October 2025 - Corpora

Calls for Papers, Posters & Workshops/Tutorials | 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026
by Kaiser, Sierra Ann 23 Oct '25

23 Oct '25

🌐 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 – Calls for Papers, Posters & Workshops/Tutorials Braunschweig, Germany | May 26–29, 2026 🎉 Celebrating 20 Years of Web Science! The 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSci’26<https://websci26.org/>) invites submissions exploring how the Web shapes—and is shaped by—society, technology, and people. Join us in Braunschweig for an interdisciplinary exchange on the future of the Web! 📝 Call for Papers<https://websci26.org/?page_id=77> * Submission: Dec 10, 2025 * Notification: Feb 4, 2026 * Camera-ready: Feb 28, 2026 * More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=77> Topics include*, but are not limited to: * Understanding the web * Making the web inclusive * The web and everyday life * Doing web science *This is only a small selection from the list of examples. 🎨 Call for Posters<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513> * Submission: Feb 18, 2026 * Notification: Mar 11, 2026 * Final version: Apr 1, 2026 * More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513> * Qualitative study of community * Theorizing web behavior, content, and structures * Artwork providing challenges to and imaginings around the web * Emerging legal frontiers around web science * Practitioner perspectives from industry 🧩 Call for Workshops & Tutorials<https://websci26.org/?page_id=79> * Proposal submission: Dec 15, 2025 * Notification: Dec 19, 2025 * Workshops/Tutorials Day: May 26, 2026 * More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=79> * Responsible web science in the age of generative AI * Resilience against misinformation and disinformation * Web inclusivity and digital justice * Privacy, security, and trust online * New methodologies for web research * The cultural and creative web * Education and capacity building in web science Be part of the global conversation on Web Science—its evolution, inclusivity, ethics, and innovation. 👉 Learn more & submit: www.websci2026.org<http://www.websci2026.org> ------------------- Sierra Kaiser (she/her) Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin / Scientific Coordinator Stuttgart Research Focus – Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS) Universität Stuttgart Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24D | 3.352 | 70174 Stuttgart-Mitte Universitätsstr. 32 | 00.121 | 70569 Stuttgart-Vaihingen Tel.: +49 (0)711 685 84 371 Email: sierra.kaiser(a)iris.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:sierra.kaiser@iris.uni-stuttgart.de> Mastodon<https://bawü.social/@Stuttgart_IRIS> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/interchange-forum-for-reflecting-on-intell…> | IRIS Newsletter<https://t63605f96.emailsys1a.net/91/8138/3f626b8c5a/subscribe/form.html?_g=…> www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/<http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/>

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Call for Participation - GSI:detect at EVALITA 2026
by Manuela Speranza 23 Oct '25

23 Oct '25

*Call for Participation - GSI:detect at EVALITA 2026* We are happy to announce that, in the context of EVALITA 2026 <https://www.evalita.it/campaigns/evalita-2026/> (the 9th evaluation campaign of NLP and Speech Tools for Italian), we are organizing GSI:detect, the first shared task on gender stereotypes detection in Italian. *Task Description:* The GSI:detect task aims at evaluating systems' ability to detect and classify gender stereotypes (GSs) in Italian short texts and is organized as follows: - GS Detection (main task): given a text, assign is a numerical score, the GS value, that quantifies the degree to which the text contains or refers to a gender stereotype. - GS Classification (subtask, optional but strongly encouraged): Assign each text to one of the following categories: Role, Personality, Competence, Physical, Sexual, and Relational. *Participation:* We invite participation from both academic institutions and industrial organizations. Please visit our website <https://gsi-d-evalita.fbk.eu/> where more information is available. To indicate your intention to participate, fill out the EVALITA form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKLnMNzds1oaGwPYOVB7FTbmzWTqhTG5f…> (open until November 21st 2025) selecting GSI:detect as a task of interest. *Data:* We just released the development data at the following link: download devset <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScorCdSGtF_Q3ZYk4AzYWXuMO1yocmPR06…> *Publication:* Participants will submit a report (that will undergo regular peer review) to be presented at the EVALITA 2026 final workshop, which will take place in Bari (Italy), 26-27 February 2026 (submission instructions will be available on the EVALITA website <https://www.evalita.it/campaigns/evalita-2026/>). *Important Dates *(refer to the EVALITA website <https://www.evalita.it/campaigns/evalita-2026/> for updates): - 1st December - 8thDecember 2025: GSI:detect evaluation window - 15th December 2025: assessments returned to participants - 9th January 2026: submission of participants’ reports - 16th January 2026: submission of organizers’ reports - 7th February 2026: review deadline - 16th February 2026: camera-ready version deadline - 26 - 27th February 2026: final workshop in Bari (Italy) *Task Organizers: * - Gloria Comandini - Istituto Italiano di Studi Germanici - Manuela Speranza - FBK - Sofia Brenna - FBK ~ Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Davide Testa - FBK ~ Università di Roma La Sapienza - Stefania Cavagnoli - Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Bernardo Magnini - FBK *Contact: *gsievalita(a)gmail.com *Website:* https://gsi-d-evalita.fbk.eu/ -- -- Le informazioni contenute nella presente comunicazione sono di natura privata e come tali sono da considerarsi riservate ed indirizzate esclusivamente ai destinatari indicati e per le finalità strettamente legate al relativo contenuto. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, vi preghiamo di eliminarlo e di inviare una comunicazione all’indirizzo e-mail del mittente. -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material.

