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[ECAI-2024] Call for Nominations for the EurAI Dissertation Award
by luis.magdalena＠gmail.com 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Nominations are now invited for the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Dissertation Award sponsored by EurAI, the European Association of Artificial Intelligence. Eligible are all doctoral theses in AI that were defended between December 2022 and December 2023 at a European university. Full information is available here: https://eurai.org/applications/dissertation-awards Deadline: 31 May 2024 The recipient of the award will be invited to give a talk at the 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), which will be held in Santiago de Compostela this October. Refer to https://www.ecai2024.eu for more information on the conference. -- Luis Magdalena Publicity Chair of the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI-2024)

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Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2024
by Akira Murakami 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

The Centre for Corpus Research at the University of Birmingham is pleased to announce that our Corpus Linguistics Summer School will take place fully online this year on 15–18 July, 2024. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/englishlanguage/even… Attendance is open to all on a first-come-first-served basis upon completion of the registration process (including payment) through the university’s online shop linked from the above website. Please note that we are planning to hold next year's summer school in-person at the University of Birmingham. Therefore, individuals wishing to attend the summer school remotely are encouraged to take advantage of this year's online format. *Registration fee:* £80 *Speakers:* This year, our participants will have the pleasure to hear contributions by Joyce Kim <https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/joyce-lim> (Aston University), as well as members of our local staff of corpus linguistics, including Edward Clay <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/languages/clay-edward>, Dagmar Divjak <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/languages/divjak-dagmar.aspx>, Jason Grafmiller <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/englishlanguage/staf…>, Jack Grieve <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/grieve-jack.aspx>, Nicholas Groom <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/groom-nicholas.aspx>, Petar Milin <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/languages/milin-petar.aspx>, Akira Murakami <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/murakami-akira.aspx>, Michael Oakes, Florent Perek <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/perek-florent.aspx>, Adam Schembri <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/schembri-adam.aspx>, Paul Thompson <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/thompson-paul.aspx>, and Katharine Weetman <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/clinical-sciences/weetman-Katha…>, among others. Dawn Knight <https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/knightd5> will be delivering the annual Sinclair Lecture on Monday, 15 July. *Programme:* Our Corpus Linguistics Summer School aims to equip participants with critical expertise in both the theory and practice of corpus-supported linguistic research. Over the course of four days, participants will be actively involved in two kinds of sessions. First, hands-on sessions will put the emphasis on the learning of practical skills for the purpose of extracting and analysing corpus data of various kinds, and the application of this knowledge to specific research projects. Second, participants will learn about current corpus research from our team. *Topics of sessions will include (this is a non-exhaustive list and subject to change):* - Analysing healthcare data using corpus linguistics - Analysing learner language - Behavioral Profile - Corpora and legal research - CQPweb - Fake news - Introduction to R - Phraseology - Sign language corpora - Statistics and readability - Tagging and parsing with spaCy - Topic models For more information and registration, please visit the website below: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/englishlanguage/even… Best regards, Akira -- Akira Murakami Assistant Professor Department of English Language and Linguistics University of Birmingham clsummerschool(a)contacts.bham.ac.uk

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The ReproHum 2024 Survey of NLP and ML researchers' experience and views of reproducibility
by e.reiter＠abdn.ac.uk 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Dear Corpora list members, As part of the EPSRC UK ReproHum project, PI Prof. Anya Belz (DCU/Adapt & University of Aberdeen), Co-I Prof. Ehud Reiter (University of Aberdeen), RF Dr. Craig Thomson (DCU/Adapt & University of Aberdeen), we are performing a survey of NLP and ML researchers’ experience and views of reproducibility. We would like to hear from as many researchers as possible (NLP or ML), not just those who work on evaluation! If you completed a similar survey in 2022 then you can still complete this one, we are interested in the difference in your experience and views between then and now. We would be most grateful if you are able to spend 5-10 minutes taking part in the survey, it can be accessed via the below link: https://forms.gle/RshrHcvAXxAEEFj59 With thanks and apologies for cross-posting. Anya, Craig, and Ehud

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2 years post-doc offer - An engaging discussion robot for mental health preservation
by Christophe Lohr 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Please find below a 2 years post-doc offer within the RAMBO and COMMEDIA teams from the pole interaction: DISCOBOT — An engaging discussion robot for mental health preservation Applications until the 15th April and if recruitment is unsuccessful, we will continue to accept ongoing applications for an ideal starting date between June and December 2024 included. <https://labsticc.fr/en/lab-sticc/job-offers/2-years-post-doc-offer>

