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Reminder: European Summer University in Digital Humanities 2026
by Elisabeth Burr 11 May '26

11 May '26

Dear all, Applications to the European Summer University in Digital Humanities "Culture and Technology" 2026 are open until*May 24 2026*. ESU DH will be held at the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in Besançon, France, from July 6 to July 18. Submit your application via ConfTool <https://www.conftool.org/esudh2026/>. Please find more about the workshop offer and application process on our website <https://esudh.github.io/WorkshopsandLectures/>. Please note:we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so if you need to arrange visa documents and organize your travel early, do submit your application early! ESU DH 2026 The Summer University offers an intense program of workshops, teaser sessions, public lectures, project presentations, a poster session, and a panel discussion. At the core of ESU are two-week workshops that run in parallel across the schedule. They are designed as comprehensive, intensive hands-on training in key areas of Digital Humanities. This year we offer 10 workshopsin the areas of: • Critical AI and Large Language Models • Distant Reading and Computational Text Analysis • Digital Archives, Cultural Heritage, and Data Curation • Phonology and Sound Analysis • Spatial Humanities and Mapping • Text Encoding and Digital Philology Building on the spirit of previous editions in Leipzig and Cluj, the ESU in Besançon aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and students in the Humanities, and to strengthen the community of practice established in past years. Scholarships The ESU is generously supported by our partners DARIAH, EADH, and CLARIN. Learn more about possible scholarships on our website <https://esudh.github.io/ScholarshipsandFunding/>, and stay tuned for more opportunities. Venue Besançon is a vibrant city of approximately 120,000 inhabitants and more than 25,000 students from around the world, with a long tradition of teaching French to non-native speakers. Following the two weeks of the ESU, we will offer participants the opportunity to attend two to four weeks of French language classes through our "French for DH" programme. For all relevant information, please visit our website, which will be continuously updated as new details become available. To get a sense of what to expect, we encourage you to explore the archive section. Should you have further questions, please write to esudh2026 [@] umlp.fr <http://umlp.fr> We look forward to welcoming you in Besançon. On behalf of Prof. Frederic Spagnoli, Head of the ESU 2026 Dr. Artjoms Šeļa Institute of Czech Literature, Сzech Academy of Sciences Website <https://artjomsh.github.io/web/> | Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4eYapmIAAAAJ&hl=en> |PoeTree <https://versologie.cz/poetree/>

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NLP4CALL 2026: 1st call for papers
by Arianna Masciolini 11 May '26

11 May '26

15th NLP4CALL in Gothenburg, Sweden ___________________________________ We are happy to announce the 15th edition of the NLP4CALL workshop on Natural Language Processing for Computer-Assisted Language Learning. This year, NLP4CALL will be a two-day in-person event that will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 19-20, 2026. The workshop series on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (NLP4CALL) is a meeting place for researchers working on integrating Natural Language Processing and Speech Technologies in CALL systems and exploring the theoretical and methodological issues arising in this connection. The latter includes, among others, the integration of insights from Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research, and the promotion of “Computational SLA” through setting up Second Language research infrastructures. The intersection of Natural Language Processing (or Language Technology / Computational Linguistics) and Speech Technology with Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) brings “understanding” of language to CALL tools, thus making CALL intelligent. This fact has given the name for this area of research — Intelligent CALL, or short, ICALL. As the definition suggests, apart from having excellent knowledge of Natural Language Processing and/or Speech Technology, ICALL researchers need good insights into second language acquisition theories and practices, as well as knowledge of second language pedagogy and didactics. This workshop therefore invites a wide range of ICALL-relevant research, including studies where NLP-enriched tools are used for testing SLA and pedagogical theories, and vice versa, where SLA theories, pedagogical practices or empirical data and modeled in ICALL tools. The NLP4CALL workshop series is aimed at bringing together competences from these areas for sharing experiences and brainstorming around the future of the field. We welcome papers: - that describe research directly aimed at ICALL; - that describe the ongoing development of resources and tools with potential usage in ICALL, either directly in interactive applications, or indirectly in materials, application, or curriculum development, e.g. learning material generation, assessment of learner texts and responses, individualized learning solutions, provision of feedback; - that discuss challenges and/or research agenda for ICALL; - that describe empirical studies on language learner data. Important dates _______________ - paper submission deadline: September 24, 2026 - notification of acceptance: October 15, 2026 - camera-ready deadline: October 29, 2026 - workshop: November 19-20, 2026 All deadlines are AoE. Organizers __________ - Arianna Masciolini, Språkbanken Text, University of Gothenburg, Sweden - David Alfter, Gothenburg Research Infrastructure in Digital Humanities (GRIDH), University of Gothenburg, Sweden - Herbert Lange, Språkbanken Text, University of Gothenburg, Sweden - Ricardo Muñoz Sánchez, Språkbanken Text, University of Gothenburg, Sweden - Ildikó Pilán, Norwegian Computing Center, Norway - Elena Volodina, Språkbanken Text, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Contact _______ For more information about the workshop, you are welcome to reach out to arianna.masciolini(a)gu.se. Funding _______ This workshop is jointly supported by: - Språkbanken – jointly funded by its 10 partner institutions and the Swedish Research Council (2025–2028; project id 2023-00161); - Huminfra; - the Department of Swedish, Multilingualism, Language Technology; - the IncluEdS project.

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NTCIR-19 2nd Call for Participation
by Ramon Ruiz-Dolz (Staff) 11 May '26

