November 2024 - Corpora

NBME Summer Internships in Psychometrics and Data Science
by Christopher Runyon 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners) Summer 2025 Internships in Psychometrics and Data Science June 2 - July 25, 2025 NBME invites applications for multiple full-time internship positions, all fully remote, for the Summer of 2025. Over an 8-week period, interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with NBME staff and interact with fellow graduate students as they complete a research project. The expected deliverable is an internal research presentation. Specific projects for the summer of 2025 will be discussed with applicants as part of the interview process. Compensation is $12,600, and all interns are eligible to receive up to $1,000 to support their attendance at a conference (not conditional on presenting). The application deadline is Wednesday, January 31, 2025, at midnight PST. Interested students can learn more and apply here: https://nbme.applicantpro.com/jobs/3562778 If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Chris Runyon: CRunyon(a)nbme.org<mailto:CRunyon@nbme.org> This email message and any attachments may contain privileged and/or confidential business information and are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message and any attachments.

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Call for participation: MultiLexNorm 2: Multilingual Lexical Normalization
by Rob van der Goot 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

Dear all, After a successful first edition in 2021, we are glad to invite you to the second MultiLexNorm shared task! The shared task will be hosted at WNUT 2025. As defined in the previous iteration, lexical normalization is: The task of transforming an utterance into its standard form, word by word, including both one-to-many (1-n) and many-to-one (n-1) replacements. Building on the previous task which focused on Indo-European languages written in the Latin script, we extended the benchmark to include languages written in other scripts. We now include data for Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian. The data and more information about the task can be found on: https://noisy-text.github.io/2025/multi-lexnorm.html# Dates: Data available Nov 15, 2024 Data freeze Jan 07, 2025 Test data Jan 25, 2025 Final Evaluation Feb 07, 2025 Paper deadline Feb 25, 2025 Paper reviewed Mar 01, 2025 Camera ready Mar 10, 2025 Workshop May 03, 2025 (TBD) Best, The organizers: Rob van der Goot Weerayut Buaphet Peerat Limkonchotiwat Thanh-Nhi Nguyen Thanh-Phong Le

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Call for participation for MultiLexNorm 2: shared task on Multilingual Lexical Normalization
by Rob van der Goot 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

Dear all, After a successful first edition in 2021, we are glad to invite you to the second MultiLexNorm shared task! The shared task will be hosted at WNUT 2025. Building on the previous task which focused on Indo-European languages written in the Latin script, we extended the benchmark to include languages written in other scripts. We now include data for Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian. The data and more information about the task can be found on: https://noisy-text.github.io/2025/multi-lexnorm.html# Dates: Data available Nov 15, 2024 Data freeze Jan 07, 2025 Test data Jan 25, 2025 Final Evaluation Feb 07, 2025 Paper deadline Feb 25, 2025 Paper reviewed Mar 01, 2025 Camera ready Mar 10, 2025 Workshop May 03, 2025 (TBD) Best, The organizers: Rob van der Goot Weerayut Buaphet Peerat Limkonchotiwat Thanh-Nhi Nguyen Thanh-Phong Le

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Call for Application: Postdoctoral Positions at the Chilean National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA)
by Felipe Bravo 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

