-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Call for Contributions -- Modelling Social Trust Workshop --Extension to 4/15 Datum: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:00:14 -0500 Von: Harrison McKnight mcknight@bus.msu.edu Antwort an: Harrison McKnight mcknight@bus.msu.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

Call For Papers/Expressions of Interest The study of trust as a social phenomenon is both ancient and broad. Recently, the introduction of computational systems and formal models to the study has opened new ideas and tools to our methodologies and understanding of the concept. As well, trust has become a tool in social networking systems, e-Commerce, gaming platforms, and other technological systems to help people using these systems to better ascertain the potential future behaviors of those with whom they propose to work or play. More often than not, these systems base their work on assumptions that are central to our understanding, or otherwise, of the workings of trust. This leads directly to questions at the heart of the social sciences. These include:

Can we use trust as a tool for ascertaining reputation? Can trust be formally modeled? Can artificial systems ever be expected to �understand� and �use� trust? Can formal models of �artificial� trust help in our understanding of �human� trust? What are the links between trust online and trust within human relationships? The area we call �Social Trust� embodies these questions and strives for answers that marry our understanding of human trust with the artificial. There is wide-reaching research ongoing that attempts to answer these questions and more in both the social and the technical sciences.

The SocialTrust workshop, to be held at IFIPTM 2009, will bring together these researchers in a stimulating environment, with productive and challenging discussion, allied to a vibrant international conference that uses trust and trust management as the very basis of formal and implementable tools in fields as diverse as reputation, security, and privacy.

The aim of the workshop is to bring social scientists, lawyers, management scientists, and computational trust researchers together in one room to address these and other questions. The outcome will be an immediate presentation in the conference proper, work toward a journal article, and a proposal, with further work, for an edited volume dedicated to the idea of Social Trust as a Computational phenomenon. A dedicated wiki site (http://socialtrust.wikidot.com) has been set up to help disseminate ideas and grow the area. Finally, it is the intention of the workshop organizers to bring the workshop into the main conference as a track in 2010.

Submissions are expected to be short papers or position statements (no more than 6 pages in length) outlining one of the following and relating it to the links between human and computational trust:

A piece of original work in progress A significant insight into the link between social and computational trust Ideas for experimentation and exploration (For students) a proposal, for example a tentative or actual thesis proposal A position statement We are particularly interested in obtaining a mix of expertise and ideas, so will welcome submissions from students and experts in the fields. As well, this workshop is dedicated to work in progress or proposed. Work in its final stages should be submitted to the conference proper, which is the proper venue for such.

The organizers will examine all submissions with the goal of producing a workshop that accurately reflects the state of the art in Social Trust, and will sufficiently challenge both workshop attendees and attendees at the following IFIPTM conference which hosts the workshop.

Dates: Submission of position statements, papers: April 15, 2009 Notification of acceptance: May 1st, 2009 Workshop: June 15th, 2009, Purdue University, USA

Selection Criteria We will be selecting people based on their submissions. Submissions are expected to be short papers (no more than 6 pages in length) outlining one of the following and relating it to the context of the workshop, in particular links between social and computational trust:

A piece of original work or work in progress A significant insight into the link between social and computational trust Ideas for experimentation and exploration (For students) a proposal, for example a tentative or actual thesis proposal We are particularly interested in obtaining a mix of expertise and ideas, so will welcome submissions from students and experts in the fields.

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