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CfP: The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation
by Dieuwertje Luitse 10 May '23

10 May '23

Call for Papers: The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation Is the data good enough for training purposes? Does the model perform accurately enough? Is the error rate low enough? Such questions of ‘good enough’ are at the very core of the process of Machine Learning (ML) evaluation and can also be considered a highly political process in the development of ML systems. There is already a growing interest in the political implications of ML in relation to, for example, dataset construction and the political capacities of specific ML models or foundational algorithmic techniques. However, there has been less focus on the politics of evaluation practices and techniques in ML. To further explore this issue, we invite contributions to a workshop on ‘The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation’ at the University of Amsterdam in November 2023. The aim of this workshop is to collectively engage with conceptualisations and the methodologies of how to study ML evaluation techniques. We invite papers that engage with conceptual, methodological, and political questions in relation to topics, such as but are not limited to: * Dataset construction * Data labelling practices * Ground truths and benchmarks * Biases in evaluation * Metrics * Errors and error analysis * Evaluation techniques Concretely, we invite papers that engage in conceptualising or historizing ML evaluation as a politically contested practice, provide methodological approaches to the study of evaluation techniques or empirical examples of ML evaluation in practice. It will be an interdisciplinary workshop and we invite scholars from a variety of disciplines. The workshop: The workshop is organised by Dieuwertje Luitse,<https://www.uva.nl/profiel/l/u/d.luitse/d.luitse.html> Anna Schjøtt Hansen<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/a/a.s.hansen/a.s.hansen.html> and Tobias Blanke<https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/professors/university-prof…>, and it will take place on Thursday 16 (afternoon) & Friday 17 November 2023, at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)<https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2023/11/politics-of-machine-learning-eval…> located in the city centre of Amsterdam. The workshop will feature three keynotes by Florian Jaton (University of Lausanne), Nanna Bonde Thylstrup (Copenhagen Business School) and Claudia Aradau (Kings College London). Accepted papers will get the opportunity to receive feedback from one of the three keynote speakers as well as peer-discussants. Furthermore, we aim to develop a special issue in a peer-reviewed journal on the basis of the submitted papers, for which all workshop participants will have the opportunity to contribute. Submission details: Deadline for submission is June 30th of the 300-500 words abstract. Abstracts should be sent to a.s.hansen(a)uva.nl<mailto:a.s.hansen@uva.nl> and d.luitse(a)uva.nl,<mailto:d.luitse@uva.nl> with the subject line ‘Workshop: Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation’. Before the workshop in November, participants will be expected to send draft discussion papers for other participants and keynotes to read. The workshop is funded by the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA),<https://asca.uva.nl/> the Amsterdam school for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM)<https://ahm.uva.nl/> and the Research Priority Area Human(e) AI<https://humane-ai.nl/>. It will be hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Amsterdam.

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ACM Internet Measurement Conference 2023, October 24-26, 2023, Montreal, Canada, Paper Submission Deadline: May 26, 2023
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 10 May '23

