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Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp
by Ibrahim Kushchu 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

Dear Colleagues I am writing to you regarding mobileGovernment Consortium International’s new initiative certified, comprehensive, non-tech Artificial Intelligence training program. This new initiative, TheNextMinds.com <http://thenextminds.com/>, arose from years of accumulated work on mobileGovernment and need to integrate AI in this field, and now we are focussing on improving capacity of interested professionals in integrating AI to their tasks. This non-technical course aims at supporting participants to gain strong knowledge of AI so that they can make well informed decisions regarding AI integration. It is developed based on years of experience gained from practical projects on mGovernment with various organisations, and the content is refined according to the typical issues managers face when new technologies are influencing their decisions and relavant tasks they do. More specifically the training contains: • Comprehensive coverage of AI basics, concepts, key techniques and the fields of AI, • AI applications in business and government relating to your own job or business operations, • AI‘s cutting edge technologies, and their integration to your business • The future impact of AI on businesses, economies, governments and the society. Duration is five days but It has a modular structure reflecting various levels AI competency. The participants may chose any one of four modules and may choose participate just one day or more depending on their interest, background and desired level of competency. There will be three trainers, who are well known international experts in their respective fields, and two assistants making this training as much interactive as possible. The program can easily be customized to the specific needs of any organization to better serve their desired level competency in AI. Max Participation is 15. This will be held in June and also in October. Please find further info at: https://thenextminds.com/ai-training/. Please show interest and should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind regards Kushchu ====== Ibrahim KUSHCHU, MBA, MSC., PHD Founding Director, theNextMinds info(a)thenextminds.com www.thenextminds.com +44 7740143135 - Visit mLife Conferences http://www.m4life.org

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Searching Instagram/Twitter by keyword and narrowing to specific focus
by Natalie Rock 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Community: This is a question from a colleague. Its out of my wheelhouse but probably not yours! He is interested in tracking dialogue on Twitter and Instagram about renewable energy, especially in light of the Green New Deal, but with the search focused on change makers (i.e. those over a certain number of followers). He has set up an account with Keyhole but their searches are not useful. Keyhole doesn't allow you to specify the search by geography; nor does it allow you to indicate which profiles to search. When he searches "renewable energy" (keyword and hashtag) he gets hundreds of thousands of returns, but many are unrelated to his focus. So, do you know a platform that enables: -searching/scraping by geography -specifying searches according to number of followers and which is the same or below Keyhole's current price range of $370/month? Thank you! Natalie

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Continuing Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Media
by Nicholas Carah 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Dear AoIR colleagues, The School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland, Australia is advertising a continuing Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Digital Media. This is a continuing teaching and research academic appointment (equivalent to Assistant Professor/Associate Professor). We'd be very keen to have members of the AoIR community apply and join the vibrant digital media, communication and cultural studies scene in Brisbane (and Australia too!). Details below. Best, Nic Job Posting for a Continuing Position as Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Digital Media in the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia See the full job ad here: http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/505313/lecturersenior-lecturer-in-digital-… Applications are due 19 April 11.55pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. We are seeking a colleague in Communication and Digital Media to collaborate in teaching and research that responds critically to contemporary media cultures and industries characterised by the emergence of media platforms, the ubiquity of data collection and analysis, and the accelerating use of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The candidate will join us at a critical juncture, playing a crucial role in shaping the nature and scope of our growing programs, namely the Digital Media major within the Bachelor of Communication. We are looking for someone whose teaching and research speaks to and investigates the intersection between the practice and the critical theorization of digital media. UQ's Bachelor of Communication heavily emphasises the exchanges between theory and practice, between thinking and doing, and between critiquing digital culture and seeing oneself as an active participant and shaper of that culture. We're particularly interested to hear from candidates whose work engages with computational methods, data visualisation, data analytics, and/or data cultures. We're open to applications from scholars across humanities, social sciences, media and cultural studies, digital humanities, digital rhetoric, design, computer and data science and/or other relevant backgrounds. Nicholas Carah Deputy Head of School | School of Communication and Arts | The University of Queensland 61 7 3365 3145 | n.carah(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:n.carah@uq.edu.au> | UQ profile<https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1512> | research teaching writing<http://mediamachines.org/> | @nnniccc<https://twitter.com/nnniccc>

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Literature on the cultural notion of the "computer as superior"
by Andrea Guzman 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Hello everyone, I am looking for literature that explores the cultural attitude of the computer as superior to humans in certain domains. For example, people will often say that a computer is more efficient than a human or is more accurate than a human. There is plenty of literature that looks at individual interactions with technology and individual opinions of technology, but, I'm more interested in scholarship that looks at the larger cultural discourse. Thank you. _______________ Andrea L. Guzman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Communication Northern Illinois University alguzman(a)niu.edu Out now: Human-Machine Communication: Rethinking Communication, Technology, & Ourselves from Peter Lang. https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/64309?format=PBK My latest article, "Voices in and of the Machine: Source Orientation toward Mobile Virtual Assistants," to appear in Computers in Human Behavior: https://bit.ly/2xXt1Ds

