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ACM IUI 2020: Second Student Consortium Call for Papers
by Oana Inel 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

* We apologize for cross-posting * *** ACM IUI 2020: Second Student Consortium Call for Papers *** Cagliari, Italy March 17-20, 2020 http://iui.acm.org/2020/call_for_studentconsortium.html Important Dates: - Submission Due: Jan 3, 2020 —————————————————————————————— Overview The IUI 2020 Student Consortium is intended to provide an opportunity for Doctoral and advanced Masters students to present and receive feedback about their research in an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance of a panel of mentors selected from senior researchers in the field. We invite students who feel they would benefit from this kind of feedback on their research to use this unique opportunity to share their work with students in a similar situation. The consortium will be organized with 8 to 12 student presentations selected by the Student Consortium chairs and potentially other reviewers. The strongest candidates will be those who have a clear topic and research approach, and have made some progress, but who are not so far along in their research so that they can still update their research topics or methods. The final version of accepted SC submissions will be included in the main conference proceedings published in the ACM DL. Complimentary/reduced conference registration will be available for students. Student Consortium participants will also be given high priority when applying for the student travel awards. Moreover, we are working to provide partial reimbursement of travel/accommodation expenses specifically for the participants of the Student Consortium. Objectives The objectives of the student consortium are to: 1. Serve as a supportive setting to provide/receive feedback on students' current doctoral and masters' research and guidance on future research directions 2. Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from researchers and students outside of their own institution 3. Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research 4. Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events Submission Instructions To apply for the Student Consortium, please submit to the URL below a single PDF containing the following (in order): 1. A brief cover letter containing your full name, contact details, affiliation, web page, expected graduation date and target degree, the name of your thesis advisor, gender (optional), home country (optional), and whether you are a member of an underrepresented minority group (optional) - one page maximum. 2. Your SC submission: a document describing your thesis/dissertation research plan and your progress thus far and should be no more than two pages long, including references. Key points the submission should include: Motivation for your dissertation research, goal and research questions, related work that frames your research, methods/approach to reach the goal, results if any, and next steps for your research. 3. Submissions should follow the standard sigconf format, using one of the following templateshttps://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template. 4. Your CV (maximum two pages). Submit your single PDF (containing cover letter and SC submission) to https://new.precisionconference.com<https://new.precisionconference.com/> by Jan 3rd, 2020. In addition, a letter of recommendation from your thesis or doctoral advisor should be sent separately by email to the Student Consortium co-Chairs at sc2020(a)iui.acm.org<mailto:sc2020@iui.acm.org>.

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ACM IUI 2020: Third Call for Demos and Posters
by Oana Inel 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

* We apologize for cross-posting * *** ACM IUI 2020: Third Call for Demos and Posters *** Cagliari, Italy March 17-20, 2020 https://iui.acm.org/2020/call_for_demo_poster.html Important Dates: - Submission Due: Jan 3, 2020 - Notification to Authors: Jan 27, 2020 - Camera Ready Due: Feb 3, 2020 ---------------------------------------------------- ACM IUI 2020 is the 25th annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces community and serves as a premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community, with contributions from related fields such as psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design, the arts, and more. Our focus is to improve the interaction between humans and machines, by leveraging both HCI approaches and state-of-the art AI techniques from machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning. ACM IUI welcomes contribution from all relevant arenas, academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations, and gives its participants the opportunity to present and see cutting-edge IUI work in a focused and interactive setting. ---------------------------------------------------- Demos The demonstrations track complements the overall program of the conference. Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should not be advertisements for commercial software packages. The page limit for demo papers is 2 pages (including references). Although not required, authors may submit a video along with their demo paper to showcase their work. Authors who submitted a long or short research paper are welcome to also propose a demo. Accepted demo papers will be presented as interactive demonstrations at IUI and published in the companion proceedings of the conference. Posters Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable last-minute ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. We invite submissions on all topics of the conference. All submissions should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published as a full length research paper at a refereed conference. Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required but recommended. The page limit for poster papers is 2 pages (including references). Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings of the conference. Submission Instructions Demo and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. The page limit is 2 pages (including references) in 2-column portrait ACM sigconf format. Submitting a draft poster along with your poster submission is not required but recommended. Please submit your demos and posters at PCS 2.0: https://new.precisionconference.com. Demo and Poster Chairs - posters2020(a)iui.acm.org Tianyi Li, Virginia Tech, USA  Marco Manca, CNR-ISTI, HIIS Laboratory, Italy  Sebastien Lalle, University of British Columbia, Canada

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Re: [Air-L] Mt William in NE Tasmania, Australia
by Ganiat.Kazeem 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Does anyone know how we can stop Mr Fearon from sending these emails? Mr Fearon of beufort street in England Could you stop sending messages to the mailing list Miss Ganiat Omolara Kazeem | PhD researcher at the Open University, Critical Information Studies research group [CIS], Department of computing and communications, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics [STEM] & The OU Centre for Policing Research and Learning [CPRL] The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA ganiat.kazeem(a)open.ac.uk<mailto:ganiat.kazeem@open.ac.uk> | ORCID iD 0000-0002-4312-3022<http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4312-3022> +44 (0) <tel:+44%20%C2%A01908659175> 1908659175<tel:+44%20%C2%A01908659175> Internal Ext 59175 Mobile: 07984134851<tel:07984134851> Twitter: @ganikazeem Member: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , British computer society (BCS) and British Society for Criminology (BSC) <https://quotes.yourdictionary.com/author/bill-james/66403#rigidity> Standardization leads to rigidity, and rigidity causes things to break. Bill James<https://quotes.yourdictionary.com/author/bill-james/> — Quoted in Gray, Scott (2006). The Mind of Bill James: How a Complete Outsider Changed Baseball. New York: Doubleday. pp. 191. ISBN 0-385-51464-6<tel:0-385-51464-6>. On 12 Dec 2019, at 10:26, William Fearon <william.fearon(a)mail.com> wrote: Sender: Dr William F Fearon Location: Beaufort Street, London A little news to brighten up your day. I have had a mountain named in my honor in Tasmania for my service to literature and science. It is called Mount William and it is on the island of Tasmania. A legally endorsed confirmation is detailed below and you may add a copy of this email to your own files. As ever is the case I remain the head of the English language tradition. Worldwide. Kind Regards Dr William F Fearon Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 6:49 AM From: "Kym Matthews" <kym.matthews(a)bodc.tas.gov.au> To: "William Fearon" <william.fearon(a)mail.com> Subject: RE: Mt William in NE Tasmania, Australia Dear Dr Fearon Many thanks for your email reply. I indeed do remember this correspondence and have included this history in the display at the St Helens History Room. Regards <mime-attachment.jpg> Kym Matthews | Curator - St Helens History Room | Break O’Day Council t: 03 63761479 | m: 0419 731 452 e: Kym.Matthews(a)bodc.tas.gov.au<mailto:Kym.Matthews@bodc.tas.gov.au> | w: www.sthelenshistoryroom.com.au<http://www.sthelenshistoryroom.com.au/>; Work days: Tuesdays and Wednesdays <mime-attachment.jpg> Please consider the environment before printing this email Privileged/confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to e-mail for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the Break O’Day Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. From: William Fearon [mailto:william.fearon@mail.com] Sent: Saturday, 22 September 2018 1:17 AM To: Kym