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CFP: The 17th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium and the 3rd Annual Information Ethics and Policy Workshop
by Colin Rhinesmith 08 Jul '21

08 Jul '21

The 17th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium and the 3rd Annual Information Ethics and Policy Workshop (Half-Day Workshop) Sociotechnical Perspectives on Equity, Inclusion, and Justice The Association for Information Science and Technology’s Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (ASIS&T SIG SI) will build on previous successful co-hosted symposiums to co-host a joint symposium this year with SIG-Information Ethics and Policy (SIG IEP). With SIG SI’s signature focus on the interaction of people, technology, and society, we are especially interested in critical theoretical perspectives, as well as ethical, practical, and policy applications, which is well-supported through collaboration with SIG IEP. Call for Participation This year’s theme, “Sociotechnical Perspectives on Equity, Inclusion, and Justice,” offers an opportunity to focus scholarly attention on the social, cultural, political, and economic shaping of sociotechnical systems and their consequences. We invite a range of scholarly sociotechnical inquiries alongside ethical, practical, and policy perspectives across a range of disciplines and sectors. This workshop will provide a physical and virtual space to share and exchange experiences and ideas. https://easychair.org/cfp/sig_si_iep2021 <https://easychair.org/cfp/sig_si_iep2021> Submission Guidelines We encourage submissions in the form of extended abstracts (1,000–2,000 words, including references) that either proposes a panel discussion or present complete (or nearly complete) work in these topic areas. We additionally encourage the submission of poster proposals (500 words) for works in progress and early research ideas. Accepted posters will have the option to be presented virtually during the workshop. The workshop will incorporate different types of contributions including papers and interactive sessions. We plan to organize submissions into themes to facilitate discussion and cross-collaboration among participants. Instead of a traditional paper presentation, participants will discuss their work in detail with small groups, allowing for meaningful synthesis of ideas and new collaborations. In addition, we will support remote participation by making workshop materials available online and streaming the awards ceremony and presentations. We will also provide virtual participation options for attendees. All submissions should be anonymized for review and in PDF format. Eary bird submissions are due no later than 11:59 pm (AOE <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe>) on July 21, 2021. Final submissions are due no later than 11:59 pm (AOE <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe>) on August 16, 2021. List of Topics Submissions may include empirical, critical, and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Critical theoretical approaches Digital equity and digital divide AI and facial recognition systems Data surveillance, privacy, and ethics Mis- and dis-information Freedom of expression, hate speech Human rights, civil rights, and platform regulation Inclusive design, implementation, and use Information policy interventions to promote equity and justice Sustainability, environmental concerns, and information technology manufacturing Digital labor and tech labor organizing Commercial content moderation Cooperative, commons, and other alternative economic and governance models Implications and socio-political impact of ICTs Re-conceptualizing SI concepts, methods, frameworks, and theories through a critical lens — Colin Rhinesmith (pronouns: he/him) Associate Professor and Director Community Informatics Lab School of Library and Information Simmons University http://crhinesmith.com Senior Faculty Research Fellow Benton Institute for Broadband & Society https://benton.org Editor-In-Chief The Journal of Community Informatics https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/index

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WEBCAST AUJOURD’HUI: publication du rapport « l’Etat de l’Internet au Mali »
by Joly MacFie 08 Jul '21

08 Jul '21

Un autre grand événement de ce Chapitre très actif. <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mali-internet>Le *Jeudi 8 Juillet 2021* à *14h30* UTC le *Chapitre Malien de l'Internet Society <https://isoc.ml/>* publiera son rapport « *l'Etat de l'Internet au Mali* ». Cela fait suite à la publication réussie du *Rapport sur l'utilisation des réseaux sociaux au Mali <https://isoc.ml/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rapport-Etude-Reseaux-Sociaux.pdf>* en mars 2021. Cette publication sera diffusée par hub-conférence sur Zoom dans plusieurs capitales régionales et grandes villes du Mali. *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mali-internet <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mali-internet>* *AGENDA https://archive.org/download/mali-internet/mali-internet_AGENDA.pdf <https://archive.org/download/mali-internet/mali-internet_AGENDA.pdf>* *PARTICIPER VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3648rCK <https://bit.ly/3648rCK>* *TWITTER #ISOCML <https://bit.ly/2MpA4g3> @isocml @kbakary* *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/>* *http://facebook.com/isocml <http://facebook.com/isocml>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/mali-internet <https://archive.org/details/mali-internet>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14299/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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JOB: Cryptocurrency research
by Joly MacFie 08 Jul '21

