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[Call for Abstracts] Workshop on Human-Centred Machine Learning: Bridging Design, Development, and Social Impact (March 6-7, 2025, Lugano – Switzerland)
by c.natali6＠campus.unimib.it 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

(Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call) -------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Workshop on Human-Centred Machine Learning: Bridging Design, Development, and Social Impact March 6-7, 2025, Lugano, Switzerland (in-person) -------------------------------------------------- The B4EAI team (Best 4 Ethical AI) invites abstracts for the Workshop on Human-Centred Machine Learning: Bridging Design, Development, and Social Impact (March 6-7, 2025, Lugano – Switzerland), a two-day event focused on addressing critical questions about the ethically and socially responsible design and deployment of AI systems. This workshop seeks to advance human-centred design principles and participatory approaches in AI development and contribute to the responsible adoption of these technologies. Our workshop features a distinguished lineup of keynote speakers, including (in alphabetical order): - Federico Cabitza (University of Milano-Bicocca, IT): "Measuring Social Impact in AI Systems" - Cristina Conati (University of British Columbia, CAN): "Community Perspectives in AI Research" - Marcello Ienca (Technical University of Munich, DE): "Policy Perspectives on AI Governance" - Caterina Moruzzi (Edinburgh University, UK): "Future Directions in Human-Centered AI" - Elisa Rubegni (Lancaster University, UK): "Human-Centred Design Principles in AI Development" - Niels van Berkel (Aalborg University, DK): "Successful Case Studies in Human-Centred AI" The programme includes dedicated panel sessions on the topics of "Bridging Technical Innovation and Social Impact", "Ethical Considerations in AI Development", "Implementation Challenges and Solutions" and "Shaping the Future of Human-Centred AI". Finally, a session will be dedicated to spot presentations (10 minutes) by participants that would like to present their own research. **Submission Guidelines** For the spot presentations session, we welcome short abstracts addressing, but not limited to, the following topics: - How can we design AI systems that meaningfully incorporate diverse human perspectives and needs throughout their development cycle? - What methodological frameworks can bridge the gap between technical AI capabilities and real-world social challenges? - How do we measure and evaluate the social impact of AI systems beyond traditional technical metrics? - What are effective approaches for participatory design in AI development, particularly when working with marginalised or vulnerable communities? - How can we ensure AI systems remain accountable to their intended social benefits throughout their lifecycle? We invite the submission of abstracts for the meeting from early career scholars (students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty). Abstracts should be up to 250 words long (excluded references) and they should include name, affiliation, and title in one .pdf file. Abstracts should be submitted by February 21 to: b4eai.info(a)gmail.com **Important Dates** Submission Deadline: February 21, 2025 AoE Notification of Acceptance: February 24, 2025 Workshop Dates: March 6-7, 2025, Lugano – Switzerland Location: Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Campus Universitario USI/SUPSI (Via la Santa 1, 6962 Viganello) For further details, please contact alessandro.facchini(a)supsi.ch ** We are committed to fostering diversity and equality. Submissions from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome. **

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ATNU Virtual Speaker Series - Hannah Busch - "Matching Medieval Manuscripts with Machine Learning" - 2025-02-19
by James Cummings 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

[Please Forward] === https://research.ncl.ac.uk/atnu/news/atnuvirtualspeakerseries-hannahbusch-2… Our next speaker in the ATNU Virtual Speaker Series is Hannah Busch from the CCeH at the University of Cologne who will talk to us about "Matching Medieval Manuscripts with Machine Learning". Join us on Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 4pm UK time. (We will send the zoom link to all registered attendees shortly before the event.) "Matching Medieval Manuscripts with Machine Learning" Hannah Busch (University of Cologne) Wednesday 19 February 2025 4pm (GMT) (8am PT, 11am ET) Abstract: Large-scale digitization projects of the past twenty years and the possibility of exploitation with the help of the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) have substantially contributed to reaching a critical mass which allows the application of deep learning for the study of medieval book scripts. In the past years, not only the number of digitized medieval sources increased significantly, but also the quality of the image data. Parallel to this development, the computation of images is becoming more powerful, and—more importantly—affordable. During my presentation I am going to talk about the possibilities of dating and localizing the origin of medieval Latin manuscripts with the help of Deep Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence. I will be giving insights in how to approach such an undertaking of building an image similarity search based on palaeographical features of medieval Latin scripts. In particular, I’ll be focusing on the reuse of existing scholarly manuscript descriptions for the training of Artificial Neural Networks and the challenges that come with relying on those new technologies. How is the palaeographic information encoded in descriptive metadata? Can manuscript metadata be read and processed by the machine? Can it be used to teach Artificial Neural Networks which manuscript samples are similar by means of Latin palaeography? To conclude my presentation, I’d like to discuss how we can build a bridge between the output of the artificial palaeographic eye and the human readable descriptive metadata. Bio: Hannah Busch studied German-Italian Studies (BA) and Textual Scholarship (MA) in Bonn, Florence, and Berlin. She worked as a research associate at the Trier Center for Digital Humanities, and as a PhD candidate within the project “Digital Forensics for Historical Documents” at the Huygens Instituut (KNAW) in Amsterdam and at Leiden University. In her doctoral thesis, she is working on the application of deep machine learning methods for the dating and localization of medieval Latin manuscripts. Her research interests also lie in various areas of digital medieval studies, in particular the (mass) digitization of medieval written documents and experimentation with computer-aided methods for manuscript research. Since June 2023, Hannah is a research associate at the Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH) within the academy project Formation of Europe. === If you missed our previous talks you can see recordings of them at: https://research.ncl.ac.uk/atnu/speakers/

