Hi everyone,
We are delighted to announce that Wiki Workshop 2021 will be held
virtually in April 2021 and as part of the Web Conference 2021 [1].
The exact day is to be finalized and we know it will be between April
19-23.
In the past years, Wiki Workshop has traveled to Oxford, Montreal,
Cologne, Perth, Lyon, and San Francisco, and (virtually) to Taipei.
Last year, we had more than 120 participants in the workshop and we
are particularly excited about this year's as we will celebrate the
20th birthday of Wikipedia.
We encourage contributions by all researchers who study the Wikimedia
projects. We specifically encourage 1-2 page submissions of
preliminary research. You will have the option to publish your work as
part of the proceedings of The Web Conference 2021.
You can read more about the call for papers and the workshop at
http://wikiworkshop.org/2021/#call. Please note that the deadline for
the submissions to be considered for proceedings is January 29. All
other submissions should be received by March 1.
If you have questions about the workshop, please let us know on this
list or at wikiworkshop(a)googlegroups.com.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in this year's edition.
Best,
Miriam Redi, Wikimedia Foundation
Bob West, EPFL
Leila Zia, Wikimedia Foundation
[1] https://www2021.thewebconf.org/
Dear all,
Hurry up! The submission deadline for Semantics 2021 is approaching!
# Important dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: April 12, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time -
originally March 29)
Notification of Acceptance: May 17, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Camera-Ready Paper: June 06, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
For details please go to: https://2021-eu.semantics.cc/cfp
<https://2021-eu.semantics.cc/cfp>
Stay tuned and stay safe!
With kind regards,
Mehwish Alam & Paul Groth
-- R&I Track Chairs --
*The Second Wikidata Workshop*
Co-located with the 20th International Conference on Semantic Web (ISWC
2021).
Date: October 24 or 25, 2021
The workshop will be held online, afternoon European time.
Website: https://wikidataworkshop.github.io/2021/
== Important dates ==
Papers due: Friday, July 30, 2021
Notification of accepted papers: Friday, September 24, 2021
Camera-ready papers due: Monday, October 4, 2021
Workshop date: October 24/25, 2021
== 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 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’re less
interested in are works which 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.
We also encourage submissions on the topic of Abstract Wikipedia,
particularly around collaborative code management, natural language
generation by a community, the abstract representation of knowledge, and
the interaction between Abstract Wikipedia and Wikidata on the one, and
Abstract Wikipedia and the language Wikipedias on the other side.
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 exchange rather than oral
presentations. For this reason, all accepted papers will be presented in
short talks and accompanied by a poster. All works will be presented
online.
== 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 in 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.
- 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.
The papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three researchers. Accepted
papers will be published as open access papers on CEUR (we will only
publish to CEUR if the authors agree to have their papers published).
Papers have to be submitted through easychair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wikidataworkshop21
== Proceedings ==
The complete set of papers will be published with the CEUR Workshop
Proceedings (CEUR-WS.org).
== Organizing committee ==
Lucie-Aimée Kaffee, University of Southampton, lucie.kaffee[[(a)]]gmail.com
Simon Razniewski, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, srazniew[[@]]
mpi-inf.mpg.de
Aidan Hogan, University of Chile, ahogan[[(a)]]dcc.uchile.cl
== Programme committee ==
Miriam Redi, Wikimedia Foundation
John Samuel, CPE Lyon
Dennis Diefenbach, University Jean Monet
Lydia Pintscher, Wikimedia Deutschland
Edgar Meij, Bloomberg L.P.
Thomas Pellissier Tanon, Lexistems
Hiba Arnaout, MPI for Informatics
Fabian Suchanek, Télécom ParisTech
Filip Ilievski, ISI
Marco Ponza, Bloomberg L.P.
