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[CFP] DASFAA 2021 Call for Workshops
by Jui-Yi Tsai 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Call for Workshops for the 26th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2021) DASFAA (Database Systems for Advanced Applications) is an annual international database conference, typically located in the Asia Pacific region, aiming at showcasing the state of the art and the broad range of activities in database-related research and development. It provides a forum for technical presentations and discussions among database researchers, developers and users from academia, business and industry. The 26th DASFAA conference will be held from 11-14 April 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan. Featuring a population of around 7 millions (40th most populated globally), the Greater Taipei Metropolitan Area is one of the major transportation and economic hubs in East Asia. We invite workshop proposals on topics related to database systems and their applications. The duration of each workshop is either one full day or a half day. All workshops will benefit from the registration process of DASFAA 2021 (we will have a single registration for conferences, workshops and tutorials). Submission Guidelines for Workshop Proposals Workshop proposals should be submitted by email to xu...(a)comp.hkbu.edu.hk <https://groups.google.com/> and wcp...(a)cs.nctu.edu.tw <https://groups.google.com/> as a PDF attachment. Please include "DASFAA 2021 Workshop Proposal" in the subject line. Each workshop proposal must contain all pertinent information, including the following: - Workshop title and acronym - Short description about the workshop, including the list of topics - Name and contact information of the organizer(s) - Preferred duration of the workshop (half or full day) - Potential PC members of the workshop - Important dates (paper submission deadline, notification deadline, etc.) - Expected number of participants - In case of previous instances of the workshop, the historical numbers of participants Important Dates Proposal: October 05, 2020 (PDT) Notification: October 12, 2020 Conference: April 11-14, 2021 Publication The papers accepted by DASFAA 2021 workshop will be published in a combined volume of Lecture Notes in Computer Science series published by Springer, and indexed by both LNCS and DBLP. Workshop Chairs - Wen-Chih Peng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan - Jianliang Xu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

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[CFP] DASFAA 2021
by Jui-Yi Tsai 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

