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CFP: Cryptocurrency and Societal Harm, Symposium and Special Issue of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety
by Daniel Bateyko 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Hi all, The Stanford Internet Observatory<https://io.stanford.edu/)> and Jeff Hancock (Department of Communication<https://comm.stanford.edu/>, Stanford) have started a new open-access journal, the Journal of Online Trust and Safety<http://tsjournal.org/>. We invite researchers across disciplines to submit their work for a symposium and a special issue on Cryptocurrency and Societal Harm. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers for a conversation on cryptocurrency and its links to crime and other socially harmful activities (broadly defined). Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * New anti-money laundering laws or other regulations for cryptocurrency * Money laundering and cryptocurrency * Money mixing or “tumbler” services * Ransomware groups, including tracing payments to these groups and mapping connections between them * Darknet marketplaces * Cryptocurrency scams (typosquatting, exit scams, pump and dump of cryptocurrency coins) * Analysis of social media and messaging posts about illegal activity or evading regulations tied to cryptocurrency * Understanding the use of “privacy” coins like Monero, Dash, and Zcash * Terrorism financing linked to cryptocurrency The full call can be found here: https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/12/3 Timeline Letter of inquiry submission deadline: February 15, 2022 Desk decisions: March 1, 2022 Draft submission for symposium: April 1, 2022 Symposium date: April 15, 2022 Paper submission for special issue: May 15, 2022 Publication date of special issue: August 31, 2022 Submission Instructions Authors interested in submitting an article for the symposium and/or the special issue should follow the journal’s standard submission process by sending a letter of inquiry (LOI) by February 15, 2022. Authors should note in their submission whether they wish to be considered for the symposium, special issue, or both. The symposium will be non-archival (no published proceedings), and attendees are not required to submit a full paper nor to make a submission for the special issue. Attending the symposium is not a prerequisite for submitting an article for the special issue. The symposium will be hosted by the Stanford Internet Observatory in April 2022. We hope this can be a hybrid in-person and remote symposium, though this will depend on COVID-19 protocols. Full paper submissions for the special issue are due May 15, and if accepted will be published near the end of August 2022. Questions about the special issue or symposium may be directed to the guest editor, Karen Nershi, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Internet Observatory (nershi(a)stanford.edu)

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CGSA 2022 Conference Submission Deadline Extended
by Gerald Voorhees 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Good news! The deadline to submit a paper abstract or panel or workshop proposal for the 2022 (May 31 - June 1) Conference of the Canadian Game Studie Association is extended to midnight PST (UTC 8:00) January 16. Original cfp is linked <https://bit.ly/3GfJ7dw> for your reference. Best regards Gerald Gerald Voorhees, Ph.D. (he/him) Associate Professor Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies Department of Communication Arts University of Waterloo

