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Histories of AI: Imaginaries and Materialities - Online Seminar - April 19-20
by Rafael Grohmann 18 Apr '21

18 Apr '21

Histories of AI: Imaginaries and Materialities April 19-20 Hosted by [1]DigiLabour Research Lab and University of Cambridge -[2] Histories of Artificial Intelligence: A Genealogy of Power Online and free webinar Registration Link: [3]https://digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YkXOyY4dRNC9 jKVWZTB7Sw Brazilian Time Zone (BRT) - please[4] check your timezone Program: April 19 08:30 AM - Welcome Rafael Grohmann (Unisinos University/ Histories of Artificial Intelligence) Jonnie Penn (University of Cambridge/ Histories of Artificial Intelligence) Bruno Moreschi (University of S�o Paulo/ Histories of Artificial Intelligence) 09 AM - AI Imaginaries Kanta Dihal (University of Cambridge) Gustavo Fischer (Unisinos University) Simone Natale (University of Turin) Moderator: Giselle Beiguelman (University of S�o Paulo) 11AM - AI Infrastructures Vladan Joler (University of Novi Sad) Jian Xiao (Zhejiang University) Moderator: Gabriel Pereira (Aarhus University) 2PM - AI & Colonialism Syed Mustafa Ali (Open University) Paola Ricaurte (Monterrey Institute of Technology) Rachel Adams (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa) Michael Kwet (Rhodes University, South Africa/ Yale Law School) Moderator: Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ecuador) 4PM - Vocabulary & Design of AI Amba Kak (AI Now!) Carla Vieira (perifaCode/ University of S�o Paulo) Luke Stark (University of Western Ontario) Ranjit Singh (Data & Society) Moderator: �vilin Matos (Unisinos University) April 20 09AM - AI, Automation and Economics Matthew Cole (University of Oxford) Edemilson Paran� (Federal University of Cear�) Moderator: Esther Majerowicz (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte) 11AM - AI & Gender Chenai Chair (My Data Rights Africa/ Mozilla Foundation) Janet Abbate (VirginiaTech) Mariana Valente (InternetLab) Moderator: Maria Clara Aquino (Unisinos University) 2PM - AI & Work Sarah T. Roberts (University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA) Rafael Grohmann (Unisinos University) Julian Posada (University of Toronto) Moderator: Camila Acosta (University of S�o Paulo) 4PM - AI & Music Jonathan Sterne (McGill University) Adriana Amaral (Unisinos University) Andr�s Segura-Castillo (Universidad Estatal a Distancia Costa Rica) Moderator: Carol Govari (Unisinos University) 6PM: Closing Keynote Sareeta Amrute (University of Washington) More information: [5]https://digilabour.com.br/2021/04/05/histories-of-ai-im aginaries-and-materialities-seminar-april-19-20/ If you have any queries, please email us: [6]hello(a)digilabour.com.br Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor in Communication, [7]Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil Coordinator, DigiLabour[8] Research Lab Principal Investigator for Fairwork Project in Brazil Researcher of[9] Histories of AI project, University of Cambridge, International Research and Collaboration Award Member, Scholarly Council, Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2)[10], UCLA Founding Board Member of the Labor Tech Research Network References Visible links 1. https://digilabour.com.br/ 2. https://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/histories-of-ai 3. https://digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YkXOyY4dRNC9jKVWZTB7Sw 4. https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/brt 5. https://digilabour.com.br/2021/04/05/histories-of-ai-imaginaries-and-materi… 6. mailto:hello@digilabour.com.br 7. http://unisinos.br/ 8. https://digilabour.com.br/ 9. https://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/histories-of-ai 10. https://www.c2i2.ucla.edu/scholarly-council/ Hidden links: 12. https://fair.work/

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Only 3 days left to submit Practitioner Proposals for the 2021 Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) Conference
by Lee, Mark 18 Apr '21

