Postdoc position at INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France
Real-time peer-to-peer collaborative systems
INRIA (http://www.inria.fr/), the French national institute for research in computer science and control, is dedicated to fundamental and applied research in information and communication science and technology. Throughout its eight research centers, the Institute also plays a major role in technology transfer by fostering training through research, diffusion of scientific and technical information, development, as well as providing
expert advice and participating in international programs.
The proposed job is offered by INRIA Nancy-Grand Est research center for a position of postdoc in the SCORE research team (http://score.loria.fr).
Starting date of the job: as soon as possible
Employment period: 9 months (possibly extendable to 18 months)
Gross salary: around 2500 Euro depending on the experience of the candidate
Nowadays we are faced with an explosion of real-time and social software such as wikis, blog, micro-blogs, and social networks services (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.). Most of the platforms hosting these social services rely on a central authority and place personal information in the hands of a single large corporation which is a perceived privacy threat. Our vision is to move away from centralised authority-based collaboration towards a decentralized collaboration where each user can decide with whom to share their data. One important aspect is management of distributed shared data. In order to provide a high responsiveness, data availability, reliability, scalability and fault tolerance, data is replicated. Optimistic replication approaches are used to maintain consistency of the different copies of the same data. These approaches tolerate divergence between copies after they have been modified and ensure that they will eventually converge.
The successful candidate for the postdoctoral position will be involved in the design of optimistic replication mechanisms and/or the peer-to-peer architecture suitable for real-time distributed collaboration. The candidate will be involved as well in the theoretical and practical experimentation of the proposed systems. The postdoctoral position is proposed in the context of Wiki 3.0 (https://wiki30.xwikisas.com) and ANR STREAMS (http://streams.loria.fr/) projects.
Required qualifications:
- PhD in Computer Science or Information Technology
- Expertise in one or more of the domains: collaborative systems, distributed systems, peer-to-peer systems
- Good communication skills for working in a team
- French language is not required
Candidates should send their CVs at ignatcla@loria.fr (Claudia-Lavinia Ignat, INRIA Researcher) as soon as possible.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Collaboration and e-Learning Workshop (Ce-Learning 2011, Technically sponsored by IEEE)
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Workshop on Collaboration and e-Learning
(Ce-Learning 2011, Technically sponsored by IEEE)
As part of The 2011 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2011)
May 23 - 27, 2011
The Sheraton University City Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Submission Deadline (Extended): January 14, 2011
Submission Link: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=celearning2011
PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION
Shifting to knowledge based society, high level educational environments are required with which it is possible to continue to learn for anybody, anytime, and anywhere. The area of e-Learning realizes such kind of educational environments because distributed learners can learn collaboratively with multimedia contents anytime and anywhere by employing collaborative e-Learning technologies.
Collaborative e-learning technologies include a variety of approaches that involve joint intellectual effort by learners and instructors. In such learning contexts, collaborative learning happens when groups of learning seekers work together to search for understanding or meaning or build a new competency, and/or learning providers and pedagogues deliver joint solutions to create a learning product.
This workshop solicits researches for systems and concepts which offer high quality education with thinking of learners' convenience, such as collaborative learning systems, sharing and exchanging systems, monitoring/mentoring systems, learning design and pedagogy in technology-enhanced learning. We invite original contributions from researchers and practitioners in academia, government and industry, in order to go forward toward new collaborative information technology systems for e-Learning.
Topics of Interest include (but not limited to):
- Learning Theories and Approaches for e-Learning
- e-Learning Pedagogical Strategies and Models
- Pedagogy in Technology-enhanced Learning
- Collaborative Learning Systems
- Monitoring/Mentoring Systems
- Knowledge Management/Sharing
- Learning Design Technology
- Organizational Collaboration
- Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools
- Social Support Software for e-Learning
- e-Moderating, e-Tutoring, e-Facilitating
- Online Assessment and Impact Studies
- Ethical Issues in e-learning
- Virtual classrooms
- Smart collaborative learning environments
- Media for group works
- Network learning games
- Learning Web services
- Best practices to promote cooperative learning
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to e-Learning and collaborative systems. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 450 words. The full manuscript should be at most 8 pages using the two-column IEEE format. Additional pages will be charged at additional fee. In case of multiple authors, an indication of which author is responsible for correspondence must be indicated. Please include page numbers on all submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript via EasyChair Link: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=celearning2011.
Only PDF files will be accepted, sent by email to the workshop organizers. Submitted papers will be reviewed and selected based on their originality, relevance, contributions, technical clarity and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be registered and presented at the Workshop.
Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements are posted on the CTS 2011 Website. The proceedings will be included in the IEEE Digital Library and indexed accordingly.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submissions (Extended): January 14, 2011
Acceptance Notification: February 7, 2011
Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due: March 1, 2011
Conference Dates: May 23 - 27, 2011
WORKSHOP CO-ORGANIZERS
HONORARY CHAIR:
Demetrios G Sampson, Senior Member IEEE
Chair, IEEE Technical Committee Learning Technology
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Educational Technology & Society Journal
Yacine Atif, Faculty of Information Technology, UAE University, Email: Yacine.Atif@uaeu.ac.ae
Imran Zualkernan, Department of Computer Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Email: izualkernan@aus.edu
Call for Workshops - CIKM 2011
20th Annual ACM CIKM 2011 Conference
Call for Workshops - http://www.cikm2011.org/callforworkshops
Proposals are solicited for one-day workshops to be held as part of the CIKM conference in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (24th-28th October 2011, http://www.cikm2011.org/). Topics should be in the general areas of databases, information retrieval, and/or knowledge management. Indeed, workshops bridging these areas, or presenting new perspectives in these areas are particularly welcome. A full list of current topics of interest can be found in the CIKM general call for papers - see http://www.cikm2011.org/callforpapers
CIKM workshops provide a platform for presenting novel ideas in a less formal and possibly more focused way than the conference itself. The format of each workshop is to be determined by the organizers, but it is expected that workshops will contain ample time for general discussion and engagement by all participants - not just those presenting papers. Workshops that foster interaction, discussion, collaboration, and group problem-solving are especially encouraged.
It is highly recommended to use the CIKM 2011 Workshop Proposal Template for your submission.
Important Dates for Workshop Proposals
* Proposals Due: March 28, 2011
* Notification of Workshop Proposal Acceptance: May 9, 2011
* Individual Workshop Papers Due: June 29, 2011
* Notification of Acceptance: July 29, 2011
* Camera Ready: August 15, 2011 (hard deadline for publication)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
EU funded summer seminar: “Digital Story Telling in Classroom”
EU funded summer seminar: "Digital Story Telling in Classroom"
26/06/2011 till 03/07/2011, Heraclion in Creta, Greece
Would you like to learn how to use digital storytelling techniques in your courses? Would you like to allow students to create and share their multimedia stories outside of the traditional written form using their imagination, creativity, cultural experiences and advanced authoring tools?
Apply to the fully subsidized by the European Commission "Digital Story Telling in Classroom" summer seminar which will be on 26/06/2011 till 03/07/2011 at the lovely Heraclion, in Creta, Greece. This seminar can be found at the Comenius - Grundtvig Training Database with the reference number "GR-2011-143-001".
Deadline for applications at the national agencies is 14/1/2011.
The objective of this seminar is to familiarize European teachers with ways to use digital storytelling techniques in classroom. This means that the participants (teachers of primary & secondary education as well as instructional designers and educational consultants) will have the opportunity to gain knowledge on how to use digital storytelling strategies and tools into their teaching. The training course will offer hands-on experiences with practical examples and case studies (pre existing Lesson plans) and tools that are commonly used to help students creating their own digital stories in the classroom.
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance including description of training content and time input.
Learn more about the summer seminar at: http://storytelling.itisart.com.gr
This seminar is organized by ITisART Ltd which has experience in organizing training events about advanced learning technologies as well as in the educational use of web comics (see ComicLab tool).
Monday, December 27, 2010
Associate/full professor position - University of Toronto, Canada
*** University of Toronto - Faculty of Information ***
Faculty Search – Associate/Full Professor – Databases/Digital Repositories
The Faculty of Information, more commonly known as the iSchool, at the University of Toronto invites applications in the area of databases/digital repositories at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The appointment will commence on January 1, 2012. Rank and salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We seek candidates with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in databases, digital repositories, and/or the analysis of large data sets. Areas of focus might include methods and techniques for: (i) semi- or unstructured data; (ii) semantic data; (iii) business intelligence and data analytics; (iv) social media and/or the Internet of things (v) sustainability; (vi) knowledge management; (vii) digital repositories/libraries; and/or (viii) data quality and/or provenance.
The iSchool at the University of Toronto educates the next generation of professional and academic leaders in Information to transform society through collaboration, innovation and knowledge creation. The Faculty believes that society's information practices are being reconfigured and transformed by material shifts in information infrastructures and by political and cultural shifts in our attitudes toward information as a social phenomenon, accompanied by ethical challenges.
We seek an individual with an outstanding record of research, scholarship, experience with multidisciplinary projects, evidence of excellence in teaching, and a PhD or equivalent. The candidate is expected to be experienced in educating and mentoring junior researchers and/or professionals. Experience in developing new curricula would be an asset.
Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, copies of three representative papers/publications, a statement outlining current and future research interests, and a list of three references to the address below.
Application deadline is March 15, 2011 but the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Electronic submission is strongly preferred. We strongly encourage you to submit your application online by clicking on the following link: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1001197
If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and other materials to the following address:
Submissions: areti.vourinaris@utoronto.ca
Inquiries: eric.yu@utoronto.ca
Dean Seamus Ross
Prof. Eric Yu
Co-Chairs, Search Committee
140 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6
Canada
Phone: 416-978-3202
Fax: 416-978-5762
Email: eric.yu@utoronto.ca
The University of Toronto offers excellent opportunities to teach, conduct research, and live in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. The Faculty of Information provides a context in which to work in an emerging interdisciplinary environment with close ties to a range of collaborative programs in Knowledge Media Design; Identity, Privacy, and Security, among others.
Faculty website:
http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Faculty Search – Associate/Full Professor – Databases/Digital Repositories
The Faculty of Information, more commonly known as the iSchool, at the University of Toronto invites applications in the area of databases/digital repositories at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The appointment will commence on January 1, 2012. Rank and salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We seek candidates with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in databases, digital repositories, and/or the analysis of large data sets. Areas of focus might include methods and techniques for: (i) semi- or unstructured data; (ii) semantic data; (iii) business intelligence and data analytics; (iv) social media and/or the Internet of things (v) sustainability; (vi) knowledge management; (vii) digital repositories/libraries; and/or (viii) data quality and/or provenance.
The iSchool at the University of Toronto educates the next generation of professional and academic leaders in Information to transform society through collaboration, innovation and knowledge creation. The Faculty believes that society's information practices are being reconfigured and transformed by material shifts in information infrastructures and by political and cultural shifts in our attitudes toward information as a social phenomenon, accompanied by ethical challenges.
We seek an individual with an outstanding record of research, scholarship, experience with multidisciplinary projects, evidence of excellence in teaching, and a PhD or equivalent. The candidate is expected to be experienced in educating and mentoring junior researchers and/or professionals. Experience in developing new curricula would be an asset.
Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, copies of three representative papers/publications, a statement outlining current and future research interests, and a list of three references to the address below.
Application deadline is March 15, 2011 but the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Electronic submission is strongly preferred. We strongly encourage you to submit your application online by clicking on the following link: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1001197
If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and other materials to the following address:
Submissions: areti.vourinaris@utoronto.ca
Inquiries: eric.yu@utoronto.ca
Dean Seamus Ross
Prof. Eric Yu
Co-Chairs, Search Committee
140 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6
Canada
Phone: 416-978-3202
Fax: 416-978-5762
Email: eric.yu@utoronto.ca
The University of Toronto offers excellent opportunities to teach, conduct research, and live in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. The Faculty of Information provides a context in which to work in an emerging interdisciplinary environment with close ties to a range of collaborative programs in Knowledge Media Design; Identity, Privacy, and Security, among others.
Faculty website:
http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Post-Doc/Senior Research Position (Mobile Cross-media Applications) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Post-Doc/Senior Research Position (Mobile Cross-media Applications) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Web & Information Systems Laboratory (WISE) which is part of the Computer Science Department at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is offering a 3 year position for a Post-Doc or Senior Researcher in the area of mobile cross-media applications. The candidate will be one of the researchers working on the MobiCraNT project which is funded by the Institute for the encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels (ISRIB). MobiCraNT is a joint project between the Software Languages Lab (Prof. Wolfgang de Meuter) and the Web & Information Systems Lab (Prof. Beat Signer) which are both located at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The project is going to investigate the second generation of mobile cross-media applications and will address the issues of scalability, heterogeneity and legacy.
About the MobiCraNT Project
Today's mobile applications typically run on PDAs, follow a client-server division and are based on traditional user interfaces such as keyboard, stylus or touchscreen. This landscape is changing swiftly. On the one hand, we see the emergence of smartphones featuring various sensors, RFID-readers and GPS-chips, blurring the distinction between clients and servers of information and thus inducing fluid information spaces. On the other hand, we see the rise of new interface modalities such as voice interaction, digital pen and paper, gestures and so on. We are entering an era of mobile cross-media applications that operate in a heterogeneous distributed setting and interact using cross-media technology. As part of the MobiCraNT project we will develop a second generation software platform that integrates ambient programming technologies (originally conceived for traditional handheld devices) with fluid cross-media software technology (originally conceived for non-distributed applications).
Expected Profile
- The candidate should have a PhD in Computer Science or be a senior researcher with an excellent research track (possibly without a PhD).
- We are looking for an ambitious candidate with proven research experience and a distinctive team spirit.
- Fluency in English at a professional level.
- Good programming skills.
- The candidate should be experienced in one or more of the following research areas (feel free to also apply if you think that your area of expertise is closely related): Web and Information Systems, Open Hypermedia Systems, Mobile Computing and Distributed Systems, Document Engineering, Hypermedia, Cross-media and Interactive Paper Solutions, Internet of Things/Objects as well as Multimodal and Tangible Computing.
Details about the Position
- Application deadline: applications will be accepted until the position is filled - please apply as soon as possible
- Earliest start date: February 1, 2011
- Duration: 36 months
- Salary: around 2250 Euro netto (might slightly vary depending on the candidate's experience)
- Location: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Web & Information Systems Laboratory (WISE)
- The candidate will work under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Beat Signer
How to Apply
Please send your academic CV (including a complete list of publications) together with a copy of your two most relevant publications with 'MobiCraNT Position' in the subject field via email to:
Beat Signer
http://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/signer/
phone: +32 2 629 12 39
email: bsigner@vub.ac.be
Please feel free to contact Beat Signer (bsigner@vub.ac.be) to obtain more information about the open research position.
The Web & Information Systems Laboratory (WISE) which is part of the Computer Science Department at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is offering a 3 year position for a Post-Doc or Senior Researcher in the area of mobile cross-media applications. The candidate will be one of the researchers working on the MobiCraNT project which is funded by the Institute for the encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels (ISRIB). MobiCraNT is a joint project between the Software Languages Lab (Prof. Wolfgang de Meuter) and the Web & Information Systems Lab (Prof. Beat Signer) which are both located at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The project is going to investigate the second generation of mobile cross-media applications and will address the issues of scalability, heterogeneity and legacy.
About the MobiCraNT Project
Today's mobile applications typically run on PDAs, follow a client-server division and are based on traditional user interfaces such as keyboard, stylus or touchscreen. This landscape is changing swiftly. On the one hand, we see the emergence of smartphones featuring various sensors, RFID-readers and GPS-chips, blurring the distinction between clients and servers of information and thus inducing fluid information spaces. On the other hand, we see the rise of new interface modalities such as voice interaction, digital pen and paper, gestures and so on. We are entering an era of mobile cross-media applications that operate in a heterogeneous distributed setting and interact using cross-media technology. As part of the MobiCraNT project we will develop a second generation software platform that integrates ambient programming technologies (originally conceived for traditional handheld devices) with fluid cross-media software technology (originally conceived for non-distributed applications).
Expected Profile
- The candidate should have a PhD in Computer Science or be a senior researcher with an excellent research track (possibly without a PhD).
- We are looking for an ambitious candidate with proven research experience and a distinctive team spirit.
- Fluency in English at a professional level.
- Good programming skills.
- The candidate should be experienced in one or more of the following research areas (feel free to also apply if you think that your area of expertise is closely related): Web and Information Systems, Open Hypermedia Systems, Mobile Computing and Distributed Systems, Document Engineering, Hypermedia, Cross-media and Interactive Paper Solutions, Internet of Things/Objects as well as Multimodal and Tangible Computing.
Details about the Position
- Application deadline: applications will be accepted until the position is filled - please apply as soon as possible
- Earliest start date: February 1, 2011
- Duration: 36 months
- Salary: around 2250 Euro netto (might slightly vary depending on the candidate's experience)
- Location: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Web & Information Systems Laboratory (WISE)
- The candidate will work under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Beat Signer
How to Apply
Please send your academic CV (including a complete list of publications) together with a copy of your two most relevant publications with 'MobiCraNT Position' in the subject field via email to:
Beat Signer
http://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/signer/
phone: +32 2 629 12 39
email: bsigner@vub.ac.be
Please feel free to contact Beat Signer (bsigner@vub.ac.be) to obtain more information about the open research position.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Postdoc position at University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
The SeQuOIAS (Service and QUality Oriented Information Systems) group of Prof. Carlo Batini at University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) seeks applications for a post-doctoral position on *Pervasive and Augmented Services for Cultural Heritage*, starting in March 2011.
The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region, University of Milano-Bicocca and IBM Italy Foundation.
The position research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of pervasive and augmented services for cultural heritage, and, in perspective, other fields. The research activity has the following objectives:
- Definition of a meta-model for semantic representation of service information: in order to support automatic service selection and composition, accurate service description must be defined. The meta-model will support description of functional and non-functional properties (QoS, business, context and legal term) of a service.
- Definition of a methodology for pervasive and augmented service design: the methodology will support the design of multi-channel services characterized by high accessibility, usability and adaptability to user's context.