Matthews Subject: Mt William in NE Tasmania, Australia To: Kym Matthews Curator St. Helens History Room 61 Cecilia Street ST. HELENS TAS 7216 Australia Sender: Dr William F Fearon Location: Beaufort Street, London, England Dear Ms Matthews; You may not recall your writng to me in September 2016, on the subject of the Australian landmark Mount William in Tasmania. I It was actually in my unsocited email file for some odd reason. Nevertheless I hope that you are well and I apologise for not responding to your email sooner. Yes the mountain and the surrounding land are named in my honor. I have had similar tributes in the state of Victoria. I remain as always the head of the English langauge tradition worldwide. Including Australia. Kind Regards Dr William F Fearon Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 6:16 AM From: "Kym Matthews" <kym.matthews(a)bodc.tas.gov.au> To: "william.fearon(a)mail.com" <william.fearon(a)mail.com> Subject: Re: Mt William in NE Tasmania Dear Sir Can you advise that Mt William was named after yourself by the Aboriginal community? I am researching placenames in NE Tasmania. If so, would you be able to provide the background to how this eventuated. Kym Matthews Curator St. Helens History Room 61 Cecilia Street ST. HELENS TAS 7216 Tel: (03) 6376 1479 / (03) 6376 1744 Mob: 0419 731 452 Email: historyroom(a)bodc.tas.gov.au<mailto:historyroom@bodc.tas.gov.au> Work days: Tuesday/Wednesdays <mime-attachment.jpg> from the mountains to the sea Privileged/confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail. Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to e-mail for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the Break O’Day Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. <mime-attachment.jpg> Please consider the environment before printing this email ________________________________ Scanned by Trustwave SEG - Trustwave's comprehensive email content security solution. Download a free evaluation of Trustwave SEG at www.trustwave.com<http://www.trustwave.com> ________________________________ ________________________________ Scanned by Trustwave SEG - Trustwave's comprehensive email content security solution. Download a free evaluation of Trustwave SEG at www.trustwave.com<http://www.trustwave.com> ________________________________

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OUT NOW: Interface Critique Journal vol. 2 – Navigating the Human
by florian hadler 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

*OUT NOW: Interface Critique Journal vol. 2 – Navigating the Human* All articles are available as open access on our website <http://interfacecritique.net/> and as print for €29.90 <https://www.amazon.de/Interface-Critique-Navigating-Florian-Hadler/dp/39474…> . *“What kinds of conceptual and artistic frameworks will help us understand the implications of our participation in the hybrid human-technical systems that have become essential to contemporary life in developed countries?” This question raised by N. Katherine Hayles is not only central for her own current work, in which she offers a glimpse in her contribution to the new issue of Interface Critique. It also reflects a main aspect of the issue’s focus: Calling up on the hybridity or interdependency of humans and technology, it criticizes tech ideologies and Californian Narratives which share a premise of “human engineering” – to refer to a term already used in 1965 by K. F. Hywel Murrell, one of the founders of research in human-machine ergonomics.* >From this perspective, current buzz words such as behavioral programming or persuasive technology uncover the powerful bias of research and development in ICT: its assumption that human behavior in technological settings is something to be designed. The critical examination of such a concept of the human – as yet another systemic component – is the focus of this issue, *Navigating the Human*. Rather than to be integrated as an element in functionalistic interface paradigms, the human factor in technology may be conceptualized as resistant moments of subjectification. Since questions of subjective resistance are especially raised by contemporary critical artistic practice, this issue of *Interface Critique* also includes artistic contributions beyond classical scientific paper formats. They are accompanied by contributions from media, art and cultural studies, philosophy, digital humanities and design theory, among other fields. With contributions by Katriona Beales, Christoph Borbach, Filipa Cordeiro, Jan Distelmeyer, Christoph Ernst, Karl Wolfgang Flender, Masato Fukushima, Laurel Halo, N. Katherine Hayles, Julia Heldt, Darsha Hewitt, Timo Kaerlein, Armin Linke, Anthony Masure, Mari Matsutoya, Roland Meyer, Frieder Nake, Kalli Retzepi, Nils Röller and William Tunstall-Pedoe. Florian Hadler, Alice Soiné, Daniel Irrgang (eds.) *Interface Critique Journal: Navigating the Human* No. 2, 2019 Published at arthistoricum.net, Heidelberg University Library https://doi.org/10.11588/ic.2019.2 ISSN 2570-0472 (Print), ISBN 978-3-947449-74-3 (Softcover) 261 p., € 29,80 EUR -- -- // florian hadler, prof. dr. // flohadler.com <http://www.flohadler.com> // interfacecritique.net

