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2 NUS PhD Scholarships: Digital Resilience Frameworks
by Jun YU 21 May '24

21 May '24

Dear colleagues, I am happy to share that we are recruiting 2 doctoral researchers to work on the indicator frameworks for evaluating digital resilience. The National University of Singapore<https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-university-of-singapore/> (NUS) is offering 2 PhD scholarships to international scholars of exceptional talent to contribute to a ministry-funded research project on digital information resilience (https://ctic.nus.edu.sg/igyro/) This scholarship will be for PhD admission in August 2025. The PhD projects will align with the research stream that focuses on media, policy and regulation, and indicator frameworks for evaluating digital resilience. Topics that focus on women and youth, gender and generative AI, AI and communication, and methods from the social sciences (qualitative, quantitative and computational) are especially welcomed. The PhD project will be located at the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nus-ctic/> (https://ctic.nus.edu.sg/) and hosted in the NUS Communications and New Media<https://www.linkedin.com/company/cnmnus/> (https://fass.nus.edu.sg/cnm/) in NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nusfass/>. The PhD project must align with the research priorities of the funded project. In addition to the scholarship and superior academic supervision, the Scholarship will also offer a professional training programme to support the PhD scholar. For more information about the project, please contact Assistant Professor Jun Yu (jun.yu@<mailto:jun.yu@nus.edu.sg>nus.edu.sg<mailto:jun.yu@nus.edu.sg>). To apply: 1. Visit and apply for the PhD at https://fass.nus.edu.sg/cnm/phd/ (please reference the NUS-CTIC Digital Information Resilience project in your application). 2. Separately, please submit your CV, a brief statement of research interests and contact information for three references to ctic@<mailto:ctic@nus.edu.sg>nus.edu.sg<mailto:ctic@nus.edu.sg> (please indicate your interest to work on the Digital Resilience Indicator Framework project). Best wishes, Jun Dr Jun YU :: Assistant Professor, Department of Communications and New Media :: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences :: National University of Singapore :: Block AS6, #03-41, 11 Computing Drive, Singapore 117416 :: jun.yu(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:jun.yu@nus.edu.sg> (E) :: nus.edu.sg<https://nus.edu.sg/> (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E Recent peer-reviewed articles (2022) "Social media, social unfreedom”, De Gruyter here<https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/commun-2022-0040/html?lang=en> (2022) “In search of ’truths’: South Korean society and the politics of live streaming platforms", American Behavioral Scientist here<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00027642221092804> (2020) “Education as a domain of natural data extraction: Analysing corporate discourse about educational tracking”, Information, Communication and Society here<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1764604> (2019) “Platformizing Webtoons: The impact on creative and digital labor in South Korea”, Social Media + Society here<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2056305119880174> (2018) “Deconstructing datafication’s brave new world”, New Media and Society here<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1461444818775968> Recent book chapters (2022) “Mediated visibility regimes and recognition: A taxonomy”, The New Politics of Visibility here<https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/N/bo157940730.html> (2019) “Subjectivity in the media city: The media life and representation of the cosmopolitan stranger”, The Routledge Companion to Urban Media & Communication here<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315211633-13/subjec…> Recent reports (2023) “OECD Digital Education Outlook 2023: Towards an Effective Digital Education Ecosystem", OECD Publishing, Paris here<https://doi.org/10.1787/c74f03de-en> (2023) “Country Digital Education Ecosystems and Governance: A Companion to Digital Education Outlook 2023”, OECD Publishing, Paris here<https://doi.org/10.1787/906134d4-en> ________________________________ Important: This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify us immediately; you should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you.

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Postdoc in digital narrative generation
by Jill Walker Rettberg 21 May '24

21 May '24

Last day to apply for a postdoc in digital narrative where you would work with Nick Montfort<https://nickm.com/me.html> and Rafael Pérez y Pérez<http://www.rafaelperezyperez.com/> and other researchers at the Center for Digital Narrative<http://uib.no/en/cdn> to use critical coding to explore narrative generation by recreating and analysing historical systems. Three year well-paid position with excellent support for travel etc. Mobility requirements: only open to people who have not lived in Norway more than 12 of the last 36 months. There is a residency requirement and the person hired will move to Bergen. https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/260371/lead-ai-postdoctoral-… Jill Jill Walker Rettberg Professor, Co-Director Center for Digital Narrative<http://uib.no/en/cdn> Leader of Machine Vision in Everyday Life<https://www.uib.no/en/machinevision/> (ERC-CoG) and AI STORIES<https://www.uib.no/en/cdn/169806/erc-wants-see-what-shapes-stories-ai-tells…> (ERC-AdG) University of Bergen https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Jill.Walker.Rettberg