*Call for Papers for the 26th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2021)* April 11 to 14, 2021, Taiwan *Conference Scope* The International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA) is a leading international forum for discussing the latest research on database systems and advanced applications. DASFAA, a well-established international conference series that provides a forum for technical presentations and discussions among database researchers, developers, and users from academia, business, and industry, showcases state-of-the-art R&D activities in the general areas of database systems and their applications. *Topics* DASFAA 2021 welcomes high-quality, original, and previously unpublished submissions in the database theory, technology, and practice. Topics of interests for the conference include, but not limited to, the following: - Database theory: Big data management, graph data management, data management in social networks, data semantics and data integration, spatial data management, sequence and temporal data processing, temporal and spatial databases, large-scale knowledge management, RDF and knowledge graphs, query processing and optimization, text databases, information integration, multimedia databases, multimedia data processing, cloud data management, data archive and digital library, data model and query language, data streams and time-series data, data warehouse and OLAP, embedded and mobile databases, databases for emerging hardware, parallel and distributed databases, probabilistic and uncertain data, real-time data management, Semantic Web and triple data management, Semantic Web and knowledge management, sensor data management, statistical and scientific databases, transaction management, XML, RDF and semi-structured data, and Web data management. - Technology and Practice: Machine learning for database, graph and social network analysis, text and data mining, search and recommendation technology, network embedding, security, privacy and trust, medical data mining, distributed computing, data mining and knowledge discovery, data semantics and integrity constraints, data quality and credibility, recommendation systems, crowdsourcing, bio and health informatics, search and information retrieval, information recommendation, database usability and HCI, HCI for modern information systems, index and storage systems, blockchain, parallel, distributed & P2P systems, Deep Web, Web information systems, advanced database and Web applications, and information extraction and summarization. Paper Submission Paper submission must be in English. All papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Program Committee based on technical quality, relevance to DASFAA, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Any submitted paper violating the length, file type, or formatting requirements will be rejected without review. Each submitted paper should include an abstract up to 200 words and be no longer than 16 pages (including references, appendices, etc.) in LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. We encourage authors to cite related work comprehensively. When citing conference papers, please also consider citing their extended journal versions if applicable. All papers must be submitted electronically through the paper submission system in PDF only. The submitted papers must not be previously published anywhere and must not be under consideration by any other conference or journal during the DASFAA review process. If the paper was accepted, at least one author will complete the regular registration and attend the conference to present the paper. For no-show authors, their papers will not be included in the proceedings. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. *Double-Blind Review* DASFAA 2021 will employ a double-blind reviewing process, i.e., the PC members and referees who review the paper will not know the identity of the authors. To ensure the anonymity of authorship, authors must prepare their manuscript as follows: - Author's names and affiliations must not appear on the title page or elsewhere in the paper. - Funding sources must not be acknowledged on the title page or elsewhere in the paper. - Research group members, or other colleagues or collaborators, must not be acknowledged anywhere in the paper. - Source file naming must also be done with care, to avoid identifying the author's names in the paper's associated metadata. For example, if your name is Jane Smith and you submit a PDF file generated from a .dvi file called Jane-Smith.dvi, your authorship could be inferred by looking into the PDF file. Submissions must have all details identifying the author(s) removed from the original manuscript (including the supplementary files, if any), and the author(s) should refer to their prior work in the third person and include all relevant citations. It is the responsibility of authors to do their very best to preserve anonymity. Papers that do not follow the guidelines here, or otherwise potentially reveal the identity of the authors, are subject to immediate rejection. Because of the double-blind review policy, the submission of an extended version of a short paper that has published elsewhere is strongly discouraged in DASFAA 2021. Because of the double-blind review process, non-anonymous papers that have been issued as technical reports (e.g., arXiv or similar) cannot be considered for DASFAA 2021. *Formatting Template* Please use one of the following templates for the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… Submission Website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DASFAA2021 Conference Website: http://dm.iis.sinica.edu.tw/DASFAA2021/index.html *Important Dates* Research Papers Abstract submission deadline: October 28, 2020 (PDT) Paper submission deadline: November 04, 2020 (PDT) Acceptance notification: December 28, 2020 Camera-ready due: January 08, 2021 Industry Papers Paper submission deadline: November 04, 2020 (PDT) Acceptance notification: December 28, 2020 Camera-ready due: January 08, 2021 Demo Papers Paper submission deadline: November 23, 2020 (PDT) Acceptance notification: December 28, 2020 Camera-ready due: January 08, 2021 Workshop Proposals Proposal submission deadline: October 05, 2020 (PDT) Acceptance notification: October 12, 2020 Tutorial Proposals Proposal submission deadline: November 23, 2020 (PDT) Acceptance notification: December 28, 2020 Ph.D. Consortium Papers Paper submission deadline: November 14, 2020 (PDT) Acceptance notification: December 28, 2020 Camera-ready due: January 10, 2021 *Contact Information* If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at dasfaa2021(a)gmail.com Honorary Chairs Philip S. Yu (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA) Ming-Syan Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Masaru Kitsuregawa (University of Tokyo, Japan) General Chairs Christian S Jensen (Aalborg University, Denmark) Ee-Peng Lim (Singapore Management University, Singapore) De-Nian Yang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) Program Committee Chairs Wang-Chien Lee (Pennsylvania State University, USA) Vincent S. Tseng (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

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[Deadline Extended] ICS 2020
by Jui-Yi Tsai 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

