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Online lecture series: The VIRAL seminar
by Nicholas John 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Hello! Tomorrow (16 December 2021) I'll be talking in the third meeting of the really interesting VIRAL seminar lecture series. Details about the entire series here: https://hivi.uni.lu/2021/09/15/the-viral-seminar/ My talk is titled The Evolution of Unfriending, and will take place at UTC+1 (that's 5pm in Central Europe, or 11am EST). For the link, email Valérie Schafer at valerie.schafer(a)uni.lu The evolution of unfriending, Nicholas John (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Discussant : Niels Brügger (Univ. of Aarhus) *Social media are all about connectivity. At the same time, every feature for connectivity has its inverse: we can friend and follow people, but we can also unfriend and unfollow them. In this talk, I present the many features for online interpersonal disconnectivity, and show how have they developed over time. This approach shines a spotlight on a neglected aspect of social media, and opens up new ways of thinking about how the platforms conceive of – and construct – online sociability.* ____________ Nicholas John Department of Communication, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel: +972-54-7906073 @nicholasajohn http://nicholasjohn.huji.ac.il

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Call for hand hygiene survey participation
by Sophie Rutter 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Hello, We invite you to take part in this short survey about hand hygiene in workplaces.This survey is being conducted by Drs Sophie Rutter and Andrew Madden from the Information School, The University of Sheffield This study aims to get a better understanding of the importance of hand hygiene to organisations, the potential for technology to manage hand hygiene, and how to promote hand hygiene compliance within the workplace. Neither you nor your organisation will be identifiable in any publications. It doesn't matter if you're working from home or are in the office. The survey <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4mKC1X6d8z9Cdnl9xVY-3USLZp1Ek8L5…> will take approximately 10 minutes to complete (at the end of the survey, you can register for a chance to win one of ten £10 Love to Shop vouchers). This project is funded by Innovate UK to help tackle the spread of Covid-19 and other diseases. If you have any questions about this survey please email me or Dr Andrew Madden a.d.madden(a)sheffield.ac.uk . https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4mKC1X6d8z9Cdnl9xVY-3USLZp1Ek8L5… Thank you! Sophie Rutter -- Lecturer in Information Management Research Ethics Coordinator - PGT iLab <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/research/facilities#iLab> (usability lab) Development Lead www.handhygieneatwork.com Information School, Room 234, Regent Court, 211 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP

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This is underway. There was a hiccup on the French stream at the start but it's good now. Congrats to all inductees. isoc.liveOn Tuesday 14 December 2021 at 14:00-16:00 UTC the 2021 Internet Hall of Fame ceremony will honor 21 new inductees who have played an extraordinary role in the conceptualization, building, and development of the global Internet. The 2021 inductees are the sixth class to be honored for their work pioneering the Internet’s development and growth throughout the world. They've he
by Joly MacFie 14 Dec '21

