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CFP: Promoting machine translation and GenAI translation literacy: an approach towards professional translation and interpreting labour market
by Amal Haddad 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

Promoting machine translation and GenAI translation literacy: an approach towards professional translation and interpreting labour market University of Granada, Spain 2-3 June 2026 Deadline: 31 March 2026 The labour market associated with most careers has evolved rapidly in the recent years, requiring a workforce with extensive digital skills. The same applies to the current landscape of the translation profession, which is also being reshaped by the forces of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitisation and the applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP). Furthermore, recently, the most frequent discussion among academics and industry revolves around the danger of AI encroaching on the profession of translators, terminologists and interpreters, putting their job positions at risk, or even causing the eventual disappearance of translation careers. Some universities warn of the risk of terminating translation career paths due to the sharp decline in the number of students or the demise of translation careers as an independent field of study. Additionally, the hypothesis that technology is more efficient than humans in performing translation and interpreting tasks is becoming a threat itself, leading to a sharp decline in the number of students enrolled in translation and foreign languages careers worldwide. In most universities, this panorama is the case in most translation careers, and Spanish universities are no exception. One of the solutions to this problem is machine translation literacy, GenAI literacy and reducing the gap between technological developments and the technological competencies of translation and interpreting teachers. This event aims at offering solutions and training translation and interpreting teachers in this direction, in a way that they know how to follow the pace of technology and acquire basic technological notions, so that they keep up with the high quality teaching, required to keep a good ranking for their universities, provide excellent teaching to their students, and be part of the solution to protect translation careers from a humanistic point of view. Rationale and objectives The current landscape of translation education faces a critical juncture. While the profession is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies, the velocity of technological advancement has outpaced the capacity of educators to integrate these tools effectively into their teaching. This gap manifests in three interconnected problems. First: Digital literacy deficit Research on university students' perceptions of GenAI-assisted translation reveals concerns about declining translation creativity, independent thinking, and a notable deficiency in digital literacy among both educators and learners. Many translation educators lack training in how these tools function, their limitations, and appropriate pedagogical approaches for teaching with them. The European Association for Machine Translation's 2024 Translation Education Week emphasized that transversal skills, particularly AI literacy, data quality assessment, and communication abilities, are now more crucial than ever in translator education. Second: Disconnection between academic training and labour market realities While general content translation is increasingly automated, specialized domains requiring nuanced language skills, cultural adaptation, and subject-matter expertise remain essential human territories. The translation industry has transitioned to a hybrid model where Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) offers 30-50% cost reductions while maintaining accuracy, yet many graduates lack training in these workflows. Studies demonstrate that solid grammatical proficiency combined with MT literacy produces significantly higher quality translations than either factor alone, highlighting the need for integrated training approaches. Third: Insufficient understanding of quality distinctions and ethical responsibilities The widespread adoption of tools like Google Translate and DeepL by professionals and students often occurs with relatively little reflection, leading to potential risks in high-stakes contexts such as legal documents, medical translations, or patient forms where errors can have severe consequences. Educators must develop "MT literacy consultant" capabilities, the ability to assess when and how MT can be appropriately deployed, and to advise others on its responsible use. Objectives This event addresses these challenges through three core objectives: 1. Bridging the Technological Gap We will provide practical training in basic MT and GenAI literacies, equipping educators with foundational understanding of how neural machine translation, large language models, and generative AI tools function. This includes hands-on experience with current technologies, understanding their capabilities and limitations, and learning pedagogical strategies for integrating them into curricula. 2. Aligning Education with Labour Market Demands We will present current industry trends and expectations, helping educators understand the evolution from traditional translation to AI-augmented workflows. This includes exploring post-editing skills, quality assessment frameworks, and specialized domain knowledge that differentiate human expertise from automated output. By understanding what employers seek, professionals who can work effectively alongside AI while maintaining quality standards, educators can better prepare graduates for meaningful careers. 3. Promoting Ethical and Quality-Conscious Practice We will emphasize the critical importance of understanding translation quality gradations and the responsibilities associated with different contexts. This includes teaching students to assess risk levels (high-stakes vs. low-stakes scenarios), recognize when human expertise is non-negotiable, and communicate the value of professional translation to clients and the public. We will also address environmental and social implications of translation choices, fostering responsible professional citizenship. Added Value The added value of this event lies in its practical, forward-looking approach. Rather than resisting technological change or uncritically embracing it, we advocate for informed integration, recognizing AI as a powerful tool that augments rather than replaces human expertise. By equipping educators with confidence and competence in these areas, we strengthen the entire educational ecosystem: better-prepared teachers lead to better-trained students, who in turn become the skilled professionals needed in today's translation market. Furthermore, this initiative contributes to the broader mission of protecting and promoting translation studies as a vital humanistic discipline. By demonstrating how translation professionals can thrive in an AI-enhanced landscape, we empower educators to attract and retain students with realistic, compelling visions of rewarding careers. We welcome any contributions related to this timely topic. Presentation format: Talk (20 mins), non-archival. Selection for places will be made by the conference scientific committee (blind peer review). SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xrgG09Xnu95cAPQlXTLrSGDste08qKhETQ8vLYN-gY… [1] Important dates: Deadline for Abstracts: 31 March 2026 Notification of Outcome: 15 April 2026 Conference award: Conference award granted by AIETI, the Iberian Association for Translation and Interpreting Studies. 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CLARIN ERIC : Newsflash March 2026
by Gorgaini, E. (Elisa) 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, The March 2026 edition of the CLARIN Newsflash is out. Highlights include: * B-centre certification for CLARIN-CH * Launch of the PhD Edition of Tour de CLARIN * Two upcoming hackathons * DHH2026<https://www.helsinki.fi/en/digital-humanities/helsinki-digital-humanities-h…> * From Archive to Insight: Activating Cultural Data<https://www.etkad.ee/humal/hum-hackathon/> Read the newsletter: https://www.clarin.eu/content/clarin-newsflash-march-2026 Subscribe to the newsletter here<http://eepurl.com/bOt3Qn>. Kind regards, --- Elisa Gorgaini Communication Officer - CLARIN ERIC Utrecht University | Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht, The Netherlands e.gorgaini(a)uu.nl<mailto:e.gorgaini@uu.nl> | elisa(a)clarin.eu<mailto:elisa@clarin.eu> www.clarin.eu<https://www.clarin.eu>

