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open position(s) in digital sociology
by Dariusz Jemielniak 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Hi, I'm not sure what the rules for posting such announcements at this list are, and historically I don't recall job posts sent (but CfPs, conference info etc - yes), so I apologize in advance if it is not suitable for the format. However, I believe that it is likely relevant to research many of the recipients do. Best, Dj Please, distribute and apologies also for cross posting. ______________ MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) department at Kozminski University, a leading research-driven business school in the heart of Europe, is seeking to fill one or more open rank positions in digital sociology. The research areas of particular interest for the candidates include: - Social Network Analysis (SNA), - Large dataset analyses on primary data (self collected/scraped), - Other quantitative studies of online communities, - Qualitaitve studies of online communities and digital humanities, - Science and Technology Studies (STS) related to the Internet. We do not restrict the background of candidates to a particular field, as we believe that good research can be inspired and developed from different angles. However, we understand that the position may appeal particularly to people doing research in digital sociology, management, management science, data science, econometrics, computer science, information science, or digital humanities. If you are fluent in Python, R, Klingon, or Quenya, feel free to mention it on your cv. MINDS Department is a highly informal, relatively young team of researchers. We follow participative decision-making principles and, if invited for an interview, you can expect being interviewed and evaluated by all members of the team, irrespective of the rank you are applying for. We put great emphasis on internationalization and high academic standards. Over the last five years, MINDS Department faculty have gone on one-year research stays to Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of California Berkeley, or New York University, among others. We regularly publish in JCR-listed journals and publish books in the leading academic presses (e.g. Stanford University Press, MIT Press, Oxford University Press, Palgrave, Edward Elgar, Ashgate, Routledge). Some of us are social movements activists, some are involved in the start-up culture (mentoring, seed funds, developing own businesses, etc.), and we generally value bringing a diverse experience to the table. We believe that research should be stellar solid and of high quality, but that it also should be fun. We offer flexibility, a lot of independence, and a friendly working culture. The deadline for sending your application is June, 1. More details: bit.ly/digital-sociology<http://bit.ly/digital-sociology> Feel free to contact me about the position as well. -- ________________________________________________________ [http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/minds.jpg]<http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D. Professor of Management Chair of MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) Department Kozminski University http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> Recent articles: * Dariusz Jemielniak, Gwinyai Masukume, Maciej Wilamowski (2019) The Most Influential Medical Journals According to Wikipedia: Quantitative Analysis<https://www.jmir.org/2019/1/e11429/pdf> , Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (1), pp. e11429 * Dariusz Jemielniak, Aleksandra Przegalinska, Agata Stasik (2018) Anecdotal evidence: understanding organizational reality through organizational humorous tales<http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HUMOR-Anecdotal-ev…> HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research 31: 3. 539–561. * Dariusz Jemielniak, Maciej Wilamowski (2017) Cultural Diversity of Quality of Information on Wikipedias<http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/cultures%20of%20wikipedias.pdf> Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 68: 10. 2460–2470. * Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Wikimedia Movement Governance: The Limits of A-Hierarchical Organization<http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/wikimedia_governance.pdf> Journal of Organizational Change Management 29: 3. 361-378. * Dariusz Jemielniak, Eduard Aibar (2016) Bridging the Gap Between Wikipedia and Academia<http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/bridging.pdf> Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 67: 7. 1773-1776. * Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Breaking the Glass Ceiling on Wikipedia<http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/glass-ceiling.pdf> Feminist Review 113: 1. 103-108. * Tadeusz Chełkowski, Peter Gloor, Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Inequalities in Open Source Software Development: Analysis of Contributor’s Commits in Apache Software Foundation Projects<http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.01…> , PLoS ONE 11: 4. e0152976.

