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Talk by Dr Julie Chen at Goldsmiths, University of London
by Lina Dencik 20 May '25

20 May '25

Dear all, I am pleased to inform you of the next AI Justice Research Seminar at Goldsmiths, University of London, with Dr Julie Chen (University of Toronto) which will take place on the 22nd of May at 5pm-6.30pm in room RHB143. See details below! Title: From Swindle to Study: Affects and Subjectivity of Data Workers for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Speaker: Dr Julie Chen (University of Toronto) Abstract: In this talk, I adopt an affective approach toward exploring the experience of AI data workers, focusing on how affective encounter and contradictions shape the worker subjectivity. My work is based on three years of fieldwork in China. The affective approach extends the analytic lens beyond the point of production to workers’ life course and embodied experience to capture workers’ precariousness within the broad socio-economic context of China as well as the global AI industry. I will identify and discuss four interrelated mechanisms that shape data workers' affective experiences in life and work: swindle, swiping, scold, and study. From an affective perspective, swindle, swiping, and scold contribute to data workers’ distrust and their feelings of unworthiness, indignity, and powerlessness. Workers resort to the discourse and practice of studying to mitigate the uncertainty and hostility they experience or anticipate, while simultaneously mobilizing their desire for autonomy and self-improvement. I argue these four mechanisms are emblematic of the affective governance and tensions in AI data production, contributing to the cultivation of the individualized self-responsible working subject. However, the practice of studying serves as a peculiar epistemological bridge to achieve the workplace consent as well as ideological identification with the hegemonic imagination of AI power in China. Attending to nuanced yet under-explored affective dimensions of data workers, this talk demonstrates that affects are not only subject to the extractive production regime in AI data industry but also mobilized to rationalize and reconcile structural contradictions experienced by workers. Bio: Julie Chen is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology (ICCIT) and Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is the co-author of Media and Management (University of Minnesota Press, 2021) and Super-sticky WeChat and Chinese Society (Emerald, 2018). Her research focuses on the transformation of work and worker's subjectivity in relation to digital technology, capitalism, and globalization. Her current project examines the AI data work in China. She is the founding editor of Platforms & Society. The talk will be chaired by Dr Aleena Chia from the Department of Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. All welcome! Best, Lina -- Professor Lina Dencik University Research Leader in AI Justice Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Goldsmiths, University of London Co-Founder of Data Justice Lab

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19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): Last Mile for Workshop Papers
by Announce 20 May '25