- Development of demonstrative services: in order to test the proposed meta-model and methodology, demonstrative multi-channel services in the cultural heritage domain will be developed. Particular attention will be given to the use of innovative technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth and RFID.
The ideal candidate:
- has a solid background in Service Science and Knowledge Representation. A Ph.D. thesis and strong publication records on these topics are relevant evaluation criteria.
- has good teamwork skills and experience, necessary to collaborate with the SeQuOIAS group in researching new solutions, as well as to contribute to the development of research prototypes.
- knowledge of Italian, although welcome, is not strictly required. The SeQuOIAS group is already international, and the research results will be written in English.
Salary is 20,000 EUR gross/year for 2 years.
Applicants should e-mail a curriculum vitae, list of publications, a short list of research interests (max. 2 pages) to Prof. Carlo Batini (batini@disco.unimib.it, tel. +390264487826, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca), and Andrea Maurino, maurino@disco.unimib.it.
Requests for more information and clarifications are welcome and should be addressed to the same contact persons.
The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region, University of Milano-Bicocca and IBM Italy Foundation.
The position research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of pervasive and augmented services for cultural heritage, and, in perspective, other fields. The research activity has the following objectives:
- Definition of a meta-model for semantic representation of service information: in order to support automatic service selection and composition, accurate service description must be defined. The meta-model will support description of functional and non-functional properties (QoS, business, context and legal term) of a service.
- Definition of a methodology for pervasive and augmented service design: the methodology will support the design of multi-channel services characterized by high accessibility, usability and adaptability to user's context.
- Development of demonstrative services: in order to test the proposed meta-model and methodology, demonstrative multi-channel services in the cultural heritage domain will be developed. Particular attention will be given to the use of innovative technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth and RFID.
The ideal candidate:
- has a solid background in Service Science and Knowledge Representation. A Ph.D. thesis and strong publication records on these topics are relevant evaluation criteria.
- has good teamwork skills and experience, necessary to collaborate with the SeQuOIAS group in researching new solutions, as well as to contribute to the development of research prototypes.
- knowledge of Italian, although welcome, is not strictly required. The SeQuOIAS group is already international, and the research results will be written in English.
Salary is 20,000 EUR gross/year for 2 years.
Applicants should e-mail a curriculum vitae, list of publications, a short list of research interests (max. 2 pages) to Prof. Carlo Batini (batini@disco.unimib.it, tel. +390264487826, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca), and Andrea Maurino, maurino@disco.unimib.it.
Requests for more information and clarifications are welcome and should be addressed to the same contact persons.
PhD Position available in Service Science, ERISS, Tilburg, The Netherlands
ERISS, the European Research Institute in Service Science, part of the Department of Information Management, Tilburg University, is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated PhD candidate to work on exceedingly challenging, interdisciplinary research projects at the intersection of software service systems and cloud computing.
You will have the opportunity to work in an international environment and collaborate with and visit a number of high-profile researchers from universities and research institutes all over Europe.
Candidate Profile
Candidates should meet the following requirements:
* An excellent Masters degree (avg. over 8/10) in Computer Science or a closely related field;
* Programming skills in languages such as Java, PHP, Perl and/or C++.
* Web service programming skills and XML
* Strong formal background (mathematics, logic, etc.);
* Very good communication and writing skills in English;
* Knowledge and experience within the fields of SOA, business process management and cloud computing, and software modeling and development skills will be highly rated.
Candidates should be able to work in a collaborative environment with a strong commitment to achieving research excellence.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are requested to send their application to Alice Kloosterhuis, A.M.Kloosterhuis@uvt.nl, including:
* A cover letter describing yourself and your interests;
* Soft copy of your publications (e.g. master thesis, conference/workshop/journal papers);
* Your CV;
* Your transcripts;
* Proof of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL test or IELTS) if English is not your first language.
The position will remain open until filled.
Contact Person
Alice Kloosterhuis (A.M.Kloosterhuis@uvt.nl)
You will have the opportunity to work in an international environment and collaborate with and visit a number of high-profile researchers from universities and research institutes all over Europe.
Candidate Profile
Candidates should meet the following requirements:
* An excellent Masters degree (avg. over 8/10) in Computer Science or a closely related field;
* Programming skills in languages such as Java, PHP, Perl and/or C++.
* Web service programming skills and XML
* Strong formal background (mathematics, logic, etc.);
* Very good communication and writing skills in English;
* Knowledge and experience within the fields of SOA, business process management and cloud computing, and software modeling and development skills will be highly rated.
Candidates should be able to work in a collaborative environment with a strong commitment to achieving research excellence.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are requested to send their application to Alice Kloosterhuis, A.M.Kloosterhuis@uvt.nl, including:
* A cover letter describing yourself and your interests;
* Soft copy of your publications (e.g. master thesis, conference/workshop/journal papers);
* Your CV;
* Your transcripts;
* Proof of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL test or IELTS) if English is not your first language.
The position will remain open until filled.
Contact Person
Alice Kloosterhuis (A.M.Kloosterhuis@uvt.nl)
The Future of Computational Social Science (JITP 2011)
CALL FOR PAPERS
JITP 2011: The Future of Computational Social Science
May 16 & 17, 2011 at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP) at the University of Washington.
APPROACH
Computational social science is an emergent field and source of new theoretical and methodological innovation for social science more broadly. Multidisciplinary teams of social and computer scientists are
increasingly common in the lab and at workshops where cross-fertilization occurs in the areas of theory, data, methods, and tools. Peer-reviewed interdisciplinary work is becoming more common as the computational tools and techniques of computer science are being used by social scientists. Previously, large-scale computational processing was the purview of expensive, university-centric computing labs. Now, with the democratization of technology, universities and for-profit firms increasingly provide large amounts of inexpensive computing power to researchers and citizens alike. It is the potential of these new computational technologies and related Web-based platforms for research, politics, and governance that led to the creation of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Previous special issues on "Text Annotation for Political Science" 5(1), "Politics: Web 2.0" 6(3/4), "YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States" 7(2/3), and "The Politics of Open Source" (in production) have focused the attention of researchers on the expansive new landscape of digital democracy as well as the architecture and tools that underpin it.
In their 2009 Science article, David Lazer and colleagues highlighted some of the future challenges for scholars working in this area.
"Computational social science could become the exclusive domain of private companies and government agencies. Alternatively, there might emerge a privileged set of academic researchers presiding over private
data from which they produce papers that cannot be critiqued or replicated. Neither scenario will serve the long-term public interest of accumulating, verifying, and disseminating knowledge." Luckily, the phenomenon of computational social science is distributed so widely and found in such variety that these scenarios are unlikely. The trends towards openness and data and tool sharing are notable breakthroughs in a sphere where proprietary approaches dominate. Data, method, and tool transparency are increasingly watchwords for
governments and researchers. With this background in mind, we invite a wide range of paper
submissions on the future of computational social science. Submissions may include, but are not limited to:
* Applications of information theory to social science research
* Methodologies and tools for studying users and information on social media services
* Projects featuring novel uses of computer assisted qualitative data analysis software
* Large-scale empirical analysis and modeling
* Web technologies and data mining
* Interdisciplinary methodologies in collaborative research
* Pedagogical issues in computational social science
* Computer simulations in political science education and training
* Concepts from social sciences enhanced by computation, such as social network analysis
* Innovation in socio-technical network and infrastructure analysis
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Authors are invited to prepare and submit to JITP a research paper, policy viewpoint, workbench note, or teaching innovation manuscript by January 15, 2011. Proposals for full panel presentations will also be
accepted. Please contact the conference manager to discuss panels. Papers accepted for publication will be invited to revise and resubmit their articles for publication in a special issue, or double issue, of JITP.
Authors should "establish membership" at the JITP website, http://www.jitp.net, to submit a paper. Follow the instructions for regular article submissions, being sure to indicate that the paper is for JITP2011 in the comments section. Papers will be put through an expedited, blind peer review process by the Program Committee, and authors will be notified about a decision by March 1, 2011. A small number of papers will be accepted for presentation at the conference. Other paper authors will be invited to present a poster during an evening reception.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
JITP 2011 is pleased to welcome Jaime Teevan as the 2011 Keynote Speaker. Jaime is a researcher in the Context, Learning, and User Experience for Search (CLUES) Group at Microsoft Research. Her work
explores how our digital past can help shape our future information interactions. Jaime was named a Technology Review (TR35) 2009 Young Innovator for her research on personalized search. She co-authored the first book on collaborative Web search, and is co-chair of the Web Search and Data Mining (WSDM) 2012 conference.
BEST PAPER AND POSTER CASH PRIZES
The author (or authors) of the best research paper will receive a cash prize. The creator (or creators) of the best poster/research presentation will also receive a cash prize.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Gil ad Ariely, Lauder School of Government Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Paul M. Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology
David M. Berry, Swansea University, UK.