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WEBCAST TODAY: Data Privacy Summit in Washington DC
by Joly MacFie 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

This is well underway, but plenty left to go. AI captions. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DataPrivacySummit>Today, *Wednesday March 27 2019* the *Data Privacy Summit <https://www.accessnow.org/data-privacy-summit/>*, Organized by *Access Now <https://www.accessnow.org/>*, with support from *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>*, *Apple <https://www.apple.com/>*, *mapbox <https://www.mapbox.com/>*, & *Dropbox* <https://www.dropbox.com/>, will bring together privacy experts in Washington DC. An interactive dialogue will map the current data privacy debate, identify where consensus exists, narrow existing questions where more clarity is needed, with the ultimate goal of achieving a comprehensive, rights-respecting data protection framework in the United States. The event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>*. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DataPrivacySummit <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DataPrivacySummit>* *AGENDA: https://www.accessnow.org/data-privacy-summit/#agenda <https://www.accessnow.org/data-privacy-summit/#agenda>* *TWITTER: #DataPrivacySummit https://bit.ly/DataPrivacySummit <https://bit.ly/DataPrivacySummit>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/10991/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Reminder: Call for participation: "Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval" (Hamburg, Germany, April 26)
by Dirk Lewandowski 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

The European Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is seeking for your contribution! We invite you to the research and networking seminar on "Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval" in Hamburg. The event is part of the series on Information Science Trends. The events focus on a certain research topic introduced by invited speeches from research and industry. Additionally, they will provide networking space to energetically share ideas and interests from the fields of information science and related disciplines. Participants who wish to contribute are asked to submit abstracts and short presentations about their research and projects. Everyone from researchers to students and practitioners can join! Participation is not restricted those presenting. Registration for the event is now open, please see below. Our first event will take place on Friday, April 26, 2019, at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Olof Sundin (Lund University, Sweden), Tom Alby (data scientist at Euler Hermes, Germany) and Prof. Dirk Lewandowski (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany). The event focuses on Search Engines and Information Retrieval. Apart from the invited talks, we invite you to present your current projects, research or practical case studies. This may include, but is not limited to: • Retrieval research on web search engines, web services, professional information services, social media • Information seeking behaviour • Information retrieval • Discovery systems • People interacting with search systems • Searching in the library and other scientific contexts • Understanding user behaviour Submission guidelines: Please submit your extended abstract (up to 1,000 words including references) in English. Submissions are due on: March 31, 2019. Please send your submission to asist.europeanchapter(a)gmail.com Accepted abstracts will be presented in the form of short talks (15 mins.). Participation Participating in this event is free. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/information-science-trends-search-engines-and-… We are happy to answer any questions regarding this event. Please send an e-mail to: asist.europeanchapter(a)gmail.com or any of the ASIST European Chapter officers: Dirk Lewandowski, dirk.lewandowski(a)haw-hamburg.de Aylin Ilhan, aylin.ilhan(a)hhu.de Isabelle Dorsch, isabelle.dorsch(a)hhu.de Fabian Odoni, fabian.odoni(a)htwchur.ch Tamara Heck, heck(a)dipf.de Prof. Dr. Dirk Lewandowski T +49 40 428 75 36 21 Skype: dirk.lewandowski Twitter: @Dirk_Lew HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Faculty Design, Media and Information Department of Information Finkenau 35 / 22081 Hamburg / Germany http://www.searchstudies.org/dirk <http://www.searchstudies.org/dirk> Suchmaschinen verstehen, 2. Auflage: http://suchmaschinen-verstehen.de <http://suchmaschinen-verstehen.de/> Editor, Aslib Journal of Information Management http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=AJIM <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=AJIM>

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Assistant Professor positions in Dublin, Ireland
by Bahareh Heravi 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Dear All, We would like to draw your attention to the tenure track Assistant Professor positions (5-year Ad Astra fellowships, with the possibility of permanency) in University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland). A total of 65 posts are available this year across all disciplines, but ICTs are a strategic priority. UCD's School of Information and Communication Studies <http://www.ucd.ie/ics/> welcomes applicants in any area of digital media and information, and we would love to see applications from AoIR members. More information is found here: http://www.ucd.ie/adastrafellows/ Best, Bahareh On behalf of the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin --------------------------- Dr. Bahareh R. Heravi Assistant Professor Postgraduate Director Director of Data Journalism CPD School of Information and Communication Studies University College Dublin Co-chair of the European Data & Computational Journalism Conference Board member, Ireland Open Data Governance Board *What's new:* CfP: The Third European Data & Computational Journalism Conference datajconf.com New Journal special issue: Social Media Mining for Journalism <https://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/oir/43/1> Paper: 3Ws of Data Journalism Education bit.ly/3WsDDJEdu Journal (in Spanish): Ibero-American Data Journalism: development, contestation and social change *bit.ly/2mGmdVM <http://bit.ly/2mGmdVM>* TEDx talk: How Data Journalism is changing the Newsroom *bit.ly/2C711xS <http://bit.ly/2C711xS>*