20 May '25

*** Last Mile for Workshop Papers *** 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025 (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) (*** Submission Deadline: June 2, 2025 (extended and firm!) ***) The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European forum for presenting and discussing software architecture research and practice. ECSA edition 2025 hosts workshops on topics related to software architecture. The following workshops will be held between September 15-16, 2025: 8th International Workshop on Context-Aware, Autonomous and Smart Architectures (CASA) https://casaecsa.github.io/casa2025/ Software is becoming increasingly aware of its current execution context. Decisions that were traditionally made at design time are being postponed until runtime to improve the services that software provides to its users. In addition, software reasons about the execution environments and its internal state to improve the functionality provided to its users. Some of the keywords that characterize software today are: context-aware, dynamic, autonomous, smart, adaptive, self-managed. In this context, the Context-aware, Autonomous, and Smart Architectures (CASA) workshop aims to address the issues and challenges raised by the design, implementation, and evaluation of software systems characterized by the above keywords. Novel design and development approaches are needed to address the new issues raised by such systems. New solutions are expected to properly address the trade-offs between the various quality attributes that characterize these systems. Or, existing architectural solutions should be adapted and improved to meet the evolving and dynamic requirements of context-aware, autonomous, and intelligent systems. The workshop aims to bring together software engineers, computer scientists, researchers, practitioners, and educators to discuss and exchange results, case studies, experiences, novel approaches, and visionary ideas on software architectures for context-aware, autonomous, and smart solutions. 1st International Workshop on Architecting Digital Twin of an Organization (ArchDTO) https://archdto.github.io/archdto2025/ The Digital Twin of an Organization (DTO) extends the concept of Digital Twins to create virtual replicas of business models, processes, resources, and interactions. DTOs enable optimization of decision-making, increased efficiency, and adaptability to rapid changes by leveraging real- time data, simulations, AI, and predictive analytics. Despite their transformative potential, DTOs are still in early development, facing significant software architecture challenges such as scalability, interoperability, model robustness, and real-time data integration. This workshop explores the architectural frameworks, design patterns, and software engineering principles needed to build robust DTOs. Topics include frameworks for DTO creation, enterprise modeling methodologies, technological enablers like AI and the Internet of Things, and real-world use cases from academia and industry. Given the novelty of the topic, the workshop consists of two main sessions: (1) presentations of academic and industry papers on DTO architectures, frameworks, and technologies, and (2) an interactive workshop session, where participants will engage in problem-solving, explore case studies, and collaboratively define challenges, solutions, and best practices for architecting DTOs. 1st International Workshop on AI-Assisted Software Architecting (AISA) https://sites.google.com/view/aisasa/home?pli=1 AI-assisted software architecting is transforming how architectural decisions are made, implemented, and maintained. Leveraging artificial intelligence, this paradigm enhances architectural decision making, automates repetitive architecting tasks, and optimizes system designs. The AISA workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to explore AI’s role in various software architecting activities, including architecture analysis, design, decision-making, evolution, and documentation. We will also discuss AI-driven architectural pattern recommendations, best practices, and the application of AI in continuous architecting and self-adaptive architectures. Topics include AI-assisted architecture synthesis, automated architecture pattern selection, refactoring, security enforcement, and integrating AI into DevOps and MLOps pipelines. The workshop will foster discussions and collaborations between academia and industry to identify open challenges, research directions, and practical applications 5th International Workshop on Agility with Microservices Programming (AMP) https://amp-workshops.github.io The AMP workshop aims to collect experiences on microservice adoption and reporting best practices, as well as failure cases, to build community knowledge based on past mistakes and successes. We also emphasize the current trend towards AI-driven software engineering practices and the development of data- intensive applications. The workshop seeks for solutions and experiences both on both AI-assisted tooling, and building data-intensive applications and LLMs using microservices. The workshop is open to experience reports from practitioners and academics. We seek to collect original work on the science and engineering of programming microservices. 1st International Workshop on Software Architecture for Data-Intensive Systems (SADIS) https://sadis2025.smartarch.cz Modern software systems increasingly rely on data-centric processes to fuel intelligent features, scalable services, and real-time insights. As these systems evolve, designing effective software architectures for data-intensive environments becomes critical yet challenging. These architectures must address complex concerns such as handling high-velocity data streams, ensuring security and privacy, integrating heterogeneous data sources and heterogeneous computation fabrics (including GPUs/TPUs and edge devices), and adapting to changing workloads. The workshop aims to bring together academic researchers, industry practitioners, and thought leaders to explore cutting-edge approaches for building, deploying, and maintaining robust data-centric solutions. We invite discussions on a range of topics at the intersection of data-intensive systems and software architecture, including machine learning (ML) pipelines, ML Operations (MLOps) frameworks and patterns, domain-specific languages, reference architectures, and visualization techniques. Emphasis is placed on practical experiences, innovative tools and platforms, and theoretical advancements that tackle the ever-growing demands placed on data-intensive systems. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange, the workshop seeks to shape the future of data-driven architecture design and empower professionals and researchers to address emerging challenges in this rapidly evolving domain. Workshop on Adaptive and Reconfigurable Systems and Architectures (AROSA) https://www.redcad.org/events/arosa2025/ The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners both from the Academia and from the Industry working in the areas of the adaptation and reconfiguration of distributed systems. Different investigation topics are involved, such as: CBSE, Web service, cloud applications, mobile applications, Functional and Non-Functional requirements (QoS, performance, resilience), monitoring, diagnosis, deci- sion and execution of adaptation and reconfiguration. Different research areas are covered: concepts, methods, techniques, and tools to design, develop, deploy and manage adaptive and reconfigurable software systems. The concept of adaptive and reconfigurable software systems has been introduced in order to describe architectures, which exhibit such properties. An adaptive and reconfigurable software system can repair itself if any execution problems occur, in order to successfully complete its own execution, while respecting functional requirements and quality attributes. In the design of an adaptive and reconfigurable software system, several aspects have to be considered. For instance, the system should be able to predict or to detect degradations and failures as soon as possible and to enact suitable recovery actions. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please refer to the instructions at the workshops' web sites. IMPORTANT DATES • Paper Submission: June 2, 2025 (extended and firm!) • Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: June 20, 2025 • Camera-Ready Submission: June 27, 2025 • Author Registration: June 27, 2025 • Workshop Days: September 15-16, 2025 All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth). ORGANISATION General Chairs • Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland • Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands Workshops Co-Chairs • Tommi Mikkonen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland • Jennifer Perez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