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Digital⇌Culture 2020 Conference - CALL FOR PAPERS
by Peck Cheong 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Hi all, Hope to see some of you next year at this conference organised by the Digital Culture Research Network in Nottingham - the third edition. Up to 12 travel/accom grants available for successful doctoral applications both locally and internationally. We've had some amazing papers over the past two years, and looking forward to more in 2020. Best, Niki -- Digital⇌Culture 2020 Conference - CALL FOR PAPERS https://digitalcultureconference.wordpress.com/ A one-day conference hosted by the Digital Culture Research Network, and supported by the Midlands4Cities DTP (M4C) Cohort Development Fund Date: Friday 1st May 2020 Venue: University of Nottingham, UK Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 14th February 2020 The Digital Culture Research Network is pleased to open the call for papers for our third annual conference: ‘Digital⇌Culture 2020’. This year’s theme of ‘Boundaries’ encompasses the varied means by which digital technologies challenge, perpetuate or instantiate margins and limits. Despite the potential to transform notions of accessibility, the embodied realities of digital culture are subject to geopolitical, cultural, or ethical limitations. Digital platforms create new avenues for self-representation, and the boundary between our digital selves and our embodied selves ‘IRL’ are becoming increasingly porous (if they were ever really separate at all). The public/private binary is blurred: these identities can be censored by the platform or the state, and have their data privacy violated. In the era of the “long tail,” concepts of cultural fringes or margins are becoming problematized and objects of academic study shun any designation as “high” or “low” culture. The field of digital cultures also presents new challenges to researchers’ ethical boundaries. Submission For this one-day conference, we invite researchers from a diverse range of disciplines, particularly those early in their careers, to present theoretical and empirical research related, but not limited, to the following topics: -Geopolitical contexts of digital technologies -Methodological and ethical challenges posed by digital culture research -Data privacy and digital surveillance -Creative practice and/in digital technologies -Moderation, censorship and regulation of the Internet -Identity and its digital mediations -Embodiment and the Digital -Digital trash, junk and rubbish -Changing digital research practice In order to encourage proposals from doctoral researchers, up to 12 joint-travel/accommodation grants are available to be awarded to successful proposals. Further details below. Submissions should follow the format below and be submitted to digitalcultureconference(a)gmail.com by 23:00 GMT on Friday 14th February 2020. -Paper Title -Speaker Name -Speaker Contact Email -Abstract (up to 250 words outlining the paper's main arguments, methods, and relevance to the conference theme) -Speaker Biography (up to 100 words) -Keywords (3 terms relevant to the paper) Funding This year, we are pleased to offer the following grant opportunities: A. 10 grants of one night’s accommodation and £50 towards travel This grant is open to all doctoral applicants, but at least five of the grants are reserved for non-M4C-funded applicants based at one of the DTP’s eight institutions: -University of Nottingham -Nottingham Trent University -Birmingham City University -University of Birmingham -De Montfort University -University of Leicester -University of Warwick -Coventry University Those currently funded by M4C are not eligible to apply for this grant. B. 2 grants of one night’s accommodation and £100 towards travel These two grants are specifically reserved for international researchers in order to facilitate them with the higher cost of coming from abroad to present a paper at the conference. Both grants will only be offered to doctoral students whose papers have been accepted for the conference. If you wish to apply for a grant, please complete a Grant Application Form (available at http://bit.ly/digitalculturegrant) and submit it with your abstract. Grants will be awarded on the basis of the conference organising committee’s collective consideration of submitted applications. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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work on "ironic" references to physiognomy in online alt-right groups?
