The May 2023 issue of the Wikimedia Research Newsletter is out:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter/2023/May
In this issue:
Cooperative creators "lose ownership" of their Wikipedia contributions, but
the community's NPOV governance should still be "kept limited"
Briefly
*** 7 recent publications were covered or listed in this issue ***
Alhaji Darajaati on behalf of the Newsletter team
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Last summer I was invited to write an editorial for the patient education
column in the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. I am pleased to
share that the editorial was published in May 2023. Although I did not have
the funds to publish this article Open Access, a copy of the accepted
manuscript has been posted to my institutional repository.
You can find the accepted manuscript here: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/17862,
along with a link to the final published article.
Hi Nathan,
with "Wikimedia production error", I am referring to
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikimedia-production-error/, an
example is https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T338381.
All the best
Moritz
On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 8:45 AM Nathan TeBlunthuis <nathante(a)uw.edu> wrote:
> Hi Physikerwelt, welcome, and thanks for your interest in opening a
> collaboration. I am not quite sure what you mean by a "Wikimedia
> production error". Suggest giving an example in a reply email to the list?
>
> Physikerwelt <wiki(a)physikerwelt.de> writes:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > is there any research on common causes of Wikimedia production errors?
> >
> > Based on recent examples, I plan to analyze and discuss how production
> > errors could be avoided. I am considering submitting a short paper on
> > that to the Wikidata workshop, with the deadline
> > Thursday, 20 July 2023
> > Website:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wikidataworkshop.github.io/2023/__;!!K-…
> > However, there might be better suitable venues.
> >
> > I am also open to collaboration on this effort. If you are interested
> > in a joint paper, drop me an email until the end of this week.
> >
> > All the best
> > Moritz
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> University of Michigan
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Hi all,
is there any research on common causes of Wikimedia production errors?
Based on recent examples, I plan to analyze and discuss how production
errors could be avoided. I am considering submitting a short paper on
that to the Wikidata workshop, with the deadline
Thursday, 20 July 2023
Website: https://wikidataworkshop.github.io/2023/
However, there might be better suitable venues.
I am also open to collaboration on this effort. If you are interested
in a joint paper, drop me an email until the end of this week.
All the best
Moritz
We are very excited that we will conduct the fourth Wikidata workshop this
year and would be very happy to see a lot of submissions from the Wikimedia
research community! Please see the call for papers below!
The Fourth Wikidata Workshop
Call for Papers
Co-located with the 22nd International Conference on Semantic Web (ISWC
2023).
Date: November 6 or 7, 2023
The format of the workshop will be announced soon
Website: https://wikidataworkshop.github.io/2023/
== Important dates ==
Papers due: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Notification of accepted papers: Thursday, September 31, 2023
Camera-ready papers due: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Workshop date: November 06/07, 2023
== Overview ==
Wikidata is an openly available knowledge base hosted by the Wikimedia
Foundation. It can be accessed and edited by both humans and machines and
acts as a common structured data repository for several Wikimedia projects,
including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikisource. It is used in a variety of
applications by researchers and practitioners alike.
In recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of publications
around Wikidata. While there are several dedicated venues for the broader
Wikidata community to meet, none of them focuses on publishing original,
peer-reviewed research. This workshop fills this gap - we hope to provide a
forum to build this fledgling scientific community and promote novel work
and resources that support it.
The workshop primarily seeks original contributions that address the
opportunities and challenges of creating, contributing to, and using a
global, collaborative, open-domain, multilingual knowledge graph such as
Wikidata.
We encourage a range of submissions, including novel research, opinion
pieces, and descriptions of systems and resources which are naturally
linked to Wikidata and its ecosystem or enabled by it. What we are less
interested in are works that use Wikidata alongside or in lieu of other
resources to carry out some computational task - unless the work feeds back
into the Wikidata ecosystem, for instance, by improving or commenting on
some Wikidata aspect, or suggesting new design features, tools, and
practices.
This year, we again added a track for already published work. To foster
conversations around the topic of Wikidata, we invite authors of papers
published at other conferences to submit their papers to present at the
workshop. These will not be included in the proceedings but gives a chance
for authors to interact with the community.
