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The May 2026 issue of the Wikimedia Research Newsletter is out
by ABDUL-RAFIU FUSEINI 07 Jun '26

07 Jun '26

The May 2026 issue of the Wikimedia Research Newsletter is out: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter/2026/May In this issue: * "Wikilambda the ultimate: the Wikimedia foundation’s search for the perfect language" * Other recent publications 8 research publications were covered in this issue. Alhaj Darajaati on behalf of the Newsletter team --- Wikimedia Research Newsletter * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter/ * Follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WikiResearch * Follow us on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@wikiresearch * Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wikiresearch.bsky.social * Like us on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/WikiResearch/ * Receive this newsletter by mail: https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/research-newsletter.lists.wikim…

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Re: VIZWP Tool, test first version and/or join a demo event
by Florence Devouard 05 Jun '26

05 Jun '26

-------- Message transféré -------- Sujet : [Wikimedia-l] Re: VIZWP Tool, test first version and/or join a demo event (was Re: Re: Birth of a new visualisation tool) Date : Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:53:07 +0200 De : Florence Devouard via Wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Répondre à : Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Pour : wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Copie à : Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> Hello Reminder that the presentation of the latest developments in the VIZWP tool will take place today at 18h UTC+2 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:VIZWP_05_06_2026 Everyone warmly invited to attend ! Best Florence Le 27/05/2026 à 18:03, Florence Devouard via Wikimedia-l a écrit : > > Hello ! > > There are new elements to look for in the Wikipedia articles > visualization toolVIZWP tool > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…> > > Two of the features selected during phase I of the project in 2025 > were already developed and published, beta mode. > > You may test the tool with the dataset we originally created for this > purpose (most important articles related to climate and climate > change) - this is the easiest way > OR you can create and import your own dataset using the new > topic-builder tool assisted with AI - takes more time, but very > rewarding. > > If you want to test the tool on your side, I invite you totest it here > <https://impact-visualizer.wmcloud.org/topics/23#bubble>and then drop > comments, bugs, suggestionsthere > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…> > Your feedback is very important to us. > > To test the creation and import of your own dataset, please check out > :new topic-builder tool <https://topic-builder.wikiedu.org/> > > > Another option is to join us at one of the dedicated events coming > soon for a demo and a chat. Check out > here :https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Climate_Change/Community#2026 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…> > Next chat in English is planned on June 5th. Register > here:Event:VIZWP_05_06_2026 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:VIZWP_05_06_2026>There is a > discussion in French planned on June 10th. > > Finally, if you want to be personally informed of the next steps of > the tool, please sign up here > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…>. > > > Cheers > > Anthere > >>> >>> >>> >>> Le mar. 21 oct. 2025 à 20:18, Florence Devouard >>> <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> a écrit : >>> >>> BESIDES.... >>> >>> I'll host a workshop this Friday at 17h UTC+2 during which I >>> will present the first sketches propositions of the tool. >>> >>> Please join to talk about it, criticize, propose changes, push >>> for some features over others, and so on. >>> >>> 👉 *Register to the sketches workshop here : >>> *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:VIZWP_24_10_2025 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> IF YOU CAN NOT join the event (or do not want to), please have a >>> look directly at the sketches proposed and give a feedback about >>> each proposition. Please {{bebold}} ! >>> >>> 👉 *Look and comment the first sketches here : >>> *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Climate_Change/Tool/Co-design_activities >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Anthere >>> >>> >>> --------- >>> >>> >>> *Context*/ >>> >>> Visualizing Sustainability and Climate Change/is a research >>> project aimed at identifying and visualizing knowledge gaps >>> related to sustainability and climate changeon Wikipedia. The >>> project helps visualize these knowledge gaps, supports >>> communities in improving content on this important topic, >>> facilitates collaboration among multilingual communities and >>> partners, and strengthens the capacity of Wikipedia contributors >>> to document and share information on climate change (as well as >>> sustainability and SDGs). >>> >>> In practice, in collaboration with Wikimedia projects focused on >>> sustainability and climate change,*the initiative will produce a >>> visual tool*that allows users to evaluate and monitor the >>> quality and quantity of articles related to sustainability and >>> climate change on Wikipedia across different languages. >>> >>> In the long run, the tool is expected to serve beyond the >>> specific « Climate change » topic ;) >>> >>> The projet is developped as part of a research project, promoted >>> by SUPSI, funded by the SNSF, with the patronage ofWikimedia >>> Italia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia>. >>> On the Wiki Community side of things, the organizations involved >>> areWikimedistas de Uruguay >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Uruguay>,Wiki >>> in Africa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>, >>> andWiki Education Foundation. >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation> >>> If you are interested in knowing more of the project, I suggest >>> you head here : >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli… >>> If you want to see the first sketches, first definition of user >>> requirements, the dataset we are working on, go there : >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli… >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> Warm Regards, >>> >>> Anthere for the VIZWP tool team >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, >>> guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list --wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines andhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives athttps://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.o… >>> To unsubscribe send an email towikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list --wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines andhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives athttps://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.o… >> To unsubscribe send an email towikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list --wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines andhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives athttps://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.o… > To unsubscribe send an email towikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Proposal: a dedicated AI-assistant referrer category in the Clickstream
by Kai Zhu 04 Jun '26