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Last call for APCLC2024
by Xu, Jiajin 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Last Call for Papers for The Fifth Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference (APCLC2024) Date: 25 to 27 October, 2024 Location: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Webpage: https://apclc2024.org Submission Deadline: 31 March 2024 (Extended) Submission Portal: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/31556/submitter ***** Dear list members, The Fifth Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference (APCLC2024) will be held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China from 25 to 27 October, 2024. Plenary speakers Michael Barlow (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Vaclav Brezina (Lancaster University, UK) Dagmar Divjak (University of Birmingham, UK) Martin Hilpert (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland) Wenzhong Li (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China) Naixing Wei (Beihang University, China) Co-hosts Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Association Corpus Linguistics Society of China The School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Important dates 31 March, 2024: Deadline for abstract submission. Submit here: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/31556/submitter 30 April, 2024: Notification of acceptance of abstracts 31 May, 2024: End of early bird registration 31 July, 2024: End of main registration 25 October, 2024: Preconference workshops 26-27 October, 2024: Main conference Please save the dates and visit our APCLC2024 official site ( https://apclc2024.org) for future updates. Best wishes, Jiajin On behalf of APCLA Jiajin XU, Ph.D., Professor National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

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[Deadline Extension!] Final Call for Papers for the 13th Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics (*SEM 2024) [CFP]
by Yi Zhou 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP * ARR commit deadline for *SEM 2024 has been extended until the 2nd of April. *13th Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics (*SEM 2024)* *Co-located with NAACL 2024* Mexico City, Mexico Workshop data June 20–21, 2024 Website: https://sites.google.com/view/starsem2024 *Invited Speakers* Dr. Greg Durrett (The University of Texas at Austin) https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~gdurrett/# Prof. Heng Ji (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) https://cs.illinois.edu/about/people/faculty/hengji *SEM brings together researchers interested in the semantics of (many and diverse!) natural languages and its computational modeling. The conference embraces data-driven, neural, and probabilistic approaches, as well as symbolic approaches and everything in between; practical applications as well as theoretical contributions are welcome. The long-term goal of *SEM is to provide a stable forum for the growing number of NLP researchers working on all aspects of semantics of (many and diverse!) natural languages. *Topics of Interest* * Lexical semantics and word representations * Compositional semantics and sentence representations * Statistical, machine learning, and deep learning methods in semantic tasks * Multilingual and cross-lingual semantics * Word sense disambiguation and induction * Semantic parsing, and syntax-semantics interface * Frame semantics and semantic role labeling * Textual inference, textual entailment, and question answering * Formal approaches to semantics * Extraction of events and of causal and temporal relations * Entity linking, pronouns and coreference * Discourse, pragmatics, and dialogue * Machine reading * Extra-propositional aspects of meaning * Multiword and idiomatic expressions * Metaphor, irony, and humor * Knowledge mining and acquisition * Common sense reasoning * Language generation * Semantics in NLP applications: sentiment analysis, abusive language detection, summarization, fact-checking, etc. * Multidisciplinary research on semantics * Grounding and multimodal semantics * Psycholinguistcs * Interpretability and Explainability * Human semantic processing * Semantic annotation, evaluation, and resources * Ethical aspects and bias in semantic representations

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ACM GoodIT'24: Special Track on Educating for a Sustainable Digital Future -- First Call for Papers
by Announce 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