---------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------------------- 2020 International Computer Symposium (ICS 2020), December 17-19, 2020, Tainan, Taiwan. http://ics2020.ncku.edu.tw/ Introduction: International Computer Symposium (ICS) is one of the most prestigious international ICT symposiums held in Taiwan. Founded in 1973, it is intended to provide a forum for researchers, educators, and professionals to exchange their discoveries and practices, and to explore future trends and applications in computer technologies. The biennial symposium offers a great opportunity to share research experiences and to discuss potential new trends in the ICT industry. ICS 2020 will provide workshops, panels and keynotes to facilitate discourse on and deepen the understanding of the challenges in computer and communication technologies. This year, ICS 2020 will be held at Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel and National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, on December 17-19, 2020. The conference will include the following workshops: 1. Workshop on Algorithms and Computation Theory 2. Workshop on Artificial Intelligence on Education 3. Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Learning Theory 4. Workshop on AIoT Applications 5. Workshop on Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, SoC, and VLSI/EDA 6. Workshop on Intelligent Network 7. Workshop on Cyber Security 8. Workshop on Big Data 9. Workshop on AR/VR and Human Computer Interaction 10. Workshop on Image Processing, Computer Graphics, and Multimedia Technologies 11. Workshop on Web Intelligence and Social Network 12. Workshop on 5G/6G Communications, Protocols, and Applications 13. Workshop on Parallel, Distributed, and Cloud/Edge Computing 14. Workshop on Software Engineering and Programming Languages 15. Workshop on AI for Healthcare and Bioinformatics 16. Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing 17. Workshop on Autonomous Driving Important Dates Paper submission due date: September 8, 2020 Paper notification: October 15, 2020 Final paper due date: November 1, 2020 Conference date: December 17-19, 2020 SUBMISSION Paper Submission Format Paper must be submitted electronically using the IEEE Xplore compatible PDF via the websites. All papers will be peer reviewed. Papers should be in English, not exceeding 6 double-column pages for regular paper (not exceeding 2 double-column pages for short paper), including figures, tables, references, and appendices (10-point font). Please use the standard IEEE conference proceedings templates for Microsoft Word or LaTeX formats founded at http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html . Submissions should be made through the ICS 2020 submission page, handled by the EasyChair conference management system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ics20200 Guide to ICS 2020 Paper Submission System: http://ics2020.ncku.edu.tw/files/ICS2020_Submission_Guideline(EasyChair)_mu… Important IEEE Policy The IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (including its removal from IEEE Xplore) if the paper is not presented at the workshop. Papers are reviewed on the basis that they do not contain plagiarized material and have not been submitted to any other conferences/workshops/symposia at the same time (double submission). These matters are taken very seriously and the IEEE Tainan Section will take action against any author who engages in either practice. Follow these links to learn more: IEEE Policy on Plagiarism: https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism.html IEEE Policy on Double Submission: https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/multi-sub-guidelines-intro.html PLEASE NOTE: To be published in the ICS 2020 Conference Proceedings and to be eligible for publication in IEEE Xplore®, an author of an accepted paper is required to register for the conference at the full (member or non-member) rate and the paper must be presented by an author of that paper at the conference unless the TPC Chair grants permission for a substitute presenter arranged in advance of the event and who is qualified both to present and answer questions. Non-refundable registration fees must be paid prior to uploading the final IEEE formatted, publication-ready version of the paper. For an author with multiple accepted papers, one full registration is valid for 1 paper. All accepted papers will be included in ICS 2020 Conference Proceeding, but only regular papers (full-rate registered and presented) will be submitted to IEEE Xplore®. All questions about submissions should be emailed to ics2020(a)email.ncku.edu.tw

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RCIS 2020 -- 14th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science: Call for Virtual Participation
by Announce Announcements 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

CALL FOR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION RCIS 2020 -- 14th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science September 22-25, 2020, Online http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… RCIS 2020 will bring together scientists, researchers, engineers and practitioners from a wide range of information science fields and to provide opportunities for knowledge sharing and dissemination. The theme of the 2020 edition of RCIS is "Information Science in the Days of Artificial Intelligence". The conference will be held online on Tuesday 22 September through Friday 25 September in the 11.00-17.00 CEST timeslot. Registration for non-authors is available at the favorable price of 30 Euros, which give access to all scientific events: two keynote speeches, three tutorials, 29 papers in the main track, 12 posters & demos, 8 research projects, one panel on the role of AI in information systems, and 4 doctoral consortium papers. Register at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… by **September 14, 2020***. Keynotes · Hajo Reijers (Utrecht University): The Future of Work Automation · Nava Tintarev (Delft University of Technology): Explainable AI is not yet understandable AI For more information on the keynotes, visit http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Main Conference There will be 56 presentations in the research track, doctoral consortium, research projects, posters & demos, and tutorials. An overview of the program can be found here: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Virtual Format The conference will be held online through Zoom sessions. The technical presentations will be organized into two parallel tracks. Some events will be plenary, including the keynotes, the panel, and the posters & demos track. The main program will be split into three sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, with breaks of 30 minutes between the sessions. On Wednesday, after the sessions, we are planning an informal get-together event. Proceedings The proceedings, published by Springer, are available online and will be made freely available to registered participants: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… We are looking forward to meeting you (virtually) at RCIS 2020. · Pericles Loucopoulos, General Co-Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, Organization Chair and General Co-Chair · Fabiano Dalpiaz, Program Co-Chair · Jelena Zdravkovic, Program Co-Chair

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Register for the NVivo Virtual Conference 2020 23-24 September
by Silvana di Gregorio 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