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Data in Historical Linguistics Seminar Series – Seminar 6
by Andrea Farina 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

The sixth talk of the Data in Historical Linguistics Seminar Series will take place remotely on Monday 13th April 2026 at 5pm BST. Roksana Goworek (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom) will be presenting on "An Interactive Tool for Interpretable Semantic Change Analysis via Definition-Aligned Embedding Spaces” in an interactive session. Registration for this talk will close at midnight on Friday 10th April and the link for this can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/mBmDUufrgskRtHPB6 Participants will receive a Microsoft Teams link via email on the morning of the talk. The abstract for this talk can be found at this page<https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/monday-13-apri…>. The programme and registration links for all talks in the series can be found on our website: https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/2026-programme/ This seminar series is run by Andrea Farina (King’s College London) and Dr Mathilde Bru and is aimed at PhD students and early career researchers. The purpose of this seminar series is to bring together researchers working on historical linguistics with a quantitative approach, and to discuss current avenues of research in this topic. We hope that these seminars will nurture international collaboration and establish academic ties among researchers working on similar topics in this field. Join our mailing list<https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/join-us/>!

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First Call for Papers: 13th International Conference on Multimodality, 2027 in Helsinki, Finland
by 13th International Conference on Multimodality 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear all, we are happy to announce that the 13th International Conference on Multimodality (13ICOM) will be organised at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in June 2027. The phenomenon of multimodality – or how communication and interaction build on coordinated combinations of multiple forms of expression – is now actively researched within diverse fields of study. Given the multifaceted nature and complexity of the phenomenon, pursuing a constructive dialogue between different approaches to multimodality is essential for moving towards a shared understanding. This is the main theme of the 13th International Conference on Multimodality (13ICOM), which celebrates the 25th anniversary of organising the first conference in the series in Salzburg, Austria in 2002. For 13ICOM, we want to specifically emphasise the role of early-career researchers working on diverse aspects of multimodality by organising a doctoral consortium on June 1, 2027 ahead of the main conference on June 2–4, 2027. The doctoral consortium features 5-minute pitch talks from participants and master classes in theories and methods from experts, with plenty of opportunities for networking with fellow early-career researchers. The main conference will feature four plenary sessions and multiple parallel sessions with 20-minute presentations. The confirmed plenarists for 13ICOM include (in alphabetical order) Pentti Haddington (University of Oulu, Finland), Maria Grazia Sindoni (University of Messina, Italy), Beate Schirrmacher (Linnaeus University, Sweden) and Amanda Wasielewski (Uppsala University, Sweden). For the full call for papers, please see the conference website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/13th-international-conference-multim… Best, the 13ICOM organising team

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Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference
by Michael Barlow 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the 2nd CFP for APCLC 2016. The 6th Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference (APCLC2026) will be held in Toyama, Japan, from September 8–11, 2026. The main conference runs September 9–10, with pre-conference workshops on September 8 and an excursion on September 11. Conference Theme: Emerging Paradigms of Corpus Linguistics in the Age of AI Venue: Toyama International Conference Centre (Toyama, JAPAN) TOYAMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER Plenary speakers: Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/people/academic-staff/prof-eric-friginal/ Akira Murakami (University of Birmingham) https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/murakami-akira Others