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DDP 2024
by ijwa dline.info 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Fourth International Conference on Digital Data Processing (DDP 2024) Yeshiva University. New York. US September 30-October 01, 2024 (www.socio.org.uk/ddp) (IEEE Xplore indexed) As technology advances in different sub-domains of computing, data-driven models are becoming increasingly important. The data-dependent world now faces many challenges in terms of data accuracy and data privacy. High-impact advancements include machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning and many more. Data is growing exponentially in terms of diversity and complexity. One organization or industry processes over a few million transactions per hour and stores hundreds of billions of data. We live in a world with a great need for more efficient data analysis and processing. Data analytics can reveal hidden patterns, complex relationships, internal information relations, and even segmentation. Data applications have opened up new possibilities in every aspect of our lives. Studying data and its structure, dynamics, and modern data technologies is ongoing. There is a great deal of literature and research on data management, but it does not address the data processing needs. Many studies focus on developing models and systems for analyzing large datasets. Data analysis leads to application domains that have a systematic impact on decisions. The knowledge gained from the data analysis enables the generation of critical information for multiple domains. In this conference, we review and discuss the latest trends in data management, the opportunities and challenges, and how they have affected organizations' ability to develop effective business and technology strategies and stay up-to-date in data technology. We also highlight current open research directions in data analytics that need further attention. The proposed conference will discuss topics not limited to Data applications in various domains and activities Data in cloud Real-world data processing Data inaccuracy and reliability issues Data Ecosystem Business Analytics New data analytics techniques Physical and management challenges Synthetic data Data synthesis Crowdsourcing and Sensing Data modelling Deep learning techniques Data fusion Descriptive analytics, Diagnostic analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Prescriptive analytics Machine learning impact on data processing Network optimization Data in Biomedical Engineering Data in Materials science and mechanics Data handling and applications in domains Wireless Networking Data Management Data of Electronic & Embedded Systems Multi-media Systems Data Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems Data E-Computing Data Renewable Energies Data General Chair Honggang Wang, Yeshiva University, USA Program Chairs Youshan Zhang, Yeshiva University, USA Ezendu Ariwa, Warwick University, UK Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Program Co-chairs Martin Loperz, University of Vigo, Spain Keynote Speakers 1. Xiaofan (Fred) Jiang, Columbia University 2. Edwin Chihchuan Kan, Cornell University Publications All accepted and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for publication and indexing. Modified versions of the papers will appear in the following journals. Journal of Digital Information Management International Journal of Computational Linguistics Information Services & Use Important Dates Submission of Workshop Proposals: April 10, 2024 Submission of Papers: July 15, 2024 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: August 15, 2024 Camera-ready: September 15, 2024 Registration: September 15, 2024 Conference Dates: September 30- October 01, 2024 Paper submission Papers should follow the IEEE template. Submissions at http://socio.org.uk/ddp/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled
by Joly MacFie 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-d… The shutdown comes amid *a sustained and increasingly successful campaign > among Republicans* > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/06/disinformation-researc…> to > discredit research institutions and discourage academics from investigating > political speech and influence campaigns. > SIO and its researchers have been *sued three times* > <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2023/06/23/stan…> by > conservative groups alleging that its researchers colluded illegally with > the federal government to censor speech, forcing Stanford to spend millions > of dollars to defend its staff and students. > In parallel, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and his > Orwellian “*Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government* > <https://judiciary.house.gov/subcommittees/committee-judiciary-118th-congres…>” > have subpoenaed documents at Stanford and other universities, selectively > leaked fragments of them to friendly conservative outlets, and > misrepresented their contents in public statements. -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CFP Conference: Mobilities in context: popular culture, communications and socialities
by Daniel Aranda Juarez 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

