SNAS Interdisciplinary Research Conference

Nature and Scope of the Conference:

We invite academics, researchers, graduate students, and professionals to submit research abstracts and presentation proposals for the upcoming SNAS Interdisciplinary Research Conference on “Humanity & Technology.” This year’s theme explores the emergence of data-driven technologies and their profound impact on human development.

Over the past two decades, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have transformed data-driven technologies, enabling autonomous data analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling. These advancements are reshaping human interactions, decision-making, and problem-solving. The conference will examine the intersection of technology and humanity, addressing how these innovations influence behavior, societal structures, ethics, and the future of human existence.

We welcome submissions that contribute to this discourse, particularly on the following topics:

• Exploring the ethical challenges posed by AI and automation in society, impacts on employment, privacy, and social inequality, and addressing algorithmic bias and accountability in AI systems.
• Cybersecurity and digital safety: blockchain, cryptocurrency, and the future of economic systems
• Human decision-making in a tech-driven world; the impact of digital technologies on human self-perception and identity and the intersection of virtual reality, augmented reality, and personal identity
• Surveillance, privacy, and civil liberties; ethical considerations in data collection, surveillance, and consent.
• Safety and security in emerging technologies: misinformation, deepfakes, and digital manipulation.
• AI and ethics in healthcare: Redefining patient care; the role of AI in diagnostics, personalized medicine, and treatment.
• How emerging technologies can bridge educational gaps across different regions.
• The psychology of human interaction with AI: the role of emotional intelligence and empathy in AI interactions.
• The future of human-machine collaboration and how human workers and AI-driven technologies can work together effectively.
• The impact of AI on governance, public policy, and transcultural issues.

Submission Guidelines:

SNAS welcomes every well-structured research on traditional or non-traditional topics related to the conference theme. We accept empirical, conceptual, case-based, review studies and encourage student submissions. The abstract submissions must be a maximum of 300 words and include the following elements:

• Research Motivation,
• Key Contributions, and
• Social Implications.

The conference will be in a hybrid format. Online presentations will be scheduled. Please enter author information into the registration form and remove all identifying information from the Word attachment. All abstract submissions will go through a blind-review process. Please do not refer to the author(s) in the abstract. For your presentation to be scheduled in the conference program, at least one author must become a SNAS member before the presenter registration deadline.

Please submit abstracts here! (Google account is required)

Conference Proceedings:

If you would like your research to be included in the conference proceedings, please separately submit a three to five-page summary of your research to info@snascholars.org. Only presented research studies will be considered for publication in conference proceedings. Your submission should be in Microsoft Word, formatted in Calibri, 11-point font, double-spaced, with references excluded from the page count.

SNAS Doctoral Research Grant:

SNAS invites applications for the SNAS Doctoral Research Grant, a $500 grant designed to support travel and lodging expenses for current U.S. doctoral students. To be considered for this award, applicants must submit a separate application to info@snascholars.org in addition to their regular conference submission.

Eligibility & Reimbursement Process: The award is contingent upon both the acceptance of the applicant’s paper for presentation and the approval of their grant application. Award recipients must provide proof of student status and submit expense receipts for reimbursement. Reimbursement checks, up to $500, will be issued after the conference and may only be used for travel and lodging expenses. For inquiries or further details, please contact info@snascholars.org.

Conference Executive Committee

• Hasan T. Arslan, Professor of Criminal Justice, Western Connecticut State University, arslanh@wcsu.edu
• Omer Topaloglu, Professor of Marketing, Fairleigh Dickinson University, otopaloglu@fdu.edu
• Necmi Biyikli, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut, biyikli@uconn.edu
• Murat Cankurt, Research Analyst, North Carolina A&T State University, mcankurt@ncat.edu

Location:

Fairleigh Dickinson University – Madison campus is conveniently located in the suburban New Jersey town of Madison, only 28 miles from NYC. This beautiful campus is on the grounds of the former Florham estate of Hamilton McKown Twombly and his wife, Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly, a member of the well-known Vanderbilt family. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, was also commissioned to design the landscape for the Twombly-Vanderbilt estate (pictured on the first page). Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey's largest private institution of higher education.

A special conference rate of $180+tax is available at the Madison Hotel in Morristown for conference participants. Set amidst a countrified and tranquil setting, the Georgian style façade and dramatic clocktower of The Madison Hotel has been a landmark for almost half a century. For booking instructions, please email info@snascholars.org and for more information on the hotel, please visit themadisonhotel.com.

Registration Fee and Payment:

At least one author must become a SNAS member to make a presentation. Membership benefits include receiving periodic email newsletters, discounted/waived registration fees for annual SNAS events, and voting rights in executive committee elections. Current SNAS members whose memberships expire after October 10 as well as current FDU students could present at the conference free of charge if their abstract submissions are accepted. Standing SNAS members are also able to attend the conference as an audience. All other participants must become members to attend the conference.

• Annual SNAS Student Membership - $50
• Annual SNAS Non-Student Membership - $100

Become a SNAS member and register for the conference here!