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[SAVE THE DATE] Milan 1 Feb 2017. Introduction to Social Network Analysis workshop - Italy, Milan
by Alessandro Zonin 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Hi all, for which of you are based in Italy (Milan) the next 1 February will take place an introductory seminar dedicated to Online Social Network Analysis. If you are interested additional details and only for Air-L list members 10€ discount code here: https://snamilano1feb2017.eventbrite.com?discount=aoir All partecipants will receive and annual membership license to www.socioviz.net Regards -- Twitter @AlessandroZonin <https://twitter.com/AlessandroZonin> Blog: Social Network Analysis <https://alessandrozonin.wordpress.com/>

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CFP Doctoral Consortium of the Communication and Technology Division of the ICA
by M.L. Antheunis 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

CALL FOR STUDENT PROPOSALS 8th Annual Doctoral Consortium of the Communication and Technology Division co-sponsored by the Mobile Communication Interest Group of the International Communication Association (ICA) Thursday, 25 May 2017 | San Diego Public Library, San Diego, USA Description The consortium will bring together PhD candidates conducting research on various types of communication technologies and mobile communication to give them the opportunity to present and discuss their research in a constructive and international atmosphere. The objectives of the event are to provide feedback and advice to participating PhD candidates on their in-progress research thesis. Moreover, the Doctoral Consortium will provide the opportunity to meet experts as well as fellow PhD candidates from different backgrounds working on related topics. During the consortium, students and faculty will be organized into small groups, determined by the thematic nature of the research. In each group, students will present their work, and receive feedback from their fellow students and faculty participants, all of whom will have read the proposals in advance of the Doctoral Consortium. Each proposal will receive detailed feedback from three faculty participants. There will be two poster sessions to allow participants from other groups to learn about and comment on the research of the PhD candidates. In addition to the presentation and critique of proposals, there will be discussion of issues related to making the transition from graduate student to faculty member. The topics will include positioning one’s work for the job market, strategies for publication, the interviewing process and other aspects of faculty job searches. Anticipating a time when participants will have an academic position, the discussion will include issues like managing workload and working relationships, finding a work/life balance, and ways of being a successful academic. Submission Process Applicants must be advanced to candidacy, and have their dissertation proposal topic previously approved by their committee. Ideally, students will be in the early stages of their dissertation, where feedback would be helpful in refining and advancing their work. To apply, students must submit a proposal describing their research. Submissions must be related to one of the working areas of the Communication and Technology Division (CAT) or the Mobile Communication Interest Group (MCIG) of the International Communication Association (ICA). A description of the respective research areas can be found in the last section of this call. Proposals must identify a significant problem (or problems) in a relevant field of research, briefly outline current knowledge of the problem domain, and clearly formulate a research question, or specify hypotheses to be tested. Proposals should outline the research approach, methods, and any results obtained so far. Submissions should be between 3000 and 4000 words (excluding references and appendices), and must include name and affiliation of the PhD candidate. Applications need to be accompanied by a short letter of recommendation from the advisor or member of the dissertation committee stating how the PhD candidate can benefit from participation in the Doctoral Consortium. The proposal and letter of recommendation must be submitted as one PDF document and sent as an attachment in an email to Benjamin Detenber at tdetenber(a)ntu.edu.sg<mailto:tdetenber@ntu.edu.sg>. The deadline for submission is 1 February 2017. Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the members of the program committee based on significance of research, specificity of research topic and/or questions, clarity of writing and degree to which student can benefit from expert guidance and feedback. To help ensure the consortium best meets the needs of its members, limited financial assistance is made possible by the CAT Division and the MCIG. Please note in your application if you would like to be considered for financial support to cover your costs for participation in the Doctoral Consortium (this support would cover only the $75 participation fee and not travel to the conference). About the Communication and Technology Division The CAT Division is concerned with the role played by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the process of communication. It is committed to enhancing theory and methodology pertaining to adoption, usage, effects, and policy of ICTs. Areas of research include human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, mobile communication, and other technologically mediated social interaction and networking in all contexts (interpersonal, group, organizational, societal/cultural) and at all levels of analyses. CAT invites papers that make an innovative and original contribution to our understanding of ICTs, with the primary focus on communication aspects of particular technological characteristics. About the Mobile Communication Interest Group The MCIG focuses on the phenomenon of mobility in communication – thus being placed on the intersection of mobility, technology, and culture in human communication. While including a wide array of perspectives and approaches in communication scholarship from historical perspectives to studies on future media innovations, from ethnographic to quantitative empirical approaches, from journalism studies to media effects research the common ground of the Interest Group is state of the art theorizing on mobile communication as well as the discussion of adequate methodology to do so. Registration Participation is only by invitation. Once a proposal is accepted, students can register through the ICA website. Cost for participation is US$75 per person. Program Committee (faculty mentors) Benjamin H. Detenber, Nanyang Technological U, Singapore (Program Director) Marjolijn L. Antheunis, U of Tilburg, Netherlands Jesse Fox, Ohio State U, USA Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Radboud University, Netherlands Veronika Karnowski, Ludwig-Maximilians U, Germany Roselyn Lee-Won, Ohio State U, USA Richard S. Ling, Nanyang Technological U, Singapore Katy Pearce, U of Washington, USA Jack L. Qiu, Chinese U, Hong Kong Shyam S. Sundar, Pennsylvania State U, USA Joseph B. Walther, Nanyang Technological U, Singapore Mike Yao, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Marjolijn Antheunis Associate Professor Social Aspects of New Media Department Communication and Information Science University of Tilburg Warandelaan 2 P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg m.l.antheunis(a)uvt.nl<mailto:m.l.antheunis@uvt.nl> 0031-13-466-2971