18 Apr '21

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FINAL CALL FOR PRACTITIONER PROPOSALS iLRN 2021: 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network May 17 to June 10, 2021, on iLRN Virtual Campus, powered by Virbela ... and across the Metaverse! Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Education Society, with proceedings to be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore(r) Conference theme: "TRANSCEND: Accelerating Learner Engagement in XR across Time, Place, and Imagination" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Conference website: http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2021 Practitioner flyer at: https://rb.gy/tn7q6b The 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2021) will be an innovative and interactive virtual gathering for a strengthening global network of researchers and practitioners collaborating to develop the scientific, technical, and applied potential of immersive learning. It is the premier scholarly event focusing on advances in the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other extended reality (XR) technologies to support learners across the full span of learning--from K-12 through higher education to work-based, informal, and lifelong learning contexts. Following the success of iLRN 2020, our first fully online and in-VR conference, this year's conference will once again be based on the iLRN Virtual Campus, powered by Virbela, but with a range of activities taking place on various other XR simulation, gaming, and other platforms. Scholars and professionals working from informal and formal education settings as well as those representing diverse industry sectors are invited to participate in the conference, where they may share their research findings, experiences, and insights; network and establish partnerships to envision and shape the future of XR and immersive technologies for learning; and contribute to the emerging scholarly knowledge base on how these technologies can be used to create experiences that educate, engage, and excite learners. Note: Last year's iLRN conference drew several thousand registrants from across the globe, making the scheduling of sessions a challenge. This year's conference activities will be spread over a four-week period so as to give attendees more opportunities to participate at times that are conducive to their local time zones. ##### PRACTITIONER STREAM SESSION FORMATS ##### *** The Practitioner Stream of the conference is for those who wish to present at the conference _without_ publishing papers in the conference proceedings. Submissions are evaluated on the basis of a structured proposal. *** - Oral Presentation: Pre-recorded video + live in-world discussion with others presenting on similar/related topics (groupings of presenters into sessions determined by Program Committee) - Poster Presentation: Live poster session in 3D virtual exhibition hall; pre-recorded video optional - Guided Virtual Adventures: 60-minute small-group guided tours of to various social and collaborative XR/immersive environments and platforms - Immersive Learning Project Showcase: WebXR space to assemble a collection of virtual artifacts, accessible to attendees throughout the conference - Workshop: 1- or 2-hour live hands-on session - Special Session: 30- or 60-minute live interactive session held in world - Panel Session: 60-minute live in-world discussion with a self-formed group of 3-5 panelists (including a lead panelist who serves as a moderator) Please see the conference website for guidelines and to access the submission form. ##### TOPIC AREAS ##### XR and immersive learning in/for: Serious Games • 3D Collaboration • eSports • AI & Machine Learning • Robotics • Digital Twins • Embodied Pedagogical Agents • Medical & Healthcare Education • Workforce & Industry • Cultural Heritage • Language Learning • K-12 STEM • Museums & Libraries • Informal Learning • Community & Civic Engagement • Special Education • Geosciences • Data Visualization and Analytics • Assessment & Evaluation ##### IMPORTANT DATES ##### - FINAL late-round submission deadline for Practitioner Stream: 2021-04-19 - Notification of outcome: Within 3 days from submission - Practitioner presenter registration deadline: 2021-04-30 - Final practitioner abstracts for conference program due: 2021-04-30 - Deadline for uploading presentation materials (videos, posters, etc.): 2021-05-10 - Conference opening: 2021-05-17 - Conference closing: 2021-06-10 ##### CONTACT ##### Inquiries regarding the iLRN 2021 conference should be directed to the Conference Secretariat at conference(a)immersivelrn.org . 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Register for SoLAR Webinar "Trust and Utility in Learning Analytics" with Professor Sandra Milligan, University of Melbourne (April 20, via zoom)
by Vitomir Kovanovic 17 Apr '21