As part of its development plan, the Chilean National Center for Artificial Intelligence (cenia.cl/en <https://cenia.cl/en/home/>) invites interested individuals to apply for 3 Postdoc positions in AI and related areas. Candidates must hold a PhD in AI or related fields, such as cognitive robotics, neuroscience, cognitive science, mathematics, or related scientific areas. In line with our commitment to actively promote gender equity in the field of AI, the postdoctoral competition will include diversity criteria in its evaluation process. The positions aim to conduct research activities in the following areas: 1. *Deep Learning for Vision and Language*: New theories and methods to further unlock the potential of Deep Learning and Generative AI to create advanced cognitive systems with a focus on vision, language, and multimodality. 2. *Neuro-symbolic AI*: Integration of deductive AI and machine learning-based AI, mutually invoking solutions from each part, injecting and utilizing semantics in current AI models. 3. *Brain-inspired AI*: Brings together scientists from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and AI to develop AI models based on brain mechanisms and cognitive functions, while also developing AI tools to understand human cognition. 4. *Physics-based Machine Learning*: Gathers mathematicians, physicists, and AI scientists to develop hybrid machine learning models based on physical laws to solve complex problems in science and engineering, generate scientific discoveries, and explore causal relationships. 5. *Human-centered AI*: New technologies for the fair, safe, and transparent use of AI in society, as well as methodologies to assess its impact. Promotes new tools for interpretable and explainable AI. *I. Eligibility Criteria:* Applicants must: - Hold a PhD degree. - Have proven research experience, including a record of publications. - Have experience in developing or using AI tools. - Be available to work full-time in Santiago of Chile, joining Cenia preferably no later than April 2025 (exceptional cases will be considered). - Not receive incentives or salaries from other sources of the Chilean Research and Development Agency (ANID). *II. Roles/Responsibilities of the Cenia Postdoc:* - Conduct research in Cenia’s areas of interest. - Participate in Cenia’s applications for national and international funding. - Apply for competitive grants as the lead researcher, including the Fondecyt Postdoctoral Competition 2025. *III. Documents to Submit with Application:* *Phase 1:* Submit the following documents to Cenia. - An updated full CV, including a list of scientific publications. - A statement of interest (maximum 2 pages), which should include: - Reasons for joining Cenia. - Main research topics of interest at Cenia. - Groups or individuals at Cenia you would like to collaborate with. - Two letters of recommendation (free format). *Phase 2:* Pre-selected candidates will be contacted to prepare a brief research proposal, in collaboration with Cenia’s researchers. *IV. Important Dates:* - Phase 1: October 18 to December 16 (late applications may be considered in exceptional cases). - Phase 2: December 20 to January 20, 2025. - Results announcement: Monday, January 27, 2025. *V. Benefits:* - Full-time contract (42 hours/week) for one year, renewable, with the possibility of obtaining a permanent contract as a Cenia Researcher. - Monthly gross salary of CLP 2,500,000, plus financial incentives for securing competitive grants at national and international levels. - Access to a stimulating research environment, excellent facilities, and cutting-edge computational resources in Latin America. - Full-time dedication to research, with no teaching obligations. - Support for grant applications. - Opportunity to participate in Cenia’s scientific and technological transfer activities to the industrial and governmental sectors. - Opportunity to participate in outreach and community engagement activities. *VI. About Cenia:* Cenia is one of the leading organizations dedicated to AI development in Chile and Latin America. Founded in 2021, its mission is to generate knowledge and technological solutions based on AI. Cenia works closely with universities, research centers, and companies both nationally and internationally, fostering interdisciplinary research and training specialized talent in AI. Additionally, Cenia stands out for its commitment to gender equity and inclusion, actively promoting diversity in all its projects and programs. *All documents and inquiries should be sent to postdoc(a)cenia.cl <postdoc(a)cenia.cl>, with the subject line: “Postdoc Application 2024”. For any questions to the application process send an email to talento(a)cenia.cl <talento(a)cenia.cl>.* *Link: * https://cenia.cl/en/2024/10/18/call-for-application-postdoctoral-positions/

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[CfP] - Call for Research & Innovation Papers at SEMANTiCS 2025
by Beyza Yaman 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

