Assistant Professor Software Architecture & Game Production, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Assistant Professor Software Architecture & Game Production (2 x 1.0 FTE)

Job description

The cluster Software Systems of the Department of Information and Computing Sciences is recruiting two Assistant Professors for the bachelor Information Science and the master Business Informatics, and for research in the area of software production. As prospective Assistant Professor you have expertise and experience in scientific education and research in information science or computer science.
Preferably, you have expertise in the field of software architecture, product software development, game production, or the methodology of software deployment and operations, and possibly also in entrepreneurship and innovation in the gaming and software industries.
It is expected that the Assistant Professor will develop an independent line of research within the field of software production in cooperation with the other members of the cluster Software Systems.

The tasks include:
- performing scientific research in the field of software production, in particular software architecture or game production;
- supervising PhD students and acquiring research funding;
- developing and teaching courses, especially within the Master Business Informatics and Information Science Bachelor;
- supervising internships and theses;
- organizational activities within the cluster, department or faculty.

Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with a PhD, preferably in the above areas.
Experience in academic education within a university setting is desired.
The candidate shall have published on the aforementioned areas in national and international conferences and / or journals. Well-developed teaching skills and command of English in speaking and writing are a requirement. Candidates who prefer part-time employment are also invited to apply by specifying the desired part-time ratio.

Offer
We offer two attractive functions in a dynamic environment. The appointment is for three or five years. The total size of the functions is 100%, but part-time is possible. The salary depends on education and experience between € 2861, - (scale 10) and € 4970, - (scale 12) gross per month for a full-time appointment. Additionally, excellent secondary benefits are provided, such as 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year bonus.
We offer a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible working conditions. For more information see the terms of employment:
http://bit.ly/WhlOIB
The department provides the candidate the necessary support for the arrangements of the education and research line.

About the organization
The Faculty of Science at Utrecht University comprises six departments:
Biology, Pharmacy, Information and Computer Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mathematics. It has 3500 students and nearly 2000 employees, and is internationally known for its quality in research. The academic programs of the Faculty reflect developments in society and the science of today.

The Department of Computer Science is nationally and internationally renowned for its fundamental research in computer science and information science. Its research is positioned in game technology, one of the four research themes of the Faculty of Science. Both the Department and the Faculty strive to strengthen the research in computer science and information science with applications in gaming technology and expand in the domains of interaction technology, artificial intelligence for games, and the study of game architectures. The research of the department is grouped into four clusters: Software Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Worlds and Interaction Technology.
The Department offers bachelor programs in computer science and information science, and four English-language research master-programs including Business Informatics. High enrollment figures and good student ratings make the education very successful. Information Science and Business Informatics at Utrecht combine knowledge from different
disciplines: computer science, management science, information sciences and social sciences.

Chair of Software Production
The Chair of Software production is part of the Cluster Software Systems. It provides education and conducts research on the application of information and communication technology in organizations. In education the chair contributes in particular to the Bachelor of Information Science and the Master Business Informatics, of which they are the program leader.
In its research, the chair focuses on the methodology of software
production: standard software and information services for a specific market segment. We are working on three research themes: methodology of product development (requirements, architecture, deployment, quality assurance), implementation and knowledge management, and entrepreneurship in ecosystems. The research is highly experimental and empirical in nature. Currently the chair consists of 1 full professor, 5 associate and assistant professors and 18 PhD students. The Chair organizes the Netherlands ICT SoftwareVOC, a knowledge network for CXO roles in the software industry, for knowledge building and empirical research in this sector. Postgraduate courses are also provided in the area of software product management.

Additional information
For more information please contact Prof.dr. Sjaak Brinkkemper
+31.30.253.3175 or +31.655.171.985, email: S.Brinkkemper@uu.nl. A
description of the research fields software architecture and game production is available.

Apply
Your application must contain a motivation letter, your CV with publication list, and contact details of at least two references. You can respond via the link: http://bit.ly/V8nAKJ .

The deadline for applications is 20 March 2013.

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Assistant Professor Position of Mobile Media, Weimar, Germany

The Faculty of Media at Bauhaus-Universitaet Weimar, Germany, is inviting applicants for the position of an

           Assistant Professor Position of Mobile Media

http://www.uni-weimar.de/de/universitaet/aktuell/stellenausschreibungen/m0215-e/

(in German: "Juniorprofessur (W1) Mobile Medien"
http://www.uni-weimar.de/de/universitaet/aktuell/stellenausschreibungen/m0215/
Reference number M/JP-02/13)


Teaching and research of the professorship should focus on scientific and technical challenges of software and hardware for digital mobile devices. Core topics are

 - software engineering for heterogeneous and distributed mobile systems
 - development and implementation of new applications and software infrastructures for mobile devices

Further topics are the preparation, transmission, and presentation of various media types.

The candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field, have experience in one or more of the areas mentioned above, show an outstanding research potential and, ideally, should have experience in the acquisition and management of externally funded projects.
The professorship is expected to teach some of the introductory courses of the Computer Science and Media study course (in particular software engineering), and is encouraged to cooperate with faculty
members of other departments such as Media Culture, Media Art and Design, or Civil Engineering.

Interested and qualified candidates are asked to submit the application documents (application letter, CV, references, list of publications) solely via email and as a single pdf file

           by April 8th, 2013

to <dekanat[at]medien.uni-weimar.de>

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.

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Journal of Learning Analytics

Journal of Learning Analytics

ISSN 1929-7750 (online)

Homepage: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/JLA

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/jla_editorial

Contact:  jla.editorial@gmail.com

Submission deadline (inaugural issue): April 30, 2013

Overview

Journal of Learning Analytics is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, disseminating the highest quality research in the field. The journal is the official publication of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). With an international Editorial Board comprising leading scholars, it is the first journal dedicated to research into the challenges of collecting, analysing and reporting data with the specific intent to improve learning and teaching practice. “Learning” is broadly defined across a range of contexts, including informal learning on the internet, formal academic study in institutions (primary/secondary/tertiary), and workplace learning.

The journal seeks to connect researchers and developers with practitioners, creating and disseminating new tools and techniques, studying transformations, and providing ongoing evaluation and critique of the conceptual, technical, and practical outcomes. The interdisciplinary focus of the journal recognizes that computational, pedagogical, institutional, policy and social domains must be brought into dialogue with each other to ensure that interventions and organizational systems serve the needs of all stakeholders. The journal seeks to bring into dialogue the intersection of the fields of Education, Computation and Sensemaking.

Journal of Learning Analytics welcomes papers that either describe original research or offer a review of the state of the art in a particular area. The journal also welcomes practice-focused papers that detail Learning Analytics applications in real-world settings, provided that they offer innovative insights for advancing the field (see the About section).

Focus and Scope

The following topics are indicative of the journal’s scope:

Education

-Connections between learning analytics and the learning sciences

-Personalization and adaptation in the learning process

-Educational research methods

-Learner modeling

-The study of emotion, flow, and affective data

Computation

-Social network analysis

-Web science, the Semantic Web, and linked data

-Data mining and machine learning techniques

-Natural language processing and text mining

-Recommendation engines

Sensemaking

-Visualization and user experience

-Data and multimedia literacy

-Decision-support

-Organizational dynamics

-Ethical issues

Research Papers

Journal of Learning Analytics welcomes papers that either describe original research or offer a review of the state of the art in a particular area of learning analytics. No submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review elsewhere.  Submissions that extend previously published conference papers are welcome provided that the journal submission has sufficiently been extended (at least 25-30% of new contribution).