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[Constellate Webinar] Teaching Meta-Cognition with Open-Access LLMs: Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin - Feb 5
by Amy Kirchhoff 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

Hi all ~ Constellate at ITHAKA is running a webinar next week that may interest those working at the intersection of AI, humanities, and pedagogy. Next Wednesday, February 5 (12-1 pm Eastern), Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin will present her research on teaching meta-cognition in higher education using open-access large language models. Dr. Joubin, Professor at George Washington University and a leading voice on AI, social justice, and higher education, will discuss how open-source, open-access AI applications can enhance trust and ethical AI collaboration in higher education. She'll explore what conversational AI tools can realistically accomplish in the humanities higher education context and the substantive, rather than hyped, challenges. The webinar is free and open to all. No special software or materials needed. The recording will be available afterward for asynchronous viewing by all registrants. Register here: https://constellate.org/events/teaching-meta-cognition-with-an-open-access-… Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. ~ Amy -- Amy J. Kirchhoff (she/her) Senior Manager, Constellate | ITHAKA Bluesky: @amyjoankirchhoff.bsky.social<http://amyjoankirchhoff.bsky.social>

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Extended CfP - Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World
by Rachel Milio 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

[apologies for cross-posting] Call for Abstracts: Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World - SA4AW May 20-21, 2025, in Rethymno, Crete (Greece) We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for the 1st Conference in Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World, taking place in Rethymno on May 20-21st, 2025, has been extended. The deadline is now February 15th, 2025. Please submit an abstract of max. 1,000 words (bibliography excluded) via EasyChair<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sa4aw>. The conference is organised by the TALOS Centre in AI4SSH of the University of Crete (Horizon ERA Chair TALOS AI4SSH ID: 101087269) in collaboration with the Department of Philology, University of Crete. See the announcement on TALOS AI4SSH website<https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/events-page/conferences/semantic-annotation-for…>. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description This conference will explore the contribution of semantic annotation, along with that of hybrid AI, deep learning, and knowledge graphs to ancient world studies. Semantic annotation is the process of tagging or (manually or automatically) labelling pieces of content—such as words, phrases, or objects in texts or images—with meaningful metadata to provide context and clarify meaning. Semantic annotation allows machines to process the meaning and relationships of content within a dataset, transforming raw data into structured knowledge. For example, a machine can recognize that “Athens” is a city, distinguish it from the other cities with the same name, and link it to related concepts, which improves ability to perform tasks like searching, or making inferences. By tagging concepts, entities, and relations, semantic annotation enables machines to interpret and process data more accurately, connecting data points across software, allowing for better searchability, advanced queries and further reuse via natural language processing and machine learning. Through this conference, we hope to foster collaboration and intellectual exchange amongst digital scholars of the ancient world. According to the principles of FAIR and Linked Open Data, we strive to promote openness and accessibility in all of the workflows and methods presented at the conference. In order to further encourage the open exchange of ideas, the conference will also include a round-table discussion. We welcome accepted participants to suggest topics to discuss. Conference proceedings will be published in open access online format. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We encourage proposals on the following themes: - Ontology-driven semantic annotation - Standardisation - Multilingual annotation practices - Automatic and semi-automatic annotation - Annotation of ancient geography - FAIR/LOD data - Semantic Web - NER for ancient Greek/Latin - RDF-based digital editions - Methods, tools, and platforms ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission details: We invite paper and poster proposals from all scholars, junior and senior, working in the topic areas of the conference. For papers: Please submit an abstract of max. 1,000 words (bibliography excluded, free format). Submissions will be reviewed via double-blind peer review through EasyChair. Paper presentations will be 20 minutes long, with extra time for questions and discussion. The working language of the conference is English. A longer version of accepted papers will be published in an edited volume after the conference. More details about the edited volume are forthcoming. For posters: Authors are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 750 words to the EasyChair page, describing their research questions, motivation, and preliminary results. All formats are accepted. An image of the poster may also be included. Accepted posters will be published in the proceedings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates: Extended Deadline for submission: February 15th, 2025 Notification of acceptance to authors: March 9th, 2025 Deadline for confirmation of participation by accepted authors: March 16th, 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organisers: Maria Papadopoulou Ass. Professor in Digital Humanities & Classics, TALOSAI4SSH & Dept. of Philology (University of Crete) Rachel Milio Ph.D. candidate, TALOS AI4SSH & Dept. of Philology (University of Crete) Rachel Milio (she/her) PhD Candidate of TALOS-AI4SSH<https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/>, Semantic Annotation of Texts TALOS Address: University of Crete Research Center (UCRC), Level 1-Building Γ- Room Γ2 Gallos Campus, University of Crete, Rethymno, GR 74100 Office Phone: +30 28310 77141 Mobile Phone: +30 69816 31347 University Email: philp0997(a)philology.uoc.gr

