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Fwd: [ICCC'25] Extended Deadline – Call for Papers ICCC'25 – The 16th International Conference on Computational Creativity
by Hugo Gonçalo Oliveira 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Dear Colleague, Below you will find the official Call for Full papers of the next International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC’25), which will take place in Campinas, Brazil. Please feel free to distribute it to mailing lists you manage and to everybody who may be interested. Thank you and we hope to see you in Campinas for ICCC’25! If you wish to receive more information about ICCC’25 subscribe here <https://e8065363.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAFV4ySdxCWdPh1rmKRZT0UTO1FMw7X4gcwb…> . Follow us on: facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pg/computationalcreativity/ twitter – https://twitter.com/iccc_conf instagram – https://www.instagram.com/iccc_conf/ ------------------------------------------------ The 16th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC'25) June 23-27, 2025 — Campinas, Brazil Call for papers: full regular papers http://computationalcreativity.net/iccc25/full-papers/ Please distribute (Apologies for cross-posting) ------------------------------------------------ Computational Creativity (CC) is a discipline with its roots in scientific disciplines such as Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Engineering, Design, Psychology and Philosophy that each explores the potential for computers to be creative – either in partnership with humans or as autonomous creators in their own right. ICCC is an annual conference that welcomes papers on different aspects of CC, on systems that exhibit varying degrees of creative autonomy, on systems that act as creative partners for human creators, on frameworks that offer greater clarity or computational felicity for thinking about machine (and human) creativity, on methodologies for building or evaluating CC systems, on approaches to teaching CC in schools and universities or to promoting societal uptake of CC as a field and as a technology, and so on. *** Themes and Topics *** Original research contributions are solicited in all areas related to Computational Creativity research and practice, including, but not limited to: — Applications of Computational Creativity — Human-Machine Co-Creativity — Computational Creativity Evaluation — Social Models — Computational Paradigms — Interdisciplinary Perspectives — Data and Creativity — Societal Impact — Psychological Factors — Provocations A note on generative AI models: while the study of generative AI models is both welcomed and encouraged, such models and their application must be properly situated in the CC literature and evaluated according to acceptable practices in the field. Papers that fail to do this are unlikely to be reviewed favorably. *** Paper Types *** We welcome the submission of five different types of papers: — Technical papers — System or Resource description papers — Study papers — Cultural application papers — Position papers *** Important Dates *** Abstracts due: February 14, 2025 –> February 21, 2025 Submissions due: February 21, 2025 –> February 21, 2025 Acceptance notification: April 11, 2025 Camera-ready copies due: May 2, 2025 Conference: June 23-27, 2025 All deadlines given are 23:59 anywhere on Earth time. *** Submission instructions *** This year the submission process has two stages: initial submission of a title and abstract, and subsequent submission of the full paper a week later. - Recommended length for the abstract is 100–200 words. - The full paper page limit is 8 pages + up to 2 pages of references. - Papers will be reviewed in a double-blind fashion, which necessitates that authors take appropriate steps to remain anonymous. - You are responsible for making your papers anonymous to allow for double-blind review. Remove all references to your home institution(s), refer to your past work in the third person, etc. - To be considered, papers must be submitted as a PDF document formatted according to ICCC style (which is similar to AAAI and IJCAI formats). You can download the updated ICCC’25 LaTeX template [here <https://computationalcreativity.net/ICCC-author-kit-2022.zip>] and Word template [here <https://computationalcreativity.net/ICCC-author-kit-Word.zip>]. - Abstracts are to be submitted one week before the full paper deadline. Submit your abstract via the EasyChair system [here <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccc202501>]. You are required to fill out author(s) information, a title, abstract and keywords. - Submit your full paper by updating the EasyChair Abstract with your manuscript file. Abstract submissions that do not contain a manuscript will be automatically rejected at the beginning of the review time. - Papers must be submitted through the EasyChair platform: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccc202501 - Double submissions policy: Work submitted to ICCC should not be under review in another scientific conference or journal at the time of submission. *** More Information *** More information on themes, topics, paper types and the submission process can be found at: http://computationalcreativity.net/iccc25/full-papers/

