 10 July, 2018 · Early-bird Registration: 10 July, 2018 · Author Registration Deadline: 10 July, 2018 EMCIS ORGANIZATION Conference Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Conference co-Chair · Angelika Kokkinaki, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Conference Executive Committee · Vincenzo Morabito, Bocconi University, Italy, (Program Chair) · Marinos Themistocleous, University of Piraeus, Greece (Program Chair) · Gianluigi Viscusi, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland (Publications Chair) · Muhammad Kamal, Brunel University, UK (Public Relations Chair) International Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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