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History of Computers
by Adriana de Souza e Silva 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Hi all, I’m looking for a text (book, article, a few chapters) that tells the history of computers, starting from Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace’s Analytical Engine to present days. This is for a 200-level undergraduate class, so I’m trying to summarize the topic as much as possible, to give students a general overview in a couple of classes. Any suggestions? _________________________ Adriana de Souza e Silva University Faculty Scholar Professor Department of Communication http://www.souzaesilva.com

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Reminder: Sydney big data analytics workshop
by Gohar F. Khan 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

*Early bird registration deadline is 31 March (this Sunday) *for the Sydney analytics workshop (sorry for cross and re-posting): https://www.analyticsworkshops.com/home *Date: 26-28 June 2019* This hands-on workshop includes lectures, tutorials, group problem solving, and discussions on creating value with big data analytics. The seminar discusses both structural (sales and financial) and nonstructural data (tweets and networks) tools, techniques, and strategies. *What is covered?* 1. Business Analytics 2. Social Media Analytics 3. Marketing Analytics 4. Location Analytics 5. Financial Analytics 6. Network Analytics 7. Search Engine Analytics 8. Text Analytics 9. Analytics-Business Alignment 10. Data Security and Privacy *Tools covered*: R, Matlab, NodeXL, SPSS, etc. *Specifics * - Where: The University of Technology Sydney, Thomas room, UTS Building 10 Level 7, 235 Jones St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia. - When: 26-28 June 2019 - Who: Academics, students, researchers, business owners, managers, executives, and consultants, etc. - Seats: Seats are limited. First come, first serve basis. - Layout: Round-table sessions followed by Hands-on exercises. Please bring your own device. - Atmosphere: Warm, friendly, and collegial! - Registration Deadline: Early Bird: 31st March 2019; Late: 31st May 2019 Early bird registration is now open: https://www.deepdigital.co.nz/events-1/creating-value-with-analytics-2019 Cheers, GFK -- *Gohar Khan **|* *Senior Lecturer of Digital Business* *|* *Undergraduate and Graduate Convenor for Digital Business* *|* *School of Management & Marketing **|** Faculty of Management **|* *University of Waikato* *Private Bag 3105* *|* *Hamilton 3240* *|* *New Zealand**|* *+64 7 838 4233* *|** gohar.khan(a)waikato.ac.nz <gohar.khan(a)waikato.ac.nz> ** | o**ffice: MSB.2.32D / Web*: gfkhan.wordpress.com *Check out my books on* social media analytics <https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Value-Social-Media-Analytics/dp/1977543979/…> and digital marketing analytics <https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Analytics-for-Marketing/Sponder-Khan/p/bo…>

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Places running out- Innovations in Online Research + Keynote on Male Bodies in Digital Culture and Austerity
by Jaime García Iglesias 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Innovations in Online Research: A Workshop for PhDs- Manchester-May 9, 2019 - 9:30-4:45 Free workshop + Keynote by Dr Jamie Hakim from East Anglia University **ONLY FOUR MORE PLACES AVAILABLE** The Innovations in Online Research is a regional academic group connecting PGRs across England doing online methods. This workshop is a unique opportunity for networking and presenting your research in a friendly environment. We will also have a keynote by Jamie Hakim, from East Anglia University, titled: "Male Bodies in Digital Culture: Men Using Digital Media to Negotiate Neoliberalism in the post-2008 conjuncture." This FREE PGR-led workshop will be hosted by The University of Manchester’s Sociology Department in conjunction with postgraduate researchers from The University of Liverpool and Lancaster University. The event is open to all PGR students in the social sciences who use or plan to use online research methods. The event will include a roundtable, group discussion sessions, and a networking reception where participants will showcase their research using an A3 sized mini-poster. The event seeks to stimulate important debates about using online methods for social science research in the digital age. Workshops will be focused around these broad topics: · New forms of online data · Participant access, sampling and ethical issues · Reflexivity, researcher bias, and representing the online space · Inequalities in online research To apply please register at: https://innovationsmcr.wixsite.com/home/register where you will be asked to submit a short statement of interest (between 200 and 300 words, focusing on how the event is relevant to your research and how you are using online methods) as well as a mini-poster plan. The mini-poster plan should be in the form of bullet points on your planned poster content, which could include the ways you have used online methods in your work, the complications you have faced or your theoretical ideas about online methods. For more information, visit: innovationsMCR.wixsite.com/home or email innovationsonline19(a)gmail.com We look forward to receiving your application and building this network with you! Sincerely, Innovations Online -- *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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