Chris Bronk, Rice University
Jana Diesner, Carnegie Mellon University
Muzammil M. Hussain, University of Washington
Daniel Katz, Fellow, University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Complex Systems
Jacob Groshek, Iowa State University
Baden Hughes, University of Melbourne
Andrea Kavanaugh, Virginia Tech
Georgios Lappas, Technological Educational Institution of Western Macedonia, Greece
Azi Lev-On, Ariel University Center
Ignacio J. Martinez-Moyano, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago
Bruce Neubauer, Albany State University
Andre Oboler, Monash University, Australia
Justin Reedy, University of Washington
Joseph W. Roberts, Roger Williams University
Scott Robertson, University of Hawaii
Derek Ruths, McGill University
Chirag Shah, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mack Shelley, Iowa State University
Stuart Shulman, University of Massachusetts Amherst, co-chair
Anas Tawileh, Cardiff University, UK
John Wilkerson, University of Washington, co-chair
30th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER-2011)
** CALL FOR PAPERS **
30th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER-2011)
Brussels, Belgium, October 31 - November 3, 2011
* Important Dates (all deadlines are strict) *
2011-03-28: Abstract submission deadline
2011-04-04: Full paper submission
2011-06-13: Author notification
2011-07-05: Camera ready copy
* Scope of the Conference *
The International Conference on Conceptual Modeling is the leading international forum for presenting and discussing current research on conceptual modeling for computer-supported and networked applications. The topics of interest span the entire spectrum of conceptual modeling including research and practice in areas such as: theories of concepts and ontologies underlying conceptual modeling, methods and tools for developing and communicating conceptual models, and techniques for transforming conceptual models into
effective implementations.
* Topics of Interest *
We solicit submission of original research, as well as experience and vision papers from both researchers and practitioners. We welcome any topic where conceptual modeling is a or the major theme. Specific examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to, conceptual modeling as applied to:
* Information Modeling Concepts, including Ontologies
* Logical, Cognitive and Ontological Foundations of Conceptual Modeling
* Conceptual Modeling for Web Information Systems
* Quality and Metrics of Conceptual Models
* Empirical Studies of Conceptual Modeling
* Business Process Modeling
* Conceptual Modeling for Enterprise Architectures and Service-Oriented Architectures
* Conceptual Modeling and the Semantic Web
* Semi-structured Data and XML
* Management and Maintenance of Very Large Conceptual Models
* Integration of Conceptual Models and Database Schemas
* Information Retrieval, Filtering, Classification, Summarization, and Visualization
* Methodologies and Tools for Conceptual Design
* Evaluation and Comparisons of Conceptual Models and Modeling Methods
* Requirements Engineering
* Reuse, Patterns, and Object-Oriented Design
* Reverse Engineering, and Roundtrip Engineering
* Conceptual Change and Schema Evolution
* Management of Integrity Constraints
* Active Concepts in Conceptual Modeling
* Spatial, Temporal, and Multimedia Aspects in Conceptual Models
* Conceptual Models at Runtime
* Metadata, its Interpretation and Usage
* Conceptual Models and Knowledge Management Systems
* Data warehousing, Data Mining, and Business Intelligence
* Other Advanced and Cross-Disciplinary Applications of Conceptual Models
* Submission Guidelines *
Since the proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series, authors must submit manuscripts using the LNCS style. See http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html for style files and details. The page limit for submitted papers is 14. Manuscripts not submitted in the LNCS style or exceeding the page limit will not be reviewed and thus automatically rejected. The final, camera-ready version must not exceed 14 pages to avoid page charges. A paper submitted to ER 2011 may not be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for ER 2011.
Submission to ER 2011 will be electronically via EasyChair. Authors are asked to submit an abstract first, and then to upload the full paper. The link to the sign-in page for EasyChair is http://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi
The submission page of ER-2011 is http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=er2011
There shall also be an industrial program for ER-2011 with a dedicated program committee. Please look up details at http://er2011.ulb.ac.be.
We look forward to your submissions!
* ER-2011 Chairs *
General Chairs
Esteban Zimányi, Jean-Luc Hainaut
Program Committee Chairs
Manfred Jeusfeld, Lois Delcambre, Tok Wang Ling
Steering Committee Liaison
Sudha Ram
Publicity Chairs
Anthony Cleve, Soon J. Hyun
Workshop Chairs
Olga de Troyer, Claudia Bauzer Medeiros
Tutorial Chairs
Alejandro Vaisman, Jef Wijsen
Panel Chair
Torben Bach Pedersen
Industrial Chair
Alkis Simitsis
Poster and Demonstration Program Chair
Roland Billen
PhD Colloquium Chairs
Christophe Claramunt, Markus Schneider
Travel Award Chair
Min Song
Financial Chair
Frédéric Servais
Local Organization
Stijn Vansummeren (Chair), Ivan Jureta,
Serge Boucher, Stéphane Dehousse
Webmaster
Boris Verhaegen
* ER-2011 Program Committee *
Europe
Jacky Akoka, Paolo Atzeni, Carlo Batini,
Sonia Bergamaschi, Arne Berre, Mokrane Bouzeghoub,
Silvana Castano, Olga De Troyer, Johann Eder,
Jerome Euzenat, Xavier Franch, Helena Galhardas,
Jaap Gordijn, Peter Haase, Sven Hartmann,
Arantza Illarramendi, Matthias Jarke, Paul Johannesson,
Wolfgang Lehner, Peri Loucopoulos, Jan Mendling,
Michele Missikoff, John Mylopoulos, Moira Norrie,
Antoni Olive, Andreas Opdahl, Oscar Pastor,
Barbara Pernici, Alain Pirotte, Dimitris Plexousakis
Erik Proper, Christoph Quix, Jolita Ralyte,
Colette Rolland, Mario Silva, Ernest Teniente,
Bernhard Thalheim, Riccardo Torlone, Juan Trujillo,
Inge Van De Weerd, Axel Van Lamsweerde,
Panos Vassiliadis, Gerd Wagner.
Asia-Pacific
Boualem Benatallah, Stephane Bressan , Dickson Chiu,
Gillian Dobbie, Avigdor Gal, Brian Henderson-Sellers,
Kamalakar Karlapalem, Roland Kaschek, Hiroyuki Kitagawa,
Qing Li, Mong Li Lee, Jiaheng Lu, Xiaofeng Meng,
Wilfred Ng, Michael Rosemann, Motoshi Saeki,
Sourav Saha Bhowmick, Klaus-Dieter Schewe,
Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Ge Yu, Yanchun Zhang,
Xiaofang Zhou, Shuigeng Zhou.
Americas
Alex Borgida, Shawn Bowers, Marco A. Casanova,
Julio Cesar Leite, Roger Chiang, Isabel Cruz,
Karen Davis, Umesh Dayal, David Embley,
Joerg Evermann, Giancarlo Guizzardi, Howard Ho,
Larry Kerschberg, Vijay Khatri, Michael Kifer,
Alberto Laender, Stephen Liddle, Mengchi Liu,
Kally Lyytinen, Sylvia Osborne,
Jose Palazzo M. de Oliveira, Jeffrey Parsons,
Rachel Pottinger, Sandeep Purao, Sudha Ram,
Gustavo Rossi, Richard Snodgrass, Il-Yeol Song,
Veda Storey, James Terwilliger, Susan Urban,
Vania Vidal, Eric Yu.
Mapping Science Exhibit, 7th Iteration on "Science Maps as Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries" (2011)
Places & Spaces: Mapping Science Exhibit on "Science Maps as Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries" (2011)
Background and GoalsThe Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit was created to inspire cross-disciplinary discussion on how to best track and communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale. It has two components: (1) physical exhibits enable the close inspection of high quality reproductions of maps for display at conferences and education centers and (2) the online counterpart (http://scimaps.org) provides links to a selected series of maps and their makers along with detailed explanations of how these maps work.
Places & Spaces is a 10-year effort. Each year, 10 new maps are added, which will result in 100 maps total in 2014. Each iteration of the exhibit attempts to learn from the best examples of visualization design. To accomplish this goal, each iteration compares and contrasts four existing maps with six new maps of science. Themes for the different iterations/years are:
- 1st Iteration (2005): The Power of Maps
- 2nd Iteration (2006): The Power of Reference Systems
- 3rd Iteration (2007): The Power of Forecasts
- 4th Iteration (2008): Science Maps for Economic Decision Makers
- 5th Iteration (2009): Science Maps for Science Policy Makers
- 6th Iteration (2010): Science Maps for Scholars
- 7th Iteration (2011): Science Maps as Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries
- 8th Iteration (2012): Science Maps for Kids
- 9th Iteration (2013): Science Maps for Daily Science Forecasts
- 10th Iteration (2014): Telling Lies With Science Maps
Submission Details
The 7th iteration of the Mapping Science exhibit is devoted to science maps that serve as visual interfaces to digital libraries. These maps might communicate the
- quality and coverage of data sets,
- the structure (ontology, taxonomy, classification hierarchy) of data sets,
- (semantic) linkages between data sets,
- the evolution of a data set, or
- access and usage patterns of data sets.
They are intended to support the navigation, management, and utilization of mankind’s scholarly knowledge and to make it more readily available to researchers, educators, industry, policy makers and/or the general public.