17 Apr '21

*apologies for cross posting* It is our pleasure to invite you to SoLAR Webinar "Trust and utility in learning analytics" presented by Dr Sandra Milligan from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. In this talk Dr Milligan will discuss the important topic of how we are measuring learning and how this relates to the field of learning analytics. See the details of the talk below. Time and date: April 20, 2021, 5-6 PM Eastern US time (10-11 PM London UK, April 21 7-8 AM Melbourne) Location: Zoom (meeting URL provided in the registration email) To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/solar-webinar-trust-and-utility-in-learning… (Also, make sure you follow SoLAR's Eventbrite page<https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/society-for-learning-analytics-research-sol…> to get updates for the future events). We are looking forward to seeing you at the webinar! Kind regards, Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) Webinar Team https://solaresearch.org/ Abstract: Ever wondered why your brilliant learning analytics work fails to impact schools and colleges? This presentation brings a perspective on this problem, drawn from the measurement sciences. The measurement sciences provide the tools and mindsets that are used by educators to generate the trust and utility that is required to drive uptake of algorithms, apps and other outputs from learning analytics. Professor Milligan and her team work extensively in the education industry building trusted, useful assessments, apps and tools for assessing hard-to-assess competencies, such as general capabilities, 21st-century skills and professional competence. In this presentation, she identifies a series of 'faulty assumptions' that can be detected from time to time in the design of learning analytics projects. The assumptions relate to how learning, and the assessment of learning, are conceptualised, and how learning is best assessed in practice. She will touch on the ambiguous role of prediction in learning design, and the vital role of alternative hypotheses in ensuring trust and utility when using found data. She will point to some practical standards that can be used when designing projects or reviewing them. Bio: Enterprise Professor Sandra Milligan is Director of the Assessment Research Centre at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne. Sandra's current research interests focus on assessment, recognition and warranting of hard-to-assess learning. Her most recent, award-winning research examined opportunities for the use of 'big data' and developmental assessment approaches on digital learning platforms to support assessment of higher-order learning skills. The skills, including so-called '21st century skills', or learning skills, have hitherto been difficult for classroom teachers to assess. Sandra has an unusually wide engagement with the education industry and educational research. Originally a teacher of science and mathematics, she is also a former Director of Curriculum in an Australian state education department and has held senior research, management and governance positions in a range of educational organisations, including government agencies, not-for-profits, small start-up businesses and large, listed, international corporations.

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8th International Symposium on End-User Development (IS-EUD 2021): Last Call for Demos, Work in Progress and DC
by Announce Announcements 17 Apr '21

