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Postdoc Computational Literary Studies in Amsterdam (3 years)
by Peter Boot 12 May '21

12 May '21

Hi all, As you may have seen on other lists, we're looking for a postdoc computational literary studies. The postdoc position is part of the project 'ImpFic: The Impact of Fiction'. Within this project we investigate the impact fiction can have on readers. We use a large corpus of electronically available Dutch-language (original and translated) novels and a large collection of online book reviews. The aim of the project is to translate concepts of literary theory about how literature works into a computational form suitable for computational analysis of books and book reviews. The position is for 3 years at Huygens ING (Amsterdam) and is a collaboration with the Netherlands eScience Center. More details at: https://www.academictransfer.com/300391/ (NL) https://www.academictransfer.com/300413/ (EN) You can send your application to the Personnel & Organisation department by e-mail: sollicitaties(a)bb.huc.knaw.nl before May 25. The application consists of a motivation letter, a curriculum vitae, a publication list and where available links to digital projects that you have participated in, and/or a profile on GitHub or other public code repositories. Please contact us if you want to know more! Best wishes, Peter Boot

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EADH 2022 Call for Hosts
by Fabio Ciotti 11 May '21

11 May '21

EADH 2022 Call for Hosts The EADH Executive Committee invites proposals for Local Organisers (LO) to host the 2022 EADH Conference. The EADH Conference is organised each year that the annual ADHO Digital Humanities conference takes place outside of Europe, and has the objective to strengthen the scientific, institutional and cultural relations between the members of the DH communities in Europe and the Mediterranean area. EADH is particularly interested in proposals from institutions and regions that: • Have recently developed or are developing digital humanities communities and organizations; • Have not previously hosted an ADHO or the EADH Digital Humanities conference. Please note that the lead applicant must be a direct member of the EADH or of one of its Associate Organisations (currently AIUCD [Italy], DHD [Germany], DHN [Nordic Countries], CzADH [Czechia], and DH Russia). Organisation EADH Conferences are co-organised by two committees: The scientific organisation is conducted by a Programme Committee (PC) between 8 and 14 members and one Chair, appointed by the EADH Executive Committee. The local organiser may appoint up to two members of the PC. The PC decides the main theme of the conference, identifies and invites keynote speakers, produces and issues the Call for Papers, manages the review process, and decides the academic conference programme. The logistical organization will be the responsibility of a Local Organisation Committee, whose members and chair are appointed by the Local Organisers. Time Period and Venue Conference dates are decided by the Local Organiser, in consultation with EADH Executive committee. It is recommended that the conference takes place in the autumn of 2022. Other large DH-related conferences in Europe should be taken into account when fixing the precise dates. The venue must be an academic or cultural institution in the European and Mediterranean area in its broadest sense. The hosting institution should be able to accommodate a minimum of 300 delegates (including plenaries), at least three parallel sessions, and a communicative poster session. The Local Organizers must also have the infrastructure and organizational staff to guarantee online access to delegates and speakers. The availability of accommodations at accessible prices is an element that will be considered in the evaluation of the bid. Bids Bids should contain a preliminary budget and up to two pages describing the motivations and logistical opportunities offered by the proposed venue. Bidders must take into account the EADH diversity and inclusivity statement and the ADHO code of conduct. The venue for the 2022 conference will be decided by the EADH Executive Committee on the basis of: • Academic and social impact of the conference for the LO; • Logistical and economical adequacy of the venue (including costs of accommodations and availability of a childcare program); • The overall quality of the proposal. Bids should be submitted to secretary(a)eadh.org and CC to fabio.ciotti(a)uniroma2.it no later than June 30, 2021. Structure of the Conference The Conference should be a 2/3-day event, avoiding weekends. Workshops and training events can precede the official conference days, depending on the availability of the LO. Presentations will be organized in 90-minute slots. The conference should have two keynote plenary talks. Typical presentations are: • Long papers for theoretical or highly relevant methodological or technical issues; • Short papers to present research ideas, approaches and projects; • Panel or roundtable for one relevant topic discussed under different perspectives by 5/6 presenters; • Posters. One session of the conference is reserved for short poster presentations. Bidders in coordination with the Programme Committee are encouraged to propose alternative formats and innovative organization of the conference in addition to this general framework. Budget The conference must be financially self-sustaining or create a small surplus. Surpluses and deficits for conference finances are distributed at a ratio to EADH and to the local organizer according to this formula: 60% ADHO / 40% LOs. In case of loss, EADH backstop funding will not exceed €5,000. The EADH will also provide bursaries for young scholars. At least 50% of ADHO’s share of surpluses will be earmarked specifically for future conference travel bursaries and other pro-inclusion actions. The local organizers are expected to set six levels of registration fees: • Faculty and staff with a permanent contract, members of the EADH, associate organizations, and other constituent organizations of ADHO; • Faculty and staff with a permanent contract, non-members; • Faculty and staff with a fixed-term contract, members of the EADH, associate organizations, and other constituent organizations of ADHO; • Faculty and staff with a fixed-term contract, non-members; • Students, members of the EADH, associate organizations, and other constituent organizations of ADHO; • Students, non-members. Local Organisers are expected to set member/non-member rates so that the difference between member/non-member rates are higher than the EADH membership costs. Registration fees are recommended not to exceed €300 for the highest level of non-member fees to make the conference more accessible to the community. Social Programme Local Organisers are expected to arrange a diverse social programme, including a social dinner, that can contribute to the EADH community building. Usually, this social programme will highlight the local culture of the conference venue. Synergies and Possible Sponsorship Suggested collaborative activities range from hosting of workshops and tutorials to co-organisation of the conference or financial support. Private in-kind and financial sponsorship is welcome, provided that any activity from sponsoring organizations is clearly distinct from, and does not influence, the academic program. -- Fabio Ciotti Department of "Studi letterari, Filosofici e di Storia dell’arte" - University of Roma "Tor Vergata" Chair, European Association for Digital Humanities Chief Editor, "Umanistica Digitale" https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/ @Fabio_Ciotti f.ciotti(a)pec.it