to be confirmed Call for Papers: We welcome submissions for oral & poster presentations. Oral presentations: Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references). Abstracts should report on the background, research questions, data, methods, results, and implications of the research, as appropriate to the nature of the paper. Posters: Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references). Abstracts may report on the background, research questions, data, methods, (provisional) results, and (potential) contributions of the research, as appropriate. Pre-conference workshops: Proposals are welcome for short workshops (1.5 hours) and half-day workshops (3 hours). For those who are interested in offering a workshop, please contact the organizer directly. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to AI & CORPUS LINGUISTICS Applications of AI in corpus design and construction Applications of AI in corpus analysis Ethics of using AI in corpus research Corpus-based evaluation of AI-generated language CORPUS METHODS New tools and analytical techniques Innovations in corpus design, construction, and annotation New analytical techniques New theoretical frameworks Critical evaluation of existing tools, techniques, and frameworks Replication studies APPLICATIONS OF CORPUS LINGUISTICS Corpus developments in the Asia-Pacific region Forensic linguistics Stylistics Discourse analysis Sociolinguistics and language change Lexicography Grammar analysis Translation Contrastive analysis Genre, register, and textual variation Intercultural communication Multilingualism and translanguaging Underrepresented languages and language varieties Digital communication and social media Multimodal communication Language for specific/academic purposes Learner corpora Pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics Language learning, teaching, and assessment Teaching corpus linguistics as a discipline Important dates: March, 2026: 2nd circular (with CFP) May 31, 2026: Deadline for abstract submission; Early bird registration open June 20, 2026: Notification of acceptance of abstracts July 31, 2026: End of early bird registration (Details provided later) August 10, 2026: Submission deadline for online proceedings August 31, 2026: Deadline for full registration September 8, 2026: Pre-conference workshops & Registration September 9-10, 2026: Main conference September 11, 2026: Excursion Please save the dates and visit our APCLC2026 official site (to appear) for future updates. Organising committee: Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Association (APCLA) steering committee Michael Barlow (University of Auckland) Monika Bednarek (University of Sydney) Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Hitoshi Isahara (Otemon Gakuin University) Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Naixing Wei (Beihang University) Raksangob Wijitsopon (Chulalongkorn University) Jiajin Xu (Beijing Foreign Studies University) Program committee Hitoshi Isahara (Otemon Gakuin University) Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Yasutake Ishii (Seijo University) Kyoko Kanzaki (Gunman Women’s University) Naho Kawamoto (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Yoshiyuki Notohara (Doshisha University) Sachiko Hachino (Tezukayama Gakuin University) Satoshi Yamazaki (Chiba University of Commerce) Emi Izumi (Kyoto University) Contact: apclc2026(a)gmail.com<mailto:apclc2026@gmail.com> --- Michael Barlow. www.michaelbarlow.com<http://www.michaelbarlow.com/> Assoc. Prof. Applied Linguistics, University of Auckland Recent publications M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Social Science Research Article.<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753367/ref=sr_1_1_so_ABIS_BOOK?crid=25EQBROGY…> Athelstan. M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Humanities Research Article.<https://www.amazon.com/s?k=writing+the+humanities+research+article&i=stripb…> Athelstan. M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Business Research Article<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2I…>.<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2I…> Athelstan M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Economics Research Article<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753383/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2I…>. Athelstan M. Barlow 2023. Ten Lectures on Corpora and Cognitive Linguistics<https://brill.com/display/title/61682>. Brill Le, Pham & Barlow 2023. The Academic Discourse of Mechanical Engineering<https://benjamins.com/catalog/scl.107>. Benjamins

