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PhD researcher position: The Future of Human Augmentation in Games
by Frans Mäyrä 23 Feb '23

23 Feb '23

Dear Colleagues, There is an opportunity to apply for this, fully salaried PhD researcher position at Tampere University on “The Future of Human Augmentation in Games” topic area until Tuesday, 28 February. The overall planned research aim of this project is to examine how the combination of critical, humanities-based reading of games with the empirical experimentation with simulated, cybernetic experiences of operating as an augmented human in a futuristic context can be used to advance understanding both about the potential as well as problems related to the human augmentation. You can find more information at this link – please also feel free to forward this to any potential PhD researchers: https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?jid=1647&key=&o=A_RJ&rspvt=bf… Best regards, — Frans -- Frans Mäyrä, Professor, ITC/COMS/TRIM/Gamelab, TUNI.fi Director, Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies ** mail: ITC, 33014 Tampere University, Finland ** ** frans.mayra(a)tuni.fi / fransmayra(a)gmail.com ** https://coe-gamecult.org www.fransmayra.fi www.unet.fi

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29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023): Last Mile for Paper Submission
by Announce Announcements 23 Feb '23

23 Feb '23

*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** 29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023) August 28 - September 1, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus http://2023.euro-par.org *** Recipient of the Euro-Par Achievement Award 2023: Professor Enrique S. Quintana Ortí *** *** The Best Paper Award will be sponsored by Springer with €2,000 *** SCOPE Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects. The main audience of Euro-Par are researchers in academic institutions, government laboratories and industrial organisations. Euro-Par aims to be the primary choice of such professionals for the presentation of new results in their specific areas. Euro-Par provides an excellent forum for focused technical discussion, as well as interaction with a large, broad and diverse audience. In addition, Euro-Par conferences provide a platform for a number of accompanying, technical workshops for smaller and emerging communities. VENUE AND ORGANIZATION Euro-Par 2023 will be held as a primarily in-person event (although remote presentation and participation will be supported, if needed). The venue place is the 5* St. Raphael Resort, in Limassol, Cyprus. Euro-Par 2023 is organised by the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus. The General Chair is George A. Papadopoulos and the Program Chairs are Marios D. Dikaiakos and Rizos Sakellariou. The Organizing Committee is listed on the web site: https://2023.euro-par.org/conference/committees/ . SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Euro-Par 2023 proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series. • Papers must be in PDF format and should not exceed 14 pages (including references and any appendices) • Papers must be formatted in the Springer LNCS style: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… • The submission process will be single-blind • Papers that don’t meet these requirements might be rejected without a review • Contributions submitted elsewhere or currently under review will not be considered • All submitted papers will be checked for originality by Springer iThenticate; papers which show an insufficient originality might be rejected without a review • Paper submissions are made through EasyChair using the link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=europar2023 IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract Submission: February 24, 2023 (AoE) • Paper Submission: March 3, 2023 (AoE) • Author Notification: April 30, 2023 • Camera-Ready Papers: June 2, 2023 • Author Registration: June 2, 2023 ARTEFACTS Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit an artefact that will be evaluated separately. Accepted Artefacts will be considered for the Euro-Par 2023 Artefact Special Issue in the Journal of Open Source Software (https://joss.theoj.org) TOPICS We invite submissions of high-quality, novel and original research results in areas of parallel and distributed computing covered by the following list of tracks. More information on the tracks can be found on the conference web page: https://2023.euro-par.org/submission-of-papers/call-for-papers/ Track 1. Programming, Compilers and Performance Chairs: • Biagio Cosenza, University of Salerno, Italy • Thomas Fahringer, University of Innsbruck, Austria Track 2. Scheduling, Resource Management, Cloud, Edge Computing, and Workflows Chairs: • Marco Aldinucci, University of Torino, Italy • Ivona Brandic, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Track 3. Architectures and Accelerators Chairs: • Jesus Carretero, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain • Leonel Sousa, University of Lisbon, Portugal Track 4. Data Analytics, AI, and Computational Science Chairs: • Maciej Malawski, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland • Radu Prodan, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Track 5. Theory and Algorithms Chairs: • Chryssis Georgiou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christos Kaklamanis, University of Patras, Greece Track 6. Multidisciplinary, Domain-specific and Applied Parallel and Distributed Computing Chairs: • Francisco F. Rivera, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain • Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy

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WEBCAST FEB 23 – Manthan: Competition Regulatory Landscape India needs!
by Joly MacFie 23 Feb '23

23 Feb '23

The growth of platform giants is a concern everywhere, In India they are looking to tweak their competition regulations to compensate. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3YYGA0M [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16350>On *Thursday 23 February 2023* at *4pm-6pm IST* (10:30-12:30 UTC) *CCAOI <http://ccaoi.in/>* hosts an online interactive stakeholder discussion '*Manthan: Competition Regulatory Landscape India needs! <https://bit.ly/3XwkFfH>*'. The 53rd Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (PSCF), released on 22 December 2022, titled ‘*Anti-Competitive Practices in Big Tech <https://loksabhadocs.nic.in/lsscommittee/Finance/17_Finance_53.pdf>*’, proposed the creation of a *Digital Competition Act* (“DCA”). CCAOI is facilitating this stakeholder discussion to bring forth more clarity on the proposed *Amendment Bill <http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/185_2022_LS_Eng.pdf>* and DCA and to deliberate on what more is needed to create a competition regulatory landscape in India that effectively balances sustainable competition, consumer interest while encouraging freedom of trade. *OVERVIEW* *Avinash Amarnath*, Chandhiok & Mahajan *STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSION* *Anupam Sanghi*, Anupam Sanghi & Associates *Geeta Gowri*, former member, CCI *Deeksha Manchanda*, Chandhiok & Mahajan *Prof. Viswanath Pingali*, IIM (A) *Amol Kulkarni*, CUTS *Sudipto Banerjee*, NASSCOM *Prof. Shilpi Bhattacharya*, Jindal Global Law School *Bhupinder Jit*, Executive Director ADIF *MODERATOR / HOST* *Amrita Choudhury*, CCAOI *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ccaoi-manthan <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ccaoi-manthan>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3XwkFfH <https://bit.ly/3XwkFfH>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3YYGA0M <https://bit.ly/3YYGA0M>* *TWITTER #DigitalCompetitionAct <https://bit.ly/3KxDVXr> @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-manthan <https://archive.org/details/ccaoi-manthan>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16350 <https://isoc.live/16350>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CFP - Misogynist hate speech: portrayals, impacts and interventions
by Inês Amaral 23 Feb '23