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Job Offer: Software Developer at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
by MPIDR - Career 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

++++ apologies for cross postings ++++ The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting a Software Developer to join the Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography<http://demogr.mpg.de/en/laboratories/digital_and_computational_demography_5…>. The MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of over 80 institutes that form Germany's premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the sciences, technology, and the humanities, and offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and a research laboratory. The Profile The Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography, headed by MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni, is looking for candidates with a background in Software Development/Software Engineering, who will support scientific projects at MPIDR and collaborate closely with researchers on their implementation. Candidates are expected to have a solid knowledge of, and relevant experience with, at least some of the following: (i) low/mid-level programming languages (e.g., C, C++, C#, Java), (ii) high-level languages commonly used in the scientific community (e.g., Python and R) and related statistical/data science libraries, (iii) Web Development (Front-end and Back-end, APIs e.g. Facebook Marketing API), (iv) Mobile Application Development (Android, IOS), (v) Data Management (SQL) and High Performance Computing. A PhD in Computer Science, Informatics or a related discipline (or equivalent level of experience) is desirable. The successful candidate will work with an international team of scientists that are advancing the field of digital and computational demography. Her/his profile should include: (i) excellent communication skills, including high proficiency in written and spoken English; (ii) the ability to work in teams and to support the full life cycle of scientific projects from a software development perspective; (iii) an interest in deepening and expanding relevant knowledge and skills, and in coauthoring research articles or reports. The Position and Remuneration The position is full time (39 hours/week), to start as soon as possible. The contract is initially limited to 2 years, with the possibility of tenure. The MPIDR offers a competitive salary that starts at approx. 54,000 EUR gross per year depending on relevant experience (pay scale 14 TVöD Bund). Remuneration is based on the salary structure of the German public sector and includes employees' benefits in accordance with the rules of federal employees in Germany. The Institute has an excellent work environment and offers family-friendly work arrangements (flexible working hours, teleworking, and guaranteed places in day-care centers for children), occupational health promotion, and opportunities for continuous further training. Our institute values diversity and is committed to employing individuals from minorities. Individuals with severe disability are especially welcome to apply. Our Institute and the Max Planck Society also seek to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply. Application Materials Applications should be in English and include, in a single pdf document: (i) CV, (ii) a letter of motivation where you describe your relevant experience in the areas mentioned and why you are interested in joining MPIDR; (iii) contact details of two references. Please provide copies of certificates of education, other relevant certificates, and, if applicable, performance records. Review of applications will begin on March 14. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but preference will be given to those received by March 14. Please send your informative application using the following website link www.demogr.mpg.de/go/JobAd881283<http://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/JobAd881283>. For questions on the position, please contact Ms. Ulrike Liebich (sekzagheni(a)demogr.mpg.de<mailto:sekzagheni@demogr.mpg.de>). For information about the Institute, please use the following website link: www.demogr.mpg.de<http://www.demogr.mpg.de/>. ---------- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Research. Should you receive a mail that is apparently from a MPI user without this text displayed, then the address has most likely been faked. If you are uncertain about the validity of this message, please check the mail header or ask your system administrator for assistance.

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Job Offer: Post-Docs/ Research Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
by MPIDR - Career 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

++++ apologies for cross postings ++++ The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting highly qualified Post-Docs/Research Scientists, at various levels of seniority, to join the Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography<http://demogr.mpg.de/en/laboratories/digital_and_computational_demography_5…>. MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of 84 institutes that form Germany's premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the sciences, technology, social sciences and the humanities. They offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and a research laboratory. The Lab of Digital and Computational Demography, headed by MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni, is looking for candidates with a background in Demography, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Applied Mathematics, Public Health, Public Policy, or related disciplines. The successful candidate must have a PhD (or receive it soon) and is expected to conduct cutting-edge research that produces methodological advances in the field of Digital and Computational Demography and/or answers important questions in the following key substantive