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Visual AI Politics/ Politics of visual AI: online summer school, programme published
by Adi Kuntsman 20 May '25

20 May '25

Dear everyone The programme for our 2025 Digital Politics Summer School "Visual AI Politics/ Politics of Visual AI" is now available. https://digitalpoliticsmanmet.bloggi.co/visual-ai-politics-politics-of-visu… Attendance is free but registration is required. Please register separately for each event you would like to attend. Masterclass places are limited due to the interactive nature of the activity- please only register if you can commit to attending. Looking forward to seeing you thereDr Adi Kuntsman, Director, Digital Politics Summer School

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37th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems (ICTSS 2025): Last Call for Papers
by Announce 20 May '25

20 May '25

*** Last Call for Papers *** 37th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems (ICTSS 2025) September 17-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ictss-2025 (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) (*** Special Journal Issue with SN Computer Science, Springer ***) (*** Submission Deadline: June 2, 2025 (extended and firm!) ***) IFIP-ICTSS is a well-established conference where researchers, developers, testers, and users from industry get together to present and discuss the most recent innovations, experiences and open challenges related to testing software and systems and measuring software quality. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ■ AI for Software Testing and Testing of AI: the growing interest in the use of AI has also spread in to various aspects of software testing. In addition, work is underway to test and validate AI systems/applications (machine learning, expert systems, neural networks). ■ Aspects of testing: test derivation, test selection, test generation, test coverage, test concretization, test implementation and execution, test result analysis, test oracle, verdict computation, test management, active testing and passive testing, monitoring and runtime verification. ■ Testing new technologies: this year we encourage submissions focused on testing Large Language Models (LLMs), audit machine learning systems (especially for applications to Health) and Quantum systems (programs, computers, and simulators). ■ Diversity on testing: diverse generation, selecting diverse test suites, foundations of testing and diversity, applications of entropy and Kolmogorov complexity on test suite diversity. ■ Theoretical approaches: formalisms (such as automata, state machines, process algebra, logics, Markov-chains...), testing frameworks, results for compositionality, refinement, soundness and completeness, addressing complex systems, heterogeneous or hybrid systems. ■ Modelling languages (such as UML, MATLAB, Simulink, Modelica...) and associated tooling for model-based testing: test generation from models, model-based oracles. Scalability, traceability, quantification issues. Automated support of any parts of the testing activities, testing processes, test-driven development, sound metrics and measurements. ■ Testing of quality aspects: Functional, interoperability, unit, integration, performance, load, conformance, non-regression, reliability, robustness. ■ Security Testing: methodologies and techniques for continuous security assessment, security monitoring, security review, penetration testing, verification of certification compliance; automation of security testing processes. ■ Testing emerging technologies: quantum systems (programs, computers, and simulators), genetic algorithms, metaverse, and any other technology in the early stages of testing. ■ Human Aspects of Testing: human psychology and management attitude play major roles in formulating and adopting testing in practice. ■ Cross domains and combination of techniques: using other techniques such as proof, model-checking, symbolic execution, abstract interpretation, static analysis, simulation, model learning, ... to improve quality and reduce the effort in testing processes. ■ Cross domains and combination of techniques: using other techniques such as proof, model-checking, symbolic execution, abstract interpretation, static analysis, simulation, model learning, machine learning, expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms... to improve quality and reduce the effort in testing processes. ■ Application aspects and case studies: Communicating systems such as cyberphysical systems, systems of systems, embedded systems, web services systems, smart grids, cloud computing systems, business information systems, real-time systems, distributed and concurrent systems. Case studies and industrial applications involving qualified empirical evaluations. IFIP-ICTSS Invites: Full papers (12 to 15 pages plus at most 2 extra pages for references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing original research contributions with sufficient evidence for the interest of the proposed approach. Industry papers (12 to 15 pages plus at most 2 extra pages for references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing original research or experience report conducted within an industrial environment or in collaboration with an industry partner. Short papers or work-in-progress papers (up to 6 pages plus at most 1 extra page for references in the one-column Springer LNCS format) describing academic work in progress or tool implementations, as well as testing processes, achievements and feedback on testing methods for industrial case studies. Journal-First. The aim of the Journal-First (JF) submission category is to further enrich the program of ICTSS, as well as to provide an overall more flexible path to publication and dissemination of original research that is within the scope of ICTSS. A submission in this category must adhere to the following criteria: ■ It should be clearly within the scope of the conference. ■ It should be recent: it should have been accepted and made publicly available in a journal (online or in print) by January 1, 2023 or more recently. ■ It has not been presented at, and is not under consideration for, Journal- First tracks of other conferences or workshops. ■ The submission has to be in the form of a 4-page extended abstract and has to provide a concise summary of the published journal paper. ■ It must be marked as such in the submission’s, and must explicitly include full bibliographic details (including a DOI) of the journal publication they are based on. Since the referenced journal papers have already been reviewed and accepted by the corresponding journals, submissions in the JF category will not be reviewed again for technical content. Submissions will be judged on the basis of the above criteria, but also considering how well they would complement the conference’s technical program. Accepted submissions in this category will be part of the proceedings of ICTSS 2025, with the title equal to the original title of the article with the prefix. The submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ictss2025 The papers will be published by Springer in the LNCS volume. Authors should consult Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) and use either the LaTeX or the Word templates provided on the authors’ page. Springer’s proceedings LaTeX templates are available in Overleaf. Authors are encouraged to include their ORCIDs in their papers. Journal Special Issue Best papers of the conference will be invited to submit an extended version of their article at a special (topical) issue of the Springer Nature of Computer Science (https://link.springer.com/journal/42979) Deadline will be near the end of December 2025 with a tentative publication date for the middle 2026. Collocation ICTSS 2025 will be collocated with the 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025) IMPORTANT DATES ■ Paper Submission: June 2, 2025 (AoE, extended and firm!) ■ Author Notification: June 30, 2025 (AoE) ■ Camera-ready Versions and Author Registration: July 14, 2025 (AoE) ORGANISATION Conference Chairs ■ Silvia Bonfanti, University of Bergamo, Italy ■ George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Committee https://conf.researchr.org/committee/ictss-2025/ictss-2025-program-committee

