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Workshop: Participatory Design for Persons with Cognitive or Sensory Impairments @ Interact2013
by Niels Hendriks 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

* Are you interested in participatory design and do you work with users with impairments? We organize a workshop on participatory design for persons with cognitive or sensory impairments<http://interact2013impairmentsworkshop.wordpress.com/>at Interact 2013 <http://www.interact2013.org/> in Cape Town, South Africa. This workshop will be held on Tuesday September 3rd. Workshop on participatory design for users with impairments Involving people with impairments in the design process is very challenging, especially when impairments affect cognitive functions or communication. People with such impairments may have substantial problems with thought processes and communication, including understanding abstractions, sequencing thoughts and actions, understanding symbols, and interpreting social cues. Many participatory design techniques are based on these processes and are therefore not usable, or need to be adjusted for people with impairments. Workshop aims This workshop aims to exchange experiences with participatory design techniques that were designed for, or adapted to people with impairments. Since many of these techniques are highly focused on specific target groups, a further aim is to extract general principles and to generate guidelines for involving users with impairments in the design process. Who should attend? Researchers and designers who have been involved in one or more design-oriented project(s) involving users with impairments are invited to participate. After this workshop, a call for papers will be launched for a special issue (on the topic of the workshop) of the journal CoDesign. Important dates - May 15: application deadline - May 24: notification of acceptance - September 3: workshop date - September 4 to 6: Interact main conference Further information & contact Please visit our project website for the workshop's programme and to apply for the workshop: http://interact2013impairmentsworkshop.wordpress.com/. For more information and questions, please contact Karin Slegers: karin.slegers(a)soc.kuleuven.be We hope to see you in Cape Town in September!* -- Niels Hendriks Researcher Social Spaces | CUO MAD-Fac - LUCA - KU Leuven C-mine 5 - 3600 Genk - Belgium T.+32 89 30 08 50 M. +32 476 24 29 45 skype nielshendriks twitter @nielshendriks http://www.socialspaces.be

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Fwd: -REMINDER- Call for Papers Games for Health Europe 2013 Amsterdam, deadline May 24th
by Alex Gekker 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

=REMINDER= The deadline is in two weeks. Submission are encouraged also through the conference EasyChair node: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gfheu2013 > >> Begin forwarded message. >> ________________________________________ >> From: Schouten, B.A.M. [bschouten(a)tue.nl] >> >> -Apologies if you receive multiple times, please circulate this to your >> colleagues who might be interested, thank you so much- >> >> >> Call for Papers for the peer-reviewed track of the third European >> Conference on Games for Health Europe, 28-29 October 2013 Amsterdam, The >> Netherlands. Deadline: May 24th, 2013. >> >> Founded in 2004, the Games for Health Project supports community, >> knowledge and business development efforts to use cutting-edge games and >> game technologies to improve health and health care. >> >> The Games for Health Conference brings together researchers, medical >> professionals and game developers to share information about the impact of >> games, playful interaction and game technologies on health, health care and >> health policy. Over three days, more than 400 attendees will participate in >> over 60 sessions provided by an international array of 80+ speakers, >> cutting across a wide range of activities in health and health care. Topics >> include exergaming, physical therapy, disease management, health behavior >> change, biofeedback, scientific validation, rehab, epidemiology, training, >> cognitive health, nutrition and education. >> >> The aim of the conference is to bring together academics and >> practitioners working within the field of Game & Play Design, Design >> Research, Game Development and the Medical Community to explore and >> innovate within the area of Health. The conference provides an excellent >> opportunity to showcase practice and to mainstream research ideas and >> outcomes. It will introduce a wider audience to key findings and products >> from research and will illustrate how practice feeds back into and informs >> research. The conference will create a forum for two-way communication >> between the academic and practitioner communities and particularly welcomes >> user led presentations and workshops. The programme will include >> presentations of papers, workshops, a doctoral consortium and an exhibition >> space for demonstrations and posters. >> >> >> Themes and topics: >> The conference encourages papers from multi disciplines, especially from >> game & play as well as from health practitioners and researchers. This call >> for papers is intended to solicit contributions from an international >> audience on recent developments and experiments that: >> • Present innovative and state-of-the-art design and applications that >> use playful concepts in health care settings, >> • Describe game-based and playful solutions to behavior change and >> pervasive healthcare problems, >> • Share experiences, insights, best-practices and lessons-learned, >> • Report the results of technical and social evaluations with regards to >> playful interaction and serious game design related to health care, >> • Report scientific insights on development and efficacy of gameplay in >> professional an patient education, >> • Report results of longitudinal studies, >> • Discuss and highlight the key challenges and future developments within >> the domain. >> >> Selected (peer reviewed) papers will be published by Springer Publishers. >> >> Submission Deadline: May 24th, 2013 >> Notification of Acceptance: June 21th, 2013 >> Final Submission: July 15th, 2013 >> >> Please find more information on >> http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/academic<http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/academic-track>or mail: Alex Gekker ( >> a.gekker(a)uu.nl) >> >> >> The editors: >> >> Prof. Dr. B.A.M. Schouten BA (Eindhoven University of Technology) >> Dr. Marlies Schijven, MD MHSc (Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam) >> Dr. Ir. M.M. Bekker (Eindhoven University of Technology) >> >> >> Prof. Dr. Ben A.M. Schouten BA >> Playful Interactions >> >> Department of Industrial Design >> Eindhoven University of Technology >> P.O Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands >> Main Building 3.38 >> >> phn: 31(0)40-2472481 >> fax: 31(0)40-2475376 >> cel: 31 (0)653758997 >> >> >> >> >> >

