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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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TikTok Methodologies Virtual Event 19 July
by Bondy Kaye 06 Jul '21

06 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, The TikTok Cultures Research Network is pleased to announce a virtual event TikTok Methodologies <http://tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-methodologies> on 19 July 2021 organized by founding members Associate Professor Crystal Abidin, Professor Patrik Wikström, and Dr D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye. The field of digital media research is rapidly expanding to include innovative and exciting TikTok research. As one of the most widely used digital short video platforms around the world, TikTok is a key social arena to study global youth culture, creativity, professionalization, and activism. This event is a critical forum for discussion on TikTok research frameworks and methodologies from emerging voices in the field. This two-hour virtual event will take place via Zoom on 19 July 2021 at 0900-1100 (GMT+8) and will feature two panel discussions with a diverse array of TikTok researchers. We invite professionals from media industries and social media industries, students and researchers in academia, and members of the general public to attend this event. The event is free but registration is required. Please register here <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZfOObR1zST-RmS1zd6KAAg>. Please find a programme for the event here <https://tiktokcultures.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/tiktok-methodologies-pro…>. Recordings of both panels will be made available on tiktokcultures.com following the event. Click to download the event poster in color <https://tiktokcultures.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/tiktokmethodologies_post…> and in B&W <https://tiktokcultures.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/tiktokmethodologies__pos…> . This event is brought to you by TikTok Cultures Research Network and supported by Faculty of Humanities (Curtin University) <https://humanities.curtin.edu.au/>, Centre for Culture and Technology (Curtin University) <https://ccat.curtin.edu.au/>, and Digital Media Research Centre (Queensland University of Technology). <https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/>

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Latest Issue of JoCTEC
by Plothe, Theo 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

On behalf of the Associate Editors and myself, I am excited to announce the publication of the most recent issue of the Journal of Communication Technology: https://www.joctec.org/ This issue is returns to our traditional format featuring scholarly work of import within Communication Technology. Featured work in this latest issue includes fascinating research on blockchain on social media, brand trust in online advertising, discussing the hyperperception model, and why User experience (UX) matters in design and research, as well as book reviews of The Dark Side of Media and Technology (2019) and Ethics for a Digital Age (Vol. II) (2018). Please share this widely amongst your colleagues and fellow scholars. You can access the issue on JoTEC's website: https://joctec.org/archives/volume-4-issue-2/ Sent from my iPhone

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JoCTEC Call for Applications - Two Associate Editors
by Plothe, Theo 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Call for Applications Two Associate Editors Officially Assuming Duties July 21 2021; Overseeing 2021-2024 Volumes The Journal of Communication Technology in association with the Communication Technology division of AEJMC is seeking applications for Associate Editors. The appointed Associate Editors will begin processing manuscripts Summer 2021, officially assuming duties July 21 202 and overseeing volumes for 2021-2024. Description of the Journal The Journal of Communication Technology is the official journal of the Communication Technology division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. We are a fast-growing journal seeking to expand our editorial staff as our number of monthly submissions continue to skyrocket. We are on track to publish four issues this year, the third of which will come out sometime in late July or early August. The expressed aim of this journal is to bring together research that facilitates discussion and cultivates understanding of the ways in which communication technologies are changing not only media processes and content, but also audiences, institutions, and society at large. Since communication technologies themselves have now come to fulfill a central, social role in virtually all forms of mediated communication, JoCTEC welcomes scholarship from a broad area of inquiry provided that the focus pertains to communication technologies. This includes but is not limited to studies of social media, advertising, science, networks, health, politics, history, policy, public relations, management, economics, ethics, minorities, and visual communication. Requirements and Responsibilities The Associate Editors must be a member or become a member of AEJMC Communication Technology division and must maintain membership in the division throughout the editorial term. Additional responsibilities include the following: ● Promoting submissions to the journal. ● Providing timely decisions and suitable feedback to authors. ● Assembling issues according to the publication schedule. ● Maintaining good communication with fellow JoCTEC editorial team. Application Process Applicants should develop a cover letter addressing the following points: ● A commitment to serve if selected. ● Current research agenda. ● Editorial philosophy and ability to meet editorial responsibilities. Application materials should also include: ● A current vita. ● Names and contact information for two people who can serve as references for the applicant. Application materials must be received no later than Friday, July 16, 2021. Interviews with applicants and the Journal’s Editor/Associate Editors may occur via telephone, Skype, or WebEx. Please address any queries about the positions to Dr. Theo Plothe, the journal editor at plothet(a)savannahstate.edu<mailto:plothet@savannahstate.edu>. Sent from my iPhone