Call for Research & Innovation Papers SEMANTiCS 2025 EU 21st International Conference on Semantic Systems Vienna, Austria September 3 - 5, 2025 Important Dates: - Abstract Submission Deadline: April 25 , 2025 - Paper Submission Deadline: May 2, 2025 - Notification of Acceptance: June 13, 2025 - Camera-Ready Paper Deadline: July 04, 2025 All deadlines are set for 11:59 pm, Anywhere On Earth time (UTC-12) Submissions will be through Easychair and the submission link will be provided soon. Proceedings of SEMANTiCS 2025 EU will be made available open access. Research and Innovation Track The SEMANTiCS 2025 conference is excited to invite submissions for the Research and Innovation Track, welcoming groundbreaking research contributions, innovative solutions, and experimental studies relevant to the Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and AI-enabled semantics. We also encourage submissions at the intersections of these fields with other scientific and applied disciplines, fostering cross-disciplinary exchange and advancement. Papers should present original work that has not been published or is not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions must adhere to the submission guidelines, including reference formatting and any additional documentation as required. Each submission will undergo a rigorous review process, with at least three independent reviews, evaluating the novelty, technical quality, reproducibility, and practical relevance of the work. Topics of Interest SEMANTiCS 2025 calls for submissions of high-quality research papers across a broad spectrum of topics in Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and AI. We are particularly interested in new and emerging trends, especially where semantic technologies intersect with evolving fields such as large language models, explainable AI, and trustworthy data infrastructures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data - Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management - Machine Learning Techniques for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g. reinforcement learning, deep learning, data mining and knowledge discovery) - Generative AI and Knowledge Graphs (e.g., Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with knowledge graph integration, generative model grounding) - Reasoning, Rules, and Policies on RAG - Knowledge Engineering and Management (e.g., knowledge acquisition, extraction, integration, and publication workflows) - Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management, Ontology engineering - Web agents - Natural Language Processing for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g. entity linking and resolution using target knowledge such as Wikidata and DBpedia, foundation models) - Crowdsourcing for/using Knowledge Graphs - Data Quality Management and Assurance - Mathematical and Logical Foundations of Knowledge-aware AI - Multimodal Knowledge Graphs (e.g., text, image, audio fusion in graph structures) - Semantic-Enhanced Data Science Pipelines and Processes - Semantics in Blockchain environments (e.g., traceability, decentralized knowledge representation) - Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies - Internet of Things (IoT), Stream Processing, and Temporal Data Management (e.g., real-time semantic processing and predictive analytics) - Conversational AI and Dialogue Systems powered by Knowledge Graphs - Provenance and Data Change Tracking (e.g., semantic versioning, data updates in distributed settings) - Semantic Interoperability (e.g., cross-domain standards, mapping frameworks, ontology alignment) - Linked Data storage, triple stores, graph databases - Robust, Scalable, and Fault-Tolerant Semantic Data Systems (e.g., distributed querying, optimization) - User Interfaces and Usability of Semantic Technologies (e.g., visualizations, intelligent user interaction) - Explainable and Interoperable AI - Decentralised and Federated Knowledge Graphs (e.g., federated querying, link traversal) Applied Semantic Technologies and AI in Real-World Scenarios, such as, but not limited to: - Biomedicine and Health (e.g., Knowledge Graphs for biomedical applications, AI-driven diagnostics, personalized health) - AI for Environmental and Climate Solutions (e.g., semantic modeling for environmental impact, biodiversity knowledge graphs) - Scientific Knowledge Graphs and Open Science (e.g., FAIR data principles, enhanced scholarly communication) - Semantic Technologies in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) - Knowledge Graphs and Hybrid AI for Industry 4.0/5.0 and Predictive Maintenance - Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Preservation - Legal Technology, AI Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance (e.g., AI and legal frameworks, semantic-enabled compliance with the EU AI Act) - Economics and Governance of Data Ecosystems (e.g., data marketplaces, semantic service interoperability, data policy) Submissions will be through Easychair. Stay tuned for the submission link. For Submission Guidelines and Review and Evaluation Criteria please head to the online call for papers: https://2025-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_rev_rep We would highly appreciate it if you could disseminate this call within your network. We look forward to receiving your contributions! Research and Innovation Track Chairs Blerina Spahiu (University of Milano-Bicocca, IT) Mehdi Ali (Lamarr Institute & Fraunhofer IAIS, Germany) Kind Regards, On behalf of the organising committee, Beyza Yaman

