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2 PhD Positions on Integrating Values, Beliefs, and Social Dynamics into Conversational Agents and Knowledge-Driven NLG for Combating Hateful Misinformation. Application deadline: August 27th
by Marco Guerini 06 Aug '26

06 Aug '26

----------------- Apologies for cross-posting. ----------------- The Language and Dialogue Technologies (LanD <https://land.fbk.eu/>) group at Fondazione Bruno Kessler <https://www.fbk.eu/en/> (Trento, Italy) in conjunction with the ICT International Doctorate School of the University of Trento <https://iecs.unitn.it/> is pleased to announce the availability of two fully-funded PhD position: *1) TITLE*: *Integrating Values, Beliefs, and Social Dynamics into Conversational Agents* *DESCRIPTION*: Providing neural models with a persona profile has demonstrated that conditioning such models on specific characteristics produces more coherent and engaging conversations. However, current representations remain shallow, typically relying on static biographical facts. In reality, human communication is shaped by both profound internal traits - such as goals, opinions, values, and beliefs - and dynamic situational factors, including emotional states, conversational context, and the specific relationship between speakers. The goal of this PhD Thesis is to bridge these dimensions, moving beyond rigid profiles to develop adaptive, context-sensitive persona models. By integrating deep profile characteristics with real-time social dynamics, the research aims to advance the state of language generation for conversational agents across multiple domains and languages. *Link to the call*: https://iecs.unitn.it/education/admission/reserved-topic-scholarships#A5 *2) TITLE*: *Knowledge-Driven Natural Language Generation for Combating Hateful Misinformation* *DESCRIPTION*: The convergence of online misinformation and hate speech poses a significant threat to social cohesion, especially when manipulated content is used to incite hostility toward marginalized groups. While large language models (LLMs) offer potential for fact-checking and counterspeech, current systems often struggle with factual accuracy, complex reasoning, and the nuanced social dynamics of harmful content. This PhD project aims to overcome these hurdles by developing knowledge-enhanced neural generation frameworks. The research will integrate external knowledge and computational argumentation to produce reliable, persuasive, and ethically grounded responses, while also addressing the moral values and motivations of users spreading hate-based misinformation. Ultimately, this work seeks to advance generative AI that can mitigate harmful discourse and clarify its underlying mechanisms. *Link to the call*: https://iecs.unitn.it/education/admission/reserved-topic-scholarships#A6 *COMPLETE DETAILS AVAILABLE AT*: https://iecs.unitn.it/education/admission/call-for-application *IMPORTANT DATES:* deadline for application is 27th August 2026, hrs. 04:00 PM (CEST) *FURTHER INFORMATION:* For preliminary interviews, and should you need further information about the position, please contact me (guerini(a)fbk.eu) Best Regards, Marco Guerini -- -- Le informazioni contenute nella presente comunicazione sono di natura privata e come tali sono da considerarsi riservate ed indirizzate esclusivamente ai destinatari indicati e per le finalità strettamente legate al relativo contenuto. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, vi preghiamo di eliminarlo e di inviare una comunicazione all’indirizzo e-mail del mittente. -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material.

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Final CfP [extended deadline]: 13th Web-as-Corpus (WaC-13) Workshop @EMNLP2026, Budapest, Hungary, 29 Oct, 2026
by Veronika Laippala 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Final Call for Papers [deadline extended] 13th Web-as-Corpus (WaC-13) Workshop @EMNLP2026, Budapest, Hungary, 29 Oct, 2026 https://wackyworkshop.org 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: 15 August, 2026 (extended) Pre-reviewed ARR commitment deadline: 1 September, 2026 Notification of acceptance: 5 September, 2026 Camera-ready paper due: 20 September, 2026 Workshop date: 29 Oct, 2026 Submissions Submit your papers through https://openreview.net/group?id=EMNLP/2026/Workshop/WaC-13 (both archival and non-archival option available) or through ARR commitment https://openreview.net/group?id=EMNLP/2026/Workshop/WaC-13_ARR_Commitment. Workshop Organizers Nikola Ljubešić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Yves Scherrer, University of Oslo, Norway Laurie Burchell, Common Crawl Foundation Veronika Laippala, University of Turku, Finland Pedro Ortiz Suarez, Common Crawl Foundation Thom Vaughan, Common Crawl Foundation Vuk Dinić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