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Looking for a fully funded PhD
by Rachael Espinet 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Hi everyone, I am a writer from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. I have an eclectic interest in subjects such as the intersections of marginalised communities, gender studies, development studies, mythology, neuroscience, equity, redesigning work, vulnerability, emotions, cultural and biological evolution and its history, and ethical implications of AI. I am a journalist. Interviewing people, connecting with them and accurately documenting their life is my strongest skill. Historical research is my second. One transferable skill is the ability to sit with experts and understand their work enough to explain it to laypeople. The ability to explain a complex topic simply and accurately for mass public consumption is a skill I can contribute to any research team. I have an MSc in Gender and Development Studies and a BA in Literatures in English. My MSc research was an investigation into queer identities in literature. My BA research paper was on Caribbean Folklore. I would like to do a PhD to have five years to read, write to produce books. I am curious about many topics and working in any disciple or intersectional team can allow me the time and information to wrangle with questions that have been bothering me for years such as: how to address rage online? Is there a necessity of battle in discourse? How to restructure the world into an equitable space where many people's needs are met? How to overcome the negativity bias in media, particularly social media which is a designed rage machine? And explore the body both scientifically and socially. I religiously listen to Alan Watts every morning, Brene Brown and Helen Fisher are my two favourite living scholars and I am curious about Daniel Dennett's work. Humankind by Rutger Bregman and Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rossling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund are two books I've used to help form my world opinion. If there are any fully-funded PhD in anything really please let me know. I am available to travel all over the world. I will be fully vaccinated by July 19. Thank you. Warm regards, Rachael Espinet

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CFP Deadline Extended: Memes and Memetics issue of inVisible Culture!
by Keye, Wade 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Hello AoIR, The Deadline has been extended to July 15th, please submit! I'm very excited to share this CFP for the 34th issue of inVisible Culture focused on memes and memetics. iVC is a peer-reviewed, grad-student run, interdisciplinary journal housed at the University of Rochester. The full call can be found here <https://ivc.lib.rochester.edu/cfp-issue-34-invisible-memes-for-cultural-tee…> and the text follows below. For our 34th issue, Invisible Culture seeks scholarly articles and creative works that approach internet memes as aesthetic, cultural, and political objects of study. Memes have been discussed largely in their communicative and participatory capacities, particularly in the fields of communications, political science, and other social sciences. There are fewer examples of humanistic work approaching memes and memetics as world-building practices and as cultural objects that foreground meaningful sense-making. The last major journal issue devoted to the topic was a 2014 special issue of The Journal of Visual Culture.1<https://ivc.lib.rochester.edu/cfp-issue-34-invisible-memes-for-cultural-tee…> Memes have since moved from diversion to discourse, from formally simplistic to kaleidoscopically complex, from niche to mainstream. Memes draw endlessly from the ever-growing dustbin of popular visual culture, returning modified images that are, in turn, instantly modifiable. Memes are as much, if not more, a part of most people’s daily cultural exposure as television, film, or radio. Savvy creators of “legacy” media anticipate memification (one need only think of Lil Nas X sliding down the stripper pole to Hell) and marketing professionals “in on the joke” leverage the authorless form for free advertising. The bulk of anglophone meme research since 2015 has focused on the role of memes in the spread of extremist ideologies as a means of “[weaponizing] irony to attract and radicalize potential supporters, challenge progressive ideologies and institutions, redpill normies, and create a toxic counterpublic.”2<https://ivc.lib.rochester.edu/cfp-issue-34-invisible-memes-for-cultural-tee…> This attention is both necessary and appropriate. However, we hope to address memetics more broadly and to emphasize areas that haven’t received the same attention. Memes are hardly unique to any one age group, race, class, or indeed any region of the world; nor are they exclusively in the domain of humor. Memes spread and develop online and can never be fully untethered from the exigencies of platform, algorithm, location, and law. Yet vernacular meme cultures are as varied as the panoply of human experience. Memes move across and within ethnic and national identifications, expressions of gender and sexuality, political ideology, and language family. In this issue we seek work that speaks to that capacious view of memes, from part to elusive whole; whether focusing on the deeply contextual particularities of a specific meme or community, the subversive or revolutionary potential of particular imagery, discussing the practice of meme artists or reckoning with memetics as a worldwide phenomenon. We hope for submissions of scholarly and creative work across disciplines, methodologies, communities, and positionalities. Contributions to this issue may address (but are by no means limited to) the following topics and themes: * Global platforms, networks, and communities: mainstream social media, photo and video sharing, social aggregation, image boards, live streaming, blogs, the “dark web” * Vernacular meme cultures, hyper-specific communities and identities in niche groups and networks * Far Right networks and platforms including Parler, Gab, 8chan, Voat, Clouthub, Pilled.net, Patriots.win, Greatawakening.win, Pilled.net * African American and Black meme cultures, queer meme imaginaries, diasporic meme publics and other online channels of identification and solidarity for people(s) whose identities have been marginalized * Meme Formats; Image Macros; Reaction GIFs; Shitposting; Copy Pasta and Creepy Pasta; Generational Memes (Gen Z, Boomers, etc.); Prank links such as Rickrolling and shock and gore links; Codewords and codified imagery; Deep Fried Memes, Meme Art * Tik Tok and other moving image memes and the role of sound, repetition, and performance therein * The transnational use of memes (e.g. the very different contexts surrounding the Joker, Pepe, and Guy Fawkes in different countries and cultures) * Non-US platforms such as Weibo, Tencent, Renren, WeChat, VK, and OK.ru * Authorship; “Meme lords”; “Blue checks”; licensed imagery * Commodification and Decommodification; Ownership and NFTs * Media archaeology; dead platforms; nostalgia Please send completed papers (with references following the guidelines from the Chicago Manual of Style) of between 4,000 and 10,000 words to invisible.culture(a)ur.rochester.edu by July 15th, 2021. Inquiries should be sent to the same address. Wade A. Keye PhD Student, Visual and Cultural Studies Andrew W. Mellon Digital Humanities Fellow University of Rochester