11 May '26

Dear colleagues, *Apologies in advance if you receive this message multiple times, as we are sharing this announcement across several mailing lists. We are delighted to send you call for NTCIR-19 participants. NTCIR (NII Testbeds and Community for Information Access Research) is a series of evaluation conferences that mainly focus on information access with East Asian languages and English. The first NTCIR conference (NTCIR-1) took place in August/September 1999, and the latest NTCIR-18 conference was held in June 2025. This round, we have 14 interesting tasks (https://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/ntcir-19/tasks.html), and the topics cover LLMs, IR, biomedical NLP, and financial NLP among others. We also have travel support for some participants every year. Hope you can find some topics that you are also interested in and join NTCIR in December 2026 in Tokyo. Below are more details about NTCIR-19. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Best Regards, The NTCIR-19 Publicity Co-chairs ■□■───────────────────────────────────────────■□■ CALL FOR NTCIR-19 TASK PARTICIPATION　　　 ■□■───────────────────────────────────────────■□■ NTCIR-19 (Dec 8-10, 2026, Tokyo, Japan) now calls for task participation of anyone interested in research on information access technologies and their evaluation, such as retrieval from a large amount of document collections, question answering and natural language processing. We welcome students, young researchers, professors who supervise students, researchers working for a company, and anyone who is interested in informatics. -------------------------------------------------- ■ What is NTCIR? -------------------------------------------------- NTCIR (NII Testbeds and Community for Information Access Research) is a project aimed at creating a large-scale evaluation framework for technologies that facilitate access to desired information, understanding, and utilization from vast amounts of data. These technologies include information retrieval, question answering, summarization, text mining, and machine translation. It provides a shared common foundation for numerous researchers both domestically and internationally, enabling them to advance their respective research, conduct validation and comparative evaluations, and learn from one another within a collaborative forum. Since it started in 1998, NTCIR has been striving to realize richer information access technologies and create future value. The project operates on a cycle of 1.5 years, during which several tasks (research areas) are selected for focused activities. -------------------------------------------------- ■ NTCIR-19 Tasks -------------------------------------------------- NTCIR-19 Program Committee has selected 14 tasks. The overview slide of each task can be available at the kick-off page: https://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/ntcir-19/kickoffcfp.html For more details, please visit the websites of each task: Task Overview page: https://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/ntcir-19/tasks.html -------------------------------------------------- == Core Tasks == - AEOLLM-2: Automatic Evaluation of LLMs 2 https://huggingface.co/spaces/THUIR/AEOLLM - FinArg-3: Argument Quality Assessment of Financial Forward-Looking Statements https://sites.google.com/nlg.csie.ntu.edu.tw/finarg3/ - HIDDEN-RAD2: Hidden Causal Reasoning in Radiology Report Generation https://sites.google.com/view/hidden-rad2/ - Lifelog-7: Advancing Lifelog Analytics and Retrieval at NTCIR19 https://lifelog-ntcir-project-bd9eae.gitlab.io/ - MedNLP-CALL: Medical Natural Language Processing for Emergency Call https://sociocom.naist.jp/mednlp-call/ - ToT: Tip-of-the-Tongue https://ntcir-tot.github.io/ == Pilot Tasks == - AgenticInstruction: Instruction Generation for Agentic Search https://geniie-lab.github.io/ntcir/ - CAMEO: Composed Access to Multimodal E-commerce Objects https://sites.google.com/view/ntcir-cameo26/ - DAGRI: Data Analytics for aGRicultural Information https://sites.google.com/view/dagri/ - FEHU: Fact-based Event-centric Human-value Understanding https://sites.google.com/view/ntcir19fehu - ModelRetrieval: Pre-trained Model Retrieval https://pre-trained-model-retrieval.github.io/ - R2C2: RAG Responses Confident and Correct? http://sakailab.com/r2c2/ - RegCom: Multinational, Multilingual, Multi-Industry Regulatory Compliance Checking https://sites.google.com/view/ntcir19regcom/ - SciClaimEval: Cross-modal Claim Verification in Scientific Papers https://sciclaimeval.github.io/ -------------------------------------------------- ■ How to Participate -------------------------------------------------- 1. Please carefully read "How to Participate to NTCIR-19 Task(s)": https://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/ntcir-19/howto.html 2. Please register at https://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/ntcir-19/howto.html The datasets of each task will be delivered to the team after registration (the date may vary depending on the task). -------------------------------------------------- ■ Registration Due (Depend on the task) Apr 20, 2026 - R2C2: RAG Responses Confident and Correct? Jun 1, 2026 - AgenticInstruction: Instruction Generation for Agentic Search - DAGRI: Data Analytics for aGRicultural Information - FEHU: Fact-based Event-centric Human-value Understanding - ModelRetrieval: Pre-trained Model Retrieval - RegCom: Multinational, Multilingual, Multi-Industry Regulatory Compliance Checking - SciClaimEval: Cross-modal Claim Verification in Scientific Papers - ToT: Tip-of-the-Tongue Jul 1, 2026 - MedNLP-CALL: Medical Natural Language Processing for Emergency Call Jul 10, 2026 - AEOLLM-2: Automatic Evaluation of LLMs 2 - CAMEO: Composed Access to Multimodal E-commerce Objects - FinArg-3: Argument Quality Assessment of Financial Forward-Looking Statements - HIDDEN-RAD2: Hidden Causal Reasoning in Radiology Report Generation - Lifelog-7: Advancing Lifelog Analytics and Retrieval at NTCIR19 -------------------------------------------------- ■ Schedule -------------------------------------------------- (*Schedule can be different in different tasks. Please visit the respective webpages of each task for the details.) Jan-Jun 2026 Dry run* Mar-Jul 2026 Formal run* Aug 1, 2026 Evaluation results return / Task overview release (draft) Sep 1, 2026 Submission due of participant papers (draft) Nov 1, 2026 Camera-ready participant paper due Dec 8-10, 2026 NTCIR-19 Conference (Tokyo, NII) (At the NTCIR-19 Conference, online presentation will be available) -------------------------------------------------- ■ Questions? -------------------------------------------------- For information regarding the task specifications etc., please contact the NTCIR Program Chairs: ntc19-pcc(a)nii.ac.jp<mailto:ntc19-pcc@nii.ac.jp> or task organizers. For information regarding the online registration and previous NTCIR test collections, please contact the NTCIR office: ntc-secretariat(a)nii.ac.jp<mailto:ntc-secretariat@nii.ac.jp> We are looking forward to your participation! [University of Dundee shield logo]<http://uod.ac.uk/sig-home> Dr Ramon Ruiz-Dolz Lecturer (Teaching and Research) | Open Research Lead Member of the ELLIS Society<https://ellis.eu/person/ramon-ruiz-dolz> | AFHEA School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee rruizdolz001(a)dundee.ac.uk<mailto:rruizdolz001@dundee.ac.uk> | raruidol.github.io<http://raruidol.github.io/> Your Dundee, your University. At the heart of the city since 1881<http://uod.ac.uk/sig-strapline> University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, UK, DD1 4HN The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish Charity, No: SC015096

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Call for Abstracts – Workshop “NLP tools and methods for diachronic lexical semantics” (LLcD 2026)
by Andrea Farina 11 May '26

11 May '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite submissions to the workshop NLP tools and methods for diachronic lexical semantics<https://llcd2026.sciencesconf.org/data/CfP_WS4_NLP_Diachronic_Semantics.pdf>, held as part of Languages & Language at the Crossroads of Disciplines (14-16 December 2026, Aix-en-Provence, France). The full call is available here: https://llcd2026.sciencesconf.org/data/CfP_WS4_NLP_Diachronic_Semantics.pdf. This workshop seeks to investigate whether current NLP methods and tools can support the annotation of lexical semantic features (word senses, metaphors, concrete/abstract meanings, etc.) in diachronic corpora. In particular, it aims to assess under which conditions high-quality annotation can be achieved and how this may vary depending on (i) the theoretical framework adopted; (ii) the research objective; (iii) the language under investigation; (iv) the chronological dimensions. Submission details We welcome anonymised abstracts (max. 500 words, excluding references) presenting research using NLP tools for diachronic lexical semantics, regardless of framework, language, or period. Abstracts should clearly state research questions, methods, data, and expected results. Submission deadline 17 May 2026 Submission is via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=llcd2026. Please select: WS4. NLP tools and methods for diachronic lexical semantics. Template and full call details are available on the LLcD2026 website: https://llcd2026.sciencesconf.org/. We look forward to your submissions. Best regards, Andrea Farina On behalf of the organising committee: Zinaida Geylikman Andrea Farina Barbara McGillivray Bastien Liétard

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Call for Papers: Mechanistic Interpretability & Neuro-symbolic Approaches by-design: the MeMo Workshop
by fabio.massimo.zanzotto＠uniroma2.it 09 May '26

09 May '26

Willing to participate to a workshop where you can discuss work in progress and blue sky ideas ? Are you surprised about the ability of LLMs to perform complex reasoning tasks? Do you have a particular keenness for cracking the code of their inner workings? If the answer to the three questions is yes, this is the workshop for you! Observing properties and understanding the inner workings are two sides of the same coin. Another way is possible (e.g., <https://aclanthology.org/2025.findings-acl.785/> Position Paper: MeMo: Towards Language Models with Associative Memory Mechanisms - ACL Anthology)! The workshop aims to accept focused contributions on: * Mechanistic Interpretability by-design * Neuro-symbolic approaches by-design Work in progress and blue sky ideas are in the spirit of the workshop. Your contribution must be between four pages and six pages, excluding references, and should be prepared using the <https://www.overleaf.com/read/gyxkgssbstfr#85e729> Overleaf Submission Template. The proceedings will be submitted to <http://ceur-ws.org/> CEUR-WS.org for online publication. Please submit your contribution via EasyChair at the designated submission <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=memomina2026> link. The reviewing process is single-blind. Submission Deadline: 31/5/2026 12:00 PM AoE Acceptance Notification Date: 14/6/2026 Camera ready: 21/6/2026 Workshop Date: 24/6/2026 Venue: University of Rome Tor Vergata (Rome, Italy) & Online Registration fees: cheaper than cheap (it's free)

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Ethics in Clinical AI Applications Workshop @ IJCAI–ECAI 2026
by Karen Fort 09 May '26