04 Jun '26

Hi all, I'd like to float a small extension to the Clickstream dataset that I think would make it considerably more useful for studying how AI assistants are reshaping traffic to Wikipedia. Right now the referrer mapping scheme gives an external search engine its own value (other-search) but folds everything else into other-external, or into other-empty when the referrer is stripped. That means clickthroughs from AI assistants — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and so on — are effectively invisible, mixed in with the rest of the external web. My suggestion is to add one more mapped value, say other-ai, populated by matching referrers against a maintained list of AI-assistant / LLM product domains. The payoff is that the Clickstream becomes a longitudinal instrument for a question the community is already wrestling with: how much traffic AI intermediaries actually send back to Wikipedia, and how that's trending over time. Thanks for considering it, Kai Zhu Bocconi University

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Upcoming regional conference: Scholarships and programme submissions now open for Open Knowledge: Wikimedia & Research in the CEE Region
by Katarzyna Makowska 22 May '26

22 May '26

Dear all, I wanted to share news about an upcoming regional research-themed conference that might be of interest to some of you. We are really pleased to inform you that calls for papers and scholarship applications for the Open Knowledge: Wikimedia & Research in the CEE Region <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge:_Wikimedia_%26_Research_in_t…> conference, co-organised by Wikimedia Poland, Wikimedia Ukraine, and the University of Silesia, have just opened. The conference will take place on 8-10 October in Katowice, Poland. It is an opportunity for researchers and the Wikimedia community across the Central and Eastern European region to come together (see https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/04/21/new-wikimedia-research-conference-in-… ). The programme will feature a mix of research and practical presentations, panels, workshops and interactive sessions. There will be a chance to exchange experiences and ideas, share examples of good practice, and to explore practical ways of working together. You can apply for a scholarship from 1 May until 24 May: https://forms.gle/zhfBQs5JPjzVg6FX7 You can submit a programme session from 1 May until 30 June. Regular registration is open until 24 August. Link to register and submit abstracts: https://openknowledge.systemcoffee.pl/ The conference languages will be English, Polish and Ukrainian, with simultaneous interpretation. It will also be possible to participate online in a large part of the programme. If: - You are interested in what research and academic collaborations with the Wikimedia movement might look like - You collaborate or wish to collaborate with researchers - You are interested in current research related to Wikimedia, especially in the CEE Region - You edit Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects, and are looking for new ideas - You study, research or wish to research Wikipedia, Wikidata or other topics related to Wikimedia or open knowledge … this conference is for you! We invite you to apply for scholarships (available for participants from the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Community) and to submit proposals for the programme. More information can be found on the conference website: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge:_Wikimedia_%26_Research_in_t… *Q&A Session* If you have any questions regarding the conference, we are organising an information session on Tuesday 5 May (tomorrow!) at 17:00 CEST; simply register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5fF9E7J7RseWVSABtv-NgQ You can also email me at katarzyna.makowska(a)wikimedia.pl or the organising team at open.knowledge.cee(a)wikimedia.pl. Warm regards, and I hope to see you in Katowice! Kasia Makowska Katarzyna Makowska Menadżerka ds. Otwartej Nauki Open Science Manager +48 790 290 924 katarzyna.makowska(a)wikimedia.pl https://wikimedia.pl/ https://patronite.pl/Wikipedia *Stowarzyszenie Wikimedia Polska* al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 16/15, 00-580 Warszawa, Polska NIP: 728-25-97-388, KRS: 0000244732

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Why people read Wikipedia - the question returns
by effe iets anders 20 May '26

20 May '26

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has tried to re-run the 'why people read wikipedia' survey (ideally with the same design as the MC survey etc) after the original wave, or something that looks similar enough that it could be used to validate how relevant the numbers are over time? Warmly, Lodewijk

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[JOB OPENING] St Andrews–Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population, Health and Data Science
by MPIDR - Career 19 May '26

19 May '26

*** apologies for cross-postings *** We invite applications from qualified and highly motivated students for a 3.5-year St Andrews–Max Planck PhD studentship in Population, Health and Data Science. The PhD studentship is funded by the University of St Andrews and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). The successful candidate will work on a project that examines the social and environmental determinants of health and socio-economic outcomes in adolescence and emerging adulthood. This project adopts a life-course approach to investigate how adverse exposures in the socio-economic environments of adolescents accumulate or act during sensitive periods to shape outcomes in young adulthood across life domains including housing, family formation, education, and health. The research will use advanced quantitative methods to explore how both individual-level factors and structural or area-level determinants contribute to inequalities in these outcomes, including potential regional variation. The project will be part of the International Max Planck Research School for Population, Health and Data Science (IMPRS-PHDS)<http://www.imprs-phds.mpg.de/>, the Centre for Population Change & Connecting Generations<http://www.cpc.ac.uk/research_programme/connecting_generations/#Current>, and the Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health<http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/research_6120/social_demography_myrskylae_11664…>. The studentship is available from October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. For more details, please visit our website<https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/st_andrews_m…>. -- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Research. Should you receive a mail that is apparently from a MPI user without this text displayed, then the address has most likely been faked. If you are uncertain about the validity of this message, please check the mail header or ask your system administrator for assistance.

