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Call for chapters : Digital Humanities: Application of Computer to the Arts and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by Enrico Natale 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for an upcoming book project that focuses on the intersection of technology and the arts within the realm of Digital Humanities. As technology continues to evolve, its impact on various disciplines, including the arts, is becoming increasingly significant. This book aims to explore the diverse ways in which computers and digital tools are applied to enhance and transform the landscape of humanities research, particularly within artistic domains. The book also aims to provide a critical overview of the field to the growing African digital humanities community. Scope of the Book: We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to contribute original research papers, and reviews that explore, but are not limited to, the following topics: Digital tools and methodologies in art history The DH techniques tools for data analysis The adoption of DH tools for entrepreneurship Computational analysis of literature and literary studies Digital Pedagogy Virtual and augmented reality applications in the arts Digital archives and preservation of cultural heritage Interactive storytelling and digital narratives Computer-generated art and creative coding Machine learning and artificial intelligence in the arts Digital musicology and computational music analysis Digital humanities in film and media studies Ethical considerations in digital humanities research Application of computer technology in historical research methods Scriptwriting and storytelling in the digital age Digital history and its impact on historiography Black Digital Humanities Critical Black Data Studies Collaborations between the arts and other academic disciplines Interdisciplinary approaches to digital humanities projects Ethical considerations in interdisciplinary digital research Case studies highlighting successful interdisciplinary initiatives Innovations in the integration of technology into diverse academic fields Digital Humanities and Environmental History Security and DH Migration, Border studies and DH Digitalising museums, archives, cultural heritages, crafts and artifacts Submission Guidelines: Each potential contributor should submit an abstract of between 250 and 300 words as well as a previously published complete paper electronically to dhprojectng(a)gmail.com. The accepted and corrected paper of not more than 5000 words prepared as Microsoft Word document should include author’s name, title of the paper, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number. Papers should be in British English, Times New Roman, 12 Font Size, 1.5-line spacing and should conform to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style (footnotes and Bibliography). A short bio-data of not more than 100 words should be submitted along with the paper. Each paper/chapter will undergo series of screening and blind peer review. Manuscripts should be original and not previously published. Submissions should be sent to dhprojectng(a)email.com Important Dates: Submission Deadline: March 20, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: May 20, 2024 Final Manuscript Due: July 28, 2024 Expected Publication: December 2024 Review Process: All submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process to ensure the quality and relevance of the contributions. The selected papers will be compiled into a comprehensive book volume that provides a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field of Digital Humanities. Book Editors: Professor Tunde Ope-Davies, Department of English and Linguistics Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos Nigeria Professor Oluranti Ojo, Department of History and Diplomatic Studies University of Abuja, Nigeria Dr. Abayomi Saibu, Department of History and International Studies Anchor University Lagos Nigeria Felix Oke, Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Loyola University Chicago, USA Enrico Natale infoclio.ch Gutenbergstrasse 37 3011 Bern Tel: +41 31 311 75 72 Abonnez-vous à la newsletter <https://www.infoclio.ch/fr/newsletter> d’infoclio.ch Follow infoclio.ch on Mastodon <https://fedihum.org/@infoclio>

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Call for Papers: Epidemic Remedies In Medical Writing - 18th - 19th June 2024
by Dario Del Fante 29 Feb '24

29 Feb '24

Please forward as appropriate. Please note, there is no fee for registration. *Epidemic Remedies In Medical Writing - 18th - 19th June 2024 - University of Ferrara* This conference aims to discuss the representation of epidemic remedies in medical writing in England and in France between 1500 and 1920. Prospective presenters are invited to address epidemic remedies across five centuries, bearing three main methodological observations in mind. Firstly, the pivotal role of the plague and the Spanish influenza as opening and closing points to the selected timeframe. Secondly, the working definition of “remedy” as a cure “for a disease, disorder, injury, etc.; a medicine or treatment that promotes healing or alleviates symptoms.” (OED, remedy 2). This comprehensive definition intends to allow for historical specification and diachronic terminological variation, which the prospective presenters are invited to explore and specify. Thirdly, the definition of representation as “the process by which members of a culture use language (broadly defined as any system which deploys signs, any signifying system) to produce meaning” (Hall 1997: 61), with particular emphasis on language use at lexical and discourse level, as well as the interaction between semiotic systems (e.g. word and image). The present aim is not only to offer a diachronic perspective on the linguistic and visual representation of remedies, but also to focus on remedies prescribed during epidemics, with a view to better understanding the history of medical and health communication. Potential research questions straddle multiple standpoints - historical linguistics, the analysis of discourse, the analysis of lexis, as well as images - and multiple text types (medical treatises, medical dictionaries, periodical publications, medical advertisements through time). They include but are not limited to: - The lexical description of remedies in medical writing - The metaphorical description of remedies in medical writing - The rhetorical construction of ethos in medical writing dealing with epidemic remedies - The visual representation of remedies in medical writing - The visual representation of remedies in newspapers/magazines - The linguistic-visual construal of remedies in texts containing multiple semiotic systems (i.e. advertisements) - the insurgence of misinformation and disinformation in/about health communication (these categories may be epistemologically relevant in papers dealing with the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries) We invite proposals from a wide range of methodological perspectives. To name but a few: corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, historical lexicography and terminology, new historicism, cultural theory, epistemology, philosophy of science, gender medicine, and gender theory. Please submit a *one-page abstract *(*ca. 200 – 300 words excluding references*). Presentations (*in English or in French*) will consist of a 20-minute talk followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. All research papers should be delivered in person. All abstracts should be submitted to *remediesconference2023(a)unife.it <remediesconference2023(a)unife.it>*. All abstracts should be *anonymised *and include *a title *and up to *five keywords*. *Key dates:* - The call for papers opens on 15 January 2024. - The deadline for abstract submission is 15 March 2024. - Notification of acceptance (or rejection) will be sent out by 15 April 2024. - Registration commences on 1 May 2024. - The conference will take place from 18 to 19 June 2024. CfP Attached. Conference Website <https://www.unife.it/it/cla/progetti/epidemic-remedies-in-medical-writing-1…> -- *Dario Del Fante, PhD* Junior Assistant Professor (Rtd-A) English Language and Linguistics *Humanities Department - University of Ferrara* Via Paradiso 12 - 44121 Ferrara E-mail: dario.delfante(a)unife.it

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Fwd: CfP - Plotting Poetry 7 - Metres of Humour
by PlottingPoetryHumour 29 Feb '24