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TEI XML job in Amsterdam (artists' correspondence project)
by Peter Boot 30 Jan '25

30 Jan '25

Hi all, What could be a more attractive subject line than this? It sounds too good to be true. Check out https://vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Projectmedewerker-XML-redactie-Huygens-Amster…. Best wishes, Peter

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ISWC 2025 Call for Submissions - Research, Resource, In-use, Industry, Poster & demos, DC, Workshops, Dagstuhl-style workshops, Challenges, and Tutorials
by Gesese, Genet-Asefa 29 Jan '25

29 Jan '25

ISWC 2025 Call for Submissions =========================================== 24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2025) Nara, Japan November 2-6, 2025 Follow us: Twitter/X: @iswc_conf #iswc_conf ( https://twitter.com/iswc_conf<https://goto-ng.fiz-karlsruhe.de/,DanaInfo=twitter.com,SSL+iswc_conf> ) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iswc/<https://goto-ng.fiz-karlsruhe.de/company/iswc/,DanaInfo=www.linkedin.com,SS…> Mastodon Social: https://mastodon.social/@iswc_conf<https://goto-ng.fiz-karlsruhe.de/,DanaInfo=mastodon.social,SSL+@iswc_conf> Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/iswc-conf.bsky.social<https://goto-ng.fiz-karlsruhe.de/profile/,DanaInfo=bsky.app,SSL+iswc-conf.b…> ISWC 2025 features multiple tracks, i.e., research, resource, in-use, industry, poster & demos, doctoral consortium, workshops, dagstuhl-style workshops, challenges, and tutorials, Hence, authors are kindly asked to check out the calls of each track to choose the one that best fits their contribution. =========================================== Call for Research Track Papers The research track of ISWC 2025 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. Important Dates: Abstract submission due May 6th, 2025 Full paper submission due May 13th, 2025 Rebuttal June 17th - 20th, 2025 Notifications July 17th, 2025 Camera ready papers due July 31st, 2025 Research Track Chairs: Contact: iswc2025-research(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Daniel Garijo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Sabrina Kirrane, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria =========================================== Call for Resource Track Papers The ISWC 2025 Resources Track aims to promote the sharing of resources that support, enable, or utilize semantic web research. We welcome 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. Important Dates: Abstract submission due May 6th, 2025 Full paper submission due May 13th, 2025 Rebuttal June 17th - 20th, 2025 Notifications July 17th, 2025 Camera ready papers due July 31st, 2025 Resource Track Chairs: Contact: iswc2025-resource(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Cogan Shimizu, Wright State University, US Angelo Salatino, KMi,The Open University, UK =========================================== Call for In-use Track 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. Important Dates: Abstract submission due May 6th, 2025 Full paper submission due May 13th, 2025 Rebuttal June 17th - 20th, 2025 Notifications July 17th, 2025 Camera ready papers due July 31st, 2025 In-Use Track Chairs: Contact: iswc2025-in-use(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Maribel Acosta Technical University of Munich, Germany Andrea Giovanni Nuzzolese CNR - Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italy =========================================== Call for Posters and Demos Track Papers The ISWC 2025 Posters and Demos Track offers an opportunity to showcase late-breaking research results, ongoing research or resource projects, speculative or innovative ideas, and interactive demonstrations. This track is designed to encourage dynamic discussions between presenters and participants, fostering feedback that can shape future research directions. These discussions will offer participants an effective way to broaden their knowledge of emerging research trends and to network with other researchers. Important Dates: Posters & demos submissions due - July 31st, 2025 Author notifications - August 28th, 2025 Camera-ready submissions due - September 11th, 2025 Posters and Demos Chairs: Contact email: iswc2025-pd(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Gong Cheng Nanjing University, China Shenghui Wang University of Twente, The Netherlands =========================================== Call for Challenges Proposals A great way to advance the state of the art in a given domain is to create competition. We invite you to propose an ISWC 2025 Challenge, in which you define an open competition on a problem of your choice within the Semantic Web domain. Important Dates: Challenge proposal submission due Feb 18th, 2025 Notification of challenge acceptance Mar 2nd, 2025 Semantic Web Challenge Chairs: Contact: iswc2025-challenge(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Mayank Kejriwal University of Southern California, United States Pablo Mendes Upwork, United States =========================================== Call for Workshops Workshops at ISWC