September 2024 - Corpora

Second Call for papers: The 1st Workshop on NLP for Languages Using Arabic Script (AbjadNLP 2025)
by amalhaddad 28 Sep '24

28 Sep '24

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR PAPERS: THE 1ST WORKSHOP ON NLP FOR LANGUAGES USING ARABIC SCRIPT (ABJADNLP 2025) Co-located with COLING 2025 Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE (19-20 January 2025) Submission URL [1] AbjadNLP is dedicated to advancing innovation and gaining deeper insights into Natural Language Processing (NLP) for languages that use the Arabic script. Our primary focus is on Abjad and Ajami languages that utilise the Arabic script or its variations. Traditionally associated with Semitic languages, Abjad scripts represent consonants in every syllable. In contrast, Ajami scripts denote the alphabetic use of the Arabic script in various African contexts, representing non-Arabic languages. We are interested in research on languages that fall under the Abjad or Ajami categories that use the Arabic script or any variations of it. We invite contributions, discussions, and explorations that delve deep into the unique linguistic structures, resources, challenges, and untapped potential presented by Abjad and Ajami languages within the realm of NLP and language resources. Our goal is to create synergies among researchers by addressing the diverse phenomena and challenges inherent in these rich linguistic traditions. The workshop is proud to highlight our connections with the Masakhane NLP community and collaborations with institutions worldwide, such as COMSATS on Urdu, and the long-standing UCREL NLP Group at Lancaster University, whose work encompasses over 20 languages worldwide, including Abjad and Ajami languages. Note: We chose the name Abjad for simplicity, but our focus includes Abjad and other languages that have adopted the Arabic and Perso-Arabic scripts, as well as Ajami languages. We acknowledge that Sorani Kurdish, when written in Arabic script, follows an alphabet style rather than an Abjad style. TOPICS OF INTEREST: * Core Technologies: morphological analysis, disambiguation, tokenisation, POS tagging, named entity detection, chunking, parsing, semantic role labelling, sentiment analysis, language modelling, etc. * Applications: machine translation, speech recognition, speech synthesis, optical character recognition, assistive technologies, social media, etc. * Resources and Tools: dictionaries, annotated data, corpora, orthography descriptions, font technology, glyph rendering, text input methodologies, spell-checking, speech-to-text solutions, BLARK descriptions, open access corpora. * Cultural and Sociolinguistic Considerations: text processing, transliteration challenges, and solutions, cultural contexts in NLP applications. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: We follow the COLING 2025 standards for submission format and guidelines. Submissions should conform to the following types: * Long papers: Up to eight (8) pages, presenting substantial, original, completed, and unpublished work. * Short papers: Up to four (4) pages, describing a small focused contribution, negative results, system demonstrations, etc. KEY DATES: * 1st Call for Papers Announcement: 16 July 2024 * 2nd Call for Papers Announcement: 16 August 2024 * Paper Submission Deadline: 15 November 2024 * Notification of Paper Acceptance: 6 December 2024 * Camera-ready Paper Deadline: 13 December 2024 * Workshop Date: 19 or 20 January 2025 ORGANISING COMMITTEE: General Chair: Mo El-Haj, Lancaster University Programme Chairs: * Hugh Paterson III, Collaborative Scholar * Saad Ezzini, Lancaster University * Ignatius Ezeani, Lancaster University Review Committee: * Mahum Hayat Khan, University of La Rioja * Muhammad Sharjeel, COMSATS University Islamabad Publication Chair: Sina Ahmadi, University of Zurich Publicity Chairs: * Cynthia Amol, Maseno University * Amal Haddad Haddad, University of Granada * Jaleh Delfani, University of Surrey Advisory Committee: * Ruslan Mitkov, Lancaster University * Paul Rayson, Lancaster University Links: ------ [1] https://softconf.com/coling2025/AbjadNLP25/

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[CIKM2024] - Program announcement
by antonela.tommasel＠isistan.unicen.edu.ar 27 Sep '24