23 Feb '23

*Call ex æquo: Misogynist hate speech: portrayals, impacts and interventions* https://apem-estudos.org Despite growing concerns about the increasing prevalence of misogynistic or sexist hate speech on different popular digital platforms (e.g. Ging and Siapera 2018, 2019; Vickery and Everbach 2018), research in this field is relatively recent and has mainly generated scattered evidence of its occurrence, its individual impacts and cultural and democratic consequences. We know that misogynistic hatred often intersects with other expressions of intolerance and other types of abuse perpetrated using technology, including harassment, stalking, threats and verbal offences, which disproportionately affect women (Duggan 2014; FRA 2014; EIGE 2017; Vogels 2021), but an understanding of how hatred is expressed and perceived is still limited. The attention directed at ways to combat hate online is even more recent. Feminist and gender studies suggest that sociocultural and technological domains are mutually constitutive and that technologically mediated practices, therefore, reproduce crystallised hierarchies and privileges but are also driving springs for new phenomena, such as post-feminism, antifeminism, men's movements or toxic masculinities. However, how prominent social actors operationalise this knowledge to think up appropriate responses is a question that, with some exceptions (e.g. Free et al. 2017; Henry, Flynn and Powell 2018), has yet to be studied. Scientific work in this field has also yet to provide consensual elements to support a widely accepted definition of the problem in the legal-political sphere. The term hate speech has been used interchangeably to refer to various types of harmful speech, including hate and its incitement, abusive and defamatory content based on characteristics of belonging to a specific social group, including extreme forms of discrimination and prejudice (Siegle 2020). Added to the complexity of creating a consensual definitional framework is the fragile balance in recognising different social groups as vulnerable to hatred. Unlike racist hate speech, which is always seen as contrary to European and international human rights standards, sexist hate speech is often not looked at from this perspective, a situation that some international instruments have sought to counteract (e.g. Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1) by encouraging national States to ensure the same yardstick for dealing with racist and sexist speech, in particular concerning law enforcement intervention. This thematic issue, under the theme "Misogynist hate speech: portraits, impacts and interventions", aims to provide a space to deepen the knowledge of how the sexist hate speech that circulates in the digital environment is expressed, perceived and confronted. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary research conducted from feminist approaches focused on studies that produce empirical evidence referable to different international contexts. We also welcome studies that critically reflect on the theoretical, methodological and political challenges that hate speech poses to feminisms. We, therefore, call for contributions that preferably focus on the following themes: - Expressions of sexist hate on digital platforms; - Antifeminism, toxic masculinities and the normalisation of hate; - Extremist movements and misogynist hatred; - Hate speech and intersectionality; - Perceptions of victims/survivors, witnesses and stakeholders of sexist hatred; - Feminist activism and online misogyny; - Public policies to prevent and combat sexist hate online; - Other interventions targeting hate speech; - Contexts of sexist hate production; - Networked misogyny during and after the COVID-19 pandemic; - Hate speech and epistemological and methodological challenges. *IMPORTANT DATES*Submission deadline: May 29, 2023 Notification of acceptance decisions: July 30, 2023 Deadline for submission of the revised version by the authors: September 30, 2023 Publication date: December 2023 *SUBMISSIONS*: https://apem-estudos.org/ojs This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Other proposals that fit the theme of the issue are encouraged. Texts will be accepted in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. Editors: Rita Basílio de Simões, Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Letras/ICNova Instituto de Comunicação da Nova, Portugal Inês Amaral, Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Letras/Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Portugal Sonia Núñez Puente, Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, España -- Inês Amaral Professora Associada | Associate Professor Diretora do 1.º Ciclo de Estudos em Jornalismo e Comunicação | Director of the Undergraduate Program Studies in Journalism and Communication Universidade de Coimbra • Faculdade de Letras | University of Coimbra • Faculty of Arts and Humanities Largo da Porta Férrea | 3004-530 • Coimbra • Portugal Tel. | Phone: +351 239 410 090 E-mail: ines.amaral(a)uc.pt www.uc.pt | www.uc.pt/fluc

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Securing Information as a Public Good - Tribune
by Serena Ciranna 23 Feb '23

23 Feb '23

Dear all, Following the International symposium Information as a public good: Which platform regulation for a troubled digital era? <https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/information-as-a-public-good-…> at the UNESCO conference Internet for trust, <https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference?hub=71542> we are inviting you to co-sign the tribune Securing information as a public good: A path forward to regulate platforms <https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/tribune.pdf/>with help from UNESCO and civil society to be published in an international news outlet (like, ideally, NYTimes). The tribune has support from UNESCO. As the symposium has brought together experts, leading think tanks from all continents and international institutions to discuss the most urgent issues concerning platform regulation, our aim is now to extend the dialogue to all stakeholders and to take a step forward. We are sure that, as Internet researchers, you are concerned by the topic of regulating platforms and safeguarding information as a public good. You will find the tribune here <https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/tribune.pdf/> - You can sign it following this link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemQ978D5cLVLCGvvWOaI0MZ-4BIwGwIru…> . We are very grateful for your attention and we hope you will answer positively to our call. On behalf of the authors of the tribune and the organizers of the symposium: Leplusimportant <https://leplusimportant.org/> RadicalXChange <https://www.radicalxchange.org/> TESaCo <http://tesaco/> -- Serena Ciranna, PhD Research assistant at TESaCo, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques

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Invitation to participate in an AoIR ethics panel
by Ylva Hård af Segerstad 23 Feb '23