10 May '23

================================================================================================================ ACM Internet Measurement Conference 2023 October 24-26, 2023, Montreal, Canada https://conferences.sigcomm.org/imc/2023/ Paper registration: May 20, 2023 Paper submission: May 26, 2023 Early reject notification: July 14, 2023 Notification: August 18, 2023 Submission Site: https://imc2023.hotcrp.com/. ================================================================================================================ The Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) is a highly selective venue for the presentation of measurement-based research in data communications. As we are in the era of data-driven research, IMC 2023 will focus on improving the standard in the collection, usage, and sharing of network measurements for the research community. Despite the efforts in stimulating reproducibility of research as well as sharing of data, little progress has been made in our community to make research data open. Therefore, without fundamentally changing the topics in scope compared to previous years, our attention when assessing contributions will be particularly on the willingness of the authors to share their data and make their work reproducible. New this year: To encourage data sharing and reproducibility, authors will be required to make a declaration on artifact availability (full, partial, or no availability) for the submitted work. Since legitimate reasons (such as proprietary and privacy reasons) may prevent authors from sharing artifacts, papers will be assessed based on whether the contributions warrant acceptance despite the lack of artifact availability. In the case of no availability of artifacts, the authors are expected to explain why this is the case in a specific section. Artifact submission is not required at the paper submission time. All papers accepted to the program will be shepherded to ensure that the artifacts promised have been made available. IMC takes a broad view of contributions that are considered in scope for improving the practice of network measurement, including, but not limited to: * collection and analysis of data that yield new insights about network structure and network performance (e.g., traffic, topology, routing, energy utilization, performance) * collection and analysis of data that yield new insights about application and end-user behavior (e.g., economics, privacy, security, application interaction with protocols) * measurement-based modeling (e.g., workloads, scaling behavior, assessment of performance bottlenecks, causality) * methods and tools to monitor and visualize network-based phenomena * systems and algorithms that build on measurement-based findings * Theoretical analysis and modeling of networked-systems and measurement techniques * Novel methods for data collection, analysis, and storage (e.g., anonymization, querying, sharing) * reappraisal of previous empirical network measurements and measurement-based conclusions * descriptions of challenges and future directions the measurement community should pursue Networks of interest include: * Internet transit networks * edge networks, including home networks, broadband access networks (e.g., cable, fiber), and cellular networks * data center networks and cloud computing infrastructure * peer-to-peer, overlay, and content distribution networks * software-defined networks * online social networks * online services, platforms, and content providers * experimental networks, prototype networks, and future internetworks Review process and criteria IMC 2023 invites two forms of submissions: * Full papers (up to 13 pages for text and figures + unlimited pages for references and appendix) that describe original research, with succinctness appropriate to the topics and themes they discuss. * Short papers (up to 6 pages for text and figures + unlimited pages for references and appendix) that convey work that is less mature but shows exciting promise, OR offer results that do not merit a full submission. Short papers could articulate a high-level vision and describe challenging future directions that the authors believe the community should tackle; validate, verify, or update important results; or present new ideas that challenge existing assumptions. Any submission exceeding the short paper page-length limit will be evaluated as a full paper. Authors should submit only original work that has not been published before and is not under submission to any other venue. We will consider full paper submissions that extend previously published short, preliminary papers (including IMC short papers), in accordance with the SIGCOMM policy and the ACM Plagiarism Policy. The ACM policy on simultaneous submissions does not consider technical reports (including arXiv) to be concurrent publication or submission. IMC 2023 will bestow two awards on paper submissions, (1) a Best Paper award; and (2) a Community Contribution award. The best paper award will recognize the outstanding paper at the conference, and all accepted papers are eligible for it. The community contribution award will recognize a paper with an outstanding contribution to the community in the form of a new dataset, source code distribution, open platform, or other noteworthy service to the community. To be eligible for the community award, the authors must make data or source code publicly available or have a software artifact that is accessible and usable by the public at the time of the camera-ready deadline. The authors indicate their eligibility on the submission form and are also encouraged to include a link to the contribution in the submitted paper. A few accepted papers may be forwarded for fast-track submission to IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. Anonymity Guidelines Authors are expected to make a good-faith effort to anonymize papers. As an author, you should not identify yourself in the paper either explicitly or by implication (e.g., through the references). Anonymization of important details are not required, if they are critical for the evaluation of the paper. For example, system names may be left de-anonymized, if the system name is important for a reviewer to be able to evaluate the work, and the paper may point to existing public datasets and artifacts that highlight or underscore the contributions outlined in the paper. Please follow the following guidelines: Author names and affiliations must not appear on any submission. Identifying information such as grant numbers must not be included on submissions. The text of the submission must refer to the authors' own previous work in the third person, unless the previous work provides important context for evaluation of the existing contribution (e.g., the paper describes an implementation or deployment of a method previously developed by the same authors). Authors are explicitly allowed to post their submissions on Arxiv or other public websites, and reviewers will be discouraged from searching for such listings while a submission is under review. However, authors are strongly discouraged from engaging in publicity for their papers while they are under review, unless doing so is in the public interest (e.g., responsible disclosure). Authors who are unsure of whether they are allowed to publicize their double-blind submissions should contact the program committee co-chairs at imc2023pcchairs(a)acm.org<mailto:imc2023pcchairs@acm.org>. More information about the CFP: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/imc/2023/cfp/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Vice 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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Texas TikTok Ban: looking to connect with others affected
by Jacqueline Vickery 09 May '23