14 Dec '21

This is underway. There was a hiccup on the French stream at the start but it's good now. Congrats to all inductees. [image: isoc.live] <https://isoc.live/14878>On *Tuesday 14 December 2021* at *14:00-16:00 UTC* the *2021 Internet Hall of Fame ceremony <https://www.internethalloffame.org/>* will honor 21 new inductees who have played an extraordinary role in the conceptualization, building, and development of the global Internet. The *2021 inductees <https://www.internethalloffame.org/blog/2021/11/22/work-2021-internet-hall-…> *are the sixth class to be honored for their work pioneering the Internet’s development and growth throughout the world. They've helped the Internet evolve from a research project into a resource that enriches people’s lives everywhere, and a force for good in society. (*ENGLISH) LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ihof2021 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ihof2021>* Le *mardi 14 décembre 2021* à *14h00-16h00 UTC*, la *cérémonie du Internet Hall of Fame 2021 <https://www.internethalloffame.org/>* honorera 21 nouveaux intronisés qui ont joué un rôle extraordinaire dans la conceptualisation, la construction et le développement de l'Internet mondial. Les *lauréats de 2021 <https://www.internethalloffame.org/blog/2021/11/22/work-2021-internet-hall-…>* sont la sixième promotion à être honorée pour leur travail de pionnier du développement et de la croissance d'Internet dans le monde. Ils ont aidé Internet à évoluer d'un projet de recherche vers une ressource qui enrichit la vie des gens partout dans le monde et une force pour le bien dans la société. *(FRANÇAIS) LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ihof2021 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ihof2021>* El *martes 14 de diciembre de 2021* a las *14:00-16:00 UTC* la *ceremonia del Internet Hall of Fame de 2021 <https://www.internethalloffame.org/>* honrará a 21 nuevos miembros que han desempeñado un papel extraordinario en la conceptualización, construcción y desarrollo de Internet global. Los *nuevos miembros de 2021 <https://www.internethalloffame.org/blog/2021/11/22/work-2021-internet-hall-…>* son la sexta clase en ser honrada por su trabajo pionero en el desarrollo y crecimiento de Internet en todo el mundo. Han ayudado a Internet a evolucionar de un proyecto de investigación a un recurso que enriquece la vida de las personas en todas partes y una fuerza para el bien en la sociedad. *(ESPAÑOL) LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/ihof2021 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/ihof2021>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3E6kaj7 <https://bit.ly/3E6kaj7>* (EN/FR/ES) (EN Closed Captions) *REAL TIME TEXT* (see* ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/14878>*) (EN) *TWITTER #IHOF2021 <http://bit.ly/ihof2021> @Internet_HOF @Internet Society* *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/InternetSociety/ <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ihof2021 <https://archive.org/details/ihof2021>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14878/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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4th International Data Power Conference, June 22nd - June 24th 2022
by Helen Kennedy 14 Dec '21

14 Dec '21

Dialogues in Data Power, 4th International Data Power Conference, June 22nd - June 24th 2022 Online and in person in three locations: the University of Sheffield, Carleton University and the University of Bremen A three-day in person and online international conference organized by Data Power teams at The University of Sheffield in the UK, Carleton University in Canada and the University of Bremen in Germany. *Abstract Deadline:* 15th January 2022 *Conference Dates:* 22nd to 24th of June 2022 *Venues:* It will be possible to participate in the conference online or in person. Conference activities will be hosted for one day in each of these locations: - Department of Sociological Studies and Information School in Sheffield, UK - School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa, Canada - Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) and - Institute for Information Management (ifib) in Bremen, Germany. *Call for abstracts:* The Data Power Conference hosts critical reflections on data’s power and the social, political, economic and cultural consequences of data’s increasing presence in our lives, workplaces, and societies. The most recent conference in 2019 focused on the specific theme of global in/security. The 4th Data Power Conference, in June 2022, returns to some of the fundamental questions that underpinned the founding of the conference. It is conceived as a series of dialogues, dialogues *about* overarching concerns and *with* disciplines and stakeholders working with and on data. In particular, the conference will reflect on: - How can stakeholders be engaged in critical conversations about data power? - What constitute rigorous methods when it comes to researching data power? - To what extent does critical data power research need to focus on specific instances of data power in action? What contributions can more generalised critiques make to our field? To facilitate dialogues across disciplines and with stakeholders, we welcome papers from interdisciplinary teams including disciplines incorporating aspects of data science, and papers which incorporate non-academic collaborators from a range of sectors. As always, the Data Power Conference remains concerned with in/equalities, discrimination, questions of justice, rights and freedoms, and agency and resistance. We welcome papers that engage with these matters. There will be a keynote speaker on each of the three conference days, details to be confirmed. *Information on abstracts & papers* - Whilst we welcome papers and session proposals of all kinds, please note that this conference focuses on critical questions about data’s power and also papers that are critical and/or reflective with regards to the social and cultural consequences of the rise of data's power. - A 250-300 word abstract is required. - The deadline for abstracts is 15th January 2022. - Information about how to submit an abstract will be available here soon: http://datapowerconference.org/data-power-2022/about/. *Information on conference organisation* - It will be possible to participate fully remotely in the conference, but it will also be possible to participate in-person in one of the three locations in which the conference has already taken place – Sheffield/UK, Ottawa/Canada and Bremen/Germany – as these will each host a local session on one of the conference days. - The conference will seek to be accessible across time zones, with sessions 9am to 12pm CET and 6pm to 9pm CET on each of the three days. - There will be a modest conference fee to cover running costs, with reductions for students and people participating online. *Data Power Conference Management Team* Jo Bates, University of Sheffield Monika Halkort, Lebanese American University Juliane Jarke, University of Bremen Helen Kennedy, University of Sheffield Tracey Lauriault, Carleton University *Data Power Conference Committee* Ysabel Gerrard, University of Sheffield Andreas Hepp, University of Bremen Leif Kramp, University of Bremen Merlyna Lim, Carleton University -- Helen Kennedy, she/her, Professor of Digital Society, @hmtk, Living With Data <https://livingwithdata.org/> *RECENT PUBLICATIONS: * Context and prior awareness matter in public concern about data uses <https://livingwithdata.org/resources/living-with-data-survey-results/> (2021, w/Mark Taylor, Susan Oman, Jo Bates, Itzelle Medina-Perea, Hannah Ditchfield, Lulu Pinney) Public perceptions of good data management: findings from a UK-based survey <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053951720935616>, *Big Data and Society* (2020, w/Todd Hartman, Robin Steedman & Rhia Jones) *Data Visualization in Society <https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789463722902/data-visualization-in-society>* (2020, ed w/ Martin Engebretesen, Open Access with Amsterdam University Press)

