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Big trends in digital politics, advocacy and communications
by Colin Delany 15 May '24

15 May '24

Howdy folks, check out my look at the Big Trends shaping digital politics & advocacy in 2024: https://www.epolitics.com/2024/05/15/five-big-digital-politics-trends-to-wa… This piece is adapted from Chapter 17 of my digital campaigning handbook, "How to Use the Internet to Change the World - and Win Elections", now in its 11th edition. Learn more at: https://www.epolitics.com/winning/ More to come! Epolitics.com is back to publishing regularly these days, after a pandemic-era slumber. Lots of great stuff on the upcoming content calendar, and I'll drop occasional links to the most relevant pieces here. A big thank-you to everyone who's picked up a copy of the ebook in the past! --cpd Colin Delany Epolitics.com -- digital strategy for politics and advocacy http://www.epolitics.com 202-422-4682 cpd(a)epolitics.com Epolitics.substack.com @epolitics

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CFP: Dialogue in Surveillance & Society on Synthetic Data and Surveillance
by Bryce Newell 15 May '24

15 May '24

Dear Colleagues, We invite expressions of interest to write short (~2000-word) position papers for an upcoming Dialogue section of Surveillance & Society<https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/index> focused on the promises and perils of synthetic data. The Dialogue will address the surveillance implications raised by the development of synthetic data through machine learning processes, including those which serve as training data for artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI applications. We aim to publish the section in the December 2024 issue of Surveillance & Society<https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/index>. In this Dialogue, we seek contributions that address the following questions: * Is synthetic data, as a concept and technology, a surveillance- and privacy-preserving “solution”? That is, does the development and use of synthetic data as training data for AI technologies, apps, and platforms circumvent or mitigate problems of surveillance, privacy, data protection, hidden labor, and so forth? If so, how and to what extent? If not, why not? * Does the development and use of synthetic data as training data for AI technologies and platforms raise the same concerns implicated by the use of standard (non-synthetic) datasets or does it implicate novel surveillance or privacy concerns? If so, in what ways? What are these novel surveillance implications or concerns? Submissions should problematize the “solution” of synthetic data and offer critical reflection on how and whether synthetic data is a solution, even though proposals may argue for or against the technology as a surveillance- or privacy-preserving technique. Proposals may also address some of the reasons that AI training data have taken the shape they have (e.g., expropriation, racial legacies, tech affordances + channeling, scale, etc.) and how and why synthetic data fit into that reality. Submissions should also speak to how the proposed intervention will inform surveillance-studies scholarship. We are hoping to curate a small set of position papers from scholars in various parts of the world, including in the Global South and areas not as commonly the focus of surveillance studies research. As such, we will prioritize submissions against those criteria, in addition to excellence and fit with the full set of accepted papers, including presenting a range of views and positions on the subject of the Dialogue. If you are interested in proposing a short paper for inclusion in this discussion, please send the following information as an expression of interest to Bryce Newell (bcnewell(a)uoregon.edu<mailto:bcnewell@uoregon.edu>; please use the subject line: “Dialogue Submission”) on or before the end of day on June 1, 2024: * Your name * Details of your institutional affiliation (if applicable) * Link to your online profile, website, etc., with list of your publications (if available) * A title and 300-400 word abstract for your proposed contribution (proposals should connect to the themes identified above and also have a strong normative, critical, and/or argumentative element) Please note that Dialogue pieces are not refereed, but are subject to editorial review and, if (tentatively) accepted, possible requests for revision. We plan to allow authors of accepted papers the chance to read and engage with the other accepted papers prior to publication, to create a real dialogue within the section. We will be selecting only a small number of pieces for inclusion in this special section. We look forward to reading your proposals. Sincerely, Bryce Newell Dialogue Editor, Surveillance & Society Co-Director, Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) Associate Professor, University of Oregon

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Workshop Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assessment
by Schaefer, M.T. (Mirko) 15 May '24

15 May '24

Dear list, for those of you who will attend the forthcoming CPDP Conference<https://www.cpdpconferences.org/> in Brussels, I wanted to point you to the workshop Data School<https://dataschool.nl/> is hosting there. The workshop introduces the Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assessment (FRAIA)<https://www.government.nl/documents/reports/2022/03/31/impact-assessment-fu…>. FRAIA is a process for evaluating the decision for procuring / developing an algorithm, to evaluate model and data used, and the implementation / maintenance / governance as well as assessing possible breaches of fundamental rights. Where: Brussels, Computer Privacy & Data Protection Conference When: Thursday 23rd of May 2024 10:30-13:05 More information and registration: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7192138247962075136/?a… Also, if you use FRAIA in teaching or for research purposes or are interested in doing so in the future, we would be very much interested in speaking with you. Best wishes, mirko