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Faculty position: Associate professor in web technologies, Gjøvik University College, Norway
by Anders Sundnes Løvlie 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Please see below for description of an open position at our rapidly expanding university college in Gjøvik, Norway. Any candidate with a completed PhD in a relevant field is welcome to apply; exceptional candidates without a PhD may also be considered for the rank of assistant professor. Gjøvik University College is one of the top computer science schools in Norway, and salary and working conditions are highly competitive. Feel free to contact me off-list for any questions regarding the position. Best regards, Anders Sundnes Løvlie Gjøvik University College http://hig.easycruit.com/vacancy/958977/42360?iso=gb ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN WEB TECHNOLOGIES The Media Technology Lab is looking for a new member with teaching and research ambitions in the areas of Media Studies, Computer Science, Interaction Design or related disciplines. The successful candidate should have broad experience with development of web solutions and mobile solutions and will teach web design, programming for the web and web development for mobile media. Competence in the areas of media history and media studies, research methods and design methods is also desired. Applicants should express themselves well in English, both in writing and in speaking. While the successful candidate should have formal pedagogical competence, arrangements can be made for achieving this after having taken up the position. We invite applications for a full-time position at the rank of Associate Professor. However, exceptional applications will be considered for all ranks. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage women to apply. Applications should be submitted with all attachments electronically by April 30, 2013. at:english.hig.no/about/vacancies. Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae including a full list of publications, at least two references, and statements of research interests and teaching objectives. Documents submitted with the application are not returned. Salary is competitive and negotiated when a job offer is given. The rank, remuneration and professional development plan for the position are dependent on the formal and personal qualifications of the successful candidate. For the rank of Associate Professor, the position is placed in occupation code 1011, for Professor, 1013. Questions are directed to the head of the Media Technology Lab, Terje Stafseng, terje.stafseng(a)hig.no, or to the study program administrator, Anders S. Løvlie anders.lovlie(a)hig.no. About GUC: Gjøvik University College has approx. 3,000 students and 320 employees from more than 25 different countries. Student numbers have increased by 43% since 2006. The University College is organised according to subject areas; the Faculty of Health, Care and Nursing, the Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology and the Faculty of Technology, Economics and Management. The College offers a wide range of Bachelor and Masters degrees, as well as doctorate programmes in Information Security and Computer Science, and a wide range of continuing education courses. The University College values and emphasises being connected and dynamic, close to the students and working life, and dynamic in its education nationally and internationally. Gjøvik is a lovely town in picturesque surroundings alongside the western bank of Lake Mjøsa. Gjøvik and the immediate region, with a population of approx.70,000, is well-known for its enterprise in industry and its rich cultural life. The University College is located in central Gjøvik. The University College has been awarded for being a good employer. Gjøvik is approx. 2 hours drive from Oslo, 1.5 hours drive from Gardermoen International Airport and 40 minutes from the inland towns of Lillehammer and Hamar.