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New publication: Lexical Multidimensional Analysis
by Susan Hunston 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Dear list members, I'm delighted to announce that a new publication in the Cambridge Elements in Corpus Linguistics is now available. It is FREE online until 27th February 2025. Title: Lexical Multidimensional Analysis Authors: Tony Berber Sardinha and Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan Lexical Multidimensional Analysis is an extension of Biber's Multidimensional Analysis that identifies dimensions based on patterns of lexical co-occurrence and variation. LMDA has been applied to domains including education policy, national representations, applied linguistics, music, the infodemic, religion, sustainability, and literary style. The Element introduces LMDA, offering insights into how lexis marks discourse formations and ideological alignments. Two case studies demonstrate the application of LMDA: discourses on climate change, and discourse on migrant education. Susan Hunston (she/her) Professor of English Language +44 121 414 5675 University of Birmingham Department of Linguistics and Communication www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Call for paper: BriGap-2, Bridges and Gaps between Formal and Computational Linguistics (an IWCS 2025 workshop)
by Timothée Bernard 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Call for paper: *BriGap-2, Bridges and Gaps between Formal and Computational Linguistics* (an IWCS 2025 workshop) (with our apologies for cross-posting) Venue: IWCS 2025 (https://iwcs2025.github.io/), Düsseldorf, Germany Date: *September 24th, 2025* (main conference: 22nd-23rd) Workshop website: https://brigap-workshop.github.io/ BriGap-2 is a venue for linguists and NLP scientists to meet: what fruitful interactions can we have? How do we build upon each other’s work? * Description * In recent years, the natural language processing (NLP) community has shifted its focus towards engineering questions. This state of affairs is in no small part due to the recent technical advances that have transformed NLP as a field. In the current large language model (LLM) era, much of what was deemed near impossible to achieve a few years prior is now taken for granted and it stands to reason that mapping how far ahead new computational models have advanced the field has become a central topic for the NLP community. Hence, the current ongoing discourse in NLP focuses more on what can be achieved through language rather than studying language for its own sake. It seems thus that computational and formal linguistics are now separate domains, and that the former is no longer rooted in the latter. To what extent are these traditions truly divorced, and what fruitful bridges can be (re)built? To answer these questions, the second iteration of the workshop on Bridges and Gaps between Formal and Computational Linguistics (BriGap-2) intends to provide a space for formal linguists, computational linguists, and NLP scientists to exchange their perspectives on how their different domains of research can build upon one another. * Workshop topics * - investigation of the linguistic properties of machine learning models, - linguistic representations, vector space semantics, and their relations with theoretical concepts such as compositionality, - use of information-theoretical and computational methods for linguistic inquiry, - formal distributional semantics and neural-symbolic integration for NLP, - formal grammars, symbolic structures and their applications for computational linguistics and NLP, - trends in the history of computational linguistics and NLP, - … * Invited speakers * - Anna ROGERS, IT University of Copenhagen - Kees VAN DEEMTER, Universiteit Utrecht * Submission details * The workshop accepts both archival (original and unpublished research) and non-archival (work-in-progress, dissemination of research published or accepted elsewhere, etc.) submissions in either short (up to 4 pages) or long (up to 8 pages) format. Camera-ready versions of papers will be given one additional page of content so that reviewers’ comments can be taken into account. Each submission should mention whether it targets archival or non-archival status. Archival papers accepted at BriGap-2 will be indexed in the ACL Anthology. Please use the ACL style templates available here: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files The submissions need to be done in PDF format via OpenReview, using the following link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IWCS/2025/Workshop/BriGap-2 * Important dates * - Submission deadline:* Friday, June 6th 2025* - Notification of acceptance: Friday, August 1st 2025 - Workshop: *September 24th, 2025* (main conference: 22nd-23rd) * Contact * For questions, please send an email to brigapworkshop(a)gmail.com or contact one of the workshop chairs: - Timothée Bernard, Université Paris Cité, timothee.bernard(a)u-paris.fr - Timothee Mickus, University of Helsinki, timothee.mickus(a)helsinki.fi - Grégoire Winterstein, Université du Québec à Montréal, winterstein.gregoire(a)uqam.ca

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Looking for a venue for your ARR paper? CFP: NLP4DH@NAACL
by Mika Hämäläinen 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