09 May '23

Hi AoIR researchers, I'm looking for fellow professors and/or students employed/enrolled at public Texas universities who have had their research or teaching negatively affected by the TikTok ban. I've been in contact with the Knight First Amendment Institute about a potential lawsuit and am looking to chat with others in a similar position. I'm Associate Professor of Media Arts at UNT, but I'm using my personal email address to communicate about this. You can reach me at: jvickery183(a)gmail.com if you'd be willing to chat with me more about how you've been affected. Thanks, Jacqueline

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CfA: Theorizing Platform Content Moderation: Power, Resistance, and Democratic Control
by Naomi Appelman 09 May '23

09 May '23

CfA: Theorizing Platform Content Moderation: Power, Resistance, and Democratic Control Key facts: -Conference: 2023 MANCEPT (Manchester Centre for Political Theory) Workshops (https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/mancept-workshops-…) -Deadline for submission of abstracts (300 words): 11th of June (any time zone). -Dates/location of the workshop: 11th -13th of September 2023. The workshop will take place in Manchester (UK) but remote participation is also possible. Workshop description: Platform content moderation has emerged as a novel form of mass speech governance, able to influence billions of people globally. Much of the growing scholarship on it focuses on describing moderation’s functioning, ambiguities, and technologies, and on how to hold platforms to constitutional values. Yet, despite its obvious political nature, content moderation remains under-theorized as a political practice. This is puzzling as moderation rearticulates key concepts of political theory. Regardless of their unilateral ability to moderate, platforms often seek to appease some actors in the design and enforcement of their rules. These processes are hardly linear, though: not all voices, from all countries, at all times, are equally heard. While moderation has been used against authoritarian actors, it has also been shown to reinforce racist, sexist, and neo-colonial structures, often to foster companies’ political and economic interests globally. This evidences the need to understand how moderation relates to representation, recognition, and plurality, which are closely associated with matters of justice, equality, and dignity. Similarly, it is unclear what resistance to these systems’ patterns of in- and exclusion might (and ought to) mean. Two factors make platform content moderation challenging to address through usual normative frameworks, such as legal rights. Firstly, platforms are a peculiar kind of organization: globally operating corporations whose immense power is not anchored in processes of political legitimation (e.g., elections) or even a clear polity. Despite the legality of their moderation practices, which are often protected by so-called ‘safe harbour’ laws, these companies still owe us something morally – but what, exactly, and which ‘us’ is this? Further, much of moderation today is automated, commonly through machine learning algorithmic systems. As a consequence, the meaning of “objectionable” or “desirable”, or how to punish those who violate these definitions, may emerge not from direct human reasoning but from probabilistic calculations based on complexly constructed datasets. Whose voice is represented and silenced when thousands of data annotators, moderators, officers, and technologists play some role in the construction of the algorithms that identify and control, say, hate speech? How to account for the cascading layers of rules, institutions, and actors? Workshop aims: This workshop aims to address the urgent task of theorizing platform content moderation. We especially invite scholars working from the perspective of radical democratic theory, democratic resistance, decolonial theory, and political economy to consider three broad questions: (1) How should we conceptualize content moderation as a form of power, and in which ways does it differ from previous forms of speech control? (2) What does proper resistance to moderation mean, and how can it tackle the multiple dynamics of in- and exclusion? And (3) To what extent, and how, should democratic control over content moderation be organised? How to apply: Send a 300-word abstract to n.appelman(a)uva.nl<mailto:n.appelman@uva.nl>. The deadline is 11th of June (any time zone). Full papers are not required. When & where: Workshops will take place preferably in-person, between 11th-13th of September 2023, in Manchester (UK). Submissions to present online will be considered. Organizers: · Naomi Appelman, IViR (Institute for Information Law), University of Amsterdam (n.appelman(a)uva.nl<mailto:n.appelman@uva.nl>) · João C. Magalhães, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen (j.c.vieira.magalhaes(a)rug.nl<mailto:j.c.vieira.magalhaes@rug.nl>)