08 Jul '21

(Kevin Werbach via linked in) I am looking to hire a full-time researcher or postdoc for the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project over the next year. The position involves organizing events, drafting reports, developing an email/social media presence, and participating in research related to the regulatory, governance, and business aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Although the project is based in Philadelphia, remote work is possible. This is a full-time opportunity for someone with a JD, MBA, PhD, or other postgraduate degree and experience in the blockchain, cryptocurrency, or DeFi area. Please contact me at werbach(a)wharton.upenn.edu if you are interested, or with any questions about the position. -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Side-event at IAMCR 2021
by Preeti Raghunath 08 Jul '21

08 Jul '21

INSTITUTIONS, INTERVENTIONS, TRANSGRESSIONS: GLOCAL MEDIA POLICIES AND PRAXIS FROM SOUTH ASIA <https://iamcr.org/sites/default/files/nairobi/south_asia.jpg> An IAMCR 2021 Side event Sponsored by the Global Media Policy Working Group July 10, 2021 --- 10h30 to 17h00 Indian Standard Time (05h00 to 11h30 UTC) This side event organised by the Global Media Policy Working Group presents a day-long engagement on media policies and practices from the South Asian region. The region itself has been under-studied in media policy research, and is underrepresented in studies on the interfacing of the global with the local. This side event seeks to not only contextualize recent work on media policies from the region within larger historical debates on media ownership and communication flows, but also seeks to open up possible conversations on research in global media policies from the South(s) and their amenability for comparative purposes. Conveners: - Dr. Preeti Raghunath, Co-Vice Chair, Global Media Policy Working Group - Susan Koshy, PhD Candidate, Hong Kong Baptist University Programme (all times are in Indian Standard Time | UTC +5:30) OPENING SESSION – Introduction to the GMP Working Group (10.30 am to 10.45 am Indian Standard Time (IST)) SESSION 1: An Invitation to Understand Media Policies in South Asia (10.45 am to 11.15 am IST) This (recorded) session will feature Dr. Paula Chakravartty (NYU, US) in a keynote dialogue. SESSION 2: (Geo) Politics and Power in South Asia (11.15 am to 12.45 pm IST) Chair: Dr. Claudia Padovani, Co-Chair, Global Media Policy Working Group This session will uncover the different power structures that exist within the region both internally and across borders that are either reflected within media structures while also playing an important role determining these very structures. - Anis Rahman (Bangladesh) --- South Asian Media in Flux: Power, Politics, and Policies - Murali Shanmugavelan (South Asia) --- Casting Off Caste-Hate Speech: An Appraisal for Digital Media Policies - Varun Ramdas (India)- An Analysis of State Media Policy from a Geo-political perspective SESSION 3: Policy and Practice (1 pm to 3 pm IST) Chaired by: Dr. Veronique Wavre, Co-Vice Chair, Global Media Policy Working Group This session will carry forward the ideas set up in the previous session, with a focus on institutions, politics and the practice of policymaking. The session would feature four papers that would allow for rumination on this theme: - Vibodh Parthasarathi (India) --- Institutions Constraints and Accordant Interests - Harsha Man Maharjan (Nepal) --- "No Policy without Us": Dominant Stakeholders and Making of Media Policy Drafts in Nepal - Sachini Perera (Sri Lanka) --- South-based feminist visions for digital media policy - Muhammad Shajjad Ahsan (Bangladesh) --- Selecting Technology for Digital Television Switchover in Bangladesh SESSION 4: Transgressions, Censorship and Surveillance (3.15 pm to 4.45 pm IST) Chair: Dr. Arne Hintz, Co-Chair, Global Media Policy Working Group This session will further deliberate on censorship and the surveillance state, in light of occurrences in South Asia. The session would pull together this line of thought as seen in three presentations: - Azmat Rasul (Pakistan) --- “The politics of entertainment regulation: Evaluating the policy and regulatory role of government in Pakistan” - Syed Irfan Ashraf, Azmat Khan (Pakistan-Afghanistan) --- Digital black-hole: Pakistan’s State undeclared Internet policy in the Pashtun periphery - Lisa Brooten (Myanmar) --- Populism, power plays and a pandemic: media policy and practice in Myanmar CLOSING SESSION: Vote of Thanks; Overview of the WG’s conference sessions and Closing Note (4.45 pm to 5.00 pm IST) REGISTRATION (open to first 100 participants to register) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/up0lfumprD0jGtAoWK0w7Y7W3I_65bda3J… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. -- Preeti Raghunath, PhD Assistant Professor Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC) Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India My Book: Community Radio Policies in South Asia: A Deliberative Policy Ecology Approach <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-5629-6> (2020) Email: preeti.raghunath(a)simc.edu Website: www.preetiraghunath.com Twitter: @preetiraghunath Phone: +919160518081

