IEEE IT Pro Special Issue: Information Hygiene and the Fight against the Misinformation Infodemic (Deadline: 24 Sep. 2021)

September 7th, 2021 Daniela Lopez de Luise
Deadline approaching: 24 September 2021 
Nowadays, misinformation spreads more rapidly and more broadly than reliable information does, creating an “infodemic.” This has a serious impact globally. Though the main originators may be malicious entities exploiting social media, “fake news,” and conspiracy theory generators, it is ourselves and our own network of people that propagate misinformation and fake content simply by sharing them often without assessing their validity. How can we address this challenging problem facing society by leveraging technology and information hygiene practices? 
This upcoming special issue of IEEE CS IT Professional seeks to present an overview of the problems and showcase recent developments that address them and applications of IT to support humans in the fight against misinformation. The magazine invites articles that present recent advances, perspectives, and use cases. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 
  • Information trustworthiness, trust, and reputation models 
  • Online misinformation diffusion models and diffusion prediction and prevention 
  • Information hygiene practices and “social-media information” literacy AI and machine-learning approaches to identify and filter misinformation and prevent its propagation 
  • Detection of deepfakes – fake image, audio, or video Crowdsourcing approaches to fighting misinformation 
  • Impacts of misinformation, fake news, and deception Information provenance in social media and the Internet 
  • Digital nudging for information hygiene 
  • The role of regulatory policy in lieu of self-policing 
  • Examination of the economic – for-profit – models that contribute to the info-demic 
  • “Best practices” for managing mis- and disinformation across the globe Role of individuals, industry, regulatory bodies, and government 

GUEST EDITORS:
George Loukas
Stephen J. Andriole
San Murugesan
Best regards,

George

Professor George Loukas 
Head of IoT and Security Centre (ISEC) 
University of Greenwich 

Personal: http://www.georgeloukas.com

University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee, registered in England (reg no. 986729). Registered Office: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich SE10 9LS.

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HILTI-SLAM Challenge: win up to $10,000 and IROS21 workshop keynote invitation

September 7th, 2021 Daniela Lopez de Luise
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is one of the most
fundamental capabilities necessary for robots to navigate and perform
tasks. While impressive progress has been made with both geometric-based
methods and learning-based methods, developing a robust and accurate
SLAM method for deploying on a real-world construction site is still a
challenging problem. We introduce the HILTI SLAM Challenge dataset, a
real-life, multi-sensor dataset with accurate ground truth to advance
the state of the art in highly accurate state estimation in challenging
environments. Participants will be ranked by the completeness of their
trajectories and by the achieved accuracy.

Hilti is a multinational company that offers premium products and
services for professionals on construction sites around the globe.
Behind this vast catalogue is a global team comprising of 30.000 team
members from 133 different nationalities located in more than 120 countries.

Participants can win up to $10,000 prize money and a keynote IROS
workshop invitation.

Instructions: http://hilti-challenge.com

Michael Helmberger (from HILTI), Giovanni Cioffi, Davide Scaramuzza

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econometric conference in Thailand: deadline extended to September 15

September 7th, 2021 Daniela Lopez de Luise

papers using machine learning are always welcome at this series of conferences

 

 

The 15th International Conference of Thailand Econometric Society

TES'2022

 

in hybrid mode: online and in-person

 

Website: http://tes.econ.cmu.ac.th

 

Point of contact: thailand.econometric.society@gmail.com

 

Venue: Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai,

Thailand

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

This conference aims at bringing together researchers in

econometrics and quantitative analysis in economics for an

opportunity to present and discuss theoretical and applied research

problems as well as to foster research collaborations.