17 Apr '21

*** Last Call for Demos, Work in Progress and DC *** 8th International Symposium on End-User Development (IS-EUD 2021): "Democratizing AI Development" July 6-8, 2021, Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel 4*, Limassol, Cyprus http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPList_Manager2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaX… End-user development (EUD) aims at empowering end users to develop and adapt systems at a level of complexity that is adequate to their expertise, practices, and skills. EUD may occur along the entire software lifecycle, with the purpose of making users able to participate in their artifact development, not only at design time, but also during actual use. Originally, EUD was conceived as a more general concept than end-user programming; thus, scholars proposed methods, techniques and tools that allow end users to modify or extend software artifacts, such as spreadsheets, web applications, video games, and mobile applications. In the co-called Internet of Things era, end-user development moved on to address the problem of defining and modifying the behavior of smart environments, including smart objects, pervasive displays, smart homes, smart cities, and so on. Therefore, the term "end-user development" acquired a broader meaning covering approaches, frameworks and socio-technical environments that allow end users to express themselves in crafting digital artifacts that encompass both software and hardware technology. Recent research and technological trends like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Cyber-Security, Robotics, and Industry 4.0, have contributed to renew the vision of end-user development, by providing tools and platforms that allow end users to harness the power of AI to create solutions involving Computer Vision, Image Processing, Conversational User Interfaces, as well as solutions for smart environments. Such developments lower the threshold for creating AI solutions, and expand the programmer base for such solutions, by extending AI application both for professional and discretionary use. IS-EUD is a bi-annual event for researchers and practitioners with an interdisciplinary approach to EUD, including: Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Human-Work Interaction Design, and related areas. IS-EUD 2021 Theme: Democratizing AI Development The 2021 edition of IS-EUD focuses on EUD for AI-based systems, where end users are called on to become end-user developers of intelligent agents, digital twins, collaborative and social robots. This edition would like to discuss the adoption of EUD in new fields, the proposal of novel EUD paradigms, and the impact of AI-based EUD in terms of user acceptability and appropriation. One of the most interesting topics in human-AI interaction is explainability of AI-based systems: research submissions presenting end- user oriented solutions to this problem will be particularly welcome. Theoretical and empirical work analyzing pros and cons of this new EUD wave, identifying requirements for end-user development of AI and acceptance of related solutions is invited. Software infrastructures and eco- systems supporting the reuse of solutions and the emergence of meta- design practices are of particular interest to this community, linking the challenges relating AI to topics central to the IS-EUD community. Conference Topics The conference welcomes contributions that: • describe new, simple and efficient environments for end-user development • describe new processes, methods and techniques for empowering users to create, modify and tailor digital artifacts • present case studies and design implications on challenges and practices of end-user development • develop theoretical concepts and foundations for the field of end-user development Specific topics include (but are not limited to) the following ones: • User-oriented orchestration of AI-based devices • Conversational interfaces for end-user development • End-user development for big data visualization and exploration • End-user development for collaborative robotics • End-user development for social robotics • End-user development in Industry 4.0 • End-user development and explainable AI-based systems • Cybersecurity and end-user development • End-user development in daily life • Technologies and infrastructures for end-user development • Empirical studies of end-user development • Recommender systems to support end-user development • Cultures of participation and meta-design approaches • Technology acceptance and adoption studies of end-user development technologies • Evaluation of end-user development technologies • Supporting creative work through end-user development Submissions We invite submissions for Demos, Work in Progress and Doctoral Consortium. A Demonstration paper (max 6 pages) should be structured according to the following: • Abstract (150 words maximum) • Topics to be covered and their relevance to the EUD community • Detailed description of the planned demonstration activity • Diagrams or screenshots (if relevant) • Supporting documentation (e.g., project website) • References Work in Progress submissions (max 6 pages) are intended for presenting preliminary results or tentative findings and position papers. The authors of accepted contributions will have the opportunity to give an oral presentation during parallel sessions. Finally, the IS-EUD Doctoral Consortium is intended to bring together PhD students working on theory and application of EUD. We particularly encourage students that are about half-way through their doctoral research to submit doctoral consortium contributions (max 6 pages) describing the topic of their PhD, their approach and a summary of their progress. Demonstration, Work in Progress and Doctoral Consortium submissions should indicate in the title page “Demo”, “WiP” or “DC” respectively. Accepted submissions will be included in IS-EUD 2021 adjunct proceedings, which will be submitted to http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPList_Manager2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaX… for online publication. Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer LNCS format: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPList_Manager2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaX… and should be submitted through the Easy Chair system at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPList_Manager2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaX… Important Dates • Submissions in all categories: April 21, 2021 • Notification: May 15, 2021 • Camera-ready: May 31, 2021 Organizers General Chairs • Panos Markopoulos (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) • George A. Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Program Chairs • Daniela Fogli (University of Brescia, Italy) • Daniel Tetteroo (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) Short papers Chairs • Barbara Rita Barricelli (University of Brescia, Italy) • Simone Borsci (University of Twente, The Netherlands) Work in Progress Chairs • Jelle Van Dijk (University of Twente, The Netherlands) • Carmen Santoro (ISTI-CNR, Italy) Demonstration Chair • Stefano Valtolina (University of Milan, Italy) Workshop Chairs • Styliani Kleanthous (Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus) • Simone Stumpf (City University London, UK) Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Monica Maceli (Pratt Institute, USA) • Antonio Piccinno (University of Bari, Italy)

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CALL FOR PAPERS! Journal Issue on Memes and Memetics
by Keye, Wade 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

Hello AoIR, 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. All My Best, Wade A. Keye (longtime listener, first time caller) 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 June 30, 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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Submission deadline?
by Plothe, Theo 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