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Digital Humanities Research Hub seminar series (School of Advanced Study, University of London)
by Naomi Wells 04 May '21

04 May '21

Digital Humanities Research Hub Seminar Series (School of Advanced Study, University of London) We cordially invite you to the inaugural seminar series of the School of Advanced Study’s Digital Humanities Research Hub in the 2021 summer term (convened by Gabriel Bodard). Please come to hear from the Hub’s faculty and some of our close collaborators at these lunchtime events. * Thurs May 6, 13:00–14:00 (BST): Gethin Rees and Valeria Vitale (British Library) - Locating a National Collection through Audience Research (book now<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24361>) * Thurs May 20, 13:00–14:00 (BST): Christopher Ohge (SAS) - Editorial Transformations and Minimal Computing at the Melville Electronic Library (book now<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24369>) * Thurs Jun 3, 13:00–14:00 (BST): Gabriel Bodard (SAS) - Teaching Digital Approaches to Cultural Heritage as an International Collaboration (book now<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24362>) * Thurs Jun 17, 12:30–13:30 (BST): Ruth Ahnert (QMUL) - “Stop, collaborate and listen”: Lessons on interdisciplinary collaboration from the Living with Machines Project (book now<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24363>) * Thurs July 1, 13:00–14:00 (BST): Naomi Wells (SAS), Nayana Dhavan (KCL) and Rhiannon Lewis (SAS) - Researching Social Media in the Digital Humanities (book now<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24367>) Attendance is free but booking is essential. Zoom links will be sent to registered attendees a few days before each seminar. ALL WELCOME. Dr Naomi Wells Lecturer in Italian and Spanish with Digital Humanities Institute of Modern Languages Research/Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HU | UK Email: naomi.wells(a)sas.ac.uk http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/ https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/

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CFP for UbiComp 2021
by KRISTIN BREANNE CORNELIUS WAY 03 May '21

