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Recherche d'opportunités
by Kouarata Guy noel 31 Oct '23

31 Oct '23

Bonjour Laurent ; J’espère que monmessage vous trouve en pleine forme et que tout va bien pour vous. Quant à moi,mon contrat avec l’université de Gand en Belgique prend fin le 20 décembre 2023.Je suis donc en quête d’autres opportunités d’emploi ou de recherche postdoc.Aussi vous prie-je de ne pas hésiter de m’informer si vous en connaissez une. Je me suis pris unpeu tard pour cette année, mais je souhaiterais aussi monter un projet derecherche avec vous. Depuis de 2020, j'ai pu créer une base de données FLEX avec 6500 entrées pour la langueMbochi avec plusieurs phrases illustratives (au moins 13000 phrases). Je medemandais si après avoir enregistrer toute ces données en audio (avecLiG-Aikuma), nous pouvons arriver à élaborer un outil qui permettra de fairedes recherche vocales en mbochi vers le français ou en français vers le mbochi.Ou de trouver des images à partir de la recherche vocale en mbochi. C’est lavision de profane que je souhaiterais discuter avec vous. Vous remerciant d’avancepour votre réaction, je vous prie de passer une excellente journée. Cordialement, Guy Kouarata

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CFP - Advanced Language Processing School (ALPS) 2024
by Laurent Besacier 01 Oct '23

01 Oct '23

FIRST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Advanced Language Processing School (ALPS) 2024 April, 1-5 2024 Aussois (French Alps) We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of ALPS - the Advanced NLP School to be held in the French Alps in April. This school targets advanced research students in Natural Language Processing and related fields and brings together world leading experts and motivated students. The programme comprises lectures, poster presentations, practical lab sessions and nature activities - the venue is located near a National Park. Important Dates Oct 1st: Application deadline Nov 1st 2023: acceptance notification Jan 1st 2024: registration deadline April 1st 2024: Start of School Confirmed speakers so far: - Kyunghyun Cho (New York University) - Sara Hooker (Cohere) - André Martins (IT Lisboa) - Barbara Plank (LMU Munich) - Titouan Parcollet (Cambridge University) Website and online application: https://alps.imag.fr/ <http://alps.imag.fr/> Questions: alps(a)univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

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2nd Call for Demonstrations PROPOR 2024 - 16th International Conference on Computational Processing of Portuguese
by Iria de Dios Flores 15 Sep '23

15 Sep '23

[Apologies for cross-postings] ******************************************************** *2nd Call for Demonstrations* PROPOR 2024: 16th International Conference on Computational Processing of Portuguese Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela - Galicia) March 14th & 15th 2024 https://propor2024.citius.gal/ ******************************************************** The PROPOR 2024 demonstration program committee invites submissions for demonstrations. Following the spirit of previous PROPOR editions, the demonstration track aims at bringing together academia and industry, creating a forum where more than written or spoken descriptions of research are available. Thus, demos should allow attendees to try and test them during their presentation in a dedicated session that will provide a more informal and interactive setting. Products, systems, or tools are examples of acceptable demos. Both early-research prototypes and mature systems may also be considered. Demos Submission: December 10 2023 Notification of acceptance or rejection: January 21 2024 Camera-ready demo paper: January 28 2024 Conference: March 14 and 15 2024 *Topics:* The areas of interest include all topics related to theoretical and applied issues of written and spoken Portuguese and Galician, such as, but not limited to, the same topics as for the conference paper submission: - Natural language processing tasks (e.g. parsing, word sense disambiguation, coreference resolution) - Natural language processing applications (e.g. question answering, subtitling, summarization, sentiment analysis) - Natural language generation - Information extraction and information retrieval - Speech technologies (e.g. spoken language generation, speech and speaker recognition, spoken language understanding) - Speech applications (e.g. spoken language interfaces, dialogue systems, speech-to-speech translation) - Resources, standardization and evaluation (e.g. corpora, ontologies, lexicons, grammars) - NLP-oriented linguistic description or theoretical analysis - Distributional semantics and language modeling - Portuguese language varieties and dialect processing (including the language varieties of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Galicia, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé, and Principe) - Multilingual studies, methods, applications, and resources including Portuguese/Galician The systems may be of the following kinds: - Natural Language Processing systems or system components - Application systems using language technology components - Software tools for computational linguistics research - Software for demonstration or evaluation - Development tools *Submissions:* Submissions should consist of a non-anonymous brief description document of up to *three pages of content, including references*. Developers must outline the main characteristics of their system/product/tool, provide sufficient details to allow its evaluation, and give information on how they plan to demonstrate it. Developers are encouraged to focus their description on the relevance of the computational processing component of Portuguese or Galician in the proposed system. Submissions should be written in English. At submission time, only PDF format is accepted. For the final versions, authors of accepted papers will be given one extra content page to take the reviews into account. Authors of accepted papers will be requested to send the source files for the production of the proceedings. Submissions must be sent via EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=propor2024) — please select the track: *PROPOR2024 Demo Paper*. All submitted papers must conform to the official ACL style guidelines. ACL provides style files for LaTeX and Microsoft Word that meet these requirements. They can be found at: LaTeX stylesheet: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files/tree/master/latex MS Word stylesheet: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files/tree/master/word The URL for paper submission will be available soon. *Publication:* Accepted demo papers are expected to be published by ACL as a volume in ACL Anthology (https://aclanthology.org/) as part of the PROPOR 2024 proceedings. They will be available online. To ensure publication, at least one author of each accepted paper must complete an adequate registration for PROPOR 2024 by the early registration deadline. *Presentation format:* Accepted demos will be presented at a designated demo session with an optional accompanying poster. Developers should make sure they could run their demos properly. Thus, it is the authors’ responsibility to provide the necessary technical conditions (i.e. equipment) for the demo at the conference. Note that the local organizers will not provide any hardware or software. Free high-speed Internet access will be available. There will be a best demo award for the best-presented project. Further details on the date, time, and instructions of the demonstration session(s) will be determined and provided at a later date. *Demo chairs:* Marlo Souza (Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil) Iria de-Dios-Flores (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) -- *Iria de-Dios-Flores (PhD)* *https://sites.google.com/view/iriadediosflores/ <https://sites.google.com/view/iriadediosflores/>*

