*CALL FOR POSTERS14th International Symposium on Foundations of
Information and Knowledge Systems (FoIKS 2026) Hannover, Germany,
March 23–26, 2026https://foiks2026.github.io/
<https://foiks2026.github.io/>**.*
*Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call.*
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*FoIKS 2026 invites poster contributions presenting fresh research
ideas in the broad area of information and knowledge systems. Poster
papers need not report mature scientific results; they can also
describe early-stage work, starting points for discussions, or novel
perspectives on known problems.*
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*IMPORTANT DATES*
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Submission deadline: December 19, 2025
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Notification: January 19, 2026
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Final version due: January 26, 2026
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Conference: March 23–26, 2026
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* The deadlines mentioned above are firm! *
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SCOPE
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
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Mathematical Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems:
discrete structures, algorithms, graphs, formal languages
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Database Design and Management: formal models, dependencies,
transactions, concurrency control
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Logics in Databases and AI: classical and non-classical logics,
logic programming, description logics, spatial/temporal logics,
argumentation, probability and fuzzy logic
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Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: logical and non-monotonic
reasoning, reasoning under inconsistency, vagueness, or uncertainty
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Foundations of Neuro-symbolic Reasoning: embeddings for structured
information (knowledge graphs, logical theories, etc.)
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Intelligent Agents: multi-agent systems, formal models of
interaction, coalition formation, epistemic reasoning
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Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval: machine learning,
data mining, formal concept analysis, association rules,
information extraction
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Security in Information and Knowledge Systems: privacy, trust,
access control, secure services, inference control, risk management
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Integrity and Constraint Management: verification, validation,
consistent query answering, information cleaning
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Knowledge Graphs and Semi-structured Data: data modelling,
processing, compression, and exchange
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Poster papers must use the Springer LNCS LaTeX style
(seehttps://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings…
<https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…>).Submissions
that deviate substantially from the guidelines may be rejected without
review.
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Review process: single-blind (submissions are not anonymous).
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Length: up to 5 pages including all material, i.e. including
references and no additional resources.
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Submissions: PDF format only (final versions require LaTeX sources).
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Submission
link:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2026<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2026>
Poster papers will undergo a rather lightweight review process. A good
poster paper should include motivation, a clear problem statement, and
initial results or report on work in progress. Preliminary ideas and
modest extensions of previous work are welcome.
At least one author of each accepted poster paper must register for
the conference. Each accepted poster will be presented in a lightning
talk and a poster session at FoIKS 2026.
For inquiries, contact: foiks2026(a)easychair.org
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PUBLICATION
Accepted poster papers will appear in the FoIKS 2026 proceedings,
published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
series.
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INVITED SPEAKERS
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Giuseppe De Giacomo (University of Oxford)
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Floris Geerts (University of Antwerp)
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Wolfgang Nejdl (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
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Ana Ozaki (University of Oslo)
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ORGANIZATION
Program Committee Chairs:Anni-Yasmin Turhan (Paderborn University,
Germany)Jonni Virtema (University of Glasgow, UK)
Local Chair:Arne Meier (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)
Publicity Chair:Yasir Mahmood (Paderborn University, Germany)
Local Organizers:Timon Barlag, Nicolas Fröhlich, Vivian Holzapfel,
Rahel Kluge,Laura Strieker, Heribert Vollmer (all Leibniz Universität
Hannover)
Program Committee:Ringo Baumann, Meghyn Bienvenu, Thomas Bolander,
Stefan Borgwardt,Elena Botoeva, Willem Conradie, Fabio Cozman, Thomas
Eiter,Flavio Ferrarotti, Johannes K. Fichte, Valentin Goranko,Guido
Governatori, Marc Gyssens, Miika Hannula, Jelle Hellings,Andreas
Herzig, Martin Homola, Tomi Janhunen, Matti Järvisalo,Gabriele
Kern-Isberner, Sébastien Konieczny, Juha Kontinen,Mena Leemhuis, Joao
Leite, Sebastian Link, Maria Vanina Martinez,Arne Meier, Thomas Meyer,
Daniel Neider, Magdalena Ortiz,Nina Pardal, Elena Ravve, Sebastian
Rudolph, Katsuhiko Sano,Konstantin Schekotihin, Klaus-Dieter Schewe,
Guillermo R. Simari,Jan Van den Bussche, Stefan Woltran, Thomas
Ågotnes, Mantas Šimkus
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The Data Science Lab of Prof. Lucie Flek at the University of Bonn and
the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial
Intelligence invites applications for a *Senior Postdoctoral Researcher
(m/f/d)* in *Computational Psychology / Human–AI Interaction*.