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Hiring 2 DH Professorships - FAU Erlangen Nürnberg (Germany)
by heather froehlich 20 May '25

20 May '25

Dear all, Sharing two job opportunities: FAU Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany, is currently looking to employ 2 full professors in DH (salary level W3) 1. Professor in Digital Humanities with focus on *Human Computer Interaction* https://www.fau.eu/people/working-at-fau/professorships/#collapse_0 2. Professor in Digital Humanities with focus on *Place & Space* https://www.fau.eu/people/working-at-fau/professorships#collapse_1 These positions offer an exciting opportunity to become actively involved in shaping the newly created Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies (DHSS). The DHSS aims to have a significant impact on global cutting-edge research. As part of a highly motivated team, you will explore the opportunities and challenges of the datafication and algorithmization of society, culture and human knowledge in the age of AI. You will play an active role in developing an innovative departmental profile. At the same time, FAU offers you a dynamic environment for your own research program. The Department is implementing a modern organizational structure that effectively pools resources for teamwork and a creative office concept that encourages collaborative working in a newly designed building. *Deadline for applications: 2 June 2025* If you have any questions, please reach out to the Head of Department, Michaela Mahlberg Michaela.mahlberg(a)fau.de Thank you, Heather Froehlich -- Dr Heather Froehlich w // http://hfroehli.ch t // @heatherfro *this email address is for mailing list subscriptions only and is not monitored regularly.*

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The 24th IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society (I3E 2025): Last Call for Papers
by Announce 19 May '25