 

The theme of the TES2022 is CREDIBLE ASSET ALLOCATION, OPTIMAL

TRANSPORT METHODS AND RELATED TOPICS

 

However, the conference also welcomes any topics in econometrics

and quantitative methods with applications in economics. Topics

include, but not limited to:

* Asset Allocation

* Asset Management

* Risk Management

* Portfolio Management

* Portfolio Optimization

* Optimal Transport

* Economics

* Econometrics

 

General Conference Chair: Pairat Kanjanakaroon

 

Organization Committee Chair: Woraphon Yamaka

 

Scientific Committee Chair: Hung T. Nguyen

 

Conference Secretary: Vanlaya Sutava

 

Scientific Committee:

* Songsak Sriboonchitta (Thailand)

* Woraphon Yamaka (Thailand)

* Santi Tasena (Thailand)

* Poom Kumam (Thailand)

* Hung T. Nguyen (US & Thailand)

* Vladik Kreinovich (US)

* David Lee (Singapore)

* Polina Krennikova (UK)

* Marc E. Shaffer (UK)

* Tonghui Wang (US)

* John Harding (US)

* William Briggs (US)

* Sam Mugel (Spain)

* Sergey Utev (UK)

* Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France)

* Didier Sornette (Switzerland)

* Andrei Khrennikov (Sweden)

* Vyacheslav I. Yukalov (Russia)

 

Important dates:

* Paper submission Deadline: September 15, 2021

* Notification of acceptance: October 1, 2021

* Final version submission deadline: October 31, 2021

Note: Submission of papers via EasyChair in PDF format:

https://easychair.org/conference/?conf=tes2022

 

Registration fee:

Presenters:

* Presenter + Publication   USD 200/THB 7,500

* Student + Publication     USD 100/THB 3,800

* CMU Staff + Publication   USD 100/THB 3,800

* CMU Student + Publication USD  30/THB 1,200

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Participants:

* General                   USD  80/THB 3,000

* Student                   USD  30/THB 1,200

 

Publications:

* All Presented papers at TES2021 will be published in the local

   proceeding and extended versions will be suggested to Journal of

   Economics CMU (TCI Tier 2 and ACI)

* All accepted and presented papers at TES2021 will be published in

   the Springer-Verlag book series “Studies in Systems, Decision and

   Control” ISSN: 2198-4182 (Categorized as Computer Science,

   Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Mathematics, Engineer, Social

   Sciencesl Indexed in SCOPUS, SCImago, Thomson Reuters Conference

   Proceedings Citation Index; included in ISI Web of Science)

 

Important note: Papers must be based on unpublished original work

and must be submitted to TES2022 only. In order for a paper to be

published, at least one of the authors from each paper must pay the

full registration fee and attend the conference to present the paper.

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Polar AI Working Group

September 7th, 2021 Daniela Lopez de Luise
I am an early-career applied machine learning researcher working with sea ice, remote sensing, and biodiversity informatics. A particular interest of mine is the geophysical, climatic and ecological applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the Arctic and Antarctica. Artificial intelligence has been playing an increasingly influential and useful part in Arctic and Antarctic research in recent years, both in the natural and social sciences aspects, especially with the rapid advances in deep learning and computer vision. Currently, to my knowledge, there does not exist a large-scale organized scientific group centered around Polar AI open to all interested parties. After chatting with a few other researchers with similar interests, I realized that it is crucial to coordinate a community / working group focused on the AI-Polar intersection so that research efforts are streamlined to some extent and there can be many more opportunities for involvement.

If your Arctic/polar research involves AI or you are simply interested in the subject, feel free to fill out this Google form as an Expression of Interest in our “Polar AI Working Group”:
https://forms.gle/AR8XmKMj9J5Extxd7

After receiving the EOIs, I will be setting up a slack channel where we can coordinate the community and set up events and other collaboration opportunities. The community won't be overly formal, and we emphasize that ALL are welcome.

Additionally, feel free to forward this email to colleagues or others that might be interested. We want to create as diverse a group as possible: folks from academia, industry, and government; those interested in the Arctic/Antarctic natural sciences and the social sciences; newcomers to AI and experts; researchers focused on sea ice, glaciers, marine ecology, remote sensing, climate variability, biogeochemical processes, etc.