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Postdoc: Conspiracy Theories in the Age of the Internet -- Closing date: 05/01/2022
by marc tuters 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint a full time Postdoctoral Research Associate for two years to work on the AHRC-funded research project ‘Everything Is Connected: Conspiracy Theories in the Age of the Internet’. The project is a collaboration between the University of Manchester, King’s College London (KCL), KU Leuven and the University of Amsterdam. The aim of the project is to analyse the difference that the internet has made to the production, aesthetics and consumption of conspiracy theories (with a focus on the English-language datasphere). We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in cultural studies and digital methods to help analyse the changing meaning and function of conspiracy theories in the digital age. You will be employed by the University of Manchester in the first year, and by KCL in the second year; and you will also spend a month embedded in one of our partner organisations in London (either Demos or Sense about Science). You will be mentored by Prof. Peter Knight, the Principal Investigator of the project at the University of Manchester, and Dr Clare Birchall at KCL. Web application: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CLL682/research-associate-school-of-arts-languag… Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 05/01/2022 Main duties include: - Conducting a literature review on the changing modes of conspiracy theory transmission, and maintain the project’s reference database - Assisting in the creation of datasets to identify the most important sites, platforms and influencers of online conspiracy culture - Analysing and interpreting data through a combination of qualitative methodologies and digital techniques - Researching the history of conspiracy theories in earlier moments of the development of the internet - Collating policy documents and news accounts concerning platform providers’ engagement with conspiracy theories, and conducting interviews with the platforms, regulators, and fact-checking organisations - Disseminating research findings in publications and conference presentations - Co-organizing and assisting with knowledge exchange and public engagement events associated with the project - Managing the project website You must hold a doctorate in cultural studies/cultural history, digital methods/digital humanities, American Studies or a closely related discipline. You should have experience of conducting research in popular culture, ideally with a focus on digital culture and society, and familiarity with digital methods/data analytics. You are invited to submit a 2-page statement outlining how you meet the requirements of this position, and a CV that includes the names and contact details of two academic referees who have agreed to write on your behalf. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and interviews arranged via Zoom in late January 2022. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here *Blended working arrangements may be considered * Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews: Email: peter.knight(a)manchester.ac.uk