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Call for papers: Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research (VAR4LCR), Louvain-la-Neuve, 7-8 July 2025
by Gaëtanelle Gilquin 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research (VAR4LCR), Louvain-la-Neuve, 7-8 July 2025 To mark the end of a Hoover Seedfund collaborative project between the Centre for English Corpus Linguistics at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and the Department of English at Northern Arizona University (NAU), a conference on Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research will be organized in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, on 7-8 July 2025 under the aegis of the Learner Corpus Association. The conference will be an on-site event only. RATIONALE Ample evidence has been provided to demonstrate that language varies according to register. Much of this evidence for register variation comes from corpora, which have provided insights into linguistic patterns associated with distinct registers (see, e.g., Biber 1988, Biber 2006, Biber & Egbert 2018). Register variation is an important aspect of any language and language variety, but it is particularly relevant in the case of learner language, because L2 learners may not show the same register awareness as native/expert writers/speakers (cf. Gilquin & Paquot 2008, Larsson 2019). Learner Corpus Research (LCR) has taken register into account in the sense that studies have been carried out on the basis of learner corpora representing certain registers (e.g. essays in Ädel 2006 or interviews in Götz 2013). However, studies comparing learner language registers are less common. Yet, the LCR studies that have drawn such comparisons have highlighted the importance of register for learner language (e.g. Fuchs et al. 2016, Staples et al. 2018, Larsson et al. 2021). Related to register is the notion of task, particularly relevant in LCR since learner corpora are often compiled from data produced as part of specific pedagogical tasks (e.g. writing a letter, describing a graph, retelling a movie scene). As with register, LCR studies comparing different tasks are not very common, but they have underlined the potential effect of this variable (e.g. Tracy-Ventura & Myles 2015, Alexopoulou et al. 2017, Gablasova et al. 2017, Goulart & Dixon 2025). SUBMISSIONS We welcome submissions which compare two or more registers or tasks in corpora of learner language, using the methods of corpus linguistics / LCR, and which analyse the possible effects of register/task on the linguistic features of learner language. The learner registers/tasks may, in addition, be compared against some reference corpus data such as native or expert language. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are welcome, with a focus on any aspects of language (phraseology, grammatical complexity, fluency, etc.). We are particularly interested in submissions that - use data representing different registers/tasks produced by the same L2 learners; - compare registers/tasks displaying different degrees of formality or involving different degrees of communicative control; - combine quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis; - discuss the methodological issues related to the comparison of registers/tasks in learner language; - include under-researched registers/tasks/languages. There will be three different categories of presentation: - full paper - work-in-progress report - poster ABSTRACTS Abstracts should be about 500 words (not including references) and specify how the paper will contribute to the theme of the conference, in particular by highlighting the registers/tasks that will be compared and the corpora that will be used. They should also provide a clear outline of the aim(s) of the paper, including clearly articulated research questions, sufficient details about the methodology and (preliminary) results. Abstracts should be uploaded to OpenReview (https://openreview.net/group?id=VAR4LCR/2025/Conference) no later than 20 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC. If you are new to OpenReview, you will first have to create a profile. We recommend