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23rd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2019): Third Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

*** THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS *** 23rd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2019) University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, November 28-30, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Submission Deadline: September 10, 2019 *** *** Proceedings to be published by ACM ICPS (pending approval) *** The University of Nicosia, the University of Cyprus, the Open University Cyprus and the Greek Computer Society organize the 23rd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2019) in Nicosia, Cyprus on November 28-30, 2019. PCI 2019 aims to provide an effective channel of communication among researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and entities concerned with the latest research, scientific development and practice on ICT to discuss current, state-of-the-art topics that are of relevance and significance for national competitiveness as well as for sustainable, robust and equitable regional development. Submissions to PCI 2019 might cover, but are not limited, to the following topics: · Algorithms & Data Structures · Artificial Intelligence · Bioinformatics · Bio & Nature Inspired Computing · Blockchain Technologies · Cloud Computing · Communication & Information Systems Security and Privacy · Computational Science · Computer & Communication Networks · CRM & ERP Systems · Databases · Data Mining · Digital Libraries · Digital Systems · Distributed Computing · eCommerce, eBusiness, eHealth · Telecommunication Systems · Wireless & Mobile Computing · Learning Technologies · Graphics, Visualization, Multimedia & Virtual Reality · Grid, Cluster & P2P Computing · Hardware & Architecture · Embedded Systems · Human-Computer Interaction · Image and Video Processing · Information Retrieval · Information Society: Legal and Regulatory Issues · Information Systems · Information Theory · Knowledge Based Systems · Numerical & Scientific Computation · Open Source Software · Operating Systems · Parallel & Distributed Systems · Programming Languages · Signal Processing · Software Engineering PCI 2019 encourages the submission of high quality papers with original content in the following tracks: · Research Paper: full paper (8 pages) describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Computer Science. · Research Project Results: extended abstract (2 pages) presenting the results of funded completed or ongoing research projects at national or European level. · Industry: extended abstract (2 pages) presenting novel industrial solutions, success stories, and challenges that are encountered in an industry setting when adopting IT technologies. Templates for submissions can be found at the ACM SIG proceedings website: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers should be submitted via EasyChair using the following link: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . The submitted research papers and extended abstracts will be peer-reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance to scope of PCI, originality, significance, and clarity. Note that submitted papers should have neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. The working language of the conference is English and the papers should be written in that language. As in previous years, the final version of the research papers accepted for presentation at PCI 2019 will be published by ACM in the ICPS Series (pending approval) and will be included in the ACM Digital library. The accepted extended abstracts will be allocated either a demo or poster slot during the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper or abstract is expected to register, attend the conference and present their contribution. Important Dates · Paper submission deadline: September 10, 2019 · Notification of paper acceptance/rejection: October 17, 2019 · Submission of camera ready papers: October 24, 2019 · Author registration: October 24, 2019 Organization General Chairs · Yannis Manolopoulos, Open University Cyprus, Cyprus · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Athena Stassopoulou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Program Chairs · Ioanna Dionysiou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus · Ioannis Kyriakides, University of Nicosia, Cyprus · Nicolas Tsapatsoulis, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Local Advisory Committee · Demetris Trihinas (chair, University of Nicosia) · Achilleas Achilleos (Frederick University Cyprus) · Panayiotis Andreou (University of Central Lancashire-Cyprus) · Christodoulos Efstathiades (European University Cyprus) · Angelika Kokkinaki (University of Nicosia) · Ioannis Krikidis (University of Cyprus) · Jahna Otterbacher (Open University Cyprus) · Vicky Papadopoulou (European University Cyprus) · Nearchos Paspallis (University of Central Lancashire-Cyprus) · Michalis Sirivianos (Cyprus University of Technology) · Stavros Stavrou (Open University Cyprus) · Demetris Zeinalipour (University of Cyprus) Proceedings Editor · Harald Gjermundrod (University of Nicosia) Steering Committee · Christos Douligeris (Greek Computer Society) · Nikitas Karanikolas (Greek Computer Society) · Christos Koilias (Greek Computer Society) · Cleo Sgouropoulou (Greek Computer Society) · Ioannis Voyatzis (chair, Greek Computer Society)

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Researchers of VR/AR/MR/XR for learning in Middle East/Africa and South America
by Lee, Mark 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Dear colleagues, I am interested in connecting with scholars from (a) the Middle East and Africa, and (b) South America who conduct research in the use of VR/AR/MR (XR) technologies for education and learning. If you fit this description, please do reach out to me. Any suggestions in terms of key names I should be aware / pointers to the most prominent people in this space would be most welcomed and appreciated! Thank you very much in advance, Mark Lee

