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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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Call for Book Chapter Submissions: Critical Approaches to Automated Text Recognition
by Melissa Terras 22 Jan '25

22 Jan '25

Dear Colleagues, Please find below a call for book chapters, on critical approaches to ATR. I would appreciate if you could share with your networks, and do please ask if you have any questions! Thanks, Melissa (and Paul, Joe and Sarah). Call for Chapter Submissions: Critical Approaches to Automated Text Recognition Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit to a collection of essays tentatively entitled Critical Approaches to Automated Text Recognition, to be edited by Melissa Terras, Paul Gooding, Sarah Ames and Joe Nockels. Automated Text Recognition (ATR) (a process that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to extract text from a scanned image or document, including Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR)), has significantly evolved recently. ATR is impacting the accessibility of historical texts, the institutions that steward them, and the broader field of digital humanities. As the technology shifts from developmental stages to practical applications, it is crucial to scrutinize its impacts, potentials, and the ethical dimensions it intersects with. This edited collection aims to gather diverse perspectives on the complexities of ATR, emphasizing critical analyses to guide future developments, while urging a reflection on how this technology is reshaping our engagement with digital and historical texts, the institutions that host them, and the use and users of such resources. Proposals on any critical topic relating to automated and advanced text recognition (including OCR, HTR, etc) are welcome, but the editors are particularly interested in essays which engage with future possibilities in this space and consider how automated text recognition can have an impact beyond academia. A preliminary foray into this topic “The implications of handwritten text recognition for accessing the past at scale”, by Nockels, J., Gooding, P. and Terras, M. (2024), published in the Journal of Documentation (https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2023-0183) suggested a number of relevant areas in need of further discussion, including: 1. Access to Multiple Voices, underrepresented groups and endangered languages – How ATR can highlight diverse perspectives and contribute to a more inclusive historical record. 2. Integrating the Results of ATR into Collection Systems and Processes – Examining the ramifications of integrating ATR results into digital collection infrastructures 3. Integration with Advanced AI Processes – Potential and issues of combining ATR with advanced AI techniques to enhance functionalities and improve analysis. 4. ATR and Legal Frameworks - Navigating legal challenges such as copyright and data privacy in the use of ATR. 5. Data Ethics and Bias - Addressing biases and ethical considerations in ATR processes and data to ensure responsibility and transparency 6. Environmental Costs of ATR - Considering the environmental impacts of computationally intensive ATR models and advocating for sustainable practices. 7. Establishing Data Sharing and Data Consent Principles - Adhering to FAIR and CARE principles for ethical data handling in ATR projects. 8. Near Future Issues for the Use of ATR with Historical Documents - Anticipating technological and ethical challenges in using ATR for historical documents. 9. Speculating ATR Design - Using speculative design methods to envision and plan future impacts of ATR on historical research and public engagement. 10. ATR Limitations - Addressing the challenges and shortcomings of ATR technology, including incomplete capture or interpretation of texts. Proposals based on these, or any other critical topic, are welcome. Chapter proposals of ~500 words plus brief biography will be accepted until March 31st, 2025. Submissions will undergo a peer-review process to ensure the relevance and quality of the contributions. Acceptances will be sent out May 2025. Feedback and revision suggestions will be provided for accepted proposals. Final chapters, which can range from 5000-7000 words in length, will be due in December 2025. Please send your chapter proposal (~500 words), including chapter title, and a brief biography (~100 words per author) by March 31st 2025 to all the editors: * Melissa Terras: m.terras(a)ed.ac.uk * Paul Gooding: Paul.Gooding(a)glasgow.ac.uk * Sarah Ames: sarah.ames(a)nls.uk * Joe Nockels: j.nockels(a)sheffield.ac.uk If you have any questions, please contact the editors. We are in advanced discussions with Facet Publishing (https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/) a leading publisher of books for library, information and heritage professionals. We have successfully worked with them before on various book projects. We do not have funding for open access, however authors are allowed to publish their accepted versions of chapters on their institutional repository, which will we draw together as we did for our previous publication, see https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/elegaldeposit/the-book-electronic-legal-deposit/. ———— Professor Melissa Terras MBE FREng Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art University of Edinburgh @melissaterras The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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Reminder: CFP Research Creation, Community Engagement, and Open Social Scholarship proposals due January 24
by Jon Bath 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Sorry for cross-posting. -------------------- Conference Call for Papers *Research Creation, Community Engagement, and Open Social Scholarship* May 1-3, 2025 Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia Deadline for submissions: January 24 2025 This conference will bring together key practitioners in research creation, open social scholarship, and community engagement to encourage broad and inclusive conversations about centring, empowering, and serving communities through humanities research that focuses on inclusive, generous processes. It will also play host to the 12th Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) Partnership annual gathering. Humanities scholarship is traditionally and problematically disconnected from selfless commitments to creativity and community. However, a number of innovative research approaches work against such conventionally exclusive perceptions and practices. For example, research creation involves the use of artistic practices to ask questions and explore possibilities, to reflect and reveal our world back to ourselves, and to help us imagine ourselves otherwise. Additionally, radical community engagement practices feature researchers who generously, humbly, and respectfully work with and within community-led initiatives instead of leading, guiding, or exclusively determining such projects. Both of these approaches foreground and expand upon open social scholarship practices, which are motivated by a desire to shift our scholarly habits away from insularity, exclusivity, and self-referentiality toward inclusive accessibility. This conference is a bold attempt to imagine a larger framework and community of open researchers, and to productively encourage diverse and innovative communities to engage their collaborative potential toward answering the following questions: ● How do we include and engage more people in creative humanities scholarship that serves their needs and the needs of others? ● In what ways can we offer our critical skills and strengths as academics to community-led initiatives? ● How can different kinds of creative research practices promote collaborative and inclusive ways of understanding each other? Featuring plenary panels focused on research creation and community engagement, paper presentations, research lightning talks, and a showcase of Open Scholarship Award winners, this conference will connect researchers, community members, creative practitioners, teachers, innovators, and unconventional scholars to explore the above questions and more. We invite proposals that address these and other issues pertinent to research in the area, and are open to considering proposals for other types of presentations as well. Proposals should specify whether you are planning for a 20-minute presentation or 5-minute lightning talk, and must contain a title, an abstract (of approximately 250 words, plus list of works cited), and the names, affiliations, and website URLs of presenters. Please send proposals on or before 24 January 2025 using this form: https://forms.gle/hbdbKGvY3aPvzUtr5 *Research Creation, Community Engagement and Open Social Scholarship* is aligned with the Community Cluster of the INKE Partnership (including its support by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; https://inke.ca ) and generously supported by Acadia University. This event is organized by Jon Saklofske (Acadia) and Jon Bath (U Saskatchewan), co-leads of the INKE Community Cluster ( https://inke.ca/activity-clusters/#community) Please reach out to them with any questions at jon.saklofske(a)acadiau.ca