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Three PhD positions, Department of Media and Communication (IMK), University of Oslo (UiO).
by Charles M. Ess 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Dear AoIR-ists, The Department of Media and Communication (IMK), University of Oslo (UiO), has opened three PhD positions with an application deadline of Feb 1, 2022. From the job description (<https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/215708/doctoral-research-fel…>): == IMK is an interdisciplinary department, approaching media and communication from social scientific, humanistic and technological perspectives. In line with the department's new strategy for 2030, it will be prioritized to follow-up UiO's bold efforts to develop more competence and knowledge about conservation and development of democracy, climate and the environment. The doctoral project must be innovative and relevant to the current research that takes place at IMK. The successful candidate will take part in research groups within relevant areas at the department, and applicants must enclose a project description with topics or research questions within one or more of the research areas outlined below: *Children, adolescents and digital media Research on children's and adolescents' digital lives, how they use digital media, digital skills, adolescents as natives of a global media culture (global natives), digital parenting, children and adolescents' safety and rights online, political socialization and children's democratic rights, and regulations on children's digital life. * Media aesthetics Media aesthetics follows a humanistic tradition that emphasizes technologically mediated communication, sensory and experiential aspects of media expressions in a cultural and social perspective. This includes research on the form and content of media texts, perception, media history, and media development and innovation. * Political communication Research on political communication between different actors, in different public spheres, and political influence through strategic communication. This includes research on lobbying, political rhetoric, election campaigns, opinion processes and influences, algorithms and artificial intelligence, fake news, media policy, journalism in digital media, freedom of expression, media, power and democracy. * Screen cultures Screen cultures is a research and educational initiative that studies how screen media shape people´s experience and understanding of themselves and the world. This includes research on development, use and experience of new and established screen media, such as film, television and new digital platforms. Ambivalence, resistance and attempts at withdrawal or digital detox are relevant perspectives. * Method and analysis of digital media Innovative/creative methods for research on communication, utterances and changed usage patterns in digital media. Including an increased focus on data collection on digital/social media and analysis of big data. == From my perspective, these are three very exciting possibilities for pursing one's PhD in a top-ranked department in the marvelous city of Oslo, Norway. Please see the website for further details, including the encouragement to contact the particular research area(s) of interest for further information about their work. As a start, you can look at <https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/about/> Good luck and good hunting! - charles -- Professor Emeritus University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Secretary, IFIP Working Group 9.8, Gender, Diversity, and ICT <http://ifiptc9.org/9-8/> Fellow, Siebold-Collegiums Institute for Advanced Studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany 3rd edition of Digital Media Ethics now out: <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509533428>

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RIPE@2022 CfP Between the Fourth Estate and the Fifth Power: Conservation and Innovation in PSM Journalism
by Maria Michalis 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