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From HIV to COVID-19 to the end of AIDS: book launch (May 24, 3pm)
by Jaime García Iglesias 21 May '24

21 May '24

Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. I'd like to draw your attention to the upcoming event for the launch of our book Viral Times: Reflections on the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics. To mark its launch, we have organised a launch event on May 24th, 2024, at 3pm UK time, see details below. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-hiv-to-covid-19-to-the-end-of-aids-book… What are the relationships and differences between HIV and COVID-19? What can we learn from them for the future? Join the editors and authors of Viral Times to discuss these issues and much more on this launch event. At this events, the book editors will introduce the work and its context and three authors (Theodore Ted Kerr, Carmen Logie and Anna-Greta Mitterberger) will address the question: “What we have learned about society’s response to COVID-19, and how might this inform our approaches to reaching the 2030 goal of having no new HIV infections?”. Our speakers include: Theodore (ted) Kerr is a Canadian-born, Brooklyn-based writer and organiser. He is co-author of We Are Having This Conversation Now: The Times of AIDS Cultural Production (2022) with Alexandra Juhasz. He is a founding member of the collective What Would an HIV Doula Do? Anna-Greta Mittelberger is a sociologist and sex educator. In her postgraduate work in the field of gender studies, she qualitatively explored how individuals with vulvas experience their vulva, particularly in a sexual context, from an intersectional constructivist feminist perspective. She lives in Vienna and is passionate about de-tabooing research on sexuality in science. Carmen H. Logie holds a Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations and is a professor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada. She is an adjunct professor at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and a scientist at the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity at UBC. Peter Aggleton has a background in the social sciences as applied to well- being, education and health. He holds senior professorial positions at The Australian National University, UNSW Sydney, and UCL. He is an adjunct professor in the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University in Melbourne. In addition to his academic work as a researcher, teacher, editor and writer, Peter has served as a senior adviser to several UN system organisations. Jaime García-Iglesias has degrees in literature and cultural studies and sociology. His work focuses on the sociology of sexual health as it intersects with technology and sexual and gender minorities. He currently holds a Chancellor’s Fellowship in the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. His most recent book is The Eroticising of HIV: Viral Fantasies (2022). Maurice Nagington is a lecturer, researcher and registered nurse at the University of Manchester in the UK whose interdisciplinary work leverages critical social science perspectives to address health issues such as death, palliative care, cancer and chemsex.

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Tool to visualize boolean logic/ search queries
by Hashem Elassad 21 May '24

21 May '24

Hi there, is there a tool to visualize search queries? The Most Regards You’ve Ever Been Sent 😊 Researcher / Content Creator & Curator/ Writer (Psychology, Career Choice & Development) Hashem ElAssad Follow me on LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/hashemelassad/>

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CFP: Digital & Social Media:Culture,Identity& Inclusion
by Nanette Levinson 21 May '24

21 May '24

CFP: Deadline for paper submission: June 15, 2024 | 11:59 pm (HST) HICSS DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA: CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND INCLUSION MINITRACK<https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-58/digital-and-social-media/#culture-identi…>: January 7-10, 2025, Waikoloa, Hawaii Digital and social media use continues to take center stage today whether in politics or policy, or in private, not-for-profit or public forums, implicitly and explicitly with a range of complex and ever-growing challenges related to culture, identity and inclusion. In a post-pandemic era characterized by geopolitical instability and disruptive advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital inequalities persist and emerging technologies risk creating new types of divides. Recognizing the intersections of technology, culture, and identity, this minitrack presents innovative research across a wide range of methods, disciplines, subjects, and countries. It welcomes research on the intersection of digital media, different inequalities, and justice, including but not limited to work that focuses on race, culture, identity, and disability, recognizing that these often intersect with one another. Emerging technologies themselves connect with existing platforms and provide opportunities for incipient research on, for example, augmented or virtual reality, social media, and inclusion or, for another example, artificial intelligence, mobile apps, social media, and exclusion. This minitrack welcomes papers on a wide range of current and emerging issues. For information about submissions, please see author instructions at https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/. We look forward to your submissions and we also encourage you to become a reviewer for this minitrack. Please email any of us below to let us know of your interest in serving as a reviewer. Minitrack Co-Chairs: Nanette Levinson American University nlevins(a)american.edu<mailto:nlevins@american.edu> Derrick Cogburn American University dcogburn(a)american.edu<mailto:dcogburn@american.edu> Filippo Trevisan American University trevisan(a)american.edu<mailto:trevisan@american.edu> Nanette S. Levinson Professor Dept. of Environment, Development & Health Director, Internet Governance Lab Director, SIS/Sciences-Po Paris Academic Exchange www.nanettelevinson.com<http://www.nanettelevinson.com/> 202-885-1480 Sent from Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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Reminder: CFP for Societal & User-Centered Privacy in AI (SUPA) Workshop
by Daricia Wilkinson 21 May '24