03 May '21

Hi all-- Here is a CFP for a workshop that I am co-chairing for UbiComp 2021. Please apply or send to relevant colleagues or mailing lists. If you have any questions, you can email me or visit the website. All the best, Dr. Kristin Cornelius Visiting Research, Compliant and Accountable Systems Group Cambridge University, UK =================== Call for papers ================== Workshop on Reviewable and Auditable Pervasive Systems (WRAPS) Website: https://wraps-workshop.github.io/ Location: Virtual In conjunction with UbiComp (https://www.ubicomp.org) Important dates: - Paper submission: 15th June, 2021 - Author notification: 15th July, 2021 - Final camera ready due: 23rd July, 2021 - Workshop date: 25/26th September, 2021 (exact date/time to be confirmed) All deadlines are 23:59 AoE. ================================================== *** This workshop will bring together a range of perspectives into how we can better audit and understand the complex, sociotechnical systems that increasingly pervade our world. >From tools for data capture and retrieval, technical/ethical/legal challenges, and early ideas on concepts of relevance – we are calling for submissions that help further our understanding of how pervasive systems can be built to be reviewable and auditable, helping to bring about more transparent, trustworthy, and accountable technologies.*** Emerging technologies (e.g. IoT, AR/VR, AI/ML, etc.) are increasingly being deployed in new and innovative ways – be it in our homes, vehicles, or public spaces. Such technologies have the potential to bring a wide range of benefits, blending advanced functionality with the physical environment. However, they also have the potential to drive real-world consequences through decisions, interactions, or actuations, and there is a real risk that their use can lead to harms, such as physical injuries, financial loss, or even death. These concerns appear ever-more prevalent, as a growing sense of distrust has led to calls for *more transparency and accountability* surrounding the development and use of emerging technologies. A range of things can—and often do—go wrong, be they technical failure, user error, or otherwise. As such, means for the ability to *review, understand and act upon* the inner workings of how these systems are built/developed and used are crucial to being able to determine the cause of failures, prevent re-occurrences, and/or to identify parties at fault. Yet, despite the wider landscape of societal and legal pressures for record keeping and increased accountability (e.g. GDPR and CCPA), implementing transparency measures face a range of challenges. This calls for different thinking into how we can better understand (interpret) the emerging technologies that pervade our world. As such, this workshop aims to explore new ideas into the nascent topic, collating some of the outstanding challenges and potential solutions to implementing more meaningful transparency throughout pervasive systems. We look to bring together experts from a range of disciplines, including those of technical, legal, and design-oriented backgrounds. ============================================ Submissions: We invite papers of varying length from 2 to 6 pages (excluding refs) using the ACM sigconf template ( https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). Submissions can be made via PCS at https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions. Accepted papers will be published in the UbiComp/ISWC 2021 adjunct proceedings, which will be included in the ACM Digital Library. All submissions will be peer reviewed, and should be properly anonymised. Some suggested topics include (but are not limited to): - Tools, techniques, and frameworks to assist in providing greater transparency & oversight over the workings of pervasive systems - Methods for explaining & understanding systems/models - Methods for fostering trust & transparency in pervasive systems - The usability of audit data - Performance implications of capturing audit data - Privacy, security and data protection implications of auditability mechanisms - Vocabularies and frameworks for modelling relevant information to support auditability & explainability - Data aggregation and consolidation - Legal considerations relating to record keeping & auditing mechanisms - Access controls & data sharing regimes - Audit log verification methods

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CFP: Eighth Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics (CLiC-it 2021)
by Sprugnoli Rachele (rachele.sprugnoli) 03 May '21

03 May '21

Dear All, we are happy to announce the first Call for Paper of the Eighth Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics (CLiC-it 2021): https://clic2021.disco.unimib.it/calls/first-call-for-paper/ Please note that the conference has a track dedicated to CL and NLP for the Humanities. Paper submission deadline: 13/9/2021 Website: https://clic2021.disco.unimib.it/ Twitter account: https://twitter.com/CLiC_it_conf Best regards, Rachele Sprugnoli ---- Rachele Sprugnoli, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano LiLa: Linking Latin ERC-funded project [ERC n. 769994] https://lila-erc.eu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSprugnoli ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachele_Sprugnoli Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Computazionale (AILC): http://www.ai-lc.it/en/association/ Associazione per l’Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale: http://www.aiucd.it/ Tel: +390272344928 [cid:b08770b1-92aa-49d9-af90-dda9b532cfe6] [cid:3c953e4b-1fe9-4476-b361-05eeff098091] [http://static.unicatt.it/ext-portale/FirmaOutlook.jpg]<http://www.unicatt.it/>

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