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WEBCAST MAY 15 – ISOC Switzerland Public Policy Sessions 2024
by Joly MacFie 15 May '24

15 May '24

Just starting - an event from our Swiss Chapter - topics: digitalisation of the Swiss justice system / disinformation and censorship in social media REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/4blUr7I Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17873/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dc9e84240a301db8b18eb0f…> On *Wednesday May 15 2024* at *13:00-18:00 CEST* (11:00-16:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Switzerland Chapter <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=20b348bf4f3503e2dcff141…>* (ISOC-CH) hosts a public event '*Public Policy Sessions 2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=20b348bf4f3503e2dcff141…>*' at the Switzerland Innovation Park in Biel/Bienne. *13:00 Official Welcome* *Bernie Höneisen*, Internet Society Switzerland Chapter (ISOC-CH) *13:10 Introduction to ISOC / ISOC-CH* *Markus Kummer*, Internet Society Switzerland Chapter (ISOC-CH) *13:30 Digital Integrity* *Monica Amgwerd*, Pirate Party Switzerland *14:00 Digitalisation in the Swiss Justice* *Patrick Münch*, Hochschule Luzern *15:00 Combating Disinformation and its Conflict with Human Rights* Introduction - *Volker Birk*, Internet Activist Legal Perspective - *Dr. iur. Elif Askin*, University of Zurich Historical Overview - *Dr. Richard Hill*, Association for Proper Internet Governance Current Situation Concerning Internet Platforms - *Philippe (Pipo) Burger*, Pirate Party Q&A - *Monica Amgwerd*, Pirate Party Switzerland *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoc-ch-public-policy2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ba6b2019f9c7f9f8f2cab9f…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dc9e84240a301db8b18eb0f…>* ) *TWITTER #PublicPolicy @ISOCSwitzerland <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f996e698c427c770382db17…> @BielBienne_off @Initiative_DI @hslu @monica_amgwerd @piratenZH @_ElifAskin @UZH_ch #disinformation #humanrights* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4fd66feec0f2f515562a609…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7c127c978c64ed3e253ea89…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=436902b68a5806f16be8a8f…> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isoc-ch-public-policy2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4eb2c3cc1c9b80545662224…>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Applications - IASGAR Research Day "Digital Games and Values" - Deadline July 1
by Lisa Kienzl 15 May '24

15 May '24

Dear colleagues, below you find the Call for Applications for the IASGAR Research Day "Digital Games and Values" that will be held on September 28th 2024 hybrid (on site at the University of Bremen and online) exclusively for early-stage researchers, graduate students and doctoral students! Deadline for applications: July 1st, 2024. Please find further information below or https://iasgar.uni-bremen.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IASGAR_Call_For_App… . Kind regards, Lisa Kienzl ================================== Digital Gaming and Values Call for Applications for the 3. IASGAR Research Day September 28th 2024 Hybrid: University of Bremen, Germany / online ================================== The International Academy for Study of Gaming and Religion (IASGAR) ( https://iasgar.uni-bremen.de/) and the Research Area Digital Gaming ( https://zemki.uni-bremen.de/forschungsschwerpunkt/digital-gaming-en/) at the ZeMKI – Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research is hosting its third IASGAR Research Day. Exclusively for early-stage researchers, graduate students and doctoral students, the workshop welcomes research on media-centered approaches, perspectives of game developers and publishers, and viewpoints of gamers. The workshop provides a unique opportunity for participants to engage in discussions and debates about theoretical approaches for studying the intersection of religion, culture, and video gaming. The IASGAR Research Day 2024 offers a chance to engage in a critical exchange about practical methods and theoretical approaches for the scientific handling of video gaming and culture. It will provide a collaborative learning environment for scholars and will give graduate students, PhD students and other early-stage researchers the opportunity to discuss their work and receive feedback from renowned international scholars from the field. Send a brief CV and a letter expressing your interest to iasgar(a)uni-bremen.de, including your field of study and interest in religion/culture and video gaming research. Participants will be chosen based on their interest letters. The selected participants will be requested to submit a detailed project description (approximately 2000 words), which will be presented and discussed during the workshop. Invited scholars and selected peers will provide feedback and comments on the participants' projects ================================== Experts: John W. Borchert, University of North Carolina Greensboro Gregory Grieve, University of North Carolina Greensboro Christopher Helland, Dalhousie University Lissa Holloway-Attaway, University of Skövde Zhange Ni, Virginia Tech Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, University of Bremen Gia Coturri Sorenson, University of North Carolina Greensboro Lars de Wildt, University of Groningen Karsten Wolf, University of Bremen Xenia Zeiler, University of Helsinki ================================== The best papers get the opportunity to get published as reports in the international peer-reviewed journal gamevironments ( https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/) Further information will be provided at the workshop. The IASGAR Research Day 2024 will be held in a hybrid form – at site at the University of Bremen, Germany and online. It is a pre-workshop to the international conference "Beyond Play: The Transformative Power of Digital Gaming in a Deeply Mediatized Society", which will be held from September 30 to October 2 2024 at the University of Bremen. All workshop participants are welcome to also participate in the conference: https://beyondplay2024.org. There is no attendance fee for the IASGAR Research Day 2024. If participating on site boarding and lodging must be organized individually. ================================== Timeline July 1st Deadline for applications July 5th Decision of abstract acceptance July 15th Registration for the workshop September 6th Deadline submission full papers September 28th IASGAR Research Day 2024