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5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS 2017): Second Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

*** Second Call for Papers *** 5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems ECBS 2017 Lordos Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 31 August - 1 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP, SIGOPS and SIGSOFT ECBS 2017 is a formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing methods, techniques, and tools for engineering of computer-based systems. The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and analysis of the complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional, performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration of information processing and physical processes. ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of system engineering through its many facets that include system modeling, requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security, reliability, human-computer interaction, system integration, verification and validation, high performance/parallel computing, cloud-based technologies, and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry and academia, blending academic research and industrial development. The proceedings will be published in the International Conference Proceedings Series of ACM and after the conference they will be accessible in the ACM Digital Library. A Best Paper Award will be presented to the best paper presented at the conference, and a Best Student Paper Award will be presented to the best paper written solely or mostly by students. Scope Papers are sought which reflect this intent in fundamental ECBS technologies and application domains including, but not limited to the following topics: · Agile and Lean Approaches and Human Aspects of Software Development · Architectures · Advanced Modularity · Cloud-based Applications · Co-Design · Component-Based System Design · Cyber-Physical Systems · Parallel & Distributed Systems · Parallel Programming Methodologies and Languages · FPGA Systems Design · ECBS Infrastructure (Tools and Environments) · Education and Training · Embedded Real-Time Software Systems · Integration Engineering · Lifecycle Processes and Process Evolution · Model-Based System Development · Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems · Networked Control Systems · Reengineering & Reuse · Reliability, Safety, Dependability, and Security · Software Engineering · System Assessment, Testing, and Metrics · Verification and Validation Industrial reports of practical solutions, trends, and new system characteristics for ECBS, taking an integrated systems approach, are particularly welcome. They may target application domains such as: Aerospace Systems, Command and Control, Continuous and Discrete Manufacturing, Environmental Systems, Instrumentation and Control Applications, Internet Technology and Applications, Intelligent Highway- Vehicle Systems (IHVS), Medical Systems, High Performance Computing Development Environments and Applications, and Telecommunications. Submission of Papers The conference solicits regular (no more than 10 pages) and short papers (no more than 4 pages). The Program Committee may require an accepted paper to be adapted into a short paper or extended abstract (no more than 2 pages and poster presentation only). All papers must be prepared according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the submission guidelines on the conference web site. Important Dates · Submission of Papers: 1 May, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: 1 July, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: 17 July, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: 17 July, 2017 · Early Registration for Non-Authors: 9 August, 2017 Organization General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, Brno University of Technology , Czech Republic Program Co-Chair · Valentino Vranic, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia Steering Committee · Hassan Charaf, ECBS-EERC 2013 General Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, General Chair · Miroslav Popovic, ECBS-EERC 2009 General Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, ECBS-EERC 2015 General Chair · Valentino Vranic, ECBS-EERC 2011 General Chair Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Innovative Methods in Media and Communication
by Sebastian Kubitschko 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