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Approaches to Digital Discourse CFP (ADDA 3)
by Riki Thompson 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, With apologies for cross-posting, please see below for a message posted on behalf of Professor Camilla Vasquez. Best wishes, Riki Call for Papers: ADDA3 We are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for next year’s Approaches to Digital Discourse Analysis (ADDA3) conference is now available on our website: adda3.org<http://adda3.org/> ADDA 3 will be held at University of South Florida during May 13-15, 2022. The conference will take place on-site at USF’s waterfront campus in St Petersburg, Florida. Please visit our conference website to view the CFP and for additional information and instructions for submitting your abstract. We look forward to receiving your submission for ADDA 3! ___________ Riki Thompson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Writing Studies & Digital Rhetoric University of Washington Tacoma Twitter @rikithompson <https://twitter.com/rikithompson> Blog https://medium.com/@rikitiki<https://medium.com/@rikitiki.> Website www.connectingdigitally.com<http://www.connectingdigitally.com/> Recently published Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic<https://theconversation.com/polyamorous-relationships-under-severe-strain-d…> The Conversation, Feb 11, 2021 Love, Delayed - How COVID-19 has upended dating for singles - <https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21550996/dating-love-coronavirus-covid-19…>Interview with Elizabeth Segran. Vox, Nov. 13, 2020

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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday: Exploring the Misinformation Landscape
by Joly MacFie 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