The position is part of the *ERC-funded project LLMpathy (2025–2030)*,
which investigates how *human psychological traits, values, emotions,
and social cognition can be modeled and empirically linked to the
behavior of large language models* in order to build and evaluate
*socially intelligent AI systems*. The postdoc will take a *leading role
in the design and execution of large-scale human studies* that serve as
the empirical foundation for computational human modeling and social AI
evaluation.
*Responsibilities include:*
– Co-Design and validation of psychometric and interaction-based human
studies
– Development of social interaction and human–AI interaction tasks
– Advanced statistical analysis of human behavioral data
– Close collaboration with AI researchers to translate psychological
constructs into human models for AI evaluation
– Co-Development of Ethics- and GDPR-compliant study governance
– Co-Mentoring of PhD students and scientific publications
*Profile:* PhD in psychology, cognitive science, HCI, computational
social science, or related field, with strong expertise in
*psychometrics, experimental design, and human-subject research*. Strong
AI affinity is required; deep machine learning engineering is
*not* expected.
*Position:* Full-time (TV-L E13/E14) up to *3 years*
*Preferred start:* *March 1, 2025*
*Location:* Bonn, Germany
*Application:* CV, motivation letter, short research summary, referees
(optional)
*Contact:* lflek(a)uni-bonn.de
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with the first
deadline on *December 13, 2025*
The University of Bonn is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages
applications from women and underrepresented groups.
More information:
https://lamarr-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/Job_Position-ERC_Flek_LLMpa…
<https://lamarr-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/Job_Position-ERC_Flek_LLMpa…>
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Prof. Dr. Lucie Flek
Data Science and Language Technologies
Lamarr Institute for AI and ML
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6 / 8, Raum 2.123
53115 Bonn
Tel.: 0228-73-69200
https://lamarr-institute.org/
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for a fully-funded PhD position in Natural Language Processing at the Laboratoire Informatique, Image et Interaction (L3i) of La Rochelle University.
🏛️ Topic:
NLP-Driven Digital Twins for the Preservation of Coastal Historical Heritage
Coastal historical buildings represent centuries of heritage but face existential threats from climate change. While physical restoration is urgent, the critical historical and technical data required for accurate reconstruction is often locked in unstructured textual formats (historical archives, architectural logs, and damage reports). Current Digital Twins are often "semantically empty" as they contain geometry but lack historical context. We lack automated methods to interpret complex, often archaic, textual descriptions and map them to digital models for accurate restoration.
This thesis aims to revolutionize heritage conservation by integrating Natural Language Processing (NLP) into the Digital Twin pipeline. The research will focus on fine-tuning LLMs to parse and structure data from historical corpora regarding building materials, past interventions, and degradation history and constructing a dynamic Knowledge Graph that links linguistic data to 3D architectural elements. The outcome will be a system that empowers engineers and historians to interact with heritage data via Natural Language, ensuring that the reconstruction of these landmarks is not just structurally sound, but historically accurate.
📌 Supervised by:
Dr. Georgeta Bordea [https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeta-bordea-7116851a/] (La Rochelle Université [https://www.linkedin.com/company/la-rochelle-universite/]) and Prof. Ana - Cornelia BADEA [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anacorneliabadea/] (Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București [https://www.linkedin.com/company/utcbro/]).
🔗More information:
* LRUniv website: https://www.univ-larochelle.fr/en/research-and-innovation/phd/eu-docs-for-s… [https://www.univ-larochelle.fr/en/research-and-innovation/phd/eu-docs-for-s…]
* Euraxess: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380133 [https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380133]
* Association Bernard Gregory: https://www.abg.asso.fr/fr/recruteurOffres/show/id_offre/133799 [https://www.abg.asso.fr/fr/recruteurOffres/show/id_offre/133799]
📅 Application deadline:
𝟭𝟮 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
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IberLEF 2026 -- Second Call for Task Proposals
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IberLEF (the Iberian Language Evaluation Forum) is a shared evaluation
campaign of Natural Language Processing systems in Spanish and other
Iberian languages, whose 2026 edition will be held as part of the 42th
International Conference of the Spanish Society for Natural Language
Processing (SEPLN). The 2026 edition of the SEPLN conference will take
place in León, Spain.