areas of demography: (i) Migration and mobility; (ii) generational and gender relationships; (iii) Environment and disease dynamics. The growing Lab of Digital and Computational Demography intends to bring together methodologists (from areas like Statistics, Computer Science or Mathematical Demography) with experts in areas of Social Sciences (e.g., Sociology, Geography, Economics, etc.) in order to favor cross-pollination of ideas, to advance methods and theory, and to address pressing societal questions. Examples of project areas relevant for the Lab include (but are not limited to): * Combining traditional data sources as well as those that emerge from the digitalization of our lives to study demographic processes, like migration, fertility, health and well-being, intergenerational relationships and gender disparities. * Developing innovative forms of data collection for demographic research (e.g., surveys via web and social media advertisement platforms, or data collected via sensors, tracking devices, mobile phone apps, or crowd-source approaches). * Developing simulation models of individual choices and population-level processes to produce new insights on demographic dynamics and advance population theory. * Evaluating the impact of the digitalization of our lives on demographic behavior and population processes. * Modeling, estimating and predicting the relationships between environmental change, demographic processes and disease dynamics. Applications (in English) have to be submitted online via www.demogr.mpg.de/go/JobAd396185<http://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/JobAd396185> and include the following documents: * Curriculum Vitae * Letter of interest (Max 1 page) Briefly state why you are interested in joining MPIDR, how MPIDR could foster your professional development and career trajectory, and in which ways your interests fit the research strengths of MPIDR. * Research Statement (Max 2 pages) Briefly describe your research accomplishments, as well as ongoing and future research plans. Please also describe your technical skills, areas of expertise, as well as the type of advanced training that you would like to receive as a research scientist. * Names and contact information for 3 academic references * One or two writing samples or publications In order to receive full consideration, applications should be received by March 14, 2019. The starting date is flexible, but no later than Fall 2019. Successful applicants will be offered a 3-year contract with remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 54,000 EUR gross per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 74,000 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists), based on the salary structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund). The Institute has an excellent work environment and offers family-friendly work arrangements (flexible working hours, teleworking, and guaranteed places in day-care centers for children), occupational health promotion, and opportunities for continuous further training. For inquiries about the positions, please contact sekzagheni(a)demogr.mpg.de<mailto:sekzagheni@demogr.mpg.de>. For information about the Institute, please use the following website link: www.demogr.mpg.de<http://www.demogr.mpg.de/>. Our institute values diversity and is committed to employing individuals from minorities. Individuals with severe disability are especially welcome to apply. Our Institute and the Max Planck Society also seek to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply. ---------- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Research. Should you receive a mail that is apparently from a MPI user without this text displayed, then the address has most likely been faked. If you are uncertain about the validity of this message, please check the mail header or ask your system administrator for assistance.

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Last call for standard registration, iConference 2019, 31 Mar-3 Apr, College Park, MD
by Kevin G Crowston 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

(Apologies for duplicates received) *** Last Call for Standard Registration (Feb 25)*** iConference 2019 The preeminent global conference in information science, connecting thinkers and leaders from around the world. EVENT WEBSITE<https://iconference2019.umd.edu/> At the University of Maryland<https://ischool.umd.edu/> March 31 - April 3 | College Park, Maryland Just outside of the US capital city of Washington, D.C. NETWORK over 150 presenters and 550 attendees LEARN ABOUT GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH data science, informatics, UX design, social computing, text mining, information curation, library and archive sciences, and more PARTICIPATE IN INFLUENTIAL DISCUSSIONS dozens of workshops and interactive sessions on key information issues Keynote Speakers Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress Brewster Kahle, Founder of the Internet Archive and Alexa Internet Kentaro Toyama, Founding Assistant Director of Microsoft Research India LEARN MORE & REGISTER<https://iconference2019.umd.edu/> REGISTRATION COSTS<https://app.certain.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x2914848abcd> SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION<https://iconference2019.umd.edu/opportunities/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/IConference/> Twitter<https://twitter.com/iconf> Email<mailto:mkendig@umd.edu>

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3rd CfP: SEMANTiCS 2019 || Sep 9 - 12, 2019 || Karlsruhe, Germany