The Reflective Practitioner Section

This section of the Journal of Learning Analytics is peer-reviewed and  covers the application of learning analytics across a diversity of contexts. This section spotlights trends and practices; provides new insights and ideas; and analyzes the implications of learning analytics. This section is not intended as an avenue for publication of research articles.

Editors

-Shane Dawson, University of South Australia, Australia

-Dragan Gasevic, Athabasca University, Canada

-Phillip Long, University of Queensland, Australia

Editor of the Reflective Practitioner Section

-John Campbell, West Virginia University, USA

Associate Editors

-George Bradford, University of West Georgia, United States

-Phillip Dawson, Monash University, Australia

-Hendrik Drachsler, Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands

-Rebecca Ferguson, Open University, United Kingdom

-Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia, Canada

-Nancy Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

-Leah Macfadyen, University of British Columbia, Canada

-Negin Mirriahi, University of New South Wales, Australia

-Abelardo Pardo, The University of Sydney, Australia

-Rob Phillips, Murdoch University, Australia

-Matthew Pistilli, Purdue University, United States

-Jennifer Pei-Ling Tan, National Institute of Education, Singapore

-Alyssa Wise, Simon Fraser University, Canada

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CAiSE'13 Workshop - Sixth International i* Workshop (iStar'13)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Sixth International i* Workshop (iStar'13)

Valencia, Spain, 17-21 June, 2013

Co-located with the 25th International Conference on Advanced

Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'13).

www.cin.ufpe.br/~istar13

A growing number of groups around the world have been using the i*
modelling framework in their research on early requirements engineering,
business process design, organization modelling, software development
methodologies, and more. Following successful workshops in Trento
(2002), London (2005), Recife (2008), Hammamet (2010), and Trento (2011)
it is time for another meeting focusing on i*, GRL, Tropos, and related
frameworks, to exchange ideas, compare notes, and forge new collaborations.

We cordially invite you and members of your group to join us at the
Sixth International i* Workshop. The 2-day workshop will be held in
Valencia, Spain, 17-21 June, 2013, as a co-located event with the 25th
International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering
(CAiSE'13). Following a successful Tools Fair in iStar'11, we will be
accepting papers and demos concerning iStar-related tools.

FORMAT

The objective of the workshop is to share knowledge, stimulate
discussion and foster new lines of research and collaboration among
different groups.

To support these goals, we will schedule as much time for discussion as
for presentations - the actual time will depend on the final number of
accepted papers. For every accepted paper, we will assign one discussant
that will provide an initial position about the paper once presented,
and then discussion will follow. If the schedule allows, we plan to
include further occasions for discussion in the program, in addition to
the customary wrap-up session.

The program will also include a keynote talk.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS

Contributions should be 4-6 pages in LNCS format, describing current and
ongoing research related the i* framework. The contribution shall adhere
to the following structure:

- Title, authors, abstract
- Section 1. Introduction.
- Section 2. Objectives of the research.
- Section 3. Scientific contributions. If you have tool support, please
mention and describe it explicitly
- Section 4. Conclusions. Of particular interest are any assessments of
i* and related frameworks, including industrial experiences
- Section 5. Ongoing and future work
- References. Please restrict references to mainly your own work.

All submissions should be uploaded to easychair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=istar13

All submissions will be peer-reviewed and accepted works will be
published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings Series.

TOOL SUBMISSIONS

The i* Workshop will include a slot for tool demos. The demos will
consist of a two-minute presentation of two slides (automatic transition
from one slide to the next will be enforced) and then the floor will be
opened for demos.

In order to submit a tool, fill out a form providing information about
your tool by creating a wiki page on the i* wiki
(http://istar.rwth-aachen.de/tiki-index.php?page=i*+Tools). If a page on
the wiki already exists for your tool, please update it as appropriate.
Contact istarwiki@dbis.rwth-aachen.de if you require a new user name and
password for the wiki.

Prepare a three page description of the tool, using LNCS format.
Descriptions should include a screen shot of the tool and should cover
the following points:

- Tool name and version
- Download information/availability
- Web page and documentation
- Goal modeling framework supported
- Main purpose of the tool
- Primary features
- Status and maturity
- Limitations and future plans
- Interoperability with other tools
- Use in industrial case studies (if applicable)

All descriptions should be uploaded to easychair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=istar13

The tool submissions will be peer-reviewed and published in the CEUR
Workshop Proceedings Series, as part of the iStar workshop proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 23rd, 2013 Abstracts Due
April 1st, 2013 Paper Deadline
May 1st, 2013 Notification
May 15th, 2013 Camera Ready & Author Registration Deadline
June 17th-21st, 2013 iStar 2013 in Valencia, Spain

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Jaelson Castro Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Jennifer Horkoff University of Trento, Italy
Neil Maiden City University London, United Kingdom
Eric Yu University of Toronto, Canada

TOOL SUBMISSIONS ORGANIZER

Jennifer Horkoff, University of Trento, Italy

WORKSHOP STEERING COMMITTEE

Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
John Mylopoulos University of Trento, Italy

For further questions contact istar13@easychair.org (Subject: iStar'13)

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Third International Conference on Social Computing and its Applications (SCA 2013)

Call for Papers

Third International Conference on Social Computing and its Applications (SCA)

Sept 30th to Oct 2nd, Karlsruhe, Germany

http://socialcloud.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/confs/SCA2013/

https://www.facebook.com/IEEESCA

https://twitter.com/scaconf2013

**** Overview ****

Social computing is concerned with the intersection of social behaviour and computing systems, creating or recreating social conventions and contexts through the use of software and technology. Various social computing applications such as blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.), wikis, and social bookmarking have been widely popularised by providing digital platforms for social interaction. Such applications have been profoundly change social behaviours and digital life styles of humankind whilst pushing the boundaries of Internet technologies. While people can enjoy or even indulge in the benefits such as freedom and convenience brought about by social computing, various critical issues such as trust, privacy, HCI design, and the modelling as well as understanding of social behaviours via computational means provide significant challenges.

SCA (Social Computing and its Applications) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Social Computing and its broadly related areas.

**** Scope and Topics of Interest ****

Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

    Fundamentals of social computing

    Modelling of social behaviour

    Social network analysis and mining

    Computational models of social simulation

    Web 2.0 and semantic web

    Innovative HCI and touch-screen models

    Modelling of social conventions and social contexts

    Social cognition and social intelligence

    Social media analytics and intelligence

    Broad Data and Social Computing

    Group formation and evolution

    Security, privacy, trust, risk and cryptography in social contexts

    Social system design and architectures

    Information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence and agent-based technology

    Handheld/mobile social computing

    Social Cloud Computing

    Group interaction, collaboration, representation and profiling

    Service science and service oriented interaction design

    Cultural patterns and representation

    Emotional intelligence, opinion representation, influence process

    Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets

    Connected e-health in social networks

    Social policy and government management

    Social blog, micro-blog, public blog, internet forum

    Business social software systems

    Impact on peoples activities in complex and dynamic environments

    Collaborative filtering, mining and prediction

    Social computing applications and case studies

**** Important Dates ****

Abstract Submission: May 05th 2013

Paper Submission: May 12th 2013

Author Notification: July 10th 2013

Camera Ready: August 12th 2013

**** Submission Guidelines ****

Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages for full conference papers, 6 pages for short / work in progress papers, and 2 pages for posters, including all tables and figures in the IEEE CS format. The template files for LaTeX or Word can be downloaded from http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) as a PDF at the SCA2013 submission site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sca2013.