We are very pleased to announce the publication of Innovative Methods in Media and Communication Research (Palgrave Macmillan 2016). The book engages with the need to rethink established methods to research acute changes in the media environment. The book gathers chapters dedicated to the multifacetedness and liveliness of emerging methods while embedding them in the rich history of interdisciplinary empirical research. Innovation here is a call for widening and rethinking research methods to stimulate a sophisticated debate on and exploration of contemporary methodological approaches for scholars at various levels of academic life. Accompanied by introductory sections of prominent scholars (Saskia Sassen, Noortje Marres, Sarah Pink and Lev Manovich), the majority of empirical studies gathered in this volume are accomplished through early-career scholars who strive to advance cutting-edge and in parts even provocative approaches for the study of media and communication. We truly hope that the book will a valuable resource for doing research as well as for assisting teaching by providing a methods book that draws together a diverse and eclectic range of material that is presented in accessible and stimulating form. Endorsed by Jean Burgess, Jack Qiu and Helen Kennedy, Innovative Methods in Media and Communication Research is available as softcover and eBook at https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319406992 <https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319406992> or https://www.springer.com/de/book/9783319406992 <https://www.springer.com/de/book/9783319406992> (and all online/offline bookstores). Best wishes - Sebastian and Anne P.S. This is what the table of contents looks like Foreword by Nick Couldry 1 Sebastian Kubitschko and Anne Kaun: An introduction to innovative methods in media and communication research Part I: Materiality (introduced by Saskia Sassen) 2 Jess Baines: Engaging (past) participants: the case of radicalprintshops.org <http://radicalprintshops.org/> 3 Erin Despard: A materialist media ecological approach to studying urban media in/of place 4 Segah Sak: Socio-Spatial approaches for media and communication research Part II: Technology (introduced by Noortje Marres) 5 Taina Bucher: Neither black nor box: Ways of knowing algorithms 6 Pablo R. Velasco: Sketching Bitcoin: Empirical research of digital affordances 7 Richard Huskey: Beyond blobology: Using psychophysiological interaction analyses to investigate the neural basis of human communication phenomena 8 Alberto Frigo: As we should think? Lifelogging as a re-emerging method Part III: Experience (introduced by Sarah Pink) 9 Emily LaDue: Visual ethnography and the city: On the dead ends of reflexivity and gentrification 10 Paola Sartoretto: Exploring inclusive ethnography as a methodology to account for multiple experiences 11 Neha Kumar: Interviewing against odds Part IV: Visualization (introduced by Lev Manovich) 12 Jonathan Gray, Liliana Bounegru, Stefania Milan and Paolo Ciuccarelli: Ways of seeing data: Towards a critical literacy for data visualizations as research objects and research devices 13 Luca Simeone and Paolo Patelli: Urban Sensing: potential and limitations of social network analysis and data visualization as research methods in urban studies 14 Nicolas Baya-Laffite and Jean-Philippe Cointet: Mapping topics in international climate negotiations: a computer-assisted semantic network approach 15 Katharina Lobinger: ‘Creative’ and participatory visual approaches in audience research Sebastian Kubitschko and Anne Kaun: Innovative methods in media and communication research: An outlook