29 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, This is a gentle reminder that the deadline is approaching for the upcoming Plotting Poetry “Metres of Humour” conference, to be held in June in Einsiedeln (Switzerland). Please, find below the Call for Papers (CfP). The deadline for abstract submission is March 1, 2024. Best regards, Anne-Sophie, Nils, Petr, Pablo *PLOTTING POETRY 7: Metres of Humour.* 26-27-28 June, 2024 Einsiedeln, Switzerland *Call for Papers* *Plotting Poetry* is a conference series focussed on computational, statistical and other quantitative approaches for the study of poetic texts, and of poeticity more broadly. This quantitative focus, this insistence on the formalization and operationalisation of texts, from simple pen and paper counting and compiling to complex algorithms, provides us with a number of paths to analyze, describe, interpret, attribute, classify, track and generally access the texts. The Plotting Poetry conferences bring together a friendly community of researchers, and articles rooted in the conference papers have given rise to several peer-reviewed collective volumes. The name of the group stems from an effort to translate a (perfectly serious) pun by the French modernist poet Guillaume Apollinaire, who in 1917 wrote that poets should “[machiner] poetry as has been done for the world”, where the verb *machiner* is visibly used for* mechanize*, although it really means *to plot*, as one would *plot* a coup. In this group, we are plotting against our own limitations by trying to plot literature on graphs, devising mechanized approaches to dissect the mechanics of poetry. This year’s conference welcomes a focus on the many forms of humour in verse. Although verse and humour might appear to sit at opposite ends of a literary hierarchy of taste and sophistication, the two have appeared together for as long as verse has been written, sung, played, shared or shouted. Versified humour can be found in popular productions and in highbrow literature, with poets writing lighter pieces alongside their other productions, as well as including humorous passages within their serious works. Both materials - humour and verse - rely on a departure from *bona fide* communication, seeking to harness the shortcomings of language, to create layered meanings and to trigger an additional effort from the recipient trying to make sense of incongruous or opaque utterances. Whilst ambiguity would be an enemy of efficient communication, it is a staple of both humour and poetry. Versification usually provides us with a reassuring sameness, and versified humour sometimes relies on this learned expectation of sameness, taking advantage of our prior knowledge in order to mislead us. This happens when an unexpected approximate rhyme brings to mind the obscene word that would provide a similar yet perfect rhyme. Or when the choice of a specific metre, with its baggage of associated uses and meanings, helps create parody or satire. Or even, very simply, when the stanzaic structure of a poem builds then breaks the monotony of lines, signaling the humorous intent of its punchline. In French, the punchline of a joke and the striking end of a poem are both named *la chute*: the fall. Verse has an ability to leave an impression on our minds and memories, and as such can readily serve persuasion efforts, from slogans or commercials to epic poems and state propaganda. Humour is often a deeply political reality. Despite its affinity with taboo subjects and irreverence, one of humour’s regular uses is to spread and maintain stereotypes, assert domination, and strengthen the feelings of belonging and allegiance through a so-called universality. This humour of the dominant tends to suppress minority voices and singular perspectives, requiring the dominated to laugh along in an effort to fit with the in-group. And yet, it can also be used as a weapon for attacking the order in place, voicing singularities, and questioning the established norms. Examining the powers of those two phenomena, one can wonder: What happens when a versified text is humorous, and what when a humorous text is in verse? Can shared regularities be found in the many verse forms of humorous texts? Can we measure those, and how? Should, or can, the funniness of it be taken into account, or even just its humorous intent, despite the high degree of cultural, linguistic and historical specificity? Papers addressing humour alongside verse or other highly-controlled and rhythmical forms are all welcome, whether written, read, sung or smuggled, from the lowest to the highest registers, from any time period and any language area. This focus on humour in verse is not an exclusive one, and we encourage the submission of papers that use quantitative tools and methods in investigating poetry or poeticity, regardless of their link to humorous poetry. Besides, as has been traditional at Plotting Poetry conferences, works on other genres may also be included, provided that a mechanization or quantification apparatus is being used to explore their poeticity. Some of the topics to consider include but are not limited to: - Verse forms and meters used and misused for lighter pieces - Stanzaic structures and their use in humour - Puns and their relationship to versification - Versification as a target of humour - Slogans and propaganda - Standup as poetry - Musical forms of humour (song, rap…) - … For this 7th Plotting Poetry conference, we will be convening in the Swiss village of Einsiedeln, in the canton of Schwyz. In order to secure a better deal and to make this event affordable for everyone, we will be handling and largely funding the conference hotel ourselves, and the participants will be charged a reasonable fee. Please, submit your abstracts (max. 1600 characters including spaces) via this form <https://forms.gle/SoU9RWCmMLEvgchF8> until March 1, 2024. Should you have *any* further questions, you can get in touch at: plottingpoetryhumour(a)gmail.com *Timeline:* Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 March, 2024 Notification of acceptance: 15 March, 2024 Confirmation of participation: 1 May, 2024 *Organizers & programme committee:* Anne-Sophie Bories, Nils Couturier, Petr Plecháč, Pablo Ruiz Fabo *Webpage:* https://www.plottingpoetry.org/conference/2024einsiedeln/cfp

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[CfP] ISWC 2024 Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers: deadline May 2nd, 2024
by Sebastián Ferrada 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2024) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., November 11-15, 2024 http://iswc2024.semanticweb.org Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers: https://bit.ly/iswc2024DC Submissions due: May 2nd, 2024 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iswc2024 ISWC is the premier venue for presenting state of the art research and innovative systems related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting a large number of high quality submissions every year and participants from both academia and industry. ISWC brings together researchers from different areas, such as knowledge representation, artificial intelligence, databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel methods and technologies for representing, accessing, interpreting, and using information on the Web in a more effective way. == Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers == The ISWC Doctoral Consortium will provide PhD students an opportunity to present and discuss their research ideas in a supportive, formative and yet critical environment, receive feedback from mentors, typically senior members of the Semantic Web research community, and peers, explore career pathways available after completing a PhD degree, and to network and build collaborations with other members of the community. The event is intended for students who have articulated a reasonably detailed research proposal, preferably supported by some preliminary results. The aim is to support the students in refining their proposal and suggest possible ways to improve their research plan and achieve results with prospective greater impact. While doctoral degrees can vary in format and conduct, we aim this Call for Papers to PhD candidates who will have already partially investigated some specific problems. Students will be required to submit a paper to the doctoral consortium, structured like a research proposal. All proposals submitted to the Doctoral Consortium will undergo a careful review process by the International Programme Committee, who will provide detailed and constructive feedback and select those submissions to be presented at the Doctoral Consortium. If accepted, students will have to register and attend the event, which will include a range of interactive activities. Track Chairs: Antoine Zimmermann - Mines Saint-Étienne, France Kerry Taylor - Australian National University, Australia Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024DC For any question or request, please contact the Doctoral Consortium Chairs at iswc2024-doctoral-consortium(a)easychair.org.

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ADHO’s Roberto Busa Prize 2024: Susan Brown
by Fabio Ciotti 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, It is my pleasure to announce that Susan Brown, Professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies and Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Digital Scholarship at the University of Guelph, has been awarded ADHO’s Roberto Busa Prize. My warmest congratulations to Susan. I have been working with her for the last ten years in the ADHO governing bodies, and she has been a marvellous colleague and an excellent scholar. This achievement is well-deserved. Fabio Ciotti Chair EADH Exec -- Professor Fabio Ciotti Dept. "Studi letterari, filosofici e di storia dell’arte" University of Roma "Tor Vergata" Chair, European Association for Digital Humanities (EADH) Editor-in-Chief, "Umanistica Digitale" https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/ @Fabio_Ciotti @[email protected] f.ciotti(a)pec.it

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LT4HALA 2024 -- deadline extension -- Third Workshop on Language Technologies for Historical and Ancient LAnguages @ LREC COLING 2024
by Rachele Sprugnoli 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

LT4HALA 2024 -- deadline extension -- Third Workshop on Language Technologies for Historical and Ancient LAnguages @ LREC COLING 2024 The Third Workshop on Language Technologies for Historical and Ancient LAnguages (LT4HALA 2024) will be held on May 25th in Torino (Italy), co-located with LREC-COLING 2024. This one-day workshop seeks to bring together scholars, who are developing and/or are using Language Technologies (LTs) for historically attested languages, so to foster cross-fertilization between the Computational Linguistics community and the areas in the Humanities dealing with historical linguistic data, e.g. historians, philologists, linguists, archaeologists and literary scholars. Submission deadline: 26th February 2024 **NEW DEADLINE: 1st March 2024** Website: https://circse.github.io/LT4HALA/2024/ <https://circse.github.io/LT4HALA/2024/> Submission page: https://softconf.com/lrec-coling2024/lt4hala2024/ <https://softconf.com/lrec-coling2024/lt4hala2024/>

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CFP SRDH-Doctoral Symposium Unige e Unito 2024
by Andrea Marra 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