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Funding opportunity for research organization and SMEs – development and application of deep models for extended reality
by Laurent Besacier 16 Aug '23

16 Aug '23

Hi I hope this email finds you in good spirit. Our Horizon Europe project, UTTER (https://he-utter.eu <https://he-utter.eu/>), invites project proposals from research organizations and SMEs to develop and/or pilot applications of large pretrained language models with a focus on enabling human-human and human-machine interaction. Successful applications will receive up to € 60 000 each, and run for 6-9 months. The call closes on October 15, 2023. Please check the call documentation (available from the link below) for details on eligibility criteria and the (very simple) application procedure: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor… <https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> If you have any inquiries or need further details, please feel free to reach out to: • Wilker Aziz: w.ferreiraaziz(a)uva.nl • Vlad Niculae: v.niculae(a)uva.nl • Maryam Hashemi Shabestari: m.hashemishabestari(a)uva.nl We encourage you to share this call with anyone else who might be interested in making the most of this funding opportunity. Best regards, L

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Join online to SIGUL 2023 (August 18-20, 2023)
by Sakriani Sakti 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

Dear SIGUL Members, Hope this finds you well! Next week, we will hold the 2nd Annual Meeting of the ELRA/ISCA Special Interest Group on Under-Resourced Languages (SIGUL 2023) on August 18-20, 2023, in Dublin, Ireland. You may find the program here: https://sigul-2023.ilc.cnr.it/programme/ --> I also attached the pdf version in this email. As in tradition of the previous SIGUL event, it features a number of distinguished keynote speakers, technical oral and poster sessions, and panel discussions. This time we'll have three-panel discussions on (1) Inclusion, Diversity, and Sovereignty, (2) the Role of Local Communities & Policy/Support, and (3) UL and Education. The whole program will be held in hybrid. So in case you are interested in joining online, you may register here: https://sigul-2023.ilc.cnr.it/registration-form/ --> It is only 100 Euro for regular and 50 Euro for students Or, in case you cannot join but would like to communicate your voice related to the panel topics, you may email us. Looking forward to seeing many of you in the discussion! Thank you. Sincerely yours, Sakriani Sakti