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CTS Convergence Lecture Series: Professor Susan Hunston
by Constantin Orasan 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

Dear all, The Centre for Translation Studies (CTS)<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies> at University of Surrey is delighted to announce the next lecture in the Convergence Lecture Series<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPICDXUv_Pk&list=PLZSxmBFXjnSWymm6NBNzNo9bE…> . Professor Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, will present 'Pattern, Construction, System: Reconciling approaches to lexis and grammar' Date & time: Wednesday 29 October, 14:00 GMT Abstract: This presentation describes the outcome of a project which aims to reconcile three different approaches to the lexis and grammar of English: Pattern Grammar (from the Cobuild corpus project); Construction Grammar (from Cognitive Linguistics); and Systemic Functional Grammar (from Systemic Functional Linguistics). In the project, 50 verb complementation patterns were reinterpreted as verb argument constructions, and system networks were produced to show how numerous constructions contribute to specific semantic fields. The presentation will give examples of this work and argue that it demonstrates the advantage of finding common ground between very different approaches to language. Bio: Susan Hunston is Professor of English Language at the University of Birmingham. She has worked previously at the National University of Singapore, the University of Surrey, and the Cobuild project. She has published in Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, and her most recent book is Pattern, Construction, System: a unified approach to grammar and lexis (2025: Cambridge University Press). This book is available Open Access. Participation is free, please register here<https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de9cc9fa-b86e-4e4c-9a76-d6f30825af…> You are most welcome to share this invitation with others who might be interested in attending. --- Prof Constantin Orăsan Professor of Language and Translation Technologies Centre for Translation Studies<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies> | School of Literature and Languages<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/school-literature-languages> Personal page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/constantin-orasan Office: 06LC03, Phone: +44 (0) 1483 68 4115 Library and Learning Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK

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First CFP: The 8th Workshop on Research in Computational Linguistic Typology and Multilingual NLP (SIGTYP 2026)
by Priya Rani 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