We welcome interdisciplinary work, as well as interesting applications that
shed light on the benefits of Wikidata and discuss areas of improvement.
The workshop is planned as an interactive half-day event, in which most of
the time will be dedicated to discussions and exchanges rather than oral
presentations. For this reason, all accepted papers will be presented in
short talks and accompanied by a poster.
== Topics ==
Topics of submissions include, but are not limited to:
- Data quality and vandalism detection in Wikidata
- Referencing in Wikidata
- Anomaly, bias, or novelty detection in Wikidata
- Algorithms for aligning Wikidata with other knowledge graphs
- The Semantic Web and Wikidata
- Community interaction in Wikidata
- Multilingual aspects of Wikidata
- Using LLM with Wikidata
- Innovative uses of AI and NLP applications for Wikidata
- Machine learning approaches to improve data quality in Wikidata
- Tools, bots, and datasets for improving or evaluating Wikidata
- Participation, diversity, and inclusivity aspects in the Wikidata
ecosystem
- Human-bot interaction
- Managing knowledge evolution in Wikidata
- Abstract Wikipedia
== Submission guidelines ==
We welcome the following types of contributions.
= Track 1: Novel Works =
The papers in this track will be peer-reviewed by at least three
researchers using a single-blind review process. Accepted papers will be
published as open-access papers on CEUR (authors can also waive this). We
invite the following types of papers:
- Full research paper: Novel research contributions (7-12 pages)
- Short research paper: Novel research contributions of smaller scope than
full papers (3-6 pages)
- Position paper: Well-argued ideas and opinion pieces, not yet in the
scope of a research contribution (6-8 pages)
- Resource paper: New dataset or other resources directly relevant to
Wikidata, including the publication of that resource (8-12 pages)
- Demo paper: New system critically enabled by Wikidata (6-8 pages)
Submissions must be as PDF or HTML, formatted in the style of the Springer
Publications format for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). For
details on the LNCS style, see Springer’s Author Instructions.
Papers have to be submitted through OpenReview(Please add “[NOVEL]” at the
beginning of the title on the submission page so we know that you are
submitting to this track):
https://openreview.net/group?id=swsa.semanticweb.org/ISWC/2023/Workshop/Wik…
= Track 2: Published works =
This track welcomes papers previously published at a peer-reviewed research
venue to be presented and discussed in the workshop. They do not have to
follow the formatting and page limit instructions from Track 1 and can
instead be submitted in the original format.
Previously published papers will be reviewed by the organising committee in
terms of the topical fit and prominence of the publication venue. They will
not be published as part of the proceedings. We invite the following types
of papers:
- Full research paper: Previously published research contributions
- Resource paper: Previously published datasets or other resources that are
important or interesting to the community
- Demo paper: Presenting a previously published system critically enabled
by Wikidata
Papers have to be submitted through OpenReview (please add “[PUBLISHED]” at
the beginning of the title on the submission page so we know that you are
submitting to this track):
https://openreview.net/group?id=swsa.semanticweb.org/ISWC/2023/Workshop/Wik…
== Proceedings ==
The complete set of papers from the Novel Works Track will be published
with the CEUR Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS.org).
== Best Paper Award ==
We will recognize the best paper with the best paper award. Reviewers will
be asked to flag papers they deem worthy of a prize. The general chairs
will set up a small panel that will read the papers, consider the
reviewers' comments and assess the talk to determine the winner. The award
comes with a 500 € prize, sponsored by Robert Bosch GmbH.
== Organizing committee ==
Lucie-Aimée Kaffee, Hasso Plattner Institute, Lucie-Aimee.Kaffee[[(a)]]hpi.de
Simon Razniewski, Bosch Center for AI, Simon.Razniewski[[(a)]]de.bosch.com
Kholoud Alghamdi, King's College London, kholoud.alghamdi[[(a)]]kcl.ac.uk
Hiba Arnaout, Max Planck Institute for Informatics,
harnaout[[(a)]]mpi-inf.mpg.dec
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Lucie-Aimée Kaffee
Hello all,
A research group at Cornell is planning a study on the English Wikipedia involving an AI browser extension named “ConvoWizard” that aims to inform users when a conversation is getting tense. The group is currently looking for participants, and more can be read at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#Cornell_tea…
Thank you,
--Ted
* Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call *
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Call for Papers (Deadline Extended)
NMR 2023
September 2-4, 2023
Rhodes, Greece
Co-located with KR 2023
* Deadlines: 9 June & 16 June 2023*
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The 21st International Workshop on Nonmonotonic Reasoning (NMR)
http://nmr.krportal.org/2023/
September 2-4, 2023, Rhodes, Greece
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NMR 2023 will be co-located with the 20th International Conference on
Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2023),
https://kr.org/KR2023/.
