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Grant program announcement: NEH's Dangers and Opportunities of Technology
by Brennan, Sheila 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Greetings colleagues, The National Endowment for the Humanities Dangers & Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities (DOT)<https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectiv…> grant program is now accepting applications for the October 11, 2023, deadline. DOT issues a direct call for new research that explores the relationship between technology and culture as well as technology's dramatic impacts on society. Please note that "technology" may be interpreted broadly and that DOT encourages research into technologies not only of the modern or digital era but from any time period. A short, recorded presentation is available on the program's resource page<https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectiv…> detailing the program's goals, requirements, restrictions, and application process that may be watched at any time. I invite you to join me and other program officers from the Office of Digital Humanities for a live Q&A session about DOT Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 2pm Eastern. Click here to register for the Q&A<https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/9fd1d723-2090-4ebb-982b-f38ad7…>. NEH is also launching a new initiative, Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence (AI), to support research projects that seek to understand and address AI's ethical, legal, and societal implications. If you are interested in the program, but don't think you will be applying this year, we always need peer reviewers. Please contact us to volunteer odh(a)neh.gov<mailto:odh@neh.gov>. We will offer one more deadline for the DOT program next year, September 12, 2024. Cheers, Sheila _____________________________ Sheila A Brennan, PhD (she/her) Senior Program Officer & Dangers and Opportunities of Technology Team Lead Office of Digital Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities http://neh.gov/odh

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Job - PDRA (0.6 FTE), Online Civic Culture Centre, Communication and Media, Loughborough University
by Andrew Chadwick 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Colleagues, We have a new opening here at Loughborough for a postdoc on the Leverhulme-funded Everyday Misinformation Project. It’s a part-time role (three days a week) for about six months from mid-September. The role would suit a researcher with a recently-awarded PhD. In formal terms this is not a remote working position, but we can be flexible in accommodating the appointee’s desired working arrangements. Here is a link to the job advertisement: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?… If that link expires, the notice can be found by going to this page and doing a simple search here: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/> The deadline is **August 11** Please feel free to circulate this notice. Many thanks in advance! Yours, Andy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Professor Andrew Chadwick PhD, FRSA, FAcSS Professor of Political Communication, Director, Online Civic Culture Centre<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/> (O3C<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/>), Department of Communication and Media<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/communication-media/>, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Website<https://www.andrewchadwick.com/> PI: Everyday Misinformation Project<https://www.everyday-mis.info/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor: Oxford Studies in Digital Politics<https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/o/oxford-studies-in-digital-…> I never expect you to read or reply outside of your chosen working hours.