by Sebastian Hellmann 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Apologies for cross-posting ==== SEMANTiCS 2019 - The Power of Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Graphs, September 9 -12, 2019 15th International Conference on Semantic Systems Karlsruhe, Germany ==== Important Dates (specific track dates are given below) Abstract Submission Deadline: April 23, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: June 17, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: July 29, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Find the detailed calls here: https://2019.semantics.cc/calls Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=semantics2019 Proceedings of SEMANTiCS19 will be published by Springer LNCS & CEUR. ==== SEMANTiCS 2019 particularly welcomes submissions on the following key topics: + Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data + Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management and Deep Semantics + Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques + Semantic Information Management & Knowledge Integration + Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management + Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery + Reasoning, Rules and Policies + Natural Language Processing + Data Quality Management and Assurance + Explainable Artificial Intelligence + Semantics in Data Science + Semantics of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies + Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies + Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems ---- + Special Sub-Topic: Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage + Special Sub-Topic: LegalTech We especially encourage contributions that illustrate the applicability of the topics mentioned above for industrial purposes and/or illustrate the business relevance of their contribution for specific industries. We invite contributions to the following tracks: ==== Research and Innovation Track The Research and Innovation track at SEMANTiCS welcomes papers on novel scientific research and/or innovations relevant to the topics of the conference. Submissions must be original and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers must follow the guidelines given in the author instructions, including references and optional appendices. Each submission will be reviewed by several PC members who will judge it based on its innovativeness, appropriateness, and impact of results in terms of effectiveness at solving real problems. Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline: April 23, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: June 10, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: July 29, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Reviews will be carried out in a single-blind mode. Long papers should have a maximum length of 15 pages and short papers of 6 pages. Submissions should follow the guidelines of the Springer LNCS format. ==== Posters and Demos Track The Posters and Demonstrations Track invites innovative work in progress, late-breaking research and innovation results, and smaller contributions in all fields related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data in a broader sense. These include submissions on innovative applications with impact on end users, such as demos of solutions that users may test or that are yet in the conceptual phase but are worth discussing, and also applications or pieces of code that may attract developers and potential research or business partners. Important Dates (Posters & Demos) Paper Submission Deadline: June 10, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: July 8, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: July 22, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings will be published via CEUR Workshop proceedings and should follow the guidelines of the Springer LNCS format. ==== Industry and Use Case Track Focusing strongly on industry needs and ground breaking technology trends SEMANTICS invites presentations on enterprise solutions that deal with semantic processing of data and/or information. A special focus of Semantics 2019 will be on the convergence of machine learning techniques and knowledge graphs. Additional topics of interest are Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Semantic AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Data Integration, Linked Data & Data Publishing, Semantic Search, Recommendation Services, Thesaurus and/or Ontology Management, Text Mining, Data Mining and any related fields. All submissions should have a strong focus on real-world applications beyond the prototypical stage and demonstrate the power of semantic systems! Important Dates: Proposal Deadline: May 27, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: June 10, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ==== Workshops and Tutorials Workshops and Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2018 allow your organisation or project to advance and promote your topics and gain increased visibility. The workshops and tutorials will provide a forum for presenting widely recognised contributions and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community. Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the scope of large research projects or as a closed format for research and commercial project consortia meetings. Important Dates for Workshops: Workshop Proposals: March 4, 2019 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Notification of Acceptance: March 18, 2019 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars, show-cases, etc., without call for papers): Submission deadline: May 6, 2019 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Notifications: May 13, 2019 (23:59 Hawaii Time) ==== Vocabulary Innovation Award #VIA Bootstrap your vocabulary project: At the Vocabulary Innovation Award you can present your ideas, early stage or camera-ready vocabularies in order to showcase your work, find the right people and get the discussion going. For this event, we provide both, an academic and industry track. We use a broad definition of what a vocabulary is. For instance, ontologies, classification schemes, thesauri, taxonomies, subject heading and metadata schemes, whichever their format, be it RDF or not, are all welcome. More details will follow. Proposal Deadline: May 20, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: June 3, 2019 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ==== The program committee will be announced on the conference website https://2019.semantics.cc/

