From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue May 6 09:08:20 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 06 May 2014 15:08:20 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] 3rd International SNA Summer School In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5368DEC4.5060600@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SIGMETRICS] 3rd International SNA Summer School Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 07:08:22 +0000 From: Eck, N.J.P. van Reply-To: ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Metrics To: Adminstrative info for SIGMETRICS (for example unsubscribe): http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html Apologies for cross posting! ****** *3rd International SNA Summer School* *St.Petersburg, August 8 -- 13, 2014* We invite advanced students and young researchers to participate in the International Social Network Analysis Summer School organized by Network Science Lab and Sociology of Education and Science Lab of Higher School of Economics, Russia. The working language of the Summer School is English. This year SNA Summer School consists of two parallel tracks: *Track 1. Methodology for network analysis (Intermediate/Advanced) * Instructors: ?Stanley Wasserman (Indiana University) ?Valentina Kuskova (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia) This course presents an introduction to various concepts, methods, and applications of social network analysis drawn from the social and behavioral sciences. The primary focus of these methods is the analysis of relational data measured on groups of social actors. *Track 2. Networks in Academia, Science and Technology* Instructors: ?Alireza Abbasi (University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia) ?Nees Jan van Eck (Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University), ?Benjamin Lind (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia) The course will focus on collection and analysis of scholarly activity data; modeling structure and dynamics of communities; science mapping; collaboration in science and technology; flows of communication in the scientific system. It will also review and compare the available software packages that are widely used to analyze large-scale networks, and specifically bibliometric and scientometric data. Deadline for application: May 25, 2014. Final decisions: May 31, 2014. More information and the online application form is available at http://sna.hse.ru/2014 No virus found in this message. 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URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Sat May 10 08:28:35 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 14:28:35 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd. 2nd IAOA Interdisciplinary Summer School on Ontological Analysis, September 15-19, 2014, Vitoria, Brazil Message-ID: <536E1B73.4080800@orange.fr> > The International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) > and The Ontology and Conceptual Modeling Research Group (NEMO/UFES) > are proud to announce the > > Second IAOA Interdisciplinary Summer School on Ontological Analysis > September 15-19, 2014 -- Vit?ria, Brazil > http://iaoa.org/isc2014 > > Description > - ----------- > > Four world-class experts in different disciplines (Philosophy, Knowledge > Representation, Logics, Conceptual Modeling and Ontology Engineering) will > meet for a week with students, researchers and practitioners and present > courses in complementary aspects of Applied Ontology. The summer school > will be a full immersion experience in ontology, and these experts will > engage in open discussions with each other as well as interact with the > participants. > > The school will take place in Vit?ria, a beautiful city in the southeast > of Brazil just a 50-min flight from Rio de Janeiro. > http://iaoa.org/isc2014/pmwiki.php/Main/Venue > > LIMITED Registration and Grants > - -------------------------------- > > Registrations will be open soon, on a first-come first-served basis. We > would like to highlight that the event will have a LIMITED NUMBER OF > PARTICIPANTS to ensure the quality of the interactions and the immersion > experience. > > Check the registration page for further information, and to register in > order to be notified as soon as registrations are open: > http://goo.gl/rw6Kq5 > > A limited number of grants will be provided by IAOA to cover the > registration fee on behalf of students. Applications for student grants > should be sent exclusively by e-mail to vitorsouza at inf.ufes.br by 3rd June > 2014 (hard deadline) with subject "ISC 2014 - Application for Student > Grant". Applications consist of (1) a 200-word statement of interest in > the topic, describing how it relates to your areas of interest and study > (in English); (2) a resum? or curriculum vitae; (3) proof of student > status (undergraduate or graduate). The organization will select and > notify applicants by 10th June 2014. [In exceptional cases these grants > will contribute to cover travel expenses and accommodation.] > > Program > - ------- > > The following courses are confirmed: > > * APPLIED ONTOLOGY AND CONCEPTUAL MODELING: Nicola Guarino (Laboratory for > Applied Ontology, Italy) > * ONTOLOGY ENGINEERING IN ORGANIZATIONS: Michael Uschold (Semantic Arts, > Inc., USA) > * FORMAL ONTOLOGY: Kit Fine (New York University, USA) > * LOGICS AND KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION: Renata Wasserman (IME, USP, Brazil) > > In addition to the courses, a number of shorter invited talks are > expected, including: > > * AN INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ONTOLOGY: Giancarlo Guizzardi (Federal > University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil) > > Short Bios of the Speakers > - -------------------------- > > NICOLA GUARINO is Research Director at the Institute for Cognitive > Sciences and Technologies of the Italian National Research Council > (ISTC-CNR), where he leads the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA), a > section of the Institute located in Trento. Since 1991 he has been > playing a leading role in the ontology field, developing a strongly > interdisciplinary approach that combines together Computer