**** Publication ****

Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press (Indexed by EI). Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference.

**** Distinguished Papers ****

Distinguished papers presented at the conference, after further revision, will be published in special issues of high quality SCI indexed international journals: TBA

**** Organization ****

General Chair

    Shaun Lawson, University of Lincoln, UK

Steering Committee

    Jinjun Chen, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (Chair)

    Adrian David Cheok, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Wesley Chu, University of California, USA

    Igor Hawryszkiewycz, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

    Irwin King, The Chinese University of Hongkong, China

    Shaun Lawson, University of Lincoln, UK

    Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

    Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan

    Craig Standing, Edith Cowan University, Australia

    V.S. Subrahmanian, University of Maryland, USA

    Feiyue Wang, Chinese Academia of Science, China

    Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada (Chair)

    John Yen, Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Program Chairs

    Barbara Carminati, University of Insubria, Italy

    Georg Groh, Technical University Munich, Germany

    Panayiotis Zaphiris, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Tutorial Chair

    Jasminko Novak, University of Applied Sciences Stralsund / European Institute for Participatory Media, Germany

Workshop Chairs

    Kyle Chard, University of Chicago, USA

    Omer Rana, Cardiff University, UK

Publication Chair

    Jinjun Chen, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Publicity Chair

    Martin Chorley, Cardiff University, UK

Local Organization

    Simon Caton, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (chair)

    Margeret Hall, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

    Wibke Michalk, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

**** More Information: Conference Website ****

http://socialcloud.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/confs/SCA2013/

https://www.facebook.com/IEEESCA

https://twitter.com/scaconf2013

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The 2013 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ACM/IEEE ASONAM 2013)

Call for Papers - ACM/IEEE ASONAM 2013

The 2013 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
ASONAM 2013 (see http://asonam.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/index.php)
Niagara Falls, Canada, August 25-28, 2013

For paper submission: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=asonam2013

The study of social networks originated in social and business communities. In recent years, social network research has advanced significantly; the development of sophisticated techniques for Social Network Analysis and Mining (SNAM) has been highly influenced by the online social Web sites, email logs, phone logs and instant messaging systems, which are widely analyzed using graph theory and machine learning techniques. People perceive the Web increasingly as a social medium that fosters interaction among people, sharing of experiences and knowledge, group activities, community formation and evolution. This has led to a rising prominence of SNAM in academia, politics, homeland security and business. This follows the pattern of known entities of our society that have evolved into networks in which actors are increasingly dependent on their structural embedding.
The international conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2013) will primarily provide an interdisciplinary venue that will bring together practitioners and researchers from a variety of SNAM fields to promote collaborations and exchange of ideas and practices. ASONAM 2013 is intended to address important aspects with a specific focus on the emerging trends and industry needs associated with social networking analysis and mining. The conference solicits experimental and theoretical works on social network analysis and mining along with their application to real life situations.

Topics

General areas of interest to ASONAM 2013 include information science and mathematics, communication studies, business and organizational studies, sociology, psychology, anthropology, applied linguistics, biology and medicine.
More specialized topics within ASONAM 2013 include, but are not limited to:

• Adoption of new services on social network platforms
• Agent based social simulation, agent based computational models
• Anomaly detection in social network evolution
• Application of social network analysis
• Application of social network mining
• Communities discovery and analysis in large scale online social networks
• Communities discovery and analysis in large scale offline social networks
• Connection between biological similarities and social network formulation
• Contextual social network analysis
• Contextual social network mining
• Crime data mining and network analysis
• Cyber anthropology
• Dark Web
• Data models for social networks and social media
• Data protection inside communities
• Detection of communities by document analysis
• Dynamics and evolution patterns of social networks
• Economical impact of social network discovery
• Evolution of patterns in the Web
• Evolution of communities in the Web
• Evolution of communities in organizations
• Geography of social networks
• Impact of social networks on recommendations systems
• Incorporating social information in query processing and query optimization
• Information acquisition and establishment of social relations
• Influence of cultural aspects on the formation of communities
• Knowledge networks
  
• Large-scale graph algorithms for social network analysis
• Misbehavior detection in communities
• Migration between communities
• Multi-Actor/Multiple-Relationship Networks
• Multi-agent based social network modeling and analysis
• Open source intelligence
• Pattern presentation for end-users and experts
• Personalization for search and for social interaction
• Preparing data for Web mining
• Political impact of social network discovery
• Privacy, security and civil liberty issues
• Recommendations for product purchase, information acquisition and establishment of social relations
• Recommendation networks
• Scalability of social networks
• Scalability of Search algorithms on social networks
• Social and cultural anthropology
• Social geography
• Social psychology of information diffusion
• Spatial Networks
• Statistical modeling of large networks
• Temporal analysis on social networks topologies
• Trust networks, evolution of trust
• Visual representation of dynamic social networks
• Web mining algorithms
• Web communities

Submission Guidelines

For paper submission: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=asonam2013
Papers reporting original and unpublished research results pertaining to the above topics are solicited. New full paper submission deadline is April 15, 2013. These papers will follow an academic review process. Full paper manuscripts must be in English with a maximum length of 8 pages (using the IEEE two-column template). Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), tel/fax numbers, abstract, and postal address(es) on the first page. Papers should be submitted to the Conference Submission System. If Web submission is not possible, manuscripts should be sent as an attachment via email to ozyer@etu.edu.tr by April 15, 2013. The attachment must be in PDF or Word .doc format.
This is an initial template to get you started formatting your paper. The final submission will be done based on IEEE CPS requirements. More information will be provided later on this week. You will be asked to guarantee that your submission meets IEEE CPS standards and you will complete online copyright form by following the link to be provided.
Since IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings of ASONAM 2013, all the rules and regulations of IEEE CPS will be applied as explained in the following link:
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/
Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Authors should certify that their papers represent substantially new previously unpublished work. Paper submission implies that the intent is for one of the authors to present the paper if accepted and that at least one of the authors register for a full conference fee.

Important Dates

December 1, 2012	Paper submission process opens
January 10, 2013	Workshop/special session proposal
April 8, 2013	Abstract submission deadline
April 15, 2013	Full paper submission deadline
May 20, 2013	Notification of acceptance
May 31, 2013	Camera-ready papers due
June 10, 2013	Presenting author registration due
August 25-28, 2013	Conference events

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ACIS presentation - Session Mobility using XMPP

Our new colleague István Koren at the ACIS group has been giving a presentation about "Session Mobility for Pervasive Collaborative Apps using XMPP" at the PerCol 2013. Here are the slides he shared on slideshare. Please have a look on them if you are interested.