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Call for Participation for HAHA at IberLEF 2026
by Luis Chiruzzo - Inco 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

*** Call for Participation for HAHA at IberLEF 2026 <https://sites.google.com/view/iberlef-2026> *** Humor Analysis based on Human Annotation and Automatic Humor Generation https://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/grupos/pln/haha/ Codabench page: https://www.codabench.org/competitions/14700/ Can computers be funny? Can humans identify computer-generated humor? While humor has been studied historically from psychological, cognitive, and linguistic perspectives, its computational study is an active area of research in Machine Learning and Computational Linguistics that has gained traction in recent years. There has been significant development mainly in the field of automatic humor detection and classification, but a characterization of humor that enables its automatic recognition and generation is far from being solved. This task aims to gain better insight into what is humorous and what causes laughter, and to take some steps forward by assessing the capabilities of current LLMs to generate actual humorous content in Spanish and attempting to see whether it’s possible to automatically distinguish between computer-generated humor and humor written by humans. The target audience is NLP researchers interested in advancing the understanding of highly subjective and creative tasks, though anyone is welcome to participate. Task description This year, the HAHA evaluation campaign proposes three different subtasks related to automatic humor detection and generation, with the aim of deepening our understanding of computational humor. Subtask 1 - Humor Detection: determining if a news headline is satirical or real. The main performance metric for this subtask will be the F1 score of the 'humorous' class. This subtask is similar to the first subtask proposed in previous editions of the HAHA shared task, but this time it's applied to a particular domain where humorous and non-humorous content might sometimes be difficult to tell apart. Subtask 2 - LLM-generated humor detection: determining if a joke inspired by a news headline was generated by an LLM or written by a human. The main performance metric for this subtask will be the F1 score of the 'automatic' class. Subtask 3 - Humor Generation: generating jokes from a news headline using computational methods. This subtask will be evaluated through human preference judgments, employing LLM arena-style battles between pairs of generated jokes, and ranking the systems using an Elo-based leaderboard. How to Participate The CodaBench page for the competition is available: https://www.codabench.org/competitions/14700/ Registration is open! Important Dates March 18th, 2026: team registration page. April 1st, 2026: development sets released and open for dev submissions. May 27th, 2026: test sets released and open for test submissions. June 3rd, 2026: end of test submissions, publication of results of subtasks 1 and 2. June 10th, 2026: publication of results of subtask 3. June 12th, 2026: paper submission. June 23rd, 2026: notification of acceptance. July 1st, 2026: camera-ready paper submission. September 2026: IberLEF 2026 Workshop.

