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CCLS2026: Program and Registration
by Digital Humanities Potsdam 13 Apr '26

13 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce that the program of the 5th Annual Conference of Computational Literary Studies (CCLS2026), to take place in Potsdam, Germany, on 28-29 May 2026, is now available on the conference website: https://jcls.io/site/ccls2026/. We have also opened the general registration for the conference: https://fmsup-ext.uni-potsdam.de/fs-extern/form/provide/564/. Both on-site and online attendance is possible. Thanks to the support of the University of Potsdam, there will be no participation fee. Please register as soon as possible (!) since the number of on-site participants at the conference is limited. All conference contributions will be collected in a reader, which will be delivered to each participant two weeks before the event takes place. Participants are encouraged to read the contributions ahead in order to enable in-depth discussions. During the conference, each contribution is allocated an half an hour slot, consisting of a 10-minute presentation by the author(s) and a 20-minute discussion. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at digital-humanities(a)uni-potsdam.de. We look forward to welcoming you to Potsdam! Best wishes, the CCLS2026 organising team

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Book of Abstracts for the ADHO Digital Humanities Conference 2025 (DH2025) now available on Zenodo!
by Scholger, Walter (walter.scholger＠uni-graz.at) 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share that the Book of Abstracts for the ADHO Digital Humanities 2025 Conference (DH2025) in Lisbon has now been published on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/19494802 Many thanks to the organisers Daniel Alves and Joana Vieira Paulino, as well as Patrick Helling, Nicole Majka, Simon Wiles and Diane Jakacki! Best regards, Walter Scholger ____________________ Walter Scholger ADHO Conference Officer DHd Representative to ADHO Department of Digital Humanities University of Graz Elisabethstraße 59/III, A-8010 Graz Tel.: +43/(0)316/380 - 2292 E-Mail: walter.scholger(a)uni-graz.at<mailto:[email protected]> Web: https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at<https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at/>

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Exciting Opportunities: Join the ADHO Executive Board
by Scholger, Walter (walter.scholger＠uni-graz.at) 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, Please allow me to share a reminder about exciting opportunities to join the ADHO Executive Board: The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) is seeking expressions of interest for several positions<https://adho.org/positions/>, offering members an opportunity to contribute to and help shape the future of the field. As the field of Digital Humanities continues to grow and evolve, ADHO is committed to promoting and supporting digital research and teaching across arts and humanities disciplines, drawing together humanists engaged in digital and computer-assisted research, teaching, creation, dissemination, and beyond in all areas reflected by its diverse membership. ADHO supports initiatives for publication, presentation, collaboration, and training; recognizes and supports excellence in these endeavours; and acts as a community-based consultative and advisory force. We are seeking applications for the following positions: 1. Executive Board Chair-Elect<https://adho.org/2026/03/03/call-for-adho-executive-board-chair-elect/> 2. Executive Board Deputy Secretary<https://adho.org/2026/03/03/call-for-adho-executive-board-deputy-secretary/> 3. Deputy Treasurer<https://adho.org/2026/03/03/call-for-adho-deputy-treasurer/> 4. Deputy Conference Officer<https://adho.org/2026/03/03/call-for-adho-deputy-conference-officer/> Please click on the links above for full role descriptions and application details. The deadline for applications is 1 May 2026. By joining the ADHO executive board, you will have the chance to work alongside leading experts in the field and contribute to shaping the policies and practices that define Digital Humanities in a collaborative and inclusive environment where your ideas and contributions are valued. Best regards, Walter Scholger ____________________ Walter Scholger ADHO Conference Officer DHd Representative to ADHO Department of Digital Humanities University of Graz Elisabethstraße 59/III, A-8010 Graz Tel.: +43/(0)316/380 - 2292 E-Mail: walter.scholger(a)uni-graz.at<mailto:[email protected]> Web: https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at<https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at/>