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Digital Data Processing 2023 IEEE CPS
by ijwa dline.info 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Third International Conference on Digital Data Processing University of Bedfordshire Luton. UK November 27-29, 2023 Hybrid mode- Virtual/Physical www.socio.org.uk/ddp IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings (Xplore) Data grows voluminously and exponentially with heterogeneity and complexity. A single organisation or industry processes over a few million transactions hourly and stores several petabytes of data. We live in a world of tremendous pressure to analyse and process data more efficiently, where Data analytics can reflect hidden patterns, incomprehensible relationships, intrinsic information relations, and segmentation. Data applications have introduced cutting-edge possibilities in every activity in our life. Thus, studying data and its underlying structure, dynamics of data relations, and newer data technologies is a never-ending process. The literature and research on data management are enormous; they do not sufficiently solve the data processing requirements. Currently, the use of technology and interrelations among information pieces generate gargantuan amounts of data. Many studies tend to develop models and systems to analyse voluminous datasets. Analysing the impact of data leads to application domains on decisions that have a systematic influence. Knowledge generated from data analysis can enable the production of critical information for several domains. Hence this conference reviews and discusses the recent trends, opportunities, and pitfalls of data management and how it has impacted organizations to create successful business and technology strategies and remain updated in data technology. This conference also highlights the current open research directions of data analytics that require further consideration. The proposed conference will discuss topics not limited to Data applications in various domains and activities Data in cloud Real-world data processing Data inaccuracy and reliability issues Data Ecosystem Business Analytics New data analytics techniques Physical and management challenges Privacy and Security Crowdsourcing and Sensing Data modelling Deep learning techniques Data fusion Descriptive analytics, Diagnostic analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Prescriptive analytics Machine learning Network optimization Data in Biomedical Engineering Data in Materials science and mechanics Data handling and applications in domains Wireless Networking Data Management Data of Electronic & Embedded Systems Multi-media Systems Data Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems Data E-Computing Data Renewable Energies Data Publications The IEEE Xplore will publish the DDP papers. Besides modified versions of the papers will appear in the following journals. 1. Journal on Data Semantics 2. Technologies 3. Data Technologies and Applications 4. Journal of Digital Information Management 5. International Journal of Computational Linguistics 6. Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering Important Dates Full Paper Submission: September 10, 2023 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: October 10, 2023 Registration Due: November 10, 2023 Camera Ready Due: November 10, 2023 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos: November 28, 2023 Main conference: November 27-29, 2023 Post-conference proceedings: December 20, 2023 General Chair Ezendu Ariwa, Chair UK& RI IEEE TEMS, UK Program Chairs Ramiro Smano Robles, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua, Portugal Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Program Co-Chairs Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico – Dion Goh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Publicity Chair Hathairat Ketmaneechairat, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand Paper Submission: http://socio.org.uk/ddp/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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PostDoc on "Ethics of AI" @ Science of Intelligence Berlin (d/w/m)
by Burema, Dafna Jasmine 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Dear colleagues, at Charité Berlin we have a vacancy for a postdoctoral position in the project Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. The project is conducted within the Cluster of Excellence “Science of Intelligence" (SCIOI, https://www.scioi.de) in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin. The project will be jointly headed by Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes and Dr. Scott Robbins. The research project explores ethical issues that arise in the context of AI research. SCIOI involves researchers from several relevant disciplines, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, control, robotics, computer vision, behavioral biology, psychology, educational science, neuroscience and philosophy. The cluster has multiple interdisciplinary research projects that combine analytical and synthetic approaches to address central aspects of individual, social, and collective intelligence. Researchers in the cluster investigate questions related to robotics, artificial intelligence, and biological intelligence research. The current project focuses on the ethical implications of intelligence research across multiple stages of the research process, ranging from research design and data acquisition to the potential impact of future research results. The project will implement a span of methods, including conceptual analysis, philosophical discourse analysis, expert interviews, focus groups, and predictive assessments. The postholder will work on designing conducting, analysing, and disseminating our ethics-oriented research in terms of presentations, project reports, and publications. Participation in research colloquia, lecture series, and workshops, as well as active participation in the cluster's research activities is expected. The call is aimed at postdoc researchers with a Doctoral degree / PhD in ethics, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, computer science or a related discipline. The applicant should ideally have substantial knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: applied ethics and ethics of technology, philosophy and sociology of science and technology, behavioral research techniques (such as questionnaires and online polls) and/or methods of philosophical conceptual analysis. A candidate with a background in computer science or artificial intelligence would be an additional benefit, but not necessary. Excellent written and spoken English is also required. Additional useful competences include experience with methods and processes of technological impact assessment; experience in conducting expert interviews and focus group discussions; research experience in the area of robotics and artificial intelligence; background in programming, engineering, or natural science; German language skills. The fixed-term project will start on the 1.10.2023 and run until 31.12.2025. Salary grade ist TVÖD/VKA E13. Please submit your application including usual documents (application letter, CV, references) before 1.9.2023 to sekretariat-haynes(a)charite.de<mailto:sekretariat-haynes@charite.de> using "Postdoc AI-Ethics" as subject. We might be able to consider later submissions, but cannot guarantee this. --- Dr. Dafna Burema Postdoctoral Researcher Science of Intelligence, TU Berlin T: +49 (0)3031470641 E: Burema(a)tu-berlin.de<mailto:Burema@tu-berlin.de> W: https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/people/dafna-burema/