that you use an institutional email address to do so, as profiles created without an institutional email address will go through a moderation process that can take up to two weeks. Please note that most questions asked as part of the creation of a profile are optional. Providing your current institution (under ‘History’) and a link to a webpage that displays your name and email address (under ‘Personal Links’) will be sufficient. IMPORTANT DATES - Deadline for submission of abstracts: 20 January 2025 - Notification of acceptance/rejection: 15 March 2025 - Conference: 7-8 July 2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS We are pleased to announce that the following speakers have agreed to give a keynote presentation at the conference: - Prof. Douglas Biber (Northern Arizona University) - Prof. Marije Michel (University of Groningen) - Prof. Shelley Staples (University of Arizona) LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Sylvie De Cock (UCLouvain) Gaëtanelle Gilquin (UCLouvain) Sylviane Granger (UCLouvain) Pauline Jadoulle (UCLouvain) Magali Paquot (UCLouvain) Lieven Vandelanotte (UNamur) SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Douglas Biber (NAU) Sylvie De Cock (UCLouvain) Jesse Egbert (NAU) Gaëtanelle Gilquin (UCLouvain) Sylviane Granger (UCLouvain) Francesca Grixoni (NAU) A.J. Holmberg (NAU) Pauline Jadoulle (UCLouvain) Tove Larsson (NAU) Magali Paquot (UCLouvain) Randi Reppen (NAU) CONFERENCE WEBSITE: https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ilc/cecl/register-and-task-vari… CONTACT: var4lcr(a)uclouvain.be REFERENCES Ädel, Annelie. 2006. Metadiscourse in L1 and L2 English. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Alexopoulou, Theodora, Michel, Marije, Murakami, Akira & Meurers, Detmar. 2017. Task effects on linguistic complexity and accuracy: A large-scale learner corpus analysis employing natural language processing techniques. Language Learning 67(S1): 180-208. Biber, Douglas. 1988. Variation across Speech and Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Biber, Douglas. 2006. University Language: A Corpus-based Study of Spoken and Written Registers. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Biber, Douglas & Egbert, Jesse. 2018. Register Variation Online. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Fuchs, Robert, Götz, Sandra & Werner, Valentin. 2016. The present perfect in learner Englishes: A corpus-based case study on L1 German intermediate and advanced speech and writing. In Valentin Werner, Elena Seoane & Cristina Suárez-Gómez (eds) Re-assessing the Present Perfect (pp. 297-338). Berlin: De Gruyter. Gablasova, Dana, Brezina, Vaclav, McEnery, Tony & Boyd, Elaine. 2017. Epistemic stance in spoken L2 English: The effect of task and speaker style. Applied Linguistics 38(5): 613-637. Gilquin, Gaëtanelle & Paquot, Magali. 2008. Too chatty: Learner academic writing and register variation. English Text Construction 1(1): 41-61. Götz, Sandra. 2013. Fluency in Native and Nonnative English Speech. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Goulart, Larissa & Dixon, Tülay. 2025. The relative influence of language backgrounds, communicative text types, and disciplines in undergraduate student writing. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 11(1). Larsson, Tove. 2019. Grammatical stance marking across registers: Revisiting the formal-informal dichotomy. Register Studies 1(2): 243-268. Larsson, Tove, Paquot, Magali & Biber, Douglas. 2021. On the importance of register in learner writing: A multi-dimensional approach. In Elena Seoane & Douglas Biber (eds) Corpus-based Approaches to Register Variation (pp. 235-258). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Staples, Shelley, Biber, Douglas & Reppen, Randi. 2018. Using corpus-based register analysis to explore the authenticity of high-stakes language exams: A register comparison of TOEFL iBT and disciplinary writing tasks. The Modern Language Journal 102(2): 310-332. Tracy-Ventura, Nicole & Myles, Florence. 2015. The importance of task variability in the design of learner corpora for SLA research. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 1(1): 58-95.

