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[Extended submission deadline]: The 2014 International Conference on Adaptive & Intelligent Systems - ICAIS'14 September 08th - 10th, 2014 Bournemouth, UK
by icais 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] * * * SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED * * * Full paper submission: June 22, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * The 2014 International Conference on Adaptive & Intelligent Systems - ICAIS'14 September 08th - 10th, 2014 Bournemouth, UK http://computing.bournemouth.ac.uk/ICAIS/ icais(a)bournemouth.ac.uk Sponsored by - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society - The International Neural Network Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * PLENARY TALKS * * * Prof. Ludmila I Kuncheva, Bangor University, UK (Talk: Feature Extraction for Change Detection) Prof. João Gama, University of Porto Porto, Portugal (Talk: Distributed Data Stream Mining) Prof. Kurt Geihs, University of Kassel, DE (Talk: Music Lessons and Other Exercises) * * * AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE * * * The ICAIS'14 conference aims at bringing together international researchers, developers and practitioners from different horizons to discuss the latest advances in system learning and adaptation. ICAIS'14 will serve as a space to present the current state of the art but also future research avenues of this thematic. Topics of the conference cover three aspects: Algorithms & theories of adaptation and learning, Adaptation issues in Software & System Engineering, Real- world Applications. ICAIS'14 will feature contributed papers as well as world-renowned guest speakers (see webpage), interactive breakout sessions, and instructional workshops. * * * IMPORTANT DATES (extended submission deadline!)* * * - Workshop & Special Session proposal: April 13, 2014 - Full paper submission: June 22, 2014 - Acceptance notification: July 06, 2014 - Final camera ready: July 16, 2014 * * * CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS * * * Proceedings will be published by Springer in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence Series. * * * SPECIAL ISSUES / BOOK * * * A selected number of accepted and personally presented papers will be considered for possible inclusion in one of the following special issues or book: - Special Issue of Evolving Systems (Springer) on Clustering and Classification in Dynamic Environments. - Special Issue of Neurocomputing (Elsevier) on Neurocompting for Dynamically Changing Systems. - Book in the Series of Studies in Computational Intelligence (Springer). * * * MAIN TOPICS (but not limited to) * * * - Track 1: Incremental Learning o Online incremental learning o Self-growing neural networks o Adaptive and life-long learning o Plasticity and stability o Forgetting o Unlearning o Novelty detection o Perception and evolution o Drift handling o Adaptation in changing environments - Track 2: Online Processing o Adaptive rule-based systems o Adaptive identification systems o Adaptive decision systems o Adaptive preference learning o Time series prediction o Online and single-pass data mining o Online classification o Online clustering o Online regression o Online feature selection and reduction o Online information routing - Track 3: Dynamic and Evolving Models in Computational Intelligence o (Dynamic) Neural networks architectures o (Dynamic) Evolutionary computation o (Dynamic) Swarm intelligence o (Dynamic) Immune and bacterial systems o Uncertainty and fuzziness modeling for adaptation o Approximate reasoning and adaptation o Chaotic systems - Track 4: Self-X Systems o Self-adaptation o Self-organization and behavior emergence o Self-managing o Self-healing o Self-monitoring o Multi-agent systems o Self-X software agents o Self-X robots o Self-organizing sensor networks o Evolving systems - Track 5: Software & System Engineering o Autonomic computing o Organic computing o Evolution o Adaptive software architecture o Software change o Software agents o Engineering of complex systems o Adaptive software engineering processes o Component-based development - Track 6: Applications - Adaptivity and Learning o Smart systems o Ambient / ubiquitous environments o Distributed intelligence o Robotics o Industrial applications o Internet applications o Business applications o Supply chain management o etc. * * * SUBMISSION * * * Papers must be in PDF, not exceeding 10 pages and conforming to Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes guidelines. Author instructions and style files can be downloaded at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. Papers must be submitted through the submission system ( http://computing.bournemouth.ac.uk/ICAIS/ ). Short papers describing novel research visions, work-in-progress or less mature results are also welcome. All submission will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 qualified reviewers. Selection criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. Preference will be given to submissions that take strong or challenging positions on important emergent topics. At least one author have to attend the conference to present the paper. * * * ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE * * * General Chair: - Abdelhamid Bouchachia, Bournemouth University, UK International Advisory Committee: - Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University, New Zealand - Xin Yao, University of Birmingham, UK - Djamel Ziou, University of Sherbrooke, Canada - Plamen Angelov, University of Lancaster, UK - Witold Pedrycz, University of Edmonton, Canada - Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Organization Committee: - Hammadi Nait-Charif, Bournemouth University, UK - Emili Balaguer-Ballester, Bournemouth University, UK - Damien Fay, Bournemouth University, UK - Jane McAlpine, Bournemouth University, UK Publicity Chair: - Markus Prossegger, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria

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Webinar and Report - Engagement Tech for All - Hosted by PlaceMatters - Thu June 26
by Steven Clift 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Check out: http://bit.ly/engagetechwebinar Report: http://bit.ly/engagetechreport Join PlaceMatters for a webinar on Engagement Tech for All. Date: June 26, 2014 Time: 3:30 pm - 5 pm EASTERN Webinar details: “Civic Technologies” are gaining increasing interest as a way to engage hard-to-reach populations in community planning and decision-making. Low income people, as well as people of color, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency, and youth are often un- or underrepresented in these processes. Reasons for this lack of engagement include limited city budgets and staff capacity, absence of awareness of opportunities to engage, limited language skills and reading comprehension, and previous negative experiences resulting in mistrust or hostility towards government. While not a panacea, civic technologies can enhance the toolkit available to planners and decision-makers who want to broaden public engagement. PlaceMatters recently released a report - http://bit.ly/engagetechreport -, funded by the Ford Foundation, on best practices in the use of civic technologies to reach underrepresented populations. The webinar will feature findings from the report, as well as case studies from communities that have effectively leveraged the widespread use of mobile phones, social media, and other technologies to engage a broad audience. Join this webinar to learn more about the latest innovations in the field of civic technology, and the potential for these technologies to advance transformational change in communities, particularly around the lives of low-income people. Speakers: * Jill Locantore, Program Director, PlaceMatters * Frank Hebbert, Director, OpenPlans * Tamir Novotny, Senior Associate, Public Sector Innovation, Living Cities * Holly St. Clair, Director of Data Services, Metropolitan Area Planning Council This webinar session is provided through the Sustainable Communities Learning Network. The primary audience is members of the network, but anyone who is interested may participate. E-Democracy Note: We have significant resources in this space available that bolster this report. The time for open gov and civic tech to raise _new voices_ is here! 1. New Voices Workshop On-Demand - http://bit.ly/newvoicesvideo 2. Proposed New Voices Working Group - http://e-democracy.org/newvoices 3. Digital Inclusion Network online group - http://e-democracy.org/di 4. More lessons and reports - http://e-democracy.org/learn 5. And the report of our previous Ford funded work in this space which is cited by the Engagement Tech report: http://e-democracy.org/evaluation 6. June 20 live workshop in St. Paul: http://bit.ly/june20workshop 7. White House blog post: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/08/14/open-communities-and-new-voices-l… 8. Civic Tech Inclusion "Numbers" Analysis - http://bit.ly/pewcivic 9. Inclusive Community Engagement Update: http://bit.ly/edemknight 10. New Open Government and Civic Tech Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072

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the 2013 Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use
by Peter Timusk 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

> The Investment, Science and Technology Division is pleased to announce the release of data from the 2013 Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use. The official release is available through The Daily. > > > http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/140611/dq140611a-eng.htm?HPA Peter Timusk peterotimusk(a)gmail.com

