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Help against watering down the AI act!
by Jascha Bareis 29 Nov '23

29 Nov '23

Dear researchers, policy makers, EU citizens, Big Tech lobbies are trying to water down the AI Act that is *due to be finalised in a week's time, on 6 December.* An alliance of Germany and France, under pressure from Big Tech and European companies like Aleph Alpha and Mistral, are now trying to exempt foundational models from regulation in a toothless self-regulatory framework. *Foundational AI models are high-risk models and need to be regulated BEFORE they enter our society. It is unacceptable that citizens are being treated as guinea pigs while the private sector is exempt from accountability - but making billions.* Big Tech platforms have continuously pressured EU bodies and national governments to undermine the AI Act. Act now and put pressure on the EU AI regulation to be a regulation worthy of its name. *Sign and share the petition and speak out wherever you can!* https://www.foundation-models.eu Want to know more? Read how Big Tech is trying to influence AI regulation and our governments: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2023/11/big-tech-lobbying-derailing-ai-act https://corporateeurope.org/en/2023/02/lobbying-ghost-machine Best Jascha Bareis -- Signatur *Jascha Bareis* (Profile) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/staff_bareis_jascha.php>(Scholar) <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bf1gf9AAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao>(LinkedIn) <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jascha-bareis-36082523b/> Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/index.php> Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT) <https://www.kit.edu/english/index.php> Research Group Digital Technology and Societal Change (FG DigIT) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/rg_digit.php> *Recent Publications* Talking AI into Being: The Narratives of National AI Strategies and Their Performative Politics, with C. Katzenbach. Science, Technology, & Human Values <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01622439211030007> “Autonomous Weapons“ as a geopolitical signifier in a national power play: analyzing AI imaginaries in Chinese and US military policies, with T.C. Bächle. European Journal of Futures Research <https://eujournalfuturesresearch.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40309-0…> * *

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REMINDER: Join us in a new webinar series to explore the DSA together!
by Tom Divon 29 Nov '23

29 Nov '23

Dear community members! Intrigued by the Digital Services Act (DSA) but hesitant to delve into it alone? Let us do it together! *We are kicking off tomorrow!* Join us - Catalina Goanta, Associate Professor in Private Law and Technology at Utrecht University, Taylor Annabell, Postdoctoral researcher for the ERC-funded HUMANads project at Utrecht University, and myself, Tom Divon, PhD researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - for a series of 3 webinars aimed at unpacking the basics of the DSA for media scholars. Recently, regulation has garnered significant attention in media studies, yet deciphering complex legislation remains challenging. The Digital Services Act, a crucial piece of legislation, redefines platform liability within the EU. Amidst the optimistic expectations about its impact, our goal is to demystify and clarify the realities by delving into the underlying legal standards. What is our plan? *Webinar 1, November 30, 16:30 CET* - Our focus is on providing a comprehensive overview of the characteristics, goals, and framework of the DSA and placing it in the context of prior European legal structures. *Webinar 2, December 7, 16:00 CET* - Our focus is on the impact of the DSA on platform policies and terms of service, which act as a form of private governance. We aim to analyze how the DSA influences TikTok's platform documentation and the contractual relationship between the platform and its European Union consumers. *Webinar 3, December 14, 16:00 CET* - Our focus is on the specific provisions regarding transparency and enforcement as embodied in the DSA Transparency Database. We warmly invite researchers from all corners of the globe to join us, regardless of their familiarity with the law or the DSA. Let's embark on this (short) journey of learning together! Please sign in using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMlrLtPMAIonKjeVcPCGmWKkUZdjiKwr-… **Please note that we may adjust the timeslots to better accommodate participants from various time zones, depending on the sign-ups received. Join us for a regulation rollercoaster! -- *Tom Divon* Media & Culture R*esearcher* Dept. of Communication & Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC, Herzliya Tel: +972-547-532681 [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/TomDivon>[image: Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/divon.tom/>[image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/tom.divon> *Publications*: Playful Activism: Memetic Performances of Palestinian Resistance in TikTok #Challenges <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051231157607>. Playful Publics on TikTok: The Memetic Israeli-Palestinian War of #CHALLENGE <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366530633_Playful_Publics_on_TikTo…> . #JewishTikTok: The JewToks' Fight against Antisemitism <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359548581_JewishTikTok>. Serious TikTok: Can You Learn About the Holocaust in 60 seconds? <https://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/digitalholocaustmemory/2022/03/24/can-you-lear…> PERFORMING DEATH AND TRAUMA? PARTICIPATORY MEM(E)ORY AND THE HOLOCAUST IN TIKTOK# POVCHALLENGES <https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/12995> visit my web! https://tomdivon.com/