09 May '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite submissions to the workshop “Ethics in Clinical AI Applications (ETHICAIA)”, to be held in conjunction with IJCAI/ECAI 2026. 🌐 Website: https://ethicaia.loria.fr/ 📍 Location: Bremen, Germany 📅 Workshop dates: August 15–17, 2026 (TBC) 📝 Submission deadline: May 15, 2026 *About the workshop* Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in clinical contexts—supporting diagnosis, risk prediction, treatment planning, and patient interaction. However, these applications raise critical ethical challenges related to fairness, bias, accountability, transparency, privacy, and patient safety. ETHICAIA provides a dedicated forum to explore these issues as an integral part of AI research, not as an afterthought. We particularly emphasize the connection between ethical concerns and the robustness and real-world reliability of clinical AI systems, including challenges such as data shifts, uncertainty, and deployment conditions. We welcome contributions from across AI fields, including machine learning, NLP, computer vision, multimodal systems, and foundation models in healthcare. *Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):* * Fairness, bias, and representation in clinical AI * Ethical challenges in clinical decision support * Robustness and resilience under real-world conditions * Multimodal and foundation models in healthcare * Explainability, accountability, and contestability * Human–AI interaction and shared decision-making * Privacy, consent, and secondary use of clinical data * Synthetic data: benefits and ethical risks * Evaluation beyond accuracy (metrics, benchmarks, validation) * Regulatory and governance challenges * Real-world case studies and failure analyses * Ethical-by-design methodologies for clinical AI Best regards Roland Roller <https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-roller-a9017877/>(DFKI <https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23dfki&origin=HASH_T…>),Karën Fort <https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenfort/>(Universite de Lorraine <https://www.linkedin.com/company/universit-de-lorraine/> / LORIA),Massimo Esposito <https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimo-esposito-39134183/>(ICAR-CNR <https://www.linkedin.com/company/icar-cnr/>),Paolo Soda <https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolo-soda-9622197a/>(Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma <https://www.linkedin.com/company/universita-campus-bio-medico/>/Umeå universitet (Umeå University) <https://www.linkedin.com/company/kamla-bhubneswer-b.-ed.-college/>) -- Karën Fort Prof. des Univ. en informatique / Professor in Computer Science Université de Lorraine / Loria Resp. du M2 TAL et resp. locale du Master Erasmus Mundus LCT Présidente du comité d'éthique du cluster IA ENACT Porteuse du projet ANR InExtenso (évaluation des biais dans les LLM) https://members.loria.fr/kfort LORIA : B116 / IDMC : 215 Quelle que soit l'heure de réception de ce message, il n'appelle pas de réponse de votre part en dehors des heures de travail.

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Postdoctoral position in NLP at Linköping University
by Marco Kuhlmann 08 May '26

08 May '26

[Apologies for cross-posting] We are announcing a postdoctoral position at the AI4X Centre of Excellence at Linköping University, Sweden (https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/ida/aiics). We are looking for an enthusiastic researcher to join an interdisciplinary research project at the intersection of AI, NLP, and materials science. Here is a link to the full announcement and application details: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29164 The closing date is 2026-06-01. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the position. Best regards Marco Kuhlmann Professor Department of Computer and Information Science Linköping University

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Research Assistant/Associate Opening in Agentic Biomedical AI at the University of Manchester
by Paul Thompson 08 May '26

08 May '26

The University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science, is seeking an ambitious AI researcher to join the British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence (BHF-CRE) and the National Centre for Text Mining (NaCTeM), a world-leading centre in biomedical NLP and AI. The role focuses on developing the next generation of agentic biomedical AI systems, moving beyond static language models toward adaptive, reasoning-driven AI capable of planning, retrieving, simulating, and interacting with complex biomedical environments to support cardiovascular disease research. The successful candidate will join an existing interdisciplinary team of researchers working across: - Large Language Models (LLMs) - Natural Language Processing (NLP) - Machine Learning and AI - Biomedical and Clinical AI - Cardiovascular Disease Research You will work closely with AI researchers, clinicians, and biomedical scientists to design systems capable of reasoning, planning, tool use, simulation, and scientific discovery in healthcare settings. Research themes include: - Agentic LLM systems - Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architectures - World models and simulation-informed AI - Retrieval-augmented and tool-augmented reasoning - Trustworthy and interpretable biomedical AI We welcome applications from: - Recent PhD graduates - Candidates close to submitting their PhD thesis - Researchers with strong backgrounds in AI, NLP, machine learning, or biomedical AI You should ideally have: - Experience with LLMs and modern deep learning systems - Strong programming skills (Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow) - A research track record in strong AI/NLP venues - Interest in agentic AI, reasoning systems, MoE, or biomedical applications Why Join Us? - Work in one of the world’s leading biomedical NLP centres - Access substantial dedicated AI compute infrastructure - Collaborate with leading experts in AI, medicine, and cardiovascular science - Publish at leading AI conferences and journals - Receive support for conferences and career development - Help shape AI systems with real-world healthcare impact Contract Duration: Fixed term for 24 months (full time) Salary: £32,080 - £46,049 per annum depending on experience Closing date: 21 May 2026 For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=34883 -- Paul Thompson Research Fellow Department of Computer Science National Centre for Text Mining Manchester Institute of Biotechnology University of Manchester 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/Paul.Thompson/ -- Paul Thompson Research Fellow Department of Computer Science National Centre for Text Mining Manchester Institute of Biotechnology University of Manchester 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/Paul.Thompson/

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CfP Readability and Text Simplification Workshop CLEAR-TEXT 2026 at CLIB 2026
by Irina Temnikova 07 May '26

07 May '26

First Call For Papers: CLEAR-TEXT Workshop at the conference CLIB 2026 (7 September 2026, Sofia, Bulgaria) Website: https://sites.google.com/view/clear-text/home Free participation IMPORTANT DATES: 1 June 2026 (23:59 anywhere on Earth) abstract submission deadline (abstracts are not compulsory, but highly recommended) 15 June 2026 (23:59 anywhere on Earth) all articles submission deadline 23 July 2026 (23:59 anywhere on Earth) review decisions sent to authors 12 August 2026 (23:59 anywhere on Earth) camera-ready submissions due 7 September, 2026 - Workshop date This is an interdisciplinary workshop which addresses all topics ranging from Legibility to Text Simplification, including issues, resources, and manual and automatic methods related to measuring and improving text comprehensibility. The event brings together researchers, IT professionals, publishers, public institutions (e.g., Ministries of Education, schools), and practitioners (authors, teachers, translators) to discuss current challenges and innovative solutions. Specifically, we invite submissions from scientific researchers, representatives of IT companies, publishers, public institutions (such as the Ministries of Education and public schools), and practitioners (such as authors of children's books, school materials, and teachers). The scientific articles can present completed or ongoing work with methods coming from all related fields, such as Linguistics, Translation and Translation Technologies, Psycholinguistics, Education, Computational Social Science, and Natural Language Processing. Accepted papers will be published in the ACL Anthology. The workshop will feature one invited speaker and two panels of representatives from different fields, who will present cutting-edge insights and discuss the existing international and Bulgarian issues and possible solutions to them. More information: https://sites.google.com/view/clear-text/home Irina Temnikova, PhD Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE)

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NLP/AI Researcher for Blasi group, Pompeu Fabra University
by Pablo Contreras Kallens 07 May '26

07 May '26

[Apologies for cross-posting] We are starting the process to hire a NLP/AI Researcher in the Blasi Group at Pompeu Fabra University. The position will focus on applications of computational tools from these fields to interdisciplinary challenges at the intersection of linguistic diversity, human cognition, and foundation models. See here for more details about the position https://dub.sh/blasi_nlp_posting If interested, send a message with the header AI POSITION, your CV and a very brief motivational statement at damian.blasi(a)upf.edu Thanks! Pablo Contreras Kallens Postdoctoral Researcher Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): Last Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce 07 May '26