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CfParticipation: Workshop at ECSCW 2024 - Multispecies Urbanism and the Methodological Future of Inclusive Smart City Design
by Aal, Konstantin, Dr. 15 May '24

15 May '24

*** apologies for cross-posting *** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Workshop on Multispecies Urbanism and the Methodological Future of Inclusive Smart City Design At the 22nd ECSCW 2024, European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 17.06.2024 or 18.06.2024 – 08:30am – 13:00pm (CET) Rimini, Italy Website: https://just-city.pubpub.org/ TL;DR * Half-day workshop in conjunction with ECSCW 2024 in Rimini * Motivation letters via Google Form * The extended deadline for submitting position papers is Mai 31, 2024 * At least one of the authors of submissions accepted for the workshop must register for ECSCW 2024 Abstract: The incorporation of digital infrastructure has become increasingly important in Smart Cities. Inclusive Smart City design requires an intersectional approach that engages human and non-human actors. While in academia inclusive design and socio-technical methods are emerging, Smart City practitioners lack universally accessible collections of methods applicable for diverse target groups. This workshop examines creative, qualitative and participatory methods with practitioners and researchers for inclusive design of Smart Cities that consider the needs and preferences of vulnerable target groups such as older adults, wildlife, and nature. A participatory approach is applied, taking into account the multidisciplinary complex work context of practitioners, e.g., representatives of municipalities. This workshop is the third of a series of workshops against this theme and closes the circle of different relevant stakeholders (researchers, vulnerable target groups, practitioners), resulting into a collection of inclusive, participatory methods which are made accessible to Smart City practitioners in an online toolbox. Call for Participation: This half-day workshop will explore creative, qualitative, and participatory methods for the inclusion of vulnerable human and non-human groups (wildlife, nature) in Smart City design. We seek motivation letters where potential participants share one method each related to the workshop theme. Letters of motivation should be submitted via Google Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JZCpnV2sqFsmcOxc8WL-qR31by0dd1TlDgfZYFq88P…> by Mai 10th, 2024. At least one author of accepted letters must register for the main workshop (attendance onsite or hybrid) and at least one day of the conference (attendance onsite). This hands-on hybrid workshop, which is the third in a series of workshops and whose orientation is based on all previous measures, will facilitate the exchange of methods and knowledge, the building of skills in the use of the methods presented, and the collaborative design of an active Caring Community using a user-centered evaluated spectrum of methods for inclusive Smart City design processes that give voice to the most vulnerable groups. With this focus, we lean on CSCW-related studies that design and support collaborative work and coordination on the basis of computer-supported systems. The workshop-related Miro board will share the essence of the accepted letters and diverse methods to inform all participants before the workshop and give therefore more space for deep dialogue, exploration and adaptation of methods in the workshop. We invite researchers interested in the theme but also professionally active or experienced with at least one of the vulnerable target groups (human and/or non-human actors) and/or their practitioners. Motivation letters can be uploaded in the Google Form sharing your motivation, professional background, method used and experiences linked to that. For more details and future collaboration see our Caring Community platform<https://just-city.pubpub.org/>. Organizers: Tanja Aal (University of Siegen) Laura Scheepmaker (Saxion University of Applied Sciences) Alicia Takaoka (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Doug Schuler (The Evergreen State College) Alan H. Borning (University of Washington) Claudia Müller (University of Siegen) Konstantin Aal (University of Siegen) We are looking forward to your submissions!