by Greenhalgh, Spencer P. 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Hello all, I am currently in the early stages of a study looking at a Twitter group that frequently employs alt-right discourses and memes. Many of the common discourses/memes (e.g., Pepe the Frog, red pill/blue pill) have received a lot of attention in the literature I’ve collected so far, but there are some other recurring discourses that I’m having more trouble finding context for. Are any of you aware of (or could point me to folks who might be aware of) work that discusses “ironic” references to physiognomy (i.e., in this case, the idea that facial structure lends insight into a person’s character/personality/intelligence) among the alt-right? In the data I’m currently looking at, this seems to be tied with frequent references to “forehead size”—seemingly as an undesirable characteristic. I can make some educated guesses about where this discourse originated and how it’s used, but I’d like to be able to tie it to others’ observations. Thanks! Best, Spencer ------ Spencer Greenhalgh, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Science College of Communication and Information University of Kentucky spencergreenhalgh.com

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CFP reminder EURovision 2020
by Simone Driessen 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Dear all, a brief reminder because the deadline’s getting closer! Reminder CfP: “EURovision 2020” - a conference exploring music, identity, media, and politics in light of the Eurovision Song Contest Location: Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands When: 6-7 May, 2020 In 2020, the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where it will continue its storied tradition as a media event, television show, and social happening. The event displays both the bridging and bonding capabilities of popular music and hence offers a unique opportunity to collectively explore the role popular music plays in the fast-changing landscape of contemporary culture. This conference aims to bring together scholars from various countries, each with their own perspective, to engage in an international exchange of ideas and current research insights about music production and reception. We invite scholars to join us in Rotterdam 2020 for a two-day conference on popular music research and, more specifically (but not limited to), all that the Eurovision Song Contest places on the scholarly agenda. We welcome cases around Eurovision and more generally, on music fan cultures, festivals, performances, and (media/ television) events. The staging of the ESC invites reflections on music festivals, media events, television’s past and present, fan activity and involvement, and potentially much more. As cities and nations increasingly look to brand themselves through music festivals and experiences, the ESC stands as one of the most prominent examples of the past, present, and future of such trends. While claiming to be “non-political,” the contest reflects wider political developments, raising questions about what it means to belong in this part of the world. Investigating Eurovision means exploring the in/exclusion of certain countries in popular media, their depictions on screen and stage, and the relation of politics and/or language to music and the music industry. The event also invites analyses on how music consumers and avid fans make sense of their (and others’) identity through music (e.g. diversity of the acts/audiences, queerness of performances, or discussions of LGBTQ-rights surrounding events). In essence, the ESC offers a unique opportunity to examine the changing media landscape, identity, nationality, and (geo)politics, not only when addressing the contest itself, but in looking at these issues throughout the contemporary and historical media environment. We invite papers that address diverse themes around the ESC, but not limited to the contest itself, such as: - history, traditions and policies - reception of the event in Europe and other continents - role of music in politics, society, nationality, diversity and/or identity - question on inequalities, specifically class/status, race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability - the commercial music industry vis-a-vis DIY-practices - analysis of sentiments, nostalgia, (anti-)fandom - sexuality and queer viewing practices - performances, costumes and staging - related notions of camp, kitsch and drag - ‘festivalization’, social media and liveness - discussion on (ironic) viewership, television, second screens and streaming - data analysis of tweets and other material, the social audience To further stimulate academic debate on the topic of the ESC and music, identity, media and politics at large, the conference includes two keynotes by Dr. Dean Vuletic (University of Vienna) and Dr. Catherine Baker (University of Hull). More information about the conference can be found here: https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/research/eurovision-2020. Please submit an abstract of max. 250 words (plus 3 key words to help classify your submission) and a short biography (including your name, email address, institutional affiliation and position) by December 20 2019, to eurovision(a)eshcc.eur.nl<mailto:eurovision@eshcc.eur.nl>. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out before January 17. There is a fee of 80,00€, which covers participations costs (including lunch and refreshments). There will be an optional conference dinner. We encourage (research/master/PhD) students to apply: please indicate if you’re a student to ‘win’ a scholarship that waves the conference fee. Any questions? Feel free to reach out to the organizing committee: Nicolle Lamerichs (Utrecht University of Applied Sciences), Abby Waysdorf (Utrecht University), Julian Schaap (Erasmus University Rotterdam), or Simone Driessen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) via eurovision(a)eshcc.eur.nl<mailto:eurovision@eshcc.eur.nl>. Dr. Simone Driessen Lecturer in Media & Communication, ESHCC Visiting address Erasmus University Rotterdam Van der Goot Building/ Room M8-48 T: 0031 (10) 408 2468 I am unable to answer emails outside working hours Monday to Friday. I endeavour to respond to student emails within one working day. Friday is my research day, and I will not be responding to emails on that day.