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Call for Papers: International Workshop on Multilingualism in Learner Corpus Research (MLCR27)
by Frey Jennifer-Carmen 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to invite submissions for the "International Workshop on Multilingualism in Learner Corpus Research (MLCR27)", which will take place on 6–7 May 2027 at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy. The workshop aims to bring together researchers working at the intersection of multilingualism and learner corpus research to discuss theoretical, methodological, and empirical issues in this emerging field. We welcome concluded research as well as work-in-progress discussions and poster presentations on topics including (but not limited to): * design, compilation, and annotation of multilingual learner corpora * methodological challenges in capturing multilingual learner profiles * plurilingual competence and repertoire-based approaches * multilingual speaking, writing and translation practices * longitudinal perspectives on multilingual development * pedagogical implications of multilingual learner corpus research * innovative methods and tools for analysing multilingual learner data * multilingual learner corpus data in mixed methods designs For the full call for papers, submission guidelines, and further information, please visit the workshop website: https://www.porta.eurac.edu/mlcr27/ Please submit anonymised abstracts (max. 300 words, excluding references) via ConfTool<https://conftool.lt.eurac.edu/MLCR27/>. Submission deadline: 15 October 2026 Confirmed keynote speakers * Heike Wiese (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany) * Hildgunn Dirdal (University of Oslo, Norway) Contact: For any further questions, don't hesitate to contact us via porta(a)eurac.edu<mailto:porta@eurac.edu> We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you to Bolzano in May 2027! Best regards, Aivars Glaznieks and Jennifer-Carmen Frey Eurac Research, Bolzano ___ Jennifer-Carmen Frey, PhD [cid:498ac965-0a22-49b5-8568-d89da750be1f] <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7008-6394> Eurac Research Institute for Applied Linguistics Drususallee/Viale Druso 1 I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano www.eurac.edu<http://www.eurac.edu/> Facebook<https://facebook.com/eurac.research> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/EURACtv> | X<https://twitter.com/eurac> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/euracresearch> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/euracresearch/> [signature_1401579056]<https://www.eurac.edu/en> According to regulation (EU) 2016/679 this transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and delete all copies of this message and any attachments.

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Call for paper - LLMs for Equitable Education Systems (second reminder)
by Marco Bombieri 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Dear colleagues, The submission deadline for the Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Research Topic “LLMs for Equitable Education Systems” is approaching. The Research Topic explores how LLMs and agentic AI can contribute to more equitable, inclusive, and responsible educational systems. We welcome original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and other contributions addressing topics such as AI-driven personalized learning, fair and transparent assessment, bias detection and mitigation, accessibility, and the ethical and policy implications of LLMs in education. - Full manuscript submission deadline: 30 September 2026 - Further information and submission guidelines are available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/77438/llms-for-equitable-educat… We warmly encourage interested colleagues to submit their work and to share this call with potentially interested researchers. With best regards, The Research Topic Editorial Team

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NLP4PI @ EMNLP2026: ARR Commitment Deadline
by daryna.dementieva＠tum.de 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Dear community! The last chance to submit and present at our NLP for Positive Impact Workshop -- you can commit your reviews from ARR May cycle till August 5th, EoD, AoE! Link: https://openreview.net/group?id=EMNLP/2026/Workshop/NLP4PI_ARR_Commitment Accepted at EMNLP 2026 main conference? Come present it with us! We welcome both archival and non-archival submissions — you can showcase an EMNLP-accepted paper at NLP4PI with no need to re-publish. It's a great way to reach a community focused on real-world, responsible NLP. Looking forward to yours submissions! All the best, Daryna Dementieva On behalf of NLP4PI Organisers

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[Call for Participation] Volunteer annotators for temporal RAG and GraphRAG evaluation
by Murad Mustafayev 02 Aug '26