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PsyDefDetect shared task (co-located with BioNLP @ ACL 2026) - Call for Participation
by hongbin.na＠student.uts.edu.au 22 Mar '26

22 Mar '26

PsyDefDetect invites researchers to tackle a novel challenge at the intersection of Clinical Psychology and Natural Language Processing: detecting and classifying psychological defense mechanisms in emotional support dialogues. Grounded in the clinically validated Defense Mechanism Rating Scales (DMRS) framework, this shared task aims to advance the understanding of unconscious defensive functioning in text. Shared task website: https://psydefdetect-shared-task.github.io/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/AhuspeXNkM Google group: https://groups.google.com/g/psydefdetect RedNote: https://xhslink.com/m/34ddMoz7E4L Evaluation Platform (Codabench): https://www.codabench.org/competitions/12124/ Task Overview Psychological defenses are the “immune system” of the mind, shaping what speakers disclose and how they accept or resist help. Despite their critical role in mental health and counseling, defensive functioning remains largely unmodeled in current emotional support conversation systems. This shared task invites participants to bridge the gap between clinical theory and NLP by analyzing the PSYDEFCONV dataset. Participants will work with multi-turn dialogues to identify the specific defense level of a target utterance given its context. The goal is to develop models that can recognize subtle, context-dependent defensive maneuvers—ranging from adaptive coping to immature distortion. Data and Labels PSYDEFCONV is the first conversational dataset annotated with defense levels based on the DMRS. The dataset is constructed from a stratified subset of the ESConv corpus to ensure diverse coverage of problem types and emotions. The corpus contains 200 dialogues and 4,709 total utterances, including 2,336 help-seeker turns annotated for defense levels. Participants must classify utterances into 9 categories, comprising seven hierarchical levels of defensive maturity and two auxiliary labels. Key Challenge Capturing subtle linguistic cues of deep-seated psychological mechanisms within highly informal and context-dependent emotional dialogues. Timeline This preliminary timeline is subject to change. Follow our website and channels for updates. Dec 15 2025: Task announced. Dec 20 2025: Task Launch on CodaBench. Mar 15 2026: Start of evaluation period. Apr 05 2026: End of evaluation period. TBA: Paper submission. TBA: Author notifications. TBA: Camera ready due. Baseline and Evaluation Metrics Baseline runs and official metrics are published on our CodaBench Page (https://www.codabench.org/competitions/12124/) Organizers Hongbin Na, University of Technology Sydney Zimu Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Zhaoming Chen, University of Utah Yining Hua, Harvard University Rena Gao, The University of Melbourne Kailai Yang, The University of Manchester Ling Chen, University of Technology Sydney Wei Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Shaoxiong Ji, ELLIS Institute Finland & University of Turku John Torous, Harvard University Sophia Ananiadou, The University of Manchester & ELLIS Manchester

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International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026): Last Call for Journal First Papers
by Announce 21 Mar '26