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Surveillance & Society (SSN 2020) Call for papers - Due 15 December 2019
by Bryce Newell 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Colleagues, I wanted to forward this announcement to the list, as I think it might be of interest to many in the AoIR community. The SSN’s Surveillance & Society Conference is a wonderful event. Note that the deadline for abstract submissions is the 15th – just a few days away. Cheers, Bryce Dear all, A final reminder that paper and panel submissions to the 9th biennial Surveillance & Society conference are due on December 15th. We’ve seen some great submissions already and are looking forward to yours, and to welcoming selected paper and panel presenters to Rotterdam June 8-10, 2020. Information regarding the conference is available at https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/ssn-2020<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/ssn-2020__;!!C5qS4YX…>. A reminder that the conference will have the following special presentations: * Keynote address: José van Dijck – “Dataism and dataveillance in the age of AI” * Keynote address: Simone Browne – “The Ecologies of Surveillance Technologies” * The SSN 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award * The SSN 2020 Arts Prize We look forward to seeing many of you next year! All the best. Jason Pridmore Call for Papers The 9th biennial Surveillance & Society conference of the Surveillance Studies Network, hosted by Erasmus University Rotterdam on June 8-10 2020 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Visual acuity has historically been measured based on the normative value of 20/20 vision. Yet by the year 2020, the clarity of vision regarding surveillance practices and their implications remains clouded. The metaphors of vision and optics are central – and privileged – components of surveillance research. This conference considers three interrelated lines of sight to bring increased focus on understanding, evaluating and responding to surveillance. First, the benefits of hindsight call attention to surveillant antecedents that inform or impinge upon current developments and practices. Excavations into precursors of contemporary surveillance illuminate potential ideals and expectations for emerging types of monitoring. Second, new trajectories of (in)sight articulate how surveillance serves as a means for the collection and mediation of a wide range of activities and behaviours. Particularly digital forms of information gathering lend themselves to the rapid collation and comparison of surveillance subjects in ways that both render them increasingly visible and subject to various unanticipated, unwanted and unjust interventions. Third, the potentials of foresight allow a focus on the emergent character of surveillance indicative of new modalities of power, flows of information, and challenges to freedom, autonomy and action. Given the penchant for increased forms of control alongside various forms of resistance, the question of surveillance futures and its response remains crucial for continued analysis as well as social and political forms of engagement. These lines of sight prompt different sets of concerns across (sub-)disciplines and approaches. We invite scholars, artists, and practitioners from a wide range of (disciplinary) backgrounds to critically engage with established and emergent surveillance practices, and the various dilemmas, opportunities and ambivalences these represent. Key tracks of the conference include but are not limited to: * Re-envisioning surveillance histories * Foreseeing futures * Regulations, politics and governance of surveillance * Science fiction and dystopian accounts * Organisational, industrial and commercial visions * Surveillance and the workplace * Consumption and surveillance * Medical surveillance * Fraud detection and security * Education and monitoring * Viewing transitions * Migration and refugees * Borders and security * Social movements and protests for change * Electoral monitoring * Digitally mediated surveillance * Algorithms and focused monitoring * Drones and security devices * Social media platforms * Mobile devices, including wearables * Internet infrastructures * IoT devices * Big data analytics * Sensing beyond seeing * Critiques of visual metaphors * Listening and other kinds of sensing * Intersecting concepts and concerns * Racialization * Gender and identity * Families and children * Politics and social justice * Policing and security * Privacy (and critiques thereof) * Ethics (in relation to citizenship, design and/or research) * Bodies and biometrics * Households and neighbourhoods Submission criteria: Interested conference participants are invited to submit abstracts for this proposal. Due to the limited number of sessions, authors are limited to one first author submission for a paper and organisation of one proposed panel. Authors can be second author on