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Third call for papers DHASA Conference 2023 Extended deadlines
by Menno Van Zaanen 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Third call for papers DHASA Conference 2023 Extended deadlines https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za/ Note extended deadlines Theme: "Digital Humanities for Inclusion" The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fourth conference, focusing on the theme "Digital Humanities for Inclusion." In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organized, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. Suggested topics include the following: * Digital archives and the preservation of marginalized voices; * Intersectionality and the digital humanities: exploring the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class in digital research and activism; * Activism and social change through digital media: how digital humanities tools and methodologies can be used to promote inclusion; * Engaging marginalized communities in the creation and use of digital tools and resources; * Exploring the role of digital humanities in decolonizing knowledge and promoting indigenous perspectives; * The ethics of data collection and analysis in digital humanities research related; * The role of digital humanities in promoting inclusive and equitable pedagogy; * Digital humanities and inclusion in the context of global perspectives and international collaborations; * Critical approaches to digital humanities and inclusion: examining the limitations and possibilities of digital tools and methodologies in promoting inclusion; and * Collaborative digital humanities projects with non-profit organizations, community groups, and cultural institutions; * Any other digital humanities-related topic that serves the Southern African community. Submission Guidelines The DHASA conference 2023 asks for three types of submissions: * Long papers: Authors may submit long papers consisting of a maximum of 8 content pages and unlimited pages for references and appendix. The final versions of accepted long papers will be granted an additional page (up to 9 pages) to incorporate reviewers' comments. * Short papers: Authors may submit short papers with a maximum of 5 content pages and unlimited pages for references and appendix. The final versions of accepted short papers will be allowed an extra page (up to 6 pages) to accommodate reviewers' comments. Short papers accepted for the conference will be presented as posters. * Abstracts: Authors can submit abstracts of 250-300 words. Note that before submitting your contribution, you are required to submit an abstract before the abstract submission deadline. This holds for *all* submissions. The actual submission will need to be submitted before the submission deadline. More information on the submission process can be found on the submission page: https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za/submission/ We particularly encourage student submissions where the first author is a student. All accepted long and short paper submissions that are presented at the conference will be published in the Journal of Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa, see https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/dhasa. In addition, the abstracts of the full papers and the lightning talks will be published in a book of abstracts before the conference. Important dates Abstract submission deadline: *22 August 2023* Submission deadline: *29 August 2023* Date of notification: 30 September 2023 Camera-ready copy deadline: 6 November 2023 Conference: 27 November 2023 - 1 December 2023 Conference format: Face-to-face Conference venue: Nelson Mandela University, Eastern Cape South Africa NOTE: Non-presenting delegates have the option to attend online. Co-located events Several co-located events are currently being prepared, including workshops and tutorials. These will be updated on the conference website. Organizing Committee * Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University * Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Alan Murdoch, Nelson Mandela University * Amanda du Preez, University of Pretoria * Andiswa Bukula, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources * Andiswa Mvanyashe, Nelson Mandela University * Avashna Govender, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Gabby Dlamini, Nelson Mandela University * Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Jonathan van der Walt, Nelson Mandela University * Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Mukhtar Raban, Nelson Mandela University * Nomfundo Khumalo, Nelson Mandela University * Menno Van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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Third call for papers DHASA Conference 2023
by Menno Van Zaanen 27 Jul '23