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Registration & Programme | Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory
by Michael Donnay 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory, running from 2-4 April 2025 in-person and online at the University of London. The conference<https://www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/institutes-centres/digital-humanities-resear…> seeks to further an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral discussion on how the born-digital transforms what and how we research in the humanities. It will bring together researchers and practitioners involved in accessing or developing born-digital collections and archives, and those interested in exploring the novel and transformative effects of born-digital cultural heritage. The conference will also contribute to professional development, particularly for those in the cultural heritage sector interested in learning about new approaches to collecting and archiving born-digital materials. The conference will feature a wide range of sessions, including workshops, software demos, and talks. The keynote will be delivered by Dorothy Berry, Digital Curator for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The programme also includes a plenary roundtable on environmental sustainability and a conversation on future directions in born-digital research. The event will be held in-person at the University of London, with parallel strands A and B also offered in a hybrid format and the keynote and plenary sessions available to view online. Online sessions are marked “hybrid” on the conference programme<https://easychair.org/smart-program/BDCAM25/>. Discounted, online-only and single-day tickets are available. Early bird registration runs through 2 February. The deadline to register for in-person attendance is 12 March 2025. The deadline to register for an online ticket is 26 March 2025. Registration: https://www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/institutes-centres/digital-humanities-resear… 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>