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Opera Graeca Adnotata (v0.2.0)
by Giuseppe G. A. Celano 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

Dear All, I am delighted to announce the release of Opera Graeca Adnotata (v0.2.0). With its 1,999 texts and 40M+ tokens, Opera Graeca Adnotata is the largest multilayer corpus for Ancient Greek online. The corpus can be queried through ANNIS 4 <https://annis.varro.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/?id=f49da342-4db7-4283-b6c1-3…> or be downloaded from Zenodo <https://zenodo.org/records/14206061>. For more information, visit the GitHub <https://github.com/OperaGraecaAdnotata/OGA> repository, where you can also find instructions on how to query the corpus <https://github.com/OperaGraecaAdnotata/OGA/tree/main/query>. Best regards, Giuseppe Dr. Giuseppe G. A. Celano DFG-project leader Universität Leipzig Institute of Computer Science, NLP Augustusplatz 10 Tel: +4934132223 04109 Leipzig Deutschland

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CFP-DravidianLangTech-2025 at NAACL 2025
by Bharathi Raja Asoka Chakravarthi 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

*Apologies for cross-posting* *Fifth Workshop on Speech, Vision, and Language Technologies for Dravidian Languages (DravidianLangTech-2025) at NAACL 2025* *Call for Papers : * DravidianLangTech-2025 welcomes theoretical and practical paper submission on any Dravidian languages (Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tulu, Allar, Aranadan, Attapadya, Kurumba, Badaga, Beary, Betta Kurumba, Bharia, Bishavan, Brahui, Chenchu, Duruwa, Eravallan, Gondi, Holiya, Irula, Jeseri, Kadar, Kaikadi, Kalanadi, Kanikkaran, Khiwar, Kodava, Kolami, Konda, Koraga, Kota, Koya, Kurambhag Paharia, Kui, Kumbaran, Kunduvadi, Kurichiya, Kurukh, Kurumba, Kuvi, Madiya, Mala Malasar, Malankuravan, Malapandaram, Malasar, Malto, Manda, Muduga, Mullu Kurumba, Muria, Muthuvan, Naiki, Ollari, Paliyan, Paniya, Pardhan, Pathiya, Pattapu, Pengo, Ravula, Sholaga, Thachanadan, Toda, Wayanad Chetti, and Yerukala) that contributes to research in language processing, speech technologies or resources for the same. We will particularly encourage studies that address either practical application or improving resources for a given language in the field. This comprehensive call for papers invites submissions on critical topics related to hate speech, offensive language, misinformation, and content safety in social media and online environments, especially as they pertain to Dravidian languages. Researchers are encouraged to explore innovative methods for detecting and mitigating various forms of harmful content, such as political hate speech, offensive language, and AI-generated misinformation, with a focus on cross-lingual and multimodal approaches that integrate text, images, and video. *Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:* · Detection of Political Hate Speech in social media · Multimodal Hate Speech Detection Across Text, Image, and Video Content · AI-Generated Content Detection and Mitigation in Online Media · Corpus Development for Hate Speech Detection in Multilingual Contexts · Identifying Offensive Language in Political Discourse on Social Platforms · Cross-Modal Techniques for Multimodal Hate Speech Detection · Fake News and Rumor Detection in Dravidian Language Media · Emotion Analysis and Sentiment Detection in Hate Speech · Cyberbullying and Hostility Detection for Safer Online Environments · Disinformation and Misinformation Detection in Political Speech · Racial and Religious Abuse Detection Using Multimodal Approaches · Automated Detection of AI-Generated Harmful Content · Social Contagion of Hate Speech in Online Political Discussions · Accent and Emotion Recognition in Dravidian Language Speech · Social Bias Detection in AI-Generated Text · Sexism and Misogynistic Attitudes in Multimodal Online Content · Detection of Violent Incidents in social media Using Multimodal Data · Phonology and Morphology in Dravidian Language Processing · Document and Image Analysis for Hate Speech Detection in social media *Important dates* - Workshop paper Submission deadline: January 30, 2025 - Pre-reviewed (ARR) submission deadline: February 20, 2025 - Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2025 - Camera-ready paper due: March 10, 2025 - Pre-recorded video due (hard deadline): April 8, 2025 - Workshop dates: May 3-4, 2025 Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=aclweb.org/NAACL/2025/Workshop/DravidianLan… Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/dravidianlangtech-2025/ with regards, Dr. Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi, Assistant Professor / Lecturer-above-the-bar Programme Director (MSc Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence) <https://www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/compu…> School of Computer Science, University of Galway, Ireland Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, Data Science Institute, University of Galway, Ireland E-mail: bharathiraja.akr(a)gmail.com , bharathi.raja(a)universityofgalway.ie <bharathiraja.asokachakravarthi(a)universityofgalway.ie> Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=irCl028AAAAJ&hl=en Website: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/computer-science/bhar… <https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/computer-science/bhar…>