CFP Conference: Mobilities in context: popular culture, communications and socialities <https://symposium.uoc.edu/112598/detail/2nd-cultural-studies-conference-mob…> October 25th 2024, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya <https://www.google.com/maps/place/UOC+Universidad+Abierta+de+Catalu%C3%B1a/…>, Barcelona (Spain). In Person. Our conference proposal is grounded in the work of David Morley, emphasizing the importance of paying attention to the materialities and contexts of mobile communications in relation to our everyday, always situated life: "context is no 'optional extra' which we might study at the end of the analytic process but rather, is best seen as a 'starting point' which has determining effects on both production and consumption" (2017, 2). In a recent book, Morley, along with Annette Hill, Maren Hartmann, and Magnus Andersson, introduces the concept of "mobile socialities" as a generative concept to reclaim the anthropological tradition of cultural and media reception studies and incorporate them into mobilities, reflecting on people in motion and the role of mobile media in everyday life. The paradigm of mobilities has opened up the field of social sciences to explore the role of movement in the constitution and functioning of institutions and social practices in recent decades (Urry, 2007): the constant flow of people, objects, money, communications, and ideas. These are physical or imaginary movements that also involve complex combinations of networks, relationships, technologies, and systems, not limited to fixed spaces. This mobility paradigm is defined as a non-media-centric approach and suggests moving away from solely identifying communicative processes and practices with the phenomenon of media and technologies. From this perspective, mobile communications allow experiencing everyday life as a continuum that problematizes the fragmentation of the public and private, production and reproduction, as well as the division between spaces and territories. The relational aspect is crucial and necessary to emphasize in a current climate and migration crisis: what happens in one place affects another, and people's experiences of life, their relationship with ideas, imaginaries and objects are very different, intersectional, interdependent, changing and dynamic. The aim of the conference is to contextualize mobilities and think about them in connection with socialities, representations, and discourses of popular culture, a central element of our contemporary societies, and the sense of belonging that these mobile communications enhance in communities, territories, cultures and traditions. We invite participants to explore mobilities in relation to the following general themes: - Socialities, Migrations, and Geographies of Mobility - Imaginaries and Representations of Mobility - Everyday Life and Mobile Communications - Mobilities, Belonging and Identities - Power and Mobility/Immobility - Consumption, Mobilities and Domestication - Media Industries, Regulation and Mobilities Keynotes confirmed: Dr. Annette Hill (Jönköping University) Dr. David Morley (Goldsmiths University) We invite abstracts of 400-500 words, highlighting the paper's focus and contribution to the theme. Please, include a brief (100-word) author bio along with the abstract using these template <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nfTLEt_A2d6ntI7q1DzspF95pIfTBjW6ohQMj0t…> . Anticipated timeline: - Abstracts and bios due: July 15, 2024 - Acceptance sent: end-July 2024 - Contributions can be in Catalan/Spanish and English Conference site: https://symposium.uoc.edu/112598/section/49126/2nd-cultural-studies-confere… For inquiries, more information and submission of abstracts/bios please contact GAME at game(a)uoc.edu -- Daniel Aranda Juarez Estudis de Ciències de la Informació i de la Comunicació *Sotsdirector de recerca* darandaj(a)uoc.edu grup recerca GAME <http://gameresearch.uoc.edu/> twitter <https://twitter.com/darandaj> ORCID 0000-0001-9290-0708 <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9290-0708> Campus UOC Rambla del Poblenou, 156 08018 Barcelona [image: UOC] <http://www.uoc.edu> -- *Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament al seu destinatari i pot contenir informació confidencial. 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Call for Papers: "Contesting Artificial Intelligence: Communicative Practices, Organizational Structures, and Enabling Technologies" (Frontiers Research Topic)
by Simon Hirsbrunner 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

Dear AoIR community, We’d like to draw your attention to our interdisciplinary research topic “Contesting Artificial Intelligence: Communicative Practices, Organizational Structures, and Enabling Technologies” with Frontiers. It would be great if your ideas and perspectives were represented in the collection in the form of an article. You can find the full Call for Papers here: https://www.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/63975 <https://www.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/63975>. Deadline for abstracts: 30 Sept 2024 Deadline for full papers: 31 Mar 2025 Expected date of publication: Dec 2025 The research topic aims at bringing together contributions addressing concepts, approaches, and techniques of AI contestability in the context of organizational and cross-organizational communication. This may involve interventions from research fields such as science and technology studies, media studies, organizational sociology, critical algorithm and data studies, applied ethics, legal studies, data science, software engineering, human-centered computing, and critical design. Frontiers Research Topics are collaborative initiatives by multiple journals gathering contributions on one thematic area or issue. In our case, accepted contributions can be published in one of the following peer-reviewed journals: Frontiers in Communication (lead), Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers in Big Data, Frontiers in Computer Science and Frontiers in Human Dynamics. You can decide for yourself which journal to submit to. If a considerable number of articles are collected, they will additionally be published as a special issue / ebook. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us. Very much looking forward to your contributions! Best regards from the co-editor team, Simon Hirsbrunner, Lou Brandner, Hazar Harmoush and Jesse Benjamin PS: For full transparency, this is an Open Access only initiative and Article Processing Charges apply to the publishing of final articles. Waivers to APCs may apply in exceptional circumstances (authors and institutions with insufficient funding, particularly from the Majority World). You can find more information here: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/fee-policy <https://www.frontiersin.org/about/fee-policy> —sorry for cross-posting--- ______ Dr. Simon David Hirsbrunner Senior Researcher / Team Leader AI and Data Ethics International Center for Ethics in the Sciences (IZEW) University of Tübingen Wilhelmstraße 19 D-72074 Tübingen https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/centers-and-institutes/international-c… <https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/centers-and-institutes/international-c…>

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sharing DEI-related resources for teaching
by Patricia Aufderheide 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

Hello! A couple years ago, Saif Shahin, Marissa Woods and I created a set of resources to help you drop relevant and DEI-related materials into your courses. It's here.<https://edspace.american.edu/deicomm365/> Hope it's helpful! Please share! https://edspace.american.edu/deicomm365/ Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication (she/they) Living and working on unceded lands of Nacotchtank and Piscataway peoples Founder and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 paufder(a)american.edu<mailto:paufder@american.edu> 202-885-2069 office 240-643-4805 mobile Zoom Office Hours: https://american.zoom.us/j/96788556467?pwd=eFNpa2JMWlZQRm5pT1Z0b3RVUlRXQT09