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UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Digital innovation, new technologies and the right to health, June 23
by Sara Leila Margaret Davis 09 May '23

09 May '23

UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SIDE EVENT: DIGITAL INNOVATION, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH INTERNATIONAL GENEVA GLOBAL HEALTH PLATFORM 23 June 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 Hybrid: Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B, Maison de la paix, Geneva Graduate Institute and online - Register here <https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/un-human-rights-coun…> The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital systems to enhance access to healthcare services. Tracking applications, information sharing platforms, telemedicine and more have sparked a boom in digital health that has improved many peoples’ quality of life. However, in most countries they are rolled out without clear legal or other normative frameworks to guarantee the protection of human rights, including accessibility, acceptability, quality, and non-discrimination. This event will share a new thematic report to the UN Human Rights Council on digital innovation, technologies, and the right to health from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health. Diverse panelists will reflect on the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations, and develop key action priorities for the development of stronger global, regional and national rights-based standards on digital health. This event is organized by the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) in collaboration with the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), Privacy International, STOPAIDS, and the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute. Panelists: - *Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng |* UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health - *Nerima Were |* Acting Executive Director, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) - *Dr. Mandeep Dhaliwal |* Director: HIV and Health Group, Bureau of Policy and Programme Support, UNDP - *Joyce Ouma |* Advocacy and Campaigns Officer at the Global Network of Young People living with HIV (Y+ Global) - *Timothy Fish Hodgson |* Legal Adviser: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the International Commission of Jurists (Africa). Opening remarks by *Prof. Sara (Meg) Davis |* Professor of Digital Health and Rights, University of Warwick; Associated researcher, Global Governance Centre, Graduate Institute; and Principal Investigator, the Digital Health and Rights Project <https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/DigitalHealth-Rights>. Please register here <https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/un-human-rights-coun…> to join either in-person or online -- *Sara ("Meg") Davis, Ph.D.* *Senior researcher, *Global Health Centre *Principal Investigator, *Digital Health and Rights Project <https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/DigitalHealth-Rights> And at University of Warwick: Digital Health and Rights Project <https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/research/research-projects/digital-…> *Pronouns:* She/hers *Hours:* I am working on UK time. *Books:* *The Uncounted: Politics of Data in Global Health* <https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/uncounted/C0CC81C0F03D1822D05C13EE31FA…> *Song and Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders <http://cup.columbia.edu/book/song-and-silence/9780231135269>* *Ted talk:* The Uncounted: The people left out of health data https://www.ted.com/talks/sara_meg_davis_the_uncounted_the_people_left_out_…

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New Issue Published: Exchanges Interdisciplinary Journal
by Johnson, Gareth 09 May '23

09 May '23

Dear all, Just to let you all know the Spring 2023 of the early career researcher focussed interdisciplinary journal Exchanges has just been published. Access is via the link below: Exchanges Volume 10.3 - https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3 TOC * Birkett, I., 2023. Literature in Politics: The Appropriation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in contemporary British parliamentary debate. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1197. * Minoli, A., 2023. An Aesthetic Portrayal of Republican-era Shanghai: The exciting and discordant beauty of the metropolis in Zhang Ruogu’s Urban Symphony. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.920. * Wakefield, M., 2023. McGahern: Lover of words, creator of worlds. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1182. * Khair Allah, R., 2023. The Use of Miro in Teaching Practice. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1277. * Jabri, A., 2023. The Doctor-Writer Experience of Intissar Haddiya: A Moroccan figure. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1280. * Yi, R., 2023. Review of Wang and Munday (2021) Advances in Discourse Analysis of Translation and Interpreting: Linking Linguistic Approaches with Socio-cultural Interpretation. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1290. * Johnson, G.J., 2023. Feeding Back, Looking Forward: Editorial Volume 10, Issue 03. https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1351. Submissions information for future issues available at: https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/guidance Best wishes, Gareth --- Dr Gareth J Johnson Editor-in-Chief, Exchanges journal Tw: @ExchangesIAS<https://twitter.com/ExchangesIAS> / Md: @ExchangesIAS<https://mastodonapp.uk/@ExchangesIAS>