We invite maps that show a visual rendering of a dataset together with a legend, textual description, and acknowledgements as required to interpret the map. Science map dimensions can be abstract, geographical, or feature-based, but are typically richer than simple x, y plots. Scientific knowledge can be used to generate a reference system over which other data, e.g., funding opportunities or job openings, are overlaid or be projected onto another reference system, e.g., a map of the world, but must be prominently featured. See http://scimaps.org/all-maps-1-6.pdf for an overview of the 60 maps already featured in the exhibit.Each initial entry must be submitted by Jan 30th, 2011 and needs to include:
- Low resolution version of map
- Title of work
- Author(s) name, email address, affiliation, mailing address
- Copyright holder (if different from authors)
- Description of work: Scholarly needs addressed, data used, data analysis, visualization techniques applied, and main insights gained (100-300 words)
- References to publications in which the map appeared
- Links to related projects/works
Review Process
All submissions will be reviewed by the exhibit advisory board and invited scholars from academia, industry, and government. Submissions will be judged in terms of
- Scientific value – quality of data collection, analysis and communication of results. Appropriate (innovative?) application of existing algorithms and/or development of new approaches.
- Value for scholars – what major insight does the map provide and why does it matter? Is the map easy to understand by scholars and the exhibit audience?
Final Submission
Authors of winning entries will be contacted at the end of February and invited to submit final entries by April 30th, 2011. Each final entry comprises:
- Title of Work
- Author(s) name, email address, affiliation, mailing address
- 24 x 30 inch, 300 dpi, landscape version of map
- Official map description (200 words)
- Biographies and photos of all authors (100 words each)
- Signed copyright and reproduction agreement
Important Dates
Submit initial entries: January 30th, 2011
Notification to mapmakers: February 28th, 2011
Submit final entries: April 30th, 2011
7th Iteration ready for display: June 15th, 2011
Exhibit Advisory Board
- Deborah MacPherson, Accuracy&Aesthetics
- Kevin Boyack, SciTech Strategies, Inc.
- Sara Irina Fabrikant, Associate Professor of Geography and head of the Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis (GIVA) group at the GIScience, Geography Department, University of Zürich, Switzerland
- Peter A. Hook, Law Librarian, Indiana University
- André Skupin, Associate Professor of Geography, San Diego State University
- Bonnie DeVarco, Media X, Stanford University
- Dawn Wright, Professor of Geography and Oceanography, Oregon State University
This call is also available at http://scimaps.org/call
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Deadline Extension: Social Computing, Network, and Services (SocialComNet 2011)
The 2011 International Workshop on
Social Computing, Network, and Services (SocialComNet 2011)
June 28-30, 2011, Crete, Greece
In Conjunction with FutureTech 2011
Overview
Recently, social computing and networking has been driving dramatic evolution in the way people communicate and interact with each other, attracting great attention from the research community as well as the business world. Social computing not only includes Web 2.0 elements such as blogs, twitter, and wikis, etc, but also stands for a collection of the technologies that gather, process, compute, and visualize social information and the studies that model and analyze dynamics of participants in social networks. With the advent of the social computing era, SocialComNet-2011 aims at reporting the most recent progresses, trends, and concerns in this rapidly growing area.
This workshop will provide a forum for participants from the computing and social science communities and publish state-of-art research papers. Furthermore, we expect that the workshop and its publications will trigger related research and technology innovation in this important subject.
Topics
- Social Computing Theories
- Data Mining and Machine Learning for Social Computing
- Information Retrieval for Social Computing
- Artificial Intelligence for Social Computing
- Social Behavior Modeling
- Social Intelligence and Cognition
- Collaborative and Multi-Agent Systems for Social Computing
- Information Diffusion in Social Networks
- Peer-to-Peer System
- Cloud computing for Social Computing
- Grid, Cluster, and Internet Computing
- Semantic Web Technologies and Their Applications for Social Network
- Context-Awareness and Context Sharing
- Search and Discovery Techniques for Social Network
- RFID and Internet of Things
- Human Computer Interactions
- Smart Object, Space/Environment & System
- Social Network and Smart-phone Services
- Ubiquitous Sensing with Inputs from Social Sensors
- Location Aware Services for Social Network
- Social Computing and Entertainment
- E-Learning, Edutainment, and Infotainment in Social Network
- Social Computing for E-Commerce and E-Society, etc
- Video Distribution (IPTV, VoD) in Social Network
- Developing and Managing Web2.0 Services
- Use of Social Networks for Marketing
- Web Page Ranking Informed by Social Media
- Collaborative Filtering
- Social Recommender Systems
- Social System Design and Architectures
- Social Media Business Models
- Social Computing Services and Case Studies
- Privacy and Security Issues in Social Networks
- Social and Ethical Issues of Networked World
Important Dates
Submission Deadline : Jan. 15, 2011 (Hard Deadline)
Authors Notification: Mar. 1, 2011
Camera Ready Upload Deadline: April 1, 2011
Author Registration Deadline: April 8, 2011
Paper Submission and Proceeding
There will be a combination of presentations including scientific papers. Prospective authors are invited, in the first instance, to submit papers for oral presentations in any of the areas of interest for this workshop.
Authors should submit paper with at least 4 pages (maximum 8 pages). Authors are strongly recommended to submit paper with at least 6 pages for further journal recommendation. Please use the IEEE Conference Proceedings format (US letter size, available for download here: IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings) for submission.
SocialComNet-2011's submission web site:
http://www.editorialsystem.net/socialcomnet2011
Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the workshop, otherwise their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference.
Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceeding published by IEEE (pending) or LNCS (pending). In addition, distinguished papers accepted and presented in SocialComNet-2011 will be recommended to the following international journals:
1) International Journal of Information Technology, Communications and Convergence (IJITCC) - Inderscience
2) International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (IJAHUC) - Inderscience
3) International Journal of Social Network Mining (IJSNM) - Inderscience
4) Journal of Convergence (JoC) - FTRA Publishing
5) Journal of Information Processing Systems (JIPS) - KIPS
Organization
General Chairs
James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park, SeoulTech, Korea
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND
Philip S. Yu, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Program Chairs
Kae Won Choi, SeoulTech, Korea
Katarzyna Wegrzyn-Wolska, ESIGETELAvon-Fontainebleau, France
Nasrullah Memon, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dion Goh, Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore
Publicity Chairs
Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania
Kyusuk Han, SeoulTech, Korea
Program Committee
Abdullah Uz Tansel, Baruch College, USA
Albert Levi, Sabanci University, Turkey
Alessandra Toninelli, INRIA, France
Alexander Eichhorn, Simula, Norway
Amanda Stent, AT&T Lab, USA
Andry Rakotonirainy, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Artur Hecker, Telecom Paristech, France
Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Axel Ngonga, Universitat Leipzig, Germany
Bingjun Sun, eBay/Shopping.com, USA
Carla Simone, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Chirag Shah, Rutgers, USA
Claudia Ignat, INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France
Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Elod Egyed-Zsigmond, Universite de Lyon, France
Fabien Gandon, INRIA, France
Fatos Xhafa, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Federico Neri, SyNTHEMA Language Intelligence, Italy
Frederic Amblard, CNRS-IRIT, France
Gael Harry Dias, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Georg Groh, TU Muenchen, Germany
Hakim Hacid, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, France
Harry Halpin, University of Edinburgh, UK
Irwin King, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Jaideep Srivastava, University of Mininesota, USA
Jan van den Berg, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Jerzy Surma, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Jinjun Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
John Yen, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Levent Yilmaz, Auburn University, USA
Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Man-Kwan Shan, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Marenglen Biba, University of New York Tirana, Albania
Mark Manulis, TU Darmstadt & CASED, Germany
Matthew Rowe, Open University, UK
Mauro Conti, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mehmet Kaya, Firat University, Turkey
Michael Maximilien, IBM Research Almaden, USA
Mi-Yen Yeh, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Mohammed Alshalalfa, University of Calgary, Canada
Mohammad Mahdian, Yahoo! Research, USA
Muhammad Akram Shaikh, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology,
Pakistan
Nader F. Mohamed, UAEU, UAE
Nathalie Colineau, CSIRO-ICT Centre, Australia
Panagiotis Karampelas, Hellenic American University, USA
Payam Saisan, University of California, San Diego, USA
Pir Abdul Rasool Qureshi, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ronald R. Yager, Iona College, USA
Shanmugasundaram Hariharan, B.S.Abdur Rahman University, India
Shaun Lawson, University of Lincoln, UK
Sotiris Ioannidis, FORTH, Greece
Stefan Katzenbeisser, CASED, Germany
Steffen Rendle, University of Hildesheim, Germany
Tansel Ozyer, TOBB University, Turkey
Thanos Vasilakos, NTUA, Greece
Tom Erickson, IBM Research, USA
Tyrone W. Grandison, IBM Services Research, USA
Vassilis Kostakos, University of Maderia, Portugal
Witold Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Canada
Xiaowei Xu, University of ArkansasLittle Rock, USA
Youakim BADR, INSA-Lyon, France
Yu Zhang, Trinity University, USA
Contact
If you have any questions about the CFPs and papers submission, please email to Prof. James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park (parkjonghyuk1@hotmail.com) or Prof. Kae Won Choi (kaewon.choi@gmail.com).