Heiko Paulheim, University of Mannheim
Cristina Sarasua, University of Zurich
Pavlos Vougiouklis, Huawei Technologies, Edinburgh
Finn Årup Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark
Andrew D. Gordon, Microsoft Research & University of Edinburgh
(Deadline Extension: April 5, 2021) Call for Papers
formal papers - informal papers - doctoral programme
14th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics
- CICM 2021 -
July 26-31, 2020
Timisoara, Romania
http://www.cicm-conference.org/2021
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Invited Speakers
* Alessandro Cimatti (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, IT)
* Michael Kohlhase (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
* Laura Kovacs (TU Vienna, Austria)
* Angus McIntyre (London/Edinburgh, UK)
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Digital and computational solutions are becoming the prevalent means
for the generation, communication, processing, storage and curation of
mathematical information.
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 2021 Programme committee:
see https://www.cicm-conference.org/2021/cicm.php?event=&menu=pc
CICM 2021 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
CICM appreciates the varying nature of the relevant research in this
area and invites submissions of different forms:
1) Formal submissions will be reviewed rigorously and accepted papers
will be published in a volume of Springer LNCS:
* regular papers (up to 15 pages including references) present
novel research results
* project and survey papers (up to 15 pages + bibliography)
summarize existing results
* system and dataset descriptions (up to 5 pages including
references) present digital artifacts
* system entry (1 page according to the given LaTeX template)
provides metadata and a quick overview of a new tool or a new
release of an existent tool
2) Informal submissions will be reviewed with a positive bias and
selected for presentation based on their relevance for the
community.
* informal papers may present work-in-progress, project
announcements, position statements, etc.
* posters and system demos will be presented in parallel in special
sessions
3) The doctoral programme provides PhD students with a forum to
present early results and receive constructive feedback and
mentoring.
*** Important Dates ***
- Abstract deadline: As soon as possible before the fullpaper
submission deadline.
- Full paper deadline: April 5, 2021 (extended deadline)
- Reviews sent to authors: May 9, 2021 (extended deadline)
- Rebuttals due: May 13, 2021 (extended deadline)
- Notification of acceptance: May 18, 2021 (extended deadline)
- Camera-ready copies due: May 31, 2021 (extended deadline)
- Conference: July 26-31, 2021
Informal submissions and doctoral programme
- Submission deadline: May 15, 2021
- Notification of acceptance: June 1, 2021
All submissions should be made via easychair at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cicm2021
As in previous years, we will publish the CICM 2021 proceedings with
Springer LNCS.
Hi everyone,
We’re preparing for the March 2021 research newsletter and looking for
contributors. Please take a look at
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WRN202103 and add your name next to any
paper you are interested in covering. Our target publication time is 28
March 16:00 UTC. If you can't make this deadline but would like to cover a
particular paper in the subsequent issue, leave a note next to the paper's
entry. As usual, short notes and one-paragraph reviews are most welcome.
*Highlights from this month:*
- A Deeper Investigation of the Importance of Wikipedia Links to Search
Engine Results
- Giving knowledge back to Wikipedia: Towards a Systematic Approach to
Sync Factual Data across Wikipedia, Wikidata and External Data Sources
- Much more than a mere technology: A systematic review of Wikidata in
libraries
- On the Value of Wikipedia as a Gateway to the Web
- Psychology and Wikipedia: Measuring Psychology Journals’ Impact by
Wikipedia Citations
- References in Wikipedia: The Editors' Perspective
- Understanding Wikipedia practices through Hindi, Urdu, and English
takes on an evolving regional conflict
- Volunteer contributions to Wikipedia increased during COVID-19
mobility restrictions
*Masssly and Tilman Bayer*
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter
[2] WikiResearch (@WikiResearch) | Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikiResearch>
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: April 05, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time
- originally March 22)
Paper Submission Deadline: April 12, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time -
originally March 29)
Notification of Acceptance: May 17, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Camera-Ready Paper: June 06, 2021 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
For details please go to: https://2021-eu.semantics.cc/cfp
Stay tuned and stay safe!
With kind regards,
Mehwish Alam & Paul Groth
-- R&I Track Chairs --
In this showcase, Prof. Danielle Bassett will present recent work studying
individual and collective curiosity as network building processes using
Wikipedia.