NVivo Virtual Conference 2020 - Qualitative Research in a Changing World - September 23-24, 2020 Register Now - https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo-qualitative-data-analysis-software/n… Registration Rates: $99 USD Special rate of $79 USD when you join the NVivo Community - Join Now - https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo-qualitative-data-analysis-software/r… Less than a month until the NVivo Virtual Conference. The Conference runs for 24 hours on September 23-24, 2020, accommodating for all time zones. Global starting times: 7:00 am Boston, USA; 12 Noon London, UK and 9:00 pm Melbourne, Australia. Registration includes access to: all live sessions, plus content on-demand for 90 days after the conference. All registrations come with an NVivo Virtual Conference Bag. Explore sessions covering the following tracks: Online and Virtual Methods, Qualitative Health Research, COVID-19 Research, Research in Teams, Innovations in Using NVivo, COVID-19 Impact on Data Collection, Arts-Based Approaches, Teaching Transitions during COVID-19, Participatory Action Research, Doctoral Students Transition during COVID-19 and Inspire us. YOUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Hear from keynote speakers who are world experts in using online research methods: Nancy Baym, PhD Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, Cambridge, MA, USA. Nancy has written extensively on how people use communications technologies. Annette Markham, PhD Professor of Media and Communications and part of the Digital Ethnography Research Group at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia. Annette has been involved in developing the Association of Internet Researchers' Ethics Guidelines for Internet Research. Sara Shaw, PhD Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, UK. Sara will be talking about her research on Qualitative Analysis of Remote Consultations and implications for impact of COVID-19 on GP practices. For more information, please go to the conference web page: https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo-qualitative-data-analysis-software/n… Best wishes, Silvana Silvana di Gregorio, PhD Research Director QSR International (UK) Limited Eastside, King's Cross Station, Euston Road, London N1C 4AX United Kingdom T +44 (0)1925 358 095 E s.digregorio(a)qsrinternational.com qsrinternational.com ________________________________________ Disclaimer This transmission may contain information which is confidential and privileged and intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee you may not use, disseminate or copy this information. If you have received this information in error please notify the sender immediately. Thank you.

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 194, Issue 1
by Ushnish Sengupta 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Subject: [Air-L] cyberactivism https://beautifultrouble.org/ Covers both online and offline activism Creative Commons License too! On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 8:23 PM <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:12:04 +0000 (UTC) > From: "mgoyam(a)yahoo.com" <mgoyam(a)yahoo.com> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] cyberactivism > Message-ID: <198781643.862747.1598911924745(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Dear all, > Some students of mine have asked me for literature about cyberactivism, > since they want to get involved and start social movements. I have referred > to them to some books and authors that analyze cyberactivism, but not about > how to become cyberactivist. I was wondering if any of you would know of > such literature. > Thanks!Mariana > -----Mariana Goya-MartinezCommunication Department, Universidad > Iberoamericana, Tecnol?gico de Monterrey > @MGMideas > Priming - Artificial Intelligence - Collective Intelligence - Media > Effects - Brain - Networks > > ------------------------------ > > > -- *Recent Book Chapters:* Monoculturalism, Aculturalism, and Postculturalism: The Exclusionary Culture of Algorithmic Development <http://ssrn.com/abstract=3621779> Business Process Transformation in Natural Resources Development Using Blockchain: Indigenous Entrepreneurship, Trustless Technology, and Rebuilding Trust <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030443368> *White Papers:* Meeting Changing Customer Requirements in Food andAgriculture Through Application of Blockchain Technology <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3429200> Business in the Front, Crypto in the Back: How to Be a Blockchain Startup in Fintech <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3423179> *Key Articles:* The Future of Social Economy Leadership and Organizational Composition in Canada: Demand from Demographics, and Difference through Diversity <http://interventionseconomiques.revues.org/2794> Indigenous Cooperatives in Canada: The Complex Relationship Between Cooperatives, Community Economic Development,Colonization, and Culture <http://www.jeodonline.com/sites/jeodonline.com/files/articles/2015/08/13/6s…> Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada:Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship <http://anserj.ca/anser/index.php/cjnser/article/view/196>

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Fast Capitalism Special Issue on COVID and Online Teaching
by Arditi, David M 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Colleagues, I'm very excited to announce the publication of Fast Capitalism 17.2. This issue includes both a section for regular articles and a special issue entitled "Capitalism, Coronavirus, and Crushing College as We Know It." Take a look and spread the word through your networks. Many of the AOIR group will enjoy the COVID special section. https://fastcapitalism.journal.library.uta.edu/index.php/fastcapitalism/iss… Best, David Dr. David Arditi Associate Professor of Sociology Director of the Center for Theory University of Texas at Arlington

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Aspen Tech Policy Hub Webinar: Responding to Social Isolation Through Education and the Arts Sept 9 9am PT
by Betsy Cooper 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