*To be held at EACL 2026 (March 24-29 in Rabat, Morocco)* *Workshop description* The 8th SIGTYP Workshop aims to provide a forum for bridging linguistic typology, multilingual NLP, and adjacent areas to develop truly multilingual NLP methods. The workshop raises awareness of linguistic typology and its potential to broaden the global reach of multilingual NLP and introduces computational approaches to typology. We welcome open problems and discussion, inviting contributions from researchers in multilingual/cross-lingual NLP and leading scholars in linguistic typology. In 2026, we place a special emphasis on the utility of LLMs for typological research. *SIGTYP is the first dedicated venue for typology-related research and its integration in multilingual NLP. Appropriate topics include (but are not limited to):* - *Integration of typological features in language transfer and joint multilingual learning. *Beyond techniques such as “selective sharing,” what other ways can we encode heterogeneous external knowledge in ML algorithms? - *Development of unified taxonomy and resources. *Building universal databases/models to support the understanding and processing of diverse languages. - *Automatic inference of typological features. *Pros/cons of existing techniques (e.g., heuristics from morphosyntactic annotation, propagation from related languages, supervised Bayesian/neural models) and emerging approaches. - *Typology and interpretability. *Using typological knowledge to interpret hidden representations of multilingual models, guide multilingual data generation/selection, and annotate texts. - *Improvement and completion of typological databases. *Combining linguistic expertise with data-driven methods to advance knowledge of cross-linguistic variation and universals. - *Linguistic diversity and universals; cross-lingual annotation. *Which phenomena/categories should be considered universal? How should they be annotated? - *Using LLMs for typological studies. *Can LLMs help formulate/test typological hypotheses? Can they make valid cross-linguistic generalisations? - - *Additional topics include* constructed language generation, universals in diachronic language change, information-theoretic approaches to typology, and automated approaches to etymology. *Important Dates (23:59 AoE)* - *Direct submission deadline: December 19, 2025* - *Pre-reviewed (ARR) submission deadline: January 2, 2026* - *Notification of acceptance: January 23, 2026* - *Camera-ready deadline: February 3, 2026* - *Workshop date: During EACL 2026 (March 24–29, 2026; exact day TBA)* *Submissions* We invite extended *abstract submissions (non-archival) *and *general paper submissions (archival)*. The accepted submissions will be presented at the workshop, providing new insights and ideas. Extended abstracts should describe already published work or work in progress and should *not exceed two (2) pages*. This way, we will not discourage researchers from preferring main conference proceedings, while ensuring that engaging and thought-provoking research is presented at the workshop. For general (archival) submissions, we accept both long and short papers. Short papers should* not exceed four (4) pages, long papers should not exceed eight (8) pages.* Unlimited additional pages are allowed for the references section in all submission types. *Submissions should be anonymous, without authors or an acknowledgement section; self-citations should appear in third person.* *Format: * Submissions must follow the ACL 2025 stylesheet ( https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files), and both long and short paper submissions must follow the two-column format of ACL proceedings. All submissions must be in PDF format. *SIGTYP 2026: *https://sigtyp.github.io/ *Organizing Committee* Priya Rani, Michael Hahn, Andreas Shcherbakov, Oleg Serikov, Alexey Sorokin, Ryan Cotterell and Kat Vylomova *Anti-harassment policy* The workshop follows the ACL anti-harassment policy: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Anti-Harassment_Policy. *Contact* For any inquiries regarding the workshop, please send an email to the Organising Committee at sigtyp(a)gmail.com Regards, Priya.

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CLARIN ERIC Newsflash October
by Gorgaini, E. (Elisa) 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

Dear colleagues, The October edition of the CLARIN Newsflash is out. Highlights include: - The release of the first CLARIN Data Citation Guidelines - Prof. Dr. Els Lefever’s (CLARIN-BE) insightful contribution on European data sovereignty at the European Parliament - The publication of the fifth volume of Tour de CLARIN Read it here: https://www.clarin.eu/content/clarin-newsflash-october-2025 Kind regards, CLARIN ERIC --- Elisa Gorgaini Communication Officer - CLARIN ERIC Utrecht University | Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht, The Netherlands e.gorgaini(a)uu.nl<mailto:e.gorgaini@uu.nl> | elisa(a)clarin.eu<mailto:elisa@clarin.eu> www.clarin.eu<https://www.clarin.eu>

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Two public online talks in October (16th, 23rd) on Large Language Models, for accessibility or evaluation (NLPV seminars, Exeter)
by h.dong2＠exeter.ac.uk 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