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Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Analytics] [Wikimedia Research Showcase] February 20 at 11:30 AM PST, 19:30 UTC
by Houcemeddine A. Turki 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dear Ms., I thank you for your efforts. We are a WikiResearch group working in Sfax, Tunisia. Our main project is to try to enrich medical information on Wikidata. I ask if we can participate to the Research showcase next month. Yours Sincerely, Houcemeddine Turki Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia Undergraduate Researcher, UR12SP36 GLAM and Education Coordinator, Wikimedia TN User Group Member, Wiki Project Med Member, Wikimedia and Library User Group Founder, WikiLingua Maghreb Founder, TunSci ____________________ +21629499418 -------- Message d'origine -------- De : Janna Layton <jlayton(a)wikimedia.org> Date : 2019/02/14 20:20 (GMT+01:00) À : wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, analytics(a)lists.wikimedia.org, wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Objet : [Analytics] [Wikimedia Research Showcase] February 20 at 11:30 AM PST, 19:30 UTC Hello everyone, The next Research Showcase, “The_Tower_of_Babel.jpg” and “A Warm Welcome, Not a Cold Start,” will be live-streamed next Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 11:30 AM PST/19:30 UTC. The first presentation is about how images are used across language editions, and the second is about new editors. YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jpJIFXwlEg As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. You can also watch our past research showcases here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase This month's presentations: The_Tower_of_Babel.jpg: Diversity of Visual Encyclopedic Knowledge Across Wikipedia Language Editions By Shiqing He (presenting, University of Michigan), Brent Hecht (presenting, Northwestern University), Allen Yilun Lin (Northwestern University), Eytan Adar (University of Michigan), ICWSM'18. Across all Wikipedia language editions, millions of images augment text in critical ways. This visual encyclopedic knowledge is an important form of wikiwork for editors, a critical part of reader experience, an emerging resource for machine learning, and a lens into cultural differences. However, Wikipedia research--and cross-language edition Wikipedia research in particular--has thus far been limited to text. In this paper, we assess the diversity of visual encyclopedic knowledge across 25 language editions and compare our findings to those reported for textual content. Unlike text, translation in images is largely unnecessary. Additionally, the Wikimedia Foundation, through the Wikipedia Commons, has taken steps to simplify cross-language image sharing. While we may expect that these factors would reduce image diversity, we find that cross-language image diversity rivals, and often exceeds, that found in text. We find that diversity varies between language pairs and content types, but that many images are unique to different language editions. Our findings have implications for readers (in what imagery they see), for editors (in deciding what images to use), for researchers (who study cultural variations), and for machine learning developers (who use Wikipedia for training models). A Warm Welcome, Not a Cold Start: Eliciting New Editors' Interests via Questionnaires By Ramtin Yazdanian (presenting, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) Every day, thousands of users sign up as new Wikipedia contributors. Once joined, these users have to decide which articles to contribute to, which users to reach out to and learn from or collaborate with, etc. Any such task is a hard and potentially frustrating one given the sheer size of Wikipedia. Supporting newcomers in their first steps by recommending articles they would enjoy editing or editors they would enjoy collaborating with is thus a promising route toward converting them into long-term contributors. Standard recommender systems, however, rely on users' histories of previous interactions with the platform. As such, these systems cannot make high-quality recommendations to newcomers without any previous interactions -- the so-called cold-start problem. Our aim is to address the cold-start problem on Wikipedia by developing a method for automatically building short questionnaires that, when completed by a newly registered Wikipedia user, can be used for a variety of purposes, including article recommendations that can help new editors get started. Our questionnaires are constructed based on the text of Wikipedia articles as well as the history of contributions by the already onboarded Wikipedia editors. We have assessed the quality of our questionnaire-based recommendations in an offline evaluation using historical data, as well as an online evaluation with hundreds of real Wikipedia newcomers, concluding that our method provides cohesive, human-readable questions that perform well against several baselines. By addressing the cold-start problem, this work can help with the sustainable growth and maintenance of Wikipedia's diverse editor community. -- Janna Layton (she, her) Administrative Assistant - Audiences & Technology Wikimedia Foundation<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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[wikicite-discuss] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, staying on the wikis