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Call for Chapters: Cybersecurity Governance
by Ellis, Ryan 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Hello all, Below is a call for chapters for an upcoming book on cybersecurity governance that I am co-editing with Vivek Mohan for Wiley. If you are interested in submitting an abstract or would like more information about the planned volume, please feel free to contact me off list. Ryan -- Ryan Ellis Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Northeastern University r.ellis(a)neu.edu<mailto:r.ellis@neu.edu> ________________________________ Call for Chapters Rewired: Cybersecurity Governance Editors: Dr. Ryan Ellis and Vivek Mohan Abstracts Due February 15, 2017 Cybersecurity governance is a central concern for policymakers, corporate leaders, and civil society. The edited volume explores the governance challenges of cybersecurity through a series of detailed case studies. The volume seeks contributions that examine different governance approaches—the market, public-private cooperation, purely public interventions—in order to highlight the various successes, failures, and broader implications of these approaches. The cases should draw attention to the ways in which security interventions and governance become entangled with other sets of competing interests—such as privacy, freedom of expression, innovation, and efficiency—in order to highlight the ways in which cybersecurity is both a technical and non-technical challenges. The text is open to contributions from practitioners and academics (including social scientists, legal scholars, and computer scientists). Areas of interest and possible chapter topics include: · Regulatory Interventions · Voluntary Standards · Private-Sector Cybersecurity Efforts · Cybersecurity and Insurance Markets · Information Sharing · IoT Security · Practical Challenges: Securing Entities Across Borders · Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and Security Submission procedure: Potential authors are invited to submit chapter abstracts (500 words) and a brief bio to Dr. Ryan Ellis (r.ellis(a)neu.edu)<mailto:r.ellis@neu.edu)> by February 15, 2017. Authors will receive a response by March 1, with full chapters of approximately 6,000 words due on June 1. About the editors: Dr. Ryan Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern. Ryan’s research and teaching focuses on topics related to communication law and policy, infrastructure politics, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining the Department, Ryan held fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). Vivek Mohan is Privacy Counsel at Apple Inc., where he is responsible for privacy and security issues associated with Apple's products, services, and corporate infrastructure. Vivek joined Apple from the Privacy, Data Security, and Information Law group at Sidley Austin LLP, where he counseled clients in the technology, telecommunications, healthcare, and financial services sectors. Vivek is the co-editor and author of the PLI treatise "Cybersecurity: A Practical Guide to the Law of Cyber Risk," published in September 2015. Vivek has worked as an attorney at Microsoft, at the Internet Bureau of the New York State Attorney General (under a special appointment), and at General Electric's corporate headquarters (on secondment). For five years, Vivek was a resident fellow and later a non-resident associate with the Cybersecurity Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. * * *

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21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017): Fourth Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

*** Fourth Call for Papers *** 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems ADBIS 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 24 - 27 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The main objective of the ADBIS series of conferences is to provide a forum for the dissemination of research accomplishments and to promote interaction and collaboration between the database and information system research communities from European countries and the rest of the world. The ADBIS conferences provide an international platform for the presentation of research on database theory, development of advanced DBMS technologies, and their advanced applications. The conference will consist of regular sessions with technical contributions (regular papers, short papers) reviewed and selected by an international program committee, as well as of invited talks and tutorials presented by leading scientists. The official language of the conference will be English. A Doctoral Consortium and different Workshops will be held in line with the main conference. TOPICS We invite original papers describing results that broadly belong to both theory and practice of databases and information systems. The list of specific topics of interest follows, with a note that it is not exhaustive and we welcome novel results addressing topics not included in the list. · Data intensive sciences and databases · Theoretical foundations of databases · Management of large scale data systems · Data models and query languages · Database monitoring and (self-)tuning · Data curation, annotation, and provenance · Data warehousing, OLAP, and ETL tools · Indexing, query processing and optimization · Data mining and knowledge discovery · Big data storage, replication, and consistency · Modeling, mining and querying user generated content · Data quality and data cleansing · Web, XML and semi-structured databases · Sensor databases and mobile data management · Text databases and information retrieval · Probabilistic databases, uncertainty and approximate querying · Temporal and spatial databases · Graph databases · Databases on emerging hardware architectures · Distributed data platforms, including Cloud data systems, key-value stores, and Big Data systems · Information extraction and integration · Streaming data analysis · Scalable data analysis and analytics · Data and information visualization; and user interfaces · Information quality and usability · Information system architectures and networking · Business process modeling and optimization · Data and information flow engineering and management · Context-aware and adaptive information systems · Data and information intensive services · Requirements engineering for databases and information systems · Artificial intelligence in databases and information systems · Data, information, and information systems security · Innovative platforms for data and information handling · Innovative approaches for database and information systems engineering · Novel database and information systems applications PAPER PUBLISHING ADBIS accepted research papers will be published in a Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science volume. Papers must not exceed 14 pages in the LNCS format. For camera-ready papers use Latex or Word style (find here http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . The program committee may decide to accept a submission as a short paper if it reports interesting results but does not justify publication of a full paper. ADBIS short research papers must not exceed 8 pages. The best paper authored solely by students will receive an award. Best papers of the main conference will be invited for submission in special issues of the ISI-indexed journals Information Systems (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-systems/) and Informatica (http://www.informatica.si/) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES · Papers must be written in English. · Papers must contain previously unpublished work and not be submitted concurrently to another conference. · Papers are submitted using an electronic submissions system, as detailed below. · An Author of an accepted paper must register to ADBIS 2017 in order to have the paper published. · Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. · ADBIS papers must be submitted via the EasyChair system: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . · Papers must be submitted as a single PDF document · Authors of accepted papers must submit along with the camera-ready version of their paper a copyright form filled (http://www.cyprusconferences.org/adbis2017/files/springerform.pdf) and signed. Please note that only authors employed by the EU (as an institution) tick the relevant box. Authors who simply reside or work in an EU country should not tick this box. IMPORTANT DATES · Full and Short Papers: March 30, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: May 25, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: June 15, 2017 COMMITTEES Steering Committee Chair · Leonid Kalinichenko, Russian Academy of Science, Russia General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Marite Kirikova, Riga Technical University, Latvia · Kjetil Norvag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Proceedings Chair · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshops Chairs · Johann Gamper, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy · Robert Wrembel, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Doctoral Consortium Chairs · Jerome Darmont, Universite Lyon 2, France · Stefano Rizzi, University of Bologna, Italy