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Synthetic Data for State Statistics/Census
by Katherine Harrison 15 May '24

15 May '24

*10 June 2024, 13.15-16.00: *Join us for this TEMA DATA LAB session on *Synthetic Data for State Statistics/Census*, in collaboration with the Operationalising Ethics for AI project and the Social Complexity and Fairness in Synthetic Medical Data project. *The seminar will be held at Campus Norrköping, of Linköping University and online*. Census data represent a social contract between citizen and state, with the collection, use and management of these kind of data reflecting spatial and temporal specificities of individual nation states’ policies and practices. Synthetic data, through older techniques of statistical disclosure control, have long been used to guarantee confidentiality as a key part of this contract. New techniques such as differential privacy are changing how state statistics data are prepared and released, challenging common expectations of what such data represent and of their connection to reality. In this workshop, we ask: - What kinds of knowledge do state statistics/census data promise? How are/were these affected through the use of statistical disclosure control techniques? - What are the impacts of new techniques to produce synthetic census data? - Can the trajectory of synthetic data within the census domain give us some insights into what we may see evolving in other contexts of application? Practical details: June 10, 13:15-16:00 at Campus Norrköping, Linköping University or online (zoom link forthcoming to registered participants) Registration: Please send an email indicating your interest to Satenik Sargsyan ( satenik.sargsyan(a)liu.se ) by 3 June. *About Synthetic Data Seminar series:* This seminar series explores the risks, possibilities, and promises of synthetic data across different application areas. Given the increasingly complicated regulatory environment around data use and the development of AI systems, what kinds of risks are addressed, created or made possible through synthetic data? Where there is much excitement about synthetic data in the machine learning community, there is also apprehension and caution. There is a proliferation of synthetic data generation libraries and pipelines becoming available to the technical community. These promise to get beyond the triple challenges of privacy, bias, and data scarcity, but warrant a critical discussion about how and to what extent these challenges are being addressed. This seminar series explores what the state of the art in synthetic data currently is, and what critical, legal, and ethical issues synthetic data techniques may encounter. This Synthetic Data Seminar series is organized by the Operationalising Ethics for AI project ( https://liu.se/en/research/operationlising-ethics-for-ai) This event is organised in collaboration with the WASP-HS project “Social Complexity and Fairness in Synthetic Medical Data”.

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New Master's degree (MSc) – Data, Policy and Society – at City, University of London, UK
by Carmi, Elinor 15 May '24

15 May '24

Hello everyone, We are excited to share the launch of a new Master's degree (MSc) – Data, Policy and Society – at City, University of London, UK. This MSc is a unique collaboration between the Sociology & Criminology (City School of Policy and Global Affairs) and the Computer Science Departments (Centre for Human Computer Interaction Design (HCID), providing students with the practical research skills and knowledge to critically understand and ethically assess how data is used across a multitude of industries. The social and technological are merging in arguably unprecedented ways. Computational and data- and AI-centric systems are pervasive in contemporary life, just as the technological capacities for enumeration, modelling and prediction are now entangled with virtually everything from people's daily interactions to political and democratic structures. Not only is computation playing a greater role in online, social interaction, it is shaping how publics, industries, practitioners, researchers, politicians, make sense of and act in the world. The MSc Data, Policy and Society invites a new kind of professional. One both trained in the technicalities of data-centric systems and skilled in the application of social research and critical scholarship. Knowing how to design fairer and more equitable digital technologies and flourishing societies, demands both an understanding of how the data and digital operate and the ways that such technologies remediate or enact the social. The MSc Data, Policy and Society is taught by specialists across the social sciences and human-computer interaction. You will be equipped with a richer critical and ethical understanding of today’s computing industry, the social, political, and economic relations it increasingly helps scaffold. This is significant, given the growing interest tech companies or government bodies, for instance, have in understanding the social impact of their products or policies, and, therefore, employing individuals who understand and can draw on a range of data analysis and research methods that are rooted in sociological knowledge, human-computer interaction, politics and ethics. This innovative and forward-facing programme will provide you with a range of methodological skills and theoretical insights that can be applied in positions in industry or government such as social policy advisers and qualitative/quantitative data researchers in government, data-focused think-tanks and NGOs, user experience analyst, data policy adviser, data and reporting analyst, data insight manager, data strategy and performance officer. For registration, please visit the programme’s website – https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/postgraduate/data-polic… For further inquiries please email the co-director of the programme – Dr. Elinor Carmi – Elinor.Carmi(a)city.ac.uk<mailto:Elinor.Carmi@city.ac.uk>. Programme team: Dr. Ernesto Priego, Dr. Michael Saker, Prof Dan Mercea, Prof Stephanie Wilson, Dr. Sara Heitlinger & myself. Take care and all the best, Dr. Elinor Carmi (she/her) Senior Lecturer in Data Politics and Social Justice, Department of Sociology and Criminology, School of Policy and Global Affairs, City University, London, UK. Website: https://elinorcarmi.com/.