The MediaBase - A Webinar
Today, I give a webinar for my colleagues in the TELMAP project. Based on the feedback I may turn this into a screencast. Anyway, here are the slides.
Junior Professor "Software Engineering for Ubiquitous Computing Applications", Kassel, Germany
The Research Center for Information System Design (IteG) of the University of Kassel (Germany) invites applications for the newly created position of a
Junior Professor (W1) in Software Engineering for Ubiquitous Computing Applications.
This position is initially for a fixed-term of 3 years with a potential extension for further 3 years depending on a successful evaluation of research and teaching activities. The position will be part of the interdisciplinary research cluster "Design of socio-technical networking applications in situative ubiquitous computing systems (VENUS)" funded by the State of Hesse as part of its LOEWE program for scientific excellence. The Junior Professor will represent the field "Software Engineering for Ubiquitous Computing Applications" in research and teaching.
Applicants must possess a doctoral degree and an excellent research record in at least one of the following areas:
• Software development for ubiquitous computing systems and mobile services
• Design and implementation of contextual, adaptive software systems
• Design and implementation of multimodal user interfaces
• Software development methods
• Sensor data processing
• Service oriented software architectures for ubiquitous systems
Experience in collaboration projects between research and industry as well as teaching experience are highly desirable. A working knowledge of the German language is required.
Information about the VENUS project is available at http://www.iteg.uni-kassel.de/venus. For further information please contact Prof. Gerd Stumme (stumme@cs.uni-kassel.de). Applications including full curriculum vitae, certificates, and the three most relevant publications should be sent to junior.prof@vs.uni-kassel.de.
The closing date for applications is January 14, 2011.
Applications from women are particularly welcome. Equally qualified disabled persons will be given reference.
Junior Professor (W1) in Software Engineering for Ubiquitous Computing Applications.
This position is initially for a fixed-term of 3 years with a potential extension for further 3 years depending on a successful evaluation of research and teaching activities. The position will be part of the interdisciplinary research cluster "Design of socio-technical networking applications in situative ubiquitous computing systems (VENUS)" funded by the State of Hesse as part of its LOEWE program for scientific excellence. The Junior Professor will represent the field "Software Engineering for Ubiquitous Computing Applications" in research and teaching.
Applicants must possess a doctoral degree and an excellent research record in at least one of the following areas:
• Software development for ubiquitous computing systems and mobile services
• Design and implementation of contextual, adaptive software systems
• Design and implementation of multimodal user interfaces
• Software development methods
• Sensor data processing
• Service oriented software architectures for ubiquitous systems
Experience in collaboration projects between research and industry as well as teaching experience are highly desirable. A working knowledge of the German language is required.
Information about the VENUS project is available at http://www.iteg.uni-kassel.de/venus. For further information please contact Prof. Gerd Stumme (stumme@cs.uni-kassel.de). Applications including full curriculum vitae, certificates, and the three most relevant publications should be sent to junior.prof@vs.uni-kassel.de.
The closing date for applications is January 14, 2011.
Applications from women are particularly welcome. Equally qualified disabled persons will be given reference.
Assistant Professorships at Aalborg University, Denmark
In the Department of Computer Science at Aalborg University, Denmark, a number of assistant professor positions are available. Applicants are sought within all the department's research areas. The database research faculty in Center for Data-Intensive Systems, Daisy, primarily conduct research in the areas temporal and spatio-temporal databases, mobile services, data warehousing, and business intelligence. According to
international evaluations, the research performance places Daisy among the world leaders in its core areas.
Additional information:
Assistant professor announcement: kortlink.dk/8g94
FIRM deadline: March 1, 2011
Please read the announcement carefully and follow the instructions there. Applications via email will not be considered. The department offers office and computing facilities, secretarial support, and substantial support for travel. The teaching load is relatively low: typically at most 30 lectures per year, in addition to project supervision. The area features relatively low cost of living, clean air, beautiful forests and beaches, and very good transportation infrastructure.
The department: http://www.cs.aau.dk
Daisy: http://daisy.aau.dk
For further information, contact: Professor Torben Bach Pedersen (tbp "-at-"cs.aau.dk).
international evaluations, the research performance places Daisy among the world leaders in its core areas.
Additional information:
Assistant professor announcement: kortlink.dk/8g94
FIRM deadline: March 1, 2011
Please read the announcement carefully and follow the instructions there. Applications via email will not be considered. The department offers office and computing facilities, secretarial support, and substantial support for travel. The teaching load is relatively low: typically at most 30 lectures per year, in addition to project supervision. The area features relatively low cost of living, clean air, beautiful forests and beaches, and very good transportation infrastructure.
The department: http://www.cs.aau.dk
Daisy: http://daisy.aau.dk
For further information, contact: Professor Torben Bach Pedersen (tbp "-at-"cs.aau.dk).
Ph.D. & Post-doc positions (Web Mining) at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
Applications are invited for
- one PhD position, starting early 2011,
- one Post-doc position available in the period 2011-2013
in the context of the DIGITEO project LEVETONE focusing on advanced Web Mining research. The project is joint among top French Universities in the context of the Paris Tech alliance with the support of local industrial partners.
The Research areas are:
1. Distributed Machine Learning & Data Mining
2. Machine Learning for the Web Graph & Social networks
more details can be provided upon request.
The Ph.D. position
Requirements
Prospective applicants should have
- a B.Sc. and a Master degree in the following areas: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science/Engineering.
- experience in mathematical programming and relevant tools
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- a very good command in English (proved by relevant internationally approved tests)
FUNDING
Full & generous funding for 3 years is available.
The Post-doc position
Requirements for the Post-doc position
Prospective applicants should have
- a recent Ph.D. degree in the following areas: Computer Science/Engineering,Computational Mathematics, Physics.
- experience in data management, mathematical programming and relevant tools
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- a sound publication record
FUNDING
Full funding for up to 12 months is available.
THE LOCATIONBoth the Ph.D. student and the postdoctoral researcher will be based in the Informatics Laboratory (LIX) of Ecole Polytechnique (http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/en) in the broader area of Paris. Ecole Polytechnique
(http://www.polytechnique.fr/) is the premier engineering school of France (ranked 39th at world wide level
according to the latest University rankings) and offers an exceptional environment for research in the fast growing research and technological pole of Saclay few kilometers south of Paris. Additional it offers ample
resources and facilities in the University campus. See further details at:
- LIX @Ecole Polytechnique: http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/en
- Ecole Polytechnique
(http://www.polytechnique.fr/jsp/accueil.jsp?CODE=36392593&LANGUE=1)
APPLICATIONS
Interested graduate students should send **by email** as soon as possible
- a cover letter including a brief presentation of their academic record, the motivation and the skills of the candidate.
- a CV,
- Certificates of studies including a list of courses completed and grades received.
- a list of at least 2 academic/industrial references (names and contact information only, not the actual letters).
The above should be e-mailed in a compressed file named after your surname (i.e. <surname>.rar) to Assist. Prof. Bogdan Cautis (http://perso.telecom-paristech.fr/~cautis/)
- one PhD position, starting early 2011,
- one Post-doc position available in the period 2011-2013
in the context of the DIGITEO project LEVETONE focusing on advanced Web Mining research. The project is joint among top French Universities in the context of the Paris Tech alliance with the support of local industrial partners.
The Research areas are:
1. Distributed Machine Learning & Data Mining
2. Machine Learning for the Web Graph & Social networks
more details can be provided upon request.
The Ph.D. position
Requirements
Prospective applicants should have
- a B.Sc. and a Master degree in the following areas: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science/Engineering.
- experience in mathematical programming and relevant tools
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- a very good command in English (proved by relevant internationally approved tests)
FUNDING
Full & generous funding for 3 years is available.
The Post-doc position
Requirements for the Post-doc position
Prospective applicants should have
- a recent Ph.D. degree in the following areas: Computer Science/Engineering,Computational Mathematics, Physics.
- experience in data management, mathematical programming and relevant tools
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- a sound publication record
FUNDING
Full funding for up to 12 months is available.
THE LOCATIONBoth the Ph.D. student and the postdoctoral researcher will be based in the Informatics Laboratory (LIX) of Ecole Polytechnique (http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/en) in the broader area of Paris. Ecole Polytechnique
(http://www.polytechnique.fr/) is the premier engineering school of France (ranked 39th at world wide level
according to the latest University rankings) and offers an exceptional environment for research in the fast growing research and technological pole of Saclay few kilometers south of Paris. Additional it offers ample
resources and facilities in the University campus. See further details at:
- LIX @Ecole Polytechnique: http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/en
- Ecole Polytechnique
(http://www.polytechnique.fr/jsp/accueil.jsp?CODE=36392593&LANGUE=1)
APPLICATIONS
Interested graduate students should send **by email** as soon as possible
- a cover letter including a brief presentation of their academic record, the motivation and the skills of the candidate.
- a CV,
- Certificates of studies including a list of courses completed and grades received.
- a list of at least 2 academic/industrial references (names and contact information only, not the actual letters).