07 May '26

*** Last Call for Workshop Proposals *** 37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026) October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/ Objectives ISSRE strives to be the conference that appeals to both researchers and practitioners. To that end, we invite proposals for workshops to co-locate with the Symposium and provide additional opportunities for collaborating and exchanging information. The workshops aim at discussing research developments and challenges at an early stage. ISSRE welcomes workshops that explore new ways to provide and assess software reliability, safety, and security. We also seek workshops that deal with the provision of reliable, safe, and secure software and systems in fast-growing, transformative application domains. Appropriately defined workshop proposals have the following characteristics: • They offer researchers a forum to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas at an early stage before maturation that would warrant conference or journal publication. • They attract practitioners and researchers to working sessions to discuss and make progress toward solutions to current and future problems in engineering high assurance software and systems. • They focus on collaborative discussions and information sharing between researchers and industry practitioners. Recurring Workshops Workshops affiliated with ISSRE in previous years with good organization and numbers of participants are pre-approved. Their organizers do not need to submit a new workshop proposal. Their organizers are kindly asked to inform the workshop chairs about returning the workshop to ISSRE in 2026. Topics of Interest Topics of interest include development, analysis methods and models throughout the software development lifecycle, and are not limited to: • Primary dependability attributes (i.e., security, safety, maintainability) impacting software reliability • Secondary dependability attributes (i.e., survivability, resilience, robustness) impacting software reliability • Reliability threats, i.e. faults (defects, bugs, etc.), errors, failures • Reliability means (fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, fault forecasting) • Machine Learning and AI-based approaches for enhancing reliability of systems • Reliability, threads and biases of AI-based software systems, in particular Large Language Models • Data-related reliability and vulnerability issues and risks • Learning-based models of software systems, threads, and reliability estimates • Automated debugging and program repair • Metrics, measurements and threat estimation for reliability prediction and the interplay with safety/security • Reliability of software services • Reliability of open source software • Reliability in networks softwarization • Reliability of Software as a Service (SaaS) • Reliability of software dealing with Big Data • Reliability of model-based and auto-generated software • Reliability of software in artificial intelligence based software systems • Reliability of software within specific types of systems (e.g., autonomous and adaptive, green and sustainable, mobile systems) • Reliability of software within specific technological spaces (e.g., Internet of Things, Cloud, 5G/6G, edge-to-cloud computing, Semantic Web/Web 3.0, Virtualization, Blockchain) • Normative/regulatory/ethical spaces pertaining to software reliability • Societal aspects of software reliability Proposal Submissions Workshop proposals should include information about the proposed organizing committee and address the following questions: • Workshop length: Half day or one full day • Workshop style: papers, panels, posters, workgroups • Outline of themes and goals of the workshop • How will you solicit participation (call for workshop papers, invitation only, etc.) • Desired/estimated number of participants • Organizing committee members and their past experience Submissions need to be performed via Easy Chair, selecting the appropriate track for workshop proposals. The submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=issre2026 . Proposal Evaluation Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the ISSRE 2026 Organizing Committee. The criteria include the alignment with the ISSRE charter, relevance to the larger ISSRE community, and the strength and experience of the organizing team. Logistics The conference will be “in presence” with all presenters of accepted papers expected to attend the conference physically in Limassol, Cyprus. Important Dates (AoE) • Workshop proposal deadline: May 14, 2026 • Workshop proposal notification: May 21, 2026 • Workshop paper submission deadline: July 20, 2026 (NOTE: This date is only indicative – please refer to individual workshop webpages for information about deadlines) • Workshop paper notification to authors: August 10, 2026 • Camera ready papers: August 17, 2026 Organisation General Chairs • Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Coordinator • Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy Research Program Committee Chairs • Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA • Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK Industry Program Chairs • Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA • Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden Workshop Chairs • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Doctoral Symposium Chairs • Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany • Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada Fast Abstract Chairs • Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy • Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore JIC2 Chair • Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France Publicity Chairs • Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA • Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal Publication Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand • Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy Artifact Evaluation Chairs • Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal • Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan Diversity and Inclusion Chair • Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Financial Chair • Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Web Chairs • Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD • Elena Masserini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy Registration Chair • Easy Conferences LTD

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PhD and postdoc positions on Explainable AI at University of Copenhagen, start in Autumn 2026
by Isabelle Augenstein 07 May '26

07 May '26

Would you like to join our lab as a PhD student or postdoc in autumn 2026? We have openings on a new project titled “A Mechanistic Framework for Mitigating the Susceptibility of LLMs to Learning False Information”<https://dff.dk/en/about-the-fund/news-and-press/all-news/news-uk/2026/maj/2…> funded by the Independent Research Foundation Denmark<https://dff.dk/en/>, led by Isabelle Augenstein<https://isabelleaugenstein.github.io/> and Pepa Atanasova<https://apepa.github.io/>. The project goal’s will be to develop a novel theoretical frameworks for LLM security, new mechanistic interpretability methods, and new evaluation protocols, developed through research at the intersection of Natural Language Processing, LLM Security, and Explainable AI. In addition to the PIs, the postdoc and PhD student, the project also offers the opportunity to apply as an academic collaborator with NVIDIA as part of an existing relationship. Read more about reasons to join CopeNLU here<https://www.copenlu.com/post/why-ucph/>. PhD position The PhD position is fully funded for three years and open to candidates with a Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field. The PhD student’s research is expected to focus on researching mechanistic interpretability methods to curb the effects of false information attacks on LLMs at different stages of the model lifecycle. The ideal candidate would thus have an educational background, prior research or work experience in ML or NLP. The PhD student will be supervised by Isabelle Augenstein and co-supervised by Pepa Atanasova, and also collaborate with the larger project team. Read more about the position and apply here<https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=160571> by 31 May 2026 to be considered. The start date is September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Postdoc position The postdoc position is also offered for three years and open to candidates with a PhD degree in Computer Science or another relevant field. The postdoc’s duties will be to characterise the spectrum of false information used by LLMs at different stages of their life cycle, in order to develop mitigation methods and prevent false information attacks on LLMs. The ideal candidate would thus have an educational background, prior research or work experience on Natural Language Processing, LLM Security, and/or Explainable AI. The postdoc will work with Isabelle Augenstein and Pepa Atanasova, and also collaborate with the larger project team. Read more about the position and apply here<https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=160569> by 31 May 2026 to be considered. The start date is September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Isabelle Augenstein, Dr. Scient., Ph.D. Professor and Deputy Head of Department for Research Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen Østervold Observatory Øster Voldgade 3 1350 Copenhagen augenstein(a)di.ku.dk<mailto:augenstein@di.ku.dk> http://isabelleaugenstein.github.io/

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CfP for the HeMAI workshop at ICMI 2026
by Stefan Hillmann 06 May '26