19 May '25

*** Last Call for Papers *** The 24th IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society (I3E 2025) September 9-11, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/i3e2025/ (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) (*** Journal Special Issue with Springer's SN Computer Science ***) (*** Submission Deadline Extended to June 2, 2025 ***) Conference theme: “Pervasive digital services for people’s well-being, inclusion and sustainable development” OVERVIEW Next-gen digital services contribute to people’s well-being, inclusion, and sustainable development, re-shaping e-business, e-services, and e-society. Such services are pervasive both since they run on a large variety of heterogeneous devices and they permeate various aspects of daily life, by offering accessible and personalised experiences to all individuals. The proposed theme advocates for the design, implementation and operations of novel digital solutions that satisfy the needs of different individuals, while contributing to their well-being and to preserving the Planet. I3E 2025 will collect contributions about the creation and management of user-centric accessible platforms, applications, and services that empower individuals to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. The proposed theme aims at emphasizing how it is possible to leverage different technologies to address pressing societal challenges such as, for instance, healthcare access, education, poverty alleviation, sustainable usage of resources, and social equity, towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. TOPICS OF INTEREST Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to: e-Business • Innovative e-business models • Inter-organizational systems • Business process integration • Business process re-engineering • e-Marketplaces, e-Hubs and portals • Digital goods and products • User behaviour modeling • Mobile business • Enterprise application integration • e-Negotiations, auctioning and contracting • Supply, demand, and value chains • e-Commerce content management • Dynamic pricing models • Trust and security • Mobile Commerce • Business Intelligence • Business Ontologies and Models • E-Business Models e-Services • e-Service composition • Inter-organizational services • e-Collaboration and e-Services • Service-oriented computing • Web services • Semantic web services • Service workflows • Virtual organizations and coalitions • Virtual enterprises and virtual markets • Web 2.0 applications • Agent-oriented e-Services • P2P co-operation models • Ubiquitous, mobile, and pervasive services • Application service management • Services and service management in the cloud-edge continuum • Next-gen AI services • Enterprise Ontologies • Accessibility • Usability e-Society • e-Government (e.g. G2G, G2B, or G2C) • Digital cities and regions • e-Democracy and e-Governance • e-Inclusion to information society • e-Health and e-Education • Public e-Services for citizens and enterprises • One-stop government service integration • Mobile public services • Multimedia and multilingualism • Digital culture and digital divide • Privacy and security • Legal societal and cultural issues • Public-private partnerships • International dimension of e-Gov • E-society and AI • Digital Transformation • Social Computing • Green Computing • Sustainable Technologies • Humanitarian & Emergency Management • Digital Inclusion • Digital Literacy SUBMISSION Authors should submit original, unpublished research papers. All papers must not simultaneously be submitted to another journal or conference. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Therefore, submissions should not be under consideration for any other conference or journal outlet. Authors should consult Springer’s authors’ guidelines and use their proceedings templates to prepare their papers (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Authors can submit their proceedings articles using the EasyChair platform. Please use the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=i3e2025 . Length of papers The most common types of papers accepted for publication are full papers (12 pages) and short papers (7 pages). We only wish to publish papers of significant scientific content. Journal Special Issue Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended and revised version of their paper (with at least 30% additional material) for fast-track review and publication in Springer's SN Computer Science (https://link.springer.com/journal/42979) IMPORTANT DATES • Paper Submission: June 2, 2025 (AoE) (*** extended and final! ***) • Author Notification: July 7, 2025 • Camera-Ready: July 14, 2025 • Author Registration: July 14, 2025 ORGANISATION Conference Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus Conference Co-Chairs • Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Emerging Markets Research Centre (EMaRC) • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus • Matti Mäntymäki, University of Turku • Ilias Pappas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology • Marinos Themistocleous, University of Nicosia Program Co-Chairs • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University of Cyprus • Stefano Forti, University of Pisa • Angelika Kokkinaki, University of Nicosia

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Algorithms and policing
by Schaefer, M.T. (Mirko) 18 May '25

18 May '25

Dear colleagues, I want to point those of you interested in algorithms and policing to this recently defended PhD dissertation by Isabelle Donatz-Fest (Utrecht University). "Cop, Code and Conduct" is a deep dive into the discourses and practices of technological change at the Dutch National Police. Often immersed into various police units and observing officers and data professionals, Isabelle investigated how data analysis and algorithmic systems are developed and used. The result is a sharp analysis of an institution grappling with ethics, capacities and governance. It is a very engaging and highly informative read. You can find the thesis through the link below. Cheers, mirko https://research-portal.uu.nl/en/publications/cop-code-and-conduct-a-practi… [https://research-portal.uu.nl/skin/headerImage/]<https://research-portal.uu.nl/en/publications/cop-code-and-conduct-a-practi…> Cop, Code, and Conduct: A practice-based understanding of responsible policing in the algorithmic age<https://research-portal.uu.nl/en/publications/cop-code-and-conduct-a-practi…> Cop, Code, and Conduct: A practice-based understanding of responsible policing in the algorithmic age research-portal.uu.nl