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open PhD position in psycholinguistics
by Vera Demberg 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

** *PhD position in Psycholinguistics* * The Language Science and Technology department at Saarland University invites excellent students holding a master's degree to pursue a PhD (3 years) in the field of Psycholinguistics. You will join Vera Demberg’s lab, which works at the interfact of the highly interdisciplinary and fast-paced fields of psycholinguistics and computational linguistics. What is the focus of the project? When humans read and listen to language, they construct rich mental representations of the presented information. A crucial element of these representations is the construction of discourse relations: semantic-pragmatic links such as cause-consequenceand contrast. Comprehenders can make use of many different types of information to construct discourse relations, such as connectives (e.g., because, but), or even visual information such as gesture (e.g., two hands on opposing side of the body to signal on the one hand / on the other hand). However, we know little about what other cues signal discourse relations, and whether languages differ in the type of cues they contain and the effects of these cues. The position will be funded as part of the Collaborative Research Centre 1102, project B2 “Cognitive Modelling of Information Density for Discourse Relations”. The goal of the project is to develop models that explain how readers and listeners can effectively make sense of discourse during online and offline processing. This is done by examining how discourse signals influence discourse processing and comprehension, at the level of linguistic cues, speech cues and gestural cues.The project adopts a multi-method approach, combining methods such as reading time studies, comprehension studies and acceptability studies. What we offer you * The position is intended to begin in April 2025 (start-date is negotiable in both directions, i.e. earlier start as soon as Jan 2025 or a later start are possible). * Salary determined according to the German TVöD (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst) and is classified in salary group/level E13, 75%. * 30 holidays per year, based on full-time employment; in addition, we honor the German public holidays. * Enrollment in a personal pension scheme to which both employer and employee pay a monthly contribution. * Access to state-of-the art research and training facilities and a generous conference and travel budget. * Immersion in an interdisciplinary community made up of cognitive and computational researchers. What qualities does the successful applicant bring? * A finished Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as linguistics, psycholinguistics, experimental psychology, cognitive science, data science, or a related discipline. * Prior experience of research activities in experimental linguistics, including experimental design and data analysis. * Excellent spoken and written proficiency in English. * Willingness to learn new experimental methods through guidance from colleagues and training courses. * Interest in bridging scientific fields, specifically cognitive and computational linguistics. * Proficiency in programming languages such as R or Python. How to apply? Applicants are requested to submit their application, including a cover letter that specifies why you would like to work on this topic and what qualifies you for it, an academic CV, a list of academic publications, your BSc/ MSc thesis (or a current draft), copies of academic degree certificates and names of two potential references. For application to the PhD position please quote opening number W2561. The official job ad document can be found here <https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/lehrstuhl/demberg/Ausschreibun…>. The applications should be sent via email directly to Prof. Vera Demberg:applications-vd(at)lst.uni-saarland.de The application deadline is December 15th, 2024 / OR Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Saarland University is one of the leading centres for computer science and computational linguistics in Europe, and offers a dynamic and stimulating research environment. The group is affiliated with both the Department of Computer Science and with the Department of Language Science and Technology. The student will become part of the collaborative research center SFB 1102 “Information Density and Linguistic Encoding”, which offers a rich and vibrant environment of students working on related questions. On site, there is also the new research training group on Neuroexplicit models of Language, Vision and Action. Our researchers and students come from all over the world, and our primary working language is English. The Saarland University is an equal opportunities employer. In accordance with its policy of increasing the proportion of women in this type of employment, the University actively encourages applications from women. Women are given preference in cases of equal suitability, ability and professional performance. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability. Part-time employment is generally possible. We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. Pay grade classification is based on the particular details of the position held and the extent to which the applicant meets the requirements of the pay grade within the TV-L salary scale. When you submit a job application to Saarland University you will be transmitting personal data. Please refer to our privacy notice for information on how we collect and process personal data in accordance with Art. 13 of the Datenschutz-Grundverordnung. By submitting your application you confirm that you have taken note of the information in the Saarland University privacy notice. *

