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37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): Second Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

*** Second Call for Workshop Proposals *** 37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026) October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/ Objectives ISSRE strives to be the conference that appeals to both researchers and practitioners. To that end, we invite proposals for workshops to co-locate with the Symposium and provide additional opportunities for collaborating and exchanging information. The workshops aim at discussing research developments and challenges at an early stage. ISSRE welcomes workshops that explore new ways to provide and assess software reliability, safety, and security. We also seek workshops that deal with the provision of reliable, safe, and secure software and systems in fast-growing, transformative application domains. Appropriately defined workshop proposals have the following characteristics: • They offer researchers a forum to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas at an early stage before maturation that would warrant conference or journal publication. • They attract practitioners and researchers to working sessions to discuss and make progress toward solutions to current and future problems in engineering high assurance software and systems. • They focus on collaborative discussions and information sharing between researchers and industry practitioners. Recurring Workshops Workshops affiliated with ISSRE in previous years with good organization and numbers of participants are pre-approved. Their organizers do not need to submit a new workshop proposal. Their organizers are kindly asked to inform the workshop chairs about returning the workshop to ISSRE in 2026. Topics of Interest Topics of interest include development, analysis methods and models throughout the software development lifecycle, and are not limited to: • Primary dependability attributes (i.e., security, safety, maintainability) impacting software reliability • Secondary dependability attributes (i.e., survivability, resilience, robustness) impacting software reliability • Reliability threats, i.e. faults (defects, bugs, etc.), errors, failures • Reliability means (fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, fault forecasting) • Machine Learning and AI-based approaches for enhancing reliability of systems • Reliability, threads and biases of AI-based software systems, in particular Large Language Models • Data-related reliability and vulnerability issues and risks • Learning-based models of software systems, threads, and reliability estimates • Automated debugging and program repair • Metrics, measurements and threat estimation for reliability prediction and the interplay with safety/security • Reliability of software services • Reliability of open source software • Reliability in networks softwarization • Reliability of Software as a Service (SaaS) • Reliability of software dealing with Big Data • Reliability of model-based and auto-generated software • Reliability of software in artificial intelligence based software systems • Reliability of software within specific types of systems (e.g., autonomous and adaptive, green and sustainable, mobile systems) • Reliability of software within specific technological spaces (e.g., Internet of Things, Cloud, 5G/6G, edge-to-cloud computing, Semantic Web/Web 3.0, Virtualization, Blockchain) • Normative/regulatory/ethical spaces pertaining to software reliability • Societal aspects of software reliability Proposal Submissions Workshop proposals should include information about the proposed organizing committee and address the following questions: • Workshop length: Half day or one full day • Workshop style: papers, panels, posters, workgroups • Outline of themes and goals of the workshop • How will you solicit participation (call for workshop papers, invitation only, etc.) • Desired/estimated number of participants • Organizing committee members and their past experience Submissions need to be performed via Easy Chair, selecting the appropriate track for workshop proposals. The submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=issre2026 . Proposal Evaluation Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the ISSRE 2026 Organizing Committee. The criteria include the alignment with the ISSRE charter, relevance to the larger ISSRE community, and the strength and experience of the organizing team. Logistics The conference will be “in presence” with all presenters of accepted papers expected to attend the conference physically in Limassol, Cyprus. Important Dates (AoE) • Workshop proposal deadline: May 14, 2026 • Workshop proposal notification: May 21, 2026 • Workshop paper submission deadline: July 20, 2026 (NOTE: This date is only indicative – please refer to individual workshop webpages for information about deadlines) • Workshop paper notification to authors: August 10, 2026 • Camera ready papers: August 17, 2026 Organisation General Chairs • Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Coordinator • Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy Research Program Committee Chairs • Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA • Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK Industry Program Chairs • Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA • Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden Workshop Chairs • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Doctoral Symposium Chairs • Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany • Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada Fast Abstract Chairs • Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy • Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore JIC2 Chair • Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France Publicity Chairs • Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA • Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal Publication Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand • Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy Artifact Evaluation Chairs • Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal • Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan Diversity and Inclusion Chair • Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Financial Chair • Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Web Chairs • Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD • Elena Masserini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy Registration Chair • Easy Conferences LTD

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3rd CFP-GITT-2026 at EAMT 2026
by bsavoldi＠fbk.eu 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