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CFP: SI Philosophy & Technology - Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics - Deadline February 24, 2017
by Brent Mittelstadt 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, Apologies for any cross posting. Please find below a Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics. Deadline for submissions: February 24, 2017 Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics GUEST EDITOR Brent Mittelstadt, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford INTRODUCTION In biomedical research, the analysis of large datasets (Big Data) has become a major driver of innovation and success. Data analytics provides huge opportunities to improve private and public life, especially in the health sector (biomedical data analytics, henceforth BDA). Machine learning and algorithmic categorisation can increasingly make sense of the seemingly endless data emerging from sensors, wearable devices, clinical observations, clinical trials, social and online platforms which provide insight into the behaviours and physiology of individuals. BDA is expected to provide new ways of understanding health and well-being at the level of the individual and society, for example by predicting behaviours, monitoring diseases and outbreaks, and providing risk stratification for individual patients. Epidemiology, infectious disease research, and genomics and genetics are already deeply affected. Such a potentially highly positive impact is coupled to significant ethical challenges. The extensive use of increasingly more data (Big Data), the growing reliance on algorithms to analyse them and to reach decisions (machine learning), as well as the gradual reduction of human oversight over many automatic processes pose pressing issues of fairness, responsibility, and respect of human rights. These issues can be addressed successfully. However, if they are overlooked, underestimated or left unresolved, they risk hindering the innovation and the progress that BDA can bring to society at large and to future generations. Furthermore, as recent events involving the NHS care.data programme show, BDA projects may face a double bottleneck: ethical mistakes or misunderstandings may lead to social rejection and/or distorted legislation and policies, which in turn may cripple the acceptance and advancement of data science. Clearly, ethical analysis should be incorporated at all stages of any BDA project and since the beginning, in order to understand impact, anticipate risks of unethical consequences, suggest early interventions to avoid or mitigate them, foster resilience, reinforce ethical goals and outcomes, and ensure that ethical best practices are developed, implemented, and appreciated. To contribute to this critical step, this special issue of Philosophy and Technology aims to map new, under-researched but important issues, concepts and cases that should inform proactive ethical assessment of emerging BDA applications and services. TOPICS We request the submission of research articles addressing topics including: · Theories and concepts critical to the ethical assessment of BDA in particular · Required modifications to informed consent in response to the scale and complexity of BDA · Alternatives to informed consent for BDA governance · Challenges introduced by the opacity and complexity of BDA methods, particularly deep learning, neural networks and similar methods · Group-level protections, harms and benefits · Ethical principles for governance of BDA platforms · Applicability of traditional medical research ethics principles to BDA · Privacy, de-identification and research subject rights to data access · Ownership of intellectual property generated from BDA · Uses of BDA for empowerment or improvement of patient experiences · Implications of data-intensive clinical experiences for the doctor-patient relationship · Implications of the crossover between personal health devices and BDA research, e.g. Apple HealthKit · Impact of the General Data Protection Regulation on both biomedical research and personal health/wellness services · Policy recommendations and requirements for poorly regulated BDA practices · Empirical studies/cases of existing Big Data practices that demonstrate critical ethical issues, concepts and solutions TIMETABLE · February 24, 2016: Deadline for paper submissions · April 28, 2016: Deadline reviews papers · May 26, 2017: Deadline revised papers · 2017: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ The journal’s submission guidelines and instructions for authors can be found here<http://www.springer.com/philosophy/epistemology+and+philosophy+of+science/j…>. Articles should be written in English and not exceed 10,000 words. The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select the special article type: "Special Issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics” from the selection provided in the submission process. All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review. Submissions will be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. CONTACT For any further information please contact: Brent Mittelstadt brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk> Kind regards, Dr. Brent Mittelstadt Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Oxford Oxford Internet Institute 1 St. Giles, OX1 3JS 01865 287221 brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk> http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=365