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Comment trolls
by Gabriella Coleman 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

> > 1. Re: Research on YouTube comment trolls? (Patr?cia Dias da Silva) Hi all, There is a great article based almost entirely on an analysis of Youtube comments by Bambi Schefflein and Graham Jones. I don't have the reference now (as I am working off line) but it is listed in my Annual Review of Anthropology on Ethnographic Approaches to Digital Media. It is a real gem even if not on trolls per se. Biella

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Invitation SPION Workshop: privacy in online social networks - a feedback and awareness view, 16 April 2013, Leuven, Belgium
by Seda Guerses 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

dear airs, here is another event from the spions, for those who can make it to belgium next week. s. Dear colleagues, our SPION project (Security and Privacy in Online Social Networks) looks at its topic from an interdisciplinary angle including various computational approaches. Aside from cryptography and access control, we are also looking at - not only computational - tools for "giving the user information to raise their awareness of privacy issues and remedies". We are happy to share with you results from the interdisciplinary quest for ways of doing this, and we invite you to a SPION Workshop at KU Leuven, Belgium, on 16 April 2013: "Privacy feedback and awareness - the what, the how and the who" Invited speakers and SPION project members will present computational, sociological, pedagogical and other interdisciplinary perspectives on a wide range of questions around knowledge and privacy and designing, building and evaluating feedback and awareness tools. You can find more info at http://people.cs.kuleuven.be/~bettina.berendt/SPION/workshop.html By registering, you will ensure you get a name badge and food. Please spread this invitation also to others in your networks who may be interested in attending! Looking forward to seeing you there Bettina Berendt, Bo Gao and Thomas Peetz

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Halmstad Summer School on Testing (June 3 - Jun 5): Call for Participation /fw
by Sari 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

