Hi everyone,
The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed on Wednesday, March 20, at
9:30 AM PST / 16:30 UTC. Find your local time here
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1710952200>. In line with Women's History
Month, the theme for this showcase is *Addressing Knowledge Gaps*.
You are welcome to watch via the YouTube stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6wrr9WShTk. As usual, you can join the
conversation in the YouTube chat as soon as the showcase goes live.
This month's presentation:
Leveraging Recommender Systems to Reduce Content Gaps on WikipediaBy *Mo
Houtti*Many Wikipedians use algorithmic recommender systems to help them
find interesting articles to edit. The algorithms underlying those systems
are driven by a straightforward assumption: we can look at what someone
edited in the past to figure out what they’ll most likely want to edit
next. But the story of what Wikipedians want to edit is almost definitely
more complex than that. For example, our own prior research shows that
Wikipedians prefer prioritizing articles that would minimize content gaps.
So, we asked, what would happen if we incorporated that value into
Wikipedians’ personalized recommendations? Through a controlled experiment
on SuggestBot, we found that recommending more content gap articles didn’t
significantly impact editing, despite those articles being less “optimally
interesting” according to the recommendation algorithm. In this
presentation, I will describe our experiment, our results, and their
implications - including how recommender systems can be one useful strategy
for tackling content gaps on Wikipedia.Bridging the offline and online-
Offline meetings of WikipediansBy *Nicole Schwitter*Wikipedia is primarily
known as an online encyclopaedia, but it also features a noteworthy offline
component: Wikipedia and particularly its German-language edition – which
is one of the largest and most active language versions – is characterised
by regular local offline meetups which give editors the chance to get to
know each other. This talk will present the recently published dewiki
meetup dataset which covers (almost) all offline gatherings organised on
the German-language version of Wikipedia. The dataset covers almost 20
years of offline activity of the German-language Wikipedia, containing 4418
meetups that have been organised with information on attendees, apologies,
date and place of meeting, and minutes recorded. The talk will explain how
the dataset can be used for research, highlight the importance of
considering offline meetings among Wikipedians, and place these insights
within the context of addressing gender gaps within Wikipedia.
Best,
Kinneret
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Kinneret Gordon
Lead Research Community Officer
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Call for Papers
formal papers - doctoral programme
17th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics
- CICM 2024 -
August 5���9, 2024
Montr��al, Canada
https://cicm-conference.org/2024/
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More and more mathematical information is digitally processed, generated,
communicated, stored and curated.
CICM brings together the many separate communities that have developed
theoretical and practical solutions for mathematical applications such as
computation, deduction, knowledge management, and user interfaces. It offers a
venue for discussing problems and solutions in each of these areas and their
integration.
CICM 2024 invites submissions in all topics relating to intelligent computer
mathematics, in particular but not limited to
* theorem proving and computer algebra
* mathematical knowledge management
* digital mathematical libraries
*** Important Dates ***
Formal submissions
- Abstract deadline: March 25, 2024
- Full paper deadline: April 1, 2024
- Reviews sent to authors: May 7, 2024
- Rebuttals due: May 10, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: May 24, 2024
- Camera-ready copies due: June 7, 2024
- Conference: August 5-9, 2024
Doctoral programme applications
- Submission deadline: June 13, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: June 28, 2024
*** Programme committee ***
The program committee is listed at https://cicm-conference.org/2024/cicm.php?event=&menu=pc
The program committee is chaired by Andrea Kohlhase (Neu-Ulm University of
Applied Sciences, Germany) and Laura Kov��cs (TU Vienna, Austria).
The CICM community appreciates the varying nature of the relevant research in
computer mathematics and invites submissions of two different forms:
*** Formal Paper Submissions ***
Formal submissions will be reviewed rigorously and accepted papers will be
published in a volume of Springer LNAI:
* regular papers (up to 15 pages + bibliography) present novel
research results
* project and survey papers (up to 15 pages + bibliography)
summarize existing results
* system and dataset descriptions (4 to 5 pages + bibliography)
present digital artifacts
*** Doctoral Symposium: Two-Page Abstracts***
The doctoral programme provides PhD students a forum to present early results to
receive constructive feedback and mentoring. To attend, submissions of two-page
abstracts are expected in which the focus and research questions of the expected
PhD theses are described; details on completed research tasks and remaining
research plans should be given. In addition to these abstract, a two-pages CV of
the applicant should also be submitted, detailing background information (name,
university, supervisor), education (sought degree, previous degrees),
employments and relevant research experience (publications, attended
conferences/workshops).
