Call for Papers

Special Issue on Human-centred AI in healthcare: Challenges appearing in the wild
To appear on ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
http://bit.ly/HCIAIHealth

Deadline [extended]: November 12th, 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds great promise to improve our healthcare systems. Current AI-based systems already support drug development, triage, screening, diagnosis, and patient follow-up; and the potential is to completely reconfigure the way our healthcare systems work. In the face of such strong potential, many scientists have devoted their research to the development of AI-based systems, and PubMed has seen a tenfold increase in the number of publications mentioning AI, in the past two years alone. Nevertheless, and despite the strong optimism, few AI-based systems have been integrated in everyday care.

Going the “last mile” with AI-based systems will require not only robust algorithms, but also dealing with implementation challenges and guaranteeing that AI-based system fit the needs and practices of patients, carers, clinicians, and clinical researchers.… read more. “Call: Human-Centred AI in Healthcare – Special issue of ACM Transactions on CHI”

Call for Papers

ENVIRONMENTS BY DESIGN: HEALTH, WELLBEING AND PLACE
THEME: CONNECTIVITY – Joining-up approaches to Health and Wellbeing across design and health disciplines
Dates: 1-3 December, 2021
Place: Virtual
https://architecturemps.com/northumbria/

Deadline for abstracts: 25 October, 2021 [Round Two]

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the social distancing and ‘lockdown’ measures that have been implemented in response, have refocused the attention of many on the importance of connections to human health. This includes not only the social connections which have been shown to prevent mental health problems (Hawkley & Cacioppo, 2010) but also connections to nature which have been shown to result in decreased physical discomfort (Lohr & Pearson-Mims, 2000) and improved mood (Shibata & Suzuki, 2004), and material connection and sensory stimulation from our environment (Heerwagen, 2012).

Furthermore, the levels of disruption we have experienced to the economy, to education, and to social and cultural activities, have demonstrated how human health and wellbeing is implicitly intertwined with many other aspects of our lives, and should not be treated as an isolated issue.… read more. “Call: Environments By Design: Health, Wellbeing and Place; Theme: Connectivity (Virtual Conference)”

[Note: There are several other Areas that might be relevant for presence, including Communication & Digital Culture, Psychology and Popular Culture, Radio and Audio Media and Virtual Identities and Self-Promoting. See https://pcaaca.org/areas for details. –Matthew]

Call for Papers:

Game Studies Area
2022 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference
April 13-16, 2022
Seattle, WA [see below re: COVID-19]
https://pcaaca.org/area/game-studies
https://pcaaca.org/conference/2022

Deadline for Paper Proposals and Grant Applications: November 15, 2021

COVID-19 PLANNING AND RESPONSE UPDATES:
The Popular Culture Association is monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely.  At this point, we are proceeding with plans for our 2022 conference to be held, as scheduled, in Seattle. In the event that the conference is moved into a virtual setting, postponed, or cancelled, we will notify members as soon as possible. Please check the website or follow PCA on Twitter or Facebook for the latest information. … read more. “Call: Game Studies Area: 2022 PCA/ACA National Conference”

Call for Contributions

ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022)
7-9 September, 2022
St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/

Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022

SCOPE

The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact.

GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to:

• Citizen science
• Civic intelligence
• Decentralized approaches to IT
• Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage
• Environmental monitoring
• Ethical computing
• Frugal solutions for IT
• Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications
• Health and social care
• IT for automotive
• IT for development
• IT for education
• IT for smart living
• Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions
• Smart governance and e-administration
• Social informatics
• Socially responsible IT solutions
• Sustainable cities and transportation
• Sustainable IT
• Technology addressing the digital divide

MAIN TRACK PAPER SUBMISSION… read more. “Call: GoodIT 2022 – ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good”

Call for Papers

Digital Society, Springer – Special issue on Blockchain for Trustworthy Digital Identity Systems: Socio-Technical Perspectives

We welcome contributions addressing, from a socio-technical perspectives, the social, legal, economic, political, ethical, and philosophical implications of Blockchain-Based Identity Management Systems.

Please for the full CfP see:
https://www.springer.com/journal/44206/updates/19729104

Important information:
Deadline: 31 May 2022 – Feel free to submit in advance

Guest editors:
Antonio Carnevale – CyberethicsLab
Piercosma Bisconti – Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
Federica Russo – Unviersity of Amsterdam

As the world population zooms past the 7 billion mark, the number of people with internet access balloons as well. An increasingly large part of human activity is now carried out on the web: from social media to online purchasing to public administrations, many rely on the internet for providing services and information. In this context, reliable Identity Management (IM) is becoming a crucial issue for ensuring the validity of transactions, purchases, and in general the fruition of internet services.… read more. “Call: “Blockchain for Trustworthy Digital Identity Systems: Socio-Technical Perspectives” issue of Digital Identity”