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[Job Opportunity] Assistant Professor Position in Communication – Sultan Qaboos University
by Adil AL-Busaidi 17 May '25

17 May '25

Dear colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting. *College of Economics & Political Science (CEPS) – Sultan Qaboos University* is currently hiring for a *full-time Assistant Professor* position in its *Business Communication Unit*. The unit is seeking candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: - Communication - Computer-Mediated Communication - Corporate Communication - Organizational Communication *Full job description and application details can be found here:* https://careers.squ.edu.om/jobs/college-of-economics-political-science-assi… *Application deadline: 22 June 2025* If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to contact *Dr. Viktoria Dauletova*, Head of the Business Communication Unit, at *vicky(a)squ.edu.om*. Best regards, Adil -- *Adil S. Al-Busaidi, PhD* *Director*, Innovation & Technology Transfer Center, Sultan Qaboos University <https://www.squ.edu.om/research/Innovation/Innovation-Technology-Transfer-C…> *|* *Director*, Center for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), World Economic Forum (WEF) | MTCIT *|* *Associate Professor*, College of Economics & Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University <https://www.squ.edu.om/economics/Academics/Departments/Business-Communicati…> *|* *Unit Editor*, *Oxford Intersections, *Oxford University Press *|* Former *Academic Director for Oman*, Thunderbird School of Global Management <https://search.asu.edu/profile/4795809>, ASU *|* Former *Local Academic Director*, Royal Academy of Management <https://ram.gov.om/en/> *|* Former *Research & Innovation Director*, Smart City Platform *|* Former *Head of Department*, Business Communication, Sultan Qaboos University <https://www.squ.edu.om/economics/Academics/Departments/Business-Communicati…> *|* P.O.Box 20 Al-Khoud 123, Oman. Tel.(968)24142988, Fax.(968)24414043 <https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=EUVS0KMAAAAJ> <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0959-7419> [image: https://publons.com/researcher/3257199/adil-al-busaidi/] <https://publons.com/researcher/3257199/adil-al-busaidi/> <https://github.com/aalbusaidi> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/adil-al-busaidi-56739218/>[image: https://twitter.com/aalbusaidi] <https://twitter.com/aalbusaidi> <abusaid(a)squ.edu.om>

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Call: "How to know technology and migration otherwise: engaging with feminist and decolonial epistemologies"
by Seuferling,P 16 May '25