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Invitation to interdisciplinary PhD program in Hawaii
by Dan Suthers 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Aloha Air-L Colleagues and Students, We invite applications to the Communication and Information Sciences PhD program at the University of Hawaii. Founded in 1986, this is one of the first interdisciplinary programs of its kind in the country. It is sponsored by four units across three colleges: Information and Computer Sciences (College of Natural Sciences) the School of Communications and department of Library and Information Science (College of Social Sciences), and Information Technology Management (College of Business). The program is structured for interdisciplinary experience across these fields. Curricular focus areas and faculty research expertise currently include Communication & Information Theories, Community Engagement, Data Science, Digital Business Transformation, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Policy & Planning, and Social Informatics (including Social Media studies). Applicants must have a Master's degree in one of the above fields or a related field. Please see https://www.hawaii.edu/cis/, in particular the Prospective Students section. Applications are due February 1st for fall admissions. Applicants will be considered for a program support graduate assistant position, which provides a stipend, tuition waiver and benefits. Additionally, CIS students often find teaching assistantship positions in the constituent departments (see links below). Some international students receive support from the East-West Center, https://www.eastwestcenter.org/ (which has a deadline approaching: apply to them ASAP). Students interested in a more technical degree might also consider the ICS Computer Science graduate programs (https://www.ics.hawaii.edu/academics/graduate-programs/) Students who have not yet earned an MS might consider the ICS MS program, Communications or other programs in the new School of Communication and Information (https://sci.manoa.hawaii.edu/programs/) Information Technology Management (https://shidler.hawaii.edu/itm/about) or Library and Information Science (https://www.hawaii.edu/lis/) Best wishes to all for the holidays! Dan Suthers Professor, Information and Computer Sciences Chair, Communication and Information Sciences PhD Program University of Hawaii at Manoa ICS Department: http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/ CIS Program: https://www.hawaii.edu/cis/

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CFP: All Things in Moderation 2024 - Moderation in times of crisis
by Fiona Martin 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, You are invited to contribute to the second annual All Things in Moderation conference<https://allthingsinmoderation.org/> (16-17 May, 2024). Note: the conference is virtual to ensure accessibility and inclusivity. The inaugural All Things in Moderation was held in May 2023 and was a great success, uniting moderation researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the world around the theme of 'Cultures of Care'. Last years program can be accessed here.<https://events.zoom.us/e/view/auw0XsGoRras7WAgDMNBfQ> 2024 CALL FOR PAPERS: MODERATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS Proposal deadline: Feb 29, 2024. Papers due May 2024. The world is experiencing an age of poly-crises, including increasing environmental disasters, rising refugee numbers and displacement, war and invasion, generational economic inequities, declining social cohesion, a rise in authoritarianism and a decline in democracy, surging online hate, and more. These concerns are deeply interconnected, and, although they impact certain regions and communities unevenly, they materialise in a wide range of online communities and digital social settings, Humans who moderate are tasked with building or maintain safe, constructive interactions and cultures amongst and despite these crises, and in some cases, are leveraging their moderation practices to facilitate empathy and understanding. All Things in Moderation 2024 puts the age of crises under the microscope, and seeks to examine the role and impacts of online moderation in this era, with the goal of generating critical research and promoting greater understanding and visibility of moderation practices. We invite papers and academic contributions for ATIM 2024 that focus on the following and related themes: * Moderation in times of crisis (social, political, cultural, economic, environmental, etc.)  * The impact of war on online communities and moderators  * Moderation as a colonising or decolonising practice  * Moderating online activism  * Moderation as resistance  * Trauma informed approaches to moderation  * The relationships between state actors, platforms and moderators  * How automation and AI is impacting moderation in turbulent times  We welcome proposals for papers or panel (with several papers) exploring any and all aspects of these topics. In particular, we welcome submissions from non-dominant voices in academic or media on these issues, and from the global South. Email Abstracts or Proposals of 300 words with a short biography to venessa.paech(a)sydney.edu.au by February 29, 2024. Final papers are due in May 2024 for summarised presentation at the conference. Organisers may pursue a special issue journal based on contributions. VENESSA PAECH, BFA, MA She/Hers PhD Student | Community in the Age of Machine Culture Department of Media and Communication | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Lecturer: Community Management Phone: + 61 0435 217 315