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Call-for-Papers Special Issue "Explainable User Models" (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Journal)
by Oana Inel 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

— Apologies for cross-posting — Special Issue "Explainable User Models" A special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti> (ISSN 2414-4088). Important Dates & Facts: Manuscripts due by: February 20, 2022 Notification to authors: March 15, 2022 Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/Explainable_User_Models Benefits of submission: - Experienced Guest Editor - Open Access with quick processing time - High Visibility: Indexed within Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100945706>, ESCI (Web of Science)<https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results>, Inspec<https://inspec-direct-app.theiet.org/>, and many other databases<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/indexing>. - Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q2 (Computer Science Applications) Special Issue Information This special issue addresses research on Explainable User Models. As AI systems’ actions and decisions will significantly affect their users, it is important to be able to understand how an AI system represents its users. It is a well-known hurdle that many AI algorithms behave largely as black boxes. One key aim of explainability is, therefore, to make the inner workings of AI systems more accessible and transparent. Such explanations can be helpful in the case when the system uses information about the user to develop a working representation of the user, and then uses this representation to adjust or inform system behavior. E.g., an educational system could detect whether students have a more internal or external locus of control, a music recommender system could adapt the music it is playing to the current mood of a user, or an aviation system could detect the visual memory capacity of its pilots. However, when adapting to such user models it is crucial that these models are accurately detected. Furthermore, for such explanations to be useful, they need to be able to explain or justify their representations of users in a human-understandable way. This creates a necessity for techniques that will create models for the automatic generation of satisfactory explanations intelligible for human users interacting with the system. The scope of the special issue includes but is not limited to: Detection and Modelling • Novel ways of Modeling User Preferences • Types of information to model (Knowledge, Personality, Cognitive differences, etc.) • Distinguishing between stationary versus transient user models (e.g., Personality vs Mood) • Context modeling (e.g., at work versus at home, lean in versus lean out activities) • User models from heterogeneous sources (e.g., behavior, ratings, and reviews) • Enrichment and Crowdsourcing for Explainable User Models Ethics • Detection of sensitive or rarely reported attributes (e.g., gender, race, sexial orientation) • Implicit user modeling versus explicit user modeling (e.g., questionnaires versus inference from behavior) • User modeling for self actualization (e.g., user modeling to improve dietary or news consumption habits) Human understandability • Metrics and methodologies for evaluating fitness for the purpose of explanations • Balancing completeness and understandability for complex user models • Explanations to mitigate human biases (e.g., confirmation bias, anchoring) • Effect of user model explanation on subsequent user interaction (e.g., simulations, and novel evaluation methodologies) Effectiveness • Analysis or comparison of context of use of explanation (e.g., risk, time pressure, error tolerance) • Analysis of context of use of system (e.g., decision support, prediction) • Analysis or comparison of effect of explaining in specific domains (e.g., education, health, recruitment, security) Adaptive presentation of the explanations • For different types of user • Interactive explanations • Investigation of which presentational aspects are beneficial to tailor in the explanation (e.g., level of detail, terminology, modality text or graphics, level of interaction) Prof. Dr. Nava Tintarev Ms. Oana Inel Guest Editors

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The journal Global Media and China published the latest issue—December 2021
by Xiao Han 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