The goal of IberLEF is to encourage the research community to organize
competitive text processing, understanding and generation tasks, with the
aim of defining new research challenges and advancing the state of the art
in Natural Language Processing challenges involving at least one of the
following Iberian languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Basque or
Galician. Researchers and practitioners from all areas of Natural Language
Processing and related communities are invited to submit task proposals
that fit IberLEF goals by December 22, 2025.
Proposals must be submitted (as a pdf file) to iberlef(a)googlegroups.com,
and should include the following fields:
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Title of the task.
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Description of the task, highlighting:
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Relevance and novelty of the task, and the challenges involved.
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Evaluation measures, and other relevant methodological aspects.
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Expected target community, and actual or potential industrial takeup.
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Related evaluation activities, if any.
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Previous editions of the task, if any. If it has been organized
previously, what the roadmap is and what the novelties for 2026 are.
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Linguistic resources to be gathered, created and/or reused. Please
include as many details on data gathering, selection and annotation
procedures as possible: sources and representativity,
training/validation/test sizes, harvesting procedures, profile of
annotators (experts, linguists, crowdworkers, etc.), multiple annotation
policy, IPR issues, baselines, etc.
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Tentative schedule (note that camera-ready versions of the proceedings
must be ready by July 3, 2026).
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Organization committee: full name and affiliation of the organizers,
with a succinct description of their research interests, areas of expertise
and experience organizing similar events.
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Funding, if available.
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Contact person.
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Any other relevant issues.
Task organizers duties
Note that organizers of accepted tasks are expected to:
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Set up the evaluation exercise according to the submitted proposal.
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Promote the task within the target research community.
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Manage the submission and scientific evaluation of the system
description papers of the corresponding systems submitted by the
participants. The accepted papers will be published in
the IberLEF proceedings.
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Prepare and submit an overview of the evaluation exercise.
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Present the results of the task at IberLEF 2026.
Task selection procedure
Each submitted proposal will be reviewed by members of the IberLEF steering
and program committee, and decisions will be sent back to the task
organizers by January 23, 2026.
Proceedings
IberLEF 2026 Proceedings including the description of the participating
systems will be published at CEUR-WS.org. Task Overviews will be published
in the SEPLN journal (http://www.sepln.org/en/journal, indexed in Clarivate
ESCI (JIF: 1,22), CiteScore (Scopus): 7,3 and SJR: 0,57) in its September
2026 issue. Task Organizers are expected to notify participants the
acceptance of their works by June 19, 2026, and send the camera ready task
and system description papers for their task to IberLEF organizers by July
3, 2026.
Important dates
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Task proposals due: December 22, 2025.
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Notification of acceptance: January 23, 2026.
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Final date for sending paper acceptance to task participants: June 19,
2026.
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Camera ready submissions due: July 3, 2026.
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IberLEF Workshop: September 22, 2026.
IberLEF general chairs
Alba Bonet Jover, GPLSI, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
Luis Chiruzzo, Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
José Ángel González Barba, TransPerfect (Spain)
Website
https://sites.google.com/view/iberlef-2026
Contact
E-mail: iberlef(a)googlegroups.com
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*To be held at EACL 2026 (March 24-29 in Rabat, Morocco)*
*Workshop description*
The 8th SIGTYP Workshop aims to provide a forum for bridging linguistic
typology, multilingual NLP, and adjacent areas to develop truly
multilingual NLP methods. The workshop raises awareness of linguistic
typology and its potential to broaden the global reach of multilingual NLP
and introduces computational approaches to typology. We welcome open
problems and discussion, inviting contributions from researchers in
multilingual/cross-lingual NLP and leading scholars in linguistic typology.
In 2026, we place a special emphasis on the utility of LLMs for typological
research.
*SIGTYP is the first dedicated venue for typology-related research and its
integration in multilingual NLP. Appropriate topics include (but are not
limited to):*
- *Integration of typological features in language transfer and joint
multilingual learning. *Beyond techniques such as “selective sharing,”
what other ways can we encode heterogeneous external knowledge in ML
algorithms?
- *Development of unified taxonomy and resources. *Building universal
databases/models to support the understanding and processing of diverse
languages.
- *Automatic inference of typological features. *Pros/cons of existing
techniques (e.g., heuristics from morphosyntactic annotation, propagation
from related languages, supervised Bayesian/neural models) and emerging
approaches.
- *Typology and interpretability. *Using typological knowledge to
interpret hidden representations of multilingual models, guide multilingual
data generation/selection, and annotate texts.
- *Improvement and completion of typological databases. *Combining
linguistic expertise with data-driven methods to advance knowledge of
cross-linguistic variation and universals.