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ADBIS workshop on GPUs In Databases (GID 2013)

ADBIS workshop on GPUs In Databases GID 2013

September 1st, 2013, Genoa, Italy

http://gid.us.to

AIMS AND SCOPE

High performance of modern Graphics Processing Units may be utilized not
only for graphics related application but also for general computing.
This computing power has been utilized in new variants of many
algorithms from almost every computer science domain. Unfortunately,
while other application domains strongly benefit from utilizing the
GPUs, databases related applications seem not to get enough attention.
The main goal of GPUs in Databases workshop is to fill this gap. This
event is devoted to sharing the knowledge related to applying GPUs in
Database environments and to discuss possible future development of this
application domain.


TOPICS

List of topics of the GID workshop includes (but is not limited to):

1. Data compression on GPUs
* lossless/lossy compression and decompression
* real time compression and decompression of multimedia
2. GPUs in databases and data warehouses
* join processing
* data indexing
* data aggregation
* bulk query processing
* analytical query processing
3. Data mining using GPUs
* classification
* frequent itemsets and association rules
* frequent subgraphs
* sequential patterns
* clustering
* social networks mining
* regression
4. Stream processing
* query processing in streaming databases
* stream compression/decompression
5. Applications of GPUs in bioinformatics
6. Data oriented GPU primitives
* sorting
* searching
* parallel insertion anddata structure modification


SUBMISSION

A volume with workshop papers will be published by Springer in the
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing series
(http://www.springer.com/series/11156), for distribution among workshop
participants during the workshop. Camera-ready papers are to be prepared
in LaTeX (detailed instructions will be provided).

The authors of the best workshop papers will be invited to prepare
extended versions of their papers after the workshop. The extended
papers will appear in the LNCS TLDKS Journal (Transactions on Large
Scale Data and Knowledge-Centered Systems), which is indexed by DBLP and
Scopus (http://tldks.faw.at).

Publication of selected papers in the journal will be subject to the
second round of reviews (to verify if the paper satisfies the journal
requirements, including 30% of new content compared to the version from
the AISC proceedings). In order to qualify for the journal, the paper
will have to be presented at the workshop by one of its authors.

Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific
merit and relevance to the workshop. Each paper will be reviewed by at
least two Program Committee members. Duplicate submissions are not
allowed, i.e. submitted papers must not overlap substantially with any
other papers of the same author(s) submitted elsewhere (i.e. journal,
conference, workshop etc.).

Workshop papers must not exceed 10 pages in the AISC format and must
comply with the AISC formatting guidelines available at
http://www.springer.com/series/11156 (the link to "Instructions for
Authors" is at the right hand side). All papers (in PDF file format)
should be submitted electronically via EasyChair Conference Management
System. For details please refer to submission instruction page.


TIME TABLE

May 1st 2013 - Submissions of papers
June 1st 2013 - Notification of acceptance
June 7th 2013 - Camera ready papers
Sept. 1st 2013 - GID 2013 Workshop


ORGANISATION

Program Committee Chairs:
Witold Andrzejewski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Krzysztof Kaczmarski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Tobias Lauer, Jedox AG, Germany

Program Committee Members:
Amitava Datta, University of Western Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
Bingsheng He, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ming Ouyang, University of Louisville, USA
John D. Owens, University of California, Davis, USA
Krzysztof Stencel, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Pawel Wojciechowski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland


WEB PAGE

http://gid.us.to


CONTACT

gid@cs.put.poznan.pl

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6th Special Track on Computer-based Knowledge & Skill Assessment and Feedback in Learning Settings (CAF 2013), Kazan, Russia September 25 - 27, 2013

1st CALL FOR PAPERS 

6th Special Track on 

Computer-based Knowledge & Skill Assessment

and Feedback in Learning Settings (CAF 2013)

Kazan, Russia September 25 - 27, 2013

http://www.iicm.edu/CAF2013

In conjunction with 

16th International Conference on 

Interactive Computer aided Learning (ICL 2013)

This special track will take place during ICL 2013 in Kazan, Russia (25 - 27 September 2013) as a special programme item.

The Special Track CAF 2013 provides an interdisciplinary forum for international scientists and practitioners to discuss various aspects of e-assessment and learning analytics in learning settings and based on that feedback provision for students and teachers. This year CAF is organized in cooperation with the European funded project ALICE (Adaptive Learning via Intuitive/Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional System), http://www.aliceproject.eu.

The International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning (ICL) is an interdisciplinary conference which aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences in interactive computer aided learning.

Background

Our modern life at the beginning of the 21st century is strongly influenced by effects such as rapidly changing and developing information, technology-enhanced communication and information access, and new forms of production and services in a globalized world. This situation requires individuals to adapt their skills and competencies. Consequently, educational objectives and societal expectations have changed significantly in recent years. Modern learning settings must consider learning community aspects as well as learner-centered, knowledge-centered and assessment-centered aspects.

By focusing on the assessment, this concept can be further distinguished in (1) summative assessment, performed at the end of a set of learning activities, and (2) formative assessment, which is intended to give continuous feedback to students and teachers. The latter mentioned formative assessment gives information about the current state of knowledge and/or the degree of knowledge acquisition within learning activities.

Assessment is an important component of modern teaching and learning processes in face-to-face courses as well as in e-learning environments; it provides valuable feedback to teachers and students which allows the revision and adaptation of teaching and learning activities. Furthermore, assessment activities and results can also be utilized for building and strengthening metacognitive skills. However, continuous and frequent assessment in learning processes may cause excessive efforts and costs. Therefore, computer-assisted assessment systems (CaAS) and computer-based assessment systems (CbAS) have become of increasing interest over the years. Assessment systems may support parts or the entire chain of the assessment lifecycle. This lifecycle includes authoring and management of assessment items, compilation of specific tests, performance of assessments, and compilation and management results. Additionally, emerging interest in the sharing and re-use of assessment items or compiled assessment tests and the exchangeability of assessment outcomes has resulted in standardization efforts, such as the IMS Question & Test Interoperability Specification (IMS QTI).

The special track will bring together international researchers as well as practitioners from different organisations who will have plenty of time for networking and real-world knowledge sharing.

CAF is interested in novel scientific research, findings from experiments and results from real-life applications. We invite submissions that deal with issues including, but not limited to:
Aspects of formative and summative assessment
History and challenges of e-assessment
Computer-supported assessment rubric
Computer-based knowledge & skill assessment for individuals and groups
Computer-supported peer assessment for individuals and groups
Computer-supported self-assessment and group assessment
Computer-based student and teacher feedback about knowledge state and acquisition
Computer-based assessment in adaptive e-learning
Learning analytics
Web 2.0 and assessment & feedback for individual and group learning
Assessment in Immersive Educational Environments
Automated essay grading
Natural short answer assessment
Assessment and feedback in computer-based simulations
Assessment and feedback in game-based learning settings
Test & training data and evaluation procedures
Reuse, Interoperability and Standardization
Security and Privacy

Important Dates
22 April 2013: Submission of full papers (8 pages), short papers (4 pages)
27 May 2013: Notification of acceptance
30 Aug. 2013: Camera ready version (8 pages)
25.-27. Sept. 2013: ICL Conference in Kazan, Russia

Submission Procedure

File Types: Word for Windows
Language: English (British or US)
Style Guides & Template: http://www.icl-conference.org/template.docPaper Submission System: Please use the Electronic Submission Page http://www.conftool.com/icl-conference/ In case of problems or questions concerning the submission of papers, please contact the track chairs at CAF2013@iicm.edu

Notification of Acceptance and Publishing

Accepted papers will be published within the ICL conference proceedings. At least one author has to register within 2 weeks after the notification of acceptance to be included into the conference programme (11. June 2013). Authors fee is applicable only once per paper!