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CFP // 4S Open Panel // Building and Communicating Indigenous-Informed Research
by Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar 08 May '23

08 May '23

Dear colleagues, Please consider submitting contributions to our panel: “Research Otherwise: Building and Communicating Indigenous-Informed Research”. We invite community members, practitioners, independent researchers, and academics to participate in this discussion. The deadline for submitting an abstract is May 26. More information here <https://www.4sonline.org/meeting.php>. The conference will be held between November 8-11 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The deadline for submitting an abstract is May 26. Please email either of us with questions at pcuellar(a)mit.edu, adharvey(a)mit.edu or jaackiep(a)mit.edu Interested participants should prepare 250 words abstract including the main arguments, methods, and contributions. Please do not send abstracts directly to us. You can find the link to submit, as well as other key information in this page <https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php>. _________ Research Otherwise: Building and Communicating Indigenous-Informed Research https://4sonline.org/news_manager.php?page=31534 Organized by Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar, Alvin Harvey and Jacqueline Paul — Massachusetts Institute of Technology The continued expansion of discourse around decolonial theory and practices into academic, industry, and government contexts -the result of scholarship, activism and community-based work- provides an opportunity for new generations of academics and practitioners to be exposed to a wider range of knowledge generation and sharing possibilities. Indigenous research methodologies and methods, which center on knowledge, wisdom, and lifeways of Indigenous peoples worldwide, provide a valuable place of grounding and understanding into alternative ways of knowing and living. These Indigenous-informed paradigms are seeing wider acceptance due to their ability to integrate plurality, embrace complexity, and promote collaboration and reciprocity. However, more detailed accounts of how to start, put into action, maintain, and communicate research in these terms are needed, particularly as inspiration for new generations of practitioners and academics. Communicating this type of research, for example, can be challenging due to power dynamics, institutionalized biases or cultural misalignments, often leading to resistance and pushback from those clinging to traditional Western scientific approaches, limiting the scope and impact of decolonial research. In this panel -split into two moments- we aim to (1) highlight specific examples of how work can be built and/or communicated on the backbone of Indigenous methodologies and methods across academia, government and/or industry, across multiple areas of knowledge. And (2) highlight concrete examples of how this work can be communicated across different contexts. We invite submissions from community members, practitioners, government officials or academics, describing case studies or experiences in relation to these goals.

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Deadline approaching: CfP Content Moderation and Its Discontents
by Jacob Johanssen 08 May '23