September 9 Webinar: Responding to Social Isolation Through Education and the Arts The COVID-19 crisis forced many of us into difficult social isolation–hitting pause on engagement with cultural attractions, traditional education, and in-person events. How can we provide tools to educators and cultural institutions in order to provide rich digital experiences in learning and the arts to mitigate the adverse effects of social isolation? Join Aspen Tech Policy Hub [1]COVID-19 Challenge Grantees as they showcase their projects focused on [2]R[3]esponding to Social Isolation Through Education and the Arts. Following the presentations, we are thrilled to be joined by [4]Beth Harris and [5]Steven Zucker, Co-Founders of [6]Smarthistory, who will give further remarks on the projects and the current reimagining of cultural and educational institutions. This webinar is part of our Challenge Grant Project Presentations series. Learn more [7]on our website. [8]RSVP The projects to be presented are: Cultural Engagement To Mitigate Social Isolation by Michael Peter Edson & Dana Mitroff Silvers. COVID-19 has presented GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) and performing arts organizations with new, urgent demands to create services and programs that mitigate the effects of social isolation. But while many organizations want to accelerate their programming, most need help with training, funding, and other forms of technical and creative support to respond at the speed or scale necessitated by COVID-19. [9]Michael Peter Edson and [10]D[11]ana Mitroff Silvers joined forces to give expert coaching and support to ten organizations across the country on the accelerated development of experimental digital programs that combat the negative effects of social distancing in their communities. Suggestion Box. In the spring, schools quickly responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with their best attempts at remote learning. But for fall 2020, schools were tasked with developing tailored, equitable remote learning plans that could better support their communities’ unique needs. [12]Nidhi Hebbar and [13]Yusuf Ahmad created The Suggestion Box to provide schools with an iterative design toolkit to quickly source challenges from teachers, students, and families in order to design responsive, needs-based learning plans. The Suggestion Box enables schools to effectively prioritize their communities’ challenges, inform technology procurement, and establish a remote organizational culture that better supports teachers in their new environments. [14]RSVP CONTACT US [15]Twitter [16]Email Address [17]Website References 1. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/covid-19-challenge-grant-project-present… 2. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-covid-challenge… 3. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-covid-challenge… 4. https://smarthistory.org/author/dr-beth-harris/ 5. https://smarthistory.org/author/dr-steven-zucker/ 6. https://smarthistory.org/ 7. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/covid-19-challenge-grant-project-present… 8. https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScXsFMNmTnakkC9RPEinPg 9. https://www.usingdata.com/about/#bio 10. https://designinginsights.com/team/dana-mitroff-silvers/ 11. https://designinginsights.com/team/dana-mitroff-silvers/ 12. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/nidhi-hebbar/ 13. https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusufahmad/ 14. https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScXsFMNmTnakkC9RPEinPg 15. https://www.twitter.com/aspenpolicyhub 16. mailto:aspentechpolicyhub@aspeninstitute.org?subject=Newsletter Question 17. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/ Unsubscribe: https://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.php?r=71217812&l=113004&s=0KZB&… This message was sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org from aspentechpolicyhub(a)aspeninstitute.org Betsy Cooper Aspen Tech Policy Hub 2300 N Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20037