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CFP TalentCLEF @ CLEF 2025 - Skill and Job Title Intelligence for Human Capital Management
by ALVARO RODRIGO YUSTE 22 Nov '24

22 Nov '24

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION TalentCLEF @ CLEF 2025 Lab on Skill and Job Title Intelligence for Human Capital Management https://talentclef.github.io/talentclef/ Lab description: TalentCLEF introduces an innovative evaluation lab designed to foster the development of Natural Language Processing (NLP) systems in the field of Human Capital Management (HCM). In a corporate environment that is rapidly moving towards a globalized and multilingual workforce, organizations are increasingly relying on language technologies to optimize and accelerate recruitment processes. This scenario brings a critical challenge: developing systems that guarantee fairness in outcomes, with the ability to function across multiple languages and adapt to various industries. TalentCLEF addresses this challenge by creating a public benchmark, carefully considering these aspects in its design, with the aims of promoting the development and evaluation of NLP systems applied to HR, creating a meeting point for the discussion of such systems, and pushing the state-of-the-art in the area of HCM. The first edition of TalentCLEF will be held at CLEF 2025 and will have two tasks: -Task A: Multilingual Job Title Matching, where the goal is to develop systems capable of retrieving job positions similar to a given one. -Task B: Job Title-Based Skill Prediction, where teams must develop systems that identify professional skills relevant to a specific job position. More information at: https://talentclef.github.io/talentclef/ Register to our lab at: https://clef2025-labs-registration.dei.unipd.it/registrationForm.php Task organizers: Luis Gascó, Avature, Spain Hermenegildo Fabregat, Avature, Spain Laura García-Sardiña, Avature, Spain Daniel Deniz Cerpa, Avature, Spain Alvaro Rodrigo, UNED, Spain Rabih Zbib, Avature, Spain Important dates 25th October 2024 - Sample set release 13th November 2024 - Registration opens 20th January 2025 - Training data available for Tasks A and B 17th February 2025 - Start of Task A, release of development data 17th March 2025 - Start of Task B, release of development data 21st April 2025 - Test set release 21st April to 5th May 2025 - Evaluation period for both tasks 7th May 2025 - Publication of official results 15th June 2025 - Submission of CLEF 2025 Working Notes (Tentative) 30th June to 7th July 2025 - Review of labs overviews (Tentative) CLEF 2025: 9-12 September 2025, Madrid - Spain AVISO LEGAL. Este mensaje puede contener información reservada y confidencial. Si usted no es el destinatario no está autorizado a copiar, reproducir o distribuir este mensaje ni su contenido. Si ha recibido este mensaje por error, le rogamos que lo notifique al remitente. Le informamos de que sus datos personales, que puedan constar en este mensaje, serán tratados en calidad de responsable de tratamiento por la UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA (UNED) c/ Bravo Murillo, 38, 28015-MADRID-, con la finalidad de mantener el contacto con usted. La base jurídica que legitima este tratamiento, será su consentimiento, el interés legítimo o la necesidad para gestionar una relación contractual o similar. En cualquier momento podrá ejercer sus derechos de acceso, rectificación, supresión, oposición, limitación al tratamiento o portabilidad de los datos, ante la UNED, Oficina de Protección de datos<https://www.uned.es/dpj>, o a través de la Sede electrónica<https://sede.uned.es/> de la Universidad. Para más información visite nuestra Política de Privacidad<https://descargas.uned.es/publico/pdf/Politica_privacidad_UNED.pdf>.

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