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WEBCAST NOV 28 – NARALO Post ICANN78 Read out
by Joly MacFie 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

This is underway. Comprehensive! REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3N5bRuS <https://isoc.live/17087%20>On *Tuesday, 28 November, 2023* from *3pm-4:30pm EST* (20:00–21:30 UTC) the *North American Regional At-Large Organization <https://naralo.org/>* (NARALO) will host a *Post ICANN78 Read out <https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/2023-11-28+NARALO+Post+ICANN78+R…>* . *SPEAKERS* *Jonathan Zuck*, ALAC Chair *Bill Jouris*, ALAC member *Eduardo Diaz*, ALAC member *Reema Moussa*, ICANN78 fellow *Michael Karakash*, Policy Research and Implementation Manager, ICANN *Yuko Yokoyama*, Program Director, Strategic Initiatives, ICANN *Leon Sanchez*, ICANN Board member *Greg Shatan*, NARALO Chair *Adrian Schmidt*, NARALO *MODERATORS* *Greg Shatan*, NARALO Chair *Adrian Schmidt,* NARALO *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/naralo-icann78 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/naralo-icann78>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/47TQBAp <https://bit.ly/47TQBAp>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3N5bRuS <https://bit.ly/3N5bRuS>* *TWITTER #naralo #ICANN78 <https://bit.ly/4119tLN> @ICANNAtLarge @ISOCNY #netgov * *MASTODON #icann78 <https://mastodon.social/tags/icann78>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/naralo-icann78 <https://archive.org/details/naralo-icann78>* *Permalink *https://isoc.live/17087 <https://isoc.live/17087> - - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Job: TT Assistant Prof. Faculty Position in Digital Media, focusing on humanities-based HCI
by Wong, Richmond Y 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

(Apologies for potential cross posting - the full ad can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/GTDM2023<https://tinyurl.com/GTDM2023>) TT Assistant Prof. Faculty Position in Digital Media The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Digital Media with a focus on humanities-based Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Applicants will be considered at the assistant professor level. We seek an interdisciplinary practitioner whose research explores humanities-based HCI. Preference will be given to candidates whose research relates to one or more of the following current areas of focus: Educational Technology, AI, STEM/STEAM Education, Media Arts, Civic Media, Critical Cultural Studies, Feminist or Queer Science and Technology Studies (STS), or Environmental Justice. Collaboration with faculty and students working in these and other related fields across the school and the institute is encouraged. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students. Job Responsibilities The teaching load for this position is two courses per semester. Teaching responsibilities include courses at the undergraduate and graduate (MS and PhD) level that cover fundamental and specialized methods in HCI and associated areas, such as Information Design, Media Arts, Interaction Design, and Visual Design. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to participate in the ongoing development of programs meant to prepare students for careers in interaction design, information design, UI/UX, experience design, and media arts, as well as cultural and critical approaches to digital culture. As a member of LMC, the candidate will contribute to the above programs as well as the highly interdisciplinary and collaborative GVU Center and Institute for People and Technology (IPAT). The successful candidate will have access to shared laboratory and/or studio space associated with the Digital Media graduate programs, as well as other collective resources for research in the Technology Square Research Building. The hired faculty will be expected to establish a successful research trajectory, advise PhD and MS students, and contribute service to the school, college, university, and profession. Application Requirements Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a research statement, a statement on their teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy, and the names and contact information for at least three references. Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files via this link<https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL…>. Requests for information may be directed to the search chair, Dr. Brian Magerko (magerko+DMhire(a)gatech.edu<mailto:magerko+DMhire@gatech.edu>). Applications will be considered beginning Dec. 15, 2023, but the search will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate or related terminal degree is required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment. Richmond Y. Wong Assistant Professor, Digital Media School of Literature, Media, and Communication Georgia Tech Creating Ethics Infrastructures Lab<https://sites.gatech.edu/ethicsinfrastructures/> https://richmondywong.com Pronouns: he/him/his

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CFP for the 41st IVSA in Veracruz, Visual Accountability: Show, Don’t Tell
by MC Cambre 27 Nov '23