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Extended Call to to Sept 15 for JoCTEC Communication Technology and Well-Being Special Iissue
by Plothe, Theo 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Colleagues, We have decided to extend the call by two weeks until Sept. 15 for our call for a Communication Technology and Well-Being Special Iissue. We encourage scholars to read the call below and consider submitting to the issue. JoCTEC is a growing forum for scholars in the field of communication technology, and we look forward to receiving your manuscripts. Communication Technology and Well-Being There are always concerns for people’s well-being in the current digital age. We are not unfamiliar with the worries that the usage of digital media may increase people’s stress, cause more depression, reduce life satisfaction, or elicit even more serious health problems. Therefore, technology giants, like Google, have emphasized their missions to improve users’ well-being, such as helping people form healthy habits of media use, stay away from distraction, and build balanced relationships with digital devices (see https://wellbeing.google/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect2.…>). However, not everyone agrees with the notion that people’s well-being in the digital age is in danger. A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center among more than 1,000 digital media experts discovered that almost half of the respondents believed in the beneficial impact of digital media on people’s well-being (Anderson & Rainie, 2018). For example, some people argue that the increased connectiveness through social media may benefit people’s mental health. Such inconsistency could also be found in the existing scholarship of well-being and digital media. While some research has reported direct and indirect effects of using digital media on various symptoms of ill-being (e.g., Primack et al., 2017; Vannucci, Flannery, & Ohannessian, 2017), other scholars have argued that using digital media does not necessarily hurt (e.g., Hall, Kearney, & Xing, 2018) or even benefits people’s well-being (e.g., Chou & Edge, 2012). Well-being is a complicated psychological construct. It contains multiple dimensions—from people’s temporary emotional feelings to their overall satisfaction of life (Chan, 2013; Goswami, 2012). It is not our intention to affirm whether using digital media improves or inhibits people’s well-being, as there is no consensus and there will probably not be one. We attempt to carry on the conversation of well-being in the digital age from a different perspective—to understand the role of communication technology. We believe communication technology is a double-edged sword for well-being. Instead of debating whether using digital media is good or bad, a more meaningful way is to investigate how the various aspects of communication technology influence the well-being of different groups of users under distinct circumstances. It is possible that a certain group of users may exhibit improved well-being with a certain aspect of communication technology under a certain circumstance, but they may exhibit a completely opposite symptom of well-being when the technology factor or contextual factor changes. The purpose of this special issue is to provide a forum where the role of communication technology in influencing digital users’ well-being could be deeply discussed. Empirical papers, qualitative research, and literature reviews are all welcome as long as the impact of a certain aspect of communication technology on people’s well-being is highlighted. By identifying the relevant boundary conditions and underlying mechanisms, this special issue aims to forward theory building and development in the field of technology psychology. The ultimate goal of this special issue is to provide some useful guidance for digital practitioners to better protect users and promote their well-being. JoCTEC is the official journal of the Communication Technology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. This journal aims 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. Topics Potential paper topics include (but are not limited to): ● The impact of using digital media on people’s emotions or moods. ● How does media multitasking influence people’s well-being? ● The role of technological features of digital media, such as interactivity and customization, in affecting people’s well-being. ● Users’ well-being in social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. ● Users’ well-being in emerging media platforms, like social live streaming (e.g., Twitch and Bilibili). ● Online gamers’ well-being. ● Information clutter/overload and well-being. ● How does digital advertising affect consumers’ well-being? ● How does “fake news” affect the public’s well-being? ● Children’s well-being in the digital age. Guideline for Paper Submission Submissions should follow the manuscript guidelines for JoCTEC. ● Prepare the manuscript using APA (6th ed) citation style, with text of no more than 9,000 words (inclusive of abstract, figures/tables, and references). ● Submit the manuscript in Word format with all author-identifying information omitted to allow blinded peer review. ● Confirm manuscript is not before another journal for consideration, and that the manuscript has not been previously published, including in a language other than English. The submission deadline is Sept 1, 2020. Best, Dr. Plothe -- Theo Plothe, PhD Editor, Journal of Communication Technology Division of Communication Technology, AEJMC

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ALGO 2020 Call for PARTICIPATION
by Francesco Betti Sorbelli 31 Aug '20

31 Aug '20

=== ALGO 2020 Call for PARTICIPATION === Online, September 7-10, only afternoons EU time http://algo2020.di.unipi.it ALGO 2020 includes: ATMOS (from 7th-8th), ALGOSENSORS (from 9th to 10th), ESA (from 7th to 9th), WABI (from 7th to 9th), WAOA (from 9th to 10th) ATTENDANT REGISTRATION is FREE !! ... but **mandatory** (to gain access to the virtual rooms) Please register by writing an email by Sept. 5, 2020, to algo2020attendant(a)gmail.com Registration is valid for all ALGO conferences PLENARY ALGO SPEAKERS Ronitt Rubinfeld, CSAIL, MIT, Cambridge, USA — Local Computation Algorithms (on Monday) Martin Savelsbergh, Georgia Tech, USA — Algorithms for Large-Scale Service Network Design and Operations (on Tuesday) Dan Gusfield, University of California Davis, USA — From Integer Programming to SAT-Solving in Computational Biology (on Wednesday) Pierre Fraigniaud, IRIF, Université Paris-Diderot, France — Local Distributed Certification of Global States (on Thursday morning) Clifford Stein, Columbia University, USA — Parallel Approximate Undirected Shortest Paths Via Low Hop Emulators (on Thursday afternoon) FURTHER EVENTS + ATMOS and WABI Invited Speakers + ESA Test-of-Time Award + ESA Social Junior-Senior Event + REGULAR SESSIONS OF ALL CONFERENCES FULL PROGRAM http://algo2020.di.unipi.it/programme.html See you at ALGO!!! ALGO 2020 Organization Committee -- Francesco Betti Sorbelli

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