16 May '25

Open Call for Contributions How to know technology and migration otherwise: engaging with feminist and decolonial epistemologies Hybrid workshop organised by the COST action “DATAMIG<https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22135/>”, Working Group 1 “Inventory” Date: 24–26 September 2025, lunch to lunch Place: London, United Kingdom; The London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications And online/hybrid Organising team: Dr Philipp Seuferling and Prof Myria Georgiou, LSE (p.seuferling(a)lse.ac.uk<mailto:p.seuferling@lse.ac.uk>) Dr Michelle Pfeifer, TU Dresden (michelle.pfeifer1(a)tu-dresden.de<mailto:michelle.pfeifer1@tu-dresden.de>) Dr Mirjam Twigt, Leiden (m.a.twigt(a)hum.leidenuniv.nl<mailto:m.a.twigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl>) Event description: The COST-action DATAMIG (Data Matters: Sociotechnical Challenges of European Migration and Border Control), Working Group 1 “Inventory”, is hosting a 2-day hybrid open workshop on the topic of epistemology in the critical study of technology and migration regimes. We ask: What happens to knowledge-production around technology, datafication, and migration if we engage with feminist and decolonial deconstructions and rearticulations of epistemology? Much academic knowledge production continues to be driven by epistemologies that draw on underlying state- and Eurocentric frameworks. Considering that migration and the processes to study its dynamics are deeply entangled with colonialism and racial capitalism, in the study of technology and migration these Eurocentric frameworks become further entrenched and reproduced (Mayblin and Turner, 2020). Technologies have long been central to movement and control. Practices of quantification and data collection played a central role in the constitution of power, governance at a distance, and the production of the ‘other’. These interact with other patriarchal and other hierarchizing views and practices around institutionalized racism, policing and surveillance (Aas, 2006; Weitzberg, 2015). The rapid increase of computational power, algorithmic innovations and commodification of data operates on colonial ruins. In this workshop we seek to engage with the tools offered by feminist, decolonial, historical materialist and other critical scholarship for grappling with, what is often state-sanctioned, historical “colonial unknowing” (Vimalassery et al., 2016), for thinking about a world structured by technological border regimes and for political praxis to change it. In particular, feminist, Black, queer, decolonial, and historical materialist approaches that engage with coloniality allow us to recognize how unequal mobility and border violence relate to and are perhaps at once struggles against racialized capitalism, colonial dispossession and heteropatriarchal societies. We seek to bring together critical thinkers in a two-day setting to explore, dissect and think-and-do-otherwise around epistemologies in technology and migration. The goal of the workshop is to go beyond case studies of singular border technologies, and rather gauge and advance common grounds around the question of epistemology - the theory and praxis of critical knowledge production around technological border regimes as such. Instead of a range of empirically grounded studies and traditional paper presentations, the goal of this part of the workshop is to congregate and abstract more fundamental questions around the production of knowledge, and what decolonial and feminist and historical materialist takes on epistemology mean for the range of case-based scholarship and interventions produced in the field. With the realization that decolonization is easily misused as a metaphor (Tuck and Yang, 2012), especially if and when it does not involve practical steps to establish change, after one day of flashlight presentations of individual research interests, the second day of the workshop will focus on collaborative outputs toward doing otherwise. Details on application: We invite short contributions from interested participants in response to the outlined themes of the workshop. In order to apply, please submit a 300 word reflection on how your research and thinking speaks to feminist and decolonial epistemologies in the study of technology and migration regimes. The tentative structure of the event incorporates a round of short, flashlight-style inputs from all participants on day 1, in order to identify common themes and interests and build smaller working groups. On the second day, the focus is on working together and developing potential outputs. In order to gauge interest in different output formats (which e.g. can take more creative shapes such as a co-written manifesto, a zine, or a podcast series), please indicate in the application form what kinds of outputs you are interested in. Application form: https://forms.office.com/e/57CuKCu049 Travel and funding: The event is funded by the COST action DATAMIG. A limited number of participants can be reimbursed for travel and other expenses via the COST system. Timeline: Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 June 2025 Notification of Acceptance: by early July Estimated number of participants: 20

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European Workshop on Algorithmic Fairness (EWAF): Call for Posters and Travel Support
by Johannes Himmelreich 16 May '25

16 May '25

We are excited to invite poster submissions as well as travel support applications for the fourth European Workshop on Algorithmic Fairness (EWAF’25) (https://2025.ewaf.org/) which will be held from June 30 - July 2 2025 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Important Dates Poster submission deadline: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 (AoE) Poster acceptance notifications: Friday, June 6, 2025 Travel support application deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025 (AoE) Travel support notifications: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Workshop dates: June 30 - July 2, 2025 More information Call for Posters: https://2025.ewaf.org/submitting/call-for-posters Registration and travel support application: https://2025.ewaf.org/attending/registration LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eaaf/ X: https://x.com/EWAFWorkshop Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ewafworkshop.bsky.social About the Workshop EWAF aims to foster dialogue between researchers working on algorithmic fairness in the context of Europe’s legal and societal framework, especially in light of the European Union’s attempts to promote ethical AI and the turn to AI for the common good. In addition to four exciting keynotes (by Julia Stoyanovich, Raphaële Xenidis, Juliane Jarke, and Johannes Himmelreich) and several inspiring interactive sessions, this year’s scientific program features 69 accepted papers in multiple disciplines, including computer science, law, philosophy, and social science, as well as interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work. Poster submission One of the primary goals of EWAF is to build a community and we encourage all participants to actively partake. If you plan to join us in Eindhoven, we encourage you to submit a poster! While these posters are not part of the official proceedings, they provide an excellent opportunity to present ongoing work. More information can be found here: https://2025.ewaf.org/submitting/call-for-posters Travel support We aim to provide travel support for those who lack the means to pay for registration. You can find the application form here: https://2025.ewaf.org/attending/registration Organization Ana Maria Corrêa Harcus, KU Leuven (Belgium) Doris Alhutter, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria) Thomas Grote, University of Tübingen (Germany) Cynthia Liem, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) Mykola Pechenizkiy, Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) Hilde Weerts, Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) On behalf of the organization of EWAF’25, Hilde Weerts Eindhoven University of Technology

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