From philipp.schaer at th-koeln.de Thu Mar 1 12:20:31 2018 From: philipp.schaer at th-koeln.de (Philipp Schaer) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 18:20:31 +0100 Subject: [Eurchap] Open PhD Position on Search Engines and Political Opinion Forming Message-ID: <2d66b675-339f-aa1b-5a4f-a6327eafc018@th-koeln.de> *please excuse cross-posting* Dear all, I have an open PhD position funded by the Research Ministry of NRW for 3.5 years. The project is about the influence of search engines on the political opinion formation process. We collaborate with political scientists from the working group of Prof. Proksch from the University of Cologne. For a bilingual job advertisement follow the link: https://www.th-koeln.de/mam/downloads/deutsch/hochschule/profil/stellenangebote/20302w17.pdf *** Research assistant in PhD project ESUPOL Application deadline: 21.03.2018 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Together with political scientists at the University of Cologne, you will explore the influence of search engines on political opinion-forming in the ESUPOL project, e. g. by examining search behavior and the influence of search suggestions on users. You are responsible for the collection, processing and analysis of web data using data science techniques and also conduct laboratory and online experiments. In addition, you will teach within a maximum of 3 SWS. As part of your research, you will be involved in the information science research of Prof. Schaer's research group at the Cologne University of Technology (TH Ko?ln), cooperate closely with a doctoral partner from Prof. Proksch's research group (University of Cologne) and be part of the NRW graduate school on Digital Societies. YOUR PROFILE - You have successfully completed a Master's degree in computer science, information sciences or a comparable subject. - You have very good programming skills in languages related to data science (e. g. Java, Python or R). - Ideally, you have knowledge of text mining, web scraping or statistical data analysis. - You have preferably experience in working with test persons, e. g. in laboratory or online experiments. - You are proficient in English at a very good level. - You have an independent and analytical working style. - You enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team and have a strong interest in information science research. *** More details are available on the website or upon personal request. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or ideas! All the best from Cologne! Philipp -- Prof. Dr. Philipp Schaer Institute of Information Science Managing Director of the Institute of Information Management Technische Hochschule K?ln (University of Applied Sciences) Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 54, 50968 K?ln, Germany Visit me at Campus S?dstadt, Claudiusstr. 1, Room B5.420 Tel: + 49 221 / 8275-3845 https://ir.web.th-koeln.de From pr-aksw at informatik.uni-leipzig.de Mon Mar 5 05:22:44 2018 From: pr-aksw at informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Sebastian Hellmann) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 11:22:44 +0100 Subject: [Eurchap] SEMANTiCS 2018, Vienna, Sep 10-13, Open Calls Message-ID: <0d838df7-a086-2197-60ae-45e76aa1cc1f@informatik.uni-leipzig.de> Apologies for cross-posting Call for Papers, Posters & Workshops and Tutorials SEMANTiCS 2018 - The Linked Data Conference 14th International Conference on Semantic Systems Vienna, Austria September 10 -13, 2018 http://2018.semantics.cc Important Dates (Research & Innovation incl. Data Science Track) Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=semantics2018 SEMANTiCS?18 proceedings will be published as Open Access by Elsevier Procedia Computer Science. The annual SEMANTiCS conference is the meeting place for professionals who make semantic computing work, understand its benefits, and encounter its limitations. Every year, SEMANTiCS attracts information managers, IT-architects, software engineers and researchers from a wide spectrum of organisations ranging from SMEs and non-profit organizations, to public administration bodies, to the largest companies in the world. Attendees learn from industry experts and top researchers about emerging trends and topics in the fields of semantic software, including enterprise data, linked data & open data strategies, methodologies in knowledge modelling and text & data analytics. The SEMANTiCS community is highly diverse; attendees routinely interlinking areas such as knowledge management, technical documentation, e-commerce, big data analysis, enterprise search, document management, business intelligence and enterprise vocabulary management. Given the success of last year?s conference in Amsterdam, which attracted more than 370 attendees from 28 countries, SEMANTiCS 2018 is bound to continue a long tradition of bringing together a community from around the world. There will be presentations on industry implementations, use case prototypes, best practices, panels, papers and posters to discuss semantic systems in a broad range of regular as well as informal settings. SEMANTiCS addresses problems common among information managers, software engineers, IT-architects and various specialist departments working to develop, implement and evaluate semantic software systems. The SEMANTiCS program will provide a rich mix of technical talks, panel discussions on emerging topics and presentations by people who make things work - just like you. In addition, attendees will have a unique opportunity to network with experts in a variety of fields. These relationships provide great value to organisations as they encounter technical challenges in any stage of implementation. The expertise gained by SEMANTiCS attendees has a long-term impact on their careers and organisations. These factors make SEMANTiCS the key event across Europe for a diverse community of industry leaders and academic experts alike. Following the success of the previous year, this year?s SEMANTiCS will also again feature a special Data Science track, which offer a unique opportunity to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the intersection of Semantic Technologies, Linked Data and Data Science and provide a platform to present their ideas and discuss the most important scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges in this emerging field. SEMANTiCS 2018 particularly welcomes submissions on the following key topics: *Web Semantics, Linked (Open) Data & schema.org *Corporate Knowledge Graphs *Knowledge Integration and Language Technologies *Data Quality Management *Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems *Ethics and Explainable AI *Data Science (special track, see below) Following the success of previous years, we welcome any submissions related, but not limited to, the following ?horizontal? (research) and ?vertical? (industries) topics: Horizontals *Enterprise Linked Data & Data Integration *Knowledge Discovery & Intelligent Search *Business Models, Governance & Data Strategies *Semantics in Big Data *Text Analytics *Data Portals & Knowledge Visualization *Semantic Information Management *Document Management & Content Management *Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management *Smart Connectivity, Networking & Interlinking *Smart Data & Semantics in IoT *Semantic Services *Semantics for IT Safety & Security *Semantic Rules, Policies & Licensing *Community, Social & Societal Aspects Verticals *Industry & Engineering *Life Sciences & Health Care *Public Administration *e-Science *Digital Humanities *Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums (GLAM) *Education & eLearning *Media & Data Journalism *Publishing, Marketing & Advertising *Tourism & Recreation *Financial & Insurance Industry *Telecommunication & Mobile Services *Sustainable Development: Climate, Water, Air, Ecology *Energy, Smart Homes & Smart Grids *Food, Agriculture & Farming *Safety, Security & Privacy *Transport, Environment & Geospatial We invite contributions to the following tracks: # Research and Innovation Track The Research & Innovation track at SEMANTiCS welcomes papers on novel scientific research and/or innovations relevant to the topics of the conference. Submissions must be original and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers must not exceed 12 pages in length for full papers and 6 pages for short papers, including references and optional appendices. Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings should follow the guidelines of the Elsevier Procedia Computer Science format.? Details will be provided soon. # Data Science Track Following the success of last year?s inaugural edition, SEMANTiCS will again feature a Data Science track that provides a unique opportunity to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the intersection between data science and Semantic Technologies. Semantics will provide a forum to present their ideas and discuss the most important scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges of this emerging field. The detailed Call for Data Science papers is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings should follow the guidelines of the Elsevier Procedia Computer Science format. Details will be provided soon. # Posters and Demos Track The Posters & Demonstrations Track invites innovative work in progress, late-breaking research and innovation results, and smaller contributions in all fields related to the Semantic Web in a broader sense. These include submissions on innovative applications with impact on end users, such as demos of solutions that users may test or that are yet in the conceptual phase, but are worth discussing, and also applications or pieces of code that may attract developers and potential research or business partners. The detailed Call for Poster & Demos papers is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline:??? ??? June 11, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? July 2, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings should follow the guidelines of the CEUR Workshop proceedings format. Details will be provided soon. # Industry and Use Case Track Focusing strongly on industry needs, SEMANTICS invites presentations on enterprise solutions that deal with semantic processing of data and/or information in areas like Linked Data, Data Publishing, Semantic Search, Recommendation Services, Sentiment Detection, Search Engine Add-Ons, Thesaurus and/or Ontology Management, Text Mining, Data Mining and any related fields. All submissions have a strong focus on real world applications beyond the prototypical stage and demonstrate the power of semantic systems! The detailed Call for Industry and Use Case Presentations is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? May 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? ??? May 28, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? August 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) # Workshops and Tutorials Workshops and tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2018 allow your organisation or project to advance and promote your topics and gain increased visibility. The workshops and tutorials will provide a forum for presenting widely recognized contributions and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community. Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the scope of large research projects or as a closed format for research/commercial project consortia meetings. A detailed call for workshops and tutorials is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates for Workshops: Workshop Proposals due: ??? ??? April 1, 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? April 14,? 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars, show-cases, etc., without call for papers): Submission deadline: ??? ??? July 1,? 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Notifications: ??? ??? ??? July 10,? 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) # Vocarnival Bootstrap your new Vocabulary project: At the carnival you can present your ideas and early stage vocabs to find the right people to get the Vocab discussion going. For this event we use a very open definition of what a vocabulary is. Ontologies, classifications, thesauri, concept and metadata schemes, whatever their format, in RDF or not, are all welcome. We require at least a project website. Details to follow. The detailed calls will be available on the conference website http://2018.semantics.cc From yelena.mejova at gmail.com Sun Mar 4 17:39:45 2018 From: yelena.mejova at gmail.com (Yelena Mejova) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 01:39:45 +0300 Subject: [Eurchap] RuSSIR 2018: Call for Course Proposals (deadline EXTENDED to March 12!) Message-ID: --> Deadline has been EXTENDED to March 12. *** Special topic: IR for Good *** 12th RUSSIAN SUMMER SCHOOL IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (RuSSIR 2018) August 27-31, 2018, Kazan, Russia http://romip.ru/russir2018/ The school is co-organized by Kazan Federal University (https://kpfu.ru/eng) and Russian Information Retrieval Evaluation Seminar (ROMIP, http://romip.ru/en/). RuSSIR 2018 will have an additional focus on "IR for Good", emphasizing humanitarian and other public interest problems. The missions of the RuSSIR school series are to enable students to learn about modern problems and methods in information retrieval and related disciplines; to stimulate scientific research and collaboration in the field; and to create an environment for informal contacts between scientists, students and industry professionals. RuSSIR 2018 will offer up to 6 courses and host approximately 100 participants. The target audience of the school is advanced graduate students, young scientists, academic and industrial researchers, and developers. The working language of the school is English. RuSSIR 2018 welcomes course proposals on any aspect of Information Retrieval, either generally on latest methodologies in the field or with a particular emphasis on IR for Good. Each course should consist of four or five 90 minute-long sessions. Courses may include lectures and/or practical exercises. Summer school organizers will cover travel and accommodation expenses for one lecturer per course; no additional honorarium will be paid to lecturer(s). The school organizers would highly appreciate if, whenever possible, lecturers could find alternative funding to cover the travel and accommodation expenses, and indicate this possibility in their proposals. *IMPORTANT DATES* Course proposals submission deadline: March 12, 2018 <<<< Extended Notification: March 26, 2018 School: August 27-31, 2018 *SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS* Course proposals must be submitted in PDF format to the submission web site https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=russir2018, by March 3, 2018. A course proposal should contain the following: - Title and keywords. - Description of teaching and research experience, and contact information of the lecturer(s). - Relevance of the course to the school's scope and objectives. - Brief description of the course (up to 300 words suitable for inclusion in school materials). - Full description (1-2 pages ? to be used for evaluation). - Target audience and expected prerequisite knowledge of the audience. - Relevant references to support proposal evaluation. - Preferred schedule and necessary equipment. All proposals will be evaluated by the program committee according to the school's goals, the clarity of presentation, and the lecturers' qualification and experience. All applicants will be notified of the committee?s decision by March 18, 2018. Early informal inquiries about the school or the proposal evaluation process are encouraged (please send an email to school at romip.ru). *ABOUT RUSSIR* The first RuSSIR summer school took place in 2007 and since then has evolved into a popular academic event with solid international participation. Previous schools took place in Yekaterinburg, Taganrog, Petrozavodsk, Voronezh, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg and Saratov. Courses in previous editions of RuSSIR were taught by many prominent researchers in information retrieval and related disciplines. *ABOUT THE VENUE* Kazan is one of the largest cities in Russia, and the third capital of the Russian Federation. It was founded more than 1000 years ago by the ancient Bulgars, where the great trade routes between Europe and Asia met. A vast array of sporting facilities have recently been constructed in and around Kazan, to the extent that the city was chosen to hold the 2013 Summer Universiade, the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2015, the FIFA World Cup in 2018. Every year more and more tourists flock to Kazan to be enthralled by its stunning architecture, visit the Kazan State Theatre to experience the festivals of opera and ballet and sample true Tatar cuisine. Kazan is also a student town, and is home to many universities and institutes of learning, including the third oldest university in Russia, the Kazan Federal University, founded as Kazan Imperial University in 1804. Kazan University has gained its international fame thanks to its distinguished scholars and graduates whose achievements have had a beneficial effect on the whole mankind. The unique culture of University has shaped the development of Kazan and the Volga region. The University's new federal status obtained in 2010 poses new interesting challenges and calls for new approaches in the rapidly changing world. Today Kazan Federal University is a dynamic modern University actively participating in local and international cooperation, networking with academia and industry, boosting the region's human resources development as well as top-level research and innovation in different areas. 17 Centers of excellence and 80 world-class research and teaching laboratories have been established in recent years. *ORGANIZERS* - Yelena Mejova (Qatar Computing Research Institute), Program co-chair - Ekaterina L. Chernyak (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Program co-chair *CONTACTS* school at romip.ru -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 13360 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Fri Mar 9 10:10:38 2018 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 17:10:38 +0200 Subject: [Eurchap] 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018): Second Call for Papers Message-ID: *** SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS *** 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018) Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus, 12-14 November, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkyMDE4IEV1cm9wZWFuIENvbmZlcmVuY2Ugb24gQW1iaWVudCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UgKEFtSSAyMDE4KTogU2Vjb25kIENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycwkxNTUJTGlzdHMJMTY3CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyprusconferences.org%2Fami2018 Ambient intelligence refers to normal working and living environments being surrounded by embedded devices that can merge unobtrusively and in natural ways using information and intelligence hidden in the network connecting these devices (e.g. The Internet of Things). Such devices, each specialised in one or more capabilities, are intended to work together based on an infrastructure of intelligent systems, to provide a variety of services improving safety, security and the quality of life in ordinary living, travelling and working environments. ABOUT AMI 2018 The 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018) has a focus on the role of Ambient Intelligence "Towards a Smart and Human Centered Internet of Things". We invite submissions of full and short papers as well as posters, presenting original research. AmI 2018 is an interdisciplinary venue for leading international researchers, designers, and practitioners that present and discuss new results in Ambient Intelligence. AmI builds on the success of thirteen predecessor conferences, which started in 2003 with the EUSAI-event in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. More information about the AmI series can be found here: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkyMDE4IEV1cm9wZWFuIENvbmZlcmVuY2Ugb24gQW1iaWVudCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UgKEFtSSAyMDE4KTogU2Vjb25kIENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycwkxNTUJTGlzdHMJMTY3CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fami-conferences.org . The Proceedings of AmI 2018 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Furthermore, Springer will sponsor the Best Paper Award with 1,000 EUR. TOPICS AmI 2018 will revolve around the focus topic "Towards a Smart and Human- Centred Internet of Things" that follows the vision of Calm Technology, where technology is useful but does not demand our full attention or interfere with our usual behavior and activities. Relevant research topics include, but are not limited to: ? Sensors and Actuators Networks ? Ambient Networking and Communication ? Mobile, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing ? Internet of Things and Interconnected devices ? Internet of Humans and Human Sensors ? Artificial Intelligence Models, Methods and Techniques ? Machine Learning, Data mining and Big Data ? Modelling Context Awareness and Location-based Services ? Agent Technologies and Multi-agent Platforms ? Cloud Computing for Intelligent Ambients ? Multimodal Human-Computer Interaction ? Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality ? Symmetric Interaction in Real and Virtual worlds ? Reliability, Assurance and Safety ? Security, Privacy and Trust ? Systems Architecture and Middleware ? Software Development Methodologies and Tools ? Robotic Companions ? Industrial Internet and Industry 4.0 ? Sustainability and Fair Trade ? Smart Homes and Intelligent buildings ? Energy Efficiency ? Ambient Assisted Living ? Healthcare and Well-being ? Smart Cities ? Connected Cars and Autonomous Driving ? Pervasive Games in Hybrid Worlds ? Ambient Intelligence Education ? Evaluation methods and techniques for Trials ? Citizen science, Living labs, Maker communities PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSION Papers must be anonymized to facilitate blind review. Authors are encouraged to minimize any references that may reveal the identity of the authors and their institutions. Relevant references to an author's previous research should not be suppressed but instead referenced in a neutral way. All papers will be reviewed by at least three Program Committee members. The length of each paper including figures and references may not exceed 16 pages for regular papers and 6 pages for short papers. The posters session aims to collect papers showing work in progress and thus raise opportunities to present and discuss current work in an informal setting. These papers will be presented as posters in the conference. Poster contributions may not exceed 2 pages, including figures and references. For more information about what should be considered a regular, short or poster contribution, please refer to the conference web site. All paper and poster submissions must be written in English and submitted in PDF format. Submission of a paper or poster should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper or poster be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present the work. For preparation of papers and posters please follow the instructions for authors available at the Springer LNCS Web page (http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines). Authors of full and short papers as well as posters are welcome to submit using the conference review system: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkyMDE4IEV1cm9wZWFuIENvbmZlcmVuY2Ugb24gQW1iaWVudCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UgKEFtSSAyMDE4KTogU2Vjb25kIENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycwkxNTUJTGlzdHMJMTY3CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Dami2018 . This year's best paper awards are graciously sponsored by Springer with 1,000 EUR. SPECIAL ISSUE The authors of the best papers to be accepted at AmI 2018 will be invited to submit substantially extended and revised versions of their papers with at least 70% new material to a special journal issue for AmI 2018 to be published in the Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanised Computing, by Springer. IMPORTANT DATES ? Paper and Poster Submissions due: 17th June 2018 ? Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 22nd July 2018 ? Camera-Ready Versions due: 29th July 2018 ? 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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided the infrastructure for multinational businesses, created new cultural connections irrespective of geographic boundaries and distances, and allowed an increasingly mobile global population to be connected to their friends, families, and cultures no matter where they are. The issues surrounding global, international, and cross cultural issues in Information Systems (IS) attracted much scholarly attention and have been explored under myriad contexts. Our minitrack focuses on the sociotechnical dynamics and the ways in which the Internet affects people, groups, organizations, and societies. We are in particular interested in the impact of global, international, and cross-cultural issues on ICT development, implementation and use across the globe. The minitrack welcomes submissions that relate to all aspects of global IS, or IS research situated in a global, international or cross-cultural context. The minitrack is open to all methodological approaches and perspectives. We are interested in empirical and theoretical work that addresses these and related socio-technical issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ?The impacts of cultural values on: 1) ICT design, adoption, and use; 2) Policies and practices of big data collection and use. ?Cross cultural studies of: 1) ICT adoption, use and development; 2) Quantification of self at work, by individuals or organizations; 3) Big data collection and use. ?Issues relating to: 1) Globally distributed teams; 2) Internet adoption and the digital society at the national level; 3) Global knowledge management; 4) Cross-national legislation and regulation; 4) Global ICT governance; 5) Global Cloud sourcing strategies; 6) Effects of global social computing on work organization and practices; Global impacts of big data on governments, multinational companies, NGOs and other organizations. ?Single country studies showing implications for other locations or results different from other contexts. ?Multi-country studies of ICT adoption, use, and development. *IMPORTANT DATES* - April 15: Paper submission begins - June 15: Paper submissions deadline - August 17: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection - September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication - October 1: Deadline for at least one author to register for HICSS-52 Conference Website: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/ Author Guidelines: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/ *Minitrack organizers* Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington Email: fichman at indiana.edu Edward W.N. Bernroider, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Institute for Information Management and Control, Vienna, Austria Email: edward.bernroider at wu.ac.at Garanti sans virus. www.avg.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brooke.struck at science-metrix.com Thu Mar 15 08:38:38 2018 From: brooke.struck at science-metrix.com (Brooke Struck) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:38:38 +0000 Subject: [Eurchap] Maps of science Message-ID: Hello everyone, Over the course of 2018, Science-Metrix will be publishing a series of maps to visually illustrate some dynamics of the global science ecosystem. This week's blog post explains why we think these maps are important and what exactly they represent. The post (including the first map) can be found here: http://www.sciencemetrics.org/mapping-science/ The rest of the maps will be released throughout the year on the Science-Metrix Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/ScienceMetrix Happy mapping! Brooke Brooke Struck, Ph.D. Senior Policy Officer | Sp?cialiste des politiques Science-Metrix 1335, Mont-Royal E Montr?al, QC H2J 1Y6 Canada [http://1science.com/images/LinkedIn_sign.png][http://1science.com/images/Twitter_sign.png] T. 1.514.495.6505 x.117 T. 1.800.994.4761 x.117 F. 1.514.495.6523 brooke.struck at science-metrix.com www.science-metrix.com [sm15-left] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1068 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From Google Flu Trends and its derivatives to Zika virus and vaccination rumor tracking, social media is increasingly used as an alternative or supplementary signal of health behaviors and beliefs. As with most social media research, the connection to what is happening offline is of utmost importance. Therefore we focus this installment of a social media and health workshops on methods and issues for offline comparison. The includes accuracy, representativeness, and ultimate usefulness of such data, as well as the privacy and ethical consideration in its use, exemplifying issues pertinent in many domains that intersect with social media in health and beyond such as sociology, economics and computational social science. In this workshop, we address the question: how does data from Internet sources compare to offline phenomena (collected by traditional means such as medical records or other proxy data sources), at the individual- and population-level. Different approaches and data sources are being used, and often there are major challenges that preclude such types of comparisons. Here, we aim to discuss the latest developments in the use of social media data and offline data in health research and applications, advancing the use of social media. While much of the work in the area is happening regarding health, the topic will be of broad relevance to researchers and practitioners in sociology, demography, linguistics and economics. We anticipate topics such as the below will be relevant: - Establishing cohorts - Validation via individual-level data - Linking data in infectious disease and well-being - Population data sources for validation - Correlation analysis and other statistical methods - Privacy, ethics, and informed consent - Longitudinal analysis of social media - Data quality issues - Challenges in comparisons - Time series comparisons - Spatial analyses - Linguistic comparisons IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop papers submission: March 27, 2018 - Workshop paper acceptance notification: April 10, 2018 - ICWSM-18 Workshop Day: June 25, 2018 AGENDA Keynote (TBC, see website for more details): In order to bring computer science and health research closer together, this workshop will feature a keynote talk by a Program Director from the NIH (National Institutes of Health). This will enable ICWSM attendees to learn about priorities of the NIH, and for the NIH to learn about the most recent social media research in computer science. Further agenda is TBD. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES We welcome both submissions on work in progress (2-4 pages) as well as full paper submissions (6-10 pages). Page limits include figures and references. All papers must follow AAAI formatting guidelines. Note that the submitted works will *not* be included in the conference proceedings, making this a good opportunity for discussing works in progress. Please follow the formatting guidelines of the main conference: http://www.icwsm.org/2018/submitting/guidelines/ Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smhealth18 ORGANIZERS Yelena Mejova (Qatar Computing Research Institute, Qatar) Rumi Chunara (New York University, USA) Kyriaki Kalimeri (Institute of Scientific Interchange, Italy) Michael Paul (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) CONTACT For questions about the workshop, please email Yelena at yelena.mejova at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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RISE is a newly founded research centre in Cyprus aiming to become a centre of excellence empowering knowledge and technology transfer in the region. It is a joint venture between the Municipality of Nicosia, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (Germany), the University College London (UK) and the three public universities of Cyprus - University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, and Open University of Cyprus. The centre has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017 (Teaming Phase 2) under grant agreement No. 739578, as well as from the Cypriot Government, local and international partners and other sponsors. The research focus of RISE is on interactive media and it integrates the Visual Sciences, Human Factors & Design, and Communications & Artificial Intelligence, in a tight synergy that provides a unique interdisciplinary research perspective that emphasizes an "Inspired by Humans, Designed for Humans" philosophy. RISE is designed to act as an integrator of academic research and industrial innovation, towards the sustainable fuelling of the scientific, technological, and economic growth of Cyprus and Europe. For more details please visit: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwlSZXNlYXJjaCBDZW50cmUgb24gSW50ZXJhY3RpdmUgTWVkaWEsIFNtYXJ0IFN5c3RlbSBhbmQgRW1lcmdpbmcgVGVjaG5vbG9naWVzIChSSVNFKTogUmVzZWFyY2ggVmFjYW5jaWVzCTE1OAlMaXN0cwkxNjcJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rise.org.cy%2Fen-gb%2Fvacancies%2F -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Mar 16 04:53:56 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:53:56 +0100 Subject: [Eurchap] Fwd: [Sigiii-l] Job Offer: 2-3 highly qualified Post-Docs / Research Scientists In-Reply-To: <6b2123b7791f4aaf97d803920a46bed3@demogr.mpg.de> References: <6b2123b7791f4aaf97d803920a46bed3@demogr.mpg.de> Message-ID: <5c6ad4af-0630-a8d8-924b-4dcb00ae85c3@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Sigiii-l] Job Offer: 2-3 highly qualified Post-Docs / Research Scientists Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:23:58 +0000 From: Gosselck, Antje To: 'sigiii-l at asis.org' +++ Apologies for cross postings +++ The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting *2-3 highly qualified Post-Docs / Research Scientists* to join the newly established Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography. The MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of over 80 institutes that form Germany?s premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class,? foundational research in the sciences, technology, and the humanities, and they offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and a research laboratory. The Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography, headed by MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni, is looking for candidates with a background in Demography, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Applied Mathematics, or related disciplines. The successful candidate must have a PhD (or receive it soon) and is expected to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of Digital and Computational Demography. Priority areas for the Laboratory include: 1.??????????? Using Web and Social Media data to study demographic processes, like migration, fertility, health indicators, intergenerational relationships, and gender disparities. 2.??????????? Developing innovative forms of data collection for demographic research (e.g., surveys via Web and Social Media advertisement platforms or data collected via sensors, tracking devices, or Web Apps). 3.??????????? Leveraging agent-based models and microsimulation to understand individual- and population-level processes. 4.??????????? Evaluating the impact of the digitalization of our lives on demographic behavior and population processes. Depending on interest and fit, the successful candidate would have the opportunity to participate in ongoing collaborative initiatives with leading scholars in digital and computational demography based at other institutions. These include Ingmar Weber (Qatar Computing Research Institute) and Francesco Billari (Bocconi University). Applications have to be submitted in English online via https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/apply-dcdrs/ ? and include the following documents: 1.??????????? A Curriculum Vitae 2.??????????? A letter of interest (Max 1 page) Briefly state why you are interested in joining the MPIDR, how the MPIDR could foster your professional development and career trajectory, and in which ways? your interests fit the research strengths of the MPIDR. 3.??????????? A Research Statement (Max 2 pages) Briefly describe your research accomplishments as well as ongoing and future research plans. Please also describe your technical skills, areas of expertise, as well as the type of advanced training that you would like to receive as a research scientist. 4.??????????? The names and contact information for 3 academic references 5.??????????? One or two writing samples or copies of publications To receive full consideration, applications should be received by *April 8, 2018*. The starting date is flexible but no later than Fall 2018. Successful applicants will be offered a 3-year contract, with remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 50,000 EUR gross per year) and based on the salary structure of the German public sector (?ffentlicher Dienst, TV?D Bund). For inquiries about the positions, please contact sekzagheni at demogr.mpg.de . The Institute values diversity and is committed to increasing the representation of minorities, women, and people with physical disabilities. Individuals from minorities thus are especially welcome to apply. The Institute and the Max Planck Society also seek to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply. 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Best regards, Fernando van der Vlist Research Associate, Collaborative Research Centre "Media of Cooperation", University of Siegen Research Associate, Digital Methods Initiative, University of Amsterdam Lecturer, New Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam -- # CALL FOR PARTICIPATION # DIGITAL METHODS SUMMER SCHOOL 2018 # JULY 2-13, 2018 # UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM # RETRAINING THE MACHINE # ADDRESSING ALGORITHMIC BIAS -- ## DIGITAL METHODS SUMMER SCHOOL This year's Digital Methods Summer School is dedicated to approaches to studying so-called machine bias. Discussions have been focusing on how to hold algorithms accountable for discrimination in their outputting of results such as in the notorious cases of query results for 'professional hair' (white women's hair-do's) and 'unprofessional hair' (black women's' hair-do's). Recently, it was found that search engine image results for 'pregnancy' and 'unwanted pregnancy' are similarly divided, with the pregnancy queries returning white skinned women (mainly bellies, privileging the baby over the woman). 