*_Between the Fourth Estate and the Fifth Power: Conservation and Innovation in PSM Journalism_* Call for Paper Proposals RIPE@2022 conference **18 – 21 September 2022 in Vienna, Austria** The 11th biennial RIPE conference is sponsored by ORF, Austria’s public service media (PSM) provider, and hosted by the University of Vienna. The conference theme invites paper proposals that are relevant for advancing understandings of journalistic theory and practice in the context of a complicated set of challenges related to digital disruption, globalization, commercialization, information disorder, and the importance of fair, free and independent information and news provision that has been a persistent responsibility of public service media organizations over the decades. Elaboration of the Conference Theme Digital technologies have created enormous disruptions for media systems and companies, and ushered in consequential shifts in economic as well as political power. More media of more types are motivated by commercial imperatives even as the editorial function has become endangered. New media platforms are increasingly influential and used sources for ‘news’ and information and resist being defined as media companies. The big tech big data corporations have substantial influence on public communication today. National PSM providers remain important in principle but are often at severe disadvantage in many respects, including economic funding, political support, commercial pressure and competition, channel proliferation, and fundamentally as a consequence of the enormity of changes in the scope and scale of competition. Countries and populations around the world are challenged by trends summarized as fake news, mis- and disinformation campaigns, filter bubbles and the algorithmic production of personalized content – especially news. The collapse of editorial responsibility has resulted in a systemic condition characterized by nontransparency and unaccountability. All of this gravely endangers the health and vitalbity of the public sphere for democratic societies, and undermines PSM in both institutional and operational aspects. As people increasingly cruise the internet universe of commercial social media, trust and performance for quality journalism is seriously at risk. The historic paradigm has prioritized the creation and maintenance of independent media based on professional, accountable journalistic skills and practices as an essential for democratic practice. For this reason, the press has been conceptualized as the Fourth Estate of power (alongside Executive, Legislative and Judicial) in democratic societies. This understanding of the institutional framework that has protected PSM’s role in the Fourth Estate is under attack from political and business interests in an increasing number of countries. PSM is under stress in traditional broadcasting and even more so in the online environment that is largely governed by commercial interests that manage a corporatized Internet with profound potential consequences given the powerful influences of social media. At the same time, societies are struggling to cope with massive social disruption manifest in polarization and fragmentation, nationalistic protectionism, xenophobic politics, sophisticated new forms of clandestine propaganda and cyber-strategies that seek to undermine democracy and foment unrest. A series of crucial questions invite serious consideration: How can PSM keep pace with these dynamics and mitigate the damaging consequences of digital transformation? How can PSM effectively compete with the dominance of digital media giants and serve as a counterbalance? How can PSM resist the alarming constellation of pressures opposing them and develop appropriate answers to maintain their role and function as independent, trusted sources of truthful, fair and balanced information dedicated to serving the whole of society? How can PSM be distinctive in providing and defending Quality Journalism in the digital age, avoid being caught up in the problem of filter bubbles, escape the risk of unwittingly engaging with fake news, safeguard independence and advance media pluralism and content diversity? The RIPE@2022 conference will address one of the most challenging contemporary topics facing PSM in the digital age. We invite paper proposals that are relevant to these concerns about the role of public service journalism as an essential and foundational part of the Fourth Estate to effectively challenge the negative impact of the fifth power. Topics of Specified Interest Empirical and comparative research is especially needed that addresses the following topics that will ultimately frame the workgroup structure for the RIPE@2022 conference in Vienna: 1. Policy developments affecting news and journalism for PSM organizations • Comparative and/or indepth analysis of trends and changes in media policy affecting PSM’s role and function as a news and current affairs provider • Challenges in the growth of populist politics and the politization of information for partisan interests • Complications and potential solutions for policy affecting domestic information and news provision given the proliferation of transnational actors and pressures • Other topics and aspects related to media policy and legal developments affecting PSM news and current affairs journalism, especially challenges to safeguards for independence 2. Developments in journalistic and editorial practice in the digital media environment • Addressing sophisticated forms of propaganda from domestic and international sources that are intentional and strategically designed to stir unrest and undermine democracy • Internal strategies and policies developed by PSM organizations to cope with a range of challenges involving fake news, filter bubbles, mis- and disinformation, etc. • New approaches to news and current affairs provision and programming, including formats and genres intended to serve either general or particular populations • PSM’s role and ambitions in news provision at the international level • Challenges and developments in journalistic codes of ethics for PSM today, and the need for independence in practice and provision • Other topics and aspects affecting PSM news and current affairs journalism 3. Challenges and opportunities posed by commercial interests as the fifth power • Ways and degrees to which the rise of commercial power and pressures can be reasonably understood as posing a 5th power or estate in contemporary democracies • Strategies, developments and impact of commercial news on PSM’s position and capacity. May be targeted to one or more levels of engagement (local, national, global, etc.) • Changing competitive dynamics and related challenges as well as opportunities this creats for PSM news organizations and operations • Linkages between state interests and commercial interests affecting the capacity of PSM journalism to remain free, truthful, critical and independent • Other topics and aspects related to the rise of commercial pressures on PSM journalism 4. Challenges and developments in news and current affairs across relevant platforms • Cross-platform journalistic and editorial strategies and practices in news provision today • Emerging technological opportunities and threats for PSM news production and provision • Organizational and operational restructuring initiatives in the area of news and current affairs, especially as these are a response to commercial and other competitive pressures • Requirements, complications and competencies related to online news provision by PSM companies • Partnerships with other public and private sector organizations or companies in the development of strategies and operations to enhance PSM news and current affairs services • Other topics and aspects related to organizational and operational developments in PSM journalism 5. Criteria for PSM as the Fourth Estate in the digital ecology • The role and regulatory framework of PSM in terms of requirements or expectations for distinctiveness in its mission and remits in the digital ecology • Criteria for safeguarding accountability and independence from political and business interests in the governance and practice of journalism today • Approaches for guaranteeing universality and accessibility for society with a focus on innovation • Strategies and practices for building and maintaining public trust and institutional credibility in PSM news and current affairs provision • Other topics and aspects related to strengthening PSM’s essential role and functions as a vital part of the 4th Estate for democracies in the era of digital media 6. Declining trust in public institutions, alternative publics and strategic alliances • Explaining the decline of public trust in institutions and the implications for PSM both as an institution and especially in news and public affairs provision • Challenges and opportunities for PSM journalism in supporting the exercise of citizenship in the digital media environment • The nature, concerns and dynamics of alternative publics with a focus on relationships with established institutions • How mistrust is being handled by PSM news and journalism in organizational and content provision in increasingly polarized environments • The identification, construction and management of strategic alliances to combat mistrust and strengthen the journalistic value of PSM news and current affairs provision Submission Requirement Paper proposals can be submitted via a link that will be available on the conference website (https://ripe2022.univie.ac.at<https://ripe2022.univie.ac.at/>) shortly (third week of January 2022). You need to register in the internal system of the University of Vienna before you can submit a proposal. A registration link can be found at the bottom of the registration page, to which you will be redirected after clicking on the submission link mentioned above. During the registration process you will have to enter information about you and your institution. If there are several authors, you can add them and their institutions during the later submission process. Please enter the following information into the online submission form: • the paper’s working title, • an extended abstract (max 1,000 words) addressing the six elements for evaluation (provided below) • the two working group topics the paper is most closely related to. Additionally, the abstract (including the paper’s working title) needs to be uploaded as a Microsoft Word file. Please make sure that your Word file is anonymized and does not contain any indication of the author(s) either in the text or in meta data. All submissions will be peer-reviewed (double-blind) by a scientific committee. The evaluation criteria are: • Relevance to the conference theme and fit with one of the working group topics. • Newness or originality of the research (empirical) or essay (philosophical) • Theorization and general importance • Research methods and design (for empirical papers) • Key findings and implications for theory • Relevance for PSM management and practice Empirical research is highly valued, but we also welcome insightful philosophical, critical and theory-driven papers. Comparative research is important. RIPE conferences focus on substance, dialogue and results. We therefore limit acceptance to about 60 papers and each is assigned to one of the workgroups. **Submissions are due 7 March 2022**. Decisions about acceptance will announced on 11 April 2022 including further details regarding the submission of the completed papers. Completed papers are due on 15 August 2022. The conference happens over 2.5 days with a welcoming reception the night before the first day and the inaugural RIPE General Assembly on the afternoon of the third day. The conference language is English. Conference fees will be announced at a later date. The fee will cover conference meals, events and materials, but not hotel accommodation or travel. Based on the level of interest, a non-obligatory social programme might be planned for the day after the conference at an additional cost for those interested to participate. The RIPE conference does not supplement personal travel costs. The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW. This message and its attachments are private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and remove it and its attachments from your system.