NMR is the premier forum for results in the area of nonmonotonic
reasoning. Its aim is to bring together active researchers in this broad
field within knowledge representation and reasoning (KRR), including
belief revision, uncertain reasoning, reasoning about actions, planning,
logic programming, preferences, deontic reasoning, argumentation,
causality, and many other related topics including systems and
applications (see NMR page, https://nmr.cs.tu-dortmund.de/).
NMR has a long history - it started in 1984 and has been held every two
years until 2020 and then every year. Recent previous NMR workshops were
held in Haifa (2022), Hanoi (virtual, 2021), in Rhodes (virtual, 2020),
Tempe (2018) and Cape Town (2016). Since 2020 NMR is being held
annually. NMR workshops are usually co-located with the KR conferences
(kr.org).
As in previous editions, NMR 2023 aims to foster connections between the
different subareas of nonmonotonic reasoning and provide a forum for
emerging topics. We especially invite papers on systems and
applications, as well as position papers and papers addressing benchmark
issues. The workshop will be structured by topical sessions fitting to
the scopes of accepted papers.
The workshop will be held in Rhodes, Greece, in September 2-4, 2023.
Workshop activities will include invited talks and presentations of
technical papers.
-- Invited Speakers --
* Diego Calvanese Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
* Juha Kontinen University of Helsinki, Finland
* Anni-Yasmin Turhan Dresden University of Technology, Germany
The talk by Anni-Yasmin Turhan is a joint keynote with DL 2023.
-- Submission Information --
There are two types of submissions:
** Full papers **
Full papers should be at most 10 pages including references, figures and
appendices, if any. Papers already published or accepted for publication
at other conferences are also welcome, provided that the original
publication is mentioned in a footnote on the first page and the
submission at NMR falls within the authors’ rights. In the same vein,
papers under review for other conferences can be submitted with a
similar indication on their front page.
** Extended Abstracts **
Extended abstracts should be at most 3 pages. The abstracts should
introduce work that has recently been published or is under review, or
ongoing research at an advanced stage. We highly encourage attaching to
the submission a preprint/postprint or a technical report. Such extra
material will be read at the discretion of the reviewers. Submitting
already published material may require a permission by the copyright holder.
All submissions should be formatted in CEUR style (2-column style)
without enabled header and footer. The author kit can be found at
http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. Papers must be submitted in PDF
only. Submission will be through the EasyChair conference system. Please
submit via Easychair to:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=nmr2023
-- Workshop Proceedings --
The accepted papers will be made in informal proceedings available
electronically in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings series
(http://ceur-ws.org/). The copyright of papers remains with the authors.
-- Student Grants --
A limited number of student grants will be made available, to support
the students attending NMR 2023. Preference will be given to students
that are going to present a paper at NMR and with limited access to
funding. Details will be given on the NMR website.
-- Important Dates --
All dates are 'Anywhere on Earth', namely 23:59 UTC-12.
* Paper registration deadline: 9 June 2023
* Paper submission deadline: 16 June 2023
* Notification to authors: 17 July 2023
* Camera-ready version: 4 August 2023
* Workshop dates: 2-4 September 2023
-- Workshop Co-Chairs --
* Kai Sauerwald, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
* Matthias Thimm, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
-- Further Information --
Please visit the workshop website (http://nmr.krportal.org/2023/) for
further information and regular updates.
NMR 2023 will follow the same contingency plans as KR 2023 with regard
to the effects of the global pandemic on international travel. See the
KR 2023 website (https://kr.org/KR2023/) for the latest news.