With respect to the deadlines for this year’s conference CFP, can anyone explain why despite having no stated time once the deadline was extended, that at 11:50 pm EDT, the submissions are now closed? The last deadline for the submission of new contributions was 15th Apr 2021, 11:59:59pm UTC. If the deadline was to be UTC, which is vastly different from previous years, where the deadline was established at midnight Hawai’i time, that the extended deadline would be so limited. Especially when the only way to see said deadline would be on the submission page. It is disappointing to know that my submission will not be included in the process because the times are apparently less negotiable than in previous years, especially considering the online nature of a conference meant to be hosted in Philadelphia, a city clearly in the US EDT. I understand this information may have appeared elsewhere, but in looking back at the email announcing the deadline extension Best, Dr. Plothe -- Theo Plothe, PhD Assistant Professor Journalism and Mass Communication Savannah State University

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6 Open Topic Full Professorships (W3) for Digital Humanities and Digital Social Studies at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
by Glasze, Georg 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

Dear All, below is a current call for applications for a newly established department at our university. We are looking forward to receiving great applications! Best wishes, Georg Glasze Prof. Dr. Georg Glasze Lehrstuhl für Geographie (Kulturgeographie) Institut für Geographie Wetterkreuz 15 FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg D-91058 Erlangen-Tennenlohe Tel. +49 9131 85-22633 (Frau Donner) www.geography.nat.fau.eu/research/ag-glasze/<http://www.geography.nat.fau.eu/research/ag-glasze/> dhssNeu: Handbuch Diskurs und Raum - 3. erweiterte Auflage: Online-Buchvorstellung am Mi. 28.04.<https://www.geographie.nat.fau.de/online-vorstellung-und-podiumsdiskussion-…> Within the context of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria, the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for 6 Open Topic Full Professorships (W3) for Digital Humanities and Digital Social Studies at the newly established Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies. The professorships are full-time and permanent positions to be filled by the earliest possible starting date. We seek to appoint leading experts with an internationally visible research and teaching profile who have a creative mindset and expertise in the following areas of digital humanities and social studies: * Research-oriented data and knowledge management * Computing images and objects in cultural heritage * Computing text and language * Analysing geo-social data * Human computer interaction * Governing data economies The newly appointed professors will teach and conduct research into the development of innovative digital methods in and for the digital humanities, cultural studies and social studies, and the analysis of digital transformation. They will focus in particular on developing concepts for dealing with structurally complex units of data with no clear semiotic features at all stages of the data lifecycle; on enabling computer-assisted analysis of images and objects and reflection on visual culture (e.g. critical machine vision, blurring); on developing interpretable AI processes for text analysis such as automated and semi-automated processes for hermeneutic text interpretation and on connecting neural models to formal means of knowledge representation; on using new data sources such as big social and geosocial data, social media data or real-time data to analyse processes and structures in society, and on investigating the transformation of relationships in society as a result of these new readability trends; on the socially responsible design of user interfaces and interfaces during the system development process in consideration of the fact that usability of systems has a decisive influence on whether and how successfully people participate in partial systems in society and in recognition of the fact that systems influence people's behaviour; on critical analysis of political regulation and design of data economies and datafied societies. The professorships will be based in a newly established department. The department focuses on the opportunities and challenges of datafication and algorithmisation of social and cultural phenomena (objects and immaterial concepts) as demonstrated by methods for analysing and processing data and data-based artefacts and in the assessment of the consequences in the real world of 'culture and society' and in academia in the sense of an 'epistemological transformation'. It links expertise in algorithms and other technical aspects with epistemological, historical, socio-critical and normative-ethical expertise in the field of the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies. FAU seeks to appoint outstanding, internationally visible researchers (publications, networks) who strive to maintain close links with the established disciplines in the fields of the humanities, cultural sciences and social sciences but who also take an interdisciplinary approach, continuing and expanding the already close collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering (Department of Computer Science) and the HTA Department of Data Science located in the Faculty of Sciences. Candidates are expected to have successfully raised third-party funding, preferably within the context of collaborative interdisciplinary projects. The Department's strength in research should be reflected in the continued development of the degree programmes taught partly in English (Bachelor/Master of Arts in Digital Humanities) and in explicitly research-oriented teaching as well as in changes to doctoral degrees. The innovative potential of the department extends to the establishment of open structures of governance involving all status groups in the Department Board, the dynamic distribution of teaching capacities, a pool of specialised administrative capacities and a needs-oriented approach to allocating resources, moving away from the traditional structure of a Chair. The successful candidates will be expected to participate in shaping the Department's profile as well as being involved in shaping and developing the new transfer and support-oriented Competence Unit Research Data/Information (CU-ReDI). The professors should seize the excellent opportunities offered by our close interdisciplinary links to launch highly competitive collaborative projects. Successful candidates show an excellent academic track record in research and teaching at the highest international standards. You have substantial research experience abroad and/or international cooperations as well as experience in managing research projects and in raising third-party funding. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree as well as a passion for education and pertinent teaching experience are prerequisites. Candidates who are able and willing to teach in both English and German are desired. The position also requires additional postdoctoral qualifications. These should be in the form of a habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) or equivalent academic qualifications. You may also have acquired these necessary qualifications in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as W1 Professor or Assistant Professor). FAU expects applicants to demonstrate academic leadership, engage in early career development and to drive FAU's strategic agenda. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and therefore expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods. FAU offers an outstandingly productive research environment as well as a passionate and multi-disciplinary scholarly community within a vibrant institutional network. In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and is also responsive to the needs of dual career couples. Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of publications, list of lectures and courses taught, copies of certificates and degrees, list of third-party funding) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by 23. May 2021, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Science, and Theology. Please contact phil-berufungen(a)fau.de<mailto:phil-berufungen@fau.de> with any questions.