Science, > Philosophy, and Linguistics, and relies on logic as a unifying paradigm. > Results of his lab include the OntoClean methodology and the DOLCE > foundational ontology. Current research interests include ontology-driven > conceptual modelling, socio-technical systems, and service science. He is > founder and editor-in-chief (with Mark Musen from Stanford University) of > the international journal Applied Ontology, and is the founder and was > first president of the International Association for Ontology and its > Applications, IAOA. He is editorial board member of the International > Journal of Semantic Web and Information Systems, the Journal of Data > Semantics, and editor of the IOS Press book series Frontiers in AI and > Applications. He has been recently nominated ECCAI fellow. > > MICHAEL USCHOLD, is an internationally-recognized expert with 25 years > experience in developing and transitioning semantic technology from > academia to industry. Michael pioneered the field of ontology engineering, > co-authoring the first paper and giving the first tutorial on the topic in > 1995. This leveraged the work he did in creating the influential > ?Enterprise Ontology.? He spent 11 years at Boeing defining, leading and > participating in numerous projects applying semantic technology to > enterprise challenges. Michael is a regular invited speaker and panelist > at national and international events, and has given numerous tutorials and > training classes. He received his PhD in Artificial Intelligence from The > University of Edinburgh in 1991. > > KIT FINE is University Professor and Silver Professor of Philosophy and > Mathematics at New York University and Distinguished Research Professor at > University of Birmingham. He specialises in metaphysics, logic, and > philosophy of language. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and > Sciences and a corresponding fellow of the British Academy. Professor Fine > has served as an editor or as a member of the editorial board for Journal > of Symbolic Logic, Synthese, Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic, Journal > of Applied Non-Classical Logics, Reports on Logic, and Philosophers' > Imprint. > > RENATA WASSERMAN is Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department > of the University of S?o Paulo, (PhD, Institute of Logic, Language and > Computation of the University of Amsterdam, 2000). Working on Knowledge > Representation and Belief Revision, specially on non-classical logics, got > involved with ontologies from the description logics side. Current > interests include merging of ontologies and ontology evolution. > > GIANCARLO GUIZZARDI is Associate Professor and research lead in the > Ontology and Conceptual Modeling Research Group (NEMO), Federal University > of Espirito Santo, in Brazil, a visiting professor at the University of > Trento, Italy, and and associate researcher at the Laboratory for Applied > Ontology (LOA), at the ISTC-CNR, Italy. He has been working since 1997 in > the development of Domain and Foundational Ontologies and their > application in computer science and, primarily, in the area of Conceptual > Modeling. He is a former member of the Executive Council and currently a > member of the Advisory Board of the International Association for > Ontologies and its Applications (IAOA). He is also an editorial board > member of the following journals: Applied Ontology, Semantic Web, > Requirements Engineering and International Journal of Information Systems > Modeling and Design. His experience in the aforementioned areas has also > been acquired in a number of industrial projects in domains such as > Off-Shore Software Development, Petroleum and Gas, Digital Journalism, > E-Government, Telecommunications and Complex Media Management. > > Organization > - ------------ > > Ontology & Conceptual Modeling Research Group (NEMO) > Computer Science Department, Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil > http://nemo.inf.ufes.br > > Organization Committee > - ---------------------- > > Jo?o Paulo A. Almeida (chair), Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, > Brazil > Giancarlo Guizzardi (chair), Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil > Maria das Gra?as da Silva Teixeira, Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, > Brazil > Monalessa Perini Barcellos, Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil > Renata Silva Souza Guizzardi, Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil > Ricardo de Almeida Falbo, Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil > V?tor E. Silva Souza, Federal University of Esp?rito Santo, Brazil > > Visit the web site of the school for more information: > > http://iaoa.org/isc2014 > > The school is open to students, researchers and practitioners. > > Feel free to distribute the announcement. > > - -- From michel.menou at orange.fr Sat May 10 10:48:14 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 16:48:14 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Sigiii-l] REMINDER - SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR LIBRI'S 'BEST STUDENT PAPER' AWARD In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <536E3C2E.3020902@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Sigiii-l] REMINDER - SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR LIBRI'S 'BEST STUDENT PAPER' AWARD Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 10:11:29 +0000 From: IAN JOHNSON (0616285) Annual Competition for the Best Libri Student Paper 2014 Since 1950, through 63 volumes, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library journals and to encourage new writers, Libri is issuing a call for ?Best Student Paper of 2014.? This competition supports Libri?s goal of publishing the best articles from the next generation of library and information science professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article with this special award. Students at all levels* are invited to submit single authored articles with clarity and authority. There is no stated theme. Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today?s librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practice, and pure research papers are all welcome. ? Length: approx. 