08 May '23

*Content Moderation and Its Discontents* *An International Conference, St. Mary’s University (London, UK), 23 June 2023 * *Call for Papers* In recent years, content moderation on social media has become a contested topic. As forms of online extremism, harassment and hate speech have increased on major platforms, community guidelines and AI-based detection and moderation policies have been introduced to tighten regulation, yet such plans often fall short or are actively circumvented, as Elon Musk’s efforts at undoing what he regards as excessive restriction of “free speech” on Twitter demonstrate for instance. Some spaces on the internet are also notorious for their lax or inexistent moderation policies, such as Reddit or 4chan. In times of culture wars, many have also claimed an erosion of free speech in a climate of “cancel culture” in which it has allegedly become impossible to share particular viewpoints or ideas. Equally many have disputed the very existence of cancel culture and have pointed out that many instances of deplatforming or cancellation are mere shifts in discourses whereby voices who have been marginalised are now claiming their rightful place on the discursive stage. This conference takes the complex relationship between the facilitation and moderation of content and particularly of content that can broadly be labelled “problematic” as a starting point. Opinions among politicians, tech experts, academics and others differ in relation to what types of content should be flagged or removed by platforms or if too restrictive regulation constitutes censorship. A blanket ban on “problematic” online content is unrealistic and perhaps counterproductive. While illegal content or posts that constitute hate speech such as death threats should surely be removed, the question of content moderation becomes more complex when it comes to “problematic” content such as images of self-harm, “pro-Ana” communities or the open discussion of mental health problems like suicidality or depression. This interdisciplinary conference invites papers that deal with the complexity of content moderation and associated topics from different perspectives. We invite critical papers that can address but are not limited to: - The dynamics and functions of content moderation (flagging, up and downvoting, removing, etc.) - Content moderators, labour and trauma - Practices of in/visibility: shadow banning, soft blocking and other forms of disengagement - Self and collective regulation (e.g. in fora) - Content moderation, regulation and the law - Culture wars and cancel culture - Polarisation, filter bubbles and echo chambers - Problematic content and mental health communities - Shitstorms and online shaming - Psychodynamics of social media and platforms This conference is organised by Jacob Johanssen (St. Mary’s University), Daniela Nadj (St. Mary’s University) and Susanne Benzel (Sigmund Freud Institute, University of Frankfurt) as part of the research project *Mapping Online Mental Illness Communities: History, Representation and Questions of Regulation*. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. It will be a hybrid event. In-person attendance is encouraged and virtual participation is possible. Please submit an abstract of 250-500 words by *08 May* to the organisers: jacob.johanssen(a)stmarys.ac.uk, daniela.nadj(a)stmarys.ac.uk and benzel(a)sigmund-freud-institut.de

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CFP // 4S Open Panel // Messiness in Ethnography
by Sarah Rüller 08 May '23

08 May '23

Dear colleagues, We are inviting submissions to our open panel 147. Acknowledging and Embracing the Complexities of Conducting Ethnography: Navigating the Notions of Messiness in the Field to be submitted to the 4S Conference (Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), which will take place in Honolulu, Hawai’i on November 8 - 11, 2023. Deadline for submission is May 26, 2023. Panel Description: This open panel explores the challenges and complexities of conducting ethnographic research in messy, real-world environments within the disciplines of STS, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Media Anthropology. Ethnography often requires researchers to navigate complex social dynamics, unpredictable events, and unexpected outcomes. Research carried out in contexts under occupation or oppression, faced with war crimes or human rights violations bring out even more uncertainties, complexities, and potentially even trauma. Ethnography undoubtedly carries the notion of (neo-)colonialism, exploitation, and extractivism. Questions that should occur here are: How do we ensure that our research/work does not play into these practices? What are steps we can take to counteract these exploitive mechanisms? What authority do we have to do the research we are doing? Who is actually benefiting from our work and how can we align that with decolonial thinking? This open panel seeks to bring together researchers who are acknowledging and embracing these complexities and who are seeking and/or developing strategies to manage the messiness of ethnography. It is open to both conceptual and empirical presentations that address the challenges of ethnographic research and offer insights into how to navigate the nuances of messy ethnographic fieldwork. We encourage researchers to submit reflective pieces which are very personal and show the influence the research setting has on the researcher. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to: • The impact of unexpected events and outcomes on ethnographic research • Strategies for adapting to changes in the field and managing the messiness of ethnography • The role of reflexivity in navigating messy ethnographic scenarios • Reflections on the researcher’s authority and privilege • The ethical considerations of conducting messy ethnographic research • Approaches to analyzing and making sense of complex and unpredictable ethnographic data • The challenges of preserving the validity and reliability of ethnographic findings in messy environments. • The influence of the research setting on the researcher Session Chairs: Sarah Rüller (sarah.rueller(a)uni-siegen.de) and Konstantin Aal (konstantin.aal(a)uni-siegen.de) Keywords: University-Society Relations, Method, and Practice, Decolonial and Postcolonial STS, Ethnography; Messiness; Authority Submissions: If you would like to participate in this session, please submit your individual abstract of approx. 250 words and follow the instructions described here: https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php ### The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) is an international, nonprofit association founded in 1975 that fosters interdisciplinary and engaged scholarship in social studies of science, technology, and medicine (a field often referred to as STS). This year, 4S will be holding its annual meeting at the Honolulu Convention Center in Hawai’i, November 8-11, 2023. This year’s theme is “Sea, Sky, and Land: Engaging in Solidarity in Endangered Ecologies.” More information can be found here: https://www.4sonline.org/meeting.php _________________ Sarah Rüller M.Sc. Pronouns (She/Her) Researcher // CRC 1187 - Media of Cooperation PhD candidate // Information Systems and New Media University of Siegen Kohlbettstraße 15 // 57072 Siegen // Room: US-E 103 Phone: +49 271 740 3474