Some authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their paper for publication in the "European Journal of Open and Distance Learning" (EURODL) or the "International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning" (iJET).

CAF 2013 Chairs

Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria & Curtin University, Western Australia
Barbara Kerr, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Mohammad AL-Smadi, Tallinn University, Estonia

CAF 2013 Organization team

Johanna Pirker, Graz University of Technology, Austria & MIT, USA
Alexander Nussbaumer, Graz University of Technology, Austria

CAF 2013 Program Committee (tentative)
Dietrich Albert, University of Graz, Austria
Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
Vanessa Chang, Curtin University, Australia
Carlos Delgado Kloos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Peter Dolog, Aalborg University, Denmark
Heinz Dreher, Curtin University, Australia
Baltasar Fernández-Manjón, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Michael Granitzer, University of Passau, Germany
Margit Höfler, Graz University, Austria
Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Stephanie Linek, Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Germany
Peter Reimann, University of Sydney, Australia
Sandra Schön, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft, Austria
Marcus Specht, Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands
Daniela Tuparov, South Western University, Bulgarian
SylviaWong, Aston University, UK

Further Information:

Information about ICL 2013: http://www.icl-conference.org/icl2013/

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8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2013) - Invitation to Sponsors

EC-TEL 2013 Call for Sponsors from Ralf Klamma

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Assistant/Associate Professorship or Professorship, University of Copenhagen

Assistant/Associate Professorship or Professorship in Computer Systems/Data Management

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen.

The Department of Computer Science (www.diku.dk) at the University of
Copenhagen invites applications for 1-2 positions in computer systems
and/or data management. Candidates at all levels are invited to apply:
full professor, associate professor and assistant professor.

The department is expanding its research and teaching activities in big
data and cloud computing. Also, the department is expected to collaborate
closely with the upcoming Data Management and Software Center (DMSC) for
the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund
(europeanspallationsource.se/data-management-and-software).

The applicant should have significant research experience in the area of
computer systems and/or data management. Some relevant subareas include:
databases, distributed systems, parallel systems (including language
design and compilation techniques), computer networks, security and cloud
computing. The applicant´s research should include considerable
experimental experience.

For positions at the associate and full professorship level, significant
research management experience and documented ability to attract research
grants is expected.

Assistant professorships have been established to promote the careers of
young scientists. The initial appointment is for four years. If the
applicant is successful a permanent position within the same research area
will subsequently be advertised through an open call.

Successful candidates are expected to be involved in teaching primarily on
the computer science program, but also on other IT programs at the
department such as the bachelor´s and master´s programs in Communication
& IT.

The positions are open from August 1, 2013 or as soon as possible
thereafter.
Duties may include the successful applicant's own research, development
of the field, assessment tasks, grant applications, and research
management such as supervision and training of research fellows and other
staff. The successful applicant must also teach, prepare and participate
in examinations, and fulfill other tasks requested by the Department.
Information on the Department is linked at www.science.ku.dk/institutter,
and enquiries about the position can be made to Professor Martin
Zachariasen, Head of Department, tel. 28751357 and e-mail martinz@diku.dk.

According to the Ministerial Circular on Job Structure it requires a Ph.D.
or corresponding scientific qualifications to apply for an Assistant
Professorship. Appointment to an Assistant Professor position is limited
to a 4 year fixed-term period. During that period, the Assistant Professor
must attend a course in pedagogy (adjunktpædagogikum) or provide evidence
of similar qualifications.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the
Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional
Associations on Academics in the State
(perst.dk/Service%20Menu/Love%20regler%20og%20aftaler/Circular/2012/~/media
/Circular/2012/013-12.ashx). While negotiation for salary supplement is
possible, the starting salary is currently

For Professors - DKK 579,959 including annual supplement (+ pension DKK
99.173)
And
For Associate Professors - up to DKK 441,149 including annual supplement
(+ pension up to DKK 75,437)
And
For Assistant Professors - up to DKK 402,046 including annual supplement
(+ pension up to DKK 68,750)

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically at
http://www.offentlige-stillinger.dk/sites/cfml/kbhuni/kbhuniVis.cfm?plugin=
1&englishJobs=NO&nJobNo=211393.
Please note that the materials that should be considered in the assessment
must be attached the application form you will find under that address.

You must indicate in your application whether you are applying for an
assistant professorship, an associate professorship or a professorship.

Please include in the following order:
Curriculum vitae (with applicants e-mail address & telephone number)
Description (max. 5 pages) of current and proposed research including its
relation to other research at the Department
Description and documentation of teaching experience and qualifications
Full contact details (Name, address, telephone & email) of 2 professional
references
Complete publication list indicating max. 5 papers particularly relevant
to the application
Reprints of the 5 particularly relevant papers

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and
thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of
personal background.

The deadline for applications is 26 February 2013. Applications or
supplementary material received thereafter will not be considered. Please
refer to the following no. in future communication in this case: 211-0171.

Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of
documented, original scientific production at an international level,
including contributions to developments in their field. The teaching,
managerial, out-reach, and innovative qualifications of applicants will
also be considered.

Further procedure:
Applicants will be notified of the composition of the assessment committee
Applicants must provide supplementary documentation if requested by the
committee
Applicants may be summoned for an interview and/or requested to give a
trial lecture
Each applicant will receive that part of the assessment relating to
him/herself

Apply online at
http://www.offentlige-stillinger.dk/sites/cfml/kbhuni/kbhuniVis.cfm?plugin=
1&englishJobs=NO&nJobNo=211393.

Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the oldest university in
Denmark. With 37,000 students and 9,000 employees, it is among the largest
universities in Scandinavia and one of the highest ranking in Europe. The
University consists of six faculties, which cover Health and Medical
Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science, Social Sciences and Theology.

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Full-Time Professor Position in Computer Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)

Full-Time Professor Position in Computer Science at the Vrije Universiteit
Brussel (Belgium)

A tenured professor position (assistant or associate) in Computer Science
(in the domain of Web and Information Systems Engineering) is available in
the Department of Computer Science (Faculty of Sciences) at the Vrije
Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

Planned starting date: October 1, 2013
Length of contract: 3 years, with possibility for a permanent position
Required degree: PhD in (Computer) Science/Engineering


Research
--------

The candidate is expected to reinforce the research of the WISE Lab
(http://wise.vub.ac.be) by initiating and conducting research in a field
that is related but complementary to the WISE lab's current research on
Web and Information Systems Engineering. Special preference will be given
to candidates with a strong expertise in information visualisation,
information retrieval or information (data) mining.

The applicant has to fit in the research culture of the WISE lab, which
puts a strong emphasis on conceptual modelling, design techniques and
methods, semantics and usability, as well as on engineering methodologies,
tool development and software frameworks.

The selected candidate is expected to contribute to the general duties of
the department and the research group as specified by the university for
the grade given (i.e. supervision of PhD and MSc students as well as
launching and seeking financing for new research projects).


Teaching
--------

The teaching load associated with a full-time appointment includes
teaching general Computer Science courses at the bachelor level as well as
specialised, research related courses at the master level. The concrete
list of courses will be negotiated based on the selected candidate?s
expertise but will be situated in the broad field of databases,
information systems and/or web systems.