by Houcemeddine A. Turki 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dear Sir, I thank you for your efforts. I was an honour for me to see you leading research about Wikimedia during these years. It was sad that I could not attend WikiCite 2018 due to my studies and see you in person. I will be happy if I can meet you one day in Sfax, Tunisia. I will be absolutely honoured if you accept to collaborate with us to build our WikiResearch projects. Yours Sincerely, Houcemeddine Turki Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia Undergraduate Researcher, UR12SP36 GLAM and Education Coordinator, Wikimedia TN User Group Member, Wiki Project Med Member, Wikimedia and Library User Group Founder, WikiLingua Maghreb Founder, TunSci ____________________ +21629499418

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Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, staying on the wikis
by Dario Taraborelli 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Hey all, I've got some personal news to share. After 8 years with Wikimedia, I have decided to leave the Foundation to take up a new role focused on open science. This has been a difficult decision but an opportunity arose and I am excited to be moving on to an area that’s been so close to my heart for years. Serving the movement as part of the Research team at WMF has been, and will definitely be, the most important gig in my life. I leave a team of ridiculously talented and fun people that I can’t possibly imagine not spending all of my days with, as well many collaborators and friends in the community who have I worked alongside. I am proud and thankful to have been part of this journey with you all. With my departure, Leila Zia is taking the lead of Research at WMF, and you all couldn't be in better hands. In March, I’ll be joining CZI Science—a philanthropy based in the Bay Area—to help build their portfolio of open science programs and technology. I'll continue to be an ally on the same fights in my new role. Other than that, I look forward to returning to full volunteer mode. I started editing English Wikipedia in 2004, working on bloody chapters in the history of London <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield,_London>; hypothetical astronomy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Nine>; unsung heroes among women in science <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Potter>; and of course natural <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_South_Napa_earthquake>, technical <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2016_Dyn_cyberattack> and political disasters <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_State…>. I’ve also developed an embarrassing addiction to Wikidata, and you’ll continue seeing me around hacking those instances of Q16521 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16521> for a little while. I hope our paths cross once again in the future. Best, Dario -- *Dario Taraborelli *Director, Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation research.wikimedia.org • nitens.org • @readermeter <http://twitter.com/readermeter>

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[Wikimedia-l] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, staying on the wikis
by erikzachte＠infodisiac.com 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dario, As I said earlier “Looks like you found yourself another worthy and inspiring endeavour. The project is huge in ambition, resources and time scale. BTW this is the first mission statement I’ve seen that sets its targets for 2100 😉“ Your first post to our mailing lists was almost (to the month) 10 years ago, about this project of yours: WikiTracer. I remember being much impressed about this project, which aimed to expand analytics to the wider wikiverse. WikiTracer brought a uniform scheme and layout, somehow overcoming the countless discrepancies between the wikis under study. Not the least of those challenges being babylonical confusion (on syntax, that is). Not long thereafter we spoke at length about your project, and mine, and how we shared other interests, among those Leiden and photography. The domain name wikitracer has since been reoccupied. You must have been too ‘distracted’ by this new mission of yours 😉 https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2009-February/041747.html Your first visualization that focussed on Wikipedia solely (that I know of) was Notabilia. This was published roughly a year later, in 2010, and still exists, is still relevant, is still visually stunning, and represents my first introduction to d3, which I also came to love over the years. http://notabilia.net/ With this piece, you and you co-creators received a gold prize at the Kanta ‘Information is Beautiful’ contest. Well done. https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/443-notabilia You‘ve been a visually oriented person all along. I mentioned your photography already. Your Flickr expo with 566 followers speaks to that. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dartar/albums/with/72057594056207061 When my wife Carolina and I started our new project, an OSM based tree map of Leidens park Groenesteeg, I remembered ‘Dead Letters’, your detailed photo-study of typography, showing graves in that very park. Your expo is now featured as one more layer of awesomeness in our tribute to urban nature [1] https://www.flickr.com/photos/dartar/sets/72057594056207061 BTW typographically you came a long way 😉. Your own site only mentions you love to write about TeX and digital typography. Which is also cool, don’t get me wrong. http://nitens.org/taraborelli/home Further proof of your visual keenness is the neat layout of the landing page for Wikimedia Research Team (in B&W, which by itself lends it a ‘pro’ appearance already) https://research.wikimedia.org/index.html I came to know you as (expanding on your own bio here) a [+very caring and sociable] ‘social computing researcher’ and [+very knowledgeable] ‘open knowledge advocate’ and just an overall very friendly guy. So once more: THANK YOU for the years we worked together, which I found most pleasant and constructive. I hope we meet again. http://nitens.org/taraborelli/bio Congratulations to Leila for her new role. You’re the best successor I could have wished for. 😊 Erik Zachte PM I did not yet mention Darios sense of humor. Today’s notes on Twitter reveal all: https://twitter.com/readermeter?lang=en ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] Now we’re at the Groenesteeg anyway, please pardon the click bait. This copper beech may well be the largest beech the reader has ever seen: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leiden-Groenesteeg-11.jpg ( featured on http://j.mp/groenesteeg )