21 May '24

Privacy is critical to the responsible development of AI. However, the rapid evolution of AI, including the rapid deployment of generative AI, has resulted in new privacy risks with far-reaching societal consequences. In this half-day workshop, we aim to bring together academics, practitioners, designers, and advocates across civil society and regulation to evaluate the challenges and opportunities for user-centered privacy in AI. By nurturing a multidisciplinary environment, this workshop aims to create a network of scholars committed to addressing: - Challenges in implementing privacy measures, including issues in Usability and User Trust and interactions with AI privacy. - Empirical studies that gather attitudinal or behavioral insights related to privacy expectations for AI, privacy solutions or techniques - Effects of emerging AI technologies (e.g., generative AI) on the privacy of at-risk, vulnerable or marginalized populations (e.g., persons with disabilities, underrepresented populations, children, or gender communities) - Case studies showcasing successful user experience (UX) strategies in privacy-preserving AI applications - Open-source tools to demonstrate the integration of privacy measures into AI models - Best practices for UX design in choosing appropriate privacy parameters and associated trade-offs. - Ethical considerations for AI and user privacy - Challenges and opportunities in improving and enforcing regulation that protects privacy in AI This half-day in-person workshop solicits submissions across two categories: (1) research papers, and (2) position papers. Potential attendees are asked to submit by May 23rd 2024 via our submission site ( https://supa2024.usenix.hotcrp.com/) Papers should be at most 4 pages in length (excluding references) and should use the SOUPS template (word <https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/conference-files/usenix2021_soup…> or latex <https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/conference-files/usenix2024_soup…>). Shorter, more focused submissions (2-4 pages) are encouraged and authors are encouraged to ensure submissions relay the importance, relevance, and contributions of the work regardless of the length of the submission. Submissions should be anonymized following a double blind process. Acceptance notifications will be sent by June 6th 2024. Submissions will be evaluated based on their relevance and potential to generate critical discussion. Accepted submissions will be made available on the workshop website. All participants must register and at least one author of the accepted submission must attend the workshop. Please reach out to chairs if facing extenuating circumstances that would prevent in-person attendance. This workshop is an effort to raise critical discourse about the increasing challenges that surround AI’s integration as well as the opportunities to utilize it to reconceptualize new pathways for privacy enhancement. To maintain engagement, encourage reflection and stimulate ideas, the workshop will feature a fireside chat and community discussion, and paper presentations. *Key dates:* • Deadline for submission: May 23rd 2024 • Acceptance notifications: June 6th 2024 • Workshop date: August 11th 2024 Please visit https://supa2024.usenix.hotcrp.com/ for submissions. For more information about the workshop, please visit our website (SUPA@SOUPS'24 (supa-workshop.github.io) <https://supa-workshop.github.io/supa.github.io/> or contact the organizers. On Behalf of Organizers: Daricia Wilkinson, Microsoft Research Kovila Coopamootoo, King's College London Vasanta Chaganti, Swarthmore College Florian Schaub, University of Michigan Daricia Wilkinson, Ph. D. Post Doctoral Researcher Microsoft

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WEBCAST 21 MAY – Lord Renwick Memorial Lecture – As If Human: the Regulation, Governance, and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence with Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt
by Joly MacFie 20 May '24

20 May '24

** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our May 2024 funder Vint Cerf ** One for tomorrow. Add to Calendar https://calndr.link/event/xusX7VK7ts Prof. Shadbolt's talk will no doubt expound on the themes of his latest book, 'As If Human: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence' which was published by Yale University Press just last week! https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300268294/as-if-human/ [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ac029f57ff35f5b045bd5b6…> On *Tuesday 21st May 2024* at *15:30 BST* (14:30 UTC) the *Digital Policy Alliance <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f1b782d42a526947f505cc9…>* will host the *3rd Lord Renwick Memorial Lecture <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=108b02d04d8653681818e67…>*. Guest Speaker *Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt* will address the topic '*As If Human: the Regulation, Governance, and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence*'. *Introduction & Welcome* *Lord Erroll*, Digital Policy Alliance *As If Human: the Regulation, Governance, and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence* *Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt*, FRS FREng FBCS *Q&A* Moderator: *Derek Wyatt*, Digital Policy Alliance *Closing Remarks* *Dr Louise Bennett*, Digital Policy Alliance The session will be simulcast via *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6ab60a80da37007d7c36595…>* . *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/Renwick2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=95f6a43d118020959d99ddc…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3WPSNXA <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7cde8344603e5dabdd40627…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *isoc.live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6ab60a80da37007d7c36595…>* ) *TWITTER #renwick2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=59295003a6e00e73a94238c…> @DPAlliance @Nigel_Shadbolt* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3e1c287d984f21de094330e…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=63b14851bda560918f48aa8…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=be6323cce941574def15a27…>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/Renwick2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4ced2a93dabe52260aa6139…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17929 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New open access book: Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Chile: The experience of Peruvian migrants (UCL Press)
by Fox, Alison 20 May '24