*** Submissions ***
All submissions should be made via EasyChair at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cicm24
using the Springer LNCS style files (see https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…).
CICM 2024 proceedings, containing the accepted formal submissions, will be
published in the Springer LNAI series.
*** Participation - Physical Event ***
CICM 2024 will be held as a physical event and participation is possible only
on-site. At least one of the authors of accepted papers is expected to register
to CICM 2024 and present the work(s) on-site.
*** Best Papers ***
CICM 2024 honors the best paper and best student paper with respect to reviews
and program committee discussions with an award.
Hi all,
We invite you to nominate one or more scholarly research publications to be
considered for the Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year. Learn
more below.
=Purpose of the award=
Recognize recent research on or about the Wikimedia projects or recent
research that is of importance to the Wikimedia projects. Recognize the
researchers behind the research.
You can learn more about previous winners at
https://research.wikimedia.org/awards.html.
=Eligibility criteria=
Your nomination must meet the following criteria:
* The research must be on, about, using data from, and/or of importance to
Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons or other Wikimedia
projects.
* The publication must be available in English.
* The research must have been published between January 1, 2023 and
December 31, 2023.
=Nomination process=
Submit your nominations by April 18, 2024 through
https://openreview.net/group?id=wikimediafoundation.org/Wikimedia/2023/RAY.
<https://openreview.net/group?id=wikimediafoundation.org/Wikimedia/2023/RAY&…>
We will ask you to provide the following information in your nomination:
* Title of the manuscript
* A copy of the manuscript you are nominating
* A summary of the research and a clear justification for why the work
merits the award (in 350 words or fewer in English).
Note that self-nominations and nominations of others' work are both welcome.
==Winner(s)==
The winner(s) will be announced in a ceremony as part of Wiki Workshop
2024, scheduled to take place virtually on June 20, 2024.
If you have any questions, please email kgordon(a)wikimedia.org
Warm regards,
Kinneret, on behalf of the WMF RAY organizing team
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Kinneret Gordon
Lead Research Community Officer
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi everyone,
We invite your contributions to the Wiki Workshop Hall, a new track as part
of Wiki Workshop 2024 <https://wikiworkshop.org/> which will take place
virtually as a standalone event on June 20, 2024 (tentatively 12:00-19:00
UTC).
The Hall will be a novel space for Wikimedia researchers and Wikimedia
movement members to connect with each other. Through this new track, we aim
to provide a dedicated space for learning, exchange of ideas, the spark of
curiosity, and community building.
We welcome proposals that align with the interactive and collaborative
spirit of the Wiki Workshop Hall and look forward to a wide variety of
content: experiences and learnings, knowledge pieces, how-tos, open
questions, pain points, etc. During the Hall, a breakout room will be set
up for each accepted proposal, so that Wiki Workshop attendees can move
between rooms to interact with their hosts.
*Learn more about the Wiki Workshop Hall at *
*https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-hall*
<https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-hall.html>* and submit your
contributions by **April 29, 2024 (23:59 AoE)*
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20240430T115900&p…>
*. *
If you have questions about the workshop or about Wiki Workshop Hall,
please email wikiworkshop(a)googlegroups.com with a [Wiki Workshop Hall] tag
in the subject of your email or comment on this post.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in this year's edition.
The Wiki Workshop Hall chairs,
Pablo Aragón, Wikimedia Foundation
Kinneret Gordon, Wikimedia Foundation
Hi All,
My name is Leah Ajmani, and I'm a PhD student with the GroupLens Lab at the
University of Minnesota. I'm running an interview study on the practice of
being an AI participant, with a specific focus on data contributors (i.e.,
Wikipedia editors). More info on our study can be found on our meta-wiki
page.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:The_Practice_of_Being_an_AI_Partic…>
If you have experience consistently editing Wikipedia in the past two
years, we'd love to hear from you! If you’re interested and are at least 18
years old, we want to talk with you for about 60 minutes on a Zoom video
call.