other papers, but should not be the (primary) presenter. Paper Proposals Paper sessions will be composed by the Organising Committee based on the individual paper abstracts submitted. Abstracts should consist of: * Name(s) of Author(s) * Affiliation(s) of Author(s) * Proposed Title of Paper * An abstract of up to 200 words Panel Proposals Panels are sessions that bring together a group of presenters with contributions on a topic related to the conference themes. The session format should engage the panellists and audience in interactive discussions and preferably represent a diversity of views on the topic. Panels should be designed to fit in a 90-minute session, and feature a minimum of three presentations. Panel Proposals should consist of: * Name(s) of Organiser(s) * Affiliation(s) of Organiser(s) * Proposed Title of Panel including the indication [PANEL] in the title * An abstract of up to 350 words, including an explanation of why the panel is of interest to the conference, and the proposed format of the panel. * Name(s) and Affiliation(s) of all proposed panellists. NB: Organisers must secure the agreement of all proposed panellists before submitting the Panel Proposal. Submission process and information: All paper and panel proposals should be submitted through the Easy Chair submission system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssn2020<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssn2020_…> For further information, please visit our website at: https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/ssn-2020<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/ssn-2020__;!!C5qS4YX…> Key dates: * December 15, 2019: Submission of individual paper abstracts and conference panels * February 15, 2020: Decisions regarding paper and panel proposal acceptance * March 15, 2020: Preliminary conference programme available * May 1, 2020: Submission of full papers and extended abstracts * June 7, 2020: Welcome and opening drinks * June 8-10, 2020: Conference is held in Rotterdam Special concerns or requests can be directed to the dedicated email address for the conference: ssn2020(a)eur.nl<mailto:ssn2020@eur.nl>

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Exec Director Job at Center for Information, Technology & Public Life at UNC
by Alice E. Marwick 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Hello, The new Center for Information, Technology & Public Life (CITAP) at UNC is hiring for an Executive Director position. CITAP's Principal Researchers are Deen Freelon, Zeynep Tufekci, Alice Marwick and Daniel Kreiss. We are open to candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds, and a PhD is not required. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for an alt-ac job or someone in policy, tech, or philanthropy. Please forward to anyone you think might be interested. The job is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/172913 Located in the School of Information and Library Science (SILS), the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) is an interdisciplinary center that brings together principal investigators from SILS, the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and the College of Arts and Science’s Department of Communication to address the roles mediated information plays in globally connected, digitally-mediated social systems. CITAP’s research team of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, visiting faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students will research questions of relevance to information quality, with a particular focus on algorithms, misinformation, polarization, propaganda, and political institutions. CITAP will also work closely with the School of Law and the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy. CITAP is committed to making research and data publicly available to inform technological development, journalistic best practices, and policymaking. Reporting to the SILS Dean, the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) is seeking a dynamic, motivated Executive Director (ED) to provide innovative and visionary leadership for a new research center examining issues of democracy, technology, and society at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The ED will provide strategic leadership to advance CITAP’s goals. To this end, s/he will collaborate with the CITAP Principal Investigators to determine and realize strategic research and outreach priorities, as well as represent CITAP’s mission and research to a broad set of audiences including academics, media, and the public. The ED will set development goals and interface with existing and potential funders. The ED is also responsible for the day-to-day operations of the CITAP, including supervising staff, coordinating faculty and students, fundraising, strategic planning, budget management, communications, and internal and external programming. This is not a research position and the ED is