The 5th International Conference on Natural Language Processing for Digital Humanities (NLP4DH) will be co-located with NAACL 2025 in Albuquerque, USA! https://www.nlp4dh.com/nlp4dh-2025 We particularly encourage submissions from authors with papers already reviewed in ACL Rolling Review (ARR) who would like to present their work at NLP4DH. NLP4DH provides a vibrant community for researchers applying NLP to digital humanities, offering an ideal venue for sharing and discussing your work. Direct, non-ARR, submissions are more than welcome as well. Main Track Topics (including, but not limited to): * Text analysis and processing related to humanities using computational methods * Dataset creation and curation for NLP (e.g., digitization, data preservation) * Research on cultural heritage collections using NLP * NLP for error detection, correction, normalization, and denoising * Generation and analysis of literary works such as poetry and novels * Analysis and detection of text genres Special Track: Understanding LLMs through Humanities Humanities research plays a key role in interpreting and explaining the behavior of Large Language Models (LLMs). We invite papers exploring the intersection of LLMs and humanities research, including: * Using humanities theories to analyze or evaluate LLMs * Using insights from humanities to improve LLMs * Examining LLMs through linguistic typology and variation * Philosophical and literary inquiries into LLM-generated text Submission Information * ARR Commitment Deadline (long and short papers): February 23, 2025 * Notification of Acceptance: March 10, 2025 * Camera-Ready Deadline: March 23, 2025 * Conference Dates: May 3–4, 2025

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IWCS International Conference on Computational Semantics: 1st CfP
by Kilian Evang 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

16th International Conference on Computational Semantics (IWCS) Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 22-24 September 2025 https://iwcs2025.github.io/ IWCS is a biennial conference on computational semantics. This year's edition is organized by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. The conference is endorsed by SIGSEM, the ACL Special Interest Group on Computational Semantics. The aim of the IWCS conference is to bring together researchers interested in any aspects of the computation, annotation, extraction, representation and learning of meaning in natural language, whether this is from a lexical or structural semantic perspective. IWCS embraces both symbolic and machine learning approaches to computational semantics, and everything in between. The conference and workshops will take place 22-24 September 2025. The invited speakers of IWCS 2025 are: Oana-Maria Camburu (University College London) Alexander Koller (Saarland University) Denis Paperno (Utrecht University) We invite paper submissions in all areas of computational semantics, in other words all computational aspects of meaning of natural language within written, spoken, signed, or multi-modal communication. Submissions are invited on these closely related areas: design of meaning representations syntax-semantics interface representing and resolving semantic ambiguity shallow and deep semantic processing and reasoning hybrid symbolic and statistical approaches to semantics distributional semantics alternative approaches to compositional semantics inference methods for computational semantics recognising textual entailment learning by reading methodologies and practices for semantic annotation machine learning of semantic structures probabilistic computational semantics neural semantic parsing computing meaning with large language models computational aspects of lexical semantics semantics and ontologies semantic web and natural language processing semantic aspects of language generation generating from meaning representations semantic relations in discourse and dialogue semantics and pragmatics of dialogue acts multimodal and grounded approaches to computing meaning semantics-pragmatics interface applications of computational semantics SUBMISSION INFORMATION Two types of submission are solicited: long papers and short papers. Both types should be submitted no later than 06 June 2025 (anywhere on earth). Long papers should describe original research and must not exceed 8 pages. Short papers (typically system or project descriptions, or ongoing research) must not exceed 4 pages. Acknowledgments, references, a limitations section (optional), an ethics statement (optional), and a technical appendix (optional, not subject to reviewing) do not count towards the page limit. Accepted papers get an extra page in the camera-ready version and will be published in the conference proceedings in the ACL Anthology. For inclusion in the proceedings, at least one author must register to the conference and present the paper in person. Papers will be accepted either for oral presentation or for a poster presentation. Submissions should be fully anonymous to ensure double-blind reviewing. Style-files IWCS 2025 papers should be formatted following the common two-column structure as used by IWCS 2021 (borrowed from ACL 2021). Please use these specific style-files or the Overleaf template. Style files: https://iwcs2021.github.io/download/iwcs2021-templates.zip Overleaf template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/instructions-for-iwcs-2021-proceed… Submitting Papers should be submitted in PDF format. Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IWCS/2025/Conference Please contact the program chairs if you have problems using OpenReview. No anonymity period IWCS 2025 does not have an anonymity period. However, we ask you to be reasonable and not publicly advertise your preprint during (or right before) review. Double submission policy Papers that have been or will be submitted to other meetings or publications must indicate this at submission time. Authors of papers accepted for presentation at IWCS 2025 must notify the program chairs by the camera-ready deadline as to whether the paper will be presented. All accepted papers must be presented at the conference to appear in the proceedings. We will not accept for publication or presentation papers that overlap significantly in content or results with papers that will be (or have been) published elsewhere. IMPORTANT DATES All dates are anywhere on earth. Paper submission: 06 June 2025 Notification of acceptance: 01 August 2025 Camera-ready due: 22 August 2025 IWCS conference: 22-24 September 2025 CONTACT Local Organizers Chen Long Rafael Ehren Kilian Evang Laura Kallmeyer Rainer Osswald Christian Wurm Deniz Ekin Yavaş iwcs2025-organizers(a)uni-duesseldorf.de Program Chairs Kilian Evang (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) Laura Kallmeyer (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) Sylvain Pogodalla (INRIA Nancy) iwcs2025-program-chairs(a)uni-duesseldorf.de