CON INVITO A DIFFONDERE CALL FOR PAPERS (S)oggetto della ricerca Prospettive critiche e intersezioni nelle Digital Humanities DH DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM UNIGE-UNITO 2024 20-21 Maggio 2024 (Genova, Italia) - English below - Le dottorande e i dottorandi del Dottorato in Digital Humanities del Consorzio UniGe-UniTo invitano a presentare contributi in occasione del DH Doctoral Symposium 2024 che si terrà il 20 e il 21 Maggio: (S)oggetto della Ricerca. Prospettive Critiche e Intersezioni nelle Digital Humanities. Il convegno interdisciplinare intende esplorare più in dettaglio il concetto di “lack of cultural criticism” (Fiormonte 2012) e di “situated knowledge” (Haraway 1988), nelle loro molteplici declinazioni nell’ambito delle DH: in particolare, il ruolo attivo e incarnato del ricercatore, le opportunità derivanti dall’applicazione delle tecnologie informatiche agli studi umanistici e le sfide legate all’impiego di strumenti tecnologici, solitamente considerati neutrali, ma che influenzano profondamente le epistemologie e le pratiche degli studi umanistici. Accogliamo prospettive provenienti dall’analisi storica e filologica qualitativa e quantitativa, dalla critica culturale e dalle discipline sociologiche, letterarie, artistiche e linguistiche supportate da approcci digitali e computazionali. Si presterà attenzione alle egemonie linguistiche, geografiche e culturali delle DH, ai grandi temi della comunicazione e dell’informatica del dominio, ai bias introdotti dall’uso esteso dei Large Language Models e alle complesse interazioni tra intelligenza artificiale, pratiche e beni artistici e culturali, anche in ottica di una didattica delle DH e/o attraverso i suoi strumenti. ———————— Studios* interessat* potranno sottoporre a revisione abstract anonimizzati e originali di massimo 500 parole (bibliografia esclusa) in formato pdf tramite la piattaforma easychair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=srdh2024 entro e non oltre il 26 marzo 2024. Si richiede ai candidati di fornire un titolo del contributo, un massimo di 5 keywords e una breve biobibliografia. Sono ammessi contributi in lingua inglese, francese o italiana. La durata massima per ciascun intervento sarà di 15 minuti. La partecipazione al convegno è gratuita. I contributi accettati saranno raccolti e pubblicati successivamente alla conferenza in un volume edito dalla Genova University Press. ——————— Keynote speakers: Chris Biemann (Hamburg University) Paola Ciandrini (Chiesi. R&D Project Management - Archives Management & Systems) Fabio Ciotti (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) Luigi Di Caro (Università degli Studi di Torino) Matteo Di Cristofaro (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia) Laura Moretti (University of St. Andrews) Nuria Rodríguez Ortega (UMA, Universidad de Málaga) Francesca Tomasi (Università degli Studi di Bologna) _________________________________________________________________________ WITH A REQUEST FOR DISSEMINATION CALL FOR PAPERS Subjects of Research Critical Perspectives and Intersections in the Digital Humanities DH DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM UNIGE-UNITO 2024 20-21 May 2024 (Genoa, Italy) PhD students enrolled in the Digital Humanities PhD course at the Universities of Genoa and Turin invite you to send in your contributions to participate in the DH Doctoral Symposium 2024, which will be held on 20-21 May 2024: Subjects of Research. Critical Perspectives and Intersections in the Digital Humanities. The interdisciplinary symposium aims to further explore the concepts of “lack of cultural criticism” (Fiormonte 2012) and “situated knowledge” (Haraway 1988), which have been conjugated in their multiple facets in the field of DH. In particular, it will focus on the active and embodied role of the researcher, on the opportunities created by the application of Information Technology to the Humanities, and on the challenges presented by the use of technological tools, that are usually considered neutral, but which deeply influence the epistemologies and practices of the Humanities themselves. We encourage perspectives drawn from qualitative and quantitative historical and philological analysis, cultural criticism, and sociological, literary, artistic and linguistic disciplines, supported by digital and computational approaches. Attention will be paid to the linguistic, geographical and cultural hegemonies of DH, to the major issues of communication and the so-called “informatics of domination”, to the bias introduced by the extended use of Large Language Models, and to the complexity of interactions between Artificial Intelligence and artistic and cultural heritages and practices. This last topic will also be considered from the didactic perspective of DH and/or through its tools. Interested scholars are invited to submit anonymised abstracts of a maximum of 500 words (excluding bibliography) through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=srdh2024 by 26 March 2024 in PDF format. Candidates will be asked to provide title, a maximum of 5 keywords and a short bio-bibliography. Papers can be written in English, French or Italian. The maximum duration of each presentation will be 15 minutes. The attendance at the conference is free of charge. Accepted papers will be included after the conference in a volume published by Genova University Press. ——————— Keynote speakers: Chris Biemann (Hamburg University) Paola Ciandrini (Chiesi. R&D Project Management - Archives Management & Systems) Fabio Ciotti (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) Luigi Di Caro (Università degli Studi di Torino) Matteo Di Cristofaro (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia) Laura Moretti (University of St. Andrews) Nuria Rodríguez Ortega (UMA, Universidad de Málaga) Francesca Tomasi (Università degli Studi di Bologna) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrea Marra (he/they) *PhD Student in Digital Humanities * *(Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Onomastics) University of Turin / University of Genoa*

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[CfP] 2nd Call for Contributions to WISDOMS : Ethics, Values, and Knowledge Graphs
by wisdoms.publicity＠gmail.com 23 Feb '24

23 Feb '24

[Apologies for potential crossposting] Only two weeks to the final deadline to WISDOMS 2024! The workshop focusing on the integration of data semantics, ontologies, moral values, and their societal impact About the Workshop: The growing influence of AI in our daily lives has transformed both the digital landscape and the way we generate, extract and represent information. The surge in using Large Language Models (LLMs) not only in academia and industry but among the public, has made it increasingly important to address the alignment of AI tools to moral and cultural human values. Despite ongoing governmental work on developing ethical guidelines and practical requirements for AI, for academic and industrial applications there is a particular importance to ensure that the research respective practical methods follow ethical practices and that the outcomes do not conflict with moral values. As hybridizing knowledge structures and semantic data with generative AI has a high impact potential for the development of increasingly more complex and intelligent systems, it becomes of the utmost important that such innovation adheres to the EU’s objective of realizing AI applications that are dependable, robust, explicable, ethically guided, and therefore trustworthy. The first edition of WISDOMS, the Workshop on Integrating the Semantics of Data, Ontologies, Moral and cultural values and their Societal impact, aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and those curious enough to explore the convergence of ethics, socio-behavioral norms, moral and cultural values, with hybrid neuro-symbolic knowledge structures and generative AI. Join us in discussing the socio-ethical boundaries of AI innovation! Important Dates: • Submission Deadline: March 7, 2024 • Author Notification: April 4, 2024 • Final Version Due: April 18, 2024 • Workshop Dates: May 26/27, 2024 List of Topics: WISDOMS invite paper contributions related (but not restricted to) the following areas: • Ethical dilemmas in value knowledge representation • Development of value-centric vocabularies and ontologies • Moral reasoning in AI • Societal impact of (non-)ethical AI • Value-driven system design and explainability • Value-sensitive autonomous agents • Neuro-symbolic and hybrid semantic web tools for moral reasoning Type of Contributions: We welcome diverse contributions including research papers, case studies, and theoretical explorations that align with the workshop's themes. We accept four types of contributes: • Full Papers (10-12 pages excluding references) • Short Papers (5-8 pages excluding references) • Position Papers (1-4 pages excluding references, not included in the proceedings) • Extended Abstract of recently published papers (1-4 pages excluding references, not included in the proceedings) Submissions must be sent via Easychair and should be formatted in CEUR 1-column format (template available on workshop website). For inclusion in the workshop, at least one of the authors of accepted papers needs to register at ESWC 2024 and participate on-site at WISDOMS. Location: WISDOMS is co-located with ESWC 2024 held on the beautiful island city Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. This year, ESWC has the timely theme on Fabrics of Knowledge: Knowledge Graphs and Generative AI. Join us at WISDOMS to add a flair of ethics to the main conference! We look forward to your valuable contributions to a fruitful and thought-provoking discussion on these critical issues. Best regards, Stefano De Giorgis Luana Bulla Maria Hedblom Luc Steels

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Extended Deadline [March 04, 2024]: 2nd Workshop on Resources and Technologies for Indigenous, Endangered and Lesser-resourced Languages in Eurasia (EURALI)
by Silvie Cinkova 23 Feb '24