27 Jul '23

Third call for papers DHASA Conference 2023 https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za/ Theme: "Digital Humanities for Inclusion" The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fourth conference, focusing on the theme "Digital Humanities for Inclusion." In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organized, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. Suggested topics include the following: * Digital archives and the preservation of marginalized voices; * Intersectionality and the digital humanities: exploring the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class in digital research and activism; * Activism and social change through digital media: how digital humanities tools and methodologies can be used to promote inclusion; * Engaging marginalized communities in the creation and use of digital tools and resources; * Exploring the role of digital humanities in decolonizing knowledge and promoting indigenous perspectives; * The ethics of data collection and analysis in digital humanities research related; * The role of digital humanities in promoting inclusive and equitable pedagogy; * Digital humanities and inclusion in the context of global perspectives and international collaborations; * Critical approaches to digital humanities and inclusion: examining the limitations and possibilities of digital tools and methodologies in promoting inclusion; and * Collaborative digital humanities projects with non-profit organizations, community groups, and cultural institutions; * Any other digital humanities-related topic that serves the Southern African community. Submission Guidelines The DHASA conference 2023 asks for three types of submissions: * Long papers: Authors may submit long papers consisting of a maximum of 8 content pages and unlimited pages for references and appendix. The final versions of accepted long papers will be granted an additional page (up to 9 pages) to incorporate reviewers' comments. * Short papers: Authors may submit short papers with a maximum of 5 content pages and unlimited pages for references and appendix. The final versions of accepted short papers will be allowed an extra page (up to 6 pages) to accommodate reviewers' comments. Short papers accepted for the conference will be presented as posters. * Abstracts: Authors can submit abstracts of 250-300 words. Note that before submitting your contribution, you are required to submit an abstract before the abstract submission deadline. This holds for *all* submissions. The actual submission will need to be submitted before the submission deadline. More information on the submission process can be found on the submission page: https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za/submission/ We particularly encourage student submissions where the first author is a student. All accepted long and short paper submissions that are presented at the conference will be published in the Journal of Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa, see https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/dhasa. In addition, the abstracts of the full papers and the lightning talks will be published in a book of abstracts before the conference. Important dates Abstract submission deadline: 8 August 2023 Ful paper submission deadline: 15 August 2023 Date of notification: 30 September 2023 Camera-ready copy deadline: 6 November 2023 Conference: 27 November 2023 - 1 December 2023 Conference format: Face-to-face Conference venue: Nelson Mandela University, Eastern Cape South Africa NOTE: Non-presenting delegates have the option to attend online. Co-located events Several co-located events are currently being prepared. These will be updated on the conference website. Organizing Committee * Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University * Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Alan Murdoch, Nelson Mandela University * Amanda du Preez, University of Pretoria * Andiswa Bukula, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources * Andiswa Mvanyashe, Nelson Mandela University * Avashna Govender, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Gabby Dlamini, Nelson Mandela University * Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Jonathan van der Walt, Nelson Mandela University * Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Mukhtar Raban, Nelson Mandela University * Nomfundo Khumalo, Nelson Mandela University * Menno Van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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Second call for papers DHASA Conference 2023
by Menno Van Zaanen 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Second call for papers DHASA Conference 2023 https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za/ Theme: "Digital Humanities for Inclusion" The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) is pleased to announce its fourth conference, focusing on the theme "Digital Humanities for Inclusion." In a region where the field of Digital Humanities is still relatively underdeveloped, this conference aims to address this gap and foster growth and collaboration in the field. The conference offers an opportunity for researchers interested in showcasing their work in the broad field of Digital Humanities to come together. By doing so, the conference provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in Digital Humanities, particularly within the Southern Africa region. As such, we welcome submissions related to Digital Humanities research conducted by individuals from Southern Africa or research focused on the geographical area of Southern Africa. Furthermore, the conference serves as a platform for information sharing and networking among researchers passionate about Digital Humanities. By bringing together experts working on Digital Humanities in Southern Africa or with a focus on Southern Africa, we aim to promote collaboration and facilitate further research in this dynamic field. In addition to the main conference, affiliated workshops and tutorials will be organized, providing researchers with valuable insights into novel technologies and tools. These supplementary events are designed for researchers interested in specific aspects of Digital Humanities or seeking practical information to enter or advance their knowledge in the field. The DHASA conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from researchers in various domains of Digital Humanities, including, but not limited to, language, literature, visual art, performance and theatre studies, media studies, music, history, sociology, psychology, language technologies, library studies, philosophy, methodologies, software and computation, and more. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive scientific community of practice within Digital Humanities. Suggested topics include the following: * Digital archives and the preservation of marginalized voices; * Intersectionality and the digital humanities: exploring the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class in digital research and activism; * Activism and social change through digital media: how digital humanities tools and methodologies can be used to promote inclusion; * Engaging marginalized communities in the creation and use of digital tools and resources; * Exploring the role of digital humanities in decolonizing knowledge and promoting indigenous perspectives; * The ethics of data collection and analysis in digital humanities research related; * The role of digital humanities in promoting inclusive and equitable pedagogy; * Digital humanities and inclusion in the context of global perspectives and international collaborations; * Critical approaches to digital humanities and inclusion: examining the limitations and possibilities of digital tools and methodologies in promoting inclusion; and * Collaborative digital humanities projects with non-profit organizations, community groups, and cultural institutions; * Any other digital humanities-related topic that serves the Southern African community. Submission Guidelines The DHASA conference 2023 asks for three types of submissions: * Long papers: Authors may submit long papers consisting of a maximum of 8 content pages and unlimited pages for references and appendix. The final versions of accepted long papers will be granted an additional page (up to 9 pages) to incorporate reviewers' comments. * Short papers: Authors may submit short papers with a maximum of 5 content pages and unlimited pages for references and appendix. The final versions of accepted short papers will be allowed an extra page (up to 6 pages) to accommodate reviewers' comments. Short papers accepted for the conference will be presented as posters. * Abstracts: Authors can submit abstracts of 250-300 words. Note that before submitting your contribution, you are required to submit an abstract before the abstract submission deadline. This holds for *all* submissions. The actual submission will need to be submitted before the submission deadline. More information on the submission process can be found on the submission page: https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za/submission/ We particularly encourage student submissions where the first author is a student. All accepted long and short paper submissions that are presented at the conference will be published in the Journal of Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa, see https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/dhasa. In addition, the abstracts of the full papers and the lightning talks will be published in a book of abstracts before the conference. Important dates Abstract submission deadline: 8 August 2023 Submission deadline: 15 August 2023 Date of notification: 30 September 2023 Camera-ready copy deadline: 6 November 2023 Conference: 27 November 2023 - 1 December 2023 Conference format: Face-to-face Conference venue: Nelson Mandela University, Eastern Cape South Africa NOTE: Non-presenting delegates have the option to attend online. Co-located events Several co-located events are currently being prepared, including workshops and tutorials. These will be updated on the conference website. Organizing Committee * Johannes Sibeko, Nelson Mandela University * Aby Louw, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Alan Murdoch, Nelson Mandela University * Amanda du Preez, University of Pretoria * Andiswa Bukula, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources * Andiswa Mvanyashe, Nelson Mandela University * Avashna Govender, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Gabby Dlamini, Nelson Mandela University * Ilana Wilken, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Jonathan van der Walt, Nelson Mandela University * Laurette Marais, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Mukhtar Raban, Nelson Mandela University * Nomfundo Khumalo, Nelson Mandela University * Menno Van Zaanen, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources -- Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen(a)nwu.ac.za Professor in Digital Humanities South African Centre for Digital Language Resources https://www.sadilar.org ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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free online school on language acquisition - deadline very soon!
by Alex CRISTIA 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, Please help me advertise this fantastic initiative: The deadline for the registration for the* Truly global /L+/ summer/winter school on language acquisition *has been extended to *Wednesday, June 28*. *WEBSITE:* https://www.lplusschool.org/home <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1EsthogkssKcMZ4BGak2ZuDoG41JSNOTyzuYswf89uIUyJ…> *LINK FOR REGISTRATION:* https://www.lplusschool.org/registration <https://secure-web.cisco.com/16oSOwaK0sWoH-QSteq8cku0EXp01kZYErx8KKQRKYGxIE…> *WHEN: **14 -18 August 2023* (online) at three different time zones: 1. UTC+8 (Asia/Oceania time), 2. UTC (Africa/Europe time), 3. UTC-4 (The Americas time). *AIM:* The second truly global /L+/ summer/winter school on language acquisition aims to promote knowledge about language acquisition and establish a global network of collaboration between researchers and students. Students will have the opportunity to learn about current theories and controversies in first language acquisition, as well as about basic experimental and analytical methods to implement in their research studies. *MOTIVATION: *Although the ability to use language is universal in human cultures, there is a long-standing debate as to whether language develops in similar ways or whether it varies across populations and, if so, why. This debate would benefit from more studies including a variety of languages. However, less than 5% of published studies deal with acquisition in non-European languages. This gap is exacerbated by the fact that many talented students, teachers and researchers in underrepresented areas do not have access to specialist literature, research equipment, or international collaborative networks. The online /L+/ International summer/winter school on language acquisition aims at contributing to reducing this gap. *TUITION: *Participation in the /L+/ school is *free of charge.* *WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: *Students at all levels (BA – PhD) and early career researchers from all regions, but *particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and South and Central America*, are encouraged to participate. There are no prerequisites in terms of specific knowledge or skills. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are encouraged to apply, as we will try our best to provide International Sign Language interpreters in as many streams as possible. All the lectures are subtitled and closed captions can be provided during the tutorials and discussions. *TOPICS: *The lecture topics are organized into four different streams: 1. Phonological development 2. Lexical development 3. Morphosyntactic development 4. Effects of the environment on development Each stream will consist of five 45-minute lectures that will be taught by instructors with extensive expertise in theory and methods in these different subfields of language acquisition. Each lecture will also be followed by live discussion sessions with experts in the field. *STRUCTURE: *The activities will develop in an online format that will combine synchronous (live) and asynchronous (pre-recorded) events in order to encourage the participation of students and researchers in their time zone. When registering, participants will be asked to choose two streams. However, everyone is welcome to attend more than two streams, if desired. Participants will also be able to take part in live practical sessions and networking events. Additionally, several universities will provide venues for local hubs <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1kNHDoBmXxb1x00NsBhlgwz11u6rxbciRAlQRH1xi-meDM…>, where participants can go and attend the online events together. More information about the schedule and local hubs can be found on our website <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1UQreG48iVDVwd2505Sir3mQvdOi4-TPP2LWHVjRQgV4Ma…> . *QUESTIONS?* *FAQ: *https://www.lplusschool.org/contact/faq <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1mO6vWu9QaDq7tM6akNnDWcBay0I-OK3nttXA6g6pTnLH8…> *CONTACT: *contact(a)lplusschool.org We are looking forward to your registration! Best wishes, The Organization Team ------ Aireen Barrios Arnuco (De La Salle University, Philippines) Alejandra Raisman (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico) Alejandra Sadaniowski (Universidad Católica de las Misiones, Argentina) Alma Luz Rodriguez Lazaro (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico) Alvin Wei Ming Tan (Stanford University, U.S.A.) Amanda Cristina Freitas (University of Campinas, Brazil) Andrew Ssemata (Makerere University, Uganda) Belén Troncoso-Acosta (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile) Bhuvana Narasimhan (University of Colorado Boulder, U.S.A.) 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Re: Call for Papers: IEEE ACM/TASLP Special Issue on Speech & Language Technologies for Low-Resource Languages
by Sadat, Fatiha 30 May '23