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Academic Positions -- Department of Computer Science -- University of Cyprus
by Announce Announcements 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

ACADEMIC POSITIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE -- UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS The University of Cyprus was founded in 1989 and admitted its first students in 1992. Within a short time, the University of Cyprus achieved international distinctions. Today, it is ranked as the 84th young university (under 50 years) and #501-600 worldwide by the Times Higher Education Rankings. These notable distinctions are the result of dedication to continuous development. The pursuit of research excellence constitutes a key strategic objective of the University of Cyprus. Moreover, the University continually extends and upgrades its programs of undergraduate and graduate studies. To best serve its research and educational aims, the University recruits high-caliber academic staff who can make significant contributions to the development of internationally competitive research projects and to the design and delivery of new curricula. The University of Cyprus invites applications for two (2) tenure-track academic positions at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, as follows: * one (1) position in the field of “Software Engineering” * one (1) position in the fields of “Networks or Cybersecurity” For all academic ranks, an earned Doctorate from a recognised University is required. Requirements for appointment depend on academic rank and include: prior academic experience, research record and notable scientific contributions, involvement in the development and teaching of high quality undergraduate and graduate curricula. The minimum requirements for each academic rank are listed on the webpage at https://www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures . Candidates need not be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. The official languages of instruction are Greek and Turkish. For the above position, fluency in the Greek language is necessary. In case the selected candidate does not have sufficient knowledge of the Greek language, it is the candidate's and the Department's responsibility to ensure that the candidate acquires sufficient knowledge of the Greek language within 3 years from appointment. Each Department sets its own criteria for the required level of fluency in the Greek language. The annual gross salary (including the 13th salary) for full time employment, according to the current legislation, is: <table> <tr> <td>Assistant Professor</td> <td>(Scale A13-A14)</td> <td>€58,428.91-€78,798.61</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lecturer</td> <td>(Scale A12-A13)</td> <td>€44,410.28-€72,265.43</td> </tr> </table> Employee contributions to the various state funds will be deducted from the above amounts. Candidates are invited to submit their applications electronically by uploading the following documents (in English, in PDF form) at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment . 1. Cover Letter. 2. Curriculum Vitae. 3. Copy of ID/Passport. 4. Copies of degree certificates. 5. Summary of previous research work and a statement of future research agenda (up to 3 pages). 6. List of publications. 7. Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be individually uploaded). The submission of representative publications is non-mandatory for the rank of Lecturer. 8. The names and email addresses of three academic referees, who, upon submission of the application, will be automatically notified to provide recommendation letters (in English), up to seven days past the submission deadline. Documents 1-7 must be uploaded as separate PDF documents. The deadline for applications is on Monday 27th of September 2021. Applicants selected for appointment will be required to submit copies of degree certificates officially certified by the Ministry of Education (for degrees received from universities in Cyprus) or from the Issuing Authority (for degrees from foreign universities). Applications, supporting documents and reference letters submitted in response to previous calls will not be considered and must be resubmitted. Applications not conforming to the specifications of this call, i.e. which do not include all the required documents as specified on the electronic submission system, will not be considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that his/her application has successfully been submitted. Upon submission, the candidate will receive an automated confirmation email. For more information, candidates may contact the Human Resources Service (tel.: +357 22 89 4146/4155 or via email: applications(a)ucy.ac.cy) or the Department of Computer Science (tel: +357 22 892669).

