Hi all,
Wiki Workshop 2024 (now in its 11th edition) will take place as a
standalone virtual event on June 20, 2024. For more information, see the
workshop website:
https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/
The call for papers is now open:
https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-papers
The call is for extended abstracts (2 pages) of ongoing or completed work.
The deadline is April 22. The submissions are non-archival which means you
can submit work that is already published as well!
If you have questions about the workshop, please let us know on this list
or at wikiworkshop(a)googlegroups.com.
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Pablo Aragón, Wikimedia Foundation
Pablo Beytía, Catholic University of Chile
Martin Gerlach, Wikimedia Foundation
Kinneret Gordon, Wikimedia Foundation
Robert West, EPFL
Leila Zia, Wikimedia Foundation
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We invite contributions to the research track of the 11th edition of Wiki
Workshop, which will take place virtually on June 20, 2024 (tentatively
12:00-19:00 UTC) as a standalone event.
The Wiki Workshop is the largest Wikimedia research event of the year,
aimed at bringing together researchers who study all aspects of Wikimedia
projects (including, but not limited to, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia
Commons, Wikisource, and Wiktionary) as well as Wikimedia developers,
affiliate organizations, and volunteer editors. Co-organized by the
Wikimedia Foundation’s Research team and members of the Wikimedia research
community, the workshop provides a direct pathway for exchanging ideas
between the organizations that serve Wikimedia projects and the researchers
actively studying them.
Building on the successful experiences of organizing Wiki Workshop in 2015
<https://wikiworkshop.org/2015/>, 2016 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2016/>,
2017 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2017/>, 2018 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2018/>,
2019 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2019/>, 2020 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2020/>,
2021 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2021/>, 2022 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2022/>,
2023 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/> and based on feedback from authors
and participants over the years, this year’s research track is organized as
follows:
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Submissions are non-archival, meaning we welcome ongoing, completed, and
already published work.
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We accept submissions in the form of 2-page extended abstracts.
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Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their research
in a pre-recorded oral presentation with dedicated time for live Q&A on
June 20, 2024.
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Accepted abstracts will be shared on the website prior to the event.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
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new technologies and initiatives to grow content, quality, equity,
diversity, and participation across Wikimedia projects;
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use of bots, algorithms, and crowdsourcing strategies to curate, source,
or verify content and structured data;
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bias in content and gaps of knowledge on Wikimedia projects;
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relation between Wikimedia projects and the broader (open) knowledge
ecosystem;
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exploration of what constitutes a source and how/if the incorporation of
other kinds of sources are possible (e.g., oral histories, video);
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detection of low-quality, promotional, or fake content (misinformation
or disinformation), as well as fake accounts (e.g., sock puppets);
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questions related to community health (e.g., sentiment analysis,
harassment detection, tools that could increase harmony);
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motivations, engagement models, incentives, and needs of editors,
readers, and/or developers of Wikimedia projects;
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innovative uses of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects for AI and NLP
applications and vice versa;
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consensus-finding and conflict resolution on editorial issues;
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dynamics of content reuse across projects and the impact of policies and
community norms on reuse;
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privacy, security, and trust;
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collaborative content creation;
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innovative uses of Wikimedia projects' content and consumption patterns
as sensors for real-world events, culture, etc.;
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open-source research code, datasets, and tools to support research on
Wikimedia contents and communities;
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connections between Wikimedia projects and the Semantic Web;
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strategies for how to incorporate Wikimedia projects into media literacy
interventions.
Important dates and timeline:
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Submission deadline: April 22, 2024 (23:59 AoE
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth>)
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Author notification: May 27, 2024
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Final version due: June 10, 2024 (23:59 AoE)
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Workshop date: June 20, 2024
Submission instructions:
https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-papers#submission
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Martin Gerlach (he/him) | Senior Research Scientist | Wikimedia Foundation