Dear All, We are pleased to announce that our journal Global Media and China has just published its latest issue (Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021). And also we sincerely welcome your contribution to our journals. If you are interested and have the time, it is a great honour for us to receive your submission. Here is the submission portal: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmac <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmac>. For more information about Global Media and China, please go to gch.sagepub.com <http://gch.sagepub.com/>, you can also find detailed submission guidelines there. You can freely read this new issue at: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/GCH/current <https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/GCH/current> Original Articles Language choices as audience design strategies in Chinese multilingual speakers’ Wechat posts Kaiwen Liu Investigating deception and the impacts on online game players’ choice in China Mujie Zhao and Dimple R Thadani The Rite of Passage and Digital Mourning in Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary Thomas William Whyke, Joaquin Lopez-Mugica and Zhen T. Chen “My baby should feel no wronged!”: Digital fandoms and emotional capitalism in China Yiyi Yin Collectivism and Altruistic Behavior: A Third-Person Effect Study of COVID-19 News Among Wuhan Residents Yicheng Zhu, Ran Wei, Ven-Hwei Lo, Mingxin Zhang and Zongya Li Fake news, information overload, and the third-person effect in China Shuo Tang, Lars Willnat and Hongzhong Zhang Book Reviews Xiao Liu, Information Fantasies: Precarious Mediation in Postsocialist China Yiyang Hou Xiaoping Wang, Ideology and Utopia in China’s new wave cinema: Globalization and its Chinese discontents Marija Adela Gjorgjioska Tianwei Ren, Keiko Ikeda and Chang Wan Woo, Media, Sport, Nationalism: East Asia: Soft Power Projection via the Modern Olympic Games Lin Wang Acknowledgements

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Themed issue on online videos and global communication abstract submission deadline extended to Dec 15
by Louisa Shu Ying Ha 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

Online Media & Global Communication eISSN: 2749-9049 Sponsored by Center for Global Public Opinion Research of China and School of Journalism and Communication, Shanghai International Studies University, China E-mail: OMGC(a)shisu.edu.cn CALL FOR PAPERS THEMED ISSUE: SHORT VIDEOS AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATON (500 word abstracts due Dec. 15, 2021) TikTok as a short-video app is taking the world by storm as the most downloaded mobile app in 2020 and its average user usage has surpassed YouTube in the U.S. Other social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Wechat/Tencent also increased their video postings. How do these short videos affect people’s perceptions and knowledge of their own countries and other countries? How are short online video use similar or different between countries? We invite scholars from around the world to submit their research on shorts videos to our journal which will have a theme on this topic in our second issue in 2022. Online Media & Global Communication is a new free open access English language refereed journal published quarterly by De Gruyter and sponsored by Shanghai International Studies University. It aims to publish high quality, innovative and original research on global communication especially in the use of global online media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Whatspps, Weibo, WeChat, Wikipedia, web sites, blogs, etc., in an effort to make theoretical contributions on online media and global communication, particularly in but not limited to the Global South. This journal will address the contemporary concerns about the effects and operations of global digital media platforms on international relations, international public opinion, fake news and propaganda dissemination, consumer behavior as well as the balance of voices in the world. Topics of interest but not limited to these topics for the themed issue: 1. Social media influencers on TikTok and short videos: Political, social, cultural and commercial Effects across countries and cross-national comparison. 2. How do short videos change national and city images in global communication? 3. How can short videos contribute to new research methods in studying global communication? 4. How do short videos differ from television in shaping global media news coverage and global youth culture? 5. How do different national governments or cultural tourism agencies in different countries use short videos or how do such use change relationship among countries? 6. How do online short videos transform the journalism practices of news media? 7. Under the global COVID-19 pandemic, how do online videos create new models and practices or affect current health communication? 8. How do national governments and the public perceive the algorithm used by these short video sites from privacy to social and political impacts such as the cancel culture? The journal publishes six-language abstracts in United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish). This journal adopts a dual track review system as the first in the field of communication. Two review tracks are offered to the authors and authors must choose either one before final submission: 1) double blind (masked) review track that both authors and reviewers do not know the identity of the author; 2) single blind (masked) review track that reviewers will know the identity of the author and the authors are free to cite their own works and refer to themselves in the manuscript. Submitters who have posted their manuscript or its earlier version elsewhere online or with more than five self-citations will undergo the review process using the single-blind review track. All original submissions are in English with reviews by two or more reviewers. We adopt a structured abstract format with purpose, method, highlight of findings, practical implications, social and theoretical implications, originality and contribution so that just the abstract would be informative to the readers. Authors pay no fee to publish in the journal. Author Submission Guideline: 1. Publication Ethics. The journal will follow the Committee on Publication Ethics guideline for both reviewers and the authors. https://publicationethics.org/ 2. Original Submissions. All unsolicited authors’ submissions must be original and have not been published in English or other languages, either in print or online publications. Manuscripts which have been posted online such as university web sites, in preprint servers or file-sharing sites must self-identify such posting in the cover letter and undergo single-masked review. 1. Submission procedure: Authors are welcome to submit abstracts to the editor to determine the appropriateness of the manuscript before submitting the full-length manuscript to our journal e-mail: OMGC(a)shisu.edu.cn 2. Cover Letter. All new submissions must include a cover letter explaining whether the manuscript is the first time the dataset was being used. If not, then the author should report previous articles or submissions to other journals using the same dataset and explaining the advancement of knowledge of the submitted manuscript over previous articles and other manuscripts under review in other journals. 3. Abstracts and keywords. Manuscripts must include a structured abstract format no longer than 300 words in total (purpose, method, findings, implications, value) and proper keywords to help identify appropriate reviewers. See example on journal web site. Up to eight keywords can be accepted. The keywords must include country/region of study, research method, and the name of the online media platform being studied such as YouTube or category such as social media. 4. Citing your own works. When authors choose double-masked review track, excessive self-citations (more than 5) are discouraged and will be viewed as an attempt to identify the author. Such manuscript will undergo single-masked review automatically. Authors going through a double-masked review track who need to cite their own previous works should cite them in the\same way as other authors. There is no need to specify the work is written by the author. The only exceptions are in press or forthcoming articles. In those cases, the in-text reference should be (Authors, in press/forthcoming). In single-masked review track, authors are free to cite and refer to their own works in the text of the manuscript and there is no limit on self-citations as long as they are appropriate. 5. Citation style. The journal generally adopts APA style 7th edition in general and publishes in American English. However, in the reference section, authors are required to provide the full name of each cited author such as Chen, Daiwen and Kaoqiu Lu (2020), instead of initials, to help identify authors in non-English speaking countries who have little differentiation by last name. Louisa Ha, Ph.D. Professor of Research Excellence, School of Media and Communication Interim Graduate Coordinator Bowling Green State University Founding Editor-in-Chief, Online Media and Global Communication https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=9zeJXnEAA Twitter: @LouisaHaBGSU