play a critical role in fostering focused, intensive scientific exchange on specific topics aligned with the conference’s overarching themes. They provide a unique venue for exploring emerging ideas, discussing novel perspectives on established research, and engaging with related research communities. We encourage proposals for workshops that will inspire meaningful dialogue and collaboration among ISWC attendees, providing a platform to advance research and innovation in this dynamic field. Important dates: Submission deadline - February 18, 2025 Notification to proposers - March 11, 2025 Workshop website and CfP available online - April 8, 2025 Workshop program with list of accepted papers available online - July 29, 2025 Workshop days - November 2-3, 2025 Workshop Chairs: Blerina Spahiu - University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Juan Sequeda - data.world, USA Contact: iswc2025-ws(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> =========================================== Call for Dagstuhl Style Workshops Inspired by the Special Session at ISWC 2024 and the Dagstuhl Seminar model, these workshops are designed to encourage in-depth discussions on challenges or emerging topics within a half-day or full-day event format. The goal is to create a collaborative and open environment for brainstorming and exploring new directions, similar to the spirit of Dagstuhl Seminars. These workshops will prioritize dynamic discussions and the presentation of fresh ideas and ongoing research, rather than requiring participants to submit papers or give formal presentations. Important dates: Submission deadline - July 1, 2025 Notification to proposers - July 11, 2025 Workshop website online - July 25, 2025 Workshop days - November 2-3, 2025 Workshop Chairs Blerina Spahiu - University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Juan Sequeda - data.world, USA Contact: iswc2025-ws(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> =========================================== Call for Tutorials The International Semantic Web Conference 2025 is pleased to announce the Call for Tutorials. Continuing the tradition of excellence, the 2025 edition will feature a comprehensive tutorial program serving the diverse interests and expertise of our audience. These tutorials aim to provide attendees with insights into foundational and cutting-edge topics, practical applications, and the latest advancements in Semantic Web, Knowledge Graphs, and Linked Data technologies. Important dates: Submission deadline - May 20, 2025 Notification to proposers - June 10, 2025 Tutorial website online - July 8, 2025 Materials available on the website (if any) - August 8, 2025 Tutorial days - November 2-3, 2025 Tutorial chairs: Blerina Spahiu - University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Juan Sequeda - data.world, USA Contact: iswc2025-ws(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> =========================================== Call for Industry Track Papers The Industry Track at ISWC 2025 welcomes 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. Important dates: Submissions Due - 1st July 2025 Notifications Due - 29th July 2025 Camera-Ready Papers Due - 11th September 2025 Industry Track Chairs: Contact email: iswc2025-industry(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Oktie Hassanzadeh IBM Research, US Irene Celino Cefriel, Italy =========================================== Call for Doctoral Consortium Submissions The DC event is intended for students who have articulated a reasonably detailed research proposal, preferably supported by some preliminary results, but are not yet on the final stretch of their thesis, such that the feedback gathered at the DC will have a maximal impact. The aim is to support the students in refining their proposal and to suggest possible ways to improve their research plan and to achieve results with prospective greater impact. Submissions Due - 3 June 2025 Notifications - 8 July 2025 Camera-ready Submissions Due - 31 July 2025 Doctoral Consortium - 3 November 2025 Doctoral Consortium Track Chairs: Contact: iswc2025-doctoral-consortium(a)easychair.org<mailto:[email protected]> Abraham Bernstein University of Zurich, Switzerland Natasha Noy Google Research, US =========================================== All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth) For more details check out the conference website: https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/<https://goto-ng.fiz-karlsruhe.de/,DanaInfo=iswc2025.semanticweb.org,SSL+> Dr.-Ing. Genet Asefa Gesese Head of Machine Learning Department Information Service Engineering Phone. +49 7247 808 186 Fax. +49 7247 808 78186 FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen www.fiz-karlsruhe.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH. Sitz der Gesellschaft: Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB 101892. Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Horstmann. Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrats: MinR’in Marion Steinberger. FIZ Karlsruhe ist zertifiziert mit dem Siegel "audit berufundfamilie".