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Real-Time Intelligent Systems 2023 by Springer
by ijwa dline.info 06 May '23

06 May '23

Fifth International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems October 09-11, 2023 University of Bedfordshire, UK Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems by Springer Earlier conferences took place in Taipei, Taiwan (2018); Casablanca, Morocco (2017); Beijing, China (2016). The 5th RTIS will take place at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Over the last few years, real-time intelligent computing has radically transformed the human lifestyle. Research on real-time intelligent systems is multi-disciplinary, exploiting concepts from diverse areas such as big data processing, computational intelligence, location-based services, recommendation systems, and multimedia processing. In today’s highly dynamic environment, analysing data in real-time is a must to understand how systems process data, reason the outputs, and anticipate trends in intelligent computing. To this end, this conference will serve as a platform to manifest the ongoing research in the field. Thus, RTIS welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound papers that address aspects related to topics, such as: Artificial Intelligence Techniques Artificial Intelligence and Data mining Streaming data, streaming engines Trace-based intelligent real-time services Adaptive vision algorithms Location-based services Intelligent Robotic Systems Collaborative Intelligence Processing Intelligent Databases Data capture in real-time Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Data Analysis Intelligent Database Systems Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Intelligent Information Systems Privacy and Security in Intelligence Software Engineering Solutions Intelligent Soft Computing Real-time multiprocessor systems Internet of Things Architectures for Intelligence Real-time distributed coding Smart services and platforms Real-time modelling user information needs Wireless Communication Real-time intelligent communication Real-time intelligent network solutions Mobile Smart Systems Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Analysis in domains such as energy, sensors Expert Systems Decision support systems in real time Multi-agent Intelligent Systems Multilingual information access Recommendation systems Real-time intelligent alert systems Real-time remote access systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Critical Real-Time Applications Real-time noise removal systems Event-driven analytics Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Machine translation in real time OLAP for real-time decision support Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence Submission, proceedings Papers must be submitted online through OpenConf. Author instructions and LaTex2e (preferred) and Word macro files are available on the submission page. Submitted papers should be within 14 pages (long papers) and eight pages (short ones), including figures, tables and references. Authors of accepted papers are required to transfer their copyrights. For a paper to appear in the proceedings, at least one of the authors MUST register for the conference by the camera-ready submission deadline with full registration. The proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems by Springer. Extended versions of the conference papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering (JCMSE) Journal of Digital Information Management Journal of Intelligent Computing Venue The venue is the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Important Dates Full Paper Submission: July 20, 2023 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: August 15, 2023 Registration Due: September 15, 2023 Camera Ready Due: September 15, 2023 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos: October 08, 2023 Main conference: October 09-11, 2023 Post-conference proceedings: October 25, 2023 General Chairs Ricardo Rodriguez-Jorge, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University , Czech Republic Martín LÓPEZ-NORES, University of Vigo, Spain Program Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India Workshop/Special Issues Chair Ezendu Ariwa, University of Warwick, UK Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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