not expected to conduct original research. Principal Functions for the position are: Strategic planning and programming (20%), Revenue Generation (45%), Communications (20%) and supervision of staff, coordinating faculty and students (15%) This position is contingent on CITAP funds. The current funding for the program totals $9.85 million across 6 years. Qualifications -MA/MS, JD, or PhD preferred, in communication, sociology, computer science, information science, political science, information policy, or related field desired. -Ability to secure funding for center through fundraising and grant writing -Experience with project and event management -Understanding of social science research methods, including qualitative, interpretive, and computational approaches -Ability to travel nationally and internationally from Chapel Hill to represent CITAP as needed at conferences and stakeholder meetings. -Outstanding oral and written communication skills including public speaking Experience -The ideal candidate has experience working with academic research, civil society organizations, technology companies, and major foundations, with a record of successful development/fundraising. -A strong understanding of the social consequences of modern digital technology is preferred. -Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of issues around technology and society including communication, marketing, and/or social media -Prefer 5-10 years of experience in: *fundraising, development, or philanthropy as well as successful grant writing; *non-profit, advocacy, government, or civil society organizations; *policy or project management within technology corporations; or *an academic research department, institute, or center. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. Alice E. Marwick, PhD (she/her) Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Principal Researcher, Center for Information, Technology and Public Life (CITAP) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill amarwick(a)gmail.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org> http://citap.unc.edu <http://citap.unc.edu>

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3 doctoral positions: caring robots
by Katherine Harrison 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

We are currently accepting applications to 3 fully funded, 4 year PhD positions associated with the research project, ‘The ethics and social consequences of AI and caring robots. Learning trust, empathy and accountability’. (deadline 30 January 2020, start date August 2020). The project is led by Ericka Johnson and Katherine Harrison at Tema Genus, Linköping University, Sweden. More information can be found: https://liu.se/en/research/caring-robots The PhD positions are fully funded (i.e. provide full-employment within the Swedish system, including paid holidays and other standard social benefits, etc.) and can be extended up to a fifth year by teaching opportunities if applicable. Position 1: Designing care robots What bodies are assumed in the design of companion robots, and how does the design of the robot affect its interactions with humans? This project focuses on how care and affect are materialised in the body of the companion robot, with particular critical attention to intersections of gender, ethnicity and ability. An additional area of inquiry could examine how the material design features of the robot's body are mediated through affective programming software to produce a more intimate encounter. Position 2: Learning data for companion robots. How can robots learn to care when collecting data on relevant humans may be limited for ethical reasons? Or if real data contain bias, on which data should you train your data? Generative machine learning techniques (such as generative adversarial networks (GANs)) offer a solution to problems with “real” data such as scarce availability, labour intensity of data labelling, data biases, or privacy intrusiveness. This project comprises a critical inquiry into the production/collection of data sets used to help companion robots learn, and particularly the possibility of using GANs to assist with this. Position 3: The affective space between human and companion robots Current advances in robotics often focuses on refining robots to learn about and respond better to humans. However, interacting well with a robot also requires significant learning on the part of the human participant. This project focuses on the affective space between human and robot, and the work that both participants must learn to do to create an emotional relation characterised by care and trust. Interested? Please contact us with any questions (Ericka Johnson < ericka.johnson(a)liu.se> and Katherine Harrison <katherine.harrison(a)liu.se>) Applications are made through the Linköping University web interface: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=12652&rmlang=UK

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