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histories of computing in Asia (first CFP)
by Christopher Leslie 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

Dear Colleagues, Academic researchers, public historians, and industry professionals who are interested in the histories of computing in Asia will share their interdisciplinary insights at the next meeting of IFIP’s Working Group 9.7. Our current plan is to meet concurrently with the Human Choice and Computers 15 conference at Chuo University, Tokyo, in September 2022, but we will accommodate participants who cannot join us in person. The theme of the workshop is histories of computing in Asia. The program committee will consider any paper in line with this theme, but we are particularly interested in topics such as: A. Internationalism. Frameworks for understanding multinational cooperation and innovation B. Science and Technology Studies. History and philosophy of technology, from east to west C. Pedagogy. Teaching the history of computing in or about Asia D. Public History and Imagination. Remembering and presenting histories of computing This workshop will build on Working Group 9.7’s successes in highlighting the international history of computing, resulting in Springer volumes on Nordic countries, Soviet and Russian computing, and eastern Europe. Even though the workshop language is English, many of our participants do not speak English as a first language; we are committed to international exchange, so we encourage all researchers to participate regardless of language ability. Following WG 9.7’s typical practice, we request the submission of draft papers for consideration because we are focused on producing an excellent proceedings volume, which contain selected, revised papers and be published by Springer. Three members of the program committee (which consists both of people with expertise in the field and generalists) will review each paper anonymously, make comments to the author(s), and recommend whether the paper should be included as part of the workshop. Draft papers will be accepted during the month of March 2022. The ongoing pandemic has created many challenges (including the postponement of this workshop, which was originally scheduled for 2020). The dynamic situation necessitates our collective flexibility, so we are committed to accommodating all researchers in 2022 by employing a hybrid format. Those presenters who are able will meet in Japan along with our colleagues at HCC 15. For some people, travelling may be impossible or uncomfortable, so we will provide a means for remote presentations. As we get closer to the workshop date, we will coordinate presentation modes with all accepted participants. At this time, it is not necessary to decide if you will present in-person or remotely. Questions may be addressed to the working group chair, Chris Leslie: chrisleslienyc(a)hotmail.com <mailto:chrisleslienyc@hotmail.com?subject=HCA%202022>. More information about the workshop and the working group is available at http://ifipwg97.org/workshops/hca2022/ <http://ifipwg97.org/workshops/hca2022/> Sincerely, Chris Leslie Chair, IFIP Working Group 9.7 - History of Computing