02 Aug '26

Dear colleagues, I am looking for volunteer annotators for a research study on the human evaluation of temporal question-answering, RAG, and GraphRAG systems. The study investigates whether existing and newly developed automatic metrics can reliably evaluate answers that depend on temporal facts, retrieved evidence, and graph-based reasoning. Human judgments will serve as the reference against which these metrics are compared. Annotation task Participants will evaluate 20 system-generated answers. Depending on the sample, the judgments concern: - answer correctness; - temporal correctness; - whether the supplied evidence supports the answer; - whether citations are temporally appropriate; - whether graph evidence is sufficient; and - whether a system’s decision to answer or decline to answer is appropriate. All required questions, evidence, graph information, and reference material are provided in the annotation interface. External search and AI tools should not be used. Expected commitment - Guided tutorial: approximately 15 minutes - Main annotation task: approximately 60-80 minutes Total expected time: approximately 1.5 hours Progress is saved automatically, allowing the task to be paused and resumed A desktop or laptop computer is strongly recommended The dataset and interface are entirely in English. Participants should therefore be fluent English readers. Experience with NLP, information retrieval, knowledge graphs, question answering, RAG, or LLM evaluation is helpful but not required. No prior familiarity with this project is necessary. This is a voluntary and unpaid academic contribution. Access is distributed individually rather than through a public link. Each participant receives a private study URL, an annotation guide, and a pseudonymous participant ID. To participate, please contact me at: [ mailto:murad.mustafayev4@etu.univ-lorraine.fr | murad.mustafayev4(a)etu.univ-lorraine.fr ] with the subject: Temporal RAG annotation study Please feel free to forward this call to colleagues, researchers, students, or practitioners who may be interested. Best regards, Murad Mustafayev

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Two PhD positions in computational linguistics at the University of Tübingen
by Lea Frermann 01 Aug '26

01 Aug '26

We are hiring two PhD candidates to join an interdisciplinary team spanning computational linguistics, medical informatics and cultural studies. Both candidates will be based in the computational linguistics department and work on automatic speech recognition (Project 1) or models of cultural narratives (Project 2) for historical German dialects. The positions will be filled as soon as possible, with a final deadline for applications on September 30th. For full details and application instructions see link below, or contact me directly for informal inquiries. https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/299892

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[Job] Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Cultural Evolution of Literature – MPI Frankfurt
by Sobchuk, Oleg 31 Jul '26

31 Jul '26

Dear colleagues, I would like to share the information about two positions opening in my new lab at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, in Frankfurt. I am building a team for my ERC starting grant Macroevolution of European Literature, as well as my Max Planck Independent research group. The team's goal will be to study the fundamental principles governing the dynamics of literature and other arts. For this we are will be using massive datasets and computational methods. You can find more details in the calls: * PhD student position: https://www.mpg.de/26850384/doctoral-candidate-in-computational-literary-st… * Postdoc position: https://www.mpg.de/26850398/postdoctoral-position-in-computational-humaniti… Where? Frankfurt am Main, Germany Deadline? August 15, 2026 (anywhere on Earth) More about me: https://www.aesthetics.mpg.de/institut/mitarbeiterinnen/oleg-sobchuk.html Please share this information with anyone interested in these positions. Thank you! Best wishes, Oleg Sobchuk Dr. Oleg Sobchuk Cultural Evolution of the Arts Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics

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[Call for Participation] AIxIA 2026, Perugia, Italy, October 6 to 9, 2026
by Francesco Santini 31 Jul '26

31 Jul '26

Dear colleagues, (apologies for multiple copies) Registration is open for AIxIA 2026, the 24th International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, to be held in Perugia, Italy, from October 6 to 9, 2026. The Organizing Committee invites researchers, practitioners, students, and industry professionals to attend. The programme includes technical sessions, keynote talks, workshops, tutorials, and social events, and offers a forum for presenting recent research and discussing the current directions of Artificial Intelligence across academia, industry, and public institutions. REGISTRATION https://aixia2026.unipg.it/registration.html ACCOMMODATION: PLEASE BOOK EARLY October is a high season month in Perugia, and several cultural and academic events overlap with the conference dates. Hotel availability is expected to be limited well in advance. Participants are advised to reserve accommodation immediately after registering, in order to avoid reduced availability, higher rates, and longer commutes to the venue. We look forward to welcoming the AI community to Perugia. The AIxIA 2026 Organizing Committee https://aixia2026.unipg.it

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AI and the Self (NeurIPS 2026 Workshop): Call for Papers & Reviewers
by Mukund Choudhary 30 Jul '26

30 Jul '26

Hello all, The Call for Papers and Call for Reviewers are now open for the NeurIPS 2026 Workshop on AI and the Self: Human Identity, Authenticity, and Agency in the Age of AI. The workshop explores how AI shapes identity, agency, authenticity, memory, learning, creativity, and human flourishing. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions, early findings, works in progress, and new research directions. Key dates (AoE): Paper deadline: August 24, 2026 Workshop: December 12 or 13, 2026 More details about the timeline, calls, registration, and the workshop: https://aintheself.github.io/ OR https://openreview.net/group?id=NeurIPS.cc/2026/Workshop/AI_and_the_Self Please share with relevant colleagues, students, and research communities! Thank you, Mukund Choudhary, MBZUAI, on behalf of AI and the Self Organizers

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