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Theorizing the Web 2017 Final Call for Abstracts
by Jenny Davis 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Hi All, A friendly reminder that abstract submissions for Theorizing the Web 2017 are due on January 22nd by 11:59pm EST. CFP: http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/cfp Submission Portal: http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/submit We look forward to reading your ideas!! Best, Jenny L. Davis Lecturer, School of Sociology The Australian National University Co-Editor: Cyborgology.org<https://exchange.jmu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=A-556yh_GfnuZm1DNVyNA0SioH5pldOhx…> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://exchange.jmu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=CkZRDp7pjLdgsRNAPV1jFiOI61H12uXHy…>

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8th IEEE International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2017): Second CFP, Invited Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops Proposals
by Announce Announcements 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

*** Second Call for Papers and Invited Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops Proposals *** 8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications IISA 2017 Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 28 - 30 August, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. IISA 2017 is the eighth conference in the IISA series, technically co-sponsored by IEEE, BAIF, the University of Piraeus and the University of Cyprus. The IISA 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE and be included in the IEEE DL. The conference is intended as an international forum for researchers and professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications. We invite submissions of papers presenting high-quality original research and developments for the conference tracks listed below. The conference venue is the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (http://www.goldenbay.com.cy) perfectly situated at the edge of the tourist part of Larnaca, right on a long and wide stretch of fine and clear sandy beach, 10 km from the town center, just 15 km from Larnaca International Airport and 30 minutes from the capital city of Nicosia. This prestigious 5* hotel is renowned for its excellent facilities, combined with impeccable service and finest cuisine in luxurious surroundings The conference will last for three days and will feature tutorials, technical paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches. Instructions to Authors Papers must be submitted in IEEE Conference Style format, which can be downloaded from http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers must be limited to 6 pages in length. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of IISA related (but not limited) to the following tracks and topics: Track I: Information Processing and Intelligence · Advances in databases · Information systems · Information and data management · Data mining, warehousing and knowledge extraction · Recommender systems · Digital rights management · Processing of Social and Emotional Interactions · Biological and artificial neural networks · Biological and artificial immune systems · Cognitive science · Neuroscience · Computational biology · DNA computing · Evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms · Bayesian networks · Expert systems & intelligent agents · Swarm intelligence · Fuzzy logic systems · Kernel methods - support vector machines · Ensemble classifiers · Emerging machine learning paradigms · Decision making techniques · Knowledge-based systems · Ambient-ubiquitous intelligence · Robotics and automation · Affective computing Track II: Multimedia Systems and Networks · Advances in audio/video and multimedia processing · Signal mining · Signal visualization · Human-machine interaction · Multimodal systems · Multimedia systems · Autonomous Computing · Distributed computing · Quantum computing · Mobile computing · Green computing · Trusted computing · Proactive computing · Cloud computing · Ubiquitous computing · Networking · Sensing, sensory systems and sensor networks · Design and implementation · Real time systems Track III: Educational Informatics · Adaptive and personalized learning · Student modeling · Intelligent tutoring systems · E-learning and mobile learning · Social media and learning · Educational games · Computer-supported collaborative learning · Big data in education and learning analytics · Affective computing in learning systems · Smart learning environments · Virtual and augmented reality in education · Risk management in education · Learning management systems · Content management systems · Learning technologies for students with special needs Track IV: Cyber Security · Watermarking, cryptography, cryptanalysis, steganography, and stegananalysis · Privacy and authentication · Malicious software analysis · Information, computer and network security · Infrastructure security · Forensics · Biometrics Track V: Smart Energy and Smart Cities · Methodologies and tools for assessing the energy status in smart cities · Intelligent sensors and data analytics for energy optimization · Monitoring and control of energy resources · Smart grid · Fault detection · Decision support systems in energy planning and scheduling · Middleware for urban computing · Intelligent