21 Mar '26

*** Last Call for Journal First Papers *** International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) 29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026 The VARIABILITY conference series brings together the communities previously served by ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS, forming a unified venue for research on variability, configuration, customization, and related disciplines in software and systems engineering. VARIABILITY 2026 invites Journal-First presentations of papers recently published in leading software engineering journals, including TSE, TOSEM, IST, EMSE, JSS, ASEJ, SoSyM, and reputable open-access journals. This initiative provides authors with the opportunity to engage directly with the VARIABILITY community, while offering attendees a richer and more diverse program. The Journal-First papers remain published in their respective journals, and a one-page summary will be included in the VARIABILITY 2026 proceedings with a pointer to the original publication. Scope To qualify for a Journal-First presentation at VARIABILITY 2026, a paper must meet these criteria: • It was published on the publisher’s website between May 2024 and March 2026. • It fits within the scope of VARIABILITY 2026, as described in the research track call (https://conf.researchr.org/track/variability-2026/variability-2026-papers#C…), and can bring new insights or directions to the community. • It presents new research results or significant extensions of prior work that have not been presented at SPLC, VaMoS, or ICSR before. • It has not been presented at, and is not under review for, Journal-First Tracks of other related conferences. How to Submit Authors of papers that meet the above criteria are invited to submit a short proposal for presentation. The proposal should be one page and include the following: • Paper title, authors, extended abstract, and a link or DOI to the original journal paper. • If the journal paper builds on or is related to previously published work (such as a poster or tool demo), the proposal must clearly explain why it should be considered a Journal- First paper. • All proposals must be submitted as a PDF via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=variability2026 (Journal-First Track). • Please upload both the proposal PDF and a ZIP file containing the original journal paper. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY 2026 Companion Proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series. A Journal-First proposal must be at most one page long and it must follow the Springer guidelines: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . By submitting your paper for inclusion in these proceedings, you acknowledge that you and your co-authors must comply with Springer’s publications policies (https://www.springer.com/gp/editorial-policies) including requirements related to research integrity, copyright, and ethical standards. Any alleged violations of these policies may be investigated by Springer and could result in corrective actions, including withdrawal of the paper. Evaluation and Selection Proposals will be selected based on the quality of the publication and the journal, after confirming that the paper fits the scope of the conference. Since the papers have already been peer-reviewed and accepted by their journals, they will not undergo another technical review. The goal is to include as many papers as possible in the Journal-First Track. However, if an unusually high number of papers are received, some might not be accepted. If needed, priority will be given to papers that best align with the conference topics of interests and the structure of the sessions. Conference Attendance For each paper accepted into the Journal-First Track, at least one author must register for the conference and attend to give the oral presentation. Important Dates (AoE) • Submission of Papers: 2 April 2026 • Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026 • Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026 • Author Registration: 15 July 2026 Organisation General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium Research Track Chairs • Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany • Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany Industry Track Chairs • Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany Journal First Track Chairs • Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France • Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs • Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria • Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel Demos and Tools Track Chairs • Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark • Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco Projects Showcase Chairs • Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden • Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France Hall of Fame Chairs • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany • Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland • Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan Workshops Chairs • Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain • Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany Tutorials Chairs • Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands • Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Proceedings Chair • Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK Publicity Chairs • Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA • Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan Local Organiser and Finance Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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Second call for participation - MentalRiskES@IberLEF2026: Early detection of mental risk
by María Dolores Molina González 20 Mar '26

20 Mar '26

*Registration open!!* ****We apologize for multiple postings of this e-mail**** MentalRiskES2026 announces the fourth edition of a novel and enhanced task on early risk identification of mental disorders in Spanish comments from social media sources. Unlike previous editions (IberLEF 2023, 2024, and 2025), this edition introduces significant innovations: psychologists are now actively involved in generating and validating the data, which ensures a closer connection to real clinical settings. The task continues to be solved as an online problem, requiring participants to detect potential risks as early as possible in a continuous stream of data. Consequently, performance depends not only on the accuracy of the systems but also on the speed of detection, reflecting these dynamics in both task design and evaluation metrics. For this fourth edition, we propose two entirely new tasks: the first subtask focuses on the detection of symptoms, while the second subtask addresses decision support for therapeutic interventions. We would like to invite you to participate in the following tasks: *1. Early Symptom Detection in Therapeutic Conversations2. Therapist Response Selection* Find out more at https://sites.google.com/view/mentalriskes2026. <https://sites.google.com/view/mentalriskes2026> MentalRiskES 2026 is part of the IberLEF Workshop and will be held in conjunction with the SEPLN 2026 conference in León (Spain). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Feb 9th Registration open* Mar 27th Release of trial corpora (trial server available) Apr 6th Registration closed Apr 13th Release of test corpora and start of the evaluation campaign (test server available and trial submissions closed) Apr 20th End of evaluation campaign (deadline for submission of runs) Apr 27th Publication of official results and release of test gold labels May 11th Deadline for paper submission June 1st Acceptance notification Jun 15th Camera-ready submission deadline Sep TBD Publication of proceedings Note: All deadlines are 11:59PM UTC-12:00 Please reach out to the organizers at MentalRiskEs@IberLEF2026. The MentalRiskES 2026 organizing committee. Mª Dolores Molina González PCD del Departamento de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación mdmolina(a)ujaen.es Grupo de Investigación SINAI <http://sinai.ujaen.es/> EPS Jaén, Edificio A3, Despacho 328 Campus Las Lagunillas s/n 23071 - Universidad de Jaén Edificio Departamental, Despacho D-122 Campus Científico Tecnológico de Linares, Avda. de la Universidad s/n 23700 (+34) 953 64 86 51 <+34%20953%2064%2086%2017> - Escuela Politécnica Superior de Linares ----------------------------------------------------------- Mas informacion sobre listas de correo en la Univ. de Jaen http://www.ujaen.es/sci/redes/listas/ -----------------------------------------------------------