3rd CALL FOR PAPERS Fourth International Workshop on Gender-Inclusive Translation Technologies (GITT) at EAMT 2026 15 June 2026, Tilburg, The Netherlands https://sites.google.com/view/gitt2026/ @gitt-workshop.bsky.social Important Dates (Time zone: Anywhere on Earth) Submission deadline: 20 April, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: 13 May, 2026 Camera Ready Copy due: 20 May, 2026 Workshop: 15 June, 2026 **Aim and scope** The Gender-Inclusive Translation Technologies Workshop (GITT) is set out to be the dedicated workshop that focuses on gender-inclusive language in translation and cross-lingual scenarios. The workshop aims to bring together researchers from diverse areas, including industry partners, MT practitioners, and language professionals. GITT aims to encourage multidisciplinary research that develops and interrogates both solutions and challenges for addressing bias and promoting gender inclusivity in MT and translation tools, including LMs applications for the translation task. **Topics** GITT invites technical as well as non-technical submissions, which consist of experimental, theoretical or methodological contributions. We explicitly welcome interdisciplinary submissions and submissions that focus on innovative, non-binary linguistic strategies and/or with sociolinguistically-informed perspectives. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Models or methods for assessing and mitigating gender bias - New resources for inclusive language and gender translation (e.g., datasets, translation memories, dictionaries) - Social, cross-lingual, and ethical implications of gender bias - Qualitative and quantitative analyses on the potential limits of current approaches to gender bias in translation and MT, error taxonomies as well as best practices and guidelines - User-centric case studies on the impact of biased language and/or mitigating approaches which can include translators, post-editors, or monolingual MT users GITT is also open to other non-listed topics aligned with the scope of the workshop and works focusing on non-textual modalities (e.g., audiovisual translation) **Submission** We welcome four types of submissions, two archival and two non-archival. ARCHIVAL - Research papers: of at least 4 up to 10 pages (excluding references) - Extended Abstracts: up to 2 pages (including references) Accepted papers and extended abstracts consisting of novel work will be published online as proceedings in the ACL Anthology. NON-ARCHIVAL - Research Communications: up to 2 pages (including references). We include a parallel submission policy in the form of Research Communications for papers related to the topic of GITT that were accepted in other venues in 2025 and 2026. - Potluck Communications: short abstract up to 500 words (including references). Potluck Communications offer a space for anyone—especially students and early career researchers—to discuss bold new ideas for collaboration, brainstorm about ongoing work, and explore future research directions. The communications will not be included in the proceedings, but will serve to promote the dissemination of research aligned with the scope of the workshop. All submissions should adhere to the EAMT 2026 guidelines and style templates (PDF, LaTeX, Word) and be uploaded on Easychair ( https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=eamt2026) **Workshop organizers** Manuel Lardelli, University of Padova Janiça Hackenbuchner, University of Ghent Luisa Bentivogli, Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joke Daems, University of Ghent Beatrice Savoldi, Fondazione Bruno Kessler Eleni Gkovedarou, University of Ghent

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Open positions: Research Fellow/Postdoc and Research Assistant at the National University of Singapore
by dcsnght＠nus.edu.sg 26 Mar '26

26 Mar '26

The Natural Language Processing Group at the National University of Singapore invites applications for research fellow/postdoc and research assistant in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC), in the research area of propaganda detection, which concerns automated detection of targeted and coordinated disinformation campaigns. The appointment is for a period of one year. The candidate for the research fellow/postdoc position should possess a PhD degree in computer science or a related discipline, and a strong publication record in large language models, deep learning, or related areas. Strong programming skills (Python and PyTorch) and good command of English (both spoken and written) are also required. The candidate for the research assistant position should possess a Bachelor or Master’s degree in computer science or a related discipline, with outstanding academic record. Strong programming skills (Python and PyTorch) and good command of English (both spoken and written) are also required. Candidates interested in pursuing a PhD degree in computer science are especially welcome to apply. Interested candidates should apply with a cover letter, CV, degree certificates, academic transcripts, names and email addresses of 3 referees. Application materials should be sent to Professor Hwee Tou Ng (dcsnght(a)nus.edu.sg).

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CFP: Promoting machine translation and GenAI translation literacy: an approach towards professional translation and interpreting labour market
by Amal Haddad 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

Promoting machine translation and GenAI translation literacy: an approach towards professional translation and interpreting labour market University of Granada, Spain 2-3 June 2026 Deadline: 31 March 2026 The labour market associated with most careers has evolved rapidly in the recent years, requiring a workforce with extensive digital skills. The same applies to the current landscape of the translation profession, which is also being reshaped by the forces of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitisation and the applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP). Furthermore, recently, the most frequent discussion among academics and industry revolves around the danger of AI encroaching on the profession of translators, terminologists and interpreters, putting their job positions at risk, or even causing the eventual disappearance of translation careers. Some universities warn of the risk of terminating translation career paths due to the sharp decline in the number of students or the demise of translation careers as an independent field of study. Additionally, the hypothesis that technology is more efficient than humans in performing translation and interpreting tasks is becoming a threat itself, leading to a sharp decline in the number of students enrolled in translation and foreign languages careers worldwide. In most universities, this panorama is the case in most translation careers, and Spanish universities are no exception. One of the solutions to this problem is machine translation literacy, GenAI literacy and reducing the gap between technological developments and the technological competencies of translation and interpreting teachers. This event aims at offering solutions and training translation and interpreting teachers in this direction, in a way that they know how to follow the pace of technology and acquire basic technological notions, so that they keep up with the high quality teaching, required to keep a good ranking for