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Talk by Sarah Brin 'There's Always Been a Metaverse' at Man Met University
by Sophie H Bishop 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

We invite you to a talk by amazing interdisciplinary creative industries practitioner Sarah Brin <http://sarahbrin.com/> at Manchester Metropolitan University on the 20th February. Sarah will give a talk entitled There's Always Been a Metaverse Sarah demonstrates some of the historic lineages of expansive story worlds, and distills some key design principles for creative technology practice, world-building, and meaningful connections with audiences. Eventbrite link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/theres-always-been-a-metaverse-tickets-5294522… Please register and come along! Best wishes, Sophie Bishop -- Dr Sophie Bishop (she/her) Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries [image: SUMS logo for staff emails] Sheffield University Management School Conduit Road Sheffield S10 1FL [image: Triple Crown accreditation] Our Triple Crown accreditation places us within the global elite of business schools. It is an endorsement of the quality of our teaching, research, and links with industry. World top-100 university <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/rankings> | Top northern university for graduate prospects <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/sheffield-top-north-employable-graduate…> | Top five in the UK for student experience <https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/student-experience-survey…>

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29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023): Third Call for PhD Symposium Applications
by Announce Announcements 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

*** Third Call for PhD Symposium Applications *** 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 SCOPE The Euro-Par PhD Symposium is a welcoming and supportive forum for PhD students to present their work, meet and interact with peers, and to receive constructive feedback about their work from experts in the Euro-Par community. The program will feature technical presentations by PhD students, and discussions in panel and open formats. Contributions accepted to the PhD Symposium will appear in the Euro-Par companion proceedings. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS We invite submissions from PhD students at any stage of their doctoral studies. Applicants must be officially enrolled in a PhD Program at the time of submission, and each submission MUST be backed by an endorsement from the official PhD adviser(s). Required submission files are as follows: 1. Proposal (in Springer LNCS format, no longer than 6 pages with references) including: • Title of work, author and affiliation • Abstract of the work • Brief description of work being/planned to be done, including the problem being addressed, the research methodology, and preliminary results (if any) 2. Adviser Statement of Support on institutional letterhead (no longer than 2 pages), including: • Declaration that the applicant is their PhD student, and the length of time of this relationship • Confirmation of support for applicant’s participation • The applicant's expected academic contributions • The level of work that has been achieved by the student (in the course of or before the PhD work) • How the student will prepare for the event • How the student plans to attend the event (i.e. in person or online) • How travel and accommodation costs are to be met, if planning to attend in person • The expected impact of attending the event on the student's work REGISTRATION STUDENTSHIPS We are happy to announce that we can cover the registration fees of 15 student attendees; 15 awards will be funded by the Euro-Par Foundation. To qualify, you should be a PhD student studying Informatics and Computing Science at the time of the event. On top of the above specific criteria for each studentship, the following criteria will be used: • Explicit recommendation by the advisor(s) is paramount, as awards will be given based on the strength of the advisor(s) letter • Priority will be given to in-person attendees Successful applicants may be asked to undertake some tasks to assist the running of Euro-Par 2023. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The submission consists of: • Proposal: A manuscript that address item 1 of the call -- see above. • Adviser letter: A statement of support from the applicant's adviser(s) as described in the call. Both elements are to be submitted together as a single PDF to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=europar2023 REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS The symposium committee members will review the submitted applications based on originality, technical strength, quality of presentation, and relevance to the conference. Submitted documents that do not meet the above requirements might be rejected without a review. All submitted proposals will be checked for originality by Springer iThenticate (proposals which show an insufficient originality might be rejected without a review). IMPORTANT DATES • Submission: May 20, 2023 (AoE) • Notification: July 1, 2023 • Camera-Ready: July 15, 2023 PHD SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS • Herodotos Herodotou, University of Cyprus. Cyprus • Demetris Thrihinas, University of Cyprus. Cyprus

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2023 HETL Aberdeen Conference: Re-imagining Education
