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FIRST CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS &mdash\; please disseminate widely to your \;colleagues and networks (apologies for cross-posting)

1st conference on *Undone Science in Computer Science* &mdash\; A conference \;to reflect on epistemological and ethical dimensions of computer \;science

 \; \; \;* *Nantes\, France\, 5-6 February 2024* (hybrid)
 \; \; \;* Calling for talk proposals (1-2 pages abstracts)
 \; \; \;* Post-proceedings model: we will send a call for full papers after \;the conference
 \; \; \;* Conference website: https://undonecs.sciencesconf.org/>


PRESENTATION

As researchers in computer science\, we are committed to advancing the \;field in a way that is both epistemologically and ethically sound. \;The *Undone Computer Science conference* provides an informal venue to \;pause and reflect on these aspects. Our goal is to bring together \;computer scientists from across the field\, but also philosophers of \;science\, social scientists\, etc.\, interested in discussing the ethical and epistemological dimensions of our work.

We welcome abstracts exploring these dimensions\, and encourage submissions \;from a wide range of perspectives. *Abstracts should be 1-2 pages*\, \;clearly outlining the main arguments and contributions of the proposed \;talk.

As a guiding question\, we propose to apply the concept of Undone \;Science [1] to computer science. *Undone science* refers to questions \;that are left unaddressed\, ignored\, or underfunded for various \;reasons\, yet demonstrably worthy of exploration. It highlights the \;idea that the production and dissemination of knowledge are variously \;influenced\, leading to biases in the choice of research that is done\, \;and eventually in a &ldquo\;systematic non-production of knowledge&rdquo\; [2].

Critical voices have recently highlighted corporate influences in AI \;ethics [3]\, reminding us of some of the society-impacting case studies \;which originally motivated the analytical concept of undone science. \;But undone science could also refer to the consequences of \;&ldquo\;theoretical commitments&rdquo\; [2]\, e.g. dominant paradigms\, when they \;blind us collectively about what is worthy or not of exploration&mdash\;while \;accounts of paradigm shifts in our young domain remain rare. Undone science has also been referring to questions first recognised by \;actors from civil society&mdash\;for computer scientists\, the free software \;movement and civil liberties organisations come to mind. We believe \;that *the concept of undone science can further help bring out* the \;epistemological and ethical aspects of research in computer science.

Undone Computer Science is an informal conference with post-proceedings: depending upon the eventual number and quality of \;submissions\, we intend to follow up the conference with a call for \;full papers to be published in a journal. (It is not necessary to \;submit a full paper to present at the conference\; nor is it necessary \;to present at the conference to answer the call for full papers.)


POTENTIAL TOPICS

It is unnecessary to be familiar with the concept of undone science in \;order to contribute. *Potential topics include*\, but are not limited \;to:

 \; \; \;* Areas of research meeting challenges that will require or have \;required *shifts in viewpoint*\; conditions responsible for *certain kinds of research being over- or under-represented*\; \;reasons for a set of *questions being neglected* in an area.

 \; \; \;* Epistemological questions and challenges arising from the \;*interdisciplinary nature* of computer science\, or dealing with \;the articulations between theory and practice.

 \; \; \;* How *social movements or civil society organisations* (e.g. free \;software movement and probably others) play a role in identifying \;areas of research being left aside\, in providing new research \;questions\, or on the contrary in demanding that some kind of \;research remains undone.

 \; \; \;* Challenges of integrating ethical questioning regarding \;*social\, economic\, and environmental consequences* of our work into \;the process of making good science. Concrete examples of questions \;stemming from ethical consideration being introduced to a domain \;(why/how)\, are welcome.

 \; \; \;* How *ethics codes* (for instance the ACM Code of Ethics) can be \;leveraged (or fail) to present some questions as being worthy of \;exploration. How can (or cannot) guiding principles be put in \;place to enrich the research practices in an area\, or to help \;professionals of computing in industry and academia?

 \; \; \;* Explorations of the *influence of publishing practices* within our \;community\, and of popular research methodology and scientific \;writing guides provided within our fields\, on the selection\, \;execution\, and dissemination of research.

 \; \; \;* Examinations of biases and limitations present in commonly-used \;*educational curricula* (for instance leading to or stemming from \;a lack of diversity\, be it social or methodological)

 \; \; \;* More generally\, any discussion of systematic non-production and \;non-dissemination of knowledge\, whether in a specific area or in \;computer science in general\; whether due to *limitations of \;available methodologies\, blind spots of dominant paradigms\, \;institutional and industrial biases\, lack of social \;representation*\, or other factors.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts\, and to an engaging and \;thought-provoking conference.

Sincerely\,
The Organisers


KEY DATES

 \; \; \;* *Submission deadline*: 10th October 2023 (anywhere on Earth)
 \; \; \;* *Author notification*: 27th November 2023
 \; \; \;* *Conference*: 5th-6th February 2024 in Nantes


SUBMITTING

 \; \; \;* Instructions:

 \; \; \; \; \; \;1. Abstracts should be 1-2 pages in length (excluding \;bibliography) and should succinctly present the key arguments \;and contributions of the proposed talk. The submission can \;contain appendices or a link to a longer version\, but the \;point of the submission should be clear from the first two \;pages (reviewers are not obligated to read any further).
 \; \; \; \; \; \;2. Submissions should be uploaded to EasyChair:
 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=undonecs2024 \;in PDF \;format.
 \; \; \; \; \; \;3. The conference being aimed at a wide range of research \;domains\, authors are welcome to include a brief biography (up \;to 5 lines). The review process is single-blind (reviewers are \;anonymous\, but authors are not).
 \; \; \; \; \; \;4. For a paper accepted at the conference\, at least one author is \;generally expected to present in person\, but we will work to \;make remote presentations possible. (Feel free to inquire in \;advance with the organisers.)