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SEMANTiCS - 19th International Conference on Semantic Systems
Leipzig, Germany
Call for Tutorials
September 20 - 22, 2023
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_ws
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SEMANTiCS 2023 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 2023 and proposals bridging
or introducing new perspectives in these areas.
=Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars,
show-cases, etc., without call for papers)=
* Proposals Tutorial Deadline: June 06, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sem23
=Scope & Goals=
Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2023 allow your organisation or project to
advance and promote your topics and gain increased visibility. The
tutorials will be announced on the SEMANTiCS website and they will be
seen by all participants. SEMANTiCS 2023 tutorials can be incubators for
industrial and scientific communities that form and share a particular
research and development agenda. They 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.
=Setup and Requirements=
SEMANTiCS 2023 tutorials may be either half or full day long. Tutorials
take place on the days before and/or after the main SEMANTiCS 2023 EU
conference (20th, 21st, and/or 22nd of September 2023). Details will be
communicated on time.
Organizers of tutorials will be granted three free tickets (only for the
workshop & tutorial day) for organization purposes or keynotes.
Participants of tutorials will be charged a marginal fee to cover the
basic costs.
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 2023 website
* a statement addressing why the event is important, why the event is
timely, how it is relevant to SEMANTiCS 2023 and the field of semantic
web. For the tutorials, why the presenters are qualified for a
high-quality introduction of the topic
* a statement addressing the quality assurance criterion that will be
used for the tutorial presenters..
* structure of the event and plans for generating and stimulating
discussion; how will the interaction be organized in case of a hybrid event
* desired minimum and maximum number of event participants, expected
number of participants, and (in case of previously held events) number
of registered attendees and web site 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 tutorials must be submitted via Easychair:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem23
=Review and Evaluation Criteria=
Tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the SEMANTiCS 2023 Workshop &
Tutorial Chairs, as well as by the SEMANTiCS 2023 organizing committee,
according to the following criteria:
* The potential to advance the state of semantic web research and practice
* The quality assurance criterion 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 2023 events
=Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)=
* Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
* Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management and Deep Semantics
* Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
* Semantic Information Management & Knowledge Integration
* Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management
* Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
* Reasoning, Rules and Policies
* Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
* Social and Human aspects of Semantic Web
* Data Quality Management and Assurance
* Explainable Artificial Intelligence
* Semantics in Data Science
* Semantics of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies
* Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
* Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems
* Applications of Semantic Web technologies in domains such as law,
medicine, life sciences, digital humanities, mobility and smart cities, etc.
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 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!
Jennifer D’Souza - jennifer.dsouza(a)tib.eu
Anisa Rula - anisa.rula(a)unibs.it
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
Dear all,
after a very engaging WikiWorkshop, I wanted to share withyou the fact
that we (group of researchers, from Europe, mainly, with the help of
members of the cummunity) are about to launch a survey of the
users/contributors of wikipedia.
The research is managed by my research center marsouin.org @
imt-atlantique.fr which is detailed here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Surveying_readers_and_contributors…
(other languages will follow soon, we still need some help for some
languages if you have some time)
After a false start due to a miscalculation of the resources needed to
handle the flow of answers (my mistake), the questionnaire should be
aired soon, first in French, Turk, Spanish... Then in others, I let you
consult the list ;-)
Of course the anonymous data will be available to anyone interested by
them.... Probably in September, to let us take the time to collect and
clean them
I'll keep you posted, but do not hesitate, in the meantime to ask
questions if any
Nicolas Jullien
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Professeur / Professor IMT Atlantique
https://nicolasjullien.wp.mines-telecom.fr/
Directeur de M@rsouin http://www.marsouin.org
Membre du LEGO http://labo-lego.fr
Responsable du M2 management innovation
parcours Mgt du SI et des données @ischool IMT Atlantique
https://innovationmanagement.wp.imt.fr/
Dear all,
due to several requests we decided to extend the deadlines for the R&I
track.
The new dates are as follows:
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 23, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii
time - originally May 9)
Paper Submission Deadline: May 30, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time
- originally May 16)
Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Camera-Ready Paper: July 04, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
For details please go to: https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_rev_rep
Looking forward to your submissions! Stay tuned and stay safe!
With kind regards,
Maribel Acosta & Silvio Peroni
-- R&I Track Chairs --