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TOTh 2025 Call for Papers - Deadline approaching February 3, 2025 - International Conference on Terminology and Ontology
by Christophe Roche 28 Jan '25

28 Jan '25

[Apologies for multiple postings] [Please disseminate] ====================================================== *19^th International Conference TOTh 2025 – On-site & Online* *Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications* *Call for Papers & Posters* http://toth.condillac.org/ <http://toth.condillac.org/> June 5 & 6, 2025 University Savoie Mont-Blanc (Chambéry, France) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The TOTh Conferences, created in 2007, bring together researchers, teachers, trainers, practitioners, users and industrialists interested in Terminology**and, more generally, in the links between language and knowledge in the context of our discipline, considering conceptual and technological advances in disciplines such as Artificial Intelligence. The International Programme Committee comprises more than 20 nationalities and the most prominent personalities in the domain. The official languages are English and French. The annual events organised by TOTh include a Conference, a Training session, a Young Researcher Prize, and a Workshop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Topics (not limited to):* - Terminology, Translation, Linguistics, Lexicology, Lexicography - Natural Language Processing: Corpus analysis - Artificial Intelligence: Ontology, Knowledge Graph, Generative AI, Large Language Models - Terminology Management, Environment, Methodology, FAIR principles, Standards (ISO, W3C) - Applications: Digital Humanities, Information Retrieval, Semantic Web, Linked Open Data ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Deadline for submission of extended abstracts postponed to: February 3, 2025* Notification to authors: March 3, 2025 Easychair submission page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=toth2025 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=toth2025> The format for submitting abstracts is free. The number of characters including spaces is between 12,000 and 15,000, excluding the bibliography ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *5 Free Registrations for Young Researchers* https://toth.condillac.org/free-registrations <https://toth.condillac.org/free-registrations> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *TOTh 2025 Training – On-site & Online* “*Terminology & Artificial Intelligence (2) Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Large Language Models (including hands-on work)*” https://toth.condillac.org/training <https://toth.condillac.org/training> 3 & 4 June 2025 University Savoie Mont-Blanc (Chambéry, France). ======================================================

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Event: How to study books with computer vision (26 Feb, 11-1)
by Emily Middleton 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Dear all, You are warmly invited to a workshop on computer vision, hosted as part of the Unversity of Leeds School of English 'Digital Horizons in English Studies' seminar series <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fahc.leeds…>, taking place on 26 February 11am-1pm GMT. *Giles Bergel (Senior Research in Digital Humanities, University of Oxford): 'How to study books with computer vision: a practical introduction'* Computer vision — or the extraction of data from images — is an established part of the digital humanist's toolkit. This workshop will introduce participants to some practical applications of computer vision for the study of the printed page, including illustration detection, visual search, difference detection and page-layout recognition, as well as some critical debates within visual AI studies. No prior knowledge of computer vision or coding experience is required, but participants will need a laptop. We will use web-based demos employing open source software created by the Visual Geometry Group at the University of Oxford, in association with humanities researchers studying the book and its contents. Bio: Dr. Giles Bergel is Senior Researcher in Digital Humanities in the Department of Engineering Science in the University of Oxford. A book historian by training, he researches, teaches and supports the use of computer vision in the humanities and in cultural heritage. He has personal interests in cheap print (ballads, chapbooks and ephemera) and in the history of copyright. *Please register using this link: https://forms.office.com/e/hJ0799HHGJ <https://forms.office.com/e/hJ0799HHGJ>.* Please note there are two options: the first hour, introducing the tools and some use cases, will be livestreamed on Teams and recorded, and is open to all. We have 20 places for an in-person workshop, lasting the full two hours. Please only register for the in-person session if you are certain you can attend (it will be taking place in person at the University of Leeds). We will email to confirm your place/send a Teams link closer to the time. We hope to see you there, Emily Bell and Mel Evans (seminar coordinators)

