BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T154209Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20220515T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20220515T234500 SUMMARY:SAS22 Trust and Disinformation UID:20240329T154253Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Nobelstraße 19\, Stuttgart\, Germany DESCRIPTION:
The profound detrimental effects of disinformation makes it one of the most pressing issues of our times. Disinformation not only deceives people and leads them to hold false beliefs. Rather\, the thriving of disinformation raises the more fundamental problem of which sources of information can be trusted at all. By potentially challenging our relationships of trust\, disinformation represents a more profound disruption of the information space. Consequently\, disinformation may potentially fuel confusion or mistrust of traditional information sources. Furthermore\, they may exacerbate the polarization of the public debate and thus have far-reaching damaging effects on processes of democratic decision-making.
\nDisinformation as such is a not a completely new phenomenon\, but it has become more pressing in recent years. This is not only due to the prevalence of social media and the kind of attention economy that governs them. The causes and conditions that can be named for the proliferation of disinformation are manifold\, whether technological\, sociological\, institutional or political.
\nLikewise\, the discussion about adequate countermeasures against disinformation is complex and offers no \; simple solutions. A great part of the debate focuses on technical solutions to the problem\, such as  \;upload filters. However\, these  \;raise questions not only about \; their practical feasibility but also about ethical and legitimacy concerns. Alternative approaches that aim to educate  \;news consumer&lsquo\;s media literacy threaten to overburden them.
\nThe general aim of the conference is to gain a better and more comprehensive understanding of the effects\, causes and mechanism of disinformation. We also aim at discussing the various advantages and problems of possible countermeasures.
\nTopics
\nWhat is disinformation\, misinformation\, malinformation\, \;malicious rumors or fake news?
\nWhat are the various effects of disinformation ?
\nWhat are the causes and conditions for the thriving of disinformation?
\nWhat are (in-)adequate measures against disinformation?
\nThe relation between disinformation and trust: Why is disinformation (mis-)trusted? What impact may it have on our trust relationships?
\nWhat do we know about the history of disinformation? How do disinformation and\, for example\, propaganda relate to each other?
\nHow can the novel technical conditions be placed in an appropriate relationship to long-evolving social-structural conditions for the success of disinformation? Do we overestimate the former and underestimate the latter?
\nDates &\; Deadlines
\nWe welcome submissions by academic researchers from all disciplines. Please submit an abstract of no more than 3\,000 characters to https://www.conftool.net/sas2022/ by \;15th of May\, 2022. Submissions should be prepared for anonymous review (no information identifying the author). Applicants will be notified about their submitted abstracts latest by 1st of July 2022. The conference is planned to take place in-presence at HLRS Stuttgart. Accepted papers will be published in a proceeding volume by Springer. During the conference\, scholars will be given 45min for presentation and discussion of their paper.
\nFor submissions\, please use: https://www.conftool.net/sas2022/
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact \;phil@hlrs.de
\nAbout us:
\nHLRS is a research institute and a supercomputer center with one of the fastest computer systems worldwide. HLRS conducts its own research in the field of high-performance computing. Emphasis is placed on the topics of scalability\, performance optimization\, big data\, green IT and the application areas of health\, environment\, energy and mobility.
\nHLRS houses a department for the philosophy of computational sciences headed by Dr. Andreas Kaminski. The project &ldquo\;Trust in Information&ldquo\; is kindly funded by the Ministry of Science\, Research and Arts Baden-Wü\;rttemberg.
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