27 Sep '24

=============== =============== * We apologize if you receive multiple copies * * For the online version of this Call, visit: https://cikm2024.org/ =============== CIKM 2024: 33rd ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management Boise, Idaho, USA October 21–25, 2024 =============== The program of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) has been announced. -------------------------- Program at a glance -------------------------- * Monday Oct. 21: Industry day - Tutorials * Tuesday Oct. 22: Keynote - Applied research, full and resource papers - Short paper and demo posters * Wednesday Oct. 23: Keynote - Applied research, full and resource papers - Banquet * Thursday Oct. 24: Keynote - Applied research, full and resource papers - Closing * Friday Oct. 25: Workshops - AnalytiCup - PhD Symposium The full program can be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RG32LErl82m841_0Foq1SHRt-vtGoWND-aSWHWA…

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NLP positions at the University of Alicante
by amalhaddad 27 Sep '24

27 Sep '24

NLP positions at the University of Alicante PhD position in Natural Language Processing at the University of Alicante The Natural Language Processing (NLP) group at the University of Alicante, one of the leading Spanish NLP research groups (https://gplsi.dlsi.ua.es/grupo/), is advertising a PhD position (investigador pre-doctoral) in NLP. The successful candidate will be working a project which will compare the impact of various rule-based, deep learning and large language models on different NLP applications. The position is offered for 4 years and will carry a gross monthly salary of EUR1,347.86. The successful candidate will receive 14 payments of the salary during each year of employment (or pro-rata if less than full year). We are seeking candidates with good NLP knowledge and excellent programming skills. The successful candidate will be required to start a process of having his/her degree officially validated by the Spanish Government if they do not have a Spanish degree or officially validated degree yet. Prospective candidates can familiarise themselves with the following calls which also outline the application procedure. https://ssp.ua.es/es/selecinvest/03-personal-investigador/2024/pi84/convoca… https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/275446 Non-extendable deadline for applications: 8 October 2024 For further information, please contact Alicia Picazo (alicia.picazo(a)ua.es) Research Assistant Natural Language Processing at the University of Alicante The Natural Language Processing (NLP) group at the University of Alicante, one of the leading Spanish NLP research groups (https://gplsi.dlsi.ua.es/grupo/), is advertising a research assistant position (especialista) in NLP. The successful candidate will be working a project which will compare the impact of various rule-based, deep learning and large language models on different NLP applications. The position is offered for 4 years and will carry a gross monthly salary of EUR1,177.09. The successful candidate will receive 14 payments of the salary during each academic year of employment (or pro-rata if less than full year). We are seeking candidates with NLP knowledge and good programming skills. Only candidates who have their degrees from Spanish universities or whose degrees are already officially validated by the Spanish Government, are eligible to apply for this position. Prospective candidates can familiarise themselves with the following calls which also outline the application procedure. https://ssp.ua.es/es/selecinvest/04-personal-tecnico/2024/pas47/convocatori… https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/275464 Non-extendable deadline for applications: 8 October 2024 For further information, please contact Alicia Picazo (alicia.picazo(a)ua.es)

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Book Announcement: Python for Natural Language Processing -- P. Nugues
by Pierre Nugues 27 Sep '24

27 Sep '24

Apologies for cross-postings. Book announcement: Python for Natural Language Processing By Pierre Nugues This book is available from Springer https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-57549-5 and the notebooks from GitHub: https://github.com/pnugues/pnlp Contents: An Overview of Language Processing A Tour of Python Corpus Processing Tools Encoding and Annotation Schemes Python for Numerical Computations Topics in Information Theory and Machine Learning Linear and Logistic Regression Neural Networks Counting and Indexing Words Word Sequences Dense Vector Representations Words, Parts of Speech, and Morphology Subword Segmentation Part-of-Speech and Sequence Annotation Self-Attention and Transformers Pretraining an Encoder: The BERT Language Model Sequence-to-Sequence Architectures: Encoder-Decoders and Decoders

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BCS SEARCH INDUSTRY AWARDS 2024 ***FINAL CALL***
by Tony Russell-Rose 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

BCS SEARCH INDUSTRY AWARDS 2024 ***FINAL CALL*** We are delighted to announce this year's Search Industry Awards, celebrating the best search innovations of 2024. Presented by the Information Retrieval Specialist Group of the BCS, these awards recognize people, projects, and organisations around the world that have excelled in the design of search and information retrieval products and services. If you know of any people, projects, or products that deserve recognition, let us know by submitting a nomination. Alternatively, if you're involved with something special yourself, you can submit an application today. CATEGORIES This year we are offering four awards: 1. Best search project recognises the most impactful implementation of search technology or methodology in solving a specific problem or need. Previous winners include: * Wikiframe Visual Graph, a search capability for Special Collections data stored on Wikidata (wikidata.org) * CiteSeerX, one of the largest open source academic search engines with over 10 million documents * LexisNexis for their work on Open question answering on Lexis+ 2. Search professional of the year is made to an individual who has made a significant contribution through their work and professionalism. Previous winners include: * Amey Porobo Dharwadker, Machine Learning Tech Lead Manager at Meta * Adam Tocock, Library Assistant at NHS * Stuart Mackie, Lead Data Scientist at BiP Solutions 3. Most promising start up (or new enterprise) recognises the innovative and disruptive potential of a business model, technology, or solution. Previous winners include: * batteryincluded.ai, First BI Product Discovery Framework incl. 3 pillars for highest relevancy within global product listings * Giotto AI, an all-in-one platform to automatize, digitalize, and standardize the data collection, analysis and writing of a Clinical Evaluation Report * Resolute.AI, an AI driven platform to search major FDA databases in the public domain in a federated way 4. Best paper / presentation (at Search Solutions). Previous winners include: * Charlie Hull, OSC: “Pragmatic AI-powered Search – Keeping it Simple, not Stupid”. * Filip Radlinski, Google: “Challenges with Really Understanding Natural Language in Conversational Recommendation” * Olivia Foulds, University of Strathclyde: “Crossing the 49th Parallel in Data and Information Science” The last award is open only to presenters at Search Solutions, and will be judged on the day of the event. For all others, apply today! JUDGING PANEL Winners will be selected by our panel of judges (details to be announced shortly). AWARDS CEREMONY The awards ceremony will take place during Search Solutions 2024. APPLY We’ve designed the application process to be simple to complete: https://forms.gle/W54kx6t5jPVp8dkQ7 If you are unsure which category to apply for, or have questions about the application process, contact us via the address below. For further details, see: https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/informa… Nominations will remain open until 31st October. CONTACT If you have any questions on the above, please contact the IRSG Events Organiser at tgr2uk+irsg(a)gmail.com ABOUT IRSG The IRSG is a Specialist Group of BCS. Its mission is to provide a focus for the European IR community, facilitate communication between researchers and practitioners and promote the adoption of IR research within industry. We host a major European conference (ECIR) and provide an associated programme of workshops, seminars and events. The IRSG is free to join via the BCS website, which provides access to further IR articles, events and resources. BCS is the industry body for IT professionals. With members in over 100 countries around the world, BCS is the leading professional and learned society in the field of computers and information systems.

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German Linguist/Annotator Position
by Katarzyna Marszałek-Kowalewska 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

*ANNOTATOR / KNOWLEDGE ENGINEER (STUDENT/FREELANCER)* Berlin · Remote · Part-Time YUKKA Lab AG is looking for a German annotator/knowledge engineer to join our Data & Resources Team. *Requirements* - Student in linguistics, philology, or translation - Good understanding of language analysis, e.g. part-of-speech, morphology, syntax, semantics - Native (for native-like) fluency in German - Excellent English skills - Creativity and motivation to push product development - Technically-minded - Ability to research and collect information from a wide variety of resources - Interest in information extraction *Nice to have* - Experience with creating ontologies, knowledge bases - Knowledge of additional languages *Responsibilities* - Annotation of data with linguistic information - Development of language resources, such as lexica, gazetteers - Development of knowledge bases/ontologies *More About Us* We are a fast-growing FinTech and hiring talented engineers with a broad understanding of technology, and visionary and creative thinking for thrilling development tasks. We are unique in sentiment analysis by screening professional print and media content. Our focus is the financial market but we are enlarging our products for overall market sentiment detection. We understand the value of data. Our software analyses online and print news and derives market sentiments. We analyze sectors, indexes, and securities all over the financial markets. *Contact* Do you believe that you would be a good fit for YUKKA Lab? Great! Please send your application with a possible start date to Katarzyna Marszalek-Kowalewska (kmk(a)yukkalab.com). No recruiters, please.

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Registration open: Translating and the Computer (TC46) - Luxembourg - November
by amalhaddad 25 Sep '24

25 Sep '24

WELCOME TO THE TRANSLATING AND THE COMPUTER 2024 (TC46)! TC46 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN REGISTER NOW [1] TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TRANSLATION AND HARNESS THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO BRIDGE LANGUAGES AND CULTURES. DON’T MISS OUT – THE FUTURE OF TRANSLATION STARTS HERE! HTTPS://ASLING.ORG/TC46/REGISTER_TC46/ ARE YOU READY TO TRANSFORM YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY? JOIN US AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION AND DISCUSSION AT THIS YEAR’S ASLING CONFERENCE ON TRANSLATING AND THE COMPUTER. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THOUGHT LEADERS, INNOVATORS, AND PEERS WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY. FROM INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS TO INSIGHTFUL KEYNOTES AND PANELS, YOU’LL LEAVE EQUIPPED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS THAT WILL PROPEL YOUR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY FORWARD. SPACES ARE LIMITED — SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW AND BE PART OF A COMMUNITY DRIVING ADVANCEMENTS IN TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY! REGISTRATION* REGISTRATIONS COVER CONFERENCE COSTS, SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, CATERING, AND OTHER OVERHEAD COSTS. IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN FROM OUTSIDE THE EU OR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REGION, PLEASE CHECK WHETHER YOU REQUIRE A VISA TO TRAVEL TO THE VENUE IN LUXEMBOURG. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO OBTAIN SUCH A VISA ON YOUR OWN. ASLING CANNOT ASSIST ANY PERSONS REQUIRING A VISA TO TRAVEL TO LUXEMBOURG. REGISTRATION FOR TC46 IS AS FOLLOWS: FIRST EARLY BIRD (AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST 31ST) * STUDENTS, EUR 190.00** * ALL OTHER REGISTRANTS, EUR 195.00 SECOND EARLY BIRD (FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 15TH) * STUDENTS, EUR 200.00** * ALL OTHER REGISTRANTS, EUR 215.00 REGULAR CONTRIBUTION (FROM OCTOBER 16TH UNTIL NOVEMBER 18TH) * STUDENTS, EUR 210.00** * ALL OTHER REGISTRANTS, EUR 235.00 *REGISTRATIONS ARE CONFIRMED AFTER THE BANK CONFIRMS PAYMENT TO ASLING. **TO REGISTER AS A STUDENT, YOU MUST SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING YOUR FULL-TIME STUDENT STATUS. Cancellation policy o Before 1 October 2024: full refund minus EUR 50 (administrative expenses) o Between 1 October and 31 October 2024: EUR 50 refund o From 1 November 2024 onward: NO refund. NETWORKING DINNER THE TC46 N [2]ETWORKING DINNER WILL BE HELD ON 19 NOVEMBER (ON THE 2ND DAY OF THE CONFERENCE) AT A RESTAURANT CLOSE TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE. THE PRICE IS EUR 69 PER PERSON. PLACES ARE RESTRICTED AND WILL BE ASSIGNED, AFTER COMPLETED PAYMENT, ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. PLEASE FILL IN THE DINNER RESERVATION FORM THAT YOU WILL FIND IN THE NETWORKING DINNER PAGE [2], AND REMEMBER TO CHOOSE “KEYNOTE SPEAKER”, “SPONSOR” OR “OC/PC MEMBERS & PARTICIPANTS” DEPENDING ON YOUR CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION STATUS. CONFERENCE COCKTAIL THIS EVENT [3] PROMISES AN EVENING OF ELEGANT, DELIGHTFUL COCKTAILS, AND ENRICHING CONVERSATIONS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS AND FELLOW PROFESSIONALS. IT’S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO UNWIND, NETWORK, AND SHARE INSIGHTS IN A RELAXED AND SOPHISTICATED ATMOSPHERE. Links: ------ [1] https://asling.org/tc46/register_tc46/ [2] https://asling.org/tc46/networking-dinner/ [3] https://asling.org/tc46/networking-cocktail/