20 May '24

*** We apologise for any cross-posting*** UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers: Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Chile: The experience of Peruvian migrants by Alfonso Otaegui. Download it free: https://bit.ly/3UtPaU9 ******************************************* Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Chile The experience of Peruvian migrants Alfonso Otaegui Free download: https://bit.ly/3UtPaU9 ******************************************* What does it mean to be ageing in Chile as a migrant? What does it mean to be late middle-aged nowadays? How does living half of your life in a foreign country impact perspectives on later life? Is retirement an opportunity to go back to the home country? What will happen to the next generation, raised in a different country from their parents? Based on 16 months of ethnographic fieldwork, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Chile analyses the experience of ageing for Peruvian migrants aged around 60, who have lived in Chile for over 20 years. Their life is informed by a series of experiences of being in-between. They live between two countries, two generations (their Peruvian parents and their Chilean children), two different stages in life (retained youth and menacing old age), between giving care (to their parents) and not wanting care (from their children) and between a continuing legacy (through their children, who have a promising future) and not transmitting legacy (some traditions will not pass on to the next generation). The Peruvian population has been one of the most studied in Chile with a wide variety of themes, from the insertion of migrants into the labour market to the spreading of Peruvian restaurants and also discrimination suffered by migrant children at schools, among many others. However, neither the experience of ageing of migrants in Chile nor the experience of late middle age has not been fully addressed. By focusing on the entanglement of ageing, migration and technology, this monograph is an ethnographic contribution to an unexplored subject in the vast literature on migration studies in Chile. Free download: https://bit.ly/3UtPaU9 ---------------------- uclpress.co.uk | @uclpress

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Invitation to Attend "The Art of Transforming Tomorrow: A New Renaissance" - A Free Live Streaming Event
by Alessandro Zonin 20 May '24

20 May '24

We are thrilled to invite you to join us for an engaging and thought-provoking event, "The Art of Transforming Tomorrow: A New Renaissance," which will be streamed live from Rome on May 22nd. This event is an excellent opportunity to delve into the challenges and opportunities presented by generative artificial intelligence and explore how it intersects with sustainability and innovation across various industries. *Event Details:* - *Title:* The Art of Transforming Tomorrow: A New Renaissance - *Date:* May 22, 2024 - *Time:* 09:00 - 12:00 CEST - *Format:* Live Streaming - *Language:* English - *Event Page:* The Art of Transforming Tomorrow: A New Renaissance Organized by GS1 Italy, this event will bring together a diverse group of esteemed speakers, including philosophers, designers, retailers, and producers, to reflect on the transformative power of innovation in our current historical context. We will explore the ethical implications of AI and how it can guide us toward a sustainable future. To register and learn more about the event, please visit The Art of Transforming Tomorrow: A New Renaissance. <https://gs1it.org/chi-siamo/eventi/art-transforming-tomorrow-new-renaissanc…> Cheers, -- Alessandro Zonin Digital Data Stories <https://digitaldatastories.it> | Upcoming webinars <https://www.eventbrite.com/o/zonin-alessandro-8239947683>

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PhD scholarship with DeathTech research at University of Melbourne
by Bjorn Nansen 20 May '24

20 May '24

The DeathTech research initiative<https://deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/> at the University of Melbourne is offering a full-funded PhD scholarship for an applicant who is interested in pursuing graduate research study under the direction of our team. Project proposals are invited from a range of disciplines that align with the research focus of our team at the intersection of death, technology, and society. These include but are not limited to areas of internet studies research that may of interest to some on this list, including digitally mediated memorialising, AI and afterlives. For more information about application process: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/1300-phd-position-for-the-d… EOI due by June 10 Please contact Bjørn Nansen (nansenb(a)unimelb.edu.au<mailto:nansenb@unimelb.edu.au>) by email with any enquiries about the scholarship or EOI process.

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