5,000?7,000 words ? Language: English ? Deadline: June 30, 2014 ? Papers should have been written not earlier than January 1, 2013. The article will be published in the 2014:4 issue. The author of the winning article will be honoured with an award of 500.00 EUR and with a complimentary subscription to Libri for 2015. If the quality of competition warrants some papers may be designated as honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions to Libri for 2015. The normal provision to the author of e-prints and one complete issue applies to all winners. The winning paper is usually made available on open access on the De Gruyter web site. The best paper will be selected by an independent panel consisting of selected members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and other international experts. Submissions will be judged on the basis of ? originality of thought and observation ? depth of research and scholarship ? topicality of problems addressed ? the international readership of the journal All submissions should include a cover sheet confirming: ?? the name of the institution where the student is or was enrolled ?? the dates when the student is or was enrolled ?? the date when the paper was written, and the course for which it was prepared if no longer a student Manuscripts should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/libri When submitting a paper for the Best Student Paper Award, please choose ?Library Student Award? at the drop down menu ?Manuscript Type?. Author instructions and further indications of the scope of papers suitable for publication in Libri are available at the Libri site at http://www.librijournal.org/authorinst.html. There will be time before publication to format winning entries into Libri format, but entrants are encouraged to review our Guidelines for authors before submission. * Exception: Senior information scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of library and information science are not eligible for this award. Professor Ian Johnson, Joint Editor, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services, Aberdeen, Great Britain Phone: +44 1224 740785 Mobile: +44 7719 859239 Skype: ian.m.johnson45 Libri: Read at http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr Submit manuscripts at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/libri Robert Gordon University is the best modern university in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2011) Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC 013781. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. 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URL: From chirags at rutgers.edu Wed May 14 14:22:31 2014 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:22:31 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] ASIST Students and Advisors - announcements, deadlines, more! Message-ID: <28C0D503-BC4F-41C6-A3A6-F4E535F39F45@rutgers.edu> Hello, You're receiving this email because you are an ASIST Student Chapter member and/or a Student Chapter advisor. First off, let us introduce ourselves - Chirag Shah (chirags at rutgers.edu) from Rutgers University and Daniel Alemneh (Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu) from University of North Texas. We are the Student Chapter Representatives to the ASIST board. What this means is that we (1) overlook the operations of various ASIST Student Chapters around the world; (2) help and guide the chapters with membership management and other resources they may need; and (3) represent student chapters interests and concerns to the ASIST board. Most times student chapters are run and managed locally and you wouldn't see or need us in your regular activities. There are a few things, however, that you may want to keep in mind as you run these activities and reach out to us as needed: - We have an email list that you can join by going to http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/students-l and signing up. Once joined, you can send a message by emailing to students-l at asis.org. Typical messages on this email list are about conference announcements, job postings, and other opportunities for students. - Make sure your information (advisor name, email, website, etc.) is accurate on the ASIST Student Chapter page at http://www.asis.org/Chapters/chapters-student.html. If you find any inaccuracies, please email us immediately. - If you hold an election, please inform us about the results. - Every year, July 1st is a standing deadline for the chapters to send their annual reports. This report is typically compiled by the advisor as well as the officers of the student chapter. The report also serves as the self-nomination for the Student Chapter of the Year award (announced at that year's ASIST annual meeting). - Remember, this year we are also running a new competition. Here are the details: - Every ASIST student chapter that started before June 2013 is qualified. - No need for any submission. We will use your annual chapter report (due July 1st) to extract the membership information. - The criteria will be based on % increase (only positive growth) on membership, and not the absolute values. This way each chapter can have a fair chance irrespective of their size or geo-location. - The % will be calculated considering the chapter's membership count at the beginning of the year (as of July 1, 2013) and at the end of the year (as of June 30, 2014). - The prizes will be free registrations to the ASIST Annual Meeting (AM) - this year to be held in Seattle. Three prizes will be given: - First prize: three AM registrations - Second prize: two AM registrations - Third prize: one AM registration - September 30th is the deadline for requesting funds from ASIST for student chapter. More information on this will come in due course. - At the ASIST annual meeting, the student chapter advisors are invited (and highly encouraged) to meet with us and others from ASIST. More details will follow as we get close to this year's ASIST conference. - If you did not submit the annual report as a part of self-nomination in July, you need to submit your annual report by October 30th. For your reference, here's the link for the full manual for student chapters: http://www.asis.org/AboutASIS/StudentChapterManual.pdf Sincerely, Chirag Shah, Rutgers University Daniel Alemneh, University of North Texas ****** Best, Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science Rutgers University 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 p. 