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2nd CfP: 8th Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages (ComputEL-8)
by Antti Arppe 25 Sep '24

25 Sep '24

EIGHTH WORKSHOP on the Use of COMPUTATIONAL METHODS in the Study of ENDANGERED LANGUAGES (ComputEL-8) Read to the end for the Special Session information and submission deadline. SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS - REGULAR SESSION Submission deadline: October 7, 2024 Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=computel8 The ComputEL-8 workshop focuses on the use of computational methods in the study, support, and revitalization of endangered languages. The primary aim of the workshop is to continue narrowing the gap between computational linguists interested in methods for endangered languages, academic linguists documenting languages, and the language communities who are striving to maintain their languages. We encourage submissions from scholars and activists representing any or all of these perspectives. The intention of the workshop is not merely to allow for the presentation of research, but also to build a network of computational linguists, documentary linguists, and community language activists who are able to effectively join together and serve their common interests. Workshop Venue ComputEL-8 will be co-located with the 9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) in Honolulu, Hawaii (https://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/). We anticipate being able to support travel costs in some cases for presenters without institutional support. Priority will be given to members of endangered language communities, scholars from low-income countries, and students. Please contact the organizers at computel.workshop(a)gmail.com for further information. The workshop will be a virtual/in-person hybrid event. Ability to attend in person will not affect consideration of submissions. SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS We encourage submissions that explore the interface and intersection of computational linguistics, documentary linguistics, and community-based efforts in language revitalization and reclamation. This includes submissions that: (i) propose or demonstrate new methods or technologies for tasks or applications focused on low-resource settings, and in particular, endangered languages (ii) examine the use of specific methods in the analysis of data from low-resource languages, or propose new methods for analysis of such data, oriented toward the goals of language reclamation and revitalization (iii) propose new models for the collection, management, and mobilization of language data in community settings, with attention to e.g. issues of data sovereignty and community protocols (iv) explore concrete steps for a more fruitful interaction among computer scientists, documentary linguists, and language communities IMPORTANT DATES 07-Oct-2024 Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts 22-Nov-2024 Notification of Acceptance 10-Jan-2025 Camera-ready papers due 4 & 5 March 2025 Workshop PRESENTATIONS Presentation of accepted papers will be in both oral sessions and a poster session. The decision on whether a presentation for a paper will be oral and/or poster will be made by the Organizing Committee on the advice of the Program Committee, taking into account the subject matter and how the content might be best conveyed. Oral and poster presentations will not be distinguished in the Proceedings. SUBMISSIONS In line with our goal of reaching multiple overlapping communities, we offer two modes of submission: extended abstract and full paper. The mode of submission does not influence the likelihood of acceptance. Either can be submitted to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language community perspective and (b) academic perspective. Submissions must be uploaded to EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=computel8) no later than October 7, 2024 11:59PM (UTC-12, “anywhere on earth”). Submissions may be considered for both the regular session and the special session. All submissions must be anonymous following ACL guidelines and will be peer-reviewed by the scientific Program Committee. A. Extended Abstract: Please submit anonymous abstracts of up to 1500 words, excluding references. Extended abstracts must be submitted as attached documents. B. Full Paper: Please submit anonymously either a) a long paper - max. 8 pages excluding references and appendices; or b) a short paper - max. 4 pages excluding references, according to the style and formatting guidelines provided in by ACL Style Files (download template files for LaTeX or Microsoft Word: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files). Proceedings The authors of selected accepted full papers (long or short) will be invited by the Organizing Committee to submit their papers for online publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. Final