*** First Call for Papers *** ACM 4th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT''24) Special Track on Educating for a Sustainable Digital Future https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/ ( *** Submission Deadline: 17 May 2024 ***) SCOPE Exploring the development of our digital future requires a comprehensive examination of both individual and societal consequences. Placing excessive emphasis on individual gains, a common practice in individualistic societies for many years, has hindered the ability to grasp the complex dynamics and forward-thinking mindset essential for the sustainability of a contemporary society. The evolving landscape of technology and the ongoing digital advancements have paved the way for creative applications in the field of education, allowing us to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances. When shaping a new approach for Information Systems and Information Technology education, it is crucial to emphasize the significance of individuals as key stakeholders and integral members of the wider community, while also recognizing the pivotal role of collaboration. In this track, we are searching for papers employing innovative technology and approaches to educate the future generation towards world equality, collegiality, inclusion and a more cooperative learning for a sustainable digital future. Values which are emphasized in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which overall aim towards creating a more equitable, sustainable, and peaceful world. This track is particularly relevant to IS/IT educators and those creative IT practitioners who care about developing a sustainable digital future. TOPICS Potential topics for papers include (but are not limited to): • Sustainable and innovative education technologies and practices • Universal access to quality education • The new role for IS/IT in society and education and the value of information and knowledge • The role of cooperative learning for life-long learning and societal developments • Digital transformation: opportunities and challenges for education, work, and society • Digital learning environments: Innovations and trends • Equality, diversity, and inclusion in education, work, and society • The use of large language models and generative AI in education • New topics and domains in IT-enhanced education We hope to attract the interest of IS/IT educators and those creative IT practitioners who care about developing a sustainable digital future. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Please refer to the instructions on the conference web site: https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/goodit2024/submission-of-papers/ . All accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library . IMPORTANT DATES • Submission deadline: 17 May 2024 (AoE) • Notification of acceptance: 8 July 2024 • Camera ready: 19 July 2024 TRACK CHAIRS • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Vasso Stylianou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus CONTACT DETAILS Vasso Stylianou, stylianou.v(a)unic.ac.cy

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2nd CFP-GITT-2024 at EAMT 2024
by bsavoldi＠fbk.eu 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

2nd CALL FOR PAPERS Second International Workshop on Gender-Inclusive Translation Technologies (GITT) at EAMT 2024 27 June 2024, Sheffield, UK https://sites.google.com/tilburguniversity.edu/gitt2024 @GITT2024 Important Dates (Time zone: Anywhere on Earth) Submission deadline: 15 April, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: 15 May, 2024 Camera Ready Copy due: 24 May, 2024 Workshop: 27 June, 2024 Aim and scope The Gender-Inclusive Translation Technologies Workshop (GITT) is set out to be the only dedicated workshop that focuses on gender-inclusive language in translation and cross-lingual scenarios. The workshop aims to bring together researchers from diverse areas, including industry partners, MT practitioners, and language professionals. GITT aims to encourage multidisciplinary research that develops and interrogates both solutions and challenges for addressing bias and promoting gender inclusivity in MT and translation tools, including LLMs applications for the translation task. Topics GITT invites technical as well as non-technical submissions, which consist of experimental, theoretical or methodological contributions. We explicitly welcome interdisciplinary submissions and submissions that focus on innovative, non-binary linguistic strategies and/or with sociolinguistically-informed perspectives. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Models or methods for assessing and mitigating gender bias - New resources for inclusive language and gender translation (e.g., datasets, translation memories, dictionaries) - Social, cross-lingual, and ethical implications of gender bias - Qualitative and quantitative analyses on the potential limits of current approaches to gender bias in translation and MT, error taxonomies as well as best practices and guidelines - User-centric case studies on the impact of biased language and/or mitigating approaches which can include translators, post-editors, or monolingual MT users GITT is also open to other non-listed topics aligned with the scope of the workshop and works focusing on non-textual modalities (e.g., audiovisual translation) Submission We welcome three types of submissions: - Research papers: of at least 4 up to 10 pages (including references) - Extended Abstracts: up to 2 pages (including references) Accepted papers and extended abstracts consisting of novel work will be published online as proceedings in the ACL Anthology. - Research Communications: up to 2 pages (including reference) We include a parallel submission policy for papers accepted in other venues in 2023. Research communications will not be included in the proceedings, but will serve to promote the dissemination of research aligned with the scope of the workshop. Submissions should adhere to the EAMT 2024 guidelines and style templates (PDF, LaTeX, Word) and be uploaded on OpenReview: https://openreview.net/group?id=EAMT.org/2024/Workshop/GITT Workshop organizers Beatrice Savoldi, Fondazione Bruno Kessler Janiça Hackenbuchner, University of Ghent Luisa Bentivogli, Fondazione Bruno Kessler Eva Vanmassenhove, University of Tilburg Joke Daems, University of Ghent Jasmijn Bastings, Google DeepMind

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CfP: 9th Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar (LxGr2024)
by Costas Gabrielatos 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