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CFP Policy & Internet Special Issue – The Regulation Turn?
by Jonathon Hutchinson 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

**With apologies for cross-posting** Dear Friends and Colleagues, Please find below the Call for Papers for the upcoming Policy & Internet Special Issue in the Internet Regulation Turn. For any additional information, please contact me at jonathon.hutchinson(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:jonathon.hutchinson@sydney.edu.au>. Policy & Internet Journal Special Issue – Issue 1, 2022 Special Issue Editors: Jonathon Hutchinson, University of Sydney Milica Stilinivoc, University of Sydney The Internet Regulation Turn? Policy, internet and technology With the recent media focus on the regulation of social media platforms within our society, users, citizens, human rights advocacy groups, policymakers and content producers have all questioned the validity of these communication technologies. Do these technologies offer ease of connectivity, or do they have the potential to be weaponised and misappropriated to further political agendas, disrupt democratic processes, and abuse an individual's right to (or assumption of) privacy? Recently, we have observed governments calling on platforms to account for their misalignment with local media markets. Regulators are asking platform providers for increased transparency into their distribution processes. Advocacy groups are asking for increased visibility. The custodians of the internet (Gillespie, 2018) are asking for better tools to manage their communities. At the same time, users are questioning the uses of their data. Nonetheless, our societies are enjoying the benefits of our contemporary communication technologies for a variety of reasons. We see new markets emerging based on platform economic models, increased connectivity in times of physical isolation, new trends and connections are emerging, new cultural conventions are being forged between disparate individuals, and friends and families enjoy the increased ease and connectivity of communicating with their loved ones. To say ‘if you do not pay for the product, you are the product’ (Orlowski, 2020) grossly misrepresents the entirety of the social dilemma we have found ourselves in – a hyper- commercialised and politicised internet of the 2020s. To combat this, we are observing several versions of a ‘Balkinized splinternet’ (Lemley, 2020) emerging, where nations and users are designing and creating their own version of what was conceived as a way to share and enjoy information across a connected and networked infrastructure. These new internet formations are accompanied by a variety of emerging economic models, such as cryptocurrency for example, to signify a moment of change has arrived (Swartz, 2020). By looking backwards, we are sometimes able to understand how we will move forward. This special issue of Policy & Internet calls on scholars, practitioners, policymakers and students of the internet to rethink our internet, its policy and the surrounding communication technology of our contemporary society. We are looking for papers that examine the current social and communication dilemmas of the internet, and that map out the trajectory of Policy & Internet for the next five years. What will internet researchers be examining in three years? Has the idea of the ‘nation state’ returned within the debates surrounding ‘big tech’ giants? What will the civil society look like in five years? What does effective policy consider for the future of ourselves and our data in the several emerging versions of the internet? Topics can be related, but not limited, to: * Internet studies * Platformisation * Everyday social media * Algorithmic media * Internet governance * The ‘regulation turn’ of the internet * News distribution * Platform accountability * Critical race studies * Civil unrest and the internet * Queer internet * The Internet of Things (IoT) * Smart Devices/Smart Cities * Robots and/or automation * E-surveillance and e-governance * Design, coding and development of the internet and its protocols Please send through your title and 150-200 word abstract to Jonathon Hutchinson [jonathon.hutchinson(a)sydney.edu.au] and Milly Stilinovic [milica.stilinovic(a)sydney.edu.au] with the subject line: Policy & Internet Special Issue by May 15 2021. Timeline May 15 – Abstracts due May 31 – Notification of Accepted Papers September 30 – Full Papers Due November 30 – Final Revisions Due DR JONATHON HUTCHINSON | Senior Lecturer Online Communication and Media Department of Media and Communication | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Coordinator Editor, Policy & Internet Journal [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19442866] Treasurer of Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Secretary of International Association of Public Media Research (IAMPR) THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm N233, John Woolley Building (A20) | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 2821 | F +61 2 9351 2434 | M +61 421 178 971 E jonathon.hutchinson(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:jonathon.hutchinson@sydney.edu.au> | W sydney.edu.au<http://sydney.edu.au> | W jonathonhutchinson.com.au<http://www.jonathonhutchinson.com.au/>