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[CFP][SEMANTiCS 2026] Research and Innovation Track Submission - Final Call
by Tilahun A 06 May '26

06 May '26

(Apologies for cross-posting) ==================================================== SEMANTiCS 2026: Research and Innovation Track Final Call ==================================================== Dear colleagues, This is the final call for submissions to the Research and Innovation Track at SEMANTiCS 2026, which will be held on 15-17 September 2026 in Ghent, Belgium. We invite researchers to contribute new research and experimental studies in the fields of Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and AI-enabled semantics. We also encourage submissions at the intersections of these fields with other disciplines, fostering cross-disciplinary exchange and advancement. ============= Important Dates ============= Abstract Submission: May 7, 2026 (23:59 Anywhere on Earth) Full Paper Submission: May 14, 2026 (23:59 Anywhere on Earth) Notification of Acceptance: June 22, 2026 Camera-ready Paper: July 16, 2026 =================================================== Read More: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_research_innovation.html Research and Innovation Track Chairs: Contact: semantics2026-research(a)easychair.org Cogan Shimizu, Wright State University, US Annette ten Teije, VU Amsterdam, NL -- Tilahun Abedissa Taffa Publicity Chair, SEMANTiCS 2026

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[VACANCY] Post-doctoral researchers (EduTrack)
by MPIDR - Career 05 May '26

05 May '26

*** apologies for cross-postings *** The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research<https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en> (MPIDR) is seeking to appoint several full-time post-doctoral researchers to join the EduTrack project consortium. EduTrack: Tracking Education Pathways and Social Policies<https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news…> is a 6-year interdisciplinary project between the MPIDR, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, and coordinated by Population Europe. The project aims to generate scientific evidence, to disseminate expertise, and to promote policy dialogue on how education and knowledge transfer in different settings and over different life courses contribute to individual and societal well-being and resilience. Within the project, the MPIDR leads the research area on the bi-directional relationships between sociodemographic circumstances and educational trajectories. The geographic scope of the project is not tied to any specific region. For more details please visit our website: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/post_doctora… -- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Research. Should you receive a mail that is apparently from a MPI user without this text displayed, then the address has most likely been faked. If you are uncertain about the validity of this message, please check the mail header or ask your system administrator for assistance.

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INNOVADE-Webinar: What Digital Futures Do We (Not) Want? Results from the Futures of Digital Democracy Survey
by Christian Fuchs 04 May '26

04 May '26

INNOVADE-Webinar: What Digital Futures Do We (Not) Want? Results from the Futures of Digital Democracy Survey Tuesday, 26 May, 10:00-11:30 CET Registration: https://innovade-democracy.eu/events/what-digital-futures-do-we-not-want A webinar organized by the EU project INNOVADE: Innovative Democracy through Digitalisation In this seminar, the Paderborn University research team presents some results of the Future of Digital Democracy Survey. The webinar asks: What digital futures do we (not) want? How should future digital society (not) look like? How can we advance digital democracy and weaken digital authoritarianism? Agenda Introduction Kevin Friesch: The Futures of Digital Society: Four Scenarios Joel Museba: The Futures of Digital Democracy Survey’s Methodology Christian Fuchs: What Digital Futures, Digital Society, and Digital Platforms Do We (Not) Want? The Futures of Digital Democracy Survey (FDDS): Results and Policy Implications Discussion Subsribe to the INNOVADE newsletter: https://innovade-democracy.eu/newsletter

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LLMpedia.net research project
by Simon Razniewski 28 Apr '26

28 Apr '26

Dear Wikimedia Research Community, I am writing to share a new research project that may be of interest to this list: LLMpedia, an entirely LLM-generated Wikipedia-style encyclopedy, including a fully documented open construction pipeline. To be clear, LLMpedia does not at all achieve the quality standards of Wikipedia, nor is it ever intended as a substitute, but instead, this project shall illustrate the potentials and pitfalls of large-scale knowledge extraction from LLMs, and how easy it is to (politically) bias it. If this rings any bells w.r.t. Grokipedia then this is intentional, but unlike Grokipedia, LLMpedia does not paraphrase existing websites (RAG), but directly generates from parametric (LLM-only) memory. As a side effect, we also provide some funny leaks that offer a glimpse into Grokipedia's inner working. You can find LLMpedia at https://llmpedia.net (currently 1M LLM-generated articles), and a research paper with further detail at https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.24080. We look forward to any feedback. Best wishes, Simon Razniewski (Professor for Knowledge-Aware AI at ScaDS.AI & TU Dresden)

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