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IWCS International Conference on Computational Semantics: 1st CfP
by Kilian Evang 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

16th International Conference on Computational Semantics (IWCS) Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 22-24 September 2025 https://iwcs2025.github.io/ IWCS is a biennial conference on computational semantics. This year's edition is organized by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. The conference is endorsed by SIGSEM, the ACL Special Interest Group on Computational Semantics. The aim of the IWCS conference is to bring together researchers interested in any aspects of the computation, annotation, extraction, representation and learning of meaning in natural language, whether this is from a lexical or structural semantic perspective. IWCS embraces both symbolic and machine learning approaches to computational semantics, and everything in between. The conference and workshops will take place 22-24 September 2025. The invited speakers of IWCS 2025 are: Oana-Maria Camburu (University College London) Alexander Koller (Saarland University) Denis Paperno (Utrecht University) We invite paper submissions in all areas of computational semantics, in other words all computational aspects of meaning of natural language within written, spoken, signed, or multi-modal communication. Submissions are invited on these closely related areas: design of meaning representations syntax-semantics interface representing and resolving semantic ambiguity shallow and deep semantic processing and reasoning hybrid symbolic and statistical approaches to semantics distributional semantics alternative approaches to compositional semantics inference methods for computational semantics recognising textual entailment learning by reading methodologies and practices for semantic annotation machine learning of semantic structures probabilistic computational semantics neural semantic parsing computing meaning with large language models computational aspects of lexical semantics semantics and ontologies semantic web and natural language processing semantic aspects of language generation generating from meaning representations semantic relations in discourse and dialogue semantics and pragmatics of dialogue acts multimodal and grounded approaches to computing meaning semantics-pragmatics interface applications of computational semantics SUBMISSION INFORMATION Two types of submission are solicited: long papers and short papers. Both types should be submitted no later than 06 June 2025 (anywhere on earth). Long papers should describe original research and must not exceed 8 pages. Short papers (typically system or project descriptions, or ongoing research) must not exceed 4 pages. Acknowledgments, references, a limitations section (optional), an ethics statement (optional), and a technical appendix (optional, not subject to reviewing) do not count towards the page limit. Accepted papers get an extra page in the camera-ready version and will be published in the conference proceedings in the ACL Anthology. For inclusion in the proceedings, at least one author must register to the conference and present the paper in person. Papers will be accepted either for oral presentation or for a poster presentation. Submissions should be fully anonymous to ensure double-blind reviewing. Style-files IWCS 2025 papers should be formatted following the common two-column structure as used by IWCS 2021 (borrowed from ACL 2021). Please use these specific style-files or the Overleaf template. Style files: https://iwcs2021.github.io/download/iwcs2021-templates.zip Overleaf template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/instructions-for-iwcs-2021-proceed… Submitting Papers should be submitted in PDF format. Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IWCS/2025/Conference Please contact the program chairs if you have problems using OpenReview. No anonymity period IWCS 2025 does not have an anonymity period. However, we ask you to be reasonable and not publicly advertise your preprint during (or right before) review. Double submission policy Papers that have been or will be submitted to other meetings or publications must indicate this at submission time. Authors of papers accepted for presentation at IWCS 2025 must notify the program chairs by the camera-ready deadline as to whether the paper will be presented. All accepted papers must be presented at the conference to appear in the proceedings. We will not accept for publication or presentation papers that overlap significantly in content or results with papers that will be (or have been) published elsewhere. IMPORTANT DATES All dates are anywhere on earth. Paper submission: 06 June 2025 Notification of acceptance: 01 August 2025 Camera-ready due: 22 August 2025 IWCS conference: 22-24 September 2025 CONTACT Local Organizers Chen Long Rafael Ehren Kilian Evang Laura Kallmeyer Rainer Osswald Christian Wurm Deniz Ekin Yavaş iwcs2025-organizers(a)uni-duesseldorf.de Program Chairs Kilian Evang (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) Laura Kallmeyer (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) Sylvain Pogodalla (INRIA Nancy) iwcs2025-program-chairs(a)uni-duesseldorf.de