'Unwanted pregnancy' results in diverse ethnicities. These are new variations on classic, and still urgent, search engine critiques (once known as 'googlearchies') which questioned the hierarchies built into rankings, asking who is being authorised by the engine to provide the information. That work moves forward at the Summer School, building on examinations of the volatility of engine results, as in the Issue Dramaturg project, which put on display the drama of websites rising and falling in their rankings after algorithmic updates, meant to fight spam, but having unintended, epistemological consequences. More recently, Facebook newsfeeds have been the source of critique for their privileging and burying mechanisms, however much they -- like the engine returns preceding them -- are not easily captured and documented. Saving engine results has been against the terms of service; making derivative works out of engine results also breaks the user contract. Saving, or recording, social media (newsfeed) rolls seems even less practicable given how feeds are even more personalised, presumably resisting generalisable findings. User surveys pointing out unexpected newsfeed results have led to calls for 'algorithmic auditing', a precursor to machine bias critique. As reported in the technical press, querying social media ad interfaces shows highly segmented audiences (including racist ones such as publics to target for 'jew haters' among other available keyword audiences for sale). These ad interface results could be repurposed to show which population segments (as defined by the platforms) are driving the content choices reflected in the results served. How large are these discriminatory segments? Capturing, auditing, or repurposing results are diagnostic practices, identifying under which circumstances machines could or ought to be retrained. The larger question, however, concerns how to retrain the machine. One approach lies in query design -- fashioning queries so as to 're-bias' the results. Others concern corpus development. For example in stock photography efforts have been to reimagine ('re-image') women (in the well-known case of Getty Images' 'Lean In Collection'), however much the images are often used out of context, as has been found. Yet another one concerns training and maturing research accounts to trigger controlled algorithmic responses. The Digital Methods Summer School is interested in contributing not only to interpretations of celebrated cases of algorithmic or machine bias, but also providing diagnostic, query-related, research account and corpus-building research practices that seek to address the matter more conceptually. Expanding the case study collection is also of interest; age discrimination in Facebook ad interfaces (an American theme) is a recent example of a telling case study of in-built rather than organic machine bias, but the international landscape may contribute more to bias detection, as is the aim of the Summer School. In Twitter there are feminist bots striving to keep the #metoo space serious, since the spam has arrived. Which other practices of remaining on topic may be found, and how may their success and and complications be characterised? There is also the question of the ramifications of conceptual contributions to re-biasing for big data science. Which practical contributions could be made to big data critique? ## APPLICATIONS: KEY DATES To apply for the Digital Methods Summer School 2018, please use the University of Amsterdam Summer School form. If that form is not working, please send (i) a one-page letter explaining how digital methods training would benefit your current work, (ii) enclose a CV (with full postal address), (iii) a copy of your passport (details page only), (iv) a headshot photo, and (v) a 100-word bio (to be included in the Summer School welcome package). Mark your application 'DMI Training Certificate Program,' and send to summerschool at digitalmethods.net. * 4 May: Deadline for applications. * 7 May: Notifications. Accepted participants will later receive a welcome package in mid June, which includes a reader, a day-to-day schedule, and a face book of all participants. * 18 June: Deadline for summer school fee payments. Participants must send a proof of payment by this date. The cost of the Summer School is EUR 895 and is open to PhD candidates and motivated scholars as well as to research master's students and advanced master's students. Data journalists, artists, and research professionals are also welcome to apply. Accepted applicants will be informed of the bank transfer details upon notice of acceptance to the Summer School on 7 May. Note: University of Amsterdam students are exempt from tuition and should state on the application form (under tuition fee remarks) that they wish to apply for a fee waiver. Please also provide your student number. Any questions may be addressed to the Summer School coordinators, Esther Weltevrede and Fernando van der Vlist: summerschool at digitalmethods.net. 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A SPECIAL ISSUE OF /EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION/ ON* > > *Non-textual pedagogies: Learning beyond words* > > https://www.iospress.nl/journal/education-for-information/ > > In recent years, researchers and practitioners in the information and > communication disciplineshave begun to recognize forms of knowledge > that go beyond the textual. Concomitantly, new approaches and > methodologies to pedagogy have emerged, such as embodied, > arts-informed, design thinking, practice-led, experience-based and > productive teaching and learning. As such, there is an opportunity to > continue incorporating these developments into education for the > information professions.Building on the 2016 special issue of > /Education for Information/ on innovative pedagogies in LIS (volume > 32, issue 1), we invite broad-ranging considerations of questions > around educating future information professionals beyond the use of > texts. With this in mind, /Education for Information/ is seeking > articles for a special issue on Non-Textual Pedagogies to be published > in fall/winter 2018. > > We welcome both conceptual and empirical papers (approximately 6,000 > words) as well as shorter discussions of pedagogical innovations and > applied practice (approximately 1,500 words). Submissions should be > original works not previously published nor undergoing review for > publication in another journal at the time of submission. > > The scope of this special issue includes: > > * Explorations of pedagogies that go beyond traditional textual and > verbal approaches in information studies and other fields > (including but not limited to embodied, arts-informed, design > thinking, practice-led, experience-based, productive teaching and > more) > * Perspectives of teachers, learners, administration, staff, > practitioners and more from anywhere in the world > * Techniques and research on using modalities beyond the visual to > teach information studies content > * Theoretical and methodological approaches to pedagogy and > curriculum design that are underrepresented in the information > studies literature > * Discussions of institutional support and student reception of such > pedagogical approaches > * Evidence of the effects of non-textual pedagogical approaches > after graduation > * Reflections on the impact and effectiveness of nontraditional > pedagogies > * Thoughtful use of new technologies for non-textual teaching and > learning > * Uses of ?old? technologies, both innovative and tried-and-true, > for non-textual teaching and learning > * Intersections between course content and other > department/institution offerings (reading groups, research > centers, seminar series, organizations, institutes and more) > > This special issue is co-edited by Kiersten F. Latham (Kent State > University, USA) and Tim Gorichanaz (Drexel University, USA). > Questions, comments and inquiries can be directed to either Kiersten > (kflatham at kent.edu) or Tim (gorichanaz at drexel.edu). > > Style guidelines for Education for Information are available here: > > http://www.iospress.nl/journal/education-for-information/?tab=submission-of-manuscripts > > Submissions are due May 15, 2018. They can be submitted via email to > either Kiersten (kflatham at kent.edu) or Tim (gorichanaz at drexel.edu > . Submissions will be blind peer-reviewed. > > *About the journal*: > > Founded in 1983, /Education for information (EFI/) is a quarterly > refereed//academic journal//publishing research articles on issues > related to the teaching and learning of information scientists and > professionals for an information society. EFI welcomes a broad > perspective on issues related to pedagogy and learning in the > information and communication disciplines (ICD) such as Library and > Information Science, Communication and Media studies, Journalism, > Archival studies, Museum studies, Psychology, Cognitive science and > Digital Humanities. > > *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/EducationforIn1 *Facebook*: > https://www.facebook.com/educationforinformation/ Subscribe to the > newsletter: > http://madmimi.com/signups/290d73e84d1f4b8badb5030a3d10e86d/join -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (Ph.D.) Full Professor (Professeur des Universit?s) School of Journalism & Communication (EJCAM) Aix-Marseille University - France. Homepage: http://fidelia1.free.fr/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=-A8QJv8AAAAJ&hl=en Editor in chief Education for Information, IOS Press http://www.iospress.nl/journal/education-for-information/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anoruzi at gmail.com Sun Mar 18 11:14:21 2018 From: anoruzi at gmail.com (Alireza Noruzi) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:44:21 +0330 Subject: [Eurchap] Webology: Volume 14, Number 1 & 2, 2017 Message-ID: Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 14, No. 1 & 2 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS bi-annual journal, is published and available ONLINE now. ======= Webology: Volume 14, Number 2, 2017 ======= TOC: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/toc.html This issue contains: ------------------------- Editorial ------------------------- - Hot Papers in Library and Information Science from the Point of View of Research Methods -- Alireza Noruzi -- Keywords: Hot papers; Library and information science; Research methods -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/editorial24.pdf ------------------------- Articles ------------------------- - Systematic Literature Review on Opinion Mining of Big Data for Government Intelligence -- Akshi Kumar, & Abhilasha Sharma -- Keywords: Opinion mining; Big data; Digital governance; Systematic literature review -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/a156.pdf - The Role of Responsive Design in Web Development -- Fernando Almeida, & Jos? Monteiro -- Keywords: Web development; Responsive design; Web designing; User experience -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/a157.pdf - Highly-alted articles in Library and Information Science -- Mohammadamin Erfanmanesh -- Keywords: Altmetrics; Alternative metrics; Altmetric