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CFP: Disability and Social Media (Edited collection, abstracts due 15 July 2014)
by Mike Kent 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Apologies for cross posting Call for Papers CFP: Disability and Social Media (Edited collection, abstracts due 15 July 2014) Disability and Social Media edited by Dr Katie Ellis & Dr Mike Kent Internet Studies, Curtin University Social media is popularly seen as an important media for people with disability in terms of communication, exchange and activism. These sites potentially increase both employment and leisure opportunities for one of the most traditionally isolated groups in society. However, the offline inaccessible environment has, to a certain degree, been replicated online and particularly social networking sites. For example, despite recognized benefits of social inclusion for people with disabilities, Scott Hollier notes the continuation of inaccessibility in social media in his report Sociability: Social Media for People with a Disability: .all of the popular social media tools remain inaccessible to some degree. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, blogging websites and the emerging Google+ all feature limited accessibly, denying many consumers with disabilities the opportunity to participate in social media. Fortunately, users have often found ways around the accessibility barriers such as alternative website portals, mobile apps, additional keyboard navigation shortcuts and online support groups. This is a rich source of expertise, and social media users with disability continue to find creative ways to access the most popular platforms. (Hollier 2012) Although Hollier paints a dreary picture regarding accessibility in social media, his report holds much scope for optimism, as do we. Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives yet the impact on people with disabilities has gone largely unscrutinised. This collection will explore the opportunities and challenges social media represents for the social inclusion of people with disabilities. The book will be published as part of Ashgate's Interdisciplinary Disability Studies series Some suggested topics (which are by no means exhaustive): . Activism . Communication . Community creation . Leisure/Entertainment/ Socialising . Creating new types of representation . Web/media literacy . Mashups . Education . Social Network specific case studies We are particularly interested in chapter proposals that explore social networks popular outside the Anglosphere Submission procedure: Potential authors are invited to submit chapter abstract of no more than 500 words, including a title, 4 to 6 keywords, and a brief bio, by email to both Dr Mike Kent <m.kent(a)curtin.edu.au> and Dr Katie Ellis <katie.ellis(a)curtin.edu.au> by 15 July 2014. (Please indicate in your proposal if you wish to use any visual material, and how you have or will gain copyright clearance for visual material.) Authors will receive a response by 15 August 2014, with those provisionally accepted due as chapters of no more than 6000 words (including references) by 15 November 2015. About the editors: The editors are from the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University. Dr Katie Ellis is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University. Her research focuses on disability and the media extending across both representation and active possibilities for social inclusion. Her books include Disability and New Media (2011 with Mike Kent), Disabling Diversity (2008), Disability, Ageing and Obesity: Popular Media Identifications (2014; with Debbie Rodan & Pia Lebeck), Disability and the Media (2015; with Gerard Goggin), and Disability and Popular Culture (2015). Dr Mike Kent's research focus is on people with disabilities and their use of, and access to, information technology and the Internet. His other area of research interest is in higher education and particularly online education, as well as online social networking platforms. His edited collection An Education in Facebook? Higher Education and the World's Largest Social Network was released in May 2014 through Routledge.

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Report on academics' use of social media
by Baker, Andrea 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

To Deborah Lupton: Thank you so much for this report, first because of the helpful data and summaries of academics use of social media, and the perceived advantages and drawbacks. Second, how nice to receive feedback after participating in a survey that is so immediate and accessible. cheers, Andrea Baker (andee) Ohio University Hello all Some of you may have completed the online survey I conducted in January on academics' use of social media (thank you!). The report on the findings has just been released. It can be found here <http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/attachments/pdf/n-and-mrc/…> . Best wishes Deborah

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HICSS minitrack on SOCIAL NETWORKING & COMMUNITIES (full papers are due June 15)
by Anatoliy Gruzd 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

*Apologies for cross-posting* This is just a quick reminder that only 5 days left to submit your full paper to the SOCIAL NETWORKING & COMMUNITIES minitrack at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). This is one of the most popular and largest minitracks at the conference! Full Papers Due: June 15, 2014 Conference Location: Kauai, Hawaii, USA Conference Dates: January 5-8, 2015 More info: http://SocialMediaLab.ca/?page_id=9308 Minitrack co-chairs: Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia Karine Nahon, University of Washington Please contact Anatoliy Gruzd <gruzd(a)dal.ca> if you have any questions or if you are interested in being a reviewer for the minitrack. -- Anatoliy Gruzd, PhD Associate Professor, School of Information Management Director, Social Media Lab Faculty of Management / Faculty of Computer Science Dalhousie University Canada Phone: 902-494-6119 Fax: 902-494-2451 E-mail: gruzd(a)dal.ca Research Lab: http://SocialMediaLab.ca Homepage: http://AnatoliyGruzd.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/gruzd

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Guidelines for safe blogging for women RE: New Report on Online Harassment, Defamation, and Hateful Speech
by Kristin Dagmar Eckert 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

Dear Alice and everyone Thank you very much for sharing this great resource!! I immediately integrated a link to it into my own project, which I want to share herel as it so nicely fits into this threat. As part of my dissertation on women's voices online, for which I interviewed 109 women bloggers and online authors in the US, UK, Germany and Switzerland, I developed "Guidelines for Blogging" for women with a focus on safety. At the same time, the guidelines encourage women to blog and write online, to not be "scared" because we hear and read so much at the moment about online harassment especially regarding women (at least in the US, UK and Germany). So please share this link to my website "Guidelines for Blogging." It is also a good teaching resource, offering links to more resources as well. Here is the link and URL (it is available in English and German): http://safeblogging.wordpress.com/about/ Thank you for your support! I am also looking for further feedback, links and suggestions to improve the guidelines. So please send your suggestions along. Best, Stine Stine Eckert, Ph.D. Philip Merrill College of Journalism University of Maryland 2100N Knight Hall www.stineeckert.com @stineeckert ________________________________________ From: Air-L [air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Alice E. Marwick [amarwick(a)gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:21 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] New Report on Online Harassment, Defamation, and Hateful Speech I am delighted to report that my latest report, coauthored with Ross Miller and the wonderful people from Fordham's Center on Law and Information Policy, has been released. Online Harassment, Defamation, and Hateful Speech: A Legal Primer This interdisciplinary project focused on online speech directed at women and seeks to provide a primer on (i) what legal remedies, if any, are available for victims of sexist, misogynist, or harassing online speech, and (ii) if such legal remedies and procedures exist, whether practical hurdles stand in the way of victims’ abilities to stop harassing or defamatory behavior and to obtain legal relief. The study concluded that while online harassment and hateful speech is a significant problem, there are few legal remedies for victims. This is partly due to issues of jurisdiction and anonymity, partly due to the protection of internet speech under the First Amendment, and partly due to the lack of expertise and resources on online speech at various levels of law enforcement. Given this landscape, the problem of online harassment and hateful speech is unlikely to be solved solely by victims using existing laws; law should be utilized in combination with other practical solutions. The objective of the project is to provide a resource that may be used by the general public, and in particular, researchers, legal practitioners, Internet community moderators, and victims of harassment and hateful speech online. Download for free at SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2447904 Please let me know if you have questions or comments! Alice -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University amarwick(a)fordham.edu <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=amarwick@fordham.edu> http://www.tiara.org _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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New Report on Online Harassment, Defamation, and Hateful Speech
by Alice E. Marwick 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

I am delighted to report that my latest report, coauthored with Ross Miller and the wonderful people from Fordham's Center on Law and Information Policy, has been released. Online Harassment, Defamation, and Hateful Speech: A Legal Primer This interdisciplinary project focused on online speech directed at women and seeks to provide a primer on (i) what legal remedies, if any, are available for victims of sexist, misogynist, or harassing online speech, and (ii) if such legal remedies and procedures exist, whether practical hurdles stand in the way of victims’ abilities to stop harassing or defamatory behavior and to obtain legal relief. The study concluded that while online harassment and hateful speech is a significant problem, there are few legal remedies for victims. This is partly due to issues of jurisdiction and anonymity, partly due to the protection of internet speech under the First Amendment, and partly due to the lack of expertise and resources on online speech at various levels of law enforcement. Given this landscape, the problem of online harassment and hateful speech is unlikely to be solved solely by victims using existing laws; law should be utilized in combination with other practical solutions. The objective of the project is to provide a resource that may be used by the general public, and in particular, researchers, legal practitioners, Internet community moderators, and victims of harassment and hateful speech online. Download for free at SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2447904 Please let me know if you have questions or comments! Alice -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University amarwick(a)fordham.edu <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=amarwick@fordham.edu> http://www.tiara.org

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Paper vs Electronic Surveys
by Davis, Jennifer Lauren - davis5jl 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

Hi all, A colleague and I wondered what, if anything, the literature says about accuracy of online vs. paper and pencil surveys. There's a lot available about response rates, but does medium affect how honest people are in their responses? Will happily share with the list. Thanks!! Jenny Jenny L. Davis Assistant Professor of Sociology James Madison University Weekly Author: Cyborgology.org<http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis>

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Report on academics' use of social media
by Deborah Lupton 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

Hello all Some of you may have completed the online survey I conducted in January on academics' use of social media (thank you!). The report on the findings has just been released. It can be found here <http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/attachments/pdf/n-and-mrc/…> . Best wishes Deborah

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