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Nominations for ADHO Roberto Busa Prize 2026
by Scholger, Walter (walter.scholger＠uni-graz.at) 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) is inviting nominations for the 2026 Roberto Busa Prize. This award is presented in recognition of an outstanding lifetime achievement in the application of information and communication technologies to research in the humanities. The prize is awarded every three years. Nominations must be submitted by 15 June 2026. Further information on the criteria and procedure can be found at: https://adho.org/2026/04/09/call-for-nominations-adho-roberto-busa-prize-20… Kind regards, Walter Scholger ____________________ Walter Scholger ADHO Conference Officer DHd Representative to ADHO Department of Digital Humanities University of Graz Elisabethstraße 59/III, A-8010 Graz Tel.: +43/(0)316/380 - 2292 E-Mail: walter.scholger(a)uni-graz.at<mailto:[email protected]> Web: https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at<https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at/>

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Reminder: VeSSDPH 2026 applications close on 13 April
by Emmanuela Carbé 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. Just a quick reminder that applications for the Venice Summer School in Digital and Public Humanities <https://www.unive.it/data/agenda/1/113737>(VeSSDPH 2026) are open until 13 April 2026, 11:59 p.m. CEST. The Summer School will take place at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 6-10 July 2026, and offers advanced training in Digital and Public Humanities through lectures, hands-on workshops, guided visits, and project discussion sessions across Venice and its cultural heritage sites. Participation is free of charge. The School welcomes PhD students, postdocs, and practitioners, and will host a maximum of 25 participants. Application materials: - CV (max. 2 pages) - Cover letter (max. 2 pages) Applicants should complete the online form here: https://forms.gle/rH9tZnkbq4aUWqLt5 CV and cover letter should be sent in PDF format to vedph(a)unive.it, with the subject line: “VeDPH Summer School Application - Name Surname” Further information and full programme: https://www.unive.it/pag/39288/ Best wishes, Emmanuela -- Emmanuela Carbé Associate Professor of Contemporary Italian Literature Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (VeDPH <https://www.unive.it/pag/39287>) Member of the Executive Board, AIUCD <https://www.aiucd.it/> Department of Humanities Ca' Foscari University of Venice Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà Dorsoduro 3484/D, Calle Contarini 30123 Venice, Italy

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AI 4 Science conference, 5-9 October 2026 in Mainz
by Dr. Nadezhda Povroznik 09 Apr '26

09 Apr '26

Dear colleagues from DH and from AI applications research for journalism, education, law, media, market research, market communication, intelligent interfaces, etc., in the context of AI 4 Science conference, 5-9 October 2026 in Mainz, there will be a *** AI4Humanities&SocialSciences *** track, chaired by Julianne Nyhan https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianne-nyhan-77319133b/ (Technical University Darmstadt) and Christoph Bläsi (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) For this track, we invite contributions, also from application fields, on topics like: - (innovative) theoretical and analytical applications of AI in HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) and critiques thereof, for example concerning AI and hermeneutics and tools for empirical and analytical research (e.g. for content analysis) - ethical dimensions of the use of AI in HSS, for example, where AI may lead to the reinscription or activation of long standing or new dynamics of bias or an inappropriate use of resources or applications like deathbots - source analysis and source criticism of AI in HSS, for example, multimodal - AI and vector-based search - AI applications close to the methodological frontier in application areas linked to HSS, e.g. journalism, education, law, media, market research, market communication, intelligent interfaces, etc. - (innovative) presentation and dissemination of HSS research with the help of AI, for example storytelling - (innovative) approaches to the inclusion of stakeholders outside academia in Digital Humanities and Digital Social Sciences research, for example citizen science Regularly updated information on the conference and particularly the AI4HSS track you will find here: https://ai4sci.eu/ai4humanitiessocialsciences/. On behalf of the HDSM team, Technical University Darmstadt

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Call for Abstracts - 3rd Workshop on Frictional Design in Hybrid Human-AI Systems | Jul 7, Brussels @ HHAI26
by c.natali6＠campus.unimib.it 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

(apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call for abstracts) -------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS Third Workshop on Frictional Design in Hybrid Human-AI Systems Co-located with the 5th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI26) July 7, 2026 | Brussels, Belgium (in-person) Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/frictional-ai/home -------------------------------------------------- **Workshop Overview** This full-day workshop explores frictional design strategies in Human–AI interaction: design patterns that deliberately create moments of reflection, critical thinking, and cognitive effort in AI-supported decision-making. While contemporary AI systems are typically optimised for efficiency and seamless interactions, growing evidence in HCI, cognitive science, and safety-critical domains shows that overly smooth interaction can promote cognitive offloading, automation bias, over-reliance, and skill erosion. Frictional design examines when and how interaction mechanisms can slow down decision-making at appropriate moments in order to support human oversight, judgement, and appropriate reliance. Example mechanisms include: - requiring users to reason themselves before accessing AI support and/or scaffold reasoning through staged or reflective interaction - introducing novel uncertainty visualisations, present explanations or evidence in ways that prompt active scrutiny - any other approach that balances or favours cognitive engagement over seamless usability and speed Building on the success of the two previous editions, this workshop aims to advance an interdisciplinary dialogue between scholars across HCI, AI, cognitive science, and AI governance. The programme will include paper presentations, a keynote, structured discussions, and collaborative activities aimed at developing a shared research agenda for stimulating cognitive engagement in human-AI interactions. **Keynote** Bogdana Rakova (DLA Piper, Data & Society Research Institute, ex-Mozilla Fellow) Talk: “Speculative Friction: Exploring existing, speculative, and instrumental frictions in AI design and governance” **Topics of Interest** We invite extended abstracts from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on topics including (but not limited to): - Design Principles for Cognitive Engagement (Interaction strategies that balance efficiency with reflection and critical engagement) - Methods to Measure Over-Reliance and Under-Reliance (Frameworks, metrics, or empirical studies assessing how AI affects human judgement, expertise, and decision behaviour) - Trust Calibration and Transparency (Investigations of how explanations, uncertainty communication, or interface design influence trust and reliance) - Governance and Policy Approaches (Legal, regulatory, or organisational perspectives on incorporating frictional principles into AI deployment and oversight) - Applications and Case Studies (Empirical studies, prototypes, or deployments demonstrating seamful or frictional interaction patterns in practice) **Submission Details** - Submission type: Extended Abstracts (500--1,500 words - to be extended to 5 pages for the post-workshop proceedings) - Format: CEURART-WS template (see workshop website) - Submission system: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/FrictionalAI2026 Accepted papers will be published in the HHAI 2026 Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS). At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop in person and register for the HHAI conference (single-day registration options available). **Important Dates** (AoE) - Submission deadline: 1 May, 2026 - Notification: 29 May, 2026 - Camera-ready: 19 June, 2026 - Workshop: 7 July, 2026 **Beyond the Workshop** This workshop series aims to build a research community around frictional and cognitively engaging AI design. Authors and participants will be invited to contribute to follow-up initiatives, including collaborative publications, special issues, and future events. Interested researchers can join the mailing list: https://www.freelists.org/list/friction **Organisers** Chiara Natali, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Fabio M. Russo, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca Simon W. S. Fischer, Radboud University Manni Cheung, University of Cambridge Brett Frischmann, Villanova University For further information: https://sites.google.com/view/frictional-ai/home

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[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] DANES ScHack 2026 — First DANES Summer School & Hackathon | University of Turin | July 6–10, 2026
by shygordin＠gmail.com 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

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[CFP] GenAIK-NORA Joint Workshop @ IJCAI-ECAI 2026
by Btissam Er-Rahmadi 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