23 Feb '24

From: "Silvie Cinkova" <cinkova(a)ufal.mff.cuni.cz> To: "ufal-l" <ufal-l(a)mff.cuni.cz> Sent: Friday, 23 February, 2024 11:05:47 Subject: Extended Deadline [March 04, 2024]: 2nd Workshop on Resources and Technologies for Indigenous, Endangered and Lesser-resourced Languages in Eurasia (EURALI) Apologies for cross-posting *2nd Workshop on Resources and Technologies for Indigenous, Endangered and Lesser-resourced Languages in Eurasia (EURALI) @ LREC-COLING 2024* Date: 20-25 May, 2024 Paper submissions due March 04th, 2024 Venue: Lingotto Conference Centre - Torino (Italia) Main website: [ https://sites.google.com/view/eurali/ | https://sites.google.com/view/eurali/ ] LREC-COLING 2024 website: [ https://lrec-coling-2024.org/ | https://lrec-coling-2024.org/ ] Submission website: [ https://softconf.com/lrec-coling2024/eurali2024/ | https://softconf.com/lrec-coling2024/eurali2024/ ] —————————————————————————————————— *Workshop overview and objectives* This workshop will focus on the development of language technology resources and tools for indigenous, endangered and lesser-resourced languages on the Eurasian continent. In a media-centric world where language technology allows people to break cultural and language barriers, it is important that speakers of endangered and indigenous languages can be empowered to use this technology to continue to share their knowledge and culture with the world. With the hope of bridging this gap, the goal of this workshop is to increase visibility and promote research for lesser-resourced and under-represented languages in Europe and Asia. Through collaboration between NLP researchers, language experts and linguists working for the benefit of endangered languages in these communities, we aim to create language technology resources that will help to preserve and revive these languages for future generations. Furthermore, the workshop aims to promote the emergence of new methods that benefit linguists (e.g. automating analysis and validation processes), field linguists (facilitating data collection and analysis processes), and computational linguists (developing new techniques necessary for linguistic analysis, development of supervised or weakly supervised methods for the analysis of poorly written or undocumented languages). The main objective of the workshop is to create basic resources and develop tools for Eurasiatic languages, including but not limited to the following topics: - identifying languages and variants spoken in these regions - creation of language resources and applications, e.g. sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, and syntactic parsing - standardization for endangered languages - automatic identification and classification of lexical variation and language varieties - adaptation of fundamental NLP tools for these languages, e.g., morphological analysis, taggers and parsers - reusability of language resources in NLP applications, e.g. machine translation, and POS tagging - machine translation between closely related languages - evaluation of language resources and tools when applied to lesser-resourced languages in the same language families - corpora, resources, and tools for closely related languages - linguistic and textual similarities among languages in Eurasia - digitalization of endangered languages - challenges in the creation of language resources and tools from linguistic perspectives (which includes any perspective formal theory) *Submissions* We are seeking submissions in the following categories: - Full papers: 8 pages+unlimited references - Short papers (work in progress): 4 pages+unlimited references - Posters (innovative ideas/proposals, a research idea of students): 4 pages+unlimited references - Demo (of working online/standalone systems): 2 pages Papers must describe original, completed or in progress, and unpublished work. The accepted papers will be given up for full/short paper and poster in the workshop proceedings and will be presented as an oral presentation or poster. Papers should be formatted according to the LREC-COLING style sheet ( [ https://lrec-coling-2024.org/authors-kit/ | https://lrec-coling-2024.org/authors-kit/ ] ), which is provided on the LREC-COLING 2024 website ( [ https://lrec-coling-2024.org/ | https://lrec-coling-2024.org/ ] ). Please submit papers in PDF format to the START account ( [ https://softconf.com/lrec-coling2024/eurali2024/ | https://softconf.com/lrec-coling2024/eurali2024/ ] ). For further information on this initiative, please refer to [ https://sites.google.com/view/eurali/ | https://sites.google.com/view/eurali/ ] . *Important Dates* March 04, 2024: Paper submissions due [extended deadline] March 22, 2024: Paper notification of acceptance May 25, 2024: Workshop *Workshop Chairs* Atul Kr. Ojha, University of Galway, Galway (Ireland) Sina Ahmadi, George Mason University, Fairfax VA (USA) Chao-Hong Liu, Potamu Research Ltd, Dublin (Ireland) John P. McCrae, University of Galway, Galway (Ireland) Theodorus Fransen, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan (Italy) Silvie Cinková, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic) *Programme Committee (to be updated)* Abigail Walsh, Dublin City University, Dublin (Ireland) Aiala Rosá, Universidad de la República - Uruguay, Montevideo (Uruguay) Aryaman Arora, Stanford University, Stanford, California (USA) A. Seza Doğruöz, Ghent University, Ghent (Belgium) Alina Karakanta, University of Leiden, Leiden (Netherlands) Alina Wróblewska, Institute of Computer Science, Jana Kazimierza, Warszawa (Poland) Akanksha Bansal, Panlingua, Delhi (India) Atul Kr. Ojha, University of Galway, Galway (Ireland) & Panlingua, (India) Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi, University of Galway, Galway (Ireland) Bogdan Babych, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg (Germany) Çağrı Çöltekin, University of Tübingen, Tübingen (Germany) Chao-Hong Liu, Potamu Research Ltd, Dublin (Ireland) Chihiro Taguchi, the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame (USA) Daan van Esch, Google, Amsterdam (Netherlands) Daniel Zeman, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic) Deepak Alok, IIT-Delhi, Delhi (India) Dorothee Beermann, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trøndelag (Norway) Esha Banerjee, J.P. Morgan, Bengaluru (India) Ekaterina Vylomova, University of Melbourne, Melbourne (Australia) George Rehm, GmbH, Berlin (Germany) Hiwa Asadpour, Goethe University, Frankfurt (Germany) Jamal Abdul Nasir, University of Galway, Galway (Ireland) Joakim Nivre, Uppsala University, (Sweden) John P. McCrae, University of Galway, (Ireland) John E. Ortega, New York University (USA) Jonathan Washington, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore (USA) Joseph Mariani, LIMSI-CNRS, Pairs (France) Kaja Dobrovoljc, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia) Khalid Choukri, ELDA/ELRA, Paris (France) Luke D. Gessler, University of Colorado at Boulder (USA) Maitrey Mehta, University of Utah, Utah (USA) Marie-Catherine de Marneffe, UCLouvainCollège Léon Durpiez, (Belgium) Mayank Jobanputra, University of Tübingen, Tübingen (Germany) Olesea Caftanatov, Vladimir Andrunachievici Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Chişinău (Moldova) Ranka Stanković, University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia) Rico Sennrich, University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland) Ritesh Kumar, Agra University, Agra (India) Rute Costa, the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon (Portugal) Saliha Muradoglu, Australian National University, Canberra (Australia) Sarah Moeller, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (USA) Silvie Cinkovà, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic) Sina Ahmadi, George Mason University, (USA) Stella Markantonatou, Athena RC, Athens (Greece) Sourabrata Mukherjee, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic) Theodorus Fransen, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan (Italy) Valentin Malykh, MTS AI / ITMO University Verginica Barbu Mititelu, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest (Romania) Victoria Bobicev, University of Moldova, Chișinău (Moldova) Voula Giouli, Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Athens (Greece)

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CFP: LCS Digital Humanities Symposium. ‘Consuming fiction in a convergence culture’, University of Leeds, 5 June 2024
by Simone Rebora 20 Feb '24

20 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, I forward a CfP of a conference in Leeds. They also offer small bursaries for young researchers.... Kind regards, Simone === LCS Digital Humanities Symposium. ‘Consuming fiction in a convergence culture’ School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds 5 June 2024 Call for papers This symposium is open to all scholars of languages, literature, film, media, game and narrative studies who are using digital methods in their research (or are studying digital media) and are interested in the themes of reception, reader and audience response, and cultural consumption more broadly. *Theme*: *C**onsuming fiction in a convergence culture* *When: 5 June 2024, University of Leeds* With this one-day Symposium we invite an interdisciplinary discussion on the reception and consumption of narrative fiction across different media and artforms. The event is open to all scholars of languages, literature, film, media, game and narrative studies who are using the frame of digital humanities and want to share their works and exchange ideas. At the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies of the University of Leeds we have been working on a project entitled ‘Audience engagement with Elena Ferrante’s storyworld. Consuming fiction in a convergence culture’. Using digital humanities methods, we are collecting and analysing social media data and metadata in order to investigate how ordinary readers and TV audiences respond to and engage with the storyworld created by Italian writer Elena Ferrante. By hosting the Symposium at Leeds, we hope to take stock of what is happening in the field, exchange ideas and methodologies arising from our individual case studies and promote discussions, networks and even collaboration among scholars who, in different disciplines, are working on cultural consumption and digital humanities. The day will involve keynote talks, research project presentations (10-15 minutes), and a round-table discussion. Please submit your paper proposal (around 200-250 words) as one Word file, containing your name, affiliation and a short biography to Olivia Santovetti (O.Santovetti(a)leeds.ac.uk) Laura Lucia Rossi (L.L.Rossi(a)leeds.ac.uk) and Alessio Baldini ( A.Baldini(a)leeds.ac.uk) by *Wednesday 27 March 2024*. Small travel bursaries are available to assist participant with travel costs. Priority will be given to PhD student and Early Career Researchers who have no access to funds to cover their travel expenses. If you are interested in applying for a bursary, please include a statement in your proposal explaining the relevance of your proposal to the theme of the Symposium.