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Five days left: Post-doc @ Oxford on fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI - Deadline July 15
by Brent Mittelstadt 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Five days left to apply! The Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford is currently recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work with Prof. Sandra Wachter<https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/sandra-wachter/> and Dr. Brent Mittelstadt<https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/brent-mittelstadt/> on an exciting project on fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI. We are looking for candidates that are interested in the legal, ethical, and technical analysis of Big Data analytics, AI, and ML (all disciplines are welcome). The position is available for 18 months initially, with the possibility of further extension pending funding. Job details and requirements can be found here https://tinyurl.com/y6sq2p99 Application deadline: 15 July 2019 If you have any questions regarding the vacancy, please do get in touch with Prof. Wachter (sandra.wachter(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:sandra.wachter@oii.ox.ac.uk>) or Dr. Mittelstadt (brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk>) via e-mail. Kind regards, Dr. Brent Mittelstadt Research Fellow & British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1 St. Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS +44(0)7507121631 @b_mittelstadt http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=365

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ACM FAT* 2020 Barcelona, Full Call for Papers
by Veale, Michael 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

The full, five-track Call for Papers for the 2020 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT* 2020) is now available, with the conference to be held in Barcelona, Spain on January 27–30 2020. The third annual ACM FAT* Conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems. The previous two conferences had acceptance rates of 25% and attracted attendees from across academia, industry and public policy. FAT* 2020 has 5 submission tracks reflecting its disciplinary diversity, each with a separate call for papers (but same submission conditions and dates). # Track 1: Computer Science # https://fatconference.org/2020/callforpapers_CS.html # Track 2: Law # https://fatconference.org/2020/callforpapers_LAW.html # Track 3: Social Sciences and Humanities # https://fatconference.org/2020/callforpapers_SSH.html # Track 4: Practice and Experience # https://fatconference.org/2020/callforpapers_PE.html # Track 5: Education # https://fatconference.org/2020/callforpapers_EDU.html We encourage submissions that help bridge between topics and disciplines in the conference, and which challenge them with new theory, evidence and perspectives. # Key Dates # Full paper submission - Aug 22 2019 (pre-register Aug 15) Notification date - Oct 31 2019 Conference - Jan 27-30 2020 FAT* is timed around other relevant events, after CPDP in Brussels and before AAAI in New York. Papers (8-10 pages) are double-blind peer reviewed and published in the conference proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Author for whom a conference venue is not convenient can also opt for non-archival submission, subject to the same review process but only appearing as an abstract in the proceedings. Please forward this call to other people or groups you think may be interested. For more general details, see https://fatconference.org/2020/callforpapers.html Note: Please note that as announced at ACM FAT* 2019, ACM FAT* will be changing its name this year. Please stay tuned for separate communication about the new name. -- Michael Veale University College London @mikarv / https://michae.lv

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WEBCAST TODAY: Ghana Youth Internet Governance Forum 2019
by Joly MacFie 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

We had some audio issues early which, sorry to say, make a lot of Prof. Nii Quaynor's keynote tough going. However it cleared up in time for his conclusion and a lengthy Q&A session. They are now into the workshops. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ghanayouthig> Today *Wednesday 10 July 2019* the maiden edition of the *Ghana Youth Internet Governance Forum <https://ghyouthigf.org/>* congregates the youth and experts at the Kofi Annan ICT Center in Accra to discuss on the theme “*The future of work; Digital Jobs and Youth Inclusion*”' Amidst the advantages associated with emerging technologies like AI and machine learning,there are fears of machines taking over the labour force thereby rendering many qualified persons, jobless. This dialogues will engage stakeholders on gender inequalities and how to provide inclusive participation in the digital community while addressing issues that can better position the youth to prepare for the future of work. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ghanayouthigf <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ghanayouthigf>* *PROGRAM: http://bit.ly/30i25ei <http://bit.ly/30i25ei>* *TWITTER: @GhanaYouthIGF #GhanaIGF http://bit.ly/ghanaigf <http://bit.ly/ghanaigf>* *FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GhanaYouthIGF/ <https://www.facebook.com/GhanaYouthIGF/>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11198/ - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TODAY: Nigeria National Youth IGF #ourinternet #yigf #nigf2019
by Joly MacFie 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