The Third Halmstad Summer School on Testing Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden June 3 - June 5, 2013 http://blog.accurate-programming.org/ Scope ======== Software testing accounts for a major part of software development cost and effort, yet the current practice of software testing is often insufficiently structured and disciplined. There have been various attempts in the past decades to bring more rigor and structure into this field, resulting in several industrial-strength processes, techniques and tools for different levels of testing. The 3rd Halmstad Summer School on Testing provides an overview of the state of the art in testing, including theory, industrial cases, tools and hands-on tutorials by internationally-renowned researchers. Tutorials ======== Test-Driven Software Development in Java Including Concurrency (Robert Cartwright, Rice) Industrial-Strength Model-Based Testing and its Methodology (Wen-Ling Huang and Jan Peleska, Verified Systems and Bremen) Property-based testing with QuickCheck (John Hughes, QuviQ and Chalmers) Closing the V - by going from V to DEL (Tony Larsson, Halmstad) Testing and Verifying Software Properties with ACL2 and ProofPad, and Dracula (Rex Page, Oklahoma) Introduction to Model-Based Testing (Mohammad Mousavi, Halmstad) Hands on ScalaCheck (Rickard Nilsson, Lund) Accurate Programming Using ScalaCheck (Walid Taha, Halmstad) Registration ========== The registration deadline is May 1, 2013. The registration fee is 1000 SEK (approx. 120 EUR) and covers lunches and coffee breaks. To apply to the summer school, please send an email to Veronica.Gaspes(a)hh.se <mailto:Veronica.Gaspes@hh.se> with "Halmstad Summer School on Testing" in the title. Venue ====== The summer school will be held on the campus of Halmstad University in Halmstad, Sweden. Halmstad is a popular summer destination located on the Swedish west coast. Just a few minutes by bicycle or bus takes you from campus to city centre, sandy beaches or forested Galgberget Hill. Trains take you directly to Göteborg in 75 minutes, to the Malmö-Copenhagen area in about 2 hours and to Stockholm in 4.5 hours. There are also daily flights from Halmstad Airport to Stockholm. Directions for getting to campus can be found here: http://www.hh.se/english/abouttheuniversity/visitus.307_en.html The campus map, with a link to a printable pdf version can be found here: http://hh.se/english/discover/visitus/campusmap.1252_en.html If you are flying in internationally it is generally easiest to fly into Copenhagen (CPH) airport (also known as Kastrup). The best thing about flying into CPH is that you just buy a train ticket when you arrive at the airport and simply take a train from the airport directly to Halmstad. The train leaves from the airport itself approximately once an hour on weekdays. We recommend that you check the time-table here: http://www.sj.se/start/startpage/index.form?l=en and allow one hour from touchdown to getting to the train station (just outside customs). In Halmstad, everything is either in walking distance or a short taxi ride away. Usually there are taxis at the station. If there are none there is a phone that connects directly to the local taxi company. For the eventuality that the phone is not working, it is good to have a cell phone handy. The number for the taxi company is written on the phone. Note that CPH is in Denmark (and not in Sweden). So, if you need visas for European countries, make sure you get one that works for both. If for some reason you cannot or do not want to use CPH, the next best international airport is in Gothenburg (GOT), locally known as Landvetter. The tricky thing about using that airport is that you would first have to take a 45 minute shuttle from the airport to the Gothenburg train station, and then take the train to Halmstad. That is one transfer and one wait. Accommodation ============= Here are some suggestions for the accommodation, with an indication of their price range, (obtained from booking.com <http://booking.com>) and their distance to the summer school venue: Hotel Continental (~140-160 EUR / night, 1.5km) Scandic Hallandia (~160-200 EUR / night, 2km) Hotel Amadeus (~100-120 EUR / night, 2.5km) First Hotel Martenson (~130-150 EUR / night, 2km) Quality Hotel Halmstad (~80-100 EUR / night, 3 km) STF Halmstads Hostel Kaptenshamn (~80-100 EUR / night, 2km) Organizers ======== Veronica Gaspes (Organization Chair, veronica.gaspes(a)hh.se <mailto:veronica.gaspes@hh.se>) Mohammad Mousavi (Program Co-Chair, m.r.mousavi(a)hh.se <mailto:m.r.mousavi@hh.se>) Eva Nestius (Local Organization) Walid Taha (Program Co-Chair, walid.taha(a)hh.se <mailto:walid.taha@hh.se>) The abstracts of the tutorials and the biographies of the speakers can be found at: http://blog.accurate-programming.org/ For more information, contact one of the organizers.

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Re: [Air-L] Research on YouTube comment trolls?
by Carmel Vaisman 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Check out Patricia Lang's work "commenting on comments" on YouTube. not mentioning the term troll but dealing with nasty negative commentary. Cheers, Carmel Vaisman

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CfP-Graduate Student Conference
by Herold, David [APSS] 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