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Call for Papers: Join Our Panel on Controversies surrounding AI’s Environmental Footprint at 4S Seattle 2025
by Théophile Lenoir 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to submit a paper to our panel at the upcoming 4S Annual Meeting in Seattle (2025). Titled "The Environmental Footprint of AI in the Context of the Twin Transitions: Quantification, Assessment, and Controversies" our panel critically examines the environmental implications of artificial intelligence (AI) as it intersects with the policy discourses on the so-called "twin transitions" of digitalization and sustainability. AI is often promoted as a tool to optimize environmental management across sectors like mobility, agriculture, and construction, offering sociotechnical promises of efficiency gains and reduced emissions. However, these promises are increasingly subject to critical scrutiny, particularly in light of the environmental costs of AI’s development and deployment. The complexities of rebound effects—where efficiency gains paradoxically lead to increased resource consumption—further intensify the need for nuanced, empirically grounded analysis. Our panel aims to explore the politics of quantification and its implications for AI governance. We welcome contributions addressing the following themes: - Institutional responses to governance tensions around AI’s environmental footprint within the “twin transitions.” - The mobilization of numbers by states, industries, NGOs, and think tanks to support or contest AI’s role in sustainability transitions. - Methodological diversity and contestation in measuring AI’s environmental impact across disciplines and sectors. Papers that address related lines of inquiry are also welcome. Selected contributions will be integrated into an editorial project advancing critical debates on AI, quantification, and environmental governance. The session will be held in person, offering an excellent opportunity to engage with fellow researchers at the intersection of STS, governance, and technology studies. Submission Deadline: 31st January 2025 Abstract acceptance will be notified by March 31st For submission guidelines, please visit https://www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/member We look forward to your contributions and to the discussions this panel will foster. Warm regards, Nicolas Baya-Laffite (University of Geneva) and Théophile Lenoir (University of Milan)

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AIUCD2025 - fourth (and last) Call for Papers
by Simone Rebora 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Dear all, In sharing the fourth (and final) Call for Papers for the upcoming AIUCD Conference (Verona, June 11-13, 2025), we remind you of the importance of adherence to the template when submitting proposals. You can find detailed instructions at the following link: https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/en-gb/informations-for-authors/ The text of the Call is reproduced below and always available on the conference website: https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/en-gb/call-for-papers/ The deadline for submitting proposals is *January 26, 2025.* Best regards, Simone Rebora Call for Papers (ENG) AIUCD 2025 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Humanities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence The conference provides an opportunity for large-scale discussions in the various research areas of the Digital Humanities, with a particular focus on issues of inclusiveness. In a world where artificial intelligence is redefining the boundaries of knowledge, it is indeed crucial to explore how this transformation can be guided by principles of inclusiveness and equity. While one track of the conference will be devoted exclusively to this issue, all the different parts of the Digital Humanities are affected by it in various ways. Starting with the computational part, which needs to better understand its tools to counter biases and distortions, but which can also use them to democratize access to knowledge and culture. Access which, in turn, can be fostered by good practices in the digitization of works and documents, by supporting, for example, the encoding of accessible digital editions for all types of users. In the field of knowledge representation, then, the concept of accessibility is already inscribed at the heart of the FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, Reusability), which need increasingly virtuous applications within digital heritage preservation practices. Preservation which, finally, is at the heart of contemporary challenges to ensure that cultural heritage is not only safeguarded, but also made accessible and understandable to a global and diverse audience. Therefore, papers relevant to the following conference tracks are invited: 1) Digital Humanities and Inclusion Proposals related to issues of inclusion in the Digital Humanities from multiple perspectives are welcomed: from accessibility at the level of research, teaching, infrastructure, and outreach, to practices for overcoming gender, economic, social, and cultural disparities. Specific topics of interest include: minority representation in digital projects; accessibility of digital resources for disadvantaged communities; the role of digital humanities in bridging the digital divide; innovative methodological approaches to make digital projects more inclusive and participatory. 2) Archives and Digital Editions We welcome both theoretical and applied proposals on (a) the representation and organisation of techniques and problems in the fields of digitisation, the organisation of born-digital heritage and methods for its archiving; (b) themes, issues, and applications pertaining to digital critical editions, to modes of visualisation and interrogation of online texts, and alternative means of encoding. 3) Computational Methods Papers are welcomed that explore methods and tools for computational analysis of cultural heritage, including advanced approaches based on cutting-edge technologies in Artificial Intelligence. Reflections on the state of the art, up to the latest theoretical frameworks, are also encouraged, with the aim of highlighting future developments and perspectives in the field. Included are approaches for the analysis of literary texts and *corpora*, touching upon computational models for literary criticism on the one hand, and research in computational linguistics and natural language processing on the other. Papers on analysis and visualization methods such as Network Analysis and Mapping are also welcomed. 4) Data and Knowledge Representation Special attention will be given to knowledge representation and the use of Semantic Web and Linked Open Data technologies. We welcome proposals concerning the design of conceptual models, knowledge graphs, ontologies and technologies of the Semantic Web with respect to cultural heritage and the Digital Humanities, the creation of datasets and applications that conform to the FAIR principles, the production of Linked Open Data in these domains, as well as the automated extraction of metadata, named entities and models from cultural heritage resources. 5) Preservation of Memory and Digital Heritage We welcome proposals concerning memory and digital cultural heritage preservation, particularly relating to the research outputs in the Digital Humanities. We also encourage proposals addressing the challenges of digital infrastructure and the problems of sustainability posed by projects involving digitisation and the conservation of born-digital collections, as well as proposals on the implementation of best practices for the preservation of, and effective access to, cultural heritage. Guidelines for the Submission of Proposals The conference envisages participation by oral communication (paper) or poster. At the proposal stage, authors are asked to specifify in which mode they intend to present the paper, whether by oral or poster communication. Following peer review, the Scientific Committee may decide whether the accepted contribution is more suitable for an oral communication or a poster presentation. It should be noted that there is no difference in quality between contributions assigned to one or the other mode of presentation: oral presentations are generally more appropriate for theoretical and methodological work, including that relating to actual applications; posters, optionally presented with a demo, are better suited to the description of projects, tools or digital resources. All proposals must be submitted in the form of a contribution of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) pages, excluding bibliography. The submission format for contributions must adhere to the template (updated from previous years) and directions found on the page Information for Authors <https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/en-gb/informations-for-authors/>. Contributions that do not adhere to the template and directions will be rejected without considering their content. Neither plagiarism nor self-plagiarism is tolerated. Please note that a plagiarism checking tool may be applied to submitted contributions. The use of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, is not permitted unless the generated text is submitted as part of the experimental analysis, or the generative AI tool was used only for editing and refinement of the authors’ work. However, all uses must be explicitly stated in the submitted contribution. Contributions must be submitted, in PDF format only, using the dedicated platform <https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/en-gb/submission/>. Proposals must be anonymised. Author names and any internal references should be removed to the extent possible so as to not compromise reviewers’ assessment of the proposal. A maximum of two proposals in the five tracks of the call can be submitted as the first contributing author. At the conference, authors will be allowed to present a maximum of two accepted contributions as either first or co-authors. In any case, at least one of the authors must register for the conference for the contribution to be accepted. The official languages of the conference are Italian and English. Authors can present in either language, regardless of the one used in their written proposal. Evaluation Criteria Proposals will be evaluated through a “double-blind” review process. Each contribution will be submitted to at least two reviewers. Proposal evaluation will be conducted based on the following criteria: - relevance of the contribution to the purpose of the conference; - innovativeness and relevance of the contribution; - methodological rigor; - critical analysis of the literature on the topics covered and relevant and up-to-date bibliography; - appropriateness of theoretical and conceptual approach to the relevant domain; - quality of exposition and adequacy of organization of the contribution; - critical attitude toward the adopted methodologies and the tools in use; - replicability of the results (with the exception of theoretical reflections). Publication of Proceedings Accepted proposals will be published as Conference Proceedings with DOI and ISBN, freely available from the conference website and the «Umanistica Digitale» portal under Book of Abstracts and Proceedings <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/pages/boa>. “Giuseppe Gigliozzi” Prize AIUCD awards two prizes of 300 euros each, one for posters and one for presentations, to early career scholars (students, doctoral students, scholarship or grant holders) presenting at the conference. The terms of participation are described on the dedicated page <https://www.aiucd.it/premio-gigliozzi/> of the Association’s website. Deadlines The deadline for submission of proposals is fixed for 11:59 p.m. on January 12, 2025 January 26, 2025 (CET/GMT+1) [FINAL EXTENSION]. Acceptance notifications will be sent out to the authors by March 21, 2025. A camera-ready copy of the proposal must be submitted no later than April 11, 2025. =============== =============== =============== Call for papers (ITA) AIUCD 2025 - Diversità, equità e inclusione: sfide e opportunità per l’informatica umanistica nell’era dell’intelligenza artificiale Il convegno rappresenta un’occasione di confronto su larga scala nei diversi ambiti di ricerca delle Digital Humanities, con un’attenzione particolare alle tematiche dell’inclusione. In un mondo in cui l’intelligenza artificiale sta ridefinendo i confini del sapere, è infatti fondamentale esplorare come questa trasformazione possa essere guidata da principi di inclusività ed equità. Mentre un track del convegno sarà dedicato esclusivamente a questa tematica, tutte le diverse anime delle Digital Humanities ne sono in vario modo investite. A partire da quella più puramente computazionale, che necessita di meglio comprendere i propri strumenti per contrastare bias e distorsioni, ma che può anche utilizzarli per democratizzare l’accesso al sapere e alla cultura. Accesso il quale, a sua volta, può essere favorito da buone pratiche nella digitalizzazione di opere e documenti, supportando per esempio la codifica di edizioni digitali accessibili per ogni tipo di utenza. Nell’ambito della rappresentazione della conoscenza, poi, il concetto di accessibilità è già inscritto al cuore dei principi FAIR (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, Reusability), i quali necessitano di una sempre più virtuosa applicazione in seno alle pratiche di preservazione del patrimonio digitale. Preservazione la quale, infine, è al centro delle sfide contemporanee per garantire che l’eredità culturale non solo sia salvaguardata, ma anche resa accessibile e comprensibile a un pubblico globale e diversificato. Sono quindi incoraggiati interventi pertinenti ai seguenti assi portanti della conferenza: 1) Digital Humanities e inclusione Si accolgono proposte relative alle tematiche dell’inclusione nell’ambito delle Digital Humanities sotto molteplici aspetti: dall’accessibilità a livello di ricerca, didattica, infrastrutture e divulgazione, alle pratiche per il superamento delle disparità di genere, economiche, sociali e culturali. Gli specifici temi di interesse includono: la rappresentazione delle minoranze nei progetti digitali; l’accessibilità delle risorse digitali per comunità svantaggiate; il ruolo delle Digital Humanities nel colmare il divario digitale; approcci metodologici innovativi per rendere i progetti digitali più inclusivi e partecipativi. 2) Archivi ed edizioni digitali Si accolgono interventi di tipo metodologico e applicativo su: a) rappresentazione e organizzazione delle tecniche e criticità nel campo della digitalizzazione, dell’organizzazione del patrimonio nato digitalmente e delle modalità della sua archiviazione; b) temi, questioni, applicazioni inerenti alle edizioni scientifiche digitali, alle modalità di visualizzazione e interrogazione dei testi disponibili in rete nelle varie modalità di codifica. 3) Metodi computazionali Si accolgono interventi che esplorino metodi e strumenti per l’analisi computazionale del patrimonio culturale, inclusi approcci avanzati basati sulle tecnologie più all’avanguardia nell’ambito dell’Intelligenza Artificiale. Si incoraggiano inoltre riflessioni sullo stato dell’arte, fino ai più recenti quadri teorici di riferimento, con l’obiettivo di evidenziare sviluppi e prospettive future nel campo. Sono inclusi gli approcci per l’analisi di testi letterari e *corpora*, che tocchino da un lato i modelli computazionali per la critica letteraria, dall’altro le ricerche di linguistica computazionale e le tecniche di elaborazione del linguaggio naturale. Si accolgono anche interventi su metodi di analisi e visualizzazione come Network Analysis e Mapping. 4) Rappresentazione di dati e conoscenza Particolare attenzione sarà riservata alle riflessioni sull’organizzazione della conoscenza e sull’impiego di tecnologie del Semantic Web e dei Linked Open Data. Si accolgono proposte di progettazione di modelli concettuali, grafi di conoscenza, ontologie e tecnologie del Semantic Web per i Beni Culturali e le Digital Humanities, di creazione di dataset e applicazioni conformi ai principi FAIR, di produzione di Linked Open Data nei settori dei Beni Culturali e delle Digital Humanities, di estrazione automatica di metadati, entità e modelli da risorse del patrimonio culturale. 5) Preservazione della memoria e del patrimonio digitale Sono attesi interventi riguardanti la conservazione della memoria e del patrimonio culturale digitale, incluse specifiche riflessioni sulla preservazione degli esiti delle ricerche in Digital Humanities e dei progetti scientifici digitali. Sono incoraggiati anche interventi sulle criticità infrastrutturali e sui problemi di sostenibilità dei progetti legati alla digitalizzazione e alla conservazione di collezioni nate digitalmente, nonché proposte per la messa in atto di buone pratiche che garantiscano, oltre alla preservazione, anche l’accesso effettivo al patrimonio. Formato e modalità di invio delle proposte Il convegno prevede la partecipazione tramite intervento orale (paper) o poster. Nella fase di proposta si richiede alle autrici e agli autori di specificare in quale modalità intendono presentare l’articolo, se con una comunicazione orale o con un poster. A seguito della peer review, il Comitato Scientifico potrà decidere se il contributo accettato sia più adatto a una comunicazione orale o a una presentazione a mezzo poster. Si precisa che non c’è differenza di qualità tra i contributi assegnati all’una o all’altra modalità di presentazione: gli interventi orali sono di norma più adatti a riflessioni teoriche e metodologiche, anche connesse a esperienze sul campo; i poster, eventualmente affiancati da demo, sono particolarmente adatti alla descrizione di specifici progetti, strumenti, risorse digitali. Tutte le proposte devono essere inviate nella forma di contributo di un minimo di tre (3) pagine fino a un massimo di cinque (5) pagine, bibliografia esclusa. Il formato di presentazione dei contributi deve attenersi al template (aggiornato rispetto agli anni precedenti) e alle indicazioni che si trovano nella pagina relativa alle Informazioni per gli Autori <https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/informations-for-authors/>. Contributi che non si attengano al template e alle indicazioni saranno rifiutati senza entrare nel merito del contenuto. Non sono tollerati né il plagio né l’auto-plagio. Si ricorda che uno strumento di controllo del plagio potrà essere applicato ai contributi inviati. L’utilizzo di Large Language Model (LLM), come ChatGPT, non è consentito a meno che il testo generato non sia presentato come parte dell’analisi sperimentale, o che l’IA generativa sia stata utilizzata solo per la modifica e perfezionamento del lavoro degli autori. Tutti gli utilizzi dovranno comunque essere esplicitamente dichiarati nel contributo inviato. I contributi devono essere inviati, esclusivamente in formato PDF, usando la piattaforma dedicata <https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/submission/>. Il contributo deve essere anonimizzato togliendo i nomi degli autori e i riferimenti interni, nei limiti del possibile, senza che ciò impedisca una valutazione accurata della proposta da parte dei revisori. È possibile presentare in qualità di primo autore di contributo, un massimo di due proposte nei cinque track della call. In sede della conferenza è possibile presentare al massimo due contributi, di cui si è autori o coautori, tra quelli eventualmente accettati. In ogni caso, perché il contributo sia accettato è necessario che almeno uno degli autori si iscriva al convegno. Le lingue ufficiali della conferenza sono l’italiano e l’inglese. La scelta dell’una o dell’altra per il contributo non è vincolante per la comunicazione in sede di convegno. Criteri di valutazione delle proposte Le proposte saranno valutate attraverso un processo di revisione “a doppio cieco”. Ciascun contributo sarà sottoposto ad almeno due revisori. La valutazione delle proposte sarà condotta sulla base dei seguenti criteri: - attinenza del contributo alle finalità della conferenza; - innovatività e rilevanza del contributo; - rigore metodologico; - analisi critica della letteratura sui temi trattati e bibliografia pertinente e aggiornata; - adeguatezza dell’impostazione teorica e concettuale rispetto al dominio di riferimento; - qualità dell’esposizione e adeguatezza dell’organizzazione del contributo; - atteggiamento critico verso le strategie adottate e gli strumenti in uso; - replicabilità dei risultati descritti (con l’eccezione per le riflessioni teoriche). Pubblicazione degli atti Le proposte approvate in via definitiva saranno pubblicate, come Conference Proceedings con DOI e ISBN, liberamente consultabili dal sito del convegno e dal portale di «Umanistica Digitale» alla voce Book of Abstracts and Proceedings <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/pages/boa>. Premio “Giuseppe Gigliozzi” AIUCD offre due premi di 300 euro ciascuno per giovani studiose e studiosi non strutturati (studenti/esse, dottorandi/e, borsisti/e, assegnisti/e) che presentino proposte accettate alla conferenza: un premio è dedicato ai poster e uno ai paper. Le modalità di partecipazione sono pubblicate sulla pagina dedicata <https://www.aiucd.it/premio-gigliozzi/> del sito dell’Associazione. Scadenze La scadenza per la presentazione delle proposte è fissata per le ore 23:59 del 12 gennaio 2025 26 gennaio 2025 (CET/GMT+1) [PROROGA FINALE]. Informazioni sull’accettazione verranno comunicate agli autori entro il 21 marzo 2025. La versione *camera ready* deve essere inviata entro l’11 aprile 2025.