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Invitation: Folgert Karsdorp & Mike Kestemont – The application of unseen species models in history (29 January 2025, hybrid)
by Professur für Digital History 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Dear colleagues, The Chair for Digital History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, cordially invites all those interested in Digital Humanities and Digital History to the next talk of the Open Research Colloquium Digital History on *Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 4-6 p.m. (c.t.; CET)*. We are particularly delighted that the lecture will take place in hybrid form this time. *Folgert Karsdorp (Meertens Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands)* and *Mike Kestemont (University of Antwerp, Belgium)* will discuss in their talk titled /“The application of unseen species models in history: correcting registration bias in nineteenth-century police reports from Brussels”/ how statistical methods from ecology can be used in historical research to identify and analyze gaps and biases in historical records. Based on three case studies – from medieval chivalric literature to the archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) – they will show how “Unseen Species Models” offer new perspectives and approaches for handling incomplete historical archives. More detailed information on the talk can be found on the Chair's blog: https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/9525 Location: * Room 2070 A, Main Building of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin (a brief registration via e-mail to digitalhistory(a)hu-berlin.de is recommended) * For Zoom access details, please send a short request to digitalhistory(a)hu-berlin.de or subscribe to the open mailing list <https://sympa.cms.hu-berlin.de/sympa/info/offenes-kolloquium-digital-history>. We look forward to welcoming you to the research colloquium and engaging in discussions with you! With kind regards, Prof. Dr. Torsten Hiltmann Melanie Althage -- Melanie Althage, M.A. Research Assistant Chair for Digital History Department of History Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin

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[Deadline Approaching] HHAI2025 - Call for Papers, Workshop and Tutorial Proposals (June 9-13, 2025, Pisa, Italy)
by c.natali6＠campus.unimib.it 23 Jan '25