- *Linguistic diversity and universals; cross-lingual annotation. *Which
phenomena/categories should be considered universal? How should they be
annotated?
- *Using LLMs for typological studies. *Can LLMs help formulate/test
typological hypotheses? Can they make valid cross-linguistic
generalisations?
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- *Additional topics include* constructed language generation, universals
in diachronic language change, information-theoretic approaches to
typology, and automated approaches to etymology.
*Important Dates (23:59 AoE)*
- *Direct submission deadline: December 19, 2025*
- *Pre-reviewed (ARR) submission deadline: January 2, 2026*
- *Notification of acceptance: January 23, 2026*
- *Camera-ready deadline: February 3, 2026*
- *Workshop date: During EACL 2026 (March 24–29, 2026; exact day TBA)*
*Submissions*
We invite extended *abstract submissions (non-archival) *and *general paper
submissions (archival)*. The accepted submissions will be presented at the
workshop, providing new insights and ideas. Extended abstracts should
describe already published work or work in progress and should *not exceed
two (2) pages*. This way, we will not discourage researchers from
preferring main conference proceedings, while ensuring that engaging and
thought-provoking research is presented at the workshop. For general
(archival) submissions, we accept both long and short papers. Short papers
should* not exceed four (4) pages, long papers should not exceed eight (8)
pages.* Unlimited additional pages are allowed for the references section
in all submission types.
*Submissions should be anonymous, without authors or an acknowledgement
section; self-citations should appear in third person.*
*Format: *
Submissions must follow the ACL 2025 stylesheet (
https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files), and both long and short paper
submissions must follow the two-column format of ACL proceedings. All
submissions must be in PDF format.
Submission Link:
https://openreview.net/group?id=eacl.org/EACL/2026/Workshop/SIGTYP
*SIGTYP 2026: *https://sigtyp.github.io/
*Organizing Committee*
Priya Rani, Michael Hahn, Andreas Shcherbakov, Oleg Serikov, Alexey
Sorokin, Ryan Cotterell and Kat Vylomova
*Anti-harassment policy*
The workshop follows the ACL anti-harassment policy:
https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Anti-Harassment_Policy.
*Contact*
For any inquiries regarding the workshop, please send an email to the
Organising Committee at sigtyp(a)gmail.com
Regards,
Priya.
*** Fifth Call for Demos, DC and Tutorials ***
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS 2026)
May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBv…>
AAMAS 2026 received 1455 full paper submissions for the Main Track, after an initial
submission of 1800 abstracts. This is by far the highest number of submissions (around
50% more than the previous highest number) in the 25 years of AAMAS.
We still welcome submissions to the Demo Track, the DC Track as well as for tutorials.
The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their
latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems.
The DC (Doctoral Consortium) is an opportunity to interact closely with established
researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your work
and to get advice on managing your career.
Tutorials will be half-day long and will be in person — online/remote versions will not be
accepted. A few full-day tutorials may be considered, but the proponents need to motivate
their request when submitting their proposal.
More information about the above calls, along with their respective important dates, are
available on the AAMAS 2026 web site.
Organizing Committee
AAMAS 2026 General Chairs
• Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
• John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia
AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs
• Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America
• Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair)
• Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair)
Dear colleagues,
The School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University, Denmark invites applications for the position of either assistant professor, associate professor or full professor of cognitive science, based at the Department of Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics.
The assistant professorship is a full-time, three-year fixed-term position, and subject to appropriate funding, there will be an opportunity to apply for a subsequent associate professorship. The associate and full professorships are both full-time, tenured positions.
We are looking for an applicant who can strengthen our research profile in computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or computational modelling of social processes. The ideal applicant will contribute to the department’s collective research on cognitive and social processes and to the continued development of courses on mathematical and computational modelling of cognition within our BSc and MSc cognitive science programmes.
Please note that this can also include computational linguistics and natural language processing, particularly in applied contexts.
The deadline for applying is January 8th 2026. You can read the full job listing and apply here:
https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/assistant-pr…
—
Ross Deans Kristensen-McLachlan
Associate Professor, PhD
Department for Linguistics, Cognitive Science, and Semiotics
Aarhus University
We remind interested authors that *PROPOR 2026*, the17th International
Conference on Computational Processing of Portuguese Salvador - Bahia April
13th to 16th 2026
accepts submissions until *7 December 2025*.
See the website for more details: https://propor2026.ufba.br/#cfp
Larissa Freitas and Diana Santos, program chairs
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Hugo Gonçalo Oliveira
CISUC, Department of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra
http://eden.dei.uc.pt/~hroliv