versions of long and short papers will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 9 pages) excluding references. Proceedings papers should be revised and improved versions of the work that was submitted for, and which underwent, review. Any revisions should concern responses to reviewer comments or the addition of relevant details and clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed content. Camera-ready versions of the articles for publication will be due on January 10, 2025. SPECIAL THEME SESSION - BUILDING TOOLS TOGETHER In addition to the main session, ComputEL-8 invites self-identified submissions to a special themed session on “Building Tools Together”, oriented toward amplifying our shared understanding of how best to work together across disciplinary and cultural boundaries to build technological tools that support community language revitalization. We invite presentations that: (1) describe collaborations in the development of new tools and technologies; and/or (2) describe or identify technological or computational needs within community language reclamation contexts, and/or propose solutions. A. For presentations that describe a collaboration among language communities, academic researchers, and (in some cases) industry or non-governmental organizations towards the development of new tools, resources, and technologies in, we encourage submissions which address questions such as: 1. How did the idea for the tool or technology come about? 2. How did the team members meet and come to work together? 3. What has been the impact of this tool? How are you evaluating it? How has the project benefitted community efforts at language maintenance and revitalization? 4. What are some challenges (logistical, technical, interdisciplinary, intercultural) that you encountered, and how did you address them? 5. How have you balanced the needs and priorities of different team members through the lifespan of the project? 6. What lessons have you learned that might benefit similar collaborations? B. For presentations that identify technological or computational needs within community language reclamation contexts, and/or propose solutions, e we encourage submissions which address questions such as: 1. What is the need that this tool would meet? Who will it serve? 2. What is the blue-sky version of this tool? What is the minimum viable product version? 3. What kinds of data, digital assets, or media content would be required to create the tool, and how would they be assembled? 4. What challenges might the team face in the development process? 5. How do you anticipate the collaborative process to best incorporate diverse areas of expertise from cultural and community-grounded knowledge to academic, technical, and production-oriented knowledge? Please submit anonymous extended abstracts of up to 1500 words, excluding references. Submissions representing community-led collaborations are strongly encouraged. Submissions must be uploaded to EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=computel8) no later than October 7, 2024 11:59PM (UTC-12, “anywhere on earth”). Submissions may be considered for both the regular session and the special session. Notification of acceptance to the Special Session will be sent out by November 22, 2024. All authors of papers in the Special Theme Session will be invited to contribute to a follow-up paper that synthesizes the findings of the Session. IMPORTANT DATES 07-Oct-2024 Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts 22-Nov-2024 Notification of Acceptance 10-Jan-2025 Camera-ready papers due 4 & 5 March 2025 Workshop ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Godfred Agyapong (University of Florida) Antti Arppe (University of Alberta) Aditi Chaudhary (Google Research) Jordan Lachler (University of Alberta) Sarah Moeller (University of Florida) Shruti Rijhwani (Google DeepMind) Daisy Rosenblum (University of British Columbia) Olivia Waring (University of Hawai'i Mānoa) CONTACT US For further information, please consult our website: https://computel-workshop.org/ComputEL-8/ or email us at: computel.workshop(a)gmail.com -- ====================================================================== Antti Arppe - Ph.D (General Linguistics), M.Sc. (Engineering) Professor of Quantitative Linguistics Director, Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) Project Director, 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages (21C) Past President, ACL SIG for Endangered Languages (SIGEL) Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta E-mail: arppe(a)ualberta.ca, antti.arppe(a)iki.fi WWW: www.ualberta.ca/~arppe, altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca Mānahtu ina rēdûti ihza ummânūti ihannaq - dulum ugulak úmun ingul ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: ESAO Webinar n.12 on Tuesday October 1st, 2024 16:00 CEST –- Call for Participation
by Cassia 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