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[CfP] IEEE FedCSIS 2026: "Digital Humanities, Computational Social Sciences and Economics Research (AI-HuSo)"
by Jens Dörpinghaus 20 Mar '26

20 Mar '26

Dear all, I would like to inform you about a call for papers for a thematic track at FedCSIS 2026 (IEEE #61123) called "AI in Digital Humanities, Computational Social Sciences and Economics Research (AI-HuSo)". FedCSIS 2026 will be held in Riga, Latvia, 23-26 August, 2026. See https://2026.fedcsis.org/thematic/ai-huso for details. --> Paper submission: 15.04.2026 This thematic session is dedicated to the computational study of Social Sciences, Economics and Humanities, including all subjects like, for example, education, labour market, history, religious studies, theology, cultural heritage, and informative predictions for decision-making and behavioural-science perspectives. While digital methods, intelligence systems, and AI have been emerging topics in these fields for several decades, this thematic session is not only limited to discoveries in these domains, but also dedicated to the reflections of these methods and results within the field of computer science. Thus, we are in particular interested in interdisciplinary exchange and dissemination with a clear focus on computational and AI methods for intelligence systems. Since there is a clear methodological overlap between these three domains and often similar algorithms and AI approaches are considered, we see this thematic session as place for interdisciplinary learning, discussing a joint toolbox as a support for scholars from these field with human and context-aware agents. The aim of this thematic session is thus to bridge the gap between scientific domains, foster interdisciplinary exchange and discuss how research questions from other domains challenge current computer science. In particular, we are interested in communications between researchers from different fields of computer science, social sciences, economics, humanities, and practitioners from different fields. Topics ====== The list of topics includes, but is not limited to: - AI and computational approaches for the interdisciplinary work of the social sciences, economics, and humanities: report on theoretical, methodological, experimental, and applied research. - AI and computational approaches for linking data from different digital resources, including online social networks, web and data mining, Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies. - AI and computational methods for text mining and textual analysis, for example texts within social sciences, digital literary studies, computational stylistics and stylometry. - Text encoding, computational linguistics, annotation guidelines, OCR for humanities, economics, and social sciences. - Network analysis, including social and historical network analysis. - Ethical and philosophical considerations of AI in society, education and humanties research In general, the applications of interest are included in the list below, but are not limited to: - Labour market research and qualification, including behavioral-science perspectives. - Education: Digital methods and systems, e-learning, adult education, etc. - Contributions to the application of technology to culture, history, and societal issues: For example, computational text analysis, analytical and visualization, databases, etc. - In particular, we welcome submissions which focus on a critical reflection of digital methods in the humanities, economics and social sciences within computer science. - Linking of digital resources, a discussion of data sets, their quality and reliability, combining quantitative and qualitative data, anonymization and data protection. Contact: ai-huso(a)fedcsis.org Submission rules ================ - Authors should submit their papers as Postscript, PDF or MSWord files. - The total length of a paper should not exceed 12 pages IEEE style (including tables, figures and references). More pages can be added, for an additional fee. IEEE style templates are available here. - Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific merit and relevance to the Topical Area. - Preprints containing accepted papers will be published online. - Only papers presented at the conference will be published in Conference Proceedings and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore® database. - Conference proceedings will be published in a volume with ISBN, ISSN and DOI numbers and posted at the conference WWW site. - Conference proceedings will be submitted for indexation according to information here. - Organizers reserve right to move accepted papers between FedCSIS Sessions.

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