CALL FOR PAPERS: GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE Novelty / Theory, 26-28 September 2013, Hong Kong "Research without theory: Questioning ingrained practices and the pursuit of novelty" (please disseminate! || provisional deadline: 31 May 2013) Institution: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU), Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS), Hong Kong Speakers: Prof. Mark Hobart (SOAS, London) & Dr. Robert Hassan (University of Melbourne). e-mail: noveltheory(a)gmail.com<mailto:noveltheory@gmail.com> Twitter: http://twitter.com/noveltheory Website: http://noveltheory.tumblr.com The general theme of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University APSS Graduate School conference is "Research without theory: Questioning ingrained practices and the pursuit of novelty" (read more). We paired the two concepts of Novelty and Theory to challenge our sociological imagination and put our own research under scrutiny through some questions: why does it seem so easy and natural to talk about the contemporary in terms of novelty? Why do we think that the originality of our research proposal will be enough to grant it legitimacy? What are the risks of attuning our research to the current concerns of the moment, instead of setting our own theoretical agenda? How can we practice the new without theorizing it constantly? These (and more) questions are the core of a graduate students conference meant to encourage peer interaction, provide a chance for networking across disciplines and exchange insights in a conductive learning environment. All graduate students in Hong Kong, as well as other local and international graduate students are invited to submit their paper proposals to the conference. Our preference goes to paper presentations, but we also accept posters in case you cannot attend the conference or you prefer to lurk in the shadows of the lunch break. N/T2013 welcomes contributions from a wide range of disciplines willing to engage with the conference theme from any angle. Areas for possible contributions include, but are not restricted to: - Anthropology - Cultural studies - Humanities - Psychology - Social work - Sociology ...and beyond. If you are not sure about the way in which your ideas would fit the conference or you want to put some people together and organize a panel, just drop us a line. Submissions: All submissions should include a 300-word abstract (in English) and personal details (institutional affiliation, academic qualification, and email address). Unfortunately, we cannot offer any kind of funding for traveling, accommodation and other expenses, but we will do our best to suggest to you the cheapest options and organize some good meals. Join us! The N/T2013 team. noveltheory(a)gmail.com<mailto:noveltheory@gmail.com> http://twitter.com/noveltheory http://noveltheory.tumblr.com ==================== Dr. David Kurt Herold, Assistant Prof. for Sociology, APSS - GH325, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel.: +852-3400 3015 Fax: +852-2773 6558 http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~ssherold/ ==================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and notify the sender and the University immediately. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The University specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through University E-mail Facilities. Any views and opinions expressed are only those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the University and the University accepts no liability whatsoever for any losses or damages incurred or caused to any party as a result of the use of such information.

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Re: [Air-L] Research on YouTube comment trolls?
by Jenny Korn 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Gross, D. (2013). 'Don't feed the trolls:' Racism on YouTube. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/tech/youtube-racism-sxsw/index.html

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Re: [Air-L] Research on YouTube comment trolls?
by Patrícia Dias da Silva 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Patrícia Lange has been working on that subject almost since YouTube was launched: http://sfaapodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/update-apr-17-lange-sfaa-pa… She also has other papers on her website you may find interesting. I addressed that issue in my PhD thesis on "The Politics of YouTube: Studying online video and political discussion": http://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/7558, especially regarding interaction with politicians and political institutions. Send me a private message in case you want to exchange some ideas. I hope that helps! > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Justin Schell <schel115(a)umn.edu> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Cc: > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:03:08 -0500 > Subject: [Air-L] Research on YouTube comment trolls? > Hi all, I'm looking for research done on comment trolling, specifically on > YouTube, but would welcome work done on other sites/forums. > > Thanks! > > Justin Schell > Digital Content Library Fellow > University of Minnesota > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Stuart Shulman <stuart.shulman(a)gmail.com> > To: Justin Schell <schel115(a)umn.edu> > Cc: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:34:12 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Research on YouTube comment trolls? > Check out Chirag Shah (Rutgers) and work being done with Context Miner. > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, Justin Schell wrote: > >> Hi all, I'm looking for research done on comment trolling, specifically on >> YouTube, but would welcome work done on other sites/forums. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Justin Schell >> Digital Content Library Fellow >> University of Minnesota >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org <javascript:;> 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/ >> > > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile >

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