Making the Web Human-Centric? New Directions in the Web and AI
12th International ACM Web Science Conference
6-10 July 2020
Organised by the University of Southampton, UK – delivered online
Submission deadline: May 31, 2020
Overview
One of the WebSci’20 events on Monday July 6, 2020 will be the Interdisciplinary PhD Symposium, offering PhD students the opportunity to present and discuss their research plans and ongoing research for an interdisciplinary audience. We aim for a lively and engaged discussion maximising early-stage ideas exchange and interdisciplinary discussion on emerging or novel ideas/research.
Contributions
To achieve this we are seeking 1-2 page PhD research descriptions that will be reviewed by the PhD Symposium chairs. Accepted submissions will be presented in (about) 20 minute slots during the PhD Symposium on Monday July 6, 2020. Accepted submissions will also receive a fee waiver to the PhD Symposium, Workshops and Conference, which this year will be online.
The Web Science conference welcomes participation from all disciplines including, but not limited to, art, computer and information sciences, communication, economics, humanities, informatics, law, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology, in pursuit of an understanding of the Web. This conference is unique in bringing these disciplines together in creative and critical dialogue. We particularly welcome contributions that seek to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Possible topics
Possible topics for submissions include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Theoretical, methodological and ethical approaches for Web Science
• Web practices – individual and/or collective and/or institutional Humanities on the Web
• The architecture and philosophy of the Web
• Web Science approaches to Data Science and the Web of Data
• Web Science and the Internet of Things
• Social machines, collective intelligence and collaborative production
• Social Media analytics for Web Science
• Web economics, social entrepreneurship and innovation
• Web Science and Cybersecurity
• Governance, democracy, intellectual property, and the commons
• Personal data, trust, and privacy
• Web access, literacy, and development
• Knowledge, education, and scholarship on and through the Web
• Health and well-being online
• Arts and culture on the Web
• Data curation and stewardship in Web Science
• Web archiving techniques and scholarly uses of Web archives
Submissions
Submissions should be up to 2 pages, ACM double column format. You can submit your contribution by email to websci20@soton.ac.uk
Conference Website
https://websci20.webscience.org/call-for-phd-symposium/
Best wishes
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Mark Weal & Hemant Purohit (PhD Symposium Chairs)