Best regards,
Thomas Y. Chen

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Meet the Keynote: Eyal Zimlichman (CMO/CIO at Sheba Medical Center – the largest hospital in Israel) & submit your paper to the leading conference on ubiquitous computing in healthcare and wellbeing

September 7th, 2021 Daniela Lopez de Luise

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December 6 – 8, 2021
Original Location: Tel Aviv, Israel 
Submission Deadline: September 27, 2021 (Extended)

EAI PervasiveHealth 2021 will be held as a fully-fledged online conference.

MEET THE SPEAKER

Eyal Zimlichman MD, MSc

Day 1 – Hospital and Community Care

Deputy Director-General, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer, Sheba Medical Center (Israel’s largest hospital).

Prof. Zimlichman is the founder and director of Sheba’s ARC innovation program, which aims to redesign healthcare through digital health solutions by 2030 – learn more.

SCOPE

EAI PervasiveHealth 2021 will continue its tradition as a leading international forum focusing on technologies and human factors related to the use of ubiquitous computing in healthcare and wellbeing, covering the usual topics of human-computer interaction, sensing, telemedicine, and many others.

Facilitated by its organizing committee and keynotes, the 2021 edition of PervasiveHealth will add a special focus on Israel’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees will have a singular opportunity to learn about the country’s consolidated public health infrastructure, enhanced remote care, and its unique ability to rapidly implement AI-based decision support platforms in ERs, ICUs, Corona wards, and community care.

We are pleased to invite you to submit your paper to EAI Pervasivehealth 2021. PervasiveHealth 2021 welcomes full paper submissions (12-15 pages), short papers (6-11 pages) and abstract submissions. Submissions should be in English, following the Springer formatting guidelines (see Submission).

Submit Paper

Read more: Call for Papers

EAI Pervasivehealth global 2021

PervasiveHealth Global 2021 is a one-of-a-kind edition of the leading conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare that will bring its many local communities from around the world together under one roof for the first time ever.

Thanks to the online format of the 2021 edition, you will be able to connect with members of the PervasiveHealth community from other countries and continents that share an interest in the same research topics as you, share knowledge, and meet new colleagues from the safety and comfort of your home.

To guarantee the best possible experience for attendees across different time zones, the technical program will be split into localized and common sessions. This will maximize your participation during your normal working hours while still providing you with ample opportunity to connect internationally. In addition to that, every presentation will be made available to all participants freely for the entire duration of the conference, letting you catch up on what you may have missed.

Participants of PervasiveHealth Global 2021 will be able to enjoy:

  • World’s PervasiveHealth communities under one roof,
  • The full conference experience with scheduled and ad-hoc Q&A sessions,
  • Complete access to all presentations on your own time,
  • 1-on-1 networking opportunities via EAI Compass,
  • A chance to win the Best Community-voted Presentation shared with EAI’s community of 150.000+ experts.

Publication

PervasiveHealth authors have enjoyed over 200,000 downloads and 7000+ citations!

All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.

Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Inspec, and Zentralblatt MATH.

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

Additional publication opportunities:

Important dates

Full Paper Submission Deadline: september 27, 2021 (Extended)

Notification Deadline: october 27, 2021

Camera-ready deadline: November 8, 2021

Conference dates: December 6 – 8, 2021

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Day 2 – Homecare

Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar of Information Systems; Associate Research Director for Health Analytics and Digital Health, Questrom Digital Business Institute; Senior Fellow, Boston University Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy.

Day 3 – Education of Next Generation

Academic Head, Center for Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; Head of the School for Education in Residency, Israeli Medical Association; Consulting pedagogue, Life’s Door (leading support program for physicians).

organizing committee

General Chairs
Dr. Hadas Lewy – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Dr. Refael Barkan – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Dr. Hadas Lewy – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Dr. Refael Barkan – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Asst. Prof. Gabriella Casalino – Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Prof. Mordechay Shani – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Dr. Boaz Tadmor – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Prof. Yair Lempel – Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

See the full Organizing Committee and Technical Program Committee. 

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