 \; \; \;* Acceptance criteria:

 \; \; \; \; \; \;1. *Computer Science*: we seek contributions pertaining to \;computer science (in a broad sense)\,
 \; \; \; \; \; \;2. *Author expertise*: we expect authors to contribute in \;accordance with their domains of expertise\, in a broad sense\; \;for instance a contribution on ethical issues by a computer \;scientist can be rooted in their research practice\, a \;contribution by a social scientist can be rooted in the study \;of an example or through field work. (This includes \;submissions by graduate students.)
 \; \; \; \; \; \;3. *Undone science*: we expect that the question of undone \;science will inspire presentations that lead to meaningful \;reflections on ethical or epistemological aspects of computer \;science. For instance\, a submission could outline a potential \;ethical question derived from a detailed examination of \;real-world practices without delving into the ethical aspects \;in detail. (Feel free to inquire with the organisers about \;a potential topic.)
 \; \; \; \; \; \;4. Unfinished or exploratory contributions\, that would benefit \;from discussion at the conference prior to their development \;into full papers\, are most welcome.
 \; \; \; \; \; \;5. Members of the programme committee are allowed to submit talk \;proposals.

 \; \; \;* We will endeavour to always give considerate and constructive \;feedback about proposed abstracts.
 \; \; \;* Accepted abstracts will be made available online in the programme \;of the conference.


REGISTRATION &\; ATTENDING

 \; \; \;* There are no fees for registration\, but /registration is mandatory/ \;to attend.
 \; \; \;* The venue has good accessibility and we strive to make our \;conference accessible\; more information will be provided on the \;website of the conference. Feel free to inquire with the \;organisers.
 \; \; \;* A very limited number of travel grants might be offered for \;speakers who require it. Feel free to inquire in advance with the \;organisers.
 \; \; \;* The talks will be streamed online.

Visit the website https://undonecs.sciencesconf.org/> for more information.


PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Ihsen Alouani (Queens University\, Belfast)
Marc Anderson (Inria)
Enka Blanchard (CNRS &\; LAMIH)
Simon Castellan (Inria)
Pierre-Antoine Chardel (Institut Mines-Té\;lé\;com Business School)
Christine Eisenbeis (Inria)
Chantal Enguehard\, Chair (Univ. Nantes)
Laurence Favier (Univ. Lille)
Jean-Daniel Fekete (Inria)
Karë\;n Fort (Sorbonne Université\; &\; LORIA)
Alessio Guglielmi (University of Bath)
Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni\, Chair (Inria)
Alberto Naibo (Université\; Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne)
Norberto Patrignani (Politecnico Di Torino)
Maë\;l Pé\;gny (Freelance data scientist\; formerly Uni. Tü\;bingen)
Tomas Petricek (Charles University\, Prague)
Sophie Quinton (Inria)
Catherine Tessier (ONERA)


ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni\, Chantal Enguehard\, Maë\;l Pé\;gny\, Marc Anderson

Contact us at undonecs@sciencesconf.org>.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] D. J. Hess (2016). Undone Science: Social Movements\, Mobilized \;Publics\, and Industrial Transitions. MIT Press. ISBN \;9780262529495.

[2] Frickel\, S.\, Gibbon\, S.\, Howard\, J.\, Kempner\, J.\, Ottinger\, G.\, &\; \;Hess\, D. J. (2010). Undone Science: Charting Social Movement and \;Civil Society Challenges to Research Agenda Setting. Science\, \;Technology\, &\; Human Values\, 35(4)\, 444&ndash\;473.
 \; \; \; \; \;https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243909345836

[3] According to Green\, tech ethics increasingly tends to be &ldquo\;subsumed \;into corporate logics and incentives&rdquo\;. According to Abdalla and \;Abdalla\, actions of &ldquo\;Big Tech&rdquo\; to influence academic and public \;discourse are reminiscent of the tactics of Big Tobacco.

 \; \; \; \; \; \; \;B. Green (2021). "The Contestation of Tech Ethics: A \;Sociotechnical Approach to Technology Ethics in Practice\," in \;Journal of Social Computing\, vol. 2\, no. 3\, pp. 209-225\, \;September 2021. \;https://doi.org/10.23919/JSC.2021.0018

 \; \; \; \; \; \; \;M. Abdalla &\; M. Abdalla (2021). The Grey Hoodie Project: Big \;Tobacco\, Big Tech\, and the Threat on Academic Integrity. In \;Proceedings of the 2021 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI\, Ethics\, and \;Society (AIES '21). Association for Computing Machinery\, New \;York\, NY\, USA\, 287&ndash\;297. \;https://doi.org/10.1145/3461702.3462563

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