Senior citizens, for all their acquired wisdom, can be susceptible to misinformation. This is one of three webinars that Webby-award winning <https://seniorplanet.org/news/2021/05/26/webby-award-honoree-announcement/> Senior Planet put on earlier in the year to assist. It contains plenty of useful info for all age groups! ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday July 7 2021 the ISOC-NY TV program presents an Older Adults Technology Services / Senior Planet NYC webinar from way back in February 2021. John Silva of the News Literacy Project explains how to recognize fake news, and what to do with it. " [image: isoc ny tv] <http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel>On *Wednesday July 7 2021* the *ISOC-NY TV* program presents an *Older Adults Technology Services <https://oats.org/>* / *Senior Planet NYC <https://seniorplanet.org/>* webinar from way back in February 2021. *John Silva <https://twitter.com/MrSilva>* of the *News Literacy Project <https://newslit.org/> *explains how to recognize fake news, and what to do with it. *What: ISOC-NY TV - Exploring the Misinformation Landscape Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network When: Wednesday July 7 2021 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34 Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel <http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel>* *View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/hIcyV3hDGfk <https://youtu.be/hIcyV3hDGfk>* *TWITTER*: @MrSilva @OlderAdultsTech @NewsLitProject @mnn59 #misinformation *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14284/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[CfP] Second Call for Papers and Talk Proposals | TTO Conference 2021 + JDIQ Special Issue
by Elena Kochkina 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit a paper or talk proposal to this year’s Truth and Trust Online (TTO) conference (October 7-8, 2021, online). We are excited to announce that a selection of the best technical papers will be invited to a special issue of the ACM Journal of Data and Information Quality. The submission deadlines are just around the corner but its not too late to contribute :) Technical papers deadline: July 30, 2021; talk proposals deadline: August 13, 2021. Call for Papers and Talk Proposals We invite submissions of technical papers and talk proposals on technical solutions for addressing current challenges facing social media platforms on the following topics: • Misinformation and disinformation • Trustworthiness of COVID-19 news and guidance • Hate speech • Online harassment and cyberbullying • Credibility and fake reviews • Hyper-partisanship and bias • Image/video/audio verification • Fake amplification, polarization, and echo chambers • Transparency in content and source moderation • Privacy and anonymity requirements We welcome technical papers of the following types: surveys, methods, reproduction papers, resource papers, case studies. Authors of exceptional papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a special issue of the ACM Journal of Data and Information Quality, which will also open to other submissions (deadline: November 15, 2021). For technical papers, authors will be able to opt-out from the inclusion of accepted papers in the TTO proceedings, e.g., if they plan to publish their work elsewhere. For talk proposals, talk summaries may optionally be included in the TTO proceedings. More information about the call for papers, talk proposals and the JDIQ special issue can be found here: https://truthandtrustonline.com/call-for-papers-2/<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthandt…> We encourage wide participation from all interested parties and stakeholders on online media, including academics, startups and large industry, non-profit organizations and governmental institutions. About The Conference on Truth and Trust Online The Conference on Truth and Trust Online is an annual forum for academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and other stakeholders to discuss the problems facing (social) media platforms and technical solutions to understand and address them. TTO’s mission is to bring together all parties working toward improving the truthfulness and trustworthiness of online communications. More information about the conference is on the TTO website<https://truthandtrustonline.com/>. Feel free to pass this email on to anyone you think might be interested! Contact us if you have any questions at admin(a)truthandtrustonline.com<mailto:admin@truthandtrustonline.com> Follow us on Twitter: @TTOConference Sign up to TTO mailing list: eepurl.com/haDf5H<https://t.co/BFvIgPjw9o?amp=1> Yours sincerely, Elena Kochkina (Queen Mary University of London) on behalf of the Truth and Trust Online Organising committee — Dr. Elena Kochkina, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Queen Mary University of London, The Alan Turing Institute Email: e.kochkina(a)qmul.ac.uk<mailto:e.kochkina@qmul.ac.uk>, ekochkina(a)turing.ac.uk<mailto:ekochkina@turing.ac.uk> Twitter: @Elena_Kochkina

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CHI 2022 Call for Panels
by Norman Makoto Su 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

Hello! We are soliciting Panels for the CHI 2022 (https://chi2022.acm.org/) conference, which will take place in early May 2022 in New Orleans. Please check out the Panels CFP here: https://chi2022.acm.org/for-authors/interacting-and-discussing/panels/ The deadline is not until December 16, 2021, but we wanted to give you plenty of notice to be able to curate your best and most exciting panel submissions! Panels will be held in their own 60-minute session at the conference. For CHI 2022, panels can be either hybrid (held in-person with ability for panelists and attendees to participate virtually) or fully virtual. A key feature of Panels is to highlight and discuss important issues in our community. The following list is a few examples that we have considered may be exciting for CHI 2022, but we look forward to receiving proposals based on your ideas, too. o Lessons Learned from Covid-19’s Impact on HCI Research, Practice, and Community o Race, Gender, Class, Disability, Culture, and Intersectionality in HCI o Participatory Design and Community-Based Participatory Research Methods o Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality / Extended Reality Futures o Researcher Positionality in HCI Research and CHI Papers o Ethical and Value-Based approaches to HCI Research and Design o HCI and AI: Connections, Challenges, and Next Steps o Building Solidarity among Academic and Tech Workers Please reach out to us at panels(a)chi2022.acm.org if you have any questions. - Panels co-chairs Oliver Haimson, Norman Makoto Su, and Kathryn Ringland