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[Cfp] 2nd Call for Research & Innovation Papers at SEMANTiCS 2025
by Kossi Amouzouvi 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Second 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* <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. ========================= Dr. Kossi Amouzouvi ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig, TU Dresden -- DISCLAIMER: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and you are herewith notified that the contents are legally privileged and that you do not have permission to disclose the contents to anyone, make copies thereof, retain or distribute or act upon it by any means, electronically, digitally or in print. The views expressed in this communication may be of a personal nature and not be representative of AIMS-NEI and/or any of its Centres or Initiatives.

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GermEval 2025 Shared Task on Candy Speech Detection: 2nd Call for Participation
by Michael Wiegand 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

apologies for cross-posting We are pleased to announce the *GermEval Shared Task on Candy Speech Detection („Flausch-Erkennung“)* This is the second call to participate in the shared task on candy speech detection („Flausch-Erkennung“). We invite everyone from academia and industry to participate in the shared task. The workshop discussing the results of this shared task is planned to be held in conjunction with the Conference on Natural Language Processing (KONVENS) in September 2025. *Introduction* Numerous methods have been developed for detecting and censoring negative speech (e.g., hate speech or offensive or harmful language) on social media platforms. However, there is much less focus on identifying and promoting positive supportive discourse in online communities. Our shared task aims to address this gap and encourage researchers to focus on such positive expressions. The task is to identify expressions of candy speech (Flausch) in online posts (YouTube comments). We define candy speech as expression of positive attitudes on social media toward individuals or their output (videos, comments, etc.). The purpose of candy speech is to encourage, cheer up, support and empower others. It can be viewed as the counterpart to hate speech, as it also aims to influence the self-image of the target person or group, but in a positive way. *Data* We will provide the participants with annotated training (and development) and unlabeled test datasets containing complete written, German language comment threads under YouTube videos posted by different content creators. The content creators and communities vary in topic, style, age group, etc. The training and test datasets do not overlap in terms of YouTube videos. Furthermore, the test dataset mostly contains (comments on) videos from content creators that are different from those in the training dataset. The communities commenting on these videos can therefore be expected to differ. *Task Details* Candy speech detection is the task of identifying the presence of candy speech (at the span level) in a given YouTube comment and classifying each expression in one of the predefined categories. This shared task focuses on German speaking YouTube communities. Participants will be provided with a dataset of YouTube comments manually annotated for different types of candy speech expressions. We offer the following two subtasks. Participants in this year's shared task may choose to participate in either subtask: Subtask 1: Coarse-Grained Classification The goal of this subtask is to identify whether the given comment contains candy speech ("Flausch") or not. The dataset is manually annotated for the presence of candy speech. Subtask 2: Fine-Grained Classification The goal of this subtask is to identify the span of each candy speech expression in a given text and classify it in one of the predefined categories. The dataset is manually annotated for 10 different types of candy speech expressions, such as “positive feedback”, “compliment”, “group membership” etc. More details on the subtasks (including examples) can be found at the website of the shared task (see link below). *Important dates* Trial data available: February 15, 2025 Training data available: March 3, 2025 Test data available: May 17, 2025 Evaluation start: June 16, 2025 Evaluation end: June 27, 2025 Paper submission due: July 11, 2025 Camera ready due: August 15, 2025 GermEval workshop: September 8 or 12, 2025 (co-located with KONVENS) *Website* https://yuliacl.github.io/GermEval2025-Flausch-Erkennung/ *GermEval* GermEval is a series of shared task evaluation campaigns that focus on Natural Language Processing for the German language. GermEval has been conducted regularly since 2014 in co-location with KONVENS/GSCL conferences: https://germeval.github.io/tasks/ *contact email* Please send any enquiry to the following email address: germeval-2025-candy-speech(a)ruhr-uni-bochum.de Best regards, Yulia Clausen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Tatjana Scheffler, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Michael Wiegand, Universität Wien, Austria