30 May '23

Hello, is the call for submission to this special issue still available or cancelled ? "Call for Papers: IEEE ACM/TASLP Special Issue on Speech & Language Technologies for Low-Resource Languages" Thanks. ________________________________ From: Joseph Mariani via SIGUL <sigul(a)list.elra.info> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 5:46 AM To: sigul(a)list.elra.info <sigul(a)list.elra.info> Subject: [SIGUL] Fwd: Call for Papers: IEEE ACM/TASLP Special Issue on Speech & Language Technologies for Low-Resource Languages [SPS_Logo_KO_RGB (1)] CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing (TASLP) TASLP Special Issue on Speech & Language Technologies for Low-Resource Languages Submit Your Manuscript <https://czqvL04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/T8+113/czqvL04/VVqS0B3s16ytW55j9JS…> Speech and language processing is a multi-disciplinary research area that focuses on various aspects of natural language processing and computational linguistics. Speech and language technologies deal with the study of methods and tools to develop innovative paradigms for processing human languages (speech and writing) that can be recognized by machines. Thanks to the incredible advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques that effectively interpret speech and textual sources. In general, speech technologies include a series of artificial intelligence algorithms that enables the computer system to produce, analyze, modify, and respond to human speech and texts. It establishes a more natural interaction between humans and computers as well as the translation between all human languages with effective analysis of text and speech. These techniques have significant applications in computational linguistics, natural language processing, computer science, mathematics, speech processing, machine learning, and acoustics. Another important application of this technology is the machine translation of text and voice. There exists a huge gap between speech and language processing in low-resource languages as they have lesser computational resources. With the ability to access vast computational sources from various digital sources, we can resolve numerous language processing problems in real time with enhanced user experience and productivity measures. Speech and language processing technologies for low-resource languages are still in their infancy. Research in this stream will enhance the likelihood of these languages becoming an active part of our life, as their importance is paramount. Furthermore, the societal shift towards digital media along with spectacular advances in digital media along with processing power, computational storage, and software capabilities with a vision of transferring low-resource computing language resources into efficient computing models. This special issue aims to explore the language and speech processing technologies to novel computational models for processing speech, text, and language. The novel and innovative solutions focus on content production, knowledge management, and natural communication of low-resource languages. We welcome researchers and practitioners working in speech and language processing to present their novel and innovative research contributions for this special section. Topics of Interest * Artificial intelligence-assisted speech & language technologies for low-resource languages * Pragmatics for low-resource languages * Emerging trends in knowledge representation for low-resource languages * Machine translation for low-resource language processing * Automatic speech recognition & speech technology for low-resource languages * Sentiment & statistical analysis for low-resource languages * Multimodal analysis for low-resource languages * Augment mining for low-resource language processing * Text summarization & speech synthesis * Sentence-level semantics for speech recognition * Information retrieval & extraction of low-resource languages Submission Guidelines Manuscripts should be submitted through the Manuscript Central system<https://czqvL04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/T8+113/czqvL04/VVqS0B3s16ytW55j9JS…>. 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