We welcome you to the next Natural Language Processing and Vision (NLPV) seminars at the University of Exeter. Talk 1 Scheduled: Thursday 16 Oct 2025 at 13:00 to 14:00, GMT+1 Location: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/94505914598?pwd=eXonSrKHuxUNnMCAmiZHic… (Meeting ID: 945 0591 4598 Password: 903478) Title: This One or That One? A Bilingual Study on Accessibility via Demonstratives with Multimodal Large Language Models Abstract: Accessibility describes how easily a speaker can obtain or interact with an object, and it is often conveyed through demonstrative pronouns like “this" and “that" in English or “这” (zhè) and “那” (nà) in Chinese, indicating proximal or distal objects. The proximal vs. distal distinction is not absolute, since it depends on the speaker's viewpoint. Are Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) able to solve accessibility problems based on demonstratives? In this talk, I would like to present some preliminary results on a referent identification task based on a bilingual (English and Chinese), multimodal dataset. In our experiments, all models show significant struggles, and particularly when perspective shifts are introduced. Speaker's bio: Emmanuele Chersoni got a joint PhD in Language Sciences from Aix-Marseille University and the University of Pisa in 2018, under the supervision of Philippe Blache and Alessandro Lenci. Since 2021, he is an Assistant Professor in Computational Linguistics at the Department of Language Science and Technology of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His main research interests include classical distributional semantic models, thematic fit modeling, semantic relations and natural language processing for specialized domains. He has also served as a co-organizer of the *ACL workshop series on Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics from 2019 to 2022. Talk 2 Scheduled: Thursday 23 Oct 2025 at 15:00 to 16:00, GMT+1 Location: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/92868830537?pwd=0yvSNEwhIeC3x2Mxn76zOr… (Meeting ID: 928 6883 0537 Password: 100657) Title: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Inversion Learning for Highly Effective NLG Evaluation Prompts Abstract: Evaluating natural language generation (NLG) systems is inherently challenging. While human evaluation remains the gold standard, it is difficult to scale and often suffers from inconsistencies and demographic biases. LLM-based evaluation offers a scalable alternative but is highly sensitive to prompt design, where small variations can lead to significant discrepancies. In this talk, I will introduce an inversion learning method that learns effective reverse mappings from model outputs back to their input instructions, enabling the automatic generation of highly effective, model-specific evaluation prompts. This method is simple, requires only a single evaluation sample, and eliminates the need for manual prompt engineering, thereby improving both the efficiency and robustness of LLM-based evaluation. Speaker's bio: Chenghua Lin is a Full Professor and Chair in Natural Language Processing in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Manchester. His research lies at the intersection of machine learning and natural language processing, with a focus on language generation, multimodal LLMs, and evaluation methods. He currently serves as Chair of the ACL SIGGEN Board, a member of the IEEE Speech and Language Processing Technical Committee, and Associate Editor for Computer Speech and Language. He has received several prizes and awards for his research and academic leadership, including the CIKM Test-of-Time Award, the INLG Best Paper Runner-up Award, and an Honourable Mention for the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) Supervisor of the Year Award. He has also held numerous program and chairing roles for *ACL conferences, including Documentation Chair for ACL’25, Publication Chair for ACL’23, Workshop Chair for AACL-IJCNLP’22, Program Chair for INLG’19, and Senior Area Chair for EMNLP’20, ACL’22–’23, EACL’23, NAACL’25, and AACL’25. We will update future talks on the website: https://sites.google.com/view/neurocognit-lang-viz-group/seminars Joining our *Google group* for future seminar and research information: https://groups.google.com/g/neurocognition-language-and-vision-processing-g…

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PhD Positions in the Psycholinguistics, Information and Computation Lab (PICoL) at Georgetown University (incl. Computational Cognitive Modeling, Deep Learning, Large Language Models)
by Ethan Wilcox 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

The Psycholinguistics, Information and Computation Lab (PICoL) <https://picol-georgetown.github.io/> in the Department of Linguistics <https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/> at Georgetown University is recruiting candidates for a PhD in Computational Linguistics to start in Fall 2026. The deadline for applying is December 1, 2025. The lab is directed by Ethan Gotlieb Wilcox <https://wilcoxeg.github.io/>. Please see this link for more details: https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/programs/apply/ In PICoL (pronounced “pickle”) we seek to understand how language is learned and processed in the mind using an interdisciplinary toolbox of methods, including computational simulations, formal mathematical models, and psycholinguistic experiments. In addition, we use insights from linguistics and cognitive science to characterize and improve AI and NLP technologies. Some of our current research projects include: - Building mathematical models of real-time language comprehension - Testing theories of language acquisition using large language models - Characterizing language model pretraining dynamics - Developing new experimental methods for psycholinguistics Applicants with a background in experimental methods are particularly encouraged to apply this cycle. Students in the Computational Linguistics program benefit from a range of courses in NLP and computational modeling techniques, as well as foundational courses in linguistics. Georgetown has a lively computational linguistics community <https://gucl.georgetown.edu/> on campus. Applicants must hold at least a bachelor’s degree by Fall 2026. PhD students in the Department (domestic as well as international students) benefit from a 5-year guaranteed funding package including a stipend, tuition scholarship, and health insurance. For questions, please email ethan.wilcox(a)georgetown.edu Applicants will be most competitive for the PhD in Computational Linguistics if they have a background in Computer Science, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, or a related field. Successful applicants have previous experience in computer programming and can articulate a clear area of desired research specialization. Georgetown also offers a 2-year M.S. in computational linguistics for students who wish to obtain a foundation in this field. -- Ethan Gotlieb Wilcox Assistant Professor, Computational Linguistics Georgetown University wilcoxeg.github.io

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Linguistics (Applied, Experimental, or NLP) – Montclair State University
by Anna Feldman 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