Sign up to be contacted by the research team about participating here:
https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eaPNmHZcqOsFbuK. We’ll ask a few
questions about your experiences and ask for a few demographic details,
which will help us make sure we talk to a diverse group of people. We'll
then reach out to schedule an interview! We’re running the study at the
University of Minnesota, but you can participate from anywhere. This study
has been reviewed and approved by the University of Minnesota
(IRB#STUDY00020382).
Thank you!
--
Leah Ajmani
PhD Candidate @ GroupLens <https://grouplens.org/> | University of Minnesota
ajman004(a)umn.edu | leahajmani.com
I acknowledge
<https://cla.umn.edu/ais/news-events/story/purpose-portrait-american-indian-…>
that
the University of Minnesota stands on *Miní Sóta Makhóčhe*, the
homelands of the *Dakhóta Oyáte*
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SEMANTiCS - 20th International Conference on Semantic Systems
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Call for Workshops and Tutorials
September 17 - 19, 2024
https://2024-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_ws
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SEMANTiCS 2024 is a major venue for research and industrial innovation
and features a workshop and tutorial program addressing the diverse
practical interests of its audience. This program is intended to offer a
rich diversity of topics to conference attendees and local participants
seeking to pick up new skills and stay up-to-date regarding the latest
developments in the community. We encourage submissions of proposals on
all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2024 and proposals bridging
or introducing new perspectives and/or challenges in these areas.
Workshops and tutorials may incorporate panel discussions, lightning
talks, meetings, networking or hands-on sessions, hackathons and other
practical formats where applicable. Rooms for business or project
meetings are available upon request as well.
=Important Dates=
Important Dates for Workshops
* Proposals WS Deadline: March 22, 2024 (11:59 pm, AoE)
* Notification of Acceptance: March 29, 2024 (11:59 pm, AoE)
* Workshop website is online: April 15th, 2024
Suggested Dates for Workshop Organizers (with Call for Papers)
* Submission WS papers Deadline: June 14, 2024 (11:59 pm, AoE)
* Notification of Acceptance: July 05, 2024 (11:59 pm, AoE)
Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars,
show-cases, etc., without call for papers)
* Proposals Tutorial Deadline: June 11, 2024 (11:59 pm, AoE)
* Notification of Acceptance: June 18, 2024 (11:59 pm, AoE)
Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem24
=Scope & Goals=
Workshops and tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2024 allow your organisation or
project to advance and promote your topics and gain increased
visibility. The workshops and tutorials will be announced on the
SEMANTiCS website and they will be seen by all participants. SEMANTiCS
2024 workshops and tutorials can be incubators for industrial and
scientific communities that form and share a particular research and
development agenda and they will provide a forum for presenting
contributions and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community.
Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the
scope of large research projects or as a closed format for
research/commercial project consortia meetings.
=Proceedings=
For the proceedings, we offer two options:
Option A: In case you want to maintain an already existing series or
want to have one of your own, please organize the proceedings yourself.
Option B: In case you do not have enough contributions/page volume to
create proceedings of your own, we offer to publish your papers as part
of the SEMANTiCS side event proceedings. Side events proceedings will
include posters & demos and (optional) contributions from workshops.
In case you want to make use of Option B, please get in touch with the
workshop & tutorial chairs or drop us a note via Easychair.
=Setup and Requirements=
SEMANTiCS 2024 workshops and tutorials may be either half or full day
long. Workshops and tutorials take place on the days before and/or after
the main SEMANTiCS 2024 EU conference (17th of September 2024). Further
details will be communicated in due time.
Organizers of workshops and tutorials will be granted three free tickets
(only for the workshop & tutorial day) for organization purposes or
keynotes. Participants of workshops and tutorials will only be charged a
reduced fee to cover the basic costs.
Workshop and tutorial proposals must include the following information:
* outline of the themes and goals of the event, including a title and a
brief abstract (less than 200 words) intended for the SEMANTiCS 2024
website.