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[CfP] ISWC 2024 Call for Industry Track Papers: deadline **July 11th, 2024**
by Sebastián Ferrada 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

Apologies. The previous email had an incorrect deadline date. 23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2024) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., November 11-15, 2024 http://iswc2024.semanticweb.org Call for Industry Track Papers: https://bit.ly/iswc2024industry Submissions due: July 11th, 2024 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iswc2024 ISWC is the premier venue for presenting state of the art research and innovative systems related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting a large number of high quality submissions every year and participants from both academia and industry. ISWC brings together researchers from different areas, such as knowledge representation, artificial intelligence, databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel methods and technologies for representing, accessing, interpreting, and using information on the Web in a more effective way. == Call for Industry Track Papers == The Industry Track at ISWC 2024 welcomes 2-page extended abstracts about the application of knowledge graphs and semantic technologies in various industrial sectors, aiming to showcase the state of their adoption and the latest trends. It provides an opportunity for industry adopters to highlight and share the key learnings and new research challenges posed by real-world implementations. The Industry Track welcomes your case studies of success stories, as well as insightful discussions on challenges hindering the widespread adoption of knowledge graph and semantic technologies in industrial applications and settings. Reports detailing the application and deployment experiences of recent research advancements to industry-relevant problems are also encouraged. Track Chairs: Vanessa Lopez Garcia - IBM Research Europe, Ireland Francesco Osborne - The Open University, United Kingdom Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024industry For any question or request, please contact the Industry Track Chairs atiswc2024-industry(a)easychair.org.

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[CfP] ISWC 2024 Call for Industry Track Papers: deadline June 11th, 2024
by Sebastián Ferrada 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2024) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., November 11-15, 2024 http://iswc2024.semanticweb.org Call for Industry Track Papers: https://bit.ly/iswc2024industry Submissions due: June 11th, 2024 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iswc2024 ISWC is the premier venue for presenting state of the art research and innovative systems related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting a large number of high quality submissions every year and participants from both academia and industry. ISWC brings together researchers from different areas, such as knowledge representation, artificial intelligence, databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel methods and technologies for representing, accessing, interpreting, and using information on the Web in a more effective way. == Call for Industry Track Papers == The Industry Track at ISWC 2024 welcomes 2-page extended abstracts about the application of knowledge graphs and semantic technologies in various industrial sectors, aiming to showcase the state of their adoption and the latest trends. It provides an opportunity for industry adopters to highlight and share the key learnings and new research challenges posed by real-world implementations. The Industry Track welcomes your case studies of success stories, as well as insightful discussions on challenges hindering the widespread adoption of knowledge graph and semantic technologies in industrial applications and settings. Reports detailing the application and deployment experiences of recent research advancements to industry-relevant problems are also encouraged. Track Chairs: Vanessa Lopez Garcia - IBM Research Europe, Ireland Francesco Osborne - The Open University, United Kingdom Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024industry For any question or request, please contact the Industry Track Chairs at iswc2024-industry(a)easychair.org.

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[CfP] ISWC 2024 First Call for Research, Resources & In-Use Tracks: abstracts due Apr. 10th, 2024
by Sebastián Ferrada 14 Feb '24

14 Feb '24

(Tutorial proposals will be accepted in a separate call later in the year.) 23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2024) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., November 11-15, 2024 https://iswc2024.semanticweb.org/ Call for Research Track Papers: http://bit.ly/iswc2024Research Call for Resources Track Papers: https://bit.ly/iswc2024Resources Call for In-Use Track Papers: https://bit.ly/iswc2024InUse Abstracts due: April 10th, 2024 Full papers due: April 17th, 2024 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iswc2024 ISWC is the premier venue for presenting state of the art research and innovative systems related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting a large number of high quality submissions every year and participants from both academia and industry. ISWC brings together researchers from different areas, such as knowledge representation, artificial intelligence, databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel methods and technologies for representing, accessing, interpreting, and using information on the Web in a more effective way. ======================================================= == Call for Research Papers == The research track of ISWC 2024 solicits novel and significant research contributions addressing theoretical, analytical and empirical aspects of the Semantic Web. We welcome work describing original and replicable research showing evidence of significant contribution to the Semantic Web. Track Chairs: Gianluca Demartini - University of Queensland, Australia Katja Hose - TU Wien, Austria Contact: iswc2024-research(a)easychair.org Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024Research ======================================================= == Call for Resources Papers == The ISWC 2024 Resources Track welcomes descriptions of resources that leverage knowledge representation based on Semantic Web standards or other graph data models to improve the acquisition, processing, and sharing of data on the web. Resources include, but are not restricted to: datasets, knowledge graphs, ontologies/vocabularies, ontology design patterns, evaluation benchmarks or methods, software tools/services, APIs and software frameworks, workflows, crowdsourcing task designs, protocols, methodologies, and metrics, that have contributed or may contribute to the generation of novel scientific work and applications in the semantic web. Track chairs: Maribel Acosta - Technical University of Munich, Germany Matteo Palmonari - University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy Contact: iswc2024-resource(a)easychair.org Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024Resources ======================================================= == Call for In-Use Papers == The In-Use track seeks submissions describing applied research as well as software tools, systems, or architectures that benefit from the use of Semantic Web and Knowledge Graph technologies (including, but not limited to, technologies based on the Semantic Web standards). Importantly, submitted papers should provide convincing evidence of the use of the proposed application or tool by the target user group, preferably outside the group that conducted the development and, more broadly, outside the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graph research communities. Track chairs: Gong Cheng - Nanjing University, China Hala Skaf-Molli - Nantes University, France Contact: iswc2024-in-use(a)easychair.org Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024InUse ======================================================= Follow us: X (Twitter): @iswc_conf #iswc_conf ( https://twitter.com/iswc_conf ) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13612370 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISWConf/ Mastodon Social: https://mastodon.social/@iswc_conf

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CfP - HHAI 2024 [Extended Deadline] - The third International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence
by Grootjen, Jesse 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '24

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email * Call for Participation: HHAI2024 – The third International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence June 10-14, 2024, Malmö, Sweden Call for Contributions to the Doctoral Consortium In this message, we shortened each call to their essentials – the full text of each call is available on the website: https://hhai-conference.org/2024/ The HHAI 2024 Doctoral Consortium (DC) will take place as part of the 3rd International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence in June 2024, Malmö, Sweden. This forum will provide early as well as middle/late-stage PhD students in the field of Hybrid Intelligence focusing on the study of Artificial intelligence systems that cooperate synergistically, proactively and purposefully with humans, amplifying instead of replacing human intelligence. The Doctoral Consortium will take place in person at the HHAI 2024 conference. Important Dates All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth). - Submission Deadline: February 12th, 2024 - Reviews Released: March 18th, 2024 - Camera-ready Papers Due: April 18th, 2024 - Doctoral Consortium: June 11th, 2024 Proposals should be submitted via Easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hhai2024 Location HHAI 2024 will be an in-person, single-track conference, held in Malmö, Sweden on June 10-14, 2024. More information on the venue as well as travel information can be found on the website: https://hhai-conference.org/2024/ Contact information Conference chairs: Frank Dignum (Umeå University, SE), Fabian Lorig (Malmö University, SE), Jason Tucker (Malmö University, SE), and Adam Dahlgren Lindström (Umeå University, SE). Doctoral Consortium chairs: Passant El.Agroudy (DFKI, DE), Michiel van der Meer (Leiden University, NL) and Harko Verhagen (Stockholm University, SE) For questions, you can reach the doctoral consortium chairs at dc(a)hhai-conference.org<mailto:[email protected]> Kind regards, Julian Rasch & Jesse Grootjen Publicity and Social Media Chairs HHAI 2024 https://www.hhai-conference.org/