27 Nov '23

*Visual Accountability: Show, Don’t Tell* 2024 Veracruz, Mexico The International Visual Sociology Association invites submissions for its 41st annual meeting that will take place at Universidad Veracruzana, in Xalapa, Veracruz México. We welcome submissions from across the social sciences in the forms of workshops, paper presentations and exhibitions. Call For Proposals: o Abstract submission deadline: *January 30 2024 * o Abstract Submission Site:* https://easychair.org/account/signin_timeout?l=aPk4PIKGk3soWkMOA3kmyI <https://easychair.org/account/signin_timeout?l=aPk4PIKGk3soWkMOA3kmyI>* o Notification to delegates: *February 20 2024* o Early bird registration: *March 31, 2024* o Preliminary program publication: *April 15, 2024* o Registration deadline:* April 20th, 2024 (final deadline)* o Conference sessions: *26-29 June 2024* More information is available here: https://visualsociology.org/?page_id=8614 The 2024 IVSA conference is dedicated to exploring the concept of “*visual accountability*” or visually mediated practices of regulation and control. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, and accelerating through it, we identified a *shift in progress* whereby digital images took an increasingly central role in constructing, maintaining and transforming formal and informal processes of adjudicating *what counts* as true. What kind of images are considered *valid,* are allowed and accepted as-if true? How do they convince, and get authorized, and become usable? How are digital technologies influencing the impact of visuality vis-à-vis accountability? Will visual accountability be used in ways that impact vulnerable individuals (See Neu 2006)? It is worth wondering how digital image sharing contributes to digital infrastructures and impacts practices of enacting certain truths in everyday life. Particular ways of looking that are honed online and emerge out of digital sociality, challenge visual sociology to devise new ways to dialogue with audiences across the academy, bring sociological understandings to the quotidian micro-level, and connect the practice of sociology to broader public issues. Sociologist Pierre Bourdieu (1990) posited that the power of photography is extrinsic to photography itself and gains currency by communicating within a system of values. When these pictures become mobile, together with the apps that allow their creation and circulation, they contribute to what Hjorth and Pink call a “social lubricant” (2014). In 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito was reported missing in the USA: Her boyfriend was on the run. Cyber sleuths using Twitter and TikTok began to share information to build a timeline of Petito’s movements, zeroing in on the Instagram photos she had been posting up to the time she disappeared. One user noted her hair had dark roots in one photo and seemed to have been freshly dyed blonde in another; others examined the pictures and triangulated with dates to show this was an error. Lavrence and Cambre (2020) use the term, the “digital forensic gaze,” to describe ways of looking that mobilize veridical techniques when scrutinizing online images, as seen when people and groups mobilize online. In these kinds of contexts, such images are considered dubious until proven otherwise. Meanwhile, seemingly moving in the opposite direction, institutions and corporations are using everyday images as evidence and are asking employees and others to “prove” their claims with photos. For example, in June 2022, the FedEx Corporation in the USA announced it would be offering “Picture proof of delivery” for packages released without a signature. Customers tracking packages will receive a photo showing its location. But what if the package is removed or the picture is manipulated? What might be at stake in the gradual normalization of these practices? A sense of obligation to “show” not just “tell” has begun to permeate the professional sphere, and nascent practices of institutional requests for photographs from employees and other members has slowly been gaining legitimacy. What are the implications of these new practices for visual sociology? What kinds of literacies are required to navigate these emerging ocular regimes? How are people everywhere mobilizing images as testimony and using visual practices to stake their veridical claims? *BEYOND THE THEME:* Abstracts may also address other topics relating to visual methods, theories, and the visual analysis of society, culture and social relationships, beyond the general conference theme. *Possible topics include but are not limited to:* · Images as legitimation · Post-truth, trust, and verification · visual methodologies and accountability · visual theory and digital representation · Public perception and deep fakes · Activism, engagement and “situatedness” · Visibility, invisibility and the edited image · Digital sociality and performance · Surveillance and sousveillance · Seeing and being seen - social media · Approaches to AI · Photographs as “proof” in the everyday (work and social) · Game playing, social interaction, and machine vision · Re/Presentation saving face/losing face · Digital crowds: sociological publics · Hyper-scrutiny the 21st century · Surveillance-based social credit systems · Visual ethics, collaboration & the researcher gaze · Framing the digital gaze *ABOUT IVSA & THE CONFERENCE* “*The IVSA is a non-profit, democratic and academically oriented professional organization devoted to the visual study of society, culture, and social relationships. Our members represent a wide spectrum of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, education, visual communication, photography, filmmaking, art and journalism*” ( visualsociology.org) Whilst strongly rooted in the discipline of sociology, the IVSA welcomes participation from a wide range of disciplinary and artistic approaches. We also encourage those unfamiliar with visual methods and analysis to visually innovate and experiment in their respective areas of substantive specialization. As well as panel sessions, the conference will include a student poster competition, research-creation exhibition, keynote address, and spotlight panels, “walking the city” experiences and workshops. The 2024 Scholarly Awards will be announced and celebrated. For more information about IVSA and conference guidelines, please visit: visualsociology.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visualsociology.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_ivsa_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisualScholars *CONTACT: Scientific co-ordinator:* *rhettalexandr.canojacome(a)concordia.ca* <rhettalexandr.canojacome(a)concordia.ca> *Veracruz co-ordinator : **pickupcw(a)gmail.com* <pickupcw(a)gmail.com> *Research assistants:* *emiliamejillas(a)gmail.com* <emiliamejillas(a)gmail.com>* ; **caeso03(a)gmail.com* <caeso03(a)gmail.com> This event is being held through bi-lateral co-operation between Quebec, Canada and Veracruz, Mexico, we thank Concordia University, Montreal and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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28th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2024): Third Call for Papers
by Announce 27 Nov '23