06 May '26

========================================================= Call for Papers: HeMAI 2026 Multimodal Interaction with Generative AI Health Applications Workshop at ICMI 2026, Naples, Italy, 9 October 2026 (in person) https://qulab.github.io/HeMAI2026/ ========================================================= Generative AI is changing how people interact with health technology. Large language models, multimodal foundation models, and conversational agents make it possible to combine text, speech, vision, and physiological signals in ways that weren't practical a few years ago, and they raise difficult questions about usability, safety, explainability, trust, and evaluation when the stakes involve someone's health. HeMAI 2026 brings HCI, AI, and health researchers together to work through those questions. We welcome contributions on multimodal interaction techniques for health systems, conversational and embodied agents in healthcare, integration of text/speech/vision/biosignals, explainability and transparency, human-AI collaboration, safety and trust, ethical and regulatory issues, evaluation methodologies, and real-world deployments. Submission types: - Full research papers (up to 8 pages, excluding references) - Short / work-in-progress / position / demo papers (up to 4 pages, excluding references) Submissions follow ICMI 2026 author guidelines: https://icmi.acm.org/2026/guidelines/ Papers rejected from the main ICMI track are welcome if they fit the scope. Important dates (AoE): - Paper submission: 6 July 2026 - Notification: 29 July 2026 - Camera-ready: 1 August 2026 - Workshop: 9 October 2026 Workshop papers will be indexed by ACM Digital Library in an adjunct proceedings to ICMI 2026. Organizers: - Stefan Hillmann (TU Berlin) - Sebastian Möller (TU Berlin & DFKI Berlin) - Catherine Pelachaud (CNRS--ISIR, Sorbonne University) - Lisa Raithel (TU Berlin & BIFOLD & DFKI Berlin & Charité--IKIM) - Roland Roller (DFKI Berlin) Workshop website: https://qulab.github.io/HeMAI2026/ We are looking forward to your submissions! On behalf of the organizing team Stefan Hillmann -- Dr.-Ing. Stefan Hillmann Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Senior Researcher er, ihm / he, his Anrede / Form of address: Herr / Mr. or Du / Stefan ------------------------------------ Technische Universität Berlin Fakultät IV / Faculty 4 Elektrotechnik und Informatik / Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Quality and Usability Lab Sekr. MAR 6-7, Marchstr. 23, 10587 Berlin, GERMANY ------------------------------------ Forschungsschwerpunkte / Research Areas: Usable Dialog Systems, User Experience, AI for Conversational Systems Web: www.tu.berlin/qu ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0795-9834 LinkeIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-hillmann-81841044

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Postdoctoral Researcher for the ERC Advanced Grant InterText at UKP Lab, TU Darmstadt
by Niemann, Elisabeth 06 May '26

06 May '26

We’re hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher for the ERC Advanced Grant InterText at UKP Lab, TU Darmstadt The UKP Lab at Technische Universität Darmstadt<https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/index.en.jsp>, led by Prof. Iryna Gurevych<https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/ukp/ukp_home/head_ukp/index.en.jsp> is one of the world's leading NLP labs. If you work on LLMs that reason across complex documents, not just within them, this role is for you. You'll develop an original research program within the ERC Advanced Grant InterText, with a focus on: 🔹Multi-document reasoning and long-context LLMs 🔹AI for Science: scientific evidence synthesis, claim verification 🔹Automated fact-checking and multimodal misinformation detection, incl. verification of AI slop 🔹Human-centric and agentic approaches as a complementary focus: LLM agents, tool use, multi-agent collaboration Bottom-up proposals that connect to the InterText vision are very welcome. You bring: * PhD (completed or near completion) in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related discipline * a strong publication record at top-tier venues, * and the drive to lead an independent research line. Deadline: 31 May 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so don't wait. Apply: https://careers.ukp.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/ukprecruitment Full job ad with all details on the UKP Lab page: https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/ukp/ukp_home/jobs_ukp/2026_intertext…<https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/ukp/ukp_home/jobs_ukp/2026_intertext…>

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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): Call for Participation
by Announce 06 May '26

06 May '26

*** Call for Participation *** The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) July 13-16, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/ (*** Standard Registration Fee Deadline: June 30, 2026 ***) The 2026 ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue, where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques and systems. This year we had a record number of submissions, so we have a record number of accepted papers (114), a record number of posters and demos (53) and we hope for a record number of participants. Furthermore, we have 8 workshops and 6 tutorials. Finally, the technical program will feature two keynotes, by Antonio Kruger on the role of HCI in trusted A.I. and Pattie Maes on designing A.I. interaction for human flourishing. The detailed program of IUI 2026 can be found on the conference website: https://iui.acm.org/2026/program/ . The standard fee registration deadline is on June 30th and the registration page is: https://iui.acm.org/2026/registration/ We are looking forward to meeting everybody in Limassol. Organisation General Chairs • Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel • Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Li Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China • Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland • Alison Renner, Dataminr, USA

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First CfP: 13th Web-as-Corpus (WaC-13) Workshop @EMNLP2026, Budapest, Hungary, 24-29 Oct, 2026
by Veronika Laippala 06 May '26

06 May '26

First Call for Papers 13th Web-as-Corpus (WaC-13) Workshop @EMNLP2026, Budapest, Hungary, 24-29 Oct, 2026 https://wacky-workshop.github.io/ The World Wide Web has evolved from a resource for building linguistic corpora into the central data infrastructure powering modern natural language processing and Large Language Models (LLMs). As web-scale data increasingly shapes AI systems’ knowledge and capabilities, understanding its quality, representativeness, and ethical implications has become critical. At the same time, the “more is better” paradigm is being challenged by issues such as machine-generated content, data toxicity, limited metadata, and the under-representation of many languages and domains. These challenges call for a shift toward Data-Centric AI, focusing on the curation, analysis, and responsible use of web-derived data. The 13th Web-as-Corpus (WaC-13) workshop provides a multidisciplinary forum for research addressing the full lifecycle of web data. We invite submissions on methods, resources, and applications related to web corpora, with special emphasis on multilingual data and less-resourced languages. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Creation and evaluation of high-quality datasets for foundation models (e.g., data collection, filtering, enrichment, language identification) * Use of web data in empirical linguistic research * Analysis of web-scale corpora for quality, representativeness, and societal insights * Ethical and legal aspects of collecting, sharing, and using web data By bringing together researchers from NLP, linguistics, and the social sciences, WaC aims to advance best practices for one of the field’s most influential data sources. Important dates: Direct paper submission deadline: 7 August, 2026 Pre-reviewed ARR commitment deadline: 1 September, 2026 Notification of acceptance: 5 September, 2026 Camera-ready paper due: 20 September, 2026 Conference dates: 24-29 Oct, 2026 Submissions: Submissions will be possible through ARR commitment and through openreview.net (more details to follow on https://wacky-workshop.github.io/). Workshop Organizers: Nikola Ljubešić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Yves Scherrer, University of Oslo, Norway Laurie Burchell, Common Crawl Veronika Laippala, University of Turku, Finland Pedro Ortiz Saurez, Common Crawl Jen English, Common Crawl Vuk Dinić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

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LREC2026: call for participation
by Elena Volodina 05 May '26

05 May '26

Dear colleagues, We invite you to attend LREC 2026<https://lrec2026.info/>, a biennial international conference focusing on natural language processing, computational linguistics, speech and multimodality, with special attention to evaluation and the development of resources that support work in these areas. The conference will take place in picturesque Palma, Mallorca (Spain), on 11-16 May, 2026. Registration: https://lrec2026.info/registration/ This year’s program includes: - Two keynote talks and one invited talk by leading researchers in linguistics and NLP : https://lrec2026.info/keynote-speakers/ - A talk by this year’s Antonio Zampolli’s prize<https://www.elra.info/elra-events/lrec/elra-antonio-zampolli-prize/> winner (to be revealed at the conference, but is very exciting!) - Over 900 peer-reviewed papers: https://lrec2026.info/list-of-accepted-papers/ - 45 workshops: https://lrec2026.info/accepted-workshops/ - 12 tutorials: https://lrec2026.info/lrec2026-tutorials/ - an exhibition area featuring sponsors and exhibitors Besides, there will be two amazing social events - a welcome reception and a gala dinner at Pueblo Espanol<https://pueblo-espanol.com/en/>! The program is already out (main conference<https://lrec2026.info/conference-programme/>, workshops & tutorials<https://lrec2026.info/workshops-and-tutorials/schedule/>), so you can plan your visit with all necessary details in place! Secure your place at the thriving LREC 2026! <https://lrec2026.info/registration/> We look forward to seeing you in Mallorca! The LREC Organizing Committee<https://lrec2026.info/committees/> ___________________ Elena Volodina, Professor Språkbanken Text; Dpt. Swedish, Multilingualism, Language Technology https://spraakbanken.gu.se/en/about/staff/elena Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you. Peace Pilgrim

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Evaristo.ai - Plain language
by Antonio Branco 05 May '26