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CFP Digital Intimacies Conference (14-15th, December)
by Andrea Alarcon 06 Aug '23

06 Aug '23

Abstracts due August 25th The Digital Intimacies 9 call for papers is now live! The theme for 2023 is "Life Among the Ruins": * "Without stories of progress, the world has become a terrifying place. The ruin glares at us with the horror of its abandonment. It’s not easy to know how to make a life, much less avert planetary destruction. Luckily there is still company, human and not human. We can still explore the overgrown verges of our blasted landscapes…" (Tsing, 2015, pp. 282).* Digital intimate publics express that the “vibe is off”, a sense that things aren’t quite right as we doom scroll on and on and on. A state of precarity and instability has left ruin and decay in its wake. From failed political systems, burnt-out utopias and bombed out landscapes, to the eerie and empty urban spaces of the mass industrial era, the persistent rubble left from (neo)colonisation and cultures threatened by climate crises, to recently obsolescent technologies, hyperlinks rotting away, and glitchy automated systems. Despite the rubble seeming dead and inert, Anna Tsing (2015) reminds us that ruins are lively places where new multi-species and multi-cultures thrive. From a flattened out, ruined landscape, new possibilities grow. Ruins can be enclaves of hope as much as mourning, loss, and longing: they not only invoke nostalgic reflections, but open up space to dream and imagine the future. Digital intimate publics share the affective experience of life amid the ruin. They are formed in circumstances of something being ‘off’, of being squeezed, constituted from positions of non-dominance. Digital intimacies come to be not in the gleaming corporate towers and cathedrals, but in the messy in-between spaces where resilient, creative practices of ‘making do’ emerge. For Digital Intimacies 9 we ask in what ways are digital intimacies reckoning with the ruined structures they find themselves in? We invite submissions across disciplines to critically engage with, interpret, locate, theorise, or dissect the notion of life amid the ruins in abstract and creative ways. Additionally we encourage applicants to think broadly about the intersections between digital intimate publics and ruins to look with a hopeful eye for what may grow on the edges of our worlds. We welcome papers and presentations in various formats exploring topics including but not restricted to: · Everyday responses to ruin · Tactics and strategies of ‘making do’. · Obsolescent technologies and outdated digital media. · The politics of nostalgia and the future. · Stories, voices and practices from the margins. · Resistance, opposition and subversion in digital spaces. · Community, kinship and care during and after crises. · As well as papers covering broader questions and topics relating to digital intimacies. This year Digital Intimacies 9 is being organised as a joint collaboration between Digital Cultures and Societies at the University of Queensland and the Digital Media Research Centre at QUT. *To submit please email digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au <digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au> with a 200-300 word abstract and a 1-2 sentence bio by August 25th.* The symposium will be a hybrid event held from the 14th to the 15th of December at QUT Gardens Point campus, Brisbane, Australia (lift access available) and online. For more information check out our website: Digital Intimacies 9 - Call For Papers <https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/digital-intimacies-9/>. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email us at digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au. As always, please feel free to forward to any interested colleagues. References: Tsing, A. L. (2015). The mushroom at the end of the world: On the possibility of life in capitalist ruins. Princeton University Press. Cheers, The Digital Intimacies 9 organising crew. -- *ANDREA ALARCON* *+ The Usefulness of Open Events: Navigating Professional Spaces of Urban Meetups <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14614448211072827>. * *+ Postdoctoral Fellow*+ University of Queensland, | DigitalCultures and Societies <https://hass.uq.edu.au/Digital-Cultures-and-Societies>| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences + www.andreaalarcon.net <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.andreaalarcon.net__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p…> | @a2sojet <https://twitter.com/a2sojet?lang=en>

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Call for Papers: The Impact of Digital Technology on the Relationships between People and Wildlife
by Aal, Konstantin 06 Aug '23