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Jan 28 book launch and publication - Event Horizon: Sexuality, Politics, Online Culture, and the Limits of Capitalism
by Jacob Johanssen 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Join us for the book launch of Event Horizon: Sexuality, Politics, Online Culture, and the Limits of Capitalism (Zer0 Books) by Bonni Rambatan and Jacob Johanssen In an age where Silicon Valley dictates what it means to innovate a painless future, knowledge and enjoyment are fertile breeding grounds of political contestation. But it’s not exactly democracy. We are controlled through platforms that turn us into data for the profit of billionaires. Control has become so playful that we carry it in our pockets, as we continue to crave likes and followers. What is to be done? Should the Left continue to cling to the promise of a political Event, patiently waiting for a revolutionary rupture where new possibilities emerge? Is there a way to delineate its horizons amidst the chaos? Through a psychoanalytic interrogation of the intersections of online culture, sexuality, and politics, Bonni Rambatan and Jacob Johanssen explore such horizons at the limits of capitalism. Event Horizon examines how capitalist ideology functions in our current moment, and, more importantly, how it breaks down. With the increasing urgency of formulating a proper Leftist response to the rapidly growing violence that seriously threatens the lives of marginalised communities, this book could not be more timely. More information about Event Horizon: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/event-horizon-sexua… Book Launch: 28.01.2022 2pm GMT - 8am CT - 9pm WIT - 10pm SST Speakers: Bonni Rambatan (Independent Scholar, Indonesia) and Jacob Johanssen (St. Mary's University, UK) Alfie Bown (Royal Holloway University, UK) Julia DeCook (Loyola University Chicago, USA) Rosemary Overell (National University of Singapore, Singapore) The event will take place on Zoom. A link will be emailed to all attendees 2 hours before start time on the 28th. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/event-horizon-book-launch-tickets-239460050457