27 Nov '23

*** Third Call for Papers *** 28th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2024) 19-21 June, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/iceccs2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 8 December, 2023 AoE ***) Recent years have witnessed a rapidly rising emphasis on the design, implementation and management of complex computer systems which are present in every aspect of human activities, such as manufacturing, communications, defence, transportation, aerospace, hazardous environments, energy, and healthcare. These complex systems are frequently distributed over heterogeneous networks and process a large amount of data, leveraging emerging artificial intelligence (AI), large language models, and machine learning techniques. Complexity arises from many factors, including the dynamic environment and the scenarios these systems operate in, demanding and sometimes conflicting requirements in functionality, efficiency, scalability, security, dependability and adaptability, data heterogeneity, as well as the wide range of development methodologies, programming languages and implementation details. Performance, real-time behaviour, fault tolerance, robustness, security, adaptability, development time and cost, and long life concerns are some of the key issues arising in the development of such systems. The International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS) is a well-established event that has been held around the world for over 25 years. The goal of this conference is to bring together industrial, academic, and government experts from a variety of application domains and software disciplines, to discuss how the disciplines’ problems and solution techniques interact within the whole system. Researchers, practitioners, tool developers and users, and technology transfer experts are all welcome. The scope of the conference includes long-term research issues, near-term requirements and challenges, established complex systems, emerging promising tools, and retrospective and prospective reflections of research and development into complex systems. LIST OF TOPICS Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, unpublished research results, case studies and tools. Papers are solicited in all areas related to complex computer-based systems, including the causes of complexity and means of avoiding, controlling, or coping with complexity. Topic areas include, but are not limited to: Requirements, modeling and formal methods • Requirements analysis and specification • Model-driven development • Model checking • SAT/SMT solvers for software analysis and testing AI, Complex intelligent models and complex systems • Big data management • Data-drive and AI-backed systems • Machine learning for Software Engineering • AI4SE and SE4AI • Adaptive, self-managing and multi-agent systems Security, reliability and dependability • Safety-critical and fault-tolerant architectures • Formal methods • Security and privacy of complex systems • Privacy-preserving AI • Fairness Software engineering • Verification and validation • Reverse engineering and refactoring • Software architecture • Human Machine Interaction • Agile methods Realistic complex systems • Ubiquitous computing, context awareness, sensor networks • Cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things (IoT) • Autonomous systems and self-healing systems • Industrial case studies Different kinds of contributions are sought, including novel research, lessons learned, experience reports, and discussions of practical problems faced by industry and user domains. The ultimate goal is to build a rich and comprehensive conference program that can fit the interests and needs of different classes of attendees: professionals, researchers, managers, and students. A program goal is to organize several sessions that include both academic and industrial papers on a given topic and culminate panels to discuss relationships between industrial and academic research. COLLABORATION WITH THE ACM TRANSACTIONS ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND METHODOLOGY (TOSEM) To facilitate the dissemination of high-quality research presented at ICECCS 2024, selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their accepted conference papers to ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM). Authors of these selected papers are kindly requested to submit their extended manuscripts within six months following their conference presentation. Upon the authors' acceptance of this invitation, TOSEM will provide comprehensive instructions and requirements for the submission and review process. TOSEM will conduct its rigorous review process and make final decisions on acceptance. SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION Full papers are divided into two categories: Technical Papers and Experience Reports. The papers submitted to both categories will be reviewed by the program committee members, and papers accepted in either category will be published in the conference proceedings. Technical papers should describe original research, and experience reports should present practical projects carried out in the industry, and reflect on the lessons learnt from them. Short paper submissions describe early-stage, ongoing or PhD research. All short papers will be reviewed by the program committee members, and accepted short papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Submissions to the conference must not have been published or be concurrently considered for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be judged on the basis of originality, contribution to the field, technical and presentation quality, and relevance to the conference. The proceedings have been published by the Conference Publishing Services (CPS) of the IEEE Computer Society. Submitted manuscripts should be in English and formatted in the style of the double-column IEEE CPS format. Full papers should not exceed 9 pages + 1 page for bibliography, and short papers should not exceed 5 pages + 1 page for bibliography, including figures, references, and appendices. All submissions should be in PDF format. Submissions not adhering to the specified format and length may be rejected immediately without review. Please prepare your manuscripts in accordance with the IEEE CPS guidelines. https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html . We invite all prospective authors to submit their manuscripts via the ICECCS 2024 portal, hosted by the EasyChair conference management system. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceccs2024 . IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract Submissions Due: 08 December, 2023 AoE • Full Paper Submissions Due: 15 December, 2023 AoE • Acceptance/Rejection Notification: 15 March, 2024 • Camera-ready Due: 15 April, 2024 • Author Registration Due: 15 April, 2024 • Conference Dates: 19-21 June, 2024 ORGANISATION Steering Committee • Jin Song Dong, National University of Singapore, Singapore • Mike Hinchey, University of Limerick, Ireland • Xiaohong Li, Tianjin University, China • Shaoying Liu, Hiroshima University, Japan • Mauro Pezze, University in Lugano, Switzerland • Roy Sterritt, Ulster University, United Kingdom • Jing Sun (Chair), University of Auckland, New Zealand General Co-Chairs • Yamine Ait-Ameur, IRIT, France • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Guangdong Bai, University of Queensland, Australia • Fuyuki Ishikawa, National Institute of Informatics, Japan