23 Feb '23

Dear AoIRists, I'm writing today in partnership with Michael Zimmer (cc'd) to see if anyone would like to join a set of panel and/or roundtable proposals for #AoIR2023 focused on research ethics. We are both on the AoIR Ethics Working Committee, but we aren't limiting our call for participants to those members. Anyone is welcome to join us, but note the deadline is coming up rather quickly! Recognizing that it's getting a bit tight in terms of the March 1 deadline for proposal submissions - nonetheless, we would ask for extended abstracts for contributions to a panel proposal centered around a theme of research ethics. A few have already come forward expressing interest but we have room for more participants. You'll need to provide us a 1000-1200-word extended abstract (adheringto AoIR’s pre-formatted template) by February 22, to allow us to compile the proposal for the panel(s) in time for the March 1 deadline. Submission instructions here: https://aoir.org/aoir2023/subtypes/#paper https://aoir.org/aoir2023/subtypes/#panel And we are again in a position to publish selected papers in a special issue of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. Details on that to come later. Best regards, Ylva H. ___________________________ YLVA HÅRD AF SEGERSTAD Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG Department of Applied IT, 412 96 Gothenburg Visiting address: Forskningsgången 6, 417 56 Gothenburg, Sweden Mobile: +46 76 618 32 20 Email: ylva.hard-af-segerstad(a)ait.gu.se https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/ylvahard-af-segerstad Zoom: https://gu-se.zoom.us/my/ylva.hardafsegerstad

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Lecture: Elaine Gomez on "The Impact of Genuine and Mindful Inclusion of Marginalized Communities in Creative Works"
by Gerald Voorhees 22 Feb '23

22 Feb '23

Dear Colleagues, Please join the Games Institute <https://uwaterloo.ca/games-institute/> at the University of Waterloo (February 24, 1-3 PM Eastern) for a Lecture by Elaine Gomez (Brass Lion Games) on "The Impact of Genuine and Mindful Inclusion of Marginalized Communities in Creative Works." <https://uwaterloo.ca/games-institute/events/impact-genuine-and-mindful-incl…> *This is a free, online event! **Eventbrite registration required. <https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/impact-of-genuine-inclusion-of-marginalized-com…>* Creative works have the power to uplift individuals or destroy years of activist work through the perpetuation of stereotypical perceptions. The gravity and pressure of these responsibilities often falls heavily on marginalized creatives. In an ideal world, as a collective, we could share the burdens together through processes that are inclusive, mindful and authentic. The more we understand each other's experiences, history, and backgrounds, the more impactful our work will be. Join Elaine Gómez as she expands on core principles that are currently shaping creative decision making in game development and how being part of a diverse workplace and active in organizations that give back makes a difference to those that matter most. *About the speaker:* Elaine Gomez is a prominent figure within the digital works community, and co-founder of Latinx in Gaming. As a Latina, she has lived experience within the games industry, is an independent Unity developer and games educator. Through her presentation, she plans to connect cultural appreciation and representation in games and other digital works. In her presentation, she will speak about how gaming has the power to destroy the perpetuation of stereotypical perceptions and will explain how games can be designed in a powerful and uplifting way. By understanding one another’s experiences, histories, cultural experiences and backgrounds, we can shape creative decision making in games development to be a more inclusive, mindful and authentic place. -- ------------------------------ Gerald Voorhees, Ph.D. (he/him) Associate Professor Department of Communication Arts University of Waterloo 257A ML, Waterloo ON, N2L 3G1 President, Canadian Game Studies Association ------------------------------ *I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes ten kilometers on each side of the Grand River. *

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AoIR 2023 session on technology-facilitated sexual violence
by Chris Dietzel 22 Feb '23