The Department of Linguistics <https://www.montclair.edu/linguistics/> at Montclair State University <https://www.montclair.edu/> invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics, with a start date of August 2026. We seek a scholar whose work addresses real-world language challenges in educational, clinical, or communicative contexts, and is grounded in strong theoretical foundations. We welcome research areas such as language assessment, AI-assisted language learning, first and second language acquisition, speech and language disorders, or mental health communication. We particularly welcome candidates who combine theoretical insight with applied impact, and whose methodological expertise may include experimental techniques, corpus analysis, and/or Natural Language Processing (NLP). The successful candidate will maintain an active research agenda with potential for external funding and will teach both undergraduate and graduate courses spanning both theoretical and applied topics. We value inclusive, student-centered instruction and seek colleagues who bring a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring in a diverse academic environment. *QUALIFICATIONS* - PhD in Linguistics or a closely related field by the start date - Demonstrated excellence in teaching and potential for strong scholarly productivity - Experience in working with diverse student populations - Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration and/or applied impact - Expertise in experimental, corpus-based, or NLP methods - Ability to teach foundational and advanced courses across theoretical and applied areas of linguistics *STARTING DATE:* August 28, 2026 *REQUIRED MATERIALS: * Cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and representative publications, which can be uploaded during the application process. Candidates who are shortlisted will be asked to provide 3 separate letters of recommendation. *APPLY BY:* The position is open until filled, and *application review begins immediately*. *Follow this link <https://montclair.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/JobOpportunities/job/Montclair-NJ/A…>to apply.* *Contact information*: lingsearch2026(a)montclair.edu *Salary Range*: $88,673.69-$97,003.17 Annually The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance. For further details, please visit: https://www.montclair.edu/human-resources/benefits/ *THE DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS* The Department of Linguistics offers a BA in Linguistics, with an option of a track in Language Engineering, an MA in Applied Linguistics, and both a Graduate Certificate and an MS in Computational Linguistics, offered jointly with the School of Computing. TESL/TESOL certificates are available at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Faculty collaborate across disciplines, including computer science, psychology, education, and communication disorders, regularly apply for and secure external research funding, and conduct research through three labs: the Experimental Linguistics Lab, the Laboratory for Corpus Research in Applied Linguistics (CORAL), and the Natural Language Processing Lab. The department is committed to inclusive teaching that reflects the diversity of the field and supports a broad range of students. *THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES* The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is Montclair State’s largest college, with over 5,000 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. CHSS facilitates traditional and interdisciplinary learning and is the professional home of many outstanding scholars and instructors across numerous disciplines, all of whom lend to CHSS’s mission to furnish academically rigorous and relevant programs of study that contribute to the development of an informed and engaged civil society. CHSS’s programs develop in students the abilities to discover, create, evaluate, apply, and share knowledge, so that they will be able to think critically, act ethically, and be informed citizen-participants prepared to assume leadership roles in their communities. CHSS also aims to be responsive to the needs of society, including via its championing of use-inspired research collaboratively undertaken by faculty and students, and graduate programs that train students to apply knowledge in constructive, inspiring, and practical ways that benefit our local and broader communities. *MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY* Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State University has evolved from an institution that was a recognized leader in teacher education to an R2 research institution ranked as one of the 100 best public doctoral universities in the nation. The University serves 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master's and baccalaureate programs provided by 13 colleges and schools. Situated on a beautiful 252-acre campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university while retaining the supportive and personalized academic environment that provides a feeling of community more typical of smaller institutions. Montclair State University is proud to be committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in its recruitment and employment practices. The University is an inclusive, richly diverse community that fosters mutual respect, tolerance and understanding among all students and employees.

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1st Smarter Extraction of ScholArly MEtadata using Knowledge Graphs and Language Models (SESAME) Workshop
by Ansgar Scherp 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

Dear all. The following new JCDL workshop might be of interest to you: **1st Smarter Extraction of ScholArly MEtadata using Knowledge Graphs and Language Models (SESAME) Workshop** - during JCDL 2025 (Virtual Event) - to be held on 15-19, December 2025 > SESAME brings together researchers and practitioners to explore how AI-driven curation approaches leveraging large language models and knowledge graphs to strengthen digital libraries infrastructures. https://sesame-workshop.github.io/SESAME/ Deadline for submissions is **Friday, November 7th, AoE** Topics of interest include: - Research Artifacts Metadata Modeling and Granularity - Large Language Models (LLMs) and NLP for Metadata - Knowledge Graphs and Linked Data - Digital Libraries and Infrastructure - Societal, Ethical Impact and Future Policy Directions Please consider submitting. The event is fully online, so the barrier to entry is low. The organizers are also explicitly inviting applied papers.