This event is well underway with the current session covering the gripping topic 'Tackling Cybercrime amongst Youths in Nigeria'. [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/yigf2019>The 2019 Annual *Nigeria National Youth Internet Governance Forum <https://yigf.org.ng/>* (YIGF) happens today *Wednesday 10 July 2019* at the Muson Center in Lagos, with the theme “*Our Internet; Shaping the digital future*”. The Youth IGF initiative provides a national forum to engage young professionals of the digital sector, technologists, researchers, academics, activists and civil society, government representatives and students. The aim of the forum is to sustain a dialogue platform and create partnerships as well as initiating policy proposals and reform. The event will be carried live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>*. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/yigf2019 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/yigf2019>* *AGENDA: http://bit.ly/30sdYyq <http://bit.ly/30sdYyq>* *TWITTER: #ourinternet #yigf https://bit.ly/yigf2019 <https://bit.ly/yigf2019>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11195/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Why We Post book series passes three quarters of a million downloads
by Haapio-Kirk, Laura 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Why We Post book series passes three quarters of a million downloads The Why We Post book series (UCL Press) has passed three quarters of a million downloads (766,131). The series is now developing a series of translations. How the World Changed Social Media [https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/106697] is available in Portuguese, Hindi and Tamil with UCL Press and is currently being translated into Chinese and Spanish. The Italian version is separately published with Ledizioni. The individual monographs about Social Media in Brazil, Chile, India, and China are also being made available in their relevant languages over the next few months. Following the completion of the Why We Post project, a new project has been developed which shifts the focus from social media to understanding the use and consequences of smartphones around the world. The Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing (ASSA) [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/assa/] involves 10 anthropologists who have just completed sixteen months’ of fieldwork in Al-Quds, Brazil, Cameroon, Italy, Chile, China, Ireland, Japan and Uganda. A new series of monographs are being written about the use of smartphones by older people, alongside a more general comparative book about the global smartphone and an edited collection about our work on mHealth.

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Call: Digital Socialism/Communicative Socialism, edited by Christian Fuchs, Special Issue of the Journal Communication, Capitalism & Critique
by Christian Fuchs 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Call: Digital Socialism/Communicative Socialism, edited by Christian Fuchs, Special Issue of the Journal Communication, Capitalism & Critique ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MON, JULY 15 https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/announcement/view/35 The special issue “Digital/Communicative Socialism” asks:What is digital/communicative socialism? The special issue will publish peer-reviewed contributions that explore perspectives on digital/communicative socialism in respect to theory, dialectics, history, internationalism, praxis, and class struggles. Marx and Engels saw socialism as the movement for a society that is based on the principles of equality, justice, and solidarity. They distinguish different types of socialism, of which communism is one, whereas reactionary socialism, bourgeois socialism, and critical-utopian socialism are others. Rosa Luxemburg summarises the history of socialism: “Socialism goes back for thousands of years, as the ideal of a social order based on equality and the brotherhood of man, the ideal of a communistic society. With the first apostles of Christianity, various religious sects of the Middle Ages, and in the German peasants’ war, the socialist idea always glistened as the most radical expression of rage against the existing society. […] It was in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century that the socialist idea first appeared with vigor and force […] the socialist idea was placed on a completelynew footing by Marx and Engels. These two sought the basis for socialism not in moral repugnance towards the existing social order nor in cooking up all kinds of possible attractive and seductive projects, designed to smuggle in social equality within the present state. They turned to the investigation of the economic relationships of present-day society”. Marx and Engels argue that socialism is grounded in the antagonistic class structure of capitalism that pits workers against capitalists. In the 19th century, the socialist movement experienced a split between reformist revisionists and revolutionary socialists. After the First World War, the Communist International and the Labour and Socialist International were created. After the collapse of the Second International, there was an institutional distinction between Socialists and Communists. Whereas reformism dominated the Socialist International, Stalinism became dominant in the Communist International. The notion of “socialism” became associated with social democratic parties and the notion of “communism” with communist parties. From a historical point of view, both Stalinism and revisionist social democracy have failed. With the rise of neoliberalism, social democracy turned towards the right and increasingly adopted neoliberal policies. When Tony Blair became British Prime Minster in 1997, his neoliberal version of social democracy influenced social democracy around the world. The crisis of capitalism and the emergence of new versions of socialist politics (Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Podemos, Syriza, etc.) has reinvigorated the debate about socialism today. tripleC’s special issue explores perspectives on the digital and communicative dimensions of socialism today. In the intellectual realm, the socialist debate has e.g. resulted in the vision of the renewal of a class-struggle social democracy (by Jacobin-editor Bhaskar Sunkara in the book The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in An Era of Extreme Inequality) or the vision of fully-automated luxury communism (formulated by Novara Media’sAaron Bastani in the book Fully Automated Luxury Communism). Such contributions show that for a renewal of socialism, we need intellectual and theoretical foundations that inform class struggles in digital/communicative capitalism. There were earlier contributions to the discussion of computing and socialism, such as André Gorz’s notion of post-industrial socialism, Radovan Richta’s work on the role of the scientific and technological revolution for democratic communism, Autonomist Marxism’s readings of Marx’s “Fragmentof Machines”, Fernando Flores’ and Stafford Beer’s roles in Chile’s Project Cybersyn during the Allende presidency, Norbert Wiener’s and Joseph Weizenbaum’s reflections on a humanistic instead of an imperialistic and instrumental use of cybernetics and computing, etc. The special issue seeks contributions that address one or more of the following questions: * Theory: What is socialism today? What are the communicative and digital dimensions of socialism today? What is communicative/digital socialism? What theoretical approaches and concepts are best-suited for understanding digital/communicative socialism today? Does it or does it not make sense to distinguish between digital/communicative socialism and digital/communicative communism? Why or why not? * Dialectic: What are the contradictions of digital capitalism? How does digital/communicative socialism differ from and contradict digital/communicative capitalism? * History: What lessons can we draw from the history of socialism, communism, social democracy and Marxist theory for the conceptualisation and praxis of digital/communicative socialism today? * Internationalism: Socialism is a universalist and internationalist movement. What are the international(ist), global dimensions of digital/communicative socialism today? * Praxis and class struggles: What strategies, demands and struggles are important for digital/communicative socialism? How can socialism today best be communicated in public? What class struggles are there in the context of communication and computing? What are the roles of communication and digital technologies in contemporary class struggles for socialism? What is the role of social movements, the party and trade unions in the organisation and self-organisation of digital and communication workers’ class struggles for socialism? How should socialist class politics, unions and strikes look like today so that they adequately reflect changes of the working class and exploitation in the age of digital capitalism? What is a digital strike and what are its potentials for digital socialism? All papers should explicitly address socialism. Submission Abstracts can be submitted per e-mail to christian.fuchs(a)triple-c.at, using the form published at https://triple-c.at/files/journals/1/CfP_Form_Socialism.docx Please do not make submissions that omit a completed form. Submission deadline is Monday, July 15, 2019. Feedback on acceptance/rejection will be provided at latest until July 31, 2019. The deadline for the submission of accepted papers is October 13, 2019. The maximum length of full papers is 8,000 words. Articles should in the first stage of submission (October 13) not be longer than 7,000 words so that there is space for additions as part of the revision process. All articles will be peer-reviewed and published in a special issue of tripleC. The special issue will be published open access. There are no APCs.