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Session on Tempo/Time
by Matthew Moore 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

RSVP & More Info: https://www.eqlab.co/dialogic-drinks-tempo-matt-moore This DD session explores how some different practitioners (mostly from a strategy and design background) have attempted to explore time, space and change. The content comes from these three short articles (if people read them beforehand then I may not need to say anything): John Boyd: https://tempo.substack.com/p/tempo-part-1-the-fast-transients Bürolandschaft: https://tempo.substack.com/p/tempo-part-2-wir-fahren-the-romance Frank Duffy & Stewart Brand: https://tempo.substack.com/p/tempo-part-3-time-travel-agents Matt Moore has worked in multiple roles and industries over the years (including PwC and Seven West Media). He has been a Visiting Fellow at University of Technology Sydney. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): Second Call for Contributions
by Announce Announcements 09 Jan '22

09 Jan '22

*** Second 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 • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, 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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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Sixth Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 08 Jan '22

08 Jan '22

*** Sixth Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) (*** Extended Submission Deadline: February 7, 2022 ***) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022) The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Paper submission: February 7, 2022 (extended) • Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 7, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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Come grow with us at Georgia’s oldest and finest HBCU! : Assistant Professor of Public Relations & Strategic Communication
by Plothe, Theo 07 Jan '22

07 Jan '22

Assistant Professor of Public Relations & Strategic Communication About Us Savannah State University established in 1890, is the first public historically black college or university in the state of Georgia and the first institution of higher learning in the city of Savannah. The university's students select majors from four colleges — Business Administration, Education, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and Sciences and Technology. The campus is by far the most picturesque in the state of Georgia. The moss-laden sweeping oak trees, expansive marsh and historic architecture create a resplendent yet tranquil atmosphere. Beneath the beauty and splendor is a vibrant residential campus bursting at the seams with the vim and vigor of quality collegiate life: relevant academic majors, engaging lectures, cutting-edge research, quality student-faculty engagement and a nurturing environment. Job Summary Savannah State University seeks qualified applicants for a full time, tenure track, Assistant Professor in Public Relations to begin Fall 2022. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient academic qualifications and professional experience in the field. Responsibilities The selected candidate will teach undergraduate courses in public relations, media studies, PR campaigns and other general courses, as needed. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a full load (4/4 – four courses per semester). Mentor mass communication students. Support Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication ACEJMC accrediation efforts. Maintain research productivity, provide service to the department, and to the university. May be directed to perform job related tasks other than those specifically delineated in this description. Required Qualifications A Ph.D. from an accredited university in public relations or related field is required. Excellent oral, written, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Professional experience in the public relations field, in an agency, corporate, non-profit, or similar capacity is desired. Two (2) years of teaching experience Active professional involvement in Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS), Accredidation in Public Relations (APR), or other public relations professional organizations, active involvement in a national academic organization, and record of juried research publications preferred. Required Documents to Attach CV All transcripts List of References Conditions of Employment Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Savannah State University, as determined by Savannah State University, its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request. Equal Employment Opportunity Savannah State University is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity and affirmative action institution. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Savannah State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy please contact the Savannah State University, Office of Human Resources at hr(a)savannahstate.edu<mailto:hr@savannahstate.edu>. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact the Office of Human Resources at hr(a)savannahstate.edu<mailto:hr@savannahstate.edu>. You can view and apply for this job at: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.h…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://careers.hprod.o…>

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Do social networks for right-to-left writers exist?
by cbouko 07 Jan '22

07 Jan '22

Dear AoIR members, I have a little question for which I haven't found the answer: I am wondering whether some social networks have been created for users who write from right to left. To my knowledge, all of them (Facebook, Weibo, etc.) have been created for left-to-right users. Many thanks for your anwer! Best wishes, Catherine -- Catherine Bouko Ghent University Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Groot-Brittanniëlaan 45 9000 Gent Belgium Bureau: B2.06 http://research.flw.ugent.be/en/catherine.bouko

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