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**** Call for Registration and Scholarship Applications for the Web 
Science Summer School 2018 ****

### Updated Program and Scholarship Deadlines ###

(http://wwsss18.webscience.org/)

*** IMPORTANT DATES ***
Scholarship applications by :	1 May 2018
Scholarship Notification    :   7 May 2018
Official registration open  :  	19 March 2018
Early bird registration by  : 	7 May 2018
WWSSS summer school 	    :   30 July - 4 August 2018

The Web Science Summer School 2018 (WWSSS'18) will be held in Hannover, 
Germany. It is hosted by L3S Research Center and will take place from 
30.07.18 till 04.08.18.

Web Science is the emergent study of the people and technologies, 
applications, processes and practices that shape and are shaped by the 
World Wide Web. Web Science requires mining and understanding data from 
the Web, requiring both technical skills for handling big (Web) data as 
well as fundamental understanding of the social, psychological or legal 
aspects underpinning online activities.

The WWSSS'18 will address the inter-disciplinary field of Web Science by 
focusing on lectures which tackle the aforementioned challenges in 
topics such as data science and data mining, big data processing, 
information retrieval, Web governance as well as the sociology and 
psychology of online interactions.

(http://wwsss18.webscience.org/index.php/schedule/)

The program includes keynote talks from prominent researchers in Web 
Science. Alongside lectures from experienced researchers, that will 
address major trends in Web Science, the Summer School will provide 
hands-on training in data processing, analysis and methods, team work, 
and opportunities to present current research. Participants shall work 
on specific tasks linked to the datasets provided, and will be mentored 
by local instructors. All teams will present the results of their work 
on the last day of the school.

(http://wwsss18.webscience.org/index.php/speakers/)

*** SCHOLARSHIPS & REGISTRATION ***
20 of the student attendees will be supported with scholarships from the 
SoBigData project. The organisation committee will evaluate all 
applications. Every attendee with a successful application will receive 
a fee waiver. In addition, we reserved a budget of up to 400€ per grant, 
to support with costs related to WWSSS2018 attendance and travel.

The applicant should preferably be a full-time student enrolled for a 
Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in computer science, (digital) 
humanities or other Web and Data Science-related fields. Applicants 
holding a postdoc position are also welcome to apply. The applicant must 
be willing to attend the summer school.

To apply for the scholarship grant, please follow the instructions 
listed on the WWSSS2018 website.

(http://wwsss18.webscience.org/index.php/apply-for-scholarship-grants/)

**** CONTACT DETAILS ****
Follow the updates at http://wwsss18.webscience.org/, and do not miss 
the chance to be a part of this enriching experience! Please feel free 
to contact the chairs of the summer school or the local organization 
team if you have any queries: [log in to unmask]

Best,
Ujwal

-- 
Dr. Ujwal Gadiraju
L3S Research Center
Leibniz Universität Hannover
30167 Hannover, Germany

DE811245527
Phone: +49. 511. 762-5772
Fax: +49. 511. 762-19712
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.l3s.de/~gadiraju/