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Announcing the 2021 Best Dissertation Award
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

We are pleased to announce the Best Dissertation Award for 2021 goes to Dr. Niki Cheong for “Cybertrooping and the Online Manipulation of Political Communication in Malaysia: The Barisan Nasional Years.” Congratulations, Dr. Cheong! Dr. Cheong’s dissertation on cybertrooping in Malaysia is a beautifully written work, combining a unique dataset, a solid and sophisticated research design and an important but understudied topic into a stimulating and significant treatment of an issue that resonates in our time. This dissertation makes an important contribution to our understanding of the use of the Internet as a tool of misinformation, media manipulation and political obfuscation in both a local and global context. This provides a point of reference for taking a new look at astroturf and political propaganda efforts in other venues. While the dissertation is certainly of interest to Internet researchers, it would be useful to scholars in social movements, political action and public policy. The Committee has also recognizes Dr. Niels ten Oever’s “Wired Norms: Inscription, Resistance, and Subversion in the Governance of the Internet Infrastructure”, with an Honorable Mention. Dr. ten Oever’s dissertation also tackles a pressing issue. It is strong in both theory and methods and offers a critical perspective to internet governance. AoIR is grateful for the hard work by this year’s Best Dissertation Award committee: Taina Bucher, Chair, Nadia Kutscher, Jessica Lingel, John McNutt, Jasmine Rault, and Aljosha Karim Schapals. Thank you for your hard work and professionalism during the review process.

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First International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2021): Call for Late Submissions
by Announce Announcements 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