by Patrick Blessinger 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Dear Colleagues, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQblCfeTUXs&t=4s Register now for the 2023 HETL Aberdeen Conference: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/events/conferences/hetl-2023.php Take advantage of the Early Bird Registration Rate. -- Dr. Patrick Blessinger <http://www.patrickblessinger.com/> Editor-In-Chief, JARHE <https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jarhe> Follow my LinkedIn Page <https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickblessinger/> Follow my Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/patblessinger/> Subscribe to: Learning Futures <https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learning-futures-6893907289548673024/> Contributing Writer, University World News <http://www.universityworldnews.com/search.php?query=blessinger&type=all&mod…> Director and Chief Scientist, HETL Association <https://www.hetl.org/>

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WEBCAST FEB 1 – IPNSIG Academy Talk 10: Interplanetary Internet Governance – Laura DeNardis
by Joly MacFie 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Just starting. 2160p! REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3YesG9V [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16275>On *Wednesday February 1 2023* at *5pm-6pm EST* (22:00-23:00 UTC) the *Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group <https://ipnsig.org/>* (IPNSIG) presents the 10th *IPNSIG Academy <https://ipnsig.org/ipnsig-academy-events/>* presentation. '*Interplanetary Internet Governance <https://ipnsig.org/2023/01/29/speaker-moderator-bios-for-february-ipnsig-ac…>*'. *Laura DeNardis <https://www.lauradenardis.com/>*, author of *The Global War for Internet Governance <https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300212525/the-global-war-for-internet-g…>* (Yale University Press), will examine the extraterrestrial aspects. *SPEAKER* *Dr. Laura DeNardis*, Professor of Technology, Ethics and Society, Georgetown University *MODERATOR* *James Schier*, Chief Architect, Space Communications and Navigation, NASA *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ipnsigacademy10 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ipnsigacademy10>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3HKhIno <https://bit.ly/3HKhIno>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3YesG9V <https://bit.ly/3YesG9V>* *TWITTER #IPNSIGacademy <https://bit.ly/3wkSJBq> #DTN #netgov @IPNSIG @LauraDeNardis #space * *MASTODON #IPNSIGacademy <https://mastodon.social/tags/IPNSIGacademy> * *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/ipnsigacademy10 <https://archive.org/details/ipnsigacademy10>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16275 <https://isoc.live/16275>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Workshop Papers -- IEEE HPSR 2023 -- Deadline: April 5, 2023
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing Artificial Intelligent Next Generation (NextG) Integrated Communications and Computing Systems 5-7 June 2023 @ Albuquerque, New Mexico https://hpsr2023.ieee-hpsr.org/ https://twitter.com/ieeehpsr2023 *IEEE HPSR 2023 Organizing Committee is planning for an in-person conference and encourages the authors to participate physically; however, we understand that the pandemic situation is not over yet. Therefore, depending on the situation during the conference time, remote participation and online presentation may be allowed under special circumstances. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Workshop on StateLess as a Service for Edge Computing (EDGELess 2023) https://sites.google.com/view/edgeless-2023 Call for Papers The workshop will primarily focus on addressing the challenges encountered in deploying and developing edge computing applications using the serverless paradigm. As we know, serverless computing, also known as Function as a Service (FaaS), has gained significant momentum in recent times and is deemed the next-generation cloud service delivery paradigm. Serverless computing will help users, and developers smoothly and seamlessly deploy their applications for Edge computing environments like sensor-based technologies, the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence. All the service providers of the major league, i.e., Amazon, Google, Microsoft, have successfully launched commercially usable serverless computing platforms. Although the services are commercially available and functional, several unresolved and challenging issues persist. This workshop aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange innovative ideas, latest research findings, practical experiences, lessons learned, and future directions