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International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026): First Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

*** First Call for Workshop Proposals *** International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) 29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBv…> VARIABILITY is a new conference that has been merged of three prominent conferences focussing on software and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions, ranked as a top conference), VaMoS (the International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful editions), and ICSR (the International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22 successful editions). We invite you to submit proposals for half-day or full-day workshops in any area related to the field of Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration, all of which fall under the broader area of Variability. In particular, workshops on challenging, emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. We particularly encourage workshop proposals for highly interactive and collaborative workshops, rather than mini-conferences, e.g., apart from the traditional short and long papers, consider allowing position papers with only one page (not included in the proceedings) and focus on a lively discussion after the presentation, to foster new ideas and gather feedback (rather than just defending the presented work). The expected date of the workshops will be the September 29th, 2026, before the main track of the conference. Submissions / Publishing VARIABILITY workshop papers will be published in a volume of the conference proceedings published by Springer. Moreover, a one-page summary of each accepted workshop will be published in the proceedings as well. Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address each corresponding point: 1. Organizers • Name: organizers’ full names • Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone • Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers 2. Workshop Content • Title: workshop title and acronym • Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website) • Tentative Website URL • Topics and motivation: • What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop? • How is the workshop relevant to VARIABILITY? • How does the workshop connect VARIABILITY to other research communities? • Goals and expected results: • Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them • What are the expected results of the workshop? • How will these results be disseminated? • Format: • What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, invited talks (please note here that such talks are not financially supported by the conference), lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)? • To avoid duplicated topics and cancellations, did you coordinate with or (plan to) merge workshops on the same/similar topics from previous years (if there are any)? • What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction? • What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities? • Participants: • What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance • If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where and with how many participants? • Special room equipment (please note that VARIABILITY conference and the workshops are in-person events) like flip charts, microphone, etc. • Do you plan for a half-day or full-day workshop? • Program Committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and affiliations 3. Preliminary Call for Papers This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items: • Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals • Workshop format • Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals) • Submission guidelines and review process • References to previous workshops (websites) • Dissemination campaign to distribute the CFP 4. References to previous workshops (websites) Submission Instructions Please send your workshop proposals using EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBv…> A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages long. Submissions must follow the Springer guidelines: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBv…> Relevant supporting material, such as proceedings from previous editions of the proposed workshop or other workshops organized by the proposal authors, should be included if available but are not required for submission. Acceptance Criteria Each workshop proposal will be evaluated according to the relevance of its topic, the expertise and experience of the workshop organizers, and the workshop’s potential for attracting participants and generating useful results. We underline the importance of active and creative workshops that foster a collaborative environment of interest to both practitioners and researchers, aiming, e.g., to evolve the field of Variability and to identify elements of joint future work. To obtain a balanced and cohesive workshop program, the Organizing Committee will collaborate closely with workshop organizers and reserves the right to circulate proposals to other submitters in view of possible workshop mergers. The organizers of accepted workshops will be required to create and maintain a website in a timely manner to serve as a workshop information center and to provide a repository for documenting pre- and post-workshop activities. At least one author of each accepted proposal must register and attend VARIABILITY 2026 in order for the workshop to be accepted and the summary of the workshop published. The submission and review platform for workshop papers will be the one for the main conference (i.e., all workshops will be as different tracks under the same Easy Chair installation). Important Dates (AoE) • Workshop Proposals: 2 March 2025 • Notification of Acceptance: 16 March 2026 • Workshop Papers Submission: 15 June 2026 • Workshop Papers Notification: 7 July, 2026 • Camera-Ready Version Submission: 14 July, 2026 • Workshop Summary: 14 July, 2026 • Author Registration: 14 July, 2026 Organisation General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium Research Track Chairs • Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany • Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany Industry Track Chairs • Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany Journal First Track Chairs • Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France • Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs • Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria • Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel Demos and Tools Track Chairs • Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark • Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco Projects Showcase Chairs • Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden • Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France Hall of Fame Chairs • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany • Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland • Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan Workshops Chairs • Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain • Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany Tutorials Chairs • Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands • Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Proceedings Chair • Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK Publicity Chairs • Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA • Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan Local Organiser and Finance Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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