The Information Science PhD Student Organization (IPSO) invites papers and posters detailing research projects or graduate dissertations on subjects related to Information Science. This day-long conference will give students an opportunity to exhibit current streams of novel research and explore new dimensions that are pertinent to Information Science. Posters and presentations will highlight graduate-level research at various stages, from proposals to completed research. The conference will be an arena to present scholarly work from various graduate programs in the university.

Accepted proposals will be presented during the conference. Paper presenters should design their presentations to last for approximately 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. Poster presenters should come with a prepared tri-fold poster. Topics for consideration can include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Data Security and Information Assurance

• Recycled Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

• Privacy, Governmental, and Societal issues

• Business Information and Decision Systems

• Decision and Policy Sciences

• Information Technology and Learning

• Organizational structures, both informational and institutional

• Geographic information systems

• Human-Computer Interaction

Submission Guidelines

Please submit the title of the paper or poster with an extended abstract (1000-1500 words) no later than January 20, 2018 to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ntir2018. The organizing committee will review the proposals in a double-blind review process. Selected presenters will be notified via electronic mail no later than February 8, 2018.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to ntir@albany.edu