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Summer school Data Literacy with R for Students of Humanities
by Silvie Cinkova 16 Jan '25

16 Jan '25

Dear colleagues, please circulate this invite according to your consideration. At the beginning of August, I am teaching a two-week course of basic data wrangling with R in Prague. Travel, accommodation and subsistence costs are covered by a grant. Hence, this course could come particularly handy to students and scholars from less affluent countries. Also we are doing our best to have this course listed among regular courses awarded with study credits. Here is the link with more details and a link to a registration form: https://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/events/summer-school-data-literacy-r-students-huma… Best, Silvie Cinkova Mgr. Silvie Cinková, Ph.D. Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Charles University Malostranské nám. 25 118 00 Praha 1 Czechia Phone: +420 723 464 449; +420 22191 4224 E-mail: cinkova(a)ufal.mff.cuni.cz

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Request to post: Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World, May 20 &21, 2025, Rethymno (Crete) & online
by Maria Papadopoulou 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

================================================================= Call for Posters: Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World - SA4AW (onsite & online) ================================================================= Dear all, We are pleased to announce that the call for posters for the Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World conference < https://talosai4ssh.uoc.gr/events-page/conferences/semantic-annotation-for-… <https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/events-page/conferences/semantic-annotation-for…>> is now open. The *poster session* is intended to discuss work in progress relevant to the topics of the conference: * 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 Authors are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 750 words to the EasyChair <https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sa4aw> page, describing their research questions, motivation, and preliminary results. All formats are accepted. An image of the poster may also be included. The working language of the conference is English. Accepted posters will be published in the proceedings. Deadline for submission: February 1st, 2025 Notification of acceptance to authors: February 20th, 2025 Deadline for confirmation of participation by accepted authors: February 28th, 2025 With best wishes, Maria Papadopoulou & Rachel Milio TALOS AI4SSH =======> a reverse Turing test: a person should be called unintelligent if their writing could not be distinguished from an artificially generated one <======= Nassim Taleb (2001) *Fooled by Randomness in *Ben Auffarth (2020) *AI with Python Cookbook * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Maria Papadopoulou Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities and Classics Research Group Leader & Project Manager HORIZON ERA CHAIR TALOS AI*4*SSH Artificial Intelligence for the Humanities and the Social Sciences https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/ Visiting address: University of Crete Research Center (UCRC) Building E-Room 10, Gallos Campus, Rethymno, GR 74100 Telephone: +30 28310 77140 - Mobile: +30 6972 822777, +971 56 399 4300

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Call for Papers and Panels for the Second International Workshop of Semantic Digital Humanities
by Bruno Sartini 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

[Apologies for crossposting] Dear Colleagues, I gladly share with you the Call for Papers and Panels of the Second International Workshop of Semantic Digital Humanities, which will be held on June 1st or 2nd, 2025 in Portoroz, Slovenia, co-located with the Extended Semantic Web Conference 2025 (ESWC2025). I also want to highlight that we will offer scholarships for students that will present at the workshop and do not have funds to travel and participate in person to the event. The deadline for the submission is March 6th 2025 AoE. I will paste a snippet of the call with the links for more information. We invite all members of Semantic Web, CH and DH communities actively involved in the development of systematic approaches and advanced technologies for handling heterogeneous, diverse and challenging humanities data. This includes, but is not limited to, constructing and utilizing of knowledge graphs for the humanities, extracting and representing knowledge from historical texts, data linking across disciplines, enriching semantics of historical records and biographies, analyzing social networks, ontology adoption, extension and evaluation for specific domains. In addition, it includes the exploitation of recent technologies, e.g. LLM(s), in the context of semantic technologies, to tackle the diverse challenges associated with working with historical data. We welcome presentations that not only focus on technological endeavours but also explore the analysis of CH and DH data landscape through the perspective of philosophical, historical, social, and other research questions. Apart from research, resource and work-in-progress papers, we encourage the audience to submit panel proposals. By this, authors will be provided with a platform to share and discuss their challenges and/or showcase research findings by gaining immediate feedback from diverse perspectives encompassing computer science, humanities, and cultural heritage. This interactive environment will foster a dynamic and interactive space for knowledge exchange and collaboration. Full CfP: https://easychair.org/cfp/SemDH2025 Workshop Website: https://semdh.github.io/ Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=semdh2025 Best, Dr. Bruno Sartini

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