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): First Call for Contributions
by Announce Announcements 11 Dec '21

11 Dec '21

*** First Call for Contributions *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ Goals and Scope The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in software maintenance and evolution. We invite high quality submissions describing significant, original, and unpublished results related to but not limited to any of the following software maintenance and evolution topics (in alphabetical order): • Change and defect management • Code cloning and provenance • Concept and feature location • Continuous integration/deployment • Empirical studies of software maintenance and evolution • Evolution of non-code artifacts • Human aspects of software maintenance and evolution • Maintenance and evolution of model-based methods • Maintenance and evolution processes • Maintenance and evolution of mobile apps • Maintenance and evolution of service-oriented and cloud computing systems • Maintenance versus release process • Mining software repositories • Productivity of software engineers during maintenance and evolution • Release engineering • Reverse engineering and re-engineering • Run-time evolution and dynamic configuration • Software and system comprehension • Software migration and renovation • Software quality assessment • Software refactoring and restructuring • Software testing theory and practice • Source code analysis and manipulation • Technical Debt ICSME welcomes innovative ideas that are timely, well presented, and evaluated. All submissions must position themselves within the existing literature, describe the relevance of the results to specific software engineering goals, and include a clear motivation and presentation of the work. ICSME invites contributions to a number of different tracks. These are listed below with more information, including submission instructions, available on the conference web site (submission dates are midnight, AoE, UTC-12). The submission link for all tracks is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsme2022 . Please use this link and choose the appropriate track for your submission. Research Track • Abstract Submission: March 25th, 2022. • Paper Submission: April 1st, 2022. • Notification: June 10th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 1st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-research-track/ . Doctoral Symposium • Paper Submission: July 8th, 2022. • Notification: August 1st, 2022. • Camera-Ready: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ . Journal First Track • Paper Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Notification: July 8th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-journal-first-track/ . Tool Demo Track • Abstract Submission: June 13th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 20th, 2022. • Notification: July 19th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 26th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/tool-demo-track/ . Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival • Artifact Submission: August 26th, 2022. • Notification: September 16th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… . Industry Track • Full/Short Papers Abstract Submission: April 22nd, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Submission: April 29th, 2022. • Full/Short Paper Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Full/Short Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Submission: May 20th, 2022. • Extended Abstract Notification: June 15th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 15th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-industry-track/ . News Ideas and Emerging Results Track • Abstract Submission: June 17th, 2022. • Paper Submission: June 24th, 2022. • Notification: July 18th, 2022. • Camera-Ready: July 31st, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/new-ideas-and-emerging-results/ . Registered Reports Track • Initial Report Submission: June 3rd, 2022. • Feedback from PC: July 8th, 2022. • Authors Response: July 22nd, 2022. • Notification for Stage 1: August 12th, 2022. • Submission of Accepted Report: August 19th, 2022. Please refer to https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/registered-reports-track/ . Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Georgios Gousios, Technical University Delft and Facebook, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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