Dear all, The Educational Series on Applied Ontology (ESAO) [1] is open for everyone and welcomes students, researchers and practitioners alike. The 12h ESAO webinar will be held on Tuesday October 1st, 2024 at 16:00 CET. --------------------------- When and how to connect Tuesday October 1st, 2024 14:00 UTC / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAST Duration: 90 minutes Video conference (via Zoom) : https://univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/92895546685?pwd=DQD7Wzf3ZJw02LJ2hHmrVDwdN474PZ… --------------------------- Program 14:00-15:30 UTC / 16:00-17:30 CEST / 16:00-17:30 SAST / 11:00-12:30 UTC-3 Olivier Kutz, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Title: Concepts, concept combinations, and the tooth operator Abstract: We will discuss some of the approaches to model concepts and concept combinations with the help of logic, and illustrate how such modelling approaches are capable (or not) of modelling aspects of human reasoning with concepts. We will then explain the basic ideas underlying the framework of weighted description logics, also called perceptron or 'tooth' logic, and illustrate its key features and benefits for modelling and reasoning with concepts. Maria Hedblom, Jönköping University, Sweden Title: Cognitive foundations for KR Abstract: TBA Best regards Cassia Trojahn, Frank Loebe, Laure Vieu On behalf of the IAOA Education Committee [1] https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:ESAO

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Modeling Climate Change: Towards more harmonious and resilient human settlements
by Aline Villavicencio 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Dear all, We are hosting an online panel about recent and devastating extreme climate events, the role of science in modelling, predicting and responding to these events, and how science can inform and support response and replanning efforts. Modeling Climate Change: Towards more harmonious and resilient human settlements The event is online and open to all, and details about how to join are included below. We hope to see you there. Aline Villavicencio (Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Exeter, and University of Sheffield, UK) Marco Idiart (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) On behalf of the organising committee ——————————————— Modeling Climate Change: Towards more harmonious and resilient human settlements Date: September 27, 2024, 3pm UK Website: https://sites.google.com/view/climate-change-southern-brazil Location: Join the Zoom Meeting <https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/91435912802?pwd=KC4M7HxkKljx8HJb3sE23H…> https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/91435912802?pwd=KC4M7HxkKljx8HJb3sE23H… Meeting ID: 914 3591 2802 Password: 164009 Human settlements alter the course of rivers, narrow their banks, and eliminate forests and wetlands, ecosystems that retain water and allow its absorption into the soil. For decades or even centuries, it was possible to avoid natural disasters simply by erecting protective barriers to prevent the waters from returning to their natural beds. On the other hand, global warming destabilizes the climate and increases the frequency of extreme weather events such as excessive rainfall and floods. This makes the protections for villages and cities less effective, leading to major climatic disasters as observed in southern Brazil. There is consensus that the frequency and severity of these events will tend to increase in coming years, and therefore, we must consider what kind of planning we should make for the future. Either we continue to build increasingly larger dams, dikes and barriers, or we need to rethink human occupation of territories. In this panel, we discuss how to replan or relocate climate affected settlements, making them more harmonious with nature and resilient to climatic effects, and how data science and artificial intelligence can assist us in this. A Discussion with: Ricardo Campos (University of Exeter, UK) Marina Hirota (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil) Tiago de Melo Cartaxo (University of Exeter, UK) Marcia Zilli (University of Oxford, UK) Moderator: Ronaldo Menezes (University of Exeter, UK) More information is available on the website <https://sites.google.com/view/climate-change-southern-brazil?usp=sharing>; registration is not required.

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