transportation systems · Public displays for modern cities · Impact of urban computing in modern cities · Case studies and best practices · Big city data · Culture for smart cities Track VI: Healthcare · E-health, mobile health and smart health · Infrastucture for smart health · Advanced devices and robotics for smart health · Ambient intelligence in assisted living · Health information systems · Healthcare management · Case studies Track VII: Applications · E-government and m-government · E-commerce and m-commerce · E-entertainment and m-entertainment · E-legal and m-legal services · Personalized systems and services · Enabling technologies, frameworks and standards · Empirical evaluations · Simulation and evaluation via simulation · Case studies · Applications in culture and heritage · Applications in tourism · Applications in natural resource management · Applications in disabilities and to people at need Important Dates · Invited Session, Tutorial & Workshop Proposals: March 13, 2017 · Invited Session, Tutorial & Workshop Acceptance: March 20, 2017 · Submission of Papers: April 24, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: May 29, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: June 12, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: June 12, 2017 · Conference Dates: August 28-30, 2017 Organization Program Chairs · N. Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA · G. A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · G. A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece · N. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Call for Panelists: Mobile political participation
by emre＠mgovernment.net 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Dear Colleagues, The mobileGov World Summit 2017 (Brighton UK during 7-9 May) is soliciting speakers, panels & tutorial proposals. Nominations for the mobileGov Global Awards is still open. Please show interest at www.m4life.org or write directly to conf(a)m4life.org for specific enquiries. - Call for panelists - _____________________________________________________________________ Mobile political participation: exploring mobility implications for democratic engagement mobileGov World Summit 2017, 7-9 May, Brighton UK ____________________________________________________________________________ While mVoting, mPetitioning and other institutional political participation mechanisms have long been part of mGov related discussion, the prospects and consequences of mobile technology proliferation for a wider range of democratic participation haven’t been paid due attention. In addition, investigation of associations between media and political engagement are typically approached by researchers with the focus on ICTs as a whole, while mobile media effects are rarely measured separately. This panel therefore aims at revisiting unique features of mobile media and mobile interaction with the perspective of identifying their implications for democratic engagement. In particular, we invite participants from various disciplines to present their work and discuss the following issues: a) What is the role of mobile media in political participation? Existing research suggests that different media may have varied relationships to political interest and behavior depending on the specific characteristics of the media: exposure to media can either provoke one’s interest in political issues or reinforce the existing political interest and engagement. It will be interesting to examine the role of mobile media in this relation. Will immediate interactivity and information sharing capabilities of mobile media enable it to stimulate political interest? Or will these effects be outweighed by personalization and customization features allowing for content filtering and thus resulting in communication to like-minded people with limited exposure to diverse opinions? b) For what forms of political participation mobile media is used? Unique features of mobile interaction can suit certain types of political engagement better than others. For example, one might expect that location-awareness and “always on” attributes can be beneficial for mobilization and coordination of political actions, while short interaction time, lower attention and concentration are more favorable for news consumption and commenting, rather than writing thoughtful reflections on political and social issues. In addition it will be interesting to discuss what forms of mobile political participation can be considered exclusively mobile. c) What consequences does mobile political participation have for democracy? And finally, it is important to examine potential outcomes of mobile participation in terms of their wider democratic contributions. Does increased political communication contribute to participatory equality? Or how does mobile participation, considering its specific attributes- short interaction time, lower attention and concentration, ubiquity and interactivity- influence political knowledge, quality of political deliberation, tolerance and other democratic values? Submissions: Please initially send us Max 3 A4 pages of talk / summary abstract including title, author’s name and position, and short bio. All submissions should be sent mLife events at via conf(a)m4life.org by 15 February 2017. -- Emre Simsek Researcher MobileGov UK http://www.mgovernment.net/ emre(a)mgovernment.org

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