Desired Profile
---------------

- The candidate should preferably have a strong expertise in one of the
following domains: information visualisation, information retrieval, or
information (data) mining.
- The applicant has to have outstanding academic credentials and an
excellent publication record that demonstrate the required expertise.
- The applicant is expected to have experience with supervising PhD and
MSc students and with managing research.
- The applicant has to have a track record or has to demonstrate potential
for launching and seeking financing for new research projects.
- The candidate should be able to teach both in English and in Dutch. A
candidate without knowledge of Dutch must be prepared to learn Dutch in a
reasonable period of time, which is a condition for a permanent position
after 3 years.
- Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
- The candidate is expected to endorse the educational vision of the
university (full text available on the university web site).
- Every first appointment is dependent upon the successful delivery of a
teaching session.


Application deadline: March 28, 2013


More details about the position and the application procedure are
available at:
http://vub.talentfinder.be/en/vacature/3948/we-2013-003-senior-academic-sta
ff--senior-lecturer--100--computer-science--web--information-systems/

If you have questions about the position please feel free to contact:
- Prof. Olga De Troyer, Olga.DeTroyer@vub.ac.be, +32 2 629 3504
- Prof. Beat Signer, Beat.Signer@vub.ac.be, +32 2 629 1239

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Professor position at Paris-Dauphine University

Full Professor Position in Computer Science

Paris Dauphine University
Position No: 0288

Job profile:

The University Paris-Dauphine opens a full professor position in Computer
Science. Research will be carried within the Data Management and
Information Systems research groups of the LAMSADE Lab, CNRS UMR 7243.
Teaching will occur for several University Departments, but mainly for the
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Research Fields: Computer Science, Data Management, Information Systems,
Big Data Analytics

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Research:

Profile: the recruited professor will carry his/her research within the
LAMSADE (see below) and for the University Paris Dauphine. More
specifically we are looking for senior researchers with a strong record in
fields such as algorithmic for massive data bases, data warehouses, web
services, cloud computing, data oriented engineering, process modeling and
management, information systems, knowledge management and decision support.

Potential candidates are invited to get in touch with:

Alexis Tsoukias, director of the LAMSADE

Location: LAMSADE UMR CNRS no 7243, University Paris-Dauphine, France

Director of the laboratory: Alexis Tsoukias

Phone : 0144054401

e-mail: tsoukias@lamsade.dauphine.fr

URL: www.lamsade.dauphine.fr

About the laboratory: the LAMSADE is a joint laboratory of Université
Paris Dauphine and the CNRS. The research activities of the lab are at the
edge of Computer Science and Decision Support (and more specifically
Operational Research). Both fundamental and applied research is carried
around subjects such as: decision support, decision theory, social choice
theory, operational research, combinatorial optimization, algorithmic
complexity, mathematical programming, decision and artificial
intelligence, information systems, data bases, analytics. We are proud to
be a world class laboratory in Decision Sciences and Technologies.


Teaching:

Profile: the recruited professor is expected to contribute to the training
provided by the Computer Science and Mathematics Department of the
University. Likely she/he may have to teach also for classes for other
University Departments. Teaching may need to be carried at any among the
five years of classes. More specifically it is expected to be able to
teach data bases, information systems, as well as software engineering,
programming languages, web technology etc. Under such a perspective being
experienced in teaching in such fields will be highly appreciated. It is
also expected that the recruited professor will soon be asked to take upon
relevant organization and training responsibilities.

Training Department: MIDO (Mathematiques, Informatique de la Decision et
des Organisations)

Location: University Paris-Dauphine, France

Department co-director: Ridha Mahjoub

Phone: 01 44 05 48 96

e-mail: mahjoub@lamsade.dauphine.fr

URL: www.mido.dauphine.fr

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Faculty position (MCF) at Paris-Dauphine University

Faculty position at Paris-Dauphine University
Position no: 0230

Job profile

Paris-Dauphine University opens a teaching and research position (maitre
de confences) in Computer Science in data management and information
systems fields. Research will take place at LAMSADE Lab. Teaching will
take place in the University departments, mainly the Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science (MIDO).

Research Fields: Computer Science, Data Management, Information Systems,
Big Data Analytics

Contact:
Professor Daniela Grigori: daniela.grigori@lamsade.dauphine.fr


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Recherche:

Profil: The recruited person will carry his/her research within the
LAMSADE (see below) and for the University Paris Dauphine in data
management and information systems. The research topics that are currently
addressed in Lamsade in these fields are: algorithmic for masses of
complex data, data warehouse for scientific data, Web Services, business
process management, cloud computing, management of web and heterogeneous
data.

Potential candidates are invited to get in touch with:

Professor Daniela Grigori: daniela.grigori@lamsade.dauphine.fr


Location: LAMSADE UMR CNRS no 7243, University Paris-Dauphine

Director of the laboratory: Alexis Tsoukias

Phone: 0144054401

e-mail: tsoukias@lamsade.dauphine.fr

URL: www.lamsade.dauphine.fr

About the laboratory: the LAMSADE is a joint laboratory of Université
Paris Dauphine and the CNRS. The research activities of the lab are at the
edge of Computer Science and Decision Support (and more specifically
Operational Research). Both fundamental and applied research is carried
around subjects such as: decision support, decision theory, social choice
theory, operational research, combinatorial optimization, algorithmic
complexity, mathematical programming, decision and artificial
intelligence, information systems, data bases, analytics. We are proud to
be a world class laboratory in Decision Sciences and Technologies.


Teaching:

Profile: the recruited person is expected to contribute to the training
provided by the Computer Science and Mathematics Department of the
University. Likely she/he may have to teach also classes for other
University Departments. Teaching may need to be carried at any among the
five years of studies. More specifically he is expected to be able to
teach mainly information systems and databases. Experience in other fields
like software engineering, programming languages, data mining, web
technology, networks, will be highly appreciated:.

Training Department: MIDO (Mathematiques, Informatique de la Decision et
des Organisations)

Location: Paris-Dauphine University

Department co-director: Ridha Mahjoub

Phone: 01 44 05 48 96

e-mail: mahjoub@lamsade.dauphine.fr

URL: www.mido.dauphine.fr

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22 Funded Phd Studentships at CNGL in Trinity College Dublin

PhD Studentships - 22 Posts - Centre for Next Generation Localisation
Laboratories, Trinity College Dublin

Post Status: 3 year PhD Studentships
Department: Centre for Next Generation Localisation Laboratories, KDEG,
Trinity College Dublin
Benefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees
Closing date for applications: 28th February 2013
General enquires concerning these posts can be addressed to
Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie

Summary:
The Centre for Next Generation Localisation (www.cngl.ie) seeks to revolutionise the way people
interact with content, systems and each other to achieve unprecedented levels of content access,
process efficiency and user empowerment. Breakthroughs in the creation,  processing, unification and
integration of multilingual, multi-modal and multimedia content are needed to meet the needs of an
increasingly mobile and multilingual society across global markets. CNGL will enable content to be
created, discovered, translated and personalised, so as to efficiently and effectively deliver
natural and engaging web-mediated interactions between users, organisations and communities
regardless of language, device and preferences of the user.