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Funded PhD studentship in the ethical implications of Natural Language Processing
by z＠zeerak.org 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

[Apologies for cross-posting] Dear all, I am happy to announce that I’m looking for a fully funded PhD student to join me at the University of Edinburgh to work on topics around the ethics of NLP and ethical NLP methods. You can find more information below, but please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions! Zee PhD Studentship Opportunity Examining the ethical implications of natural language processing The Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Centre for Technomoral Futures and the School of Informatics are delighted to invite applications for this PhD studentship, funded by Baillie Gifford, to begin in the academic year 2025/2026. This studentship, which is open to UK, EU and international applicants, will support rigorous interdisciplinary PhD research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of natural language processing and artificial intelligence. Application Deadline: 15 March 2025 Supervisors: * Dr Zee Talat<https://www.technomoralfutures.uk/our-academic-staff-database/zeerak-talat>, School of Informatics * Secondary supervisor, to be confirmed The Project: The aim of this project is to perform research in natural language processing (NLP) towards identifying and exploring methods for the ethical development of NLP tools. Given the increased uptake in the use and proliferation of NLP technologies, questions surrounding the ethical and responsible development of such tools are of greater urgency. To this end, this project will seek to examine the current ecosystems and practices for the development of language technologies, proactively develop technologies for examining NLP tools and their social ramifications, or design NLP technologies that encourage ethical practices. Through these areas, the project seeks to identify the ethical challenges faced by NLP and approaches to address them. For example, the project could: * Investigate how NLP and machine learning contributes to inequities in society * Show how end-users of NLP technologies can benefit from personalisation and privacy preservation methods * Investigate why current methods for addressing social biases in NLP and machine learning models fall short, and identify remedies for such shortcomings * Examine NLP and machine learning literature for the values that underpin research in the field The project will consider how NLP and machine learning are currently falling short in engaging with ethical development practices (such as those suggested in the indicative list above) and examine how such practices can be improved for the benefit of end-users and society more broadly. The project will make explicit the shortcomings of current methods in machine learning and research in the field of fairness and ethics of NLP and machine learning, and propose social, infrastructural, or technical mechanisms that can limit the harmful ramifications of applying current methods in NLP and machine learning in social contexts. It will contribute to the discourse on ethics and fairness in NLP and machine learning by considering in detail the promises made by AI-related fields, and how and why they are not met. See more information here: https://informatics.ed.ac.uk/study-with-us/our-degrees/postgraduate-researc…

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Job opening: Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication
by Gisle Andersen 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

Apologies for cross-postings The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen, Norway, invites applicants for a position as Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis) in Intercultural Communication at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication. The position requires a PhD in intercultural communication, business communication or linguistics with a track record of research within communication in the workplace. The department's research and education profiles reflect NHH's objectives and are focused on modern professional communication in a broad sense within NHH's subject areas. The department has an active research environment in professional and intercultural communication, and its research profile encompasses terminology, corpora and language resources, specialised translation, intercultural communication and discourse analysis. The person appointed will contribute to strengthening research, teaching and dissemination in intercultural communication with an aspiration to be in the forefront of the field. We are seeking candidates who demonstrate high research potential and have a solid publication record relevant to the department's research profile. It is expected that the candidate has research experience in intercultural business communication. Applicants are requested to outline relevant research ideas/projects in their application. Please see the full advertisement on JobbNorge: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/274936/associate-professor-i… Kind regards Gisle Andersen

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