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URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue May 20 07:38:09 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 13:38:09 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] PhD Research Position in Information Retrieval at GESIS, Cologne, Germany In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <537B3EA1.3090100@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SIGMETRICS] PhD Research Position in Information Retrieval at GESIS, Cologne, Germany Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:31:05 +0000 From: Mayr, Philipp Reply-To: ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Metrics To: Adminstrative info for SIGMETRICS (for example unsubscribe): http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PhD Research Position in Information Retrieval at GESIS, Cologne, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GESIS -- Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is an institute of the Leibniz Association internationally active in research in social sciences and financed by the German federal and regional governments. The department Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences (WTS) is concerned with research and development of current issues regarding information and knowledge technologies in the domain of social sciences. Our research mainly focuses on Information Retrieval, Semantic Web, Linked Open Data, and Web Science. The department is closely linked with the Institute for Web Science and Technologies (WeST) of the University of Koblenz-Landau. Currently we are looking for a new colleague at GESIS - Cologne *by 1st of July 2014*as *Scientific associate / PhD student* in the field of Information Retrieval / value-added services for search (TV-L EG 13, 75% working hours, doctoral dissertation is possible, limited to 4 years) Your tasks will be: * Development of the research portal sowiport, in particular back-end technologies, data conversion and --import * Development and evaluation of subject-specific retrieval components (recommender systems, reranking procedures, linking, exploration) * Design/Planning and implementation of projects in the field of information portals (duplicate detection, reference extraction and matching, author disambiguation) * Research on the topic of information retrieval and value-added services in the field of the Social Sciences * Participation in evaluation campaigns in international IR research. Your profile: * University (master) degree in computer/ information science or comparable qualification * Sound knowledge in the areas Semantic Java, Python, Web and XML technologies, experience with common software architectures (SOA) as well as database and search technologies (SOLR); experience with VuFind are of advantage/advantageous * Research experience in the fields of Information Retrieval and Information Systems * Conceptual thinking and high competence in problem solving, ability to work independently as well as in a team As an equal opportunities employer, GESIS wishes to support women in the context of statutory requirements. For this reason suitably qualified women are specifically invited to apply. Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preferential treatment. Applications from international candidates are highly encouraged. GESIS is certified by "audit berufundfamilie". For first information please contact Dr. Philipp Mayr: Tel.: +49 (0) 221 47694-533 or E-mail: philipp.mayr at gesis.org *Applications will be received until the June 2, 2014*. We will accept only online applications made online. The identity figure is: *WTS-16* Apply here: Search the Social Sciences Become a sowiport user! Register here: http://sowiport.gesis.org/ -- Dr. Philipp Mayr Team Leader GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8, D-50667 K?ln, Germany Tel: + 49 (0) 221 / 476 94 -533 Email: philipp.mayr at gesis.org Web: http://www.gesis.org SSOAR fulltext repository http://ssoar.info/ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4570 / Virus Database: 3950/7512 - Release Date: 05/17/14 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xiaohusmile at gmail.com Sun May 25 11:30:45 2014 From: xiaohusmile at gmail.com (Xiao Hu) Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 23:30:45 +0800 Subject: [Students-l] PhD Opportunity in Online Learning in Health Sciences: University of Hong Kong Message-ID: *Apologies for cross-posting* The ?Sciences of Learning ? Strategic Research Theme hosted by the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong is a concentration of highly research-intensive academics working across disciplines to explore issues related to learning and cognition. SoL-SRT promotes and builds capacity for multidisciplinary research programs that advance the understanding of human learning as multilevel phenomena involving interactions across hierarchically nested levels from neural processes and connections to individual, organizational and social levels of functioning and interactions. One PhD studentship in the area of data mining of online learning in health sciences education is available for the 2015 intake (submission deadline is 31 August 2014). The candidate should have a masters degree or high level honours and research interests in inquiry-based learning in online environments. Expertise in the areas of data mining and/or learning analytics will be regarded favorably. Supervisors: Associate Professor Susan Bridges (sbridges at hku.hk) and Assistant Professor Xiao Hu (xiaoxhu at hku.hk); SRT Convener: Professor Nancy Law (nlaw at hku.hk) For more information on the Sciences of Learning Strategic Research Theme, please see http://sol.edu.hku.hk/ For more information on PhD conditions, please see http://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/web/ Please send inquiries and/or applications directly to sbridges at hku.hk or xiaoxhu at hku.hk. Thanks for your attention! 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