Hi All, We are pleased to announce GenAIK-NORA: The Joint Workshop on Generative AI and Knowledge Graphs and KNOwledge GRaphs & Agentic Systems Interplay, which will be co-located with IJCAI-ECAI 2026 in Bremen, Germany. More details below. *Joint Call for Papers---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joint Workshop on Generative AI and Knowledge Graphs (GenAIK) and KNOwledge GRaphs & Agentic Systems Interplay (NORA),15-17 August 2026, Bremen, GermanyWeb: https://genetasefa.github.io/GenAIK2026/ <https://genetasefa.github.io/GenAIK2026/> and https://nora-workshop.github.io/IJCAIECAI2026/ <https://nora-workshop.github.io/IJCAIECAI2026/>X: @GenAIK26 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9868047 <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9868047> and https://www.linkedin.com/company/nora-knowledge-graphs-agentic-systems-inte… <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nora-knowledge-graphs-agentic-systems-inte…>Mastodon: https://sigmoid.social/@GenAIK <https://sigmoid.social/@GenAIK> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------In conjunction with IJCAI-ECAI 2026, August 15-19---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Workshop Overview---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recent advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed the AI landscape, enabling systems to generate multimodal content and perform increasingly complex reasoning and decision-making tasks. Despite these advances, generative models still face important challenges, including hallucinations, limited interpretability, and difficulties in grounding outputs in reliable domain knowledge.Knowledge Graphs (KGs) provide a principled framework for representing structured and interconnected knowledge through entities, relations, and formal ontologies. They enable interpretability, reasoning, and the integration of domain expertise, making them an important component for building reliable and trustworthy AI systems. At the same time, LLM-based agents are emerging as a powerful paradigm for building autonomous systems capable of planning, tool use, and long-term task execution, often requiring structured representations of knowledge and memory.The interaction between generative models, agentic systems, and knowledge graphs is therefore becoming an important research direction in contemporary AI. This workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from AI, NLP, Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Web, and Hybrid AI to explore methods, systems, and applications that combine these paradigms.This edition represents a joint workshop, bringing together the communities of GenAIK (Generative AI and Knowledge Graphs) and NORA (Knowledge Graphs and Agentic Systems Interplay) to foster collaboration across these complementary research areas.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Topics of Interest---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KG construction, completion, and refinement with GenAI and Agents— Text-to-KG extraction using LLMs (multilingual, multimodal)— KG completion, cleaning, and refinement (deduplication, entity resolution)— Fact verification, contradiction detection, and consistency checking— Human-in-the-loop KG curation and interactive refinement- KG grounding for information retrieval, including generation, querying, and dialogue— KG-grounded generation / GraphRAG (subgraph retrieval, path-based evidence)— Natural language querying of KGs via GenAI (e.g., NL-to-SPARQL) — Hybrid QA and dialogue systems combining KGs and GenAI (e.g., Agents) — Prompting / controllable generation using KG structure and constraints— Context and memory indexing and retrieval for GenAI and agents- Neuro-symbolic methods, reasoning, and explainability— Hybrid reasoning with rules, constraints, and structured evidence — Explainability and verifiable reasoning with provenance/evidence graphs — Cross-domain knowledge transfer with KGs and GenAIK- Representations, embeddings, and temporal/evolving KGs— GenAI for KG embeddings and hybrid vectorgraph representations — Temporal KGs, dynamic updates, continual learning, concept drift — Ontology learning, schema induction, alignment, and schema evolution- Trustworthiness, safety, and governance— Bias mitigation using KGs in GenAI and Agentic Systems— Hallucination reduction via grounding/constraints; robustness to attacks — Uncertainty estimation and calibrated confidence — Privacy, access control, and policy-aware KG-grounded generation- Agentic KGs and real-world systems — Agentic KGs: KGs as long-term memory/state for LLM agents— KGs serving agents' memories: Episodic (experiences, events, etc.), Semantic (facts, concepts, etc.), and — Procedural (skills, tasks, etc.)— KG-aware planning, tool use (query/update), and multi-agent coordination— Collaborative & shared agent memories and contexts.— Context Engineering enhanced by KGs- GenAI/Agents and KG Applications— Efficient and proactive personal assistance & Personalisation— Multi-Lingual & Multi-modal integrations and enablement— Personalisation vs Generalisation in GenAI and Agentic systems memory— Domain-specific applications: scholarly knowledge, biomedicine & healthcare, finance, education, etc.— Task-specific applications: personal assistance, dialogue systems, recommender systems, customer service, etc.— Architectures and pipelines - Datasets, benchmarks, and evaluation— Benchmark datasets for GenAI or Agents plus KG tasks— Evaluation of grounding/faithfulness, factuality, reasoning, robustness— Evaluation pitfalls: data leakage, LLM-as-a-judge bias, reproducibility, and reporting standards------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Important Dates (AoE)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Deadline: 7 May 2026- Notification of Acceptance: 10 June 2026- Camera-ready Paper Due: 25 June 2026- Workshop date (In-Person): 15, 16, or 17 August 2026------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Submissions Guidelines, Policies, and Awards are available on the website.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organization---------------------------------------------------------------------------------GenAIK Team:- Genet Asefa Gesese, FIZ Karlsruhe, KIT, Germany- Angelo Salatino, The Open University, UK.- Blerina Spahiu, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy- Shenghui Wang, University of Twente, The Netherlands - Heiko Paulheim, University of Mannheim, GermanyNORA Team:- Btissam Er-Rahmadi, Independent Researcher, UK- Sebastien Montella, Huawei Technologies R&D UK Ltd, UK- Damien Graux, EcoVadis, UK- Andre Melo, Huawei Technologies R&D UK Ltd, UK- Hajira Jabeen, University Hospital Cologne, Germany* -- Btissam Er-Rahmadi

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AI-BRIDGES Symposium: Institutional Data, Open Knowledge & AI — May 28–29, London (free)
by Shani Evenstein Sigalov 31 Mar '26

31 Mar '26

Dear friends & colleagues, *TLDR: *You are invited to a free two-day event at Senate House, London, bringing together institutions, Open Knowledge communities, AI developers, researchers and funders. The event will focus on how institutional data, Linked Open Data, and GenAI can be better connected, featuring hands-on workshops, an expert panel (incl. Jimmy Wales, Denny Vrandečić, Prof. Elena Simperl, Renata Avila and others), and collaborative roundtables. More details & registration here <https://ai-bridges.org/2026/02/13/symposium/>. *The more elaborate version: * I have been wanting to write here for a few months now about AI-BRIDGES, and am excited to finally do that and specifically invite you to the AI-BRIDGES Symposium. For those researching the intersection of institutional data governance, Open Knowledge, and AI, an event that combines research dialogue with hands-on collaboration may be of interest. AI-BRIDGES <https://ai-bridges.org/> is a European Commission-funded project exploring how institutional data, Linked Open Data platforms like Wikidata & Wikibase, and Generative AI can be better connected, practically and responsibly. We work with various partners in the UK and globally (a partial list of which you could find here <https://ai-bridges.org/partners/>), and the project serves as a convening, facilitating and innovative space that connects communities that otherwise work in silos, in order to collaboratively tackle some joint challenges. On *May 28–29*, we're hosting a Symposium at *Senate House, University of London*: *Day 1 (Thu):* *pre-Symposium training day:* training about Wikidata, Wikibase, AI embeddings & MCP, and vibe coding for institutions and practitioners. Online attendance is possible. *Day 2 (Fri):* *the main Symposium day*: intro & framing, Expert panel & facilitated roundtables. Only in person (most will be recorded). *Panelists* include *Jimmy Wales* (Founder of Wikipedia), *Dr. Denny Vrandečić* (Founder of Wikidata & lead of Abstract Wikipedia), *Jon Lloyd* (Director of Advocacy, Digital Public Good Alliance), *Renata Avila* (CEO, Open Knowledge Foundation), *Prof. Elena Simperl* (Co-director King’s College Institute for AI; director of research Open Data Institute), *Dr. Aaron Halfaker* (Principal Scientist, Microsoft), and *Josie Fraser* (Head of Digital Policy, National Lottery Heritage Fund UK), alongside representatives from government, cultural heritage, academia and civil society. The *roundtables* are designed for collaborative problem-solving, participants work together on real challenges and leave with concrete next steps. Attendance is free, but registration is required. For more details and registration, please see here <https://ai-bridges.org/2026/02/13/symposium/> . *Beyond the Symposium*, AI-BRIDGES hosts monthly Open Forum meetings (last Friday of each month, 15:00 UK time), an open space for shared learning and collaboration. See here to learn how to join the google group and become a thought partner <https://ai-bridges.org/2026/01/06/open-forum/>. Finally, if you work at an institution, please check the "Get Involved" tab <https://ai-bridges.org/get-involved/>, specifically around contributing sample data to the project. If you have any questions or want to partner, we'd love to hear from you <https://ai-bridges.org/about/>. Best, Shani. -------------------------- Dr. Shani Evenstein Sigalov Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher & AI-BRIDGES <https://ai-bridges.org/> project lead Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study University of London +44-7783056290

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