to propel the research on utilizing serverless infrastructure for smart and pervasive computing. The topics include, but are not limited to: Edge-Serverless for middleware applications Opportunities in Serverless Edge Computing Stateless Life-cycle Cloud to Edge Integration Architecture support for edge computing Fine-grained Auto-scaling Faster response sensitive applications Edge computing in IoT offloading Workload characterization and analysis at the edge On-device artificial intelligence Audio/video streaming techniques Real-time multimedia techniques Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques Edge-Serverless coordinated issues Cold Starts handling Energy efficient edge computing Workshop Co-Chairs: Sourav Kanti Addya, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, USA. Sandip Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Submit Paper to StateLess as a Service for Edge Computing (EDGELess 2023): https://edas.info/N30489 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Workshop on Automated and high performance Networks Through Intent-BAsed Networking (ANTIBAN) https://sites.google.com/view/hpsrantiban2023/home?pli=1 Call for Papers Intent-Based Networking (IBN) is a new technology that aims to automate the configuration of networks and facilitate the interaction of all-levels of users with the underlying infrastructure and network equipment. IBN, through the submission of high-level intents describing what the user wants instead of how to do it, is expected to create a flexible and vendor agnostic manner to manage the network, while reducing the complexity and the manually error-prone process to configure the network. IBN is creating immense opportunities for any kind of network operator and infrastructure provider and reduces the knowledge gap between novice and expert users. However, IBN as a relatively new technology presents a multitude of open challenges that need to be addressed. For instance, how can an intent be expressed appropriately by network users of different experience and addressed to networks with different capabilities? Furthermore, how can intents be accurately translated into low-level configuration policies? Additionally, how can the intent activation be conducted efficiently and be assured throughout its lifetime to guarantee a high- performance configuration that will present the necessary self-properties of an autonomous network? The above are just few of the many challenges that IBN has to tackle. Accordingly, this workshop is soliciting conceptual, theoretical and experimental contributions to a set of currently unresolved challenges in the area of IBN and autonomous networks, with the goal to create High Performance and self-managed networks. Topics: Intent expression through Natural Language Processing Intent modeling and policy extraction IBN specific languages Automated policy conflict detection and resolution Intent activation towards high performance networks Intent assurance for self-managed networks (Self-Healing, Self-Configuration, Self- Optimization, Self-Protection, etc.) Architectural considerations for management and orchestration of IBN Systems Performance analysis of IBN Systems Business and techno-economics opportunities for IBN applications and use cases Workshop Co-Chairs: * Marios Avgeris, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. * Aris Leivadeas, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Canada. Submit Paper to Automated and high performance Networks Through Intent-BAsed Networking (ANTIBAN): https://edas.info/N30492 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Workshop on Resource-Constraint Machine Learning: Unlocking the potentials of edge computing devices and networks https://rcmlworkshop.github.io/ Call for Papers Machine learning (ML) systems are gaining immense popularity and are increasingly deployed in edge computing devices and networks. These devices are characterized by limited computing capabilities, being also restricted by power constraints. Similarly, edge-first networks face delays, jitter, and packet losses due to resource contention, high traffic loads, and other reasons. ML can be used to process and analyze data from edge devices and sensors to extract useful information and insights. This information can then be used to make decisions about how to manage and optimize at run-time both the edge devices and the network. Additionally, ML can help to identify patterns and correlations in data, which can be used to improve decision-making. However, there are a number of challenges associated with implementing machine learning on edge devices and networks. The RCML Workshop aims to stimulate research on the latest advancements in resource-constraint machine learning for edge systems. Research results from funded projects in the general area of machine learning optimizations for edge computing are especially encouraged. Overall, the workshop seeks original manuscripts in the scope of the workshop, but not limited to: Resource-aware machine learning algorithms Energy-efficient hardware accelerators for machine learning Machine learning for edge-first networks Resource management in