*** Call for Late Submissions *** First International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2021) November 8-10, 2021, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBs… (Proceedings to be published by Springer; Special Session on AAL, see below; Special Journal Issue with SN Computer Science) The call for late submissions has a firm deadline on July 30, 2021 ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2021) is the first of the series of International Conferences on "ICT for Societal Challenges". It is a showcase for high quality oral and poster presentations and demonstrations sessions. This conference aims to be a platform for multi and interdisciplinary research at the interplay between Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedical, Neuro-cognitive, and Experimental research. This research includes the design, experimental evaluation and standardization of new ICT scalable systems and in-silico systems for new and future inclusive and sustainable technologies that benefit all: healthy people, people with disabilities or other impairments, people having chronic diseases, etc. User-centered design and innovation, new intuitive ways of human -computer interaction, and user acceptance are the topics of particular interest. Conference Topics Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following: • AI and Cognition, Cognitive Mechatronics, Human-Machine Interaction, Cobotics, Model-based design and configuration tools for healthcare and well-being, AI methods for medical device testing • Systems for management of health and care (mental health, pain, neurological disorders, sight, hearing, balance, space awareness; sensory based physiological and psychological non-invasive measurements, preventive healthcare, m-healthcare, e-healthcare, integrated care, serious games, electronic health record, self-management, patient-centered systems for survivorship, palliation and/or end-of-life care) • Precision medicine • ICT for in-silico trials • Implantable medical devices • Computational methods for medical device • Models for human-device interaction for medicine • Systems promoting access to the socio-economical and cultural environment • Age-friendly systems for active and healthy aging (telepresence, robotics solutions, innovative solutions for independent living, innovative elderly care, integrated care, age-related risks prevention/detection) • Multimodal assistive ICT devices to empower people with sensory, cognitive, motor, balance and spatial impairments • ICT systems to improve the quality of life and for daily life activities assistance (education, recreation, and nutrition) • Smart living homes and wearables (Intelligent and personalized digital solutions for sustaining and extending healthy and independent living; personalized early risk detection and intervention) • New experimental validation methods with end-users • Standardization, certification, labeling, privacy, security and communication issues (related to aging well, to sensory impairment) High-quality original submissions that address such future issues, show the design and evaluation in (near-) real scenarios, explain how to benchmark systems, and outline the education and training procedures for acquiring new perceptual skills while using such systems are welcome. Research and technical papers are expected to present significant and original contributions validated with the targeted end-users. Early works and works- in-progress are invited to submit a short or demo paper. Submissions should clearly state the progress beyond the existing state-of- the-art and the expected societal benefits of the developed technology. When possible, validate scenarios with the target user groups and well-identified technology readiness levels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) should be at least outlined. Special Session on Active Assisted Living (AAL) Do you do research or commercial work in the active and healthy ageing area and you want to participate in the discussion driving the future of healthy ageing? Do you have a funded project in the AAL programme and would like to present the results of the project? Then the Special Session on AAL is the perfect opportunity for you to be involved in an ecosystem that promotes active and healthy ageing. This special session at the IHAW 2021 conference aims to bring together the community of healthy ageing to present their results and to discuss the existing opportunities in health technology and reflect on the future of ageing well in the digital world. You will be presented with the opportunity to meet and discuss with several stakeholders from universities, industry, regional and national authorities, private companies working with older adults and many more. You can use the opportunity to showcase the best practices and find solutions to challenges through presentations, discussions, workshops and networking. The Special Session on AAL is the ideal meeting place for presenting the results from cutting-edge, funded AAL projects, as well as independent research or commercial work in the active and healthy ageing area, performed from: • Universities and research institutions • End-user organisations and companies working with older adults • Industry professionals involved in the technology sector with an interest in active and healthy ageing • Health care and social care providers • Individuals and organisations implicated in the AAL funded projects The goal of this Special Session is to engage researchers and all relevant stakeholders of the healthy ageing value chain into networking and discussions to present their experiences and provide answers and solutions to problems and issues faced by older adults. This community is of great importance since it drives and aims to achieve better conditions and a healthier and improved society for the future of older adults. The proactive involvement of the community in conceptualising, designing and developing cost-effective systems that offer services to serve our ageing society, as well as the presentation of the solutions and discussion and exchange of ideas in this special session aims to drive and cultivate innovative thinkers, creative people and change makers in the area of active and healthy ageing. Please follow the submission guidelines and important dates as they are stated below and make sure that under the abstract of your submitted paper there is the statement: "Submitted to the Special Session on AAL". Accepted papers will be published by Springer in the CCIS Series. Submissions We invite three types of paper submissions: 1. Research and Technical papers, up to 15 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a substantial contribution to the research field 2. Short papers, up to 6 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a small but solid contribution to the field 3. Demos, up to 4 pages, describing innovative tools that address topics relevant to the conference All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Accepted contributions will appear in the archival proceedings of IHAW 2021, published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899) and will be presented in plenary sessions of the conference. The authors of the best papers accepted for IHAW2021 will be invited to submit extended versions for a special issue with SN Computer Science (https://www.springer.com/journal/42979) Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer format for conference proceedings: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBs… and should specify on the first page the type of submission ("R&T", "Short", "Demo"). The submission process will be handled through Easy Chair and the submission link is: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBs… . Important Dates • Submission Deadline: July 30, 2021 (AoE) (firm) • Notification: August 23, 2021 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: September 6, 2021 • Author Registration Deadline: September 6, 2021 Organizers Honorary General Chair • Edwige Pissaloux, University of Rouen Normandy, France General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Scientific Chair • Salim Bouhlel, University of Sfax, Tunisia Scientific Vice-Chair and Special Session Chair • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus Publicity Chair • Ramiro Velazquez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico Finance Chair • Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD., Cyprus

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