23 Jan '25

(Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CfP) ================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS HHAI 2025 - Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ June 9–13, 2025, Pisa, Italy ================================================================== Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI) is an international conference series that focuses on the study of Artificial Intelligence systems that cooperate synergistically, proactively and purposefully with humans, amplifying instead of replacing human intelligence. HHAI aims for AI systems that work together with humans, emphasizing the need for adaptive, collaborative, responsible, interactive and human-centered intelligent systems. HHAI systems leverage human strengths and compensate for human weaknesses, while taking into account social, ethical and legal considerations. HHAI 2025 will be held on June 9–13, 2025, in Pisa, Italy, and is the fourth conference in the series. The HHAI field is driven by developments in AI, but it also requires fundamentally new approaches and solutions. Thus, we encourage collaborations across research domains such as AI, HCI, cognitive and social sciences, philosophy and ethics, complex systems, and others. In this fourth international conference, we invite scholars from these fields to submit their best original – new as well as in progress – works, and visionary ideas on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. The conference will feature three outstanding keynote speakers: - Prof. John Shawe-Taylor (University College London, UK) - Dr. Jonathan Stray (Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI, University of California, US) - Prof. Sandra Wachter (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) **Join the HHAI community and keep up with the news:** Website: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hhai-conference/ X: https://x.com/hhai_conference Mastodon: https://sigmoid.social/@hhai IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: January 24th, 2025 (extended) Paper submission: January 31th, 2025 (extended) Acceptance notification: March 16th, 2025 Camera-ready version: April 13th, 2025 Conference: June 9-13, 2025 LOCATION HHAI 2025 will be an in-person, single-track conference organized in Pisa, Italy. Workshops and tutorials (9-10 June) will be held at the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy. The main conference (11-13 June) will be held at CNR. TOPICS We invite research on different challenges in Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. The following list of topics is illustrative, not exhaustive: - Human-AI interaction, interpretation and collaboration - Adaptive human-AI co-learning and co-creation - Learning, reasoning and planning with humans and machines in the loop - User modeling and personalisation - Integration of learning and reasoning - Transparent, explainable, and accountable AI - Fair, ethical, responsible, and trustworthy AI - Societal awareness of AI - Multimodal machine perception of real-world settings - Social signal processing - Representations learning for Communicative or Collaborative AI - Symbolic representations for human-centric AI - Human-AI Coevolution - Foundation models and humans - Human cognition-aware AI - Decentralized human-AI systems - Reliability and robustness in human-AI systems - Applications of hybrid human-AI intelligence We welcome contributions about all types of technology, from robots and conversational agents to multi-agent systems and machine learning models. PAPER TYPES In this conference, we wish to stimulate the exchange of novel ideas and interdisciplinary perspectives. To do this, we will accept three different types of papers: - Full papers present original, impactful work (12 pages excluding references) - Blue sky papers present visionary ideas to stimulate the research community (8 pages excluding references) - Working papers present work in progress (8 pages excluding references) Accepted full papers and Blue sky papers will be published in the Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Hybrid Human-Machine Intelligence, in the Frontiers of AI series by IOS Press. Working papers can be included in these proceedings, unless the authors request the paper to remain unpublished. REVIEWING PROCESS & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submissions of full, blue-sky, and working papers should be original work without substantial overlap with pre-published papers. All submissions should adhere to IOS formatting guidelines. Papers should be written in English and detailed submission instructions can also be found here. **Important** HHAI 2025 will follow a double-blind reviewing process. Thus, submissions must exclude all information that might disclose the authors’ names or affiliations. All studies involving human participants should have received human-research ethics consent from the relevant institutions and mention this in the paper. Work should be submitted in PDF format via Easychair (link to be announced soon). On acceptance, at least one author should attend the conference. A significant contribution is expected from all authors. PROGRAM CHAIRS Chiara Boldrini (IIT-CNR, IT) Luca Pappalardo (ISTI-CNR, IT) Andrea Passerini (University of Trento, IT) Shenghui Wang (University of Twente, NL) CONFERENCE CHAIRS Michela Milano (University of Bologna, IT) Dino Pedreschi (University of Pisa, IT) Stuart Russell (University of California Berkeley, US) Ilaria Tiddi (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL) CONTACT INFORMATION For questions, you can reach the program chairs at: program(a)hhai-conference.org ================================================================== HHAI2025 - Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals Workshops and tutorials (Pisa, Italy): June 9-10, 2025 Main conference (Pisa, Italy): June 11-13, 2025 Workshop and tutorial proposals submission: January 31, 2025 Website: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/workshops-and-tutorials/ ================================================================== ------------- Aim and scope ------------- We invite proposals for two-day, full-day, and half-day workshops at HHAI 2025, the Fourth International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence. We also invite tutorials to run alongside the workshops. Some of the accepted workshops and tutorials will form part of the second edition of the HHAI Summer School. The HHAI 2025 workshops and tutorials provide a platform for discussing a topic related to Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence with an audience specifically interested in that topic in an informal setting (compared to the main conference). We invite submissions for events fostering cross-disciplinary interaction, scientific discourse, and creative and critical reflection rather than just mini-conferences. We offer organizers flexibility on formats that best suit the goals of their event. We also welcome submissions from research communities that may not be prominently featured in AI events and conferences. Workshop and Tutorials will be in person – online/remote versions will not be accepted. --------------- Types of Events --------------- We welcome three types of contributions: traditional workshops, interactive events, and tutorials. 1. Traditional Workshops Traditional workshops typically match the topics and challenges of the general call for papers to the main conference. In a traditional workshop, the organizers may consider a program involving one or more invited talks and presentations of accepted papers around a certain theme. We encourage workshops focusing on emerging topics and applications, open research questions and challenges, and broader topics that interest a wider community. In addition, we also encourage workshops with previous editions in HHAI, which could attract communities that have been working in the same research area for some years. 2. Interactive Events In the spirit of reflection and community-building, we invite academics from all disciplines and people representing different communities of practice (including journalism, advocacy, activism, education, art, law, and policy) to contribute creative and reflective events related to HHAI. The format for these events is flexible. Alternative formats include but are not limited to: 2a. Lightning Talks: Short, time-limited presentations, usually lasting 5-10 minutes, where speakers quickly share key ideas or insights on a topic. They are designed to be concise and engaging, often used in conferences or workshops to cover a wide range of topics quickly. 2b. Debates or Rump Sessions: Informal, open-ended discussions where participants debate topics, share ideas, or discuss unresolved issues in a less structured format than formal sessions. Often, these discussions are lively and allow for spontaneous, free-flowing conversation; 2c. Unconference: A participant-driven, informal conference where attendees propose and lead sessions or discussions on topics of interest. Unlike traditional conferences with pre-scheduled agendas, an unconference allows for flexible, spontaneous collaboration and open sharing of ideas. 2d. Open space or world cafe sessions: Facilitative group discussion formats where participants engage in collaborative conversations on topics of mutual interest. In “Open Space”, attendees create their own agenda and move between discussions freely, while in “World Café”, small groups rotate between tables, sharing ideas in a structured, conversational environment. Both aim to foster open dialogue and collective problem-solving. 2e. Interactive Workshop: A hands-on, participatory session where attendees actively engage in activities, exercises, or discussions to learn and apply new skills or knowledge. The focus is on collaboration, practice, and direct involvement rather than passive listening. 2f. Competitions: they are a powerful tool for encouraging researchers to engage in discussions, exchange knowledge, and advance the development and assessment of theories and practices in hybrid intelligence systems. By introducing challenging competitions to the HHAI community, competition organizers can help push the state-of-the-art in specific fields and address problems of practical significance. 3. Tutorials: Unlike the workshops and interactive events, tutorials are intended for reasonably well-established topics. However, considering that HHAI is an emerging research topic, we particularly welcome tutorials that connect well-established topics in AI and other disciplines to HHAI topics. We encourage tutorials to be interactive to engage the audience. Tutorials should serve one or more of the following objectives: - Introduce novices to major topics of HHAI research; - Survey a mature area of HHAI research or practice; - Motivate and explain HHAI topic of emerging importance; - Present a novel synthesis combining distinct HHAI research lines; - Discuss/showcase technological resources of value for the HHAI research community; - Introduce HHAI audiences to an external topic that can motivate, use, or be useful to HHAI research. --------------- Important Dates --------------- Workshop and tutorial proposals due: January 31, 2025 Proposal acceptance notification: February 7, 2025 Deadline for announcing the Call for Contributions to the workshops and tutorials: February 14, 2025 Recommended deadline for submissions to the workshops and tutorials: April 11, 2025 Recommended deadline for notifications on the submissions: May 2, 2025 Workshops and tutorials (Pisa, Italy): June 9-10, 2025 Main conference (Pisa, Italy): June 11-13, 2025 All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth). --------------------- Submission Guidelines --------------------- Your proposal should not exceed 8 pages (excluding references) in the IOS format and must include the following information: - Title and abstract of the workshop or the tutorial. - Name, affiliation, and short bio of each organizer. - We recommend at least two organizers who are knowledgeable in the field but have complementary expertise. - In addition to the main organizers, workshops can employ additional organizations, e.g., a program committee for evaluating the contributions. - The topics and issues on which the workshop or the tutorial will focus. - The intended workshop or tutorial duration (two hours, half-day, full-day event, two-day event). - A link to the prior iteration of this workshop or tutorial, if applicable. - You can also discuss other closely related workshops. - A brief description of the workshop or tutorial format, e.g., the mix of events such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, and general discussion. - The targeted audience size. - A brief description of your plan to attract people to your workshop - Special requirements, such as equipment, if any. - Include a note if you have any special requirements for your session that are not addressed elsewhere. - Supporting material, if any. If you have additional materials supporting your proposal, such as a video example of the facilitation, a website, or written workbooks, you can also include that in your proposal. Proposals must be submitted via Easychair: https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=6328160757064560375 ------------------- Evaluation Criteria ------------------- Connection to and relevance for the objectives of the HHAI conference and the objectives listed in this particular call. Scientific quality: The potential of the proposal to generate stimulating discussions and useful results about scientific problems related to HHAI Clarity, coherence, and comprehensiveness of the plan Diversity and inclusion: Thoughtfulness in the approach detailed to ensure engagement and participation of a broad audience. Diversity in backgrounds of the workshop organizers and intended presenters/contributors. --------------------------------- Workshop and Tutorial Proceedings --------------------------------- We plan to collect and compile a collected volume of HHAI 2025 Workshop and Tutorial proceedings under the CEUR-WS umbrella after the conference, which, while not mandatory, we encourage workshops to contribute to. For this reason, we encourage the interested workshop and tutorial organizers to read the CEUR-WS guidelines carefully and to collect submissions in an adequate format. --------------- Workshop Chairs --------------- Giulio Rossetti (ISTI – National Research Council of Italy) Davide Dell’Anna (University of Utrecht) Gizem Gezici (Scuola Normale Superiore) --------------- Tutorial Chairs --------------- Letizia Milli (University of Pisa) Alistair Knott (Victoria University Wellington) -------- Contacts -------- For any questions, please contact the workshop and tutorial chairs via workshop(a)hhai-conference.org.

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