05 May '26

Dear colleagues in Corpora list, good afternoon Today, May 5, *World Portuguese Language Day* is being celebrated. We are joining in this celebration by expanding our family of AI agents Evaristo.ai <https://evaristo.ai/>. Nurtured within the *PORTULAN <https://portulanclarin.net/>* node of CLARIN Research Infrastructure, and developed in partnership with the *Academy of Sciences of Lisbon* and its grand reference dictionary <https://dicionario.acad-ciencias.pt/>, we are launching the new chatbot *Evaristo.ai – Linguagem clara* <https://evaristo.ai/linguagem-clara/>, which specialises in rewriting texts into plain language in accordance with the international standard ISO 24495-1. This chatbot joins other chatbots we launched in recent months: Evaristo.ai - Generalist <https://evaristo.ai/> A generalist chatbot, powered by the knowledge in Gervásio 70B <https://huggingface.co/PORTULAN>, the largest open-source LLM specialising in Portuguese (June 2025) Evaristo.ai - Public services <https://evaristo.ai/servicos-publicos/> A chatbot specialising in Portuguese public administration services, based on the gov.pt <https://www.gov.pt/> official website (November 2025) We invite you to try it out. Your feedback is most welcome. Kind regards, António Branco

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Summer Schools: CDHSummer2026 (4th Corpus and Digital Humanities Summer School 2026) (China)
by 李斌 05 May '26

05 May '26

Summer Schools: CDHSummer2026 (4th Corpus and Digital Humanities Summer School 2026) (China) Host Institution: Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Coordinating Institution: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau; School of Humanities and Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University; College of Information Management, Nanjing Agricultural University Dates: 25-Jul-2026 - 04-Aug-2026 Location: Nanjing, China Minimum Education Level: Linguistic/History Students/teachers at University Special Qualifications: Linguistic/History Students/teachers at University with little knowledge of computer science. APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES SUBMISSION WINDOW: May 5 - May 12, 2026 (Beijing Time) The offical language will be Chinese. Applicants are required to complete the official application form and submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV), research background, learning objectives, and academic recommendation letters. The organizing committee will conduct a merit-based selection process. Admission results will be announced by June 1, 2026, via email. Admitted participants are required to sign a letter of commitment. Once successfully enrolled, withdrawing from the program or switching tracks is not permitted without valid, exceptional reasons. PARTICIPANT CAPACITY AND GRADUATION CRITERIA - CAPACITY: Each track is strictly limited to 40 on-site and 40 online participants. The total program capacity is 240 participants. - GRADUATION ASSESSMENT: Each participant must complete an independent research project by the end of the program, such as a humanities database, a statistical analysis report, or a prototype LLM tool. - CERTIFICATION: Participants who successfully pass the final assessment will receive an official Certificate of Completion. Outstanding projects will be awarded an Excellence Certificate. Focus: Driven by the rapid expansion of large-scale data ecosystems and Large Language Models (LLMs), research across the humanities and social sciences is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditional disciplines, including linguistics, literature, history, and philology, are increasingly adopting computational technologies to develop innovative, data-driven methodologies. Central to this methodological shift is the development of reliable data infrastructure built upon well-annotated corpora. Furthermore, adapting and deploying artificial intelligence — particularly fine-tuned LLMs — for humanistic inquiry has become an essential skill for the next generation of scholars. To advance interdisciplinary research, empower scholars with both humanistic depth and computational expertise, and foster global academic exchange, Nanjing Normal University is proud to launch this intensive summer program in partnership with our esteemed co-hosts. This program is dedicated mainly (but not exclusively) to undergraduates, postgraduates, and young researchers specializing in Digital Humanities, Computational Linguistics, Chinese Language and Literature, History, Philology, and related disciplines. Scholars focusing on the intersection of the humanities with large-scale datasets and LLMs are particularly welcome. Description: SUMMER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM The curriculum is designed to provide a deep dive into four core modules: Digital Humanities Theory, Cutting-edge Technologies, Corpora Construction and Standards, and Quantitative Statistical Methods. 1. PARALLEL TRAINING WORKSHOPS Applicants must choose exactly ONE of the three parallel tracks. Each track consists of eight systematic lectures and hands-on coding practices, supported by 4 dedicated teaching assistants. - TRACK A: DATABASE PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP - Instructor: Prof. Bin Li (Nanjing Normal University, China). Oriented toward beginners with no prior programming experience. Utilizing MySQL and PHP as the core development platform, the workshop uses classical texts, such as the "Complete Tang Poems", to teach data structuring, SQL querying, and interactive website development. - TRACK B: LINGUISTIC STATISTICAL METHODS WORKSHOP - Instructor: Prof. Wei Shen (Central China Normal University, China). Focusing on quantitative analysis for linguistic and textual corpora, this track covers foundational statistics using SPSS software. Topics include parametric and non-parametric tests, clustering, correlation, chi-square tests, and regression models. - TRACK C: PYTHON LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP - Instructors: Prof. Dongbo Wang and Prof. Liu Liu (Nanjing Agricultural University, China). Designed for participants with foundational Python knowledge, this advanced track connects ancient texts with artificial intelligence. Using the ancient text LLM “Xunzi” as a case study, it covers prompt engineering, instruction fine-tuning, intelligent agent development, and LLM deployment in humanities contexts. 2. SUPPORTING ACADEMIC AND PRACTICAL EVENTS - EXPERT LECTURE SERIES: 20 top-tier international and domestic scholars will deliver 20 premium academic lectures on cutting-edge algorithms and humanities research methodologies. - THEMATIC ROUNDTABLE FORUMS: Specialized panels will host in-depth dialogues on "Opportunities and Challenges for Humanities in the LLM Era" and "The Future Trajectory of Linguistics and Digital Humanities". - CULTURAL EXCURSION AND SEMINARS: Digital humanities field trips in the historical city of Nanjing, complemented by academic networking seminar sessions. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Computational Linguistics Text/Corpus Linguistics Registration: 05-May-2026 to 12-May-2026 Apply by Email: dhbase2026(a)126.com Apply on the web: https://v.wjx.cn/vm/rwUUUJ7.aspx Registration Instructions: The lectures and courses will be given in Chinese. The courses are free of charge. All travel, accommodation and catering expenses shall be self-funded.

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📣 [Call for posters] Workshop on AI-Driven Semiconductor Discovery (May 21–22, 2026) | Hannover, Germany
by D'Souza, Jennifer 05 May '26

05 May '26

Dear colleagues, In the context of the AWASES project (AI-Aware Pathways to Sustainable Semiconductor Process and Manufacturing Technologies), we are organizing a two-day workshop titled “AI-Driven Semiconductor Discovery”, taking place on May 21–22, 2026 in Hannover, Germany. More information is available here: https://sites.google.com/view/aisem/home We would like to extend an invitation via our call for posters and welcome submissions from your groups, particularly on AI for science topics. The call for posters can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/aisem/call-for-posters We welcome a wide range of contribution types, including original research, early-stage ideas, system demos, use cases, vision papers, and mature preprints. In the spirit of collaborative learning, we especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers and welcome multiple contributions. Participation is open to all career stages, and we look forward to an engaging exchange at the workshop. Please feel free to share this call within your networks. If you have any questions about the workshop or venue, I would be happy to provide further information. Best regards, Jennifer D'Souza (on behalf of the AISem'26 organizing team)

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Postdoctoral position in NLP at the University of Bergen, Norway
by Samia Touileb 05 May '26

05 May '26

[Apologies for cross-posting] There is a vacancy for a postdoctoral position at the Centre for Norwegian Professional Language, at the University of Bergen, Norway (https://www4.uib.no/en/research/research-centres/centre-for-norwegian-profe…). We are seeking a highly motivated candidate for a 3-year postdoctoral researcher position focused on the development of resources and models, including post-training of large language models. The position offers flexibility for the candidate to develop and shape their own research directions. The work will be in close collaboration with the work package on terminology and professional language in particular, and the centre as a whole. The position is affiliated with the Department of Linguistic, Literary, and Aesthetic Studies at the University of Bergen. Check the full announcement and application details here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/300731/postdoctoral-fellow-i… Closing date: June 1st, 2026 If you have any questions or would like additional information, feel free to contact me. Kind regards, Samia --- Samia Touileb Associate Professor in Natural Language Processing Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen MediaFutures: Research Center for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation Fagspråksenteret: Centre for Norwegian Professional Language