Explorer; Altmetric score; Social media; Research impact -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/a158.pdf - Tell Me Why Bob Dylan and the Beatles Song Titles Are Used in Biomedical Literature -- Ger T. Rijkers, Anya Luscombe, & Carla Sloof -- Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Popular culture; Web of Science; Medline; Citations -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/a159.pdf - Open Access Health and Medicine Journals - An Informative Study -- Rabiya Mushtaq, Fayaz Ahmad Loan, & Mufazil Ali -- Keywords: Health Science; Medicine; Open access; Open access journals -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n2/a160.pdf =======Webology: Volume 14, Number 1, 2017 ======= TOC: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n1/toc.html This issue contains: ------------------------- Editorial ------------------------- - YouTube in scientific research: A bibliometric analysis -- Alireza Noruzi -- Keywords: YouTube, Social network, Open access, Citation analysis, Scopus -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n1/editorial23.pdf ------------------------- Articles ------------------------- Charting the Landscape of Open Access Journals in Library and Information Science -- Emmanuel Edward Te, Frances Owens, Megan Lohnash, Janice Christen-Whitney, & Kristen Radsliff Rebmann -- Keywords: Open access; Scholarly communication; Publishing; Journals; Library and Information Science -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n1/a152.pdf - Scientific Publication Behavior versus Information Seeking Behavior: An Infodemiological Study on Stomach Cancer -- Shohreh SeyyedHosseini, Asefeh Asemi, Ahmad Shabani, & Mozafar CheshmehSohrabi -- Keywords: Infodemiology; Health information supply; Health information demand; Health information need -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n1/a153.pdf - Designing a Predictive Analytics Solution for Evaluating the Scientific Trends in Information Systems Domain -- Babak Sohrabi, Iman Raeesi Vanani, & Mohsen Baranizade Shineh -- Keywords: Text analytics; Text clustering; Document classification; Natural language processing (NLP), Information systems -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n1/a154.pdf - Instruction of Citation Management Tools by Academic Librarians: The Need for Training the Trainers -- Maryam Sarrafzadeh, & Narges Khaleghi -- Keywords: Citation management software; Reference management software; Bibliographic management software; Citation tools; Information literacy instruction; Academic libraries -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2017/v14n1/a155.pdf ------------------------- Call for Papers ------------------------- -- http://www.webology.org/callforpapers.html ================================== Best regards, Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. -------------------- Editor-in-Chief of Webology: Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Website: http://www.webology.org ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing. ~ ~ Scientific knowledge is the result of the knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences. ~ From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Sun Mar 18 06:10:05 2018 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 12:10:05 +0200 Subject: [Eurchap] 10th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2018): Second Call for Contributions Message-ID: **** Second CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS **** (Papers, Tutorial/Workshop Proposals, Posters, Demos, PhD cons) The 10th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2018) Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 10-13 December, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkxMHRoIElFRUUgSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIENsb3VkIENvbXB1dGluZyBUZWNobm9sb2d5IGFuZCBTY2llbmNlIChDbG91ZENvbSAyMDE4KTogU2Vjb25kIENhbGwgZm9yIENvbnRyaWJ1dGlvbnMJMTU5CUxpc3RzCTE2NwljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcyprusconferences.org%2Fcloudcom2018%2F CloudCom is the premier conference on Cloud Computing worldwide, attracting researchers, developers, users, students and practitioners from the fields of big data, systems architecture, services research, virtualization, security and privacy, high performance computing, always with an emphasis on how to build cloud computing platforms with real impact. The conference is co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), is steered by the Cloud Computing Association, and draws on the excellence of its world-class Program Committee and its participants. CloudCom 2018 will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus between 10-13 December, 2018. TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics of interest of CloudCom 2018 are grouped into four tracks: ? Architecture, Storage and Virtualization ? Cloud Services and Applications ? Security, Privacy and Trust ? Edge Computing and Distributed Cloud The (non-exhaustive) list of topics for each track is as follows: Track 1: Architecture, Storage and Virtualization Chairs: Luiz F. Bittencourt, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, Ivona Brandic, TU-Wien, Austria ? Intercloud architecture models ? Virtual Machines (VMs), containers, unikernels and microservices ? Cloud services delivery models, campus integration & ?last mile? issues ? Virtualization technology and enablers (network virtualization, software-defined networking) ? Networking technologies ? Cloud system design with FPGAs, GPUs, APUs ? Storage & file systems ? Scalability & performance ? Resource provisioning, monitoring, management & maintenance ? Operational, economic & business models ? Green data centers ? Computational resources, storage & network virtualization ? Resource monitoring ? Virtual desktops ? Resilience, fault tolerance, disaster recovery ? Modeling & performance evaluation ? Disaster recovery ? Energy efficiency Track 2: Cloud Services and Applications Chairs: Laura Ricci, University of Pisa, Italy, Beniamino Di Martino, Seconda Universita? di Napoli, Italy ? XaaS (everything as a service including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) ? Cloud services models & frameworks ? Service deployment and orchestration in the Cloud ? Cloud service management ? Cloud workflow management ? Cloud services reference models & standardization ? Cloud-powered services design ? Cloud elasticity ? Machine learning and systems interactions ? Data management applications & services ? Service for computing-intensive applications ? Mining and analytics ? Data-provisioning services ? Cloud programming models, benchmarks, and tools ? Cloud-based services & protocols ? Fault-tolerance & availability of cloud services and applications ? Application development and debugging tools ? Business models & economics of cloud services Track 3: Security, Privacy and Trust Chairs: Martin Gilje Jaatun, University of Stavanger, Norway, Barbara Carminati, Insubria, Italy ? Accountability & audit ? Authentication & authorization ? Cloud integrity ? Blockchain Cloud services ? Cryptography in the Cloud ? Hypervisor security ? Identity management & security as a service ? Prevention of data loss or leakage ? Secure, interoperable identity management ? Trust & credential management ? Trust models for cloud services ? Usable security Risk management in cloud computing environments ? Privacy policy framework for clouds ? Privacy-preserving data mining for clouds ? Information sharing and data protection in the cloud ? Cryptographic protocols against internal attacks in clouds ? Privacy protection in cloud platforms ? Energy/cost/efficiency of security in clouds Track 4: Edge Computing and Distributed Cloud Chairs: Antonio Fernandez Anta, IMDEA, Spain, Sarunas Girdzijauskas, KTH, Sweden ? Cloudlet-enabled applications ? Distributed Cloud Infrastructure ? Foundations and principles of distributed cloud computing ? Architectural models, prototype implementations and applications ? Cloud brokers and coordination across multiple resource managers ? Interoperability and mobility ? Software infrastructure for cloudlets ? Dynamic resource, service and context management on edge computing ? Fog Computing ? IoT cloud architectures & models ? Cloud-based context-aware IoT ? Economics and pricing ? Experience with and performance evaluation of existing deployments and measurements (public, private, hybrid, federated environments) PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Authors must submit their papers by the deadline indicated below, using the EasyChair submission system: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkxMHRoIElFRUUgSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIENsb3VkIENvbXB1dGluZyBUZWNobm9sb2d5IGFuZCBTY2llbmNlIChDbG91ZENvbSAyMDE4KTogU2Vjb25kIENhbGwgZm9yIENvbnRyaWJ1dGlvbnMJMTU5CUxpc3RzCTE2NwljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Dcloudcom2018 . Only PDF files will be accepted. Manuscripts need to be prepared according to the IEEE CS format (https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html). All regular paper submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of 8 pages. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three experts. Accepted papers must be presented at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to the conference, by the early date indicated by the organizers, and present the paper. The conference proceedings of CloudCom 2018 will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Service with ISBN and ISSN, and submitted to IEEE Xplore and indexing services such as Ei Compendex. Distinguished papers will be recommended for fast-track publication in the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing or invited to be included within a number of special issues in prestigious international journals. CALL FOR TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS IEEE CloudCom 2018 is soliciting proposals for full-day / half-day workshops and Tutorials to be held in conjunction with IEEE CloudCom 2018. For more information on the tutorials and workshops and for the complete Call for Tutorial and Workshop Proposals, please see the conference website. CALL FOR POSTERS, DEMOS & SHORT PAPERS (Late-breaking Results) Authors are invited to submit their research work as a poster, demo or short paper (late-breaking results) to the CloudCom 2018 conference. For the complete Call for Call for Posters, Demos & Short Papers (Late-breaking Results) please see the conference website. CALL FOR PH.D. CONSORTIUM A Ph.D. consortium will be held in conjunction with IEEE CloudCom 2018 in Nicosia, Cyprus. For the complete Call for Ph.D. consortium, please see the conference website. IMPORTANT DATES ? Workshop Proposals Due: 30 April 2018 ? Tutorial Proposals Due: 30 June 2018 ? Regular Papers Due: 15 June 2018 ? Ph.D. Consortium Papers Due: 31 August 2018 ? Short Papers, Posters and Demos Due: 31 August 2018 ? Notification of Paper Acceptance: 14 September 2018 ? Camera Ready: 08 October 2018 ? Author Registration: 15 October 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIR ? George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus PROGRAM CHAIRS ? George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus ? Sebastien Varrette, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg PROGRAM TRACK CHAIRS ? Antonio Fernandez Anta, IMDEA, Spain ? Luiz F. Bittencourt, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil ? Ivona Brandic, TU-Wien, Austria ? Barbara Carminati, Insubria, Italy ? Martin Gilje Jaatun, University of Stavanger, Norway ? Sarunas Girdzijauskas, KTH, Sweden ? Beniamino Di Martino, Seconda Universita? di Napoli, Italy ? Laura Ricci, University of Pisa, Italy WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS CO-CHAIRS ? Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy ? Dimitrios Tsoumakos, Ionian University, Greece PH.D. COMSORTIUM CHAIR ? Achilleas Achilleos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus SHORT PAPERS, POSTERS & DEMO CHAIR ? Ioannis Konstantinou, NTUA, Greece PUBLICITY CHAIR ? 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EMCIS has successfully helped bringing together researchers from around the world in a friendly atmosphere conducted to free exchange of innovative ideas. EMCIS was founded in 2004 by Brunel University research Group ISEing and it is an annual event. A number of respected collaborations were made with different local universities across the destinations chosen each year and EMCIS still proves to attract many further partnerships. EMCIS is one of the premier conferences in Europe and Middle Eastern region for Information Systems academics and professionals, covering technical, organisational, business and social issues in the application of Information Technology. EMCIS is dedicated to the definition and establishment of Information Systems as a discipline of high impact for the methodical community and IS professionals - focusing on approaches that facilitate the identification of innovative research of significant relevance to the IS discipline following sound research methodologies that lead to results of measurable impact. The EMCIS proceedings are published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing book series. TOPICS The topics of interest are grouped into the following tracks: ? Big Data and Analytics ? Blockchain Technology and Applications ? Cloud Computing ? Digital Services and Social Media ? e-Government ? Enterprise Systems ? Science Communication in the Digital Public Sphere ? Information Systems Security and Information Privacy Protection ? Healthcare Information Systems ? Management and Organisational Issues in Information Systems ? IT Governance ? Innovative Research Projects ? Immersive Technologies in IT/IS A full list of subtopics for each track can be found on the conference web site. PAPER SUBMISSION Submissions should be original, not published or being considered elsewhere for publication. Authors should not add their details (names, affiliation, email etc.) in the document they submit for review. All papers should be submitted via the Easy Chair conference management system (the URL is available on the conference web site) and adhere to the format for Springer Lecture Notes publications. The papers must be submitted as a single PDF document and should not exceed 5,000 words (recommended length is 14 pages). Please note that the working language is English. Papers go through a 'double-blind review' process that evaluates their significance, originality, contribution and clarity. Upon acceptance please make sure that at least one author registers to secure a slot for their presentation in the conference program. 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Held twice every three years, the conference provides a medium for exchanging scientific research and technological achievements accomplished by the international community. SCOPE The scope of ISMIS is intended to represent a wide range of topics on applying Artificial Intelligence techniques to areas as diverse as decision support, automated deduction, reasoning, knowledge based systems, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, planning, databases, information retrieval, etc. The focus is on research in intelligent systems. The conference addresses issues involving solutions to problems that are complex to be solved through conventional approaches and that require the simulation of intelligent thought processes, heuristics and applications of knowledge. The integration of these multiple approaches in solving complex problems is of particular importance. ISMIS provides a forum and a means for exchanging information for those interested purely in theory, those interested primarily in implementation, and those interested in specific research and industrial applications. TOPICS ISMIS 2018 is intended to attract individuals who are actively engaged both in theoretical and practical aspects of intelligent systems. The goal is to provide a platform for a useful exchange between theoreticians and practitioners, and to foster the cross-fertilization of ideas in the following areas: ? Active Media Human-Computer Interaction ? Autonomic and Evolutionary Computation ? Digital Libraries ? Health Informatics ? Intelligent Agent Technology ? Intelligent Data Processing and Analytics ? Intelligent Information Retrieval ? Intelligent Information Systems ? Intelligent Language Processing ? Knowledge Integration and Aggregation ? Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining ? Knowledge Visualization ? Logic for Artificial Intelligence ? Multimedia Information Retrieval ? Soft Computing ? Text Mining ? Web Intelligence ? Web Mining In addition, we solicit papers dealing with Applications of Intelligent Systems in complex/novel domains, e.g. art, human genome, global change, manufacturing, social good, etc. PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts in LNCS/LNAI style (maximum 10 pages). All paper submissions will be handled electronically. All submissions will be subject to review by the ISMIS 2018 Program Committee. Papers should be prepared using the Springer LNCS/LNAI style (http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines), maximum 10 pages. Papers should be submitted in PDF form via ISMIS 2018 Online Submission System: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkyNHRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgU3ltcG9zaXVtIG9uIE1ldGhvZG9sb2dpZXMgZm9yIEludGVsbGlnZW50IFN5c3RlbXMgKElTTUlTIDIwMTgpOiBUaGlyZCBDYWxsIGZvciBQYXBlcnMJMTYzCUxpc3RzCTE2NwljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Dismis2018 . PUBLICATION AND JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES The ISMIS 2018 proceedings will be published by Springer in LNAI (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence) and will be available at the conference. Authors of best papers will be invited to submit their extended versions to the Journal of Intelligent Information Systems (JIIS) (http://www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+information+retrieval/journal/10844) published by Springer. Fast Track Processing will be used to have them reviewed and published. IMPORTANT DATES ? Paper Submissions due: 10th May 2018 ? Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 10th July 2018 ? Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 31st July 2018 ? Author Registration: 31st Juy 2018 ? Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 ? Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Steering Committee Chair ? Zbigniew Ras (UNC-Charlotte, USA & Polish-Japanese Academy of IT, Poland) Symposium Chair ? George Angelos Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Program Committee Co-Chairs ? Michelangelo Ceci (Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy) ? Nathalie Japkowicz (American University, USA) ? Jiming Liu (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong) Special Sessions Chair ? 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Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 13360 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Tue Mar 27 08:28:54 2018 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:28:54 +0300 Subject: [Eurchap] 14th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2018): Second Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals Message-ID: *** SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS *** 14th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 15-17 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkxNHRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBXaXJlbGVzcyBhbmQgTW9iaWxlIENvbXB1dGluZywgTmV0d29ya2luZyBhbmQgQ29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnMgKFdpTW9iIDIwMTgpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzIGFuZCBXb3Jrc2hvcCBQcm9wb3NhbHMJMTY1CUxpc3RzCTE2NgljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wimob.org%2Fwimob2018%2F (*** Sponsorship Requested to IEEE Communication Society ***) WiMob is an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience among researchers, developers and practitioners of wireless and mobile technology. For fourteen years, the International WiMob conference has provided unique opportunities for researchers and developers to interact, share new results, show live demonstrations, and discuss emerging directions in a number of contemporary topics in wireless and mobile computing. WiMob 2018 is soliciting high quality technical papers addressing research challenges in the areas of wireless communications, wireless networking, mobility, nomadicity, ubiquitous computing, services and applications. Papers should present original work validated via analysis, simulation or experimentation. Practical experiences and Testbed trials also are welcome. TOPICS WiMob 2018 will host 5 parallel symposia on: ? Wireless Communications ? Wireless Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity ? Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications ? Green and Sustainable Communications and Network Computing ? Security on Wireless and Mobile Networks A full list of topics for each symposium can be found on the conference web site. CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS As part of the program of WiMob 2018, a limited number of workshops are planned to be held in conjunction with the main conference. The main aim will be to provide an international forum for researchers to present their early research results and share experiences focused on specific research areas. Workshop proposals are solicited in all areas and topics related to wireless networking, mobile computing, mobile and wireless communications, pervasive computing and networking, and services and applications. All papers accepted by the workshops will be published in the WiMob 2018 proceedings. All workshops will be held on October 15, 2018. Workshop Proposal Form A proposal to organize a workshop can be submitted in PDF or plain text and should contain the following information: ? A draft of the CFP of the workshop (includes title, description, topics and dates) ? Why is the topic area important? ? Likely contributors and target audience ? Organizing committee (chairs, list of potential TPC members) ? Plan for workshop advertising and publicity (including workshop URL) ? Biography of the main organizer(s) (100-200 words) Workshop proposals must be sent by e-mail to the three Workshop co-chairs: - Anna Maria Vegni, annamaria.vegni[at]uniroma3.it - Hossam Hassanein, hossam[at]cs.queensu.ca - Nirwan Ansari, nirwan.ansari[at]njit.edu PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are required to submit fully formatted, original papers (PDF), with graphs, images, and other special areas arranged as intended for the final publication. Papers should be written in English conforming to the IEEE standard conference format (8.5" x 11" - US letter, Two-Column). The initial submission for review will be limited to 8 pages. The final manuscript for publication will be limited to 8 IEEE pages included in the registration. However, additional charges may apply for additional pages. The conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore (after approval) as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference by one of the co-authors or a third party, otherwise it will not be indexed and archived through IEEE Xplore. Only timely submissions through EDAS at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkxNHRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBXaXJlbGVzcyBhbmQgTW9iaWxlIENvbXB1dGluZywgTmV0d29ya2luZyBhbmQgQ29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnMgKFdpTW9iIDIwMTgpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzIGFuZCBXb3Jrc2hvcCBQcm9wb3NhbHMJMTY1CUxpc3RzCTE2NgljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fedas.info will be accepted. For more details, please visit the Facebook page for WiMob 2018: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkxNHRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBXaXJlbGVzcyBhbmQgTW9iaWxlIENvbXB1dGluZywgTmV0d29ya2luZyBhbmQgQ29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnMgKFdpTW9iIDIwMTgpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzIGFuZCBXb3Jrc2hvcCBQcm9wb3NhbHMJMTY1CUxpc3RzCTE2NgljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwimob2018%2F as well as the conference web site. IMPORTANT DATES ? Paper submission: May 15, 2018 ? Notification: July 15, 2018 ? Final manuscript: September 1, 2018 ? Workshop proposal submission: April 20, 2018 ? Notification of acceptance of workshop proposals: April 25, 2018 ? Preliminary CFP to be published for workshops: April 30, 2018 ? Paper submission deadline for the workshops: June 30, 2018 ? Workshop paper acceptance: July 31, 2018 ORGANISATION Honorific Chair ? Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton, UK General Chair ? Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France Steering Committee ? Abderrahim Benslimane - University of Avignon, France ? Hsiao-Hwa Chen - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan ? Khaled Ben Letaief - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK ? Victor C. M. Leung - University of British Columbia, Canada ? Samuel Pierre - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada ? Dovan Thanh - Telenor & Norwegian Univ. of Science & Technology, Norway Executive Co-Chairs ? Wessam Ajib, Universite du Quebec - Montreal, Canada ? George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshop Co-Chairs ? Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA ? Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada ? Anna Maria Vegni - Roma Tre University, Italy TPC Co-Chairs ? Abbas Bradai, XLIM Institute, University of Poitiers, France ? Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada ? Ming Li, University of Arizona, USA ? Qi Liao, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany Publication Co-Chairs ? 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URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Thu Mar 29 09:45:21 2018 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:45:21 +0300 Subject: [Eurchap] 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018): Call for Workshop Proposals Message-ID: *** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS *** 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018) Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus, 12-14 November, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Z29vZ2xlZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSAsCQkJZXVyY2hhcEBhc2lzLm9yZwkyMDE4IEV1cm9wZWFuIENvbmZlcmVuY2Ugb24gQW1iaWVudCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UgKEFtSSAyMDE4KTogQ2FsbCBmb3IgV29ya3Nob3AgUHJvcG9zYWxzCTE2NwlMaXN0cwkxNjYJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyprusconferences.org%2Fami2018 *** Deadline for proposals: 1 May 2018 *** Ambient intelligence refers to normal working and living environments being surrounded by embedded devices that can merge unobtrusively and in natural ways using information and intelligence hidden in the network connecting these devices (e.g. The Internet of Things). Such devices, each specialised in one or more capabilities, are intended to work together based on an infrastructure of intelligent systems, to provide a variety of services improving safety, security and the quality of life in ordinary living, travelling and working environments. The 2018 European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2018) has a focus on the role of Ambient Intelligence "Towards a Smart and Human Centered Internet of Things". The workshops at AmI2018 will enhance and complement the conference program by providing an opportunity to present new or emerging and cutting-edge topics of particular interest in the field and related areas. We invite workshop proposals in any topic(s) of interest to Ambient Intelligence and related to the conference. Each workshop proposal should be emailed to the two workshop chairs, and should contain the following information: ? workshop title, ? duration (half day or full day), ? a description of the specific scientific/technical scope of the workshop, ? a list of topics of interest, ? the reasons why the workshop should be held within AmI2018, ? details of all the members of the Organizing Committee (OC), ? relevant experience of the organizers, ? identification of the member of the OC who is the contact person, ? the list of members of Workshop Program Committee, ? a preliminary version of the Call for Papers, ? the proposed structure of the workshop, ? planned forms of publicity and publication plans (if any, or if they want to publish in the collective volume, see below). Workshop Acceptance Rules The decision on which proposed workshops get accepted will be carried-out through a two-stage process. Initially some of the workshops proposed will be short-listed, based on the quality of the proposal and the relevance of the topics covered. These workshops will later be confirmed at the Final Selection Stage if they have successfully attracted a sufficient number of reasonable quality submissions and the corresponding number of registrations for these submissions. Indicative numbers: half-day workshops should have at least 5 registrations and full day workshops should have at least 10. If necessary, workshops will be merged to provide a viable programme. Financial Support Some degree of financial support may be given to the workshop organizers, dependent on the success of the workshop. Important Dates ? Receipt of workshop proposals: 1 May 2018 ? Shortlist of stage 1 accepted workshops: 20 May 2018 ? Workshop CfPs and Websites: 31 May 2018 ? Workshop Chairs to receive papers from authors: 1 September 2018 ? Workshop author registration 30 September 2018 ? Accepted workshops stage 2: 15 October 2018 ? Workshop day: 12 November 2018 Proceedings Accepted workshops can follow their own publication path, provided that they acknowledge AmI2018 in the publication and inform the workshop and conference organizers. For workshops that are interested, collective proceedings can be published in CEUR. Workshops Chairs Ioannis Chatzigiannakis (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) ichatz at diag.uniroma1.it Fariba Sadri (Imperial College London, UK) f.sadri at imperial.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: