November 2024 - Corpora

Call For Volunteers COLING 2025
by Ekaterina Kochmar 29 Nov '24

29 Nov '24

A limited number of student volunteers are needed for the success of COLING 2025. Both online and in-person event volunteers are needed. Tasks may include assisting at the registration desk, filling delegate packs, managing poster board sessions and displays, serving as volunteer coordinator for the day, and/or AV/technical support such as (but not limited to) managing social media (X/Twitter) and providing assistance for conference events including tutorials, the main conference, and workshops (either online or in-person versions). In exchange for one full day equivalent of work, students receive free registration to the main conference, workshops and tutorials, and the social events. The work will be divided, probably into two half-day shifts, and the shifts will be scheduled to maximize volunteer access to the conference events. Please see the official call for volunteers here: https://coling2025.org/calls/volunteers/ **Submission Procedure** Applicants for the Student Volunteer Program must be full-time students and should submit the completed application form where we ask a few questions and a one-page CV (resume). Students should make travel and accommodation arrangements independent of the results of the application. COLING Abu Dhabi 2025 Volunteer Registration Application <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuV_MawOEbPo3k_aq74RT1OBZ1gCOGQqt…> **Important Dates** All deadlines are 11:59PM UTC-12:00 (“anywhere on Earth”). - Application deadline: *December 6, 2024* - Notification of acceptance: *December 15, 2024*

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CFP - TheWebConf 2025 workshop on Protecting Women Online
by Debora Nozza 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

[Apologies for cross-posting] ******************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS ACM TSWWW 2025 Towards a Safer Web for Women - First International Workshop on Protecting Women Online co-located with The Web Conference 2025<https://www2025.thewebconf.org/> Sydney, Australia 28 April - 2 May 2025 https://tsww25.github.io/ ******************************************************************** NEXT DEADLINES (all deadlines are AoE) ******************************************************************** 18th December 2024: Workshop paper submission deadline 13th January 2025: Notification of acceptance ******************************************************************** SCOPE AND OVERVIEW __________________ The workshop is dedicated to addressing the pressing issue of online violence against women by fostering dialogue and innovation. The workshop will explore global challenges and solutions for gender-based violence and the impact of online harms on women, among others. We aim to encourage the development of technological and interdisciplinary frameworks and innovations to ensure women's online safety. The workshop aims to review progress in approaches combating online violence against women, identify persistent barriers, and propose solutions to emerging challenges. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Detection and prevention of gender-based online violence (e.g., harassment, stalking, cyberbullying) * Sentiment and emotion analysis in abusive or harmful online interactions towards women * Gender bias identification and mitigation in AI * Human-centered approaches for online safety applications * Approaches to preventing, understanding, identifying and mitigating online harms faced by women with multiple marginalised identities (e.g., misogynoir, LGBTQ+ women, or women from religious or cultural minorities) * Analysis of tracking devices, surveillance tools, and hidden cameras misused against women * Detection and mitigation of non-consensual deepfake generation and dissemination * Interdisciplinary approaches to identifying and addressing online harm * Legal and ethical frameworks for protecting women online * Psychological, social, and legal impacts of online technology when used for gender-based abuse PAPER FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ________________________________________ We welcome both new and recent research, including non-archival submissions to showcase work published elsewhere, if it is especially relevant to the workshop's theme. Accepted formats include: * Long papers: Maximum 8 pages * Short papers: Maximum 4 pages * Position, idea, and emerging problem papers: Maximum 4 pages * Non-archival submissions: Up to 2 pages For full details, visit our Call for Papers<https://tsww25.github.io/cfp.html> page. Further, at least one author of each accepted workshop paper has to register. Workshop attendance is only granted for registered participants. Accepted papers (except for non-archival submissions) will be included in the workshop proceedings, which will be published as companion proceedings of The Web Conference, and indexed according to the main conference policy. ORGANISING COMMITTEE ____________________ Workshop chairs: * Ángel Pavón Pérez, The Open University * Miriam Fernandez, The Open University * Tracie Farrell, The Open University * Debora Nozza, Bocconi University

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Reading Concordances Training Day & Symposium @ FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg 19–21 March 2025
by Nathan Dykes 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

The team of the /Reading Concordances in the 21^st Century/ project (RC21) is inviting you to two events on concordance reading that will take place at FAU in Erlangen, Germany. Both events are **free**, but places are limited, so please register early. *Thu 20 & Fri 21 March 2025 – RC21 Symposium* Join us for a two-day symposium with talks by guest speakers and the project team. The talks will cover methodology, theory, and applications of concordance reading. The symposium also includes a poster session, where participants can present their own research. Submission for the poster session is open now. Invited speakers include: Laurence Anthony <https://www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/person/laurence-anthony-ph-d-2/>, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Ulrich Heid <https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb3/institute/iwist/mitglieder/heid/>, Hildesheim University, Germany Susan Hunston <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/hunston-susan>, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Marc Kupietz <https://www.ids-mannheim.de/digspra/personal/kupietz/>, Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS), Mannheim, Germany Patricia Ronan <https://islk.kuwi.tu-dortmund.de/ronan/>, Technical University Dortmund, Germany Yukio Tono <https://www.tufs.ac.jp/research/researcher/people/english/tono_yukio.html>, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan Valentin Werner <https://www.uni-bamberg.de/eng-ling/personen/werner/>, University of Bamberg, Germany Viola Wiegand <https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1844219>, University of Stirling, UK *Wed 19 March 2025 – RC21 Training Day* The Concordance Reading Training Day, which precedes the symposium, will include hands-on sessions on different aspects of concordance reading. Participants need to bring their own devices for the event. *Deadline for registration: 19 February 2025* *Deadline for submission of poster abstracts: 31 January 2025* The events are part of the /Reading Concordances in the 21^st Century/ project jointly funded by the AHRC and the DFG. For more information and registration details: https://www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/reading-concordances-in-the-21st-century-rc21/… The RC21 team is looking forward to welcoming you to FAU! Stephanie Evert, Michaela Mahlberg, Nathan Dykes, Sasha Piperski -- Nathan Dykes Department Digital Humanities and Social Studies Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 61 91052 Erlangen

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UMass Amherst hiring TT faculty in natural language processing
by Brendan O'Connor 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

Hello Corpora-List! Here at UMass Amherst, we're excited to be hiring tenure-track faculty in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and similar areas, at the Assistant and Associate Professor levels, in the College of Information and Computer Sciences. Applications are due December 1. If interested, please see here for details: https://careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/job/525002/assistantassociate-profe… -Brendan -- Brendan O'Connor (http://brenocon.com) Associate Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences Associate Director, Computational Social Science Institute University of Massachusetts Amherst

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The First Arabic NLP Winter School External
by Salam Khalifa 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

Hello all, SIGARAB is organizing the first "Arabic NLP Winter School" taking place from 18-19 of January 2025, and co-located with COLING 2025 in Abu Dhabi. This is a two-day event with an exciting and diverse program. In addition to hands-on technical sessions, there will be a hackathon organized by aiXplain. Check out the full program here: program <https://winterschool2025.sigarab.org/#h.rv0u5v6dwlq4>. Registration will open soon and will be part of COLING's registration. If you are interested, please fill the following survey: Participant Information Survey <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScn1UlpmMGdGEaedTjzBQGTdK69_kbNNrn…> For all other details, please check the winter school website: https://winterschool2025.sigarab.org/ Best, -- Salam Khalifa PhD Candidate at Stony Brook Linguistics <https://www.linguistics.stonybrook.edu/>.

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PerAnsSumm 2025 Shared Task - CL4Health Workshop @ NAACL 2025 - Call for Participation
by Siddhant Agarwal 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

🌟Join the PerAnsSumm Shared Task, part of the CL4Health Workshop at NAACL 2025, one of the biggest and most prestigious NLP conferences! 🌟 Website: peranssumm.github.io 🩺 The Challenge: Healthcare CQA forums feature diverse user perspectives—personal stories, factual advice, and more. Traditional summarization methods often overlook this richness. Our task aims to create perspective-aware summaries that cater to real-world information needs. 💰 Cash Prizes: - 1st Place: $100 - 2nd Place: $50 🚀 Get Started Quickly: We’ve got you covered with a starter code to simplify your journey and help you focus on innovating. Tasks: - Task A: Identify and classify perspective-specific spans in answers. - Task B: Generate structured, perspective-specific summaries for question-answer threads. 📅 Key Dates: - Registration and Training Data Live now! - Release of test data: 25th January, 2025 - Submission of Results: 1st February, 2025 🔗 Details & Registration: - More information: peranssumm.github.io - CodaBench Registration page: https://www.codabench.org/competitions/4312/ Take this opportunity to showcase your skills, collaborate with a vibrant community, and make a meaningful impact in healthcare NLP! 🌍✨ Contact us via email at sagarw38(a)uic.edu Looking forward to your participation! Best, Organizers: Shweta Yadav Assistant Professor of Computer Science University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) Md. Shad Akhtar Assistant Professor (CSE) Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIITD) Siddhant Agarwal PhD Student University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)

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Postdoc in computational linguistics / data science in Change is Key!
by Nina Tahmasebi 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

Want to work as a postdoc in a vibrant research group on cutting-edge methodology for computational modeling of meaning and meaning change? We are hiring one or more postdocs in the Change is Key! research program. The program is multi-national and multi-disciplinary covering both core NLP research as well as its application for humanities and social sciences. You will be working with LLMs for modeling meaning and semantic change and using this to detect cultural and societal changes. We publish regularly in top tier venues with generous research funds. The position is located in the heart of Gothenburg in Sweden, and we will provide help with finding researcher apartments if needed. We are a diverse research group that values our differences and thus we welcome any and all applicants with relevant research backgrounds interested in our topics. Find more about our work here: https://www.changeiskey.org/ Deadline for the call: December 18, 2024. Apply here: https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89… Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational linguistics / data science, one or several<https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89…> We offer The University of Gothenburg is a state authority, which means excellent employment benefits such web103.reachmee.com Nina N. Tahmasebi, Associate Professor Change is Key! • University of Gothenburg nina.tahmasebi(a)gu.se https://changeiskey.org/ https://languagechange.org/ http://tahmasebi.se/ https://gu-se.zoom.us/my/ninatahmasebi “Intelligence + Effort = Achievement" S. Mendaglio

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Survey: What do we even mean by 'intelligence', and does it apply to ChatGPT?
by Anna Rogers 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

[apologies for cross-posting] The term 'intelligence' is often used in various fields including Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning. But research papers rarely specify what is meant by that term. As a result, we as a research community often talk past each other, even about our basic premises and goals. Authors may even change how they write their papers, based on a wrong impression of what most other researchers believe. We are a team of CogSci/NLP researchers from the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. We combed through the literature to collect the key definitional criteria for 'intelligence', and we designed this survey to find out the following: *- to what degree do the researchers in different areas agree about what 'intelligence' even means?- what role, if any, does this term play in their research agenda?* *- what is their perception of the current systems based on large language models (e.g. Claude or ChatGPT)?* We would much appreciate hearing your perspective! The survey takes 5-10 minutes and is available until December 18 at this link: https://www.survey-xact.dk/LinkCollector?key=4S7VSN4MS536 Your response is anonymous and will be used for research purposes only. Anonymous and aggregated responses will be publicly available under Creative Commons-Attribution-Non-Commercial license, and we will also publish our analysis. Project team: Bertram Højer, Terne Sasha Thorn Jakobsen, Anna Rogers, Stefan Heinrich Project page: https://bertramhojer.github.io/projects/intelligence-survey/ -- Best regards, Anna Rogers Associate Professor Computer Science Department, IT University of Copenhagen http://annargrs.github.io/

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Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence (Research and Education)
by Mark Lee 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence (Research and Education) Location: Birmingham Salary: £56,921 to £65,814 Grade 9 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed On: 26th November 2024 Closes: 8th January 2025 Job Ref: 101425 We are looking for applications from academics specialising in all areas of Artificial Intelligence including Natural Language Processing. Please see https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV585/associate-professor-in-artificial-intelli… For applications working in NLP – I am more than happy to answer questions etc. With best regards, Mark Lee Professor of Artificial Intelligence School of Computer Science University of Birmingham www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~mgl<http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~mgl>

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PhD Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (NLP and e-Health) at Queen’s University Belfast, UK
by hasanuzzaman.im＠gmail.com 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

Dear Colleagues, I am looking for PhD students in e-Health and Sign Language Translation at the School of School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast, UK. The details of the projects are below: 1. Breaking Barriers: AI-Powered Sign Language Translation for Enhanced Healthcare Access for the Deaf (https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/break…). The Project is co-supervised by Prof. Asif Ekbal, Professor, IIT Jodhpur, India and Dr. Anna Jurek-Loughrey, Senior Lecturer, EEECS, Queen’s University Belfast. 2. Empowering Mothers: AI-Enhanced Personalized Management of Gestational Diabetes (https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/empow…). The project is co-supervised by Prof. Pietro Liò, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, UK. Both projects offer an exciting opportunity for students to spend time at the prestigious University of Cambridge in the UK and IIT Jodhpur in India. Requirements: The successful candidate is expected to have a solid background in NLP, Machine Learning, Statistics, computer science or related discipline. The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree programme is normally an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK or ROI HE provider, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Refer to the official application process for details: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/empow… Application Process: For enquiries, please send an email to Dr. Mohammed Hasanuzzaman at m.hasanuzzaman(a)qub.ac.uk with your CV and transcript as well as a brief description of your research interests. Unfortunately, due to a high volume of inquiries, I may not be able to respond to all emails. Submit your formal application through the following link. https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal/user/u_login.php Your application should be clearly marked as EEECS/2025/MH1 and/or EEECS/2025/MH2 to ensure consideration for funding About Queen's: The Queen's University Belfast, founded almost two centuries ago, is one of the oldest universities in the United Kingdom. As a member of the prestigious Russell Group, Queen’s is one of the UK’s 24 leading research-intensive universities (ranked 13th in the UK for research intensity). For more details: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Why-Study-at-Queens/rankings-and-reputation/ *International students are welcome to apply, but additional funding (https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/international-students/international-scholarshi…) or personal finances will be required to cover the difference between home (UK) and overseas fees. Best regards, Mohammed

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