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call for paper: special issue of Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
by Dechun Zhang 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

Dear colleagues, Apologies for the cross-posting! The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA) is pleased to introduce the CfP for our new special issue, "Digital Transformations in Asian Politics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications for Democracy." We are seeking contributions on various topics related to digital politics in Asia. For more details, please see the CfP: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RHP8c-nvszAgAiKTxEVw9KOBBa8UjYkK/view. If you're interested, feel free to contact the guest editors, Dechun Zhang (d.zhang(a)hum.leidenuniv.nl) and Justin Chun-ting Ho (j.c.ho(a)uva.nl) and please help spread the word. Best wishes Dechun

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Call for three Professorships for the Critical Reflection and/or Governance of Computational Technologies I Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main
by Martina Klausner 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

Dear colleagues, the Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S) at Goethe-University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, is seeking to fill *three Professorships* *for the Critical Reflection and/or Governance of Computational Technologies* Calls will be *open discipline* and *open rank* (W1 to W2 Tenure Track; W2 to W3 Tenure Track; W3). *Key disciplinary backgrounds *include, but are not limited to: Digital Anthropology, Digital Geography, Digital Sociology, IT Law, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Political Theory, Ethics in Computation, Philosophy of Media, Science, and Technology. Find out more about about the professorships and the recruitment process here: https://www.c3s-frankfurt.de/workshop-2 Please note the *deadline of 4th of July 2024 *for applications and the two-step recruitment process: From *October 8^th -10^th , 2024,* we are conducting an *Exploratory Workshop* to allow candidates to showcase their expertise and interdisciplinary interests in a dynamic, engaging and collaborative environment. In this regard, we encourage interested and qualified candidates to submit their respective *applications using the form on the website until July 4^th , 2024*. By the end of July 2024, the successfully selected candidates will receive their respective invitations to the workshop. Travel and accommodation costs will the covered by C³S accordingly. With best wishes from Frankfurt Martina Klausner -- _________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Martina Klausner Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology Goethe University Frankfurt

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AI Applications for Social Science Research Database
by Anna Gjika 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Hi all, Sharing this latest database of 250 Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications useful for social science research developed by some colleagues at MSU SSRC. I think it can be of use to many in this community. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ssrc-publications/6/ Here, also, is a a write up in The Conversation about the database: https://theconversation.com/new-database-features-250-ai-tools-that-can-enh… Best, Anna Anna Gjika, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Sociology SUNY New Paltz Author: *When Rape Goes Viral <https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520391048/when-rape-goes-viral>*

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Talk (hybrid) by John Postill on digital ethnography as a flat methodology (June 11, 17-18:30 CET)
by Monika Palmberger 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Dear all, The Digital Ethnography Initiative (DEI) at the University of Vienna invites you to a talk by Dr. John Postill (RMIT): “Digital ethnography as a flat methodology”. The talk will take place at the University of Vienna and online and will be followed by a discussion. Date: June 11, 2024 Time: 17.00-18.30 CET Place: Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, 4. floor, HS-C NIG, Universitaetsstr. 7, 1010 Vienna Meeting link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/61301690018?pwd=V3JFek9qTDRpVlFrdVF2VXRwVTRyQT09 You can find more information on the DEI website: https://digitalethnography.at/john-postill/ Best wishes, Monika, Philipp, Suzana ----------- Dr. Monika Palmberger https://www.monikapalmberger.eu Latest publications Migrants and New Media: Digital Ethnography, Transnationalism, and Superdiversity. In The Oxford Handbook of Superdiversity. 2023. Refugees enacting (digital) citizenship through placemaking and care practices near and far. In Citizenship Studies. 2022. Doing Research at Online and Offline Intersections: Bringing Together Digital and Mobile Methodologies (with Katja Kaufmann). In Media and Communication. 2022. Narratives of Transnational Placemaking. Exploring Migrant Workers’ Hidden Histories through Memory-Guided City Walks. In Narrative Culture. 2022. The Nexus of Anthropology and Narrative: Ethnographic Encounters with Storytelling Practices (with Barbara Götsch). In Narrative Culture. 2022. Special issues Across mobile online and offline spaces: Reflections on methods, practices, and ethics (with Katja Kaufmann). In Media and Communication, 2022. ‘Let me tell you a story‘: anthropological encounters with narrative (with Barbara Götsch). In Narrative Culture, 2022. Book Care across Distance: Ethnographic Explorations of Aging and Migration (with Azra Hromadzic), Berghahn (Paperback) 2022.

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RIP Lynn Conway
by Jeremy Hunsinger 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Prof. Conway was a significant figure in the development of microchips, without her I think it is fair to say the internet that we know today wouldn't exist. She knew about AoIR, I don't know if she was a member of the list. I knew her for years on FB and other social media. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-11/lynn-conway-leading-compu… -- Jeremy Hunsinger Associate Professor Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University

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