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[CfP] ISWC 2024 Reminder of Workshop and Challenge Proposal Calls: due Feb. 22nd, 2024
by Sebastián Ferrada 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2024) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., November 11-15, 2024 http://bit.ly/iswc2024 Call for Workshops: https://bit.ly/iswc2024workshops Call for Challenges: https://bit.ly/iswc2024challenges Proposals due: February 22nd, 2024 (in 10 days) Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iswc2024 ISWC is the premier venue for presenting state of the art research and innovative systems related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting a large number of high quality submissions every year and participants from both academia and industry. ISWC brings together researchers from different areas, such as knowledge representation, artificial intelligence, databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel methods and technologies for representing, accessing, interpreting, and using information on the Web in a more effective way. == Call for Workshops == The role of the ISWC workshops is to provide a setting for focused, intensive scientific exchange among researchers and practitioners interested in specific topics related to the general theme of the conference. As such, workshops are the primary venues for the exploration of emerging ideas, for the discussion of novel aspects of established research topics, and for the exchange with related research communities. We invite you to submit a proposal for a workshop on a research topic of interest to ISWC attendees. (Please note that a separate Call for Tutorials will follow later in the year.) Track Chairs: Irene Celino - Cefriel, Italy Raghava Mutharaju - IIIT-Delhi, India Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024workshops For any question or request, please contact the Workshop Chairs at iswc2024-workshop-proposal(a)easychair.org. == Call for Challenges== Creating competition is a great way to advance the state of the art in a given domain. ISWC 2024 will run multiple challenges,proposed by the community, to systematically evaluate and compare solutions for the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs. We invite you to propose an ISWC 2024 Challenge, in which you define an open competition on a problem of your choice within the Semantic Web domain. Track chairs: Agnieszka Ławrynowicz - Poznań University of Technology, Poland Giuseppe Pirrò - University of Calabria, Italy Details: https://bit.ly/iswc2024challenges ======================================================= Follow us: Twitter/X: @iswc_conf #iswc_conf ( https://twitter.com/iswc_conf ) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISWConf/ Mastodon Social: https://mastodon.social/@iswc_conf

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The European Summer University in Digital Humanities Culture & Technology 15-26 July 2024
by ALEXANDRA COTOC 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, We are happy to inform you that the European Summer University in Digital Humanities Culture & Technology (ESU DH C&T) will take place between July 15th and July 26, 2024, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The Summer University offers participants the possibility to gain practical knowledge of the application of computational methods to the digitalisation, description, analysis and production of humanities contents and artefacts, to discuss theoretical questions and to forge new perspectives on the study and preservation of languages, cultures and cultural memory and the translation between cultures. The Summer University targets an international audience: students in their final year, graduates, postgraduates, doctoral students, postdocs, teachers, librarians and technical assistants who are involved in the theoretical, experimental or practical application of computational methods in the various areas of the Humanities, in libraries and archives, or wish to do so. It also addresses engineers and computer scientists who accept the challenge represented by the Arts and Humanities, who wish to obtain an insight into the application of, and work with, computational methods in the Humanities. The workshop lineup is ready, and you can check the ESUDH 2024 website for information regarding the Summer University and workshops offered: https://esu-ct.conference.ubbcluj.ro/ The application phase for ESUDH 2024 starts on March 5th! Alexandra Cotoc, on behalf of the Organising Board<https://esu-ct.conference.ubbcluj.ro/team/> Alexandra Cotoc, PhD Senior Lecturer Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Letters<https://lett.ubbcluj.ro/>, Babeș-Bolyai University<https://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/> Str. Horea, 31 400202, Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://linktr.ee/alexandracotoc ESUDH Culture & Technology https://esu-ct.conference.ubbcluj.ro/team/ [cid:6a63b888-0680-4e1b-ac1e-03f65635162b][cid:038e2221-968e-438b-9295-a6cd1c5b9cea][cid:385a2de4-f611-4db1-9f66-7a29f903ed37] DISCLAIMER Prezentul mesaj și orice documente atașate pot conține informații confidențiale sau sensibile care aparțin Universității Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca. Conținutul mesajului nu poate fi dezvăluit sau utilizat de către altcineva decât destinatarul, persoană fizică sau juridică. Dacă ați primit acest mesaj dintr-o eroare, vă rugăm să ne anunțati imediat, ca răspuns la mesajul de față, și să ștergeți apoi din sistemul dvs. mesajul fără a-l copia sau deschide. Prin prezenta vi se notifică faptul că orice dezvaluire, copiere, distribuire sau inițierea/omiterea unor acțiuni pe baza prezentelor informații sunt strict interzise și atrag răspunderea civilă și/sau penală (art. 302 Noul Cod Penal). UBB nu este răspunzătoare pentru modificările care pot fi aduse prezentului mesaj și nici pentru întârzierile care pot surveni în recepționarea acestuia. De asemenea, nu putem garanta integritatea mesajului și nici că acesta este lipsit de viruși, interceptări sau interferențe de orice natură. ================= The contents of this email message and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged information belonging to Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. This information is intended solely for the addressee, natural or legal person, and is legally protected from disclosure and may not be used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. You are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments as well as taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and entails civil and/or criminal liability (under Art. 302 of the New Criminal Code). UBB accepts no liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. UBBCLUJ <https://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/politici/>

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Talk "Computational Literary Studies" University Bielefeld: MARK FINLAYSON
by Kababgi, Daniel 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce a talk by Dr. Mark Finlayson (Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) at Florida International University (FIU)) about Computational Approaches to Understanding Narrative in our colloquium "Computational Literary Studies" at University of Bielefeld on 30th of Janurary, 18:00 c.t. (GMT+1). The talk will be held online (with hybrid attendance) via Zoom. Link to the Zoom-Meeting: https://uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/j/67554437983?pwd=VHNOUzNWMEZYeUkxUDJkZ015T… Meeting-ID: 675 5443 7983 Passwort: 135077 Abstract: Different discourse types present their own special challenges across the spectrum of Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, for example, models that are trained or tuned for specific discourse types (e.g., wall street journal articles), to techniques that make certain assumptions about the texts in question (e.g., that everything described takes places “in the real world”). The narrative discourse type presents numerous interesting challenges for existing techniques, and also suggests novel NLP tasks specifically relevant to narrative. I present a selection of recent progress in the FIU Cognition, Narrative, and Culture (Cognac) Laboratory on NLP as applied to narrative. First, a new approach to timeline extraction that significantly improve our ability to extract, organize, and characterize timelines of events. Second, significantly improved animacy and character detection, where the goal is to determine whether a referent is animate and is acting as a “character”. We see that this approach requires some narratological sophistication to be successful. Third, new improvements in sub-event and event relationship detection on narrative texts that take advantage of certain important features of narrative discourse. Fourth, inference from text of narrative structures that were described by Vladimir Propp. I illustrate various applications of this work, focusing in particular on efforts to detect and model disinformation in the online space. Bio: Dr. Mark A. Finlayson is Eminent Scholar Chaired Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) at Florida International University (FIU). His research intersects artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and cognitive science. He directs the FIU SCIS Cognition, Narrative, and Culture (Cognac) Laboratory whose members focus on advancing the science of narrative, including: understanding the relationship between cognition, narrative, and culture; developing new methods and techniques for investigating questions related to language and narrative; and endowing machines with the ability to understand and use narratives for a variety of applications. He received his Ph.D. from MIT in computer science in 2012 under the supervision of Patrick H. Winston. He also holds the M.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT (2001) and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1998). Dr. Finlayson served as a research scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory for 2½ years before coming to FIU, and served as the KSCIS Interim Associate Director between Fall 2020 and Spring 2022. Dr. Finlayson is a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award (2018), an IBM Faculty Award (2019), and a DARPA Young Faculty Award (2021). He has also served as the Edison Fellow for AI at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2019 until the present. Dr. Finlayson received FIU’s university-wide Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities (2019), a university-wide Top Scholar Award for Teaching and Mentoring (2018), and departmental awards for Excellence in Service (2016), Teaching (2018), Fundamental Research (2019), and Mentoring (2021). His work has been funded by NSF, NIH, ONR, DARPA, DHS, and IBM. Best regards, Berenike Herrmann & Daniel Kababgi

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[CfP] SPECIAL ISSUE ON GAMING APPLICATIONS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE - IEEE Transactions on Games
by Pierpaolo Basile 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