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Job opening: Fully funded 4-year PhD and Postdoctoral positions in media and computational methods in Finland
by Anna Rantasila 26 Nov '23

26 Nov '23

Dear Aoir folks! The Lappeenranta University of Technology's small but steadily growing department of social and communicational sciences is looking for a PhD researcher and postdoctoral researcher for its research group of global communication sciences. We're looking for people who are well-versed in computational methods and who are interested in applying those skills in analysing news and other media materials. The deadline for applications is December 12, at midninght GMT+2! Both positions are for 4years, and the postdoctoral position has an opportunity to continue as an associate professor after evaluation. Both positions are based in Lappeenranta, Finland. For more information and detailed application instructions, please see the ads at LUT's recruiting website (links below). PhD: https://lut.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?jid=1012&o=A_RJ Postdoc: https://lut.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?jid=1008&o=A_RJ Please feel free to circulate the ads in your networks. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. With Kind Regards, Dr. Anna Rantasila anna.rantasila(a)lut.fi<mailto:anna.rantasila@lut.fi> +358 50 3223039 University Lecturer, Communication Sciences School of Engineering Sciences LUT University

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Job: User Experience Design Program at Wilfrid Laurier University
by kenneth werbin 26 Nov '23

26 Nov '23

Hi All, The User Experience Design Program at Wilfrid Laurier University (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) is welcoming applications for a Tenured Associate Professor. Full details can be found here: https://careers.wlu.ca/job/Brantford-Tenured-Associate-Professor-User-Exper… Applications are due on *January 15, 2024* with an anticipated July 1, 2024 start date. Please share this opportunity widely! Thanks, Ken Kenneth C. Werbin Associate Professor, User Experience Design Wilfrid Laurier University kwerbin(a)wlu.ca

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