edge-first networks Approximate computing Reconfigurable systems Methods for machine learning optimization and compression Emerging design technologies for future computing Power-efficient and sustainable computing Internet of Things Case studies of machine learning for edge systems Protocols for communication in edge-first networks End-to-end protocols, flow and congestion control Pervasive and wearable computing and networking Artificial intelligence and machine learning for wireless networks Attack modelling, prevention, mitigation, and defense in wireless networks Reinforcement learning and deep learning for networks Workshop Chair: Iraklis Anagnostopoulos, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA. Submit Paper to Resource-Constraint Machine Learning: Unlocking the potentials of edge computing devices and networks: https://edas.info/N30491 Important Dates Paper Submission Due: April 5, 2023 Acceptance Notification: April 21, 2023 Author Registration Deadline: April 24, 2023 Final Version Submission Due: May 1, 2023 (Firm) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Online panel: Dealing with Algorithmic Risks through EU Policy | 16 Feb 2023
by Orsolya Gulyás 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Dear colleagues, The Centre for Digitalisation, Democracy and Innovation (CD2I) at the Brussels School of Governance is organising an online panel discussion about the European Union’s approach to artificial intelligence policies. The event will bring together researchers and policymakers from academia and the European Commission to tackle pressing questions about the challenges faced in an algorithmized world, such as platform governance, disinformation, data infrastructures, and questions of fairness and transparency in the datafied society. The panel discussion will take place on 16 February at 15.30 (CET) on Zoom, please register to receive the meeting link. Registration: https://brussels-school.be/event/online-panel-discussion-dealing-algorithmi… Speakers: * Rocco Bellanova, Research Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel * Emilia Gómez, Senior Researcher, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission * Gabriele Mazzini, Team Leader on the AI Act, European Commission * Trisha Meyer, Director of the Centre for Digitalisation, Democracy and Innovation, Brussels School of Governance Best wishes, ORSOLYA GULYÁS PhD Researcher orsolya.gulyas(a)vub.be<mailto:orsolya.gulyas@vub.be> Brussels School of Governance<https://brussels-school.be/> Pleinlaan 5 - 1050 Brussels

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JOB: Zurich University Professorship in Digital Cultures and Arts
by Felix Stalder 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions DIZH-Professorship in Digital Cultures and Arts 100 % The University of Zurich invites applications for a DIZH professorship in digital cultures and arts. The position should be filled by 1 February 2024. https://jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen/dizh-professorship-in-digital-cultures-a… The professorship will be established as a joint assistant professorship between the University of Zurich (UZH) and Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). After six years and upon a successful evaluation, the professorship is to be made permanent. The successful candidate's tasks include research and teaching in the field of digital cultures and arts in media cultural studies and practice. Teaching and research aim to analyze the possibilities and consequences of digital technologies in the production, reception and distribution of artistic, cultural and creative artifacts and processes and to further develop them through own and collective research and practice. We are looking for a promising academic and/or artistically active candidate, preferably with international experience. Candidates must hold a PhD degree at the time of application and other excellent academic achievements in the relevant field are required. Teaching may be carried out in English. Non-German speaking candidates are expected to acquire a working knowledge of German within the first three years of their appointment. The University of Zurich is an equal opportunities employer and in particular strives to increase the percentage of women in leading positions. Therefore, qualified female researchers are encouraged to apply. The professorship serves as a bridge between the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Theology (both UZH) and the ZHdK as part of the Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH). The professorship can thus actively use the cross-disciplinary networks of the DIZH, become part of the competence centre of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) and be affiliated with the Center for Arts and Cultural Theory (ZKK). The closing date for applications is 1 March 2023. Details on the application procedure are available on the website of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. -- | |||||||||||||||| http://felix.openflows.com | | for secure communication, please use signal |