22 Feb '23

Hello everyone, I’m writing to see if there are folks interested in submitting a proposal for AoIR 2023 for a roundtable or a fishbowl on the topic of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV). The purpose of this session is to reflect on TFSV-related research and issues with this field. Specifically, we would like to discuss challenges and opportunities of doing TFSV research, and we envision this session as providing the space for critical reflections, information sharing, and recommendations. Here are some potential themes and questions we’re interested in exploring: * Theoretical and conceptual issues: How is TFSV defined? What are its limitations? To what extent do the identifiers of “survivors”/”victims” and “perpetrators” apply to TFSV? * Knowledge and research issues: What gaps exist? What are emerging as critical areas in this field? Where should the field go next? * Logistical issues: How do we do research on TFSV? What are some ethical concerns? * Funding issues: To what extent is TFSV a priority in different contexts? Do agencies recognize TFSV as its own field, or is it grouped in with studies on cyberbullying, sexting, etc.? * Partnership and mobilization issues: How do we involve stakeholders? Who are key partners? How do we engage in knowledge transfer/mobilization in meaningful ways? * Personal issues: How do we, as researchers, manage our own health and safety as we study this sensitive topic? If you’re interested, please send me an email. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks, Chris -- Christopher Dietzel, Ph.D. (he/him)<https://www.mcgill.ca/definetheline/christopher-dietzel> Research Associate, the iMPACTS Project, McGill University Postdoctoral Fellow, the SHaG Lab, Dalhousie University Visiting Scholar, Centre for Feminist Research, York University the iMPACTS Project<https://www.mcgill.ca/definetheline/impacts> | the SHaG Lab<https://shaglab.ca/> | Centre for Feminist Research<https://www.yorku.ca/cfr/2020-2021-visiting-scholars/>

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Securing Information as a Public Good - Tribune
by Serena Ciranna 22 Feb '23

22 Feb '23

Dear all, Following the International symposium Information as a public good: Which platform regulation for a troubled digital era? <https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/information-as-a-public-good-…> at the UNESCO conference Internet for trust, <https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference?hub=71542> we are inviting you to co-sign the tribune Securing information as a public good: A path forward to regulate platforms <https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/tribune.pdf/>with help from UNESCO and civil society to be published in an international news outlet (like, ideally, NYTimes). The tribune has support from UNESCO. As the symposium has brought together experts, leading think tanks from all continents and international institutions to discuss the most urgent issues concerning platform regulation, our aim is now to extend the dialogue to all stakeholders and to take a step forward. We are sure that, as Internet researchers, you are concerned by the topic of regulating platforms and safeguarding information as a public good. You will find the tribune here <https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/tribune.pdf/> - You can sign it following this link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemQ978D5cLVLCGvvWOaI0MZ-4BIwGwIru…> . We are very grateful for your attention and we hope you will answer positively to our call. On behalf of the authors of the tribune and the organizers of the symposium: Leplusimportant <https://leplusimportant.org/> RadicalXChange <https://www.radicalxchange.org/> TESaCo <http://tesaco> -- Serena Ciranna, PhD Research assistant at TESaCo, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques

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impact of algorithmic recommendation on music - a literature review
by Bondy Kaye 22 Feb '23

22 Feb '23

*Sent of behalf of Prof David Hesmondhalgh* Dear colleagues, Myself and three other researchers at the University of Leeds (Raquel Campos Valverde, *D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye and Zhongwei Li),* all of us part of a European-funded project called MUSICSTREAM, have just published a major literature review of *The Impact of Algorithmically Driven Recommendation Systems on Music Consumption and Production*. <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.u…> We hope it’ll be of interest to anyone interested in algorithmic recommendation, not just in the realm of music. The research was commissioned by the UK government’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI). It was published as part of the UK government’s response to the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee’s report on *The Economics of Music Streaming* <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommittee…>. *At around 25,000 words, the review is one of the most comprehensive discussions of cultural recommendation systems yet published. We’ve tried to consider perspectives from computer science and from critical science and humanities, to a greater degree than we’ve encountered in existing publications. * *As well as the version on the UK government website, you can also find a PDF version here <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.ss…>. * *MUSICSTREAM is a five-year project, funded by the European Research Council. More details can be found *here <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusicstre…>*. * The literature review was published alongside the CDEI’s report on *The Impact of Recommendation Algorithms on the UK Music Industry* <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.u…>, which makes considerable use of the MUSICSTREAM team’s analysis. *The CDEI has also made available *potentially helpful results <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.u…>* from a) a survey of over 4000 UK adults about their music consumption practices and b) a survey of 102 UK music creators about their views of music streaming platforms and their recommendation systems.* *We hope you find the literature review and the other material useful and interesting. * *Best wishes, * David Hesmondhalgh on behalf of the MUSICSTREAM project <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusicstre…> *David Hesmondhalgh* <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fahc.leeds…> (he/him) Professor of Media, Music and Culture, University of Leeds *Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Era* (book-length report, September 2021) <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.u…>

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