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International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN) 2025, January 4-7, 2025, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 14 May '24

14 May '24

ICDCN 2025 - Call for Papers The International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN) is a premier international conference dedicated to addressing advances in Distributed Computing and Communication Networks. The 26th edition of ICDCN will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India, from January 4th to 7th, 2025. The highly selective technical program will consist of refereed papers, workshops, tutorials, posters, demos, and a doctoral symposium. Scope Papers describing original research work and practical experiences/experimental results are solicited on topics that include, but are not limited to, the following. * Distributed Computing Topics of Interest * Biological Distributed Algorithms and Systems * Cloud Computing and Big Data Processing * Concurrency, Synchronization, and Persistence * Distributed Algorithms: Design, Analysis, and Complexity * Distributed Computing Aspects of Blockchains * Distributed Graph Algorithms * Distributed Embedded Systems * Distributed Operating Systems, Storage and Database Systems * Distributed Quantum Computing * Edge Computing and Mobile Offloading * Fault-tolerance, Reliability, and Availability of Distributed Systems * Formal Methods for Distributed Systems * High performance Computing and Grid Computing * Machine Learning in Distributed Computing and Networking * Pervasive and Mobile Computing * Scalable Distributed Systems * Secure Multi-Party Computation * Security, Privacy and Game Theory in Distributed Computing and Networking * Self-organization, Self-stabilization, and Autonomic Computing * Social Networks * Networks Topics of Interest * AI in Communication and Computer Networks * Backscatter and Ultra-low Power Networks * Challenging Network Environments * Cognitive Networking * D2D, Sensor, PAN and Mesh Networks * Mobile Wireless Networks (5G/6G) * Digital Continuum * Edge and Fog Networking * Emerging Topics in Networks * Energy-efficient Networking * Information-centric and Content-based Networking * Intent-based Networking and Zero-configuration Networks * Interdisciplinary Approaches in Networking * Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems * Internetworking Protocols & Internet Applications * Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking * Networking and Computing for Sustainability, Society, and Development * Next-generation Networks and Services * Pervasive Networking and Sensing * Pricing and Network Economics * Public Safety Computing Systems * Quantum Network Protocols * Security, Privacy, Trust, and Game Theory in Networking * AI for Network Security * Social Networks * UAV Networks and Mobile Robots * Vehicular Networks, Smart Grids and Smart City Applications Proceedings The proceedings of ICDCN 2025 along with all the satellite events (posters, demo, workshops, etc.) will be published by The ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS), which is indexed by ACM, DBLP, Scopus, and other indexing bodies. The proceedings will be available through the ACM digital library. Special Issue Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for fast-track publications in the Theoretical Computer Science (TCS) Journal or in Elsevier’s Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC) Journal. Best Paper Award The conference will assign a Best Paper Award. Important Dates (All the deadlines are in AoE) * Paper submission: July 25, 2024 * Notifications: September 27, 2024 * Camera-ready Papers Deadline: October 30, 2024 Submission Instructions * All submissions must use the official LaTeX ACM article template acmart.cls, version of 1.80 or greater, using the following documentclass instruction: \documentclass[sigconf,authordraft]{acmart}. * Regular Papers should not exceed 10 pages double-column including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format. Regular papers may include a clearly marked Appendix with all the additional details required to validate the results (including technical proofs and experimental results that did not fit into the first 10 pages). * Short Papers must not exceed 5 pages double-column including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper. All papers must be submitted through the EasyChair portal. Double-Blind Reviewing The conference will employ a lightweight double-blind reviewing process. Submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way. In particular, authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses should not appear anywhere in the submission. Nothing should be done in the name of anonymity that weakens the submission or makes the job of reviewing the paper more difficult. In particular, important references should not be omitted or anonymized. Use the third person to refer to the author's previous work, e.g., replace "as we have shown before" with "as shown before in [X]." In addition, authors should feel free to disseminate their ideas or draft versions of their paper as they normally would. For example, authors may post drafts of their papers on the web, submit them to arXiv, and give talks on their research ideas. Authors with further questions on double-blind reviewing are encouraged to contact the PC Co-Chairs by email at icdcn2025-tpc-chairs(a)iit.cnr.it. Conflict of Interest Indications of conflicts of interest will be required in the submission form. A conflict of interest is limited to the following: * A family member or close friend. * A Ph.D. advisor or advisee (no time limit), or a postdoctoral or undergraduate mentor or mentee within the past five years. * A person with the same affiliation. * A person involved in an alleged incident of harassment. (It is not required that the incident be reported.) * Frequent collaborators, or collaborators who have jointly published papers within the last two years. If you feel that you have a valid reason for a conflict of interest not listed above, contact the PC Co-Chairs. About IIT Hyderabad Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (www.iith.ac.in<http://www.iith.ac.in/>) is a premier institute of science and technology established in 2008. IITH has been consistently ranked in the top 10 institutes in India for Engineering according to NIRF (India’s Educational Institutions ranking system), making it one of the reputed Institutes for science and technology. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Associate Professor Computer Engineering Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab’s News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” ~ Aristotle