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Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Wikimedia-l] [wikicite-discuss] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, staying on the wikis
by Dariusz Jemielniak 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dario, It has been amazing to watch you develop research at the Foundation, and I mean it both as a researcher myself, and a Wikimedian! DJ "pundit" On Thu, Feb 14, 2019, 14:52 Amir Sarabadani <ladsgroup(a)gmail.com<mailto:ladsgroup@gmail.com>> wrote: Dario, I will never forget all of your help when I started working on AI projects in Wikimedia. Thank you! Hope to see you soon in one of conferences and Good luck in your new job! Best On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 2:00 AM Daniel Mietchen via Wikimedia-l < wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>> wrote: > Hi Dario and Leila, > it's been a pleasure collaborating with you in the past, and I hope > this will continue despite the changes in your roles. > Best, > Daniel > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 11:13 PM Yaroslav Blanter <ymbalt(a)gmail.com<mailto:ymbalt@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > > Dario, thanks for your effort. It was a pleasure working with you, and I > am > > also happy that you will stay around as a volunteer. My congratulations > to > > Leila. Whereas at this point I am rather skeptical and sometimes vocal > > about WMF in general, I have a tremendous respect for both of you. > > > > Cheers > > Yaroslav > > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 11:05 PM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com<mailto:meta.sj@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > Dario -- what news! And how close that seems to your recent pushing > of us > > > all. > > > How lucky the projects have been to have you building a research > > > constellation, for these many years. > > > > > > Leila, congrats + warm wishes in your new role. > > > > > > With wikilove and taxonometrics, > > > SJ > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 4:56 PM Dario Taraborelli < > > > dtaraborelli(a)wikimedia.org<mailto:dtaraborelli@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > > > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > > > > I've got some personal news to share. > > > > > > > > After 8 years with Wikimedia, I have decided to leave the Foundation > to > > > > take up a new role focused on open science. This has been a difficult > > > > decision but an opportunity arose and I am excited to be moving on > to an > > > > area that’s been so close to my heart for years. > > > > > > > > Serving the movement as part of the Research team at WMF has been, > and > > > > will definitely be, the most important gig in my life. I leave a > team of > > > > ridiculously talented and fun people that I can’t possibly imagine > not > > > > spending all of my days with, as well many collaborators and friends > in > > > the > > > > community who have I worked alongside. I am proud and thankful to > have > > > been > > > > part of this journey with you all. With my departure, Leila Zia is > taking > > > > the lead of Research at WMF, and you all couldn't be in better hands. > > > > > > > > In March, I’ll be joining CZI Science—a philanthropy based in the Bay > > > > Area—to help build their portfolio of open science programs and > > > technology. > > > > I'll continue to be an ally on the same fights in my new role. > > > > > > > > Other than that, I look forward to returning to full volunteer mode. > I > > > > started editing English Wikipedia in 2004, working on bloody > chapters in > > > > the history of London < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield,_London>; > > > hypothetical > > > > astronomy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Nine>; unsung heroes > > > > among women in science <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Potter>; > and > > > > of course natural > > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_South_Napa_earthquake>, > technical > > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2016_Dyn_cyberattack> and > > > political > > > > disasters > > > > < > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_State… > > > >. > > > > I’ve also developed an embarrassing addiction to Wikidata, and you’ll > > > > continue seeing me around hacking those instances of Q16521 > > > > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16521> for a little while. > > > > > > > > I hope our paths cross once again in the future. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > Dario > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > *Dario Taraborelli *Director, Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation > > > > research.wikimedia.org<http://research.wikimedia.org> • nitens.org<http://nitens.org> • @readermeter > > > > <http://twitter.com/readermeter> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite > > > > Twitter: https://twitter.com/wikicite > > > > --- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > > "wikicite-discuss" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an > > > > email to wikicite-discuss+unsubscribe(a)wikimedia.org<mailto:wikicite-discuss%2Bunsubscribe@wikimedia.org>. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org>?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org>?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org>?subject=unsubscribe> -- Amir _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org>?subject=unsubscribe>

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