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VIDEO – Building African IXP Infra: Progressing the Coalition for Digital Africa / Construire une infrastructure IXP africaine : faire progresser la Coalition for Digital Africa
by Joly MacFie 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

As noted below, there is a press release on this at https://go.icann.org/3RqlHZC [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16281>On *30 January 2023* the *Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers <https://icann.org/>* (ICANN) and the *Internet Society <https://internetsociety.org/>* (ISOC) presented a webinar “*Building African IXP Infrastructure: Progressing the Coalition for Digital Africa*” to discuss the ever-changing landscape of African interconnection and explore *their new partnership <https://www.coalitionfordigitalafrica.africa/>* to improve IXP infrastructure in Africa. Organization leaders shared their thoughts about the future of peering and interconnection in Africa and how this partnership will help users across the continent. *PRESENTATION* *Michuki Mwangi*, Distinguished Technologist, Internet Growth, Internet Society *PANEL* *Sally Costerton*, Interim President & CEO, ICANN *Andrew Sullivan*, President & CEO, Internet Society *Kyle Spencer*, Co-Coordinator, African IXP Association (Af-IX) *HOST/MODERATOR* *Pierre Dandjinou*, VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Africa, ICANN *EN YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/Sowh5lKqIDc <https://youtu.be/Sowh5lKqIDc>* Le *30 janvier 2023*, l'*Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers <https://icann.org/fr>* (ICANN) et l'*Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/>* (ISOC) ont présenté un webinaire « *Construire une infrastructure IXP africaine : faire progresser la coalition pour l'Afrique numérique* » pour discuter du paysage en constante évolution de l'interconnexion africaine et explorer *leur nouveau partenariat <https://www.coalitionfordigitalafrica.africa/>* pour améliorer l'infrastructure IXP en Afrique. Les dirigeants d'organisations ont partagé leurs réflexions sur l'avenir du peering et de l'interconnexion en Afrique et sur la manière dont ce partenariat aidera les utilisateurs à travers le continent. *PRÉSENTATION* *Michuki Mwangi*, Technologue émérite, Croissance Internet, Internet Society *CONFÉRENCIERS* *Sally Costerton*, présidente-directrice générale par intérim, ICANN *Andrew Sullivan*, président et chef de la direction, Internet Society *Kyle Spencer*, co-coordinateur, Association africaine des IXP (Af-IX) *HÔTE/MODÉRATEUR* *Pierre Dandjinou*, vice-président, Engagement des parties prenantes – Afrique, ICANN *FR YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/lV8rTRO0NdY <https://youtu.be/lV8rTRO0NdY>* *TRANSCRIPTION* *EN https://archive.org/download/coalitionforadigitalafrica/Building%20African%… <https://archive.org/download/coalitionforadigitalafrica/Building%20African%…>* *FR https://archive.org/download/coalitionforadigitalafrica/Construire%20une%20… <https://archive.org/download/coalitionforadigitalafrica/Construire%20une%20…>* *PRESS RELEASE https://go.icann.org/3RqlHZC <https://go.icann.org/3RqlHZC>* *SLIDES* *https://archive.org/download/coalitionforadigitalafrica/Building%20African%20IXP%20Infrastructure_SLIDES.pdf <https://archive.org/download/coalitionforadigitalafrica/Building%20African%…>* *TWITTER #CoalitionForDigitalAfrica <https://bit.ly/3HnjXvy> @pdandjinou @sallycosterton @ICANN @SullivanISOC @InternetSociety @michukis @ISOC_Africa @kyleville @Af_IX #IXP #peering* *MASTODON #CoalitionForDigitalAfrica <https://mastodon.social/tags/CoalitionForADigitalAfrica> * *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/coalitionforadigitalafrica <https://archive.org/details/coalitionforadigitalafrica>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16281 <https://isoc.live/16281>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization: Third Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers
by Announce Announcements 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

*** Third Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers *** UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization June 26 - 29, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus https://www.um.org/umap2023/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ Submissions due: March 31, 2023 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23 ACM UMAP 2023 is the premier international conference on systems that adapt to users and user models for adaptation. The UMAP 2023 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the 31st International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. The DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field. Doctoral students are invited to apply to present their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students should consider participating in the DC if they are at least one year away from completing their dissertation at the time of the event, but after having settled on a research area or dissertation topic. This forum will provide Ph.D. students with an opportunity to • Present and discuss their research ideas to experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment • Explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers from the field who will provide constructive feedback and advice; • Explore career pathways available after completing their Ph.D. degree • Network and build collaborations with other members of the community Students are asked to submit a brief proposal outlining their doctoral research, which will be evaluated by the consortium committee. Good quality applications will be selected for presentation at a DC Session as part of the conference. Each student with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on the student’s work and will discuss the doctoral research with the student and the audience at the consortium. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR A DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM PAPER AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please refer to the conference web site for more detailed information regarding the preparation and submission of DC contributions: https://www.um.org/umap2023/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/ IMPORTANT DATES ● Submission of papers: March 31, 2023 ● Notification of acceptance: April 28, 2023 ● Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: May 2, 2023 ● Conference: June 26-29, 2023 Note: The submission times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) DC CHAIRS ● Antonija Mitrovic, Canterbury University, New Zealand ● Michel Desmarais, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada ● Martijn Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology and JADS, Netherlands ● Contact: umap2023-doctoral(a)um.org

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CFP - OSNeHM 2023 (co-located with The Web Conf): Workshop on Online Social Networks in the Human-centric Metaverse
by Andrea Passarella 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

******************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS ACM OSNeHM 2023 First International workshop on Online Social Networks in the Human-centric Metaverse co-located with The Web Conference 2023 Austin, Texas, USA APRIL 30 - MAY 4, 2023 https://osnehm.iit.cnr.it/ ******************************************************************** NEXT DEADLINES - abstract submission extended (all deadlines are AoE) ******************************************************************** 6th February 2023: Abstract submission deadline 6th February 2023: Workshop paper submission deadline ******************************************************************** SUBMISSION LINK ******************************************************************** https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=thewebconf2023iwpd ******************************************************************** SCOPE AND OVERVIEW __________________ The cyber and physical worlds are increasingly becoming indistinguishable. This is fostered by enabling technologies such as IoT and pervasive networks, advanced data management and analytics techniques, and advanced platforms with massive diffusion, chiefly among them Online Social Networks. Whatever we do in one world has immediate consequences on the other world, thanks to a constant flow of data - and online analytics - between the two worlds. In this context, the vision of the Metaverse provides additional perspectives, augmenting human interactions with things and other humans across the two worlds. The role of the humans in this socio-technical complex system is key, and still largely unexplored. Quite interestingly, while new tools characteristic of the cyber-physical world- OSN among them - have been designed to largely extend human capabilities, the real interplay between these tools and human behaviours and cognitive constraints often result in unexpected results. Therefore, while humans are in principle at the center of the cyber-physical convergence and, thus -- in the perspective -- of the Metaverse, the interplay between both worlds and the technical solutions underpinning this convergence are hitherto largely unexplored and yet to be understood. This is a big gap our community should fill in, in order to develop cyber-physical worlds (and the Metaverse) as a truly human-centric environment. OSNeHM’s main theme will be the role of Online Social Networks in such a human-centric cyber-physical convergence leading to the Metaverse. It will provide a forum for discussion on early yet principled approaches and results on all aspects related to this theme. A special emphasis will be devoted to the characterisation of the individual and social behaviour of humans, using OSN as “big data microscopes” for collecting and analysing big data via robust big data analytics. Papers discussing solutions focusing on the interplay between social and technical (online and offline) worlds will be high welcome. On the other hand, the workshop will welcome papers proposing novel technical solutions to support human-centric approaches to the evolution of OSN in the perspective of the Metaverse. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * OSNeHM platforms, protocols and applications; * OSN and Metaverse services & applications; * Decentralised, mobile and location-based OSNeHM; * Trust, reputation, privacy and security in OSNeHM; * Dynamics of trends, information and opinion diffusion in OSNeHM; * Fake news, toxicity radicalization and disinformation in OSNeHM; * Detecting, modeling and tackling Online harms in OSNeHM; * Recommendations and advertising in OSNeHM; * Measurement, analysis and modeling of popular OSN (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, etc.), including decentralized ones (e.g., Mastodon, Pleroma, ...); * Data mining, and machine learning in OSNeHM systems; * Social media analysis and social analytics in the perspective of OSNeHM; * Information extraction and search in OSNeHM; * Complex-network analysis of OSNeHM; * Modeling of social behavior through OSN data; * Crowdsourcing and OSNeHM; * Multidisciplinary applications of OSNeHM (economics, medicine, society, politics, homeland security, psychology, etc.) PAPER FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ________________________________________ Papers that have been previously published or are under review for another journal, conference or workshop will not be considered for publication. Submitted papers should not exceed 12 pages in length (maximum 8 pages for the main paper content + maximum 2 pages for appendixes + maximum 2 pages for references). Papers must be submitted in PDF format according to the ACM template published in the ACM guidelines, selecting the generic “sigconf” sample. The PDF files must have all non-standard fonts embedded. Workshop papers must be self-contained and in English. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines may be rejected without review. Further, at least one author of each accepted workshop paper has to register for the main conference. Workshop attendance is only granted for registered participants. Accepted papers will be included in the workshop proceedings, which will be published as companion proceedings of The Web Conference, and indexed according to the main conference policy. Please follow the submission link at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=thewebconf2023iwpd and select the full name of the workshop in the submission list. AWARDS AND EDITORIAL FOLLOW-UPS _______________________________ We will consider assigning a best paper award. We will organise a special issue on the Elsevier Online Social Networks and Media (OSNEM) Journal https://www.journals.elsevier.com/online-social-networks-and-media/ soliciting submissions of extended versions of particularly promising papers. OSNEM is a recent yet very well-reputed (Q1 SJR) journal covering, among others, 100% of the workshop topics. IMPORTANT DATES (all deadlines are AoE) _______________ 6th February 2023: Abstract submission deadline 6th February 2023: Workshop paper submission deadline 6th March 2023: Workshop paper (acceptance) notification 20th March 2023: Workshop papers camera-ready deadline 31st March 2023: Final program (with duration) provided to Workshop Track leads 1st or 2nd May 2023: Workshops at WWW2023 ORGANISING COMMITTEE ____________________ Workshop chairs: * Marco Conti, IIT-CNR, Italy * Andrea Passarella, IIT-CNR, Italy * Jussara M. Almeida, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil * Arkaitz Zubiaga, Queen Mary University of London, UK Technical Program Committee * Virgilio Almeida - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil * Chiara Boldrini - IIT-CNR, Italy * Barbara Carminati - University of Insubria, Italy * Ignacio Castro - Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom * Emilio Ferrara - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA * Pan Hui - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong * Adriana Iamnitchi - Maastricht University, Netherlands * Andreas Kaltenbrunner - Pompeu Fabra University, Spain * Ioannis Katakis - University of Nicosia, Cyprus * Ema Kusen - Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria * Haewoon Kwak - Singapore Management University, Singapore * Lik-Hang Lee - KAIST, South Korea * Na Li - Prairie View A&M University, USA * Fabricio Murai - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA * Paolo Rosso - Technical University of Valencia, Spain * Daniel Sadoc - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil * Nishanth Sastry - University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom * Altigran Silva - Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazil * Thiago Silva - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil * Fabrizio Silvestri - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy * Mark Strembeck - Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria * Andrea Tagarelli - University of Calabria, Italy * Panayiotis Tsaparas - University of Ioannina, Greece * Gareth Tyson - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong * Marco Viviani - University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy * Ingmar Weber - Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany For more information, please write to the workshop co-chairs at osnehm23 <at> iit <dot> cnr <dot> it

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