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Submission deadline (cont..)
by Plothe, Theo 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

I understand this information may have appeared elsewhere, but in looking back at the email announcing the deadline extension, that the deadline would be at the hard and fast UTC time stamp seems a bit of an oversight, again, especially considering the deadline as previously established in prior conferences. Again, just disappointed. Best, Dr. Plothe -- Theo Plothe, PhD Assistant Professor Journalism and Mass Communication Savannah State University

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Access as Responsible Technology - JUST AI Event, 21 April 3 pm BST
by Alison Powell 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

The JUST AI network <https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/just-ai/>presents a conversation with Sara Hendren, author of What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World(2020, Penguin, Random House), and Sarah Drinkwater, Director of Responsible Technology at the Omidyar Network, to explore ‘access’, with a focus on disability-led access, as a way to rethink the meaning and potential of responsible technology. Please join us! Date: Wednesday, 21 April 2021 Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm BST Register here: https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/event/access-responsible-technology/ This conversation is chaired by Louise Hickman (JUST AI) and introduced by Alexa Hagerty (University of Cambridge). About the speakers: Sara Hendren is an artist, design researcher, writer, and professor at Olin College of Engineering. She is the author of What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World <https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Can-Body-Do-Built-ebook/dp/B082H35TV9>, a book which considers the lived experience of disability and the ideas and innovations that emerge from disability-led design. Sara’s work includes collaborative public art, social design, and writing that engages the human body and technology, much of it around the condition of disability. Her work has been widely exhibited and is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York; her writing and design have been featured on NPR, in Fast Company, and in the New York Times. Sarah Drinkwater coleads Omidyar Network's Responsible Technology team, pushing for a tech ecosystem that's equitable as well as innovative. Previously, she built community products at Google and led Google's London space for early-stage founders working to democratise access to entrepreneurship. Through Atomico's angel program, she invests in community-driven solutions. As part of this conversation, participants will engage with Hendren’s new book, What a Body Can Do?: How we Meet the Built World <https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Can-Body-Do-Built-ebook/dp/B082H35TV9>(2020, Penguin, Random House), to consider the lived experience of disability and the ideas and innovations that emerge from disability-led design. Hendren’s work turns our attention to a social model of disability, in which ‘the interaction between the conditions of the body and the shapes of the world that makes disability into a lived experience, and therefore a matter not only for individuals but also for societies.’ -- Dr Alison Powell Associate Professor, Director of MSc in Data & Society Department of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science Director: JUST-AI Network on Data and AI Ethics Ada Lovelace Institute Twitter: @a_b_powell

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