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[HMC Special Issue CFPs] Communicating Generative AI and ChatGPT: Theory, Research, and Practice
by Seungahn Nah 14 May '24

14 May '24

*******Apologies for cross-posting******** *Special Issue Call for Papers: Communicating Generative AI and ChatGPT: Theory, Research, and Practice* *Editors:* - Seungahn Nah (University of Florida) - Patric Spence (University of Central Florida) *Description:* The advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and advanced conversational models, such as ChatGPT, has ushered in a new era in human-machine interactions. These technologies, with their capacity for generating human-like text and engaging in meaningful conversations, have transcended disciplinary boundaries, impacting fields beyond communication studies (Hepp et al., 2023; Nah, 2023). This special issue aims to explore the intricate dynamics of human-AI communication and its implications across diverse disciplines. *Topics of Interest:* We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners from various disciplines, including but not limited to Communication Studies, Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology, Ethics, Linguistics, and beyond, to contribute original research papers on topics such as: 1. Theoretical Frameworks: Advancements in theoretical models for understanding communication in the age of Generative AI, exploring interdisciplinary perspectives that incorporate sociocultural, psychological, linguistic, and technological viewpoints. 2. Empirical Studies: Interdisciplinary investigations into the impact of conversational AI models like ChatGPT on human-machine interaction, encompassing user engagement, cognitive aspects, and sociological implications. 3. Ethical Considerations: In-depth explorations of ethical dimensions related to the development, deployment, and usage of conversational AI, addressing interdisciplinary issues such as bias, privacy, transparency, and accountability. 4. Design Principles: Collaborative approaches and design principles for creating effective communication between humans and AI systems, with insights from human-computer interaction, user experience, and design thinking. 5. Practical Applications: Cross-disciplinary case studies and empirical evidence of practical applications of ChatGPT across various domains, including journalism, political communication, health/environment/science/risk and crisis communication, advertising/PR/marketing communication, and more. 6. User Perceptions: Multidisciplinary investigations into user perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding AI-generated content and communication, examining the socio-psychological factors influencing public acceptance and adoption of GenAI. *Deadline:* Submissions are due *1st September, 2024*; the publication date will be spring 2025. For more information or questions, please contact the guest editors at snah(a)ufl.edu and spence(a)ucf.edu All manuscripts should be submitted via the journal’s online submission system (https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/) with the remark, “Special Issue” in the cover letter. In the online submission system, there will be a drop-down menu under Document Type. Please choose “Special Issue Submission.” For formatting and length specifications, please see the journal’s Instructions for Authors. *References:* Hepp, A., Loosen, W., Dreyer, S., Jarke, J., Kannengießer, S., Katzenbach, C., Malaka, R., Pfadenhauer, M., Puschmann, C., & Schulz, W. (2023). ChatGPT, LaMDA, and the hype around communicative AI: The automation of communication as a field of research in media and communication studies. Human-Machine Communication, 6, 41-63. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.6.4 Nah, S. (2023). Research handbook on artificial intelligence and communication. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing All the best, SEUNGAHN ********************************************* *SEUNGAHN NAH, Ph.D. * Dianne Snedaker Endowed Professor in Media Trust Research Director, Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology (CTMT) College of Journalism and Communications University of Florida ********************************************* <seungahn.nah(a)uky.edu>

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