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Tenure track assistant professorship in Language Technology and Natural Language Processing at the University of Copenhagen
by Patrizia Paggio 05 May '26

05 May '26

*** With apologies for multiple postings *** Tenure track assistant professorship in Language Technology and Natural Language Processing, Centre for Language Technology, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, UCPH The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a position as tenure track assistant professor in language technology and natural language processing to be filled by the 1st of November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will be attached to the Centre for Language Technology (CST), which is one of the research centres of the department. CST conducts research in different areas of interest for language technology, such as Natural Language Processing, construction of NLP resources and benchmarks, Computational Cognitive Modeling and Multimodality, NLP infrastructure and policy, Representation Learning for NLP and Digital Humanities, among others, see also: https://cst.ku.dk/english/. The Centre has a strong international profile, at the same time as pursuing the development of language technology methods and resources for the Danish language. The Centre has considerable experience managing international research projects, frequently attracts visiting researchers and has organised major conferences in the field. Together with the Department of Computer Science of the University of Copenhagen, it offers an international MSc programme in ‘IT and Cognition’. The program, which currently admits about 30 students a year, consists of a range of courses in the areas of Natural Language Processing and Cognitive Science. In addition, we teach at several BA programs and electives, such as the BA for Danish-speaking students ‘Kognitions- and Datavidenskab’ (Cognition and Data Sciences) hosted at the Department of Psychology, and the BA elective package ‘AI, Programmering og Sprogteknologi’ (AI, Programming, and Language Technology) for humanities students. The successful candidate will contribute to one or more of the Centre’s research areas and will teach courses belonging to the above-mentioned study programs. We expect the candidates to have a research profile with a strong publication record from relevant, high impact conferences and journals. Note that the position comes with an opportunity to negotiate a start package that will help leverage the candidate’s scientific deliverables in the initial years of employment. For more information on the position, and on how to apply for it, please see https://jobportal.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=160799https://jobportal.ku.dk/te…. The closing date for applications is 23:59 CEST, 10 Juni 2026. *************** Patrizia Paggio Associate Professor University of Copenhagen Centre for Language Technology paggio(a)hum.ku.dk Professor (retired) University of Malta Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology patrizia.paggio(a)um.edu.mt

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CALL: THE SEPLN AWARD TO THE BEST DOCTORAL THESIS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
by aitziber.atucha＠ehu.eus 05 May '26

05 May '26

25rd EDITION OF THE SEPLN AWARD TO THE BEST DOCTORAL THESIS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING [Submission deadline: May 29th, 2026] The Spanish Society for Natural Language Processing announces the 25rd Edition of the SEPLN Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Natural Language Processing, which will be governed by the following bases: The purpose of this award is the promotion and dissemination of research in the field of natural language processing. The thesis will be awarded with a compact laptop (tablet) and 300€ grant to help cover the cost of attending the conference. The award will be presented at the 42th International Congress of the Spanish Society for Natural Language Processing (SEPLN 2026), after a brief presentation of the award-winning work by the author. In order to compete, the author of the doctoral thesis must be a member of the SEPLN at the time of submitting the work. No contestant may participate as an author in more than one work. Doctoral theses read during the year 2025, written in a language of the Spanish State or in English, may be submitted to competition. In addition to the complete thesis, it is essential to send: a 4-page summary of the thesis, clearly describing the topic and the relevance of the research, the objectives, methods, results achieved and contributions. a brief description of the scientific career of the author of the thesis, detailing the participation in scientific activities such as organization of competitive tasks, congresses, generation of open access resources such as sets of data, language models, etc., and participation in projects, contracts, and/or patents. The quality of the presentation, the technical and methodological correctness, the relevance, originality, the generation, evaluation and publication of resources, as well as the research trajectory during the pre-doctoral period will be the criteria used for the award of the prize by the jury. The works will be submitted through the website of the Society's magazine (http://journal.sepln.org) in PDF format before May 29th 2026. The final decision will be communicated during the 41th International Congress of the Spanish Society for Natural Language Processing (SEPLN 2026). Submission instructions (here) For more information aitziber.atucha(a)ehu.eus EDICIÓN XXV PREMIO SEPLN A LA MEJOR TESIS DOCTORAL EN PROCESAMIENTO DEL LENGUAJE NATURAL [Plazo de presentación: 29 de mayo de 2026] La Sociedad Española para el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural convoca la Edición XXV del Premio SEPLN a la Mejor Tesis Doctoral en Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural, que se regirá por las siguientes bases: La finalidad de este premio es la promoción y divulgación de la investigación en el campo del procesamiento del lenguaje natural. La tesis será premiada con una computadora portátil compacta (tablet) y 300€ para la asistencia al congreso. Se dará entrega del premio en el XLII Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad Española del Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural (SEPLN 2026), tras una breve presentación del trabajo premiado por parte del autor. Para poder concursar, el autor de la tesis doctoral debe ser socio de la SEPLN en el momento de presentar el trabajo. Ninguna persona concursante podrá participar como autora en más de un trabajo. Se podrán presentar a concurso tesis doctorales leídas durante el año 2025, escritas en una lengua del Estado español o en lengua inglesa. Además de la tesis completa, es imprescindible enviar: Un breve resumen de 4 páginas donde claramente se indique el tema y la relevancia de la investigación, los objetivos, métodos, resultados alcanzados y contribuciones. Una breve descripción de la trayectoria científica del autor de la tesis, en la que se describa la participación en actividades científicas como organización de de tareas competitivas, congresos, generación de recursos open access como conjuntos de datos, modelos de lenguaje, etc, y participación en proyectos, contratos, y/o patentes. La calidad de la presentación, la corrección técnica y metodológica, la relevancia, originalidad, la generación, evaluación y publicación de recursos, así como la trayectoria investigadora durante el periodo predoctoral serán los criterios empleados para la adjudicación del premio por parte del jurado. Los trabajos se enviarán a través de la web de la revista de la Sociedad (http://journal.sepln.org) en formato PDF antes del 29 de mayo de 2026. La resolución del premio se comunicará durante el 42 Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad Española del Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural (SEPLN 2026). Documento con las instrucciones (aquí) Para más información dirigirse a aitziber.atucha(a)ehu.eus

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MIRROR@IberLEF2026 - Final phase started
by Luis Villaseñor-Pineda 04 May '26