Date/Time: March 17, 16:30 UTC (9:30am PT/12:30pm ET/17:30pm CET)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw2s_Y4J2tI
Speaker: Danielle Bassett (University of Pennsylvania)
Title: The curious human
Abstract: The human mind is curious. It is strange, remarkable, and
mystifying; it is eager, probing, questioning. Despite its pervasiveness
and its relevance for our well-being, scientific studies of human curiosity
that bridge both the organ of curiosity and the object of curiosity remain
in their infancy. In this talk, I will integrate historical, philosophical,
and psychological perspectives with techniques from applied mathematics and
statistical physics to study individual and collective curiosity. In the
former, I will evaluate how humans walk on the knowledge network of
Wikipedia during unconstrained browsing. In doing so, we will capture
idiosyncratic forms of curiosity that span multiple millennia, cultures,
languages, and timescales. In the latter, I will consider the fruition of
collective curiosity in the building of scientific knowledge as encoded in
Wikipedia. Throughout, I will make a case for the position that individual
and collective curiosity are both network building processes, providing a
connective counterpoint to the common acquisitional account of curiosity in
humans.
Related papers:
Hunters, busybodies, and the knowledge network building associated with
curiosity. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/undy4
The network structure of scientific revolutions.
http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.08381https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#March_2021
--
Janna Layton (she/her)
Administrative Associate - Product & Technology
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear All,We are reaching out to share that we have proposed a project - A study on analysis of leadership wrt Gender and its impact on projects, individual and community growth in India. We will be studying the gender gap in the leadership positions in Indian Wikimedia communities and its impact on participation, performance, and retention of editors.
Please find the details here -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Research_Grant/A_study_on_an….
If you like the project, please show your support to us by endorsing us. Thank you,
Regards,Praveen Kumar YadavAssistant Professor,Cochin University of Science & Technology,Kochi, Kerala - 682022
Hi,
We are reaching out to share that we have proposed a project - Designing a
template for a sustainable education program. In the proposed program, we
will study the previously organized education programs, their outcomes,
challenges, and issues. We will also design and practice a methodology on a
structured and governed education program to observe the difference in
engagement and outcome. As a final outcome, we expect to create and share a
template for a sustainable education program in India.
Please find more details here-
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Research_%26_Engagement_Proj…
If you like the project, please show your support by endorsing us.
Regards,
Febin
Call for Papers
formal papers - informal papers - doctoral programme
14th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics
- CICM 2021 -
July 26-31, 2021
Timisoara, Romania
http://www.cicm-conference.org/2021
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Digital and computational solutions are becoming the prevalent means
for the generation, communication, processing, storage and curation of
mathematical information.
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 2021 Invited Speakers:
Alessandro Cimatti (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, IT)
Michael Kohlhase (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
Laura Kovacs (TU Vienna, Austria)
Angus McIntyre (London/Edinburgh, UK)
CICM 2021 Programme committee:
see https://www.cicm-conference.org/2021/cicm.php?event=&menu=pc
CICM 2021 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
CICM appreciates the varying nature of the relevant research in this
area and invites submissions of different forms:
1) Formal submissions will be reviewed rigorously and accepted papers
will be published in a volume of Springer LNCS:
* regular papers (up to 15 pages including references) present
novel research results
* project and survey papers (up to 15 pages + bibliography)
summarize existing results
* system and dataset descriptions (up to 5 pages including
references) present digital artifacts
* system entry (1 page according to the given LaTeX template)
provides metadata and a quick overview of a new tool or a new
release of an existent tool
2) Informal submissions will be reviewed with a positive bias and
selected for presentation based on their relevance for the
community.
* informal papers may present work-in-progress, project
announcements, position statements, etc.
* posters and system demos will be presented in parallel in special
sessions
3) The doctoral programme provides PhD students with a forum to
present early results and receive constructive feedback and
mentoring.
*** Important Dates ***
- Abstract deadline: As soon as possible before the fullpaper submission deadline.
- Full paper deadline: March 26
- Reviews sent to authors: May 4
- Rebuttals due: May 8
- Notification of acceptance: May 13
- Camera-ready copies due: May 29
- Conference: July 26-31
Informal submissions and doctoral programme
- Submission deadline: May 15
- Notification of acceptance: June 1
All submissions should be made via easychair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cicm2021
As in previous years, we will publish the CICM 2021 proceedings with
Springer LNCS.
For the LNCS style files, see:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…