CNGL is internationally renown for its strong, strategic mix of leading researchers in language,
adaptive content, interaction and knowledge engineering technologies and its tight engagement with
innovation-driven companies that work with content at a global level. CNGL has recently received
further multi-million funding from Science Foundation Ireland. As a result Trinity College Dublin
(TCD) is now offering 22 new PhD studentships in the areas of:

Text Analytics for managing large scale multilingual corpora.
Content-aware multilingual Search and Discovery technologies
Adaptive context-aware search
Intelligent slicing and adaptation of content
Social-aware, affective content adaptation
Constructing affective dialogue solutions
Interoperability and analytics for intelligent content processing chains

Requirements:
The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first
class or II.1 primary degree
or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science, or a
related discipline. They will
be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and
a demonstrated
proficiency in software development. They must be eager to work in and
learn from multi-disciplinary
and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language
certification if English is not
their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 7.0+, TOEFL iBT: 100+,
TOEFL pBT: 600+, CEF:
C1+, or equivalent.

Application Procedure:
For further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD
topic details
found at: http://www.scss.tcd.ie/Dominic.Jones/cngl2-phd-details.pdf

Please directly contact the relevant supervisor, depending upon the
position you're interested in,
via email including:
A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) expressing your suitability for a
position
A complete CV
Please also copy Dominic Jones - Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie
Applicants may then be invited to apply via the TCD graduate studies
admission system.

Further Information:

Centre for Next Generation Localisation
CNGL is a €50M Academia-Industry partnership based in Ireland. It is
unique internationally in
addressing the integrated research and development of novel content,
knowledge and language
processing technologies for the global, multi-lingual web content and
services supply chain. Â It is
made up of over 100 researchers in labs integrated across Trinity College
Dublin (TCD), Dublin City
University (DCU), University College Dublin (UCD), University of Limerick
(UL), as well as ten
industrial partners, including SMEs, NGOs and multinationals such as
Microsoft, Symantec, Intel and
Welocalize. In addition to central funding from Science Foundation Ireland
(SFI), CNGL has a wide
portfolio of European FP7 projects and commercial projects. It therefore
offers unique opportunities
for international and industrial research collaboration at the highest
level in areas of language
technology, multi-lingual web and adaptive, personalised content. CNGL
provides a world class
collaborative research and innovation environment. It provides:
world-class PhD supervision by
integrated teams of leading academics; an experienced and supportive lab
community of postdoctoral
researchers and research programmers; excellent collaboration and
computing facilities; wide ranging
skills training opportunities; a dedicated management and administration
team and an active
commercialisation development pipeline.

Trinity College Dublin
Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is the oldest university in
Ireland and one of the older
universities of Western Europe. On today's campus, state-of-the-art
libraries, laboratories and IT
facilities, stand alongside historic buildings on a city-centre 47-acre
campus. Based in the heart
of Dublin, TCD offers an exceptional working and social environment that
attracts students and
researchers from around the world. TCD's research impact is currently
ranked 44th in the World by
the Times Higher Education Ranking of World Universities and 10th in
Europe by the Leiden University
Ranking of World Universities based on research performance. As Ireland's
premier university, the
pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship is at the core of a
Trinity education. TCD
has an outstanding record of publications in high-impact journals, and a
track record in winning
research funding which is among the best in the country.

Equal Opportunities Policy
Trinity College Dublin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed
to the employment
policies, procedures and practices which do not discriminate on grounds
such as gender, marital
status, family status, age, disability, race, religious belief, sexual
orientation or membership of
the travelling community. See also:
https://www.tcd.ie/Graduate_Studies/Research2012.pdf

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32nd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2013)

First Call for Papers

32nd International Conference
on Conceptual Modeling (ER

2013)

http://www.hkws.org/conference/ER2013/

Hong Kong, November 11-13, 2013.

Introduction
------------
The ER International Conference on Conceptual Modeling is a leading
international forum for presenting and discussing current research and
applications in which the major emphasis is on conceptual modeling. 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. Also of
interest are topics related to the interaction of conceptual modeling
techniques with business strategy models and the effects (economical,
organizational, and so forth) of good conceptual modeling techniques on
the development of information systems. We encourage submissions relating
to all aspects of conceptual modeling and specifically encourage research
on topics of emerging interest.


Target audiences and the scope
------------------------------
We solicit submission of original research, as well as experience and
vision papers, from both researchers and practitioners, welcoming any
topic where conceptual modeling is a major theme. We specifically
encourage submissions on the application and role of conceptual modeling
techniques in new and emerging areas such as large data repositories for
business intelligence, cloud computing and NoSQL databases.

Specific examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to,
conceptual modeling as applied to:
Foundations and Concept Formalization
Big Data
NoSQL Databases and Enterprise Business Models
Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, and Web Information Systems
Enterprise Architectures and Service-Oriented Architectures
Quality and Metrics of Conceptual Models
Empirical Studies of Conceptual Modeling
Ontology Modeling and Deployment
Business Process Modeling
Semi-structured Data and XML
Development and Management of Conceptual Models for Big Data
Integration of Conceptual Models and Database Schemas
Information Retrieval, Filtering, Classification, Summarization, and
Visualization
Methodologies and Tools for Conceptual Design
Requirements Engineering
Reuse, Patterns, and Object-Oriented Design
Reverse Engineering and Roundtrip Engineering
Schema Evolution and Management of Database Constraints
Spatial, Temporal, and Multimedia Aspects in Conceptual Models
Metadata and Applications
Data warehousing, Data Mining, and Business Intelligence
Applications to bioinformatics, cyber security, and privacy
Data Semantics and Integrity Constraints
Advanced and Cross-Disciplinary Applications of Conceptual Models


Important Dates
----------------
Paper abstract submission: April 1st, 2013
Full paper submission: April 8th, 2013
Paper notification: June 10th, 2013
Camera-ready paper submission: July 15th, 2013
Author registration: July 21st, 2013


ER 2013 Awards and Special Issue
--------------------------------
Springer Verlag will sponsor two awards:

Best Student Paper Award: to be given to the best paper whose first
author is a student.
Best Paper Award: to be given to the best paper.

Selected papers may be invited to submit their extended version of their
papers to a DKE special issue


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 (as well as for final, camera-ready
papers) is 14. Manuscripts not submitted in the LNCS style or exceeding
the page limit will not be reviewed and automatically rejected.

A paper submitted to ER 2013 may not be under review for any other
conference or journal during the time it is being considered for ER 2013.
Submitted papers must demonstrate to be aware of the state-of-the art
literature in conceptual modeling by properly citing relevant papers in
the field.


Submission Instructions
------------------------
Submission to ER 2013 will be electronically managed via EasyChair.
Authors are asked to submit an abstract first, and then to upload the full
paper. The submission page of ER-2013 is
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=er2013. Submitted papers must
demonstrate awareness of the state-of-the-art of the literature in
conceptual modeling by properly citing relevant papers in the field.