*SPECIAL ISSUE ON GAMING APPLICATIONS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE - IEEE Transactions on Games * https://transactions.games/special-issue/special-issue-on-gaming-applicatio… * *Important Dates* * Paper submission: June 28th, 2024 * First decisions: September 27th, 2024 * Early access SI publication (online): December 2024 * Publication in print: Mid 2025 *Topics* This special issue is focused on interactive experiences and gaming topics, highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of developing useful CH games or gamified experiences to attract collaborations between researchers in the humanities, industrial companies and institutions interested in CH products, gameplay researchers and experts in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction and eXtended Reality. Contributions focused on game mechanics applied to cultural content, the application of innovative technologies to support game designers exploiting hardware capabilities (e.g., computational resources, tracking, sensors) of mobile, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) devices and IoT paradigms are of particular interest for this Special Issue as well as contributions related to co-design experiences and methods, and end-user tools that aim at democratising and making gaming design processes more diverse. *Potential topics include but are not limited to:* * Game mechanics and gamification for Cultural Heritage * Cultural Industries and Digital Games * Digital Games for Cultural promotion and education * IoT technologies for tangible interaction in Cultural contexts * Cultural gaming applications exploiting the IoT paradigm * Serious games for edutainment in Cultural Heritage * Tools, design methods and artefacts to (co)develop interactive applications for CH * End-user tools to engage non-technical stakeholders in the ideation and design of CH games or gamified experiences * Interactive Cultural exhibitions and experiences through VR/AR/XR * Mobile devices and game design for Cultural Heritage * Cultural participation, Virtual Worlds and Metaverse * Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Storytelling for Art and Cultural Heritage * Affective evaluation and Behavior Analysis in Cultural experiences We invite the submission of high-quality papers on the topics above in the following formats: * /Research papers:/ analytical papers of new research concerning the use of specific technologies, design and development tools or evaluation frameworks; * /Case studies:/ real-world applications, evaluation of industrial solutions, and lessons learned in putting solutions into practice; * /Surveys and tutorials: /analysis of the state of the art. Authors should follow IEEE Transactions on Games guidelines for their submissions and clearly identify their papers for this special issue during submission. Papers must present original, previously unpublished work and will be subject to the standards and peer-review process of the journal. Scientific and technological content in line with the journal is expected. See (https://www.transactions.games/submit/submission-guidelines) for author information guidelines and page length limits. *Guest Editors* * Fabrizio Balducci (University of Bari Aldo Moro) * Pierpaolo Basile (University of Bari Aldo Moro) * Paolo Buono (University of Bari Aldo Moro) * Paloma Diaz (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) * Fabio Zambetta (School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University) -- Pierpaolo Basile, PhD Associate Professor LACAM, SWAP Research group Dipartimento di Informatica - Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy http://www.di.uniba.it/~swap/index.php?n=Membri.Basile Twitter: @basilepp

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Short Courses: 3D Modelling & 3D Printing for Historical Research
by Michael Donnay 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

Hi all, The Digital Humanities Research Hub at the University of London is pleased to announce a pair of short courses we will be running later this year, focused on using 3D modelling and 3D printing technologies for historical research. Both courses cover the same material, with one being offered fully online and the other offered in-person. 3D Modelling & 3D Printing for Historical Research Cost: £50 standard / £25 unwaged or unfunded Tutors: Gabriel Bodard & Michael Donnay (University of London) Do you want to learn how to build digital reconstructions of historical buildings, monuments or archeological sites? Are you interested in how 3D printing can be useful for cultural heritage? In this short workshop, we will introduce you to Sketchup, an easy-to-use tool for building architectural or other models. Through a mix of online videos to watch in advance, and two live Zoom sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, we will practise reconstructing a ruined building from Pompeii, following the archaeological reports, dimensions and drawings. We will also discuss the connection between 3D modelling and printing, and walk through the steps to 3D print a model from Sketchup. We will also discuss the connection between 3D modelling and printing, and walk through the steps to 3D print a model from Sketchup. You will have the opportunity to apply these skills to your own research interest or project, and receive feedback from the tutors in the live sessions. In-person Version Senate House MakerSpace, University of London 17 April 2:00 - 5:00 PM Register here<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/3d-modelling-3d-printing-historical-research-p…> Online Version Asynchronous material and Zoom sessions 11 - 12 June 3:00 - 4:30 PM on both days Register here<https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/3d-modelling-historical-research-3d-printing-o…> All the best, Michael Michael Donnay (he/him) Manager | Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU michael.donnay(a)sas.ac.uk<mailto:[email protected]> www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities<http://www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities> The University of London is an exempt charity and a statutory corporation in England and Wales (Company No. RC000661) HMRC Charities Reference X422. VAT Registration GB 222 7971 03.

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Computational Language Technologies for Medievalists Summer School (University of Graz)
by Georg Vogeler 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

Dear European DH, in the context of the ERC DiDip project (https://didip.eu) we are organising a summer school for postgraduate and PhD students within your interested in medieval studies and digital humanities. The school will cover the topic of Computational Language Technologies for Medievalists and will take place from 8th to 12th July 2024. This five-day program will equip participants with essential skills in Natural Language Processing (NLP) specifically tailored to the challenges of working with medieval languages. The curriculum covers areas like topic modeling, text re-use, authorship attribution, stylometry, and large language models, all taught through hands-on exercises and real-world applications. Additionally, pre-school learning materials are available to provide foundational knowledge for those new to NLP. Application deadline is March 15, 2024. For further information and the application link, please visit our website: https://didip.eu/nlp-summer-school-2024. We look forward to your applications! -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur für Digital Humanities - Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung Universität Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…> Institut für Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. <http://www.i-d-e.de> International Center for Archival Research ICARus <http://www.icar-us.eu>

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PhD position in the Leipzig Computational Humanities Group
by Manuel Burghardt 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Dear all, I am looking for a PhD candidate for the following project: "Contextual scientometrics – Uncovering and understanding referencing patterns to the ancient canon in modern scholarly discourses" The candidate will primarily work with the Computational Humanities group at Leipzig University, but also visit project partners at KU Leuven (6 months) and the German National Library (3 months) as part of the PhD project. The project is part of the MECANO doctoral network (10 PhD projects in total). All the details can be found here: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/192590 <https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/192590> Viele Grüße, Manuel ——————————————— Prof. Dr. Manuel Burghardt Computational Humanities Institut für Informatik Universität Leipzig Postfach 100920 04009 Leipzig Website: https://ch.uni-leipzig.de/ Mail: burghardt(a)informatik.uni-leipzig.de Twitter/X: @8urghardt Bluesky: manuelburghardt.bsky.social