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CALL FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES: JARHE
by Dr. Patrick Blessinger 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

Dear Colleagues, Call for academic journal articles: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jar…>: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jar… JARHE is an internationally peer-reviewed journal focused on the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning and higher education and covers: - Higher education teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, policy, management, leadership, and related areas. - Digitization, internationalization, and democratization of higher education, and related areas such as lifelong and lifewide learning. - Innovation, change, and reflections on current practices. JARHE is indexed in Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, BFI (Denmark), Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Higher Education, EBSCO and Education Research Complete. JARHE is ranked by Scopus and Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics). JARHE is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics <http://publicationethics.org/> and signatory of DORA <https://sfdora.org/>. Regards, -- Patrick Blessinger, Ed.D. <http://www.patrickblessinger.com/> University World News <http://www.universityworldnews.com/search.php?query=blessinger&type=all&mod…> UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab <http://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/patrick-blessinger> St. John's University, New York City <https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-blessinger-edd> Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jar…> Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning <https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/series-detail/Innovations-in-Higher-E…>

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HIV in the age of PrEP+Internet and Lesbian Experiences of Gay Village
by Jaime García Iglesias 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

Please come along to the 'Humanitas Brew' launch event at the Molly House in the Gay Village in Manchester where two University of Manchester researchers will be presenting on timely and thought-provoking topics. This is a free event, register at: https://bit.ly/2Jmx8zT “HIV in the age of internet and PrEP” by Jaime García-Iglesias (@JGarciaIglesias) How has the internet changed our relationship to HIV as gay men? How do we negotiate HIV in dating apps? What is the impact of PrEP on gay men’s relationship to the virus? In this talk, Jaime will address these issues to explore how our changing world is modifying our relationship to the virus that marked our history. Using data from his PhD research on sexual fantasies and internet use, he will discuss people’s changing views of HIV and their responses to it. Jaime is a PhD candidate in Sociology at The University of Manchester, where he is currently researching sexual fantasies, internet use and HIV prevention using bugchasers as case study. He is one of the few scholars in the world to have addressed this practice to develop more effective sexual health approaches. “Being a lesbian in the Village” by Jessica Mancuso (@AlmostDrJess) In this talk Jess discusses experiences of lesbians in Manchester’s gay village to explore how LGBTQ women negotiate the male-dominated gay scene and the struggles of having only one lesbian bar in the village. Jess is a Sociology PhD candidate at The University of Manchester and is researching lesbian representation in current LGBTQ social spaces. *Each talk will last between 20 and 30 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A session. -- *Jaime Garcia-Iglesias* The University of Manchester Twitter <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=A_gZOKKCeUAotWHc_1i3ExusP…> ¦ Academia <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=Rgjwhvh-Nj7EqjH53AkxYFG26…> ¦ UoM <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=KcbFOtK5fr0gpIFVMAiLCtgC_…>

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