Program Co-Chairs
------------------
Wilfred Ng, HKUST (Hong Kong, China)
Veda C. Storey, Gerogia State Unviersity (USA)
Juan Trujillo, University of Alicante (Spain)


Program Committee
-----------------
Jacky Akoka, CNAM & TEM, France
Manish Anand, Salesforce, LTD
Jacky Akoka, CNAM & TEM, France
Jordi Cabot, INRIA-école des Mines de Nantes, France
Silvana Castano, University of Milano, Italy
Olga De Troyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Xavier Franch, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Avigdor Gal, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israeli
Paolo Giorgini, University of Trento, Italy
Jean-Luc Hainaut, University of Namur, Belgium
Arantza Illarramendi, Basque Country University, Spain
Wolfgang Lehner, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Pericles Loucopoulos, Loughborough University, UK
Jan Mendling, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada
Antoni Olivé, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Andreas L Opdahl, University of Bergen, Norway
Oscar Pastor Lopez, University of Valencia, Spain
Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Geert Poels, Ghent University, Belgium
Henderik Proper, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
Christoph Quix, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Jolita Ralyté, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israeli
Stefano Rizzi, University of Bologna, Italy
Ernest Teniente, Unversitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Joao Araujo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Panos Vassiliadis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Gerd Wagner, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany
Norman Paton, The University of Manchester, UK
Stefano Ceri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Esperanza Marcos, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Esteban Zimányi, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Colette Rolland, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France
Ivan Jureta, University of Namur, Belgium
Ana Moreira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Wolfgang Maass, Saarland University, Germany
Roel Wieringa, University of twente, Netherlands
Matthias Jarke, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Rafael Berlanga, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Valeria De Antonellis, University of Brescia, Italy
Manfred Jeusfeld, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Heinrich C. Mayr, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, Austria
Peretz Shoval, Ben-Gurion University, Israeli
Camille Salinesi, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France
Barbara Weber, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Akhilesh Bajaj, University of Tulsa, USA
Yuan An, Drexel University, USA
Shawn Bowers, Gonzaga University, USA
Roger Chiang, University of Cincinnati, USA
Isabel F. Cruz, University of Illinois, USA
Faiz Currim, University of Arizona, USA
Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati, USA
Umeshwar Dayal, Hewlett-Packard, USA
Lois Delcambre, Portland State University, USA
David W. Embley, Brigham Young University, USA
Joerg Evermann, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil
Larry Kerschberg, George Mason University, USA
Vijay Khatri, Indiana University, USA
Alberto Laender, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Stephen Liddle, Brigham Young University, USA
Mengchi Liu, Carleton University, Canada
José Palazzo M. De Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil
Jeffrey Parsons, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Sandeep Purao, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Sudha Ram, University of Arizona, USA
Satya Sahoo, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Il-Yeol Song, Drexel UNiversity, USA
Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA
James Terwilliger, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Ramesh Venkataraman, Indiana University, USA
Carson Woo, University of British Columbia, Canada
Eric Yu, University of Toronto, Canada
Zhu Zhang, University of Arizona, USA
Huimin Zhao, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Jaelson Castro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Julio Cesar Leite, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Stephane Bressan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gill Dobbie, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mong Li Lee, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tokwang Ling, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Zhiyong Peng, Wuhan University, China
Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Nagoya University, Japan
Shuigeng Zhou, Fudan University, China
Fred Lochovsky, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
HKSAR
Xiaoling Wang, Fudan university, China
Sang-Goo Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Dik Lun Lee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKSAR
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
James Cheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR
Maryam Razavian, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mehrdad Sabetzadeh, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Palash Bera, Saint Louis University, USA
Felix Garcia, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Motoshi Saeki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Bernhard Thalheim, University of Kiel, Germany
Sandro Bimonte, irstea, France
Patrick Marcel, Université François Rabelais Tours, Laboratoire
d'Informatique, France
Zhifeng Bao, University of Singapour, Singapore
Hemant Jain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Miyuki Nakano, University of Tokyo, Japan
Ada Fu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR
Juanzi Li, Tsinghua University, China
Yi Cai, South China University of Technology, China
Yiping Ke, Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
Jordi Cabot, INRIA-école des Mines de Nantes, France
Silvana Castano, University of Milano, Italy
Olga De Troyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Xavier Franch, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Avigdor Gal, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israeli
Paolo Giorgini, University of Trento, Italy
Jean-Luc Hainaut, University of Namur, Belgium
Arantza Illarramendi, Basque Country University, Spain
Wolfgang Lehner, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Pericles Loucopoulos, Loughborough University, UK
Jan Mendling, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada
Antoni Olivé, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Andreas L Opdahl, University of Bergen, Norway
Oscar Pastor Lopez, University of Valencia, Spain
Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Geert Poels, Ghent University, Belgium
Henderik Proper, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
Christoph Quix, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Jolita Ralyté, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israeli
Stefano Rizzi, University of Bologna, Italy
Ernest Teniente, Unversitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Joao Araujo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Panos Vassiliadis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Gerd Wagner, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany
Norman Paton, The University of Manchester, UK
Stefano Ceri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Esperanza Marcos, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Esteban Zimányi, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Colette Rolland, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France
Ivan Jureta, University of Namur, Belgium
Ana Moreira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Wolfgang Maass, Saarland University, Germany
Roel Wieringa, University of twente, Netherlands
Matthias Jarke, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Rafael Berlanga, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Valeria De Antonellis, University of Brescia, Italy
Manfred Jeusfeld, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Heinrich C. Mayr, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, Austria
Peretz Shoval, Ben-Gurion University, Israeli
Camille Salinesi, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France
Barbara Weber, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Akhilesh Bajaj, University of Tulsa, USA
Yuan An, Drexel University, USA
Shawn Bowers, Gonzaga University, USA
Roger Chiang, University of Cincinnati, USA
Isabel F. Cruz, University of Illinois, USA
Faiz Currim, University of Arizona, USA
Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati, USA
Umeshwar Dayal, Hewlett-Packard, USA
Lois Delcambre, Portland State University, USA
David W. Embley, Brigham Young University, USA
Joerg Evermann, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil
Larry Kerschberg, George Mason University, USA
Vijay Khatri, Indiana University, USA
Alberto Laender, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Stephen Liddle, Brigham Young University, USA
Mengchi Liu, Carleton University, Canada
José Palazzo M. De Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil
Jeffrey Parsons, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Sandeep Purao, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Sudha Ram, University of Arizona, USA
Satya Sahoo, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Il-Yeol Song, Drexel UNiversity, USA
Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA
James Terwilliger, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Ramesh Venkataraman, Indiana University, USA
Carson Woo, University of British Columbia, Canada
Eric Yu, University of Toronto, Canada
Zhu Zhang, University of Arizona, USA
Huimin Zhao, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Jaelson Castro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Julio Cesar Leite, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Stephane Bressan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gill Dobbie, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mong Li Lee, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tokwang Ling, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Zhiyong Peng, Wuhan University, China
Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Nagoya University, Japan
Shuigeng Zhou, Fudan University, China
Fred Lochovsky, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
HKSAR
Xiaoling Wang, Fudan university, China
Sang-Goo Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Dik Lun Lee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKSAR
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
James Cheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR
Maryam Razavian, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mehrdad Sabetzadeh, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Palash Bera, Saint Louis University, USA
Felix Garcia, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Motoshi Saeki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Bernhard Thalheim, University of Kiel, Germany
Sandro Bimonte, irstea, France
Patrick Marcel, Université François Rabelais Tours, Laboratoire
d'Informatique, France
Zhifeng Bao, University of Singapour, Singapore
Hemant Jain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Miyuki Nakano, University of Tokyo, Japan
Ada Fu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR
Juanzi Li, Tsinghua University, China
Yi Cai, South China University of Technology, China
Yiping Ke, Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore


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