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PRAZO DE CANDIDATURA: 7 DE JULHO DE 2026
Estão abertas as candidaturas ao Curso de Especialização em Linguística Forense da Universidade do Porto (7ª edição).
Este curso, o primeiro curso de pós-graduação de 60 ECTS no espaço de língua portuguesa dedicado à linguística forense, reflete o papel pioneiro da Universidade do Porto no desenvolvimento de formação académica especializada nesta área. O curso, concebido em modo b-learning para proporcionar preparação avançada na interseção entre linguagem, direito e justiça, oferece um currículo rigoroso, inovador e altamente relevante para graduados e profissionais que desejam aprofundar a sua especialização em linguística forense.
Através de uma combinação de fundamentos teóricos e aplicações práticas, o curso visa reforçar a competência analítica e apoiar o desenvolvimento profissional em áreas de crescente relevância social e institucional. Esta formação constitui uma oportunidade distinta para aqueles que desejam envolver-se com uma das áreas mais dinâmicas e especializadas do estudo da linguagem.
Enquanto universidade pública, a Universidade do Porto oferece este programa a um nível de propinas comparativamente acessível, tornando a educação especializada de elevada qualidade mais acessível a um leque mais amplo de pessoas candidatas.
As candidaturas estão abertas até 7 de julho de 2026.
Para mais informações, não hesite em entrar em contacto, ou visite https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/cur_geral.cur_view?pv_curso_id=13881
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7 JULY 2027
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Specialisation Course in Forensic Linguistics at the University of Porto (the 7th cohort of the programme).
This programme, the first 60 ECTS-credit postgraduate course in the Portuguese-speaking arena dedicated to forensic linguistics, reflects the University of Porto's pioneering role in the development of specialised academic training in this field. The course, which was designed to provide advanced preparation at the intersection of language, law, and justice, offers a rigorous, innovative and highly relevant curriculum for graduates and professionals seeking to further their expertise in forensic linguistics.
Through a combination of theoretical foundations and practical applications, the course aims to strengthen analytical competence and support professional development in areas of growing social and institutional relevance. It stands as a distinctive opportunity for those who wish to engage with one of the most dynamic and specialised areas of linguistic study.
As a public university, the University of Porto is able to offer this programme at a comparatively accessible tuition level, making high-quality specialised education more attainable for a broader range of candidates.
Applications are open until 7 July 2026.
Please do not hesitate to reach our to us for further information - or visit https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/cur_geral.cur_view?pv_curso_id=13881
All best
Rui
Rui Sousa Silva
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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
The 4th Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Publications
(WASP 2026)
Co-located with IJCNLP-AACL 2026
November 9, 2026, Online
Website: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2026/ [1]
Submissions (OpenReview):
https://openreview.net/group?id=aclweb.org/AACL-IJCNLP/2026/Workshop/WASP
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OVERVIEW
The scientific literature now grows faster than anyone can read it. The
claims, evidence, named entities, relations, and citations that
researchers rely on remain in unstructured text rather than in any form
a machine can use directly. Turning that text into structured,
machine-readable knowledge is a central problem in NLP, and many of the
questions it raises remain open.
WASP 2026 brings together researchers working to extract, structure, and
mine knowledge from scholarly publications. As large language models
reshape how scientific text is parsed, mined, and synthesized, this
iteration keeps information extraction at its center while broadening to
the full pipeline that turns publications into usable knowledge, from
summarization and retrieval to evaluation and the responsible use of
LLMs in scientific publishing.
WASP continues a series that began as the Workshop on Information
Extraction from Scientific Publications (WIESP) at AACL-IJCNLP 2022 and
IJCNLP-AACL 2023, and grew into WASP at IJCNLP-AACL 2025.
TOPICS OF INTEREST (not limited to)
- Scientific document parsing and structured information extraction;
citation context/span extraction and citation-based knowledge mining
- Scientific named-entity recognition and concept identification
- Scientific literature quality assessment and automated peer review
assistance
- Argument extraction and scientific discourse analysis
- Scientific article summarisation and headline generation
- Question-answering and fact retrieval from scientific literature
- Pretraining and fine-tuning LLMs on scientific corpora
- Evaluation and alignment of LLMs for scientific understanding
- AI-assisted scientific discovery and hypothesis generation
- Cross-lingual scientific knowledge transfer and multilingual
publication processing
- Scientific trend analysis and research gap identification
- Reproducibility and replicability analysis in scientific publications
- Ethical and responsible use of LLMs in scientific publishing
- Automated metadata generation and semantic tagging of scientific
publications
- Scientific plagiarism detection and research integrity monitoring
- Scientific collaboration network analysis and co-authorship prediction
- Automated scientific writing assistance and manuscript generation
- Scientific image and figure analysis in publications
SUBMISSION
Long papers: up to 8 pages of content (9 in the camera-ready), plus
unlimited references.
Short papers: up to 4 pages of content (5 in the camera-ready), plus
unlimited references.
All submissions are double-blind and must follow the host venue
formatting guidelines and ACL template files. We follow AACL-IJCNLP 2026
policies on anonymity, preprints, and double submissions. Accepted
papers will appear in the WASP 2026 proceedings in the ACL Anthology.
Submit via OpenReview:
https://openreview.net/group?id=aclweb.org/AACL-IJCNLP/2026/Workshop/WASP
[2]
SHARED TASK
WASP 2026 will host a shared task. Details and a separate call for
papers will be announced soon. System description papers will undergo
light peer review and appear in the proceedings.
IMPORTANT DATES (Anywhere on Earth)
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Paper submission deadline (WASP): September 14, 2026
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Registration deadline for shared task: [TBA]
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System Run and Output Submission (shared task): [TBA]
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System Paper Submission (shared task): [TBA]
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Notification of acceptance (WASP + Shared Task): October 1, 2026
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Camera-ready deadline (WASP + Shared Task): October 12, 2026
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Workshop: November 9, 2026
ORGANIZERS
- Atilla Kaan Alkan, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian,
USA
- Alberto Accomazzi, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian,
USA
- Tirthankar Ghosal, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
- Felix Grezes, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, USA
- Kelly Lockhart, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, USA
CONTACT
For inquiries: Atilla Kaan Alkan, atilla.alkan(a)cfa.harvard.edu
We look forward to your contributions.
Links:
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[1] https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2026/
[2]
https://openreview.net/group?id=aclweb.org/AACL-IJCNLP/2026/Workshop/WASP