06 Aug '23

***apologies for cross-posting*** Dear list members, We'd like to share with you a call for papers for a research topic we are co-editing in the journal "Frontiers in Human Dynamics": The impact of digital technology on human-wildlife relationships https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/49724/the-impact-of-digital-tec… The current deadline can be found on the website. Digital technology (DT) is having an increasing impact on human-wildlife interactions. There are now numerous smartphone applications dedicated to wildlife identification, people share wildlife-related information on social media, citizen science projects use DT to support data collection, and it is now actively used in conservation efforts. This Research Topic aims to bring together a collection of papers that explore the impact of digital technology on the relationship between people and all forms of wildlife, for better or worse, in different contexts, and to identify the many challenges that remain and the efforts being made to address them. We are looking for full research papers, shorter position and perspective pieces, and even more creative or experimental contributions that seek to address and explore different aspects of the role of DT in human-wildlife interaction (HWI) and how it can impact, including - Wildlife-related (citizen) science and approaches to verifying and validating data received from citizen science programmes; - The impact of DT design on wildlife-related data collection and related interventions - The use of social media in relation to wildlife and related data collection; - The role of DT in promoting information about wildlife in rural and urban areas; - The public use of wildlife-related applications and their impact; - The use of DT by wildlife professionals and organisations to promote public engagement; - DT and wildlife activism; - How DT enables wildlife conservation, stewardship or care, and how it supports wildlife welfare and well-being; - The role played by DT in ameliorating HWC; - DT and the development of wildlife-related public policy; - The impact DT has had on human relationships to other wildlife. Many thanks and best wishes, -- Konstantin Aal Research assistant and PhD student pronouns: he/him/his Information Systems and New Media SFB 1187 "Medien der Kooperation" University of Siegen Kohlbettstr. 15, 57072 Siegen Raum. US-E-102 Tel. +49 (0)271 / 740 3383 Mob. +49 (0)176 / 30 780 007 http://www.uni-siegen.de/fb5/wirtschaftsinformatik/index.html.en?lang=en

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Timely, yikes--do you need electronic access to library DVDs/Blu-Ray?
by Patricia Aufderheide 05 Aug '23

05 Aug '23

We need your stories to help US researchers work better under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act! (Filings are due Aug 18 to win waivers from the harsh penalties for de-encryption.) Today's issue: film libraries are now allowed to unlock out-of-print DVDs and Blu-ray titles in their collections for replacement or preservation. But they are only allowed to provide access to these preservation/replacement copies on the library premises. Has this limitation interfered with your ability to perform research? Would your research activities benefit if the library would be able to provide you with remote access, e.g., stream the film to you? If so, could you provide examples of the sort of research that would benefit from remote access to out-of -print titles? A story about how your work was hampered by this limitation? For these waivers, the Copyright Tribunal deals in specifics—they need evidence there's a problem, not hypotheticals. If you have a story, please share TODAY with my awesome colleague Jonathan Band, jband(a)policybandwidth.com. Or me, I can pass it on. Your stories matter! Thank you! "칠전, 팔기"--Korean proverb (Seven falls, eight rises) Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication (she/they) Living and working on unceded lands of Nacotchtank and Piscataway peoples Founder and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 @paufder @cmsimpact cmsimpact.org<http://cmsimpact.org> paufder(a)american.edu<mailto:paufder@american.edu> 202-885-2069 office 240-643-4805 mobile Zoom Office Hours: https://american.zoom.us/j/96788556467?pwd=eFNpa2JMWlZQRm5pT1Z0b3RVUlRXQT09 Reclaiming Fair Use--t<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022637419X?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9be…>he second edition is out, with new stories, quizzes and entirely new chapters on the surprising success of fair use in enabling creativity!