* a statement addressing why the event is important, why the event is
timely, and how it is relevant to SEMANTiCS 2024 and the field of
Semantic Web. For the tutorials, why the presenters are qualified for a
high-quality introduction of the topic.
* related workshops and conferences, i.e., specifying if this is a
continuation of a workshop series or a new workshop. Please provide
information about past versions (in any) and other related workshops
(including URLs and submission/acceptance counts, if available).
* a statement addressing the quality assurance criteria that will be
used by the event organizers to select the papers for the workshops and
the presenters for the tutorials (e.g., peer review or review/evaluation
by event organizers). If a peer review process is chosen as a quality
assurance criterion for the workshops, the organizers will be
responsible for their own reviewing process. Workshop organizers will be
responsible also for their own publicity (e.g., website, timelines and
call for papers) and proceedings production.
* structure of the event and plans for generating and stimulating
discussion; how will the interaction be organized in case of a hybrid event.
* expected number of event participants and (in case of previously held
events) number of registered attendees and website for previous editions
of the event.
* a description of the intended audience and the expected learning outcomes.
* desired prerequisite knowledge of the audience.
* proposed duration of the event (i.e., half or full day), different
sessions if applicable (final time slot will be assigned in accordance
with the SEMANTiCS program).
* any equipment, room capacity, or other logistic constraints.
* full contact information of all organizers of the event and main
contact person; a brief description of each organizer's background,
including relevant past experience in organizing events.
Proposals for workshops and tutorials must be submitted via Easychair:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem24 (as a short paper type)
=Review and Evaluation Criteria=
Workshop and tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the SEMANTiCS 2024
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs, as well as by the SEMANTiCS 2024 organizing
committee, according to the following criteria:
* The potential to advance the state of Semantic Web research and practice
* The quality assurance criteria proposed by the organizers to select
high-quality presenters for tutorials
* The organizers' experience and ability to lead a successful event
* Timeliness and expected interest in the event topics
* The balance and synergy between all SEMANTiCS 2024 events
=Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)=
* Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
* Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management
* Machine Learning Techniques for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g.
reinforcement learning, deep learning, data mining and knowledge discovery)
* Interplay between Large Language Models, generative AI and Knowledge
Graphs (e.g., Retrieval Augmented Generation)
* Knowledge Management (e.g. acquisition, capture, extraction,
authoring, integration, publication)
* Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management, Ontology engineering
* Reasoning, Rules and Policies
* Natural Language Processing for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g. entity
linking and resolution using target knowledge such as Wikidata and
DBpedia, foundation models)
* Crowdsourcing for/using Knowledge Graphs
* Data Quality Management and Assurance
* Mathematical Foundation of Knowledge-aware AI
* Multimodal Knowledge Graphs
* Semantics in Data Science
* Semantics in Blockchain environments
* Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
* IoT, Stream Processing, dealing with temporal data
* Conversational AI and Dialogue Systems
* Provenance and Data Change Tracking
* Semantic Interoperability (via mapping, crosswalks, standards, etc.)
* Linked Data storage, triple stores, graph databases
* Robust and scalable management, querying and analysis of semantics and
data
* User interfaces for the Semantic Web & its management
* Explainable and Interoperable AI
* Decentralised and Federated Knowledge Graphs (e.g., Federated
querying, link traversal)
* Application of Semantically-Enriched and AI-based Approaches, such as,
but not limited to: Knowledge Graphs in Bioinformatics, Medical AI and
Preventive Healthcare; Clinical Use Case of semantic-enabled AI-based
Approaches; AI for Environmental Challenges; Semantics in Scholarly
Communication and Scientific Knowledge Graphs; AI and LOD within GLAM
(galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) institutions; Knowledge
Graphs & hybrid AI for predictive maintenance and Industry 4.0/5.0;
Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage; LegalTech, AI Safety, EU AI
Act; Economics of Data, Data Services, and Data Ecosystems
We especially invite contributions that illustrate the applicability of
the topics mentioned above for industrial purposes and/or illustrate the
business relevance of their contribution for specific industries.
Workshop proposals on emerging themes and open challenges for the topics
listed above are encouraged.
In case you have additional questions concerning the submission process,
please do not hesitate to contact us via Easychair.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Daniel Garijo & Andrea Mannocci