The above should be e-mailed in a compressed file named after your surname (i.e. <surname>.rar) to Assist. Prof. Bogdan Cautis (http://perso.telecom-paristech.fr/~cautis/)
AnViAnno - Mobile Video Tagging
The user interface is simple and comprehensive using Android Framework and mashups. Furthermore it uses the advantages of mobile device capabilities such as built-in video camera, GPS module and the 3G communication speed. Offline mode allows the user to capture and tag videos even if he is not connected to the internet and to do connection-dependent tasks later on.
After uploading process the videos and the semantic information is accessible via SeViAnno.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Ph.D. & Post-doc position (Web Mining) at the DB-NET group, Athens, Greece
One Ph.D. & one Post-doc position (Web Mining)at the DB-NET group,
Athens, Greece
Applications are invited for
- one PhD position, starting early 2011
- one Post-doc position available in the period 2011-2013
The Research areas.
The broad research area is "Web Mining" and our aim is the employment and augmentation of state-of-the-art algorithms to tackle real world problems and requirements in the context Web graph and Social Networks.
This is ensured by the close collaborations maintained with industrial research labs across Europe.
Specific research areas of interest are:
1. Distributed Data Mining (i.e. dimensionality reduction)
2. Machine Learning for predictions in the context of Web Graph & Social networks.
3. Learning from logs and activities
4. Deep Web Archiving
The Ph.D. position
Requirements
Prospective applicants should have
- a B.Sc. and a Master degree in the following areas: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science/Engineering.
- experience in mathematical programming and relevant tools
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- excellent good command in English (proved by relevant internationally approved tests)
FUNDING
Full & generous funding for 3 years is available.
The Post-doc position
Requirements for the Post-doc position
Prospective applicants should have
- a recent Ph.D. degree in the following areas: Computer Science/Engineering,Computational Mathematics, Physics.
- experience in data management, mathematical programming and relevant tools (i.e. Matlab, Scilab)
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- a sound publication record
FUNDING
Full funding for up to 12 months is available.
THE LOCATION
Both the Ph.D. student and the postdoctoral researcher will be based in the DB-NET group @ AUEB, Athens. Greece under the supervision of Prof. M. Vazirgiannis. Close collaboration and exchanges are expected with European Research Labs.
The DB-NET research group has a long record in Data & Web Mining Research with international recognition/impact and close collaboration with local and international research and industrial partners. Eight Ph.D.s have graduated from our group in the last decade, with most of the graduates already being faculty members in Greece and the USA.
Athens is the capital of Greece, standing at a strategic point in southeastern Europe, with unique historical and cultural assets and a location of exceptional natural beauty, privileged with a perfect weather climate.
See further details at:
- Prof. M. Vazirgiannis web page: (http://www.db-net.aueb.gr/michalis)
- DB-NET research group @ AUEB web page: http://www.db-net.aueb.gr
- Dept.of Informatics @ Athens University of Economics & Business
(http://www.cs.aueb.gr)
APPLICATIONS
Interested graduate students should send **by email** as soon as possible
- a cover letter including a brief presentation of their academic record, the motivation and the skills of the candidate.
- a detailed CV
- Certificates of studies (scanned) including a list of courses completed and grades received.
- a list of at least 2 academic/industrial references (names and contact information only, not the actual letters).
The above should be e-mailed in a compressed file, named after your surname (i.e. <surname>.rar), to Prof. M. Vazirgiannis at: mvazirg at aueb dot gr
Athens, Greece
Applications are invited for
- one PhD position, starting early 2011
- one Post-doc position available in the period 2011-2013
The Research areas.
The broad research area is "Web Mining" and our aim is the employment and augmentation of state-of-the-art algorithms to tackle real world problems and requirements in the context Web graph and Social Networks.
This is ensured by the close collaborations maintained with industrial research labs across Europe.
Specific research areas of interest are:
1. Distributed Data Mining (i.e. dimensionality reduction)
2. Machine Learning for predictions in the context of Web Graph & Social networks.
3. Learning from logs and activities
4. Deep Web Archiving
The Ph.D. position
Requirements
Prospective applicants should have
- a B.Sc. and a Master degree in the following areas: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science/Engineering.
- experience in mathematical programming and relevant tools
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- excellent good command in English (proved by relevant internationally approved tests)
FUNDING
Full & generous funding for 3 years is available.
The Post-doc position
Requirements for the Post-doc position
Prospective applicants should have
- a recent Ph.D. degree in the following areas: Computer Science/Engineering,Computational Mathematics, Physics.
- experience in data management, mathematical programming and relevant tools (i.e. Matlab, Scilab)
- analytical skills and creative thinking with a hard working attitude
- a sound publication record
FUNDING
Full funding for up to 12 months is available.
THE LOCATION
Both the Ph.D. student and the postdoctoral researcher will be based in the DB-NET group @ AUEB, Athens. Greece under the supervision of Prof. M. Vazirgiannis. Close collaboration and exchanges are expected with European Research Labs.
The DB-NET research group has a long record in Data & Web Mining Research with international recognition/impact and close collaboration with local and international research and industrial partners. Eight Ph.D.s have graduated from our group in the last decade, with most of the graduates already being faculty members in Greece and the USA.
Athens is the capital of Greece, standing at a strategic point in southeastern Europe, with unique historical and cultural assets and a location of exceptional natural beauty, privileged with a perfect weather climate.
See further details at:
- Prof. M. Vazirgiannis web page: (http://www.db-net.aueb.gr/michalis)
- DB-NET research group @ AUEB web page: http://www.db-net.aueb.gr
- Dept.of Informatics @ Athens University of Economics & Business
(http://www.cs.aueb.gr)
APPLICATIONS
Interested graduate students should send **by email** as soon as possible
- a cover letter including a brief presentation of their academic record, the motivation and the skills of the candidate.
- a detailed CV
- Certificates of studies (scanned) including a list of courses completed and grades received.
- a list of at least 2 academic/industrial references (names and contact information only, not the actual letters).
The above should be e-mailed in a compressed file, named after your surname (i.e. <surname>.rar), to Prof. M. Vazirgiannis at: mvazirg at aueb dot gr
Research Assistant in Serious Games, Coventry, UK
The SGI is looking for a Research Assistant
We are looking to recruit a highly qualified individual who has high level research and development skills and can adapt to a demanding environment working closely with industrial partners. The post holder would have the ability to work in a postdoctoral team within a research project under minimum supervision. An interest or understanding about serious games, virtual worlds or related digital content development would be desirable. Evidence of published peer-reviewed articles, development projects and some experience of funding applications would be advantageous.
The post holder will primarily work on the EU-funded MEducator project, produce publications, participate with reporting, assist with funding proposals and work to support the applied research group. Expertise in the
area of Artificial Intelligence would be an advantage. For full details of the vacancy and to apply visit :
http://wwwp.coventry.ac.uk/d/1195/$/a/6154
PhD studentship in User Computer Interaction and Interface Design now available at the SGI.
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual to award a PhD studentship in User Computer Interaction and interface design within the Serious Game Institute of Coventry University. This research is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Serious Game Institute and Arkessa.
Closing Date: 31th January 2011
Further details
Full studentship details available here.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Panagiotis Petridis, tel: 024 7615
8251 or email PPetridis@cad.coventry.ac.uk
Please note that applications sent to this email address will not be accepted.
How to apply
Please submit an application form a detailed CV, two references (at least one of which must be academic) and a covering letter to research-apps.pg@coventry.ac.uk .
We are looking to recruit a highly qualified individual who has high level research and development skills and can adapt to a demanding environment working closely with industrial partners. The post holder would have the ability to work in a postdoctoral team within a research project under minimum supervision. An interest or understanding about serious games, virtual worlds or related digital content development would be desirable. Evidence of published peer-reviewed articles, development projects and some experience of funding applications would be advantageous.
The post holder will primarily work on the EU-funded MEducator project, produce publications, participate with reporting, assist with funding proposals and work to support the applied research group. Expertise in the
area of Artificial Intelligence would be an advantage. For full details of the vacancy and to apply visit :
http://wwwp.coventry.ac.uk/d/1195/$/a/6154
PhD studentship in User Computer Interaction and Interface Design now available at the SGI.
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual to award a PhD studentship in User Computer Interaction and interface design within the Serious Game Institute of Coventry University. This research is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Serious Game Institute and Arkessa.
Closing Date: 31th January 2011
Further details
Full studentship details available here.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Panagiotis Petridis, tel: 024 7615
8251 or email PPetridis@cad.coventry.ac.uk
Please note that applications sent to this email address will not be accepted.
How to apply
Please submit an application form a detailed CV, two references (at least one of which must be academic) and a covering letter to research-apps.pg@coventry.ac.uk .
10th International Conference Wirtschaftsinformatik 2011, Zürich, Schweiz/ 10th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Zurich, Switzerland
International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 16th-18th February 2011
We invite you to attend the 10th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (Information Systems), which will be held from 16th to 18th February 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland (http://www.wi2011.ch). This conference has established itself as the largest gathering of the IS community in Europe and has become a major forum for academics and practitioners to exchange ideas and to share knowledge. The early-bird registrations are valid until 19th December 2010.
The highlights of the conference include:
· Prominent keynote-lectures from academia and industry (Dr. Erich Gamma from IBM Research, Klaus Rausch from Avaloq etc.)