9th Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar (LxGr2024) CALL FOR PAPERS Extended deadline for abstract submission: 15 April 2024 The symposium will take place online on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 July 2024. Invited Speakers Lise Fontaine<http://www.uqtr.ca/PagePerso/Lise.Fontaine> (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières): Reconciling (or not) lexis and grammar Ute Römer-Barron<http://alsl.gsu.edu/profile/ute-romer> (Georgia State University): Phraseology research in second language acquisition LxGr primarily welcomes papers reporting on corpus-based research on any aspect of the interaction of lexis and grammar - particularly studies that interrogate the system lexicogrammatically to get lexicogrammatical answers. However, position papers discussing theoretical or methodological issues are also welcome, as long as they are relevant to both lexicogrammar and corpus linguistics. If you would like to present, send an abstract of 500 words (excluding references) to lxgr(a)edgehill.ac.uk<mailto:lxgr@edgehill.ac.uk>. Abstracts for research papers should specify the research focus (research questions or hypotheses), the corpus, the methodology (techniques, metrics), the theoretical orientation, and the main findings. Abstracts for position papers should specify the theoretical orientation and the potential contribution to both lexicogrammar and corpus linguistics. Abstracts will be double-blind reviewed by members of the Programme Committee<https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/lxgr/committee>. Full papers will be allocated 35 minutes (including 10 minutes for discussion). Work-in-progress reports will be allocated 20 minutes (including 5 minutes for discussion). There will be no parallel sessions. Participation is free. For details, visit the LxGr website: https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/lxgr/lxgr2024 If you have any questions, contact lxgr(a)edgehill.ac.uk<mailto:lxgr@edgehill.ac.uk>. ________________________________ Edge Hill University<http://ehu.ac.uk/home/emailfooter> Modern University of the Year, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022<http://ehu.ac.uk/tef/emailfooter> University of the Year, Educate North 2021/21 ________________________________ This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and remove it from your system. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Edge Hill or associated companies. Edge Hill University may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security and business communications during staff absence.<http://ehu.ac.uk/itspolicies/emailfooter>

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Call for Participation: ArAIEval Shared Task at the ArabicNLP conference 2024 (co-located with ACL 2024): Propagandistic Techniques Detection in Unimodal and Multimodal Arabic Content
by Firoj Alam 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Dear colleagues, You are invited to participate in ArAIEval Shared Task at the ArabicNLP 2024: (i) detection of propagandistic textual spans with persuasion techniques identification (unimodal) on Arabic news articles and tweets. (ii) distinguishing between propagandistic and non-propagandistic memes (multimodal) in Arabic. The shared task will be held alongside the Second Arabic Natural Language Processing Conference (ArabicNLP 2024), co-located with the ACL2024 Conference in Bangkok, Thailand (11-16 Aug, 2024). Tasks Task 1: Unimodal (Text) Propagandistic Technique Detection: The task is to detect the propaganda techniques used in a text and identify the exact span(s) in which each propaganda technique appears. You will be given text snippets from news paragraphs or tweets (multigenre). This is a sequence tagging task. Task 2: Multimodal propagandistic memes classification: We offer the three subtasks as defined below: - Subtask 2A: Given a text extracted from a meme, detect whether it is propagandistic or not. - Subtask 2B: Given a meme (text overlayed image), the task is to detect whether the content is propagandistic. - Subtask 2C: Given multimodal content (text extracted from meme and the meme itself) the task is to detect whether the content is propagandistic. Website for detailed information: https://araieval.gitlab.io/ Registration and submission: Task 1: https://codalab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/competitions/18111 Task 2: https://codalab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/competitions/18099 Important Dates: - 15 Mar 2024: Registration on CodaLab and the start of the development cycle (release of training and development datasets, along with submission for the development phase on CodaLab) - 27 April 2023 23:59 AOE: Beginning of the evaluation cycle (test sets release) - 1 May 2024 23:59 AOE: End of the evaluation cycle (run submission) - 5 May 2024: Release leaderboard - 15 May 2024: Deadline for the submission of shared task papers - 17 June 2024: Notification of acceptance of shared task papers - 1 July 2024: Deadline for submission of camera-ready papers - 16 August 2023: ArabicNLP Conference (colocated with ACL-2024) Organizers - Firoj Alam, Qatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Qatar - Maram Hasanain, Qatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Qatar - Reem Suwaileh, HBKU, Qatar - Md. Arid Hasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada - Fatema Ahmed, Qatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Qatar - Md. Rafiul Biswas, HBKU, Qatar - Wajdi Zaghouani, HBKU, Qatar Regards, The ArAIEval Shared Task Organizers

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