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WEBCAST AUG 2 – Manthan: Impact of Network usage Fees and Selective Blocking
by Joly MacFie 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Just about to start. This is the second CCAOI consultation on MANTHAN, the first one is here <https://isoc.live/16350/> [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16746>On *Wednesday 2 August 2023* at *4pm-6pm IST* (10:30-12:30 UTC) *CCAOI <http://ccaoi.in/>* hosts an online interactive stakeholder discussion '*Manthan: Impact of Network usage Fees and Selective Blocking <https://bit.ly/3OFcwV9>*'. Telecom Regulator in India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper '*Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services, and Selective Banning of OTT Services <https://trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/CP_07072023_0.pdf>*'. In that context, experts would be deliberating on the issue of network usage fees, selective banning and their impact, OTT regulation and explore possible alternative solutions to address the issues faced by Telcos. This will be followed by open discussion. *SPEAKERS* *Alexandre Roure*, CCIA *Anjali Hans*, Vodafone Idea Limited *Dr. Mahesh Uppal*, ComFirst (India) *Parag Kar*, Independent Consultant *Gowree Gokhale*, Nishith Desai & Associates *Tejasi Panjiar*, Internet Freedom Foundation, India *Gopal Jain*, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court *Uthara Ganesh*, Snap Inc. *Vertika Misra*, NASSCOM *MODERATOR / HOST* *Amrita Choudhury*, CCAOI *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ccaoi-manthan2 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ccaoi-manthan2>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3OFcwV9 <https://bit.ly/3OFcwV9>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/47cbp6L <https://bit.ly/47cbp6L>* *TWITTER #DigitalCompetitionAct <https://bit.ly/3OlREkF> @AmritaChoudhury @ISOCapac* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.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/ccaoi-manthan2 <https://archive.org/details/ccaoi-manthan2>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Open Access: DataPublics - The Construction of Publics in Datafied Democracies
by Bahar Celik Muller 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

***Apologies for cross-posting*** Our new Open Access book, DataPublics – The Construction of Publics in Datafied Democracies | Bristol University Press<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book/9781529228649/978152…>, is now out. Please feel free to share this with students and colleagues. For a taste of our books in Science, Technology and Society, add your name and email address to the list here before 7A<https://forms.gle/7ucbiJthXGrZeAVU8>ugust and sign up to our mailing list and we’ll send you free ebook of Slow Computing - Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives, By Rob Kitchin and Alistair Fraser<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/slow-computing>. You may also be interested in free introduction chapters, articles and additional Open Access content in our Science, Technology and Society collection on Bristol University Press Digital<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/browse?submittedFilterId=by-type&…>. To access the full collection<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/browse?submittedFilterId=by-type&…>, please recommend this resource to your librarian. Please let me know if you would like further information. Many thanks, Bahar Muller Bahar Muller (she/her) Senior Marketing Coordinator Keep up with all our news and get a discount on ALL Bristol University Press and Policy Press books by signing up to our newsletter<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/signup-bup-pp?utm_source=signature&utm…>. Discover our series<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/series?utm_source=signature&utm_medium…> We have over 80 series in our publishing programme, and many of them are accepting submissions. Transforming Society Podcast<https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/themes/podcasts/?utm_source=signature…> Responding to social issues and exploring how we can transform society together. Bristol University Press Digital Browse our free collections<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/free-content?utm_source=sign…>, including decolonization and migration. Our 2023 charity is Suicide Prevention Bristol. Find out more and donate here<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/charity?utm_source=signature&utm_mediu…>. Bristol University Press and Policy Press 1-9 Old Park Hill, Bristol BS2 8BB, UK Telephone: +44 117 455 7330

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Call for RAs and PhD Asscoates: "Mapping Global Impacts of Hallyu"
by Natalia Grincheva 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Hello all, The Research Team of the *International Research Project "Mapping Global Impacts of Hallyu," *lead by Prof Dal Young Jin and Dr Natalia Grincheva is seeking for Research Assistants and PhD Research Associates. You can learn more about the project here: https://datatopower.net/hallyu MA and PhD students who are keen to advance their expertise in new methodologies, including geo visualization and machine learning and get valuable experience in a high-profile international research project, can submit their application *by September 15, 2023*. Explore the call for applications here: https://datatopower.net/hallyu#join I would appreciate if your spread the call among your colleagues, students and peers many thanks Dr Natalia Grincheva <https://grincheva.com/> Programme Leader, BA(Hons) Arts Management, School of Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore Senior Research Fellow (Hon) Digital Studio, the University of Melbourne

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