04 May '26

<Apologies for cross-postings> -------------------------------------------------------------- *CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - Final Phase Started * -------------------------------------------------------------- MIRROR@IberLEF20206: Motivational Interviewing Response & Rating via Synthetic cOnversational tuRns Challenge platform: https://www.mirror-iberlef.lat/ The final phase of MIRROR has now started, make your submissions through the platform to be considered for the final ranking. ------------------------------- ****Task description**** ------------------------------- We invite the community to develop Generative AI (GenAI) methods for creating synthetic conversation turns that can substantially improve the performance of models trained to recognize behavior codes (BCs) in the context of motivational interviews. A BC is a discrete, observable clinician action (e.g., asking a question, giving information) that is counted during coding of a motivational interviewing session to quantify specific techniques used. These codes allow raters to tally how often particular clinician behaviours occur, which helps assess adherence to MI-consistent versus MI-inconsistent practice. Our ultimate goal is to generate valuable data for training models for the automatic assessment of clinicians’ motivational-interviewing skills. These skills — crucial for promoting behavior change among patients — can be evaluated by using the “Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI)” rubric (https://tinyurl.com/38byjrwy). * * *This is a data-centric competition: *participants are expected to produce high-quality datasets representing a wide range of clinical conversations (rather than training a model) to enhance the performance of a frozen baseline model used for BC classification. We encourage participants to include samples featuring clients from diverse backgrounds, varied conversation topics, and conversing with different types of health professionals. Participants in this competition should provide three datasets (one per pair of considered BCs) of at most 100 labeled conversation turns that will be used to fine-tune pretrained models; the fine-tuned models will then be used to make predictions for a hold-out dataset. The performance of the fine-tuned model will be used as the leading evaluation metric to rank participants. The considered pairs of BCs are: (1) Simple reflection vs. Complex reflection; (2) Open question vs. Closed question; (3) Persuasion vs. Giving Information. Sample submissions, and detailed instructions on the formatting, evaluation criteria and competition platform will be available at the MIRROR website. ------------------------------- ****Important dates**** ------------------------------- * Mar 9th: Start of the development phase (platform starts receiving submissions for the validation set) * May 1st: Start of the final phase (platform starts receiving submissions for the test set) * May 11th: End of evaluation campaign (deadline for submission of runs) * May 22nd; Publication of official results * Jun 8th: Deadline for paper submission * Jun 23th: Acceptance notification * Jun 30th: Camera-ready submission deadline * Sep, TBD: Publication of proceedings * Sep, TBD: Workshop with SEPLN 2026 ------------------------------- ****Organizing team**** ------------------------------- * Luis J. Arellano INAOE, Mexico * Carlos Olachea INAOE, Mexico * John Piette, University of Michigan, USA * Hugo Jair Escalante, INAOE, Mexico * Delia Irazú Hernández, INAOE, Mexico * Luis Villaseñor, INAOE, Mexico * Manuel Montes, INAOE, Mexico Contact: Hugo Jair Escalante (hugo.jair(a)gmail.com) ********* AVISO DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este correo electrónico, incluyendo en su caso, los archivos adjuntos al mismo pueden contener información de carácter confidencial y/o privilegiada, y se envían a la atención única y exclusivamente de la persona y/o entidad a quien va dirigido. La copia, revisión, uso, revelación y/o distribución de dicha información confidencial sin la autorización por escrito del Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE) está prohibida. Si usted no es el destinatario a quien se dirige el presente correo, favor de contactar al remitente respondiendo al presente correo y eliminar el correo original incluyendo sus archivos, así como cualquiera copia de este. 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Call for Participation for the LREC NLE 2026 Workshop on Learning Non-Literal Expressions with Small Data
by Valia Kordoni 04 May '26

04 May '26

Call for Participation Workshop on Learning Non-Literal Expressions with Small Data (NLE 2026) To be held in conjunction with LREC 2026 on 11 May 2026, https://www.elra.info/lrec2026 Conference venue: Palau de Congressos de Palma, Palma de Mallorca (Spain) Website: https://sites.google.com/view/nle2026/home Overview Non-Literal Expressions (NLEs) in natural language are a reflection of fundamental cognitive processes such as analogical reasoning and categorisation, and are deeply rooted in everyday communication. NLEs understanding is therefore an essential task for language modeling. This task is especially challenging because it cannot be tackled by falling back on individual word meanings, but requires taking into account larger chunks of surrounding text or even contextual information. At the same time, it is important because the reliable processing of NLEs is relevant for optimizing downstream tasks like translation and summarization. This workshop focuses on understanding of Non-Literal Expressions. While most of the earlier work on NLEs had been devoted to metaphor and metonymy, recent activities target other forms of NLEs as well, e.g., hyperbole (deliberate exaggeration), litotes (understatement), rhetorical questions, and irony. Humanly annotated corpora for NLEs have very recently started becoming available to the research community and may serve as the basis for data-driven approaches to NLEs processing, with the interrelated goals of first identifying and then interpreting such expressions. Such data is mostly of high linguistic quality, but still very limited in size. Thus, the workshop's focus is on adaptation of Language Models (LMs) and Deep Learning (DL) for processing of Non-Literal Expressions with limited high-quality data, since such constructs still pose big identification and processing challenges in natural language analysis tasks. The workshop focuses on the use of techniques like self-training for leveraging unlabelled data, as well as in work that focuses on the incorporation of external linguistic resources and knowledge injection to enrich features, and also in research that describes work on utilisation of multitask learning with the aim to benefit from related tasks. The workshop highlights the necessity of high-quality data, as well as cross-lingual datasets. Invited Speaker - Debanjan Ghosh, Princeton, USA Workshop Program Monday, May 11, 2026 9:00–13:00 Learning Non-Literal Expressions with Small Data Room: 4 Chair: Valia Kordoni 9:00–9:10 Introduction Oral Session 1 9:10–9:50 Challenges in Japanese Euphemism Classification: An Analysis of Pretrained Japanese and Multilingual Models Noriko Takahashi, Whitney Poh, Libby Barak, JIng Peng and Anna Feldman 9:50–10:10 Steering Pragmatic Interpretation in LLMs: A Diagnostic Evaluation of Few- Shot and Reasoning-Based Prompting for Indirect Speech Acts. Massimiliano Orsini and Dominique Brunato 10:10–10:30 Injecting Structured Lexicographic Knowledge into LLMs for Non-Literal Expression Disambiguation: A Controlled Study on Croatian Slobodan Beliga, Ivana Filipovic Petrović and Ana Meštrović 10:30–11:00 Coffee break 11:00–11:40 Poster session - Metaphor Identification in Spanish Oncological Discourse: The Role of Explicit Meaning in Low-Resource Settings Lucia Pitarch, Jordi Bernad and Gemma Bel-Enguix - Exploring Detection of Complex, Non-Literal Expressions of Cultural Motifs Ibrahim H. Alyami and Mark A. Finlayson - Artful Writing, Authentic Emotions: Distinguishing Human-Written from LLM-Generated Metaphors by Annotation and Classification Michaela Regneri, Nooshin Aghajari and Thomas Kroedel - Creation and Validation of a Monolingual Spanish NLI Dataset for MetaphorInterpretation via Model-in-the-Loop Alec Sanchez-Montero, Gemma Bel-Enguix and SERGIO LUIS OJEDA TRUEBA - A Hybrid Architecture for Metonymy Detection in Marathi Pratibha Dongare - Contextualising (Im)plausible Events Triggers Figurative Language Annerose Eichel, Tonmoy Rakshit and Sabine Schulte im Walde Oral Session 2 11:40–12:00 A Novel Dataset and Three Ways to Approach Automatic Metaphor Detection in German Religious Online Forums Sebastian Reimann and Tatjana Scheffler 12:00–12:20 Decomposing Creativity: Two Small Datasets Combining Originality Ratings and Metaphor Annotations Emilie Sitter, Sina Zarrieß, Omar Momen and Berenike Herrmann Invited Talk 12:20–13:00 Unveiling Reasoning in Small Language Models: Insights into Literal and Non-Literal Understanding Debanjan Gosh Endorsements The workshop is endorsed by: Collaborative Research Centre 1412 "REGISTER" funded by the DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Programme Committee - Beata Beigman Klebanov, ETS, USA - Maria Berger, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Yuri Bizzoni, Aarhus University, Denmark - Kenneth Church, VecML Inc., USA - Stefanie Dipper, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Markus Egg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany - Anna Feldman, Montclair State University, USA - Debanjan Ghosh, Princeton, USA - Valia Kordoni, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany - Emmy Liu, CMU, USA - Petya Osenova, Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski", Bulgaria - Sebastian Padó, IMS Stuttgart, Germany - Gudrun Reijnierse, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Sebastian Reimann, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Adam Roussel, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Tatjana Scheffler, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Sabine Schulte im Walde, Universität Stuttgart - Vered Shwartz, The University of British Columbia, Canada - Caroline Sporleder, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany - Egon Stemle, EURAC, Italy Organizers • Markus Egg — Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany • Valia Kordoni - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Contact: kordonie at rz.hu-berlin.de

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