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Extended deadline (August 31st, 2021) OSNEM Special Issue: Online Social Networks and Media: human behaviour under big data microscopes
by Andrea Passarella 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS Elsevier Online Social Networks and Media Journal (OSNEM) Special issue on Online Social Networks and Media: human behaviour under big data microscopes ****** EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE ******** Submission Deadline: August 31st, 2021 ******************************************** https://www.journals.elsevier.com/online-social-networks-and-media ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Online Social Networks and Media are a fundamental component of the cyber-physical convergences, representing one of the main bridges between the human behaviour across the physical and virtual worlds. Therefore, the “trails” users leave behind while using OSNEM can be mined, via big data analytics and AI, to characterize individual and social human behaviours at an unprecedented scale. Moreover, the speed at which events can be detected via OSNEM data analysis makes OSNEM a prime way to monitor the evolution of human behaviours and nowcast their development and consequences in both the physical and virtual worlds. For example, OSNEM can be used to shed light, through big data analysis, on the diffusion of COVID-19 in the real world. This special issue seeks contributions pushing the state of the art in all facets of the use of OSNEM as big data microscopes to investigate complex human individual and social behaviours. We solicit manuscripts presenting quantitative analysis and modelling based on BigData collected from OSNEM. Within this framework, topics include, but are not limited to: - Analysis of social structures via OSNEM - Analysis and modelling of information and opinion dynamics in OSNEM - Early detection of critical phenomena in the cyber and physical worlds - Prediction of (near-)future events based on OSNEM data analysis - OSNEM monitoring and analysis for the protection of users and critical infrastructures - Mobility characterization and modelling - Characterisation of users’ behaviour in smart cities - OSNEM data-driven approaches to study COVID-19 related phenomena - Pandemic tracking and control via OSNEM big data analysis - Models of individual and social behaviour through OSNEM big data during the pandemic - OSNEM users’ characterization for mass customization of products and services - Analysis of large social phenomena (e.g., political movements) via OSNEM big data - Privacy-preserving big data analytics for human behaviour characterisation - Efficient methodologies for large-scale OSNEM data collection and analysis Online Social Networks and Media is a multidisciplinary journal for the wide community of computer and network scientists working on developing OSNEM platforms and services and using OSNEM as a big data source to mine, learn and model the (online) human behaviour. Manuscripts only based on questionnaires, even focused on the reported use of social media, are outside the scope of the journal. On the other hand, the journal welcomes papers which present analyses based on big data mined from social networks/media. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule Manuscript submission deadline: August 31st, 2021 First notification: October 31th, 2021 Expected publication: Q4, 2021 - Q1, 2022 Guest Editors Marco Conti, IIT-CNR, Italy Andrea Passarella, IIT-CNR, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Instructions for submission Manuscripts must not have been previously published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences. Papers previously published in conference proceedings are eligible for submission if the submitted manuscript is a substantial revision and extension of the conference version. In this case, authors should indicate the previous publication(s) in the cover letter and are also required to submit their published conference article(s) and a summary document explaining the enhancements made in the journal version. The submission website for this journal is located at https://www.editorialmanager.com/osnem/default.aspx. Please select ''VSI:big data microscope'' when you reach the ''Article Type'' step in the submission process. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified, for consideration by the special issue, the authors should indicate in the cover letter that the manuscript has been submitted for the special issue on ''big data microscope''. Manuscripts can be submitted continuously until the deadline. Once a paper is submitted, the review process will start immediately. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (in the first issue available as soon as the paper is accepted). All accepted papers will be listed together in an online virtual special issue published in the journal website. For further information, please contact the guest editors at osnem at iit.cnr.it

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