· Top level scientific program
· Company visits for academics and students
· SAP University Alliances EMEA User Group Meeting (Pre-conference event)
· Current panel discussions on theory and practice
· Meet-the-editors session
· Post-doctoral seminar
· Doctoral consortium
· Social events (How about skiing in the nearby Swiss Alps?)
· Evening program for students
In order to allow better networking among the conference participants, we have set up a XING group. You may join this group (Wirtschaftsinformatik 2011) using the link http://www.xing.com/group-61964.66cc2f.
We look forward to meeting you in Zurich.
6th Int'l Conf. on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering (ENASE 2011)
CALL FOR PAPERS
6th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software
Engineering - ENASE 2011
Website: http://www.enase.org
June 8 - 11, 2011
Beijing, China
Proceedings will be submitted for indexation by: Thomson Reuters Conference
Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI
Regular Paper Submission deadline: January 24, 2011.
ENASE 2011 will be held in Beijing, China next June 8-11 and will be hosted by the Beijing Jiaotong University. It will be held in conjuction with ICEIS 2011 (http://www.iceis.org) and LISS 2011 (http://www.liss.scitevents.org) and registration to one of the conferences warrants free attendance to any
technical sessions of the other ones.
ENASE is interested in promoting high quality research as it can be confirmed by last year acceptance rates, where from 70 submissions, 27% were accepted as full papers and 16% were presented as short papers.
Submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support. BPYB
Revised and extended versions of all full papers which are presented at the conference will be published by Springer-Verlag in a CCIS Series book.
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI. All papers presented at the conference venue will also be available at
SciTePress' Digital Library (www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
Workshops and special sessions are also invited. If you wish to propose a workshop or a special session, for example based on the results of a specific research project, please send a proposal to the ENASE secretariat.
Workshop chairs and Special Session chairs will benefit from logistics support and other types of support, including secretariat and financial support, to facilitate the development of a valid idea. Please check further details at the conference website (http://www.enase.org).
ENASE Website: http://www.enase.org
June 8 - 11, 2011
Beijing, China
IMPORTANT DATES:
Regular Paper Submission: January 24, 2011
Authors Notification (regular papers): March 25, 2011
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: April 4, 2011
TOPICS OF INTEREST:
* Software and Systems Development Methodologies
* "3A" (Agile, Aspect-oriented and Agent-oriented) Software Engineering
* Service-oriented Software Engineering and Management
* Component-based Software Engineering and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Systems
* Model-driven Engineering
* Meta Programming Systems and Meta-modeling
* Knowledge Management and Engineering
* Architectural Design and Meta Architectures
* Business Process Management, Engineering and Reengineering
* Process-centric Paradigms
* Service-oriented Architectures
* Service Science
* Application Integration Technologies
* Enterprise Integration Strategies and Patterns
* e-Business Technologies
* Requirements Engineering Frameworks and Models
* Collaborative Requirements Management Systems
* Business and Software Modeling Languages
* Software Quality Management
* Software Change and Configuration Management
* Geographically Distributed Software Development Environments
* Cross-feeding between Data and Software Engineering
* Design Thinking as a Paradigm for Software Development
* Formal Methods
* Software Process Improvement
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Harold Krikke
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Xuewei Li
Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Kecheng Liu
University of Reading, U.K.
Leszek A. Maciaszek
Macquarie University, Australia / University of Economics, Poland
Yannis A. Phillis
Technical University of Crete, Greece
Shoubo Xu
Chinese Academy of Engineering / Beijing Jiaotong University, China
For more information please visit the conference website:
http://www.enase.org/keynote_speakers.asp
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Joaquim Filipe
Polytechnic Institute of Setubal / INSTICC, Portugal
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Leszek A. Maciaszek
Macquarie University ~ Sydney, Australia and University of Economics ~
Wroclaw, Poland
Kang Zhang
University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.A.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Available at http://www.enase.org/call_for_papers.asp
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Post-Doc position at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, Germany
The department for Databases and Information Systems at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbruecken, Germany, is seeking to fill a Post-Doc position in the context of large-scale information extraction and distributed management of RDF knowledge bases. We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in databases, information retrieval, statistical learning or a related field, as well as advanced programming skills in C/C++ and Java. The position will be funded on the basis of a Google Focused Research Award, involving principal investigators Rainer Gemulla, Martin Theobald, Gerhard Weikum (MPII), and collaborators at Google. It is offered for an initial 2 years, with the option to expand into
a 3rd year.
The Max Planck Institute for Informatics provides a scientifically strong and stimulating environment; its working language is English. More details are available at http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/. The Databases and Information Systems group consists of about 35 graduate students, post-docs, and senior researchers; it participates in the German Excellence Cluster Multimodal Computing and Interaction" and several European Union projects. Saarbruecken is a mid-sized town, less than 2 train hours away from Paris. It combines inexpensive living with a lively "savoir vivre" culture. Please send applications directly by email to:
martin.theobald@mpi-inf.mpg.de
a 3rd year.
The Max Planck Institute for Informatics provides a scientifically strong and stimulating environment; its working language is English. More details are available at http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/. The Databases and Information Systems group consists of about 35 graduate students, post-docs, and senior researchers; it participates in the German Excellence Cluster Multimodal Computing and Interaction" and several European Union projects. Saarbruecken is a mid-sized town, less than 2 train hours away from Paris. It combines inexpensive living with a lively "savoir vivre" culture. Please send applications directly by email to:
martin.theobald@mpi-inf.mpg.de
Special Issue of IDA Journal on Dynamic Networks and Knowledge Discovery
Call for Papers:
Intelligent Data Analysis - IOS Press
Special issue on
Dynamic Networks and Knowledge Discovery
Aim and Scope
Modeling and analyzing networks is a major emerging topic in different research areas, such as computational biology, social science, document retrieval, etc. By connecting objects, it is possible to obtain an intuitive and global view of the relationships between components of a complex system. Nowadays, the scientific communities have access to huge volumes of network-structured data, such as social networks, gene/protein/metabolic networks, sensor networks, peer-to-peer networks. Most often, these data are not only static, but they are collected at different time points. This dynamic view of the system allows the time component to play a key role in the comprehension of the evolutionary behavior of the network (evolution of the network structure and/or of flows within the system). Time can help to determine the real causal
relationships within, for instance, gene activations, link creation/deletion, information flow.
Handling such dynamic data is a major challenge for current research in machine learning and data mining, and has led to the development of recent innovative techniques that consider complex/multi-level time-evolving
networks, graphs, heterogeneous information (nodes and links), and requires scalable algorithms that are able to manage huge and complex networks. This special issue is motivated by the interest of providing a meeting point for scientists involved in the intelligent analysis of large complex networks and more specifically in the dynamic aspects of such networks. It aims at attracting contributions from both aspects of dynamic networks
analysis: large real network analysis and modelling, and knowledge discovery within those networks. Application of such techniques in the Bioinformatics or Social Networks fields are most welcome in the special issue.
Following the success of the DyNak workshop (http://kdd.di.unito.it/DyNaK2010/) joint with ECML/PKDD 2010 in Barcelona, we invite DyNaK's authors to send extended versions of their workshop contribution. The special issue is however open to relevant contributions that were not presented at the DyNak workshop
(see submission process below).
Topics of interest
Contributions to the special issue should be focused on this (non exhaustive) list of topics:
Methods:
* Network inference from raw data
* Graphical models
* Graph mining algorithms
* Graph kernel algorithms
* Relational learning algorithms
* Matrix/Tensor methods
* Information retrieval algorithms
* Bayesian methods
* Evolutionary clustering
* Mining and learning from heterogenous domains
* Bisociative information discovery
* Clustering/Co-clustering/Biclustering
* Pattern mining and clustering with constraints
* Community detection/Module extraction
* Analogies between social and biological networks
Applications:
* System biology: regulatory gene networks, protein-protein interaction, miRNA networks, metabolic networks
* Social networks: folksonomies, digital libraries, information networks, social media, collaborative networks
* Sensor networks, peer-to-peer networks, Web, agent networks, body sensor networks
Key Dates
* Abstract submission: December 15, 2010
* Feedback on abstracts: December 22, 2011
* Full paper submission: January 31, 2011
* Author notification: April 30, 2011
* Paper revision due: May 31, 2011
Guest Editors
* Ruggero G. Pensa, University of Torino, Italy
pensa@di.unito.it
* Francesca Cordero, University of Torino, Italy
fcordero@di.unito.it
* Céline Rouveirol, University of Paris Nord, France
celine.rouveirol@lipn.univ-paris13.fr
* Rushed Kanawati, University of Paris Nord, France
rushed.kanawati@lipn.univ-paris13.fr
Submission processThe selection will take place in two steps:
- by *December 15th* 2010, authors should send a two-page abstract, motivating the relevance of their work with respect to the special issue topics. The authors should receive by December 22nd a first
feedback from guest editors.
- by *January 31st* 2011, authors allowed to proceed to full submission should send their manuscript, in pdf exclusively. Manuscripts should not be more than 30 pages in the IOS format (please refer to http://www.iospress.nl/html/1088467x_ita.html, when preparing your manuscript). Abstract and full submissions should be sent both to pensa@di.unito.it and rouveirol@lipn.univ-paris13.fr.
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