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[CfP] - Call for Research & Innovation Papers at SEMANTiCS 2024
by Mehwish Alam 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 20th International Conference on Semantic Systems 2024 held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 17-19 September 2024. https://2024-eu.semantics.cc/ ****************** Important Dates: ****************** Abstract Submission Deadline: April 22 , 2024 Paper Submission Deadline: April 29, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: June 11, 2024 Camera-Ready Paper Deadline: July 09, 2024 All deadlines are set for 11:59 pm, Anywhere on Earth time (UTC-12) Proceedings of SEMANTiCS 2024 EU will be made available open access. ****************** Summary: ****************** Since 2005, the annual SEMANTiCS conference has been the meeting place for researchers, industry experts, and business leaders to discuss the latest trends and application scenarios in the fields of Knowledge Graphs, Machine Learning, Data Science, Linked Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing. SEMANTiCS tackles challenges faced by information managers, software engineers, IT-architects, and various domain experts who are involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of semantic software systems. The SEMANTiCS program offers a diverse range of technical talks, panel discussions on relevant topics, and contributions from individuals actively engaged in practical implementation or scholarly research. Attendees can network with experts in a variety of fields. These relationships provide great value to organisations as they encounter subtle technical issues at any stage of implementation. The expertise gained by SEMANTiCS attendees has a long-term impact on their professional trajectories and organisational endeavours. These factors make SEMANTiCS the major outreach event on semantic technologies across Europe, America, and beyond. ************************************ Research and Innovation Track: ************************************ The Research and Innovation track at SEMANTiCS 2024 welcomes papers on novel scientific research and innovations relevant to the Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and semantic-enabled AI. We also welcome submissions at the intersection between this field and other scientific disciplines. Submissions should be original and should not have been published elsewhere in any form or language. Papers must adhere to the instructions given in the submission guidelines, including references and optional appendices. Each submission will receive at least three independent reviews and will be evaluated based on their novelty, technical quality, reproducibility, and practical significance. ************************ Topics of Interest: ************************ SEMANTiCS 2024 calls for submissions of excellent quality addressing the following topics in the Semantic Web area, from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data * Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management * Machine Learning Techniques for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g. reinforcement learning, deep learning, data mining and knowledge discovery) * Interplay between generative AI and Knowledge Graphs (e.g., RAG approach) * Knowledge Management (e.g. acquisition, capture, extraction, authoring, integration, publication) * Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management, Ontology engineering * Reasoning, Rules, and Policies * Natural Language Processing for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g. entity linking and resolution using target knowledge such as Wikidata and DBpedia, foundation models) * Crowdsourcing for/using Knowledge Graphs * Data Quality Management and Assurance * Mathematical Foundation of Knowledge-aware AI * Multimodal Knowledge Graphs * Semantics in Data Science * Semantics in Blockchain environments * Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies * IoT, Stream Processing, dealing with temporal data * Conversational AI and Dialogue Systems * Provenance and Data Change Tracking * Semantic Interoperability (via mapping, crosswalks, standards, etc.) * Linked Data storage, triple stores, graph databases * Robust and scalable management, querying and analysis of semantics and data * User interfaces for the Semantic Web & its management * Explainable and Interoperable AI * Decentralised and Federated Knowledge Graphs (e.g., Federated querying, link traversal) Application of Semantically-Enriched and AI-Based Approaches, such as, but not limited to: * Knowledge Graphs in Bioinformatics, Medical AI and preventive healthcare * Clinical Use Case of semantic-enabled AI-based Approaches * AI for Environmental Challenges * Semantics in Scholarly Communication and Scientific Knowledge Graphs * AI and LOD within GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) institutions * Knowledge Graphs & hybrid AI for predictive maintenance and Industry 4.0/5.0 * Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage * LegalTech, AI Safety, EU AI Act * Economics of Data, Data Services, and Data Ecosystems Submissions will be through Easychair. Stay tuned for the submission link. For Submission Guidelines and Review and Evaluation Criteria please head to the online call for papers: https://2024-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_rev_rep We would highly appreciate it if you could disseminate this call within your network. Research and Innovation Track Chairs: Angelo Salatino (The Open University, UK) Mehwish Alam (Institut Polytechnique de Paris, FR) Femke Ongenae (Ghent University-imec, BE) We look forward to receiving your contributions! Best Regards, On behalf of the organising committee

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[CfP] ESWC 2024 - 2nd Call for Papers: Industry Track
by Web and Publicity ESWC 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

(Apologies for potential cross-posting) Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) is a key academic conference for research results and new developments in the area of the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs. ESWC 2024 marks the 21st edition, which will take place from May 26 – 30, 2024, in Heraklion, Greece. Call for Papers: Industry Track The ESWC 2024 industry track is a forum for exchanging ideas, results, and lessons learned amongst Semantic Web researchers, technologists and product leaders across industry and academia. The goal is to learn from the process of bringing cutting edge Semantic Web research to the state of the art applications and to align current research efforts with existing real world requirements that justify the adoption of novel approaches in the face of otherwise unfeasible challenges. Its primary objectives include identifying application domains of Semantic Web technologies with significant business value, presenting the state of adoption in industry, discussing challenges and potential solutions, and exploring the combination of Semantic Web technologies with other AI disciplines. Successful submissions to the track should highlight real-world deployment experiences, strategic decision-making, and concrete lessons learned, emphasizing the business value and impact of using knowledge graphs and Semantic Web technologies in addressing industrial challenges. The track also welcomes papers reporting "negative" results. Call for papers for the Industry track is available here: https://2024.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-papers-industry-track/ Submission Deadline: March 7th, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: April 4th, 2024 Camera-Ready Paper: April 11th, 2024 All deadlines are 23:59 anywhere on earth (UTC-12). Ph.D. Symposium Chairs Irene Celino, Cefriel, Italy, irene.celino(a)cefriel.com Artem Revenko, Semantic Web Company, Austria, artem.revenko(a)semantic-web.com -- Kind regards, Tabea and Stefano Web and Publicity team of ESWC 2024 https://2024.eswc-conferences.org/

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CFP: UK-Ireland DH Annual Event
by Michael Donnay 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

Dear all, The UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2024 Annual Event<https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2024-annual-event/>, to be held at University College Cork from 4 - 5 June 2024. The theme for this year's event is Inclusivity Across Sectors / Uileghabhálacht Thar Earnálacha, highlighting one of the Association's Core Values and a key focus of the Association's work this year. We encourage submissions that address questions of inclusivity broadly understood, and particularly ones that address interdisciplinary or cross-sector perspectives on inclusion. This can include proposals that examine inclusive approaches to digital humanities research and practice broadly conceptualised. We also welcome proposals that take an intersectional approach to examining barriers to inclusion within different national, organisational, and disciplinary contexts. We invite all those using digital methods and strategies in the arts, humanities, cultural heritage sector, and creative & cultural industries to submit a proposal. We particularly welcome proposals from students and early-career researchers and professionals. The call for proposals is available in both English<https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2024-annual-event/2024-cfp-english/> <https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2024-annual-event/2024-cfp-english/> and Gaeilge<https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2024-annual-event/2024-cfp-irish/> <https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2024-annual-event/2024-cfp-irish/> and we are excited this year to welcome proposals and presentations in either language. Key Information: * Abstract submission deadline: 1 March 2024 at 11:59pm GMT * Notification of acceptance: 22 March 2024 * Conference dates: 4-5 June 2024 * Location: University College Cork, Cork, Ireland and Online More details and the formal call for proposals can be found at the Association's website: https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2024-annual-event/ This will be an in-person event at University College Cork, with portions of the programme live-streamed for online viewing. Bursaries will be available to support attendance. Further details to be announced via the Association website. If you have any questions, please email uk-ie.digitalhumanities(a)sas.ac.uk<mailto:[email protected]> Best wishes, Michael Michael Donnay (he/him) Manager | Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU michael.donnay(a)sas.ac.uk<mailto:[email protected]> www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities<http://www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities> The University of London is an exempt charity and a statutory corporation in England and Wales (Company No. RC000661) HMRC Charities Reference X422. VAT Registration GB 222 7971 03.

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Vacancy: post-doctoral researcher in human computation and/or knowledge representation (University of Helsinki, Finland)
by Hiippala, Tuomo J 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

Dear all, I'm looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher in human computation and/or knowledge representation for my upcoming ERC-funded project that starts in May 2024: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/multimodality/a-foundation-for-em… This position is for a fixed term of 36 months and based at the newly founded Multimodality Research Group in the Department of Languages at the University of Helsinki, Finland: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/multimodality/ PROJECT: The project develops novel methods for studying the phenomenon of multimodality, that is, how communication and interaction rely on intentional combinations of multiple 'modes' of expression. The project will use crowdsourcing for gathering human insights at scale, which are then processed and searched for patterns using neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence, such as graph neural networks. The methods and resources developed in the project will enable developing empirically founded theories about multimodal communication in the domain of everyday cultural artefacts. The data studied in the project includes, for example, school textbooks, user-generated explanation videos on social media, news broadcasts, instruction manuals and online newspapers. RESPONSIBILITIES: The post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for developing graph-based representations of multimodal discourse, that is, how different modes of expression – such as written and spoken language, photographs, diagrams, embodied communication, etc. – are combined in page-based and audiovisual media studied in the project. Insights about multimodal discourse are collected at scale using crowdsourcing and compiled into graph-based representations, which is why the appointee is also expected to participate in designing crowdsourcing pipelines and computational methods for quality control and knowledge representation. QUALIFICATIONS: The appointee must hold a doctoral degree in computer science, digital humanities or a related field. A deep understanding of modern approaches to knowledge representation (especially knowledge graphs) and/or human computation (crowdsourcing or citizen science) is considered essential for the planned research. A successful candidate should also have a solid understanding of programming languages such as Python and libraries used for processing and managing data (e.g. pandas, PyTorch, NetworkX). Experience in collaborative development of research software is considered an advantage. For the full announcement with additional details, please see https://jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Post-doctoral-researcher-in-human-com… Please share the announcement widely – for additional information about the position, please e-mail tuomo.hiippala(a)helsinki.fi. Best, Tuomo Hiippala --- Tuomo Hiippala Associate Professor in English Language and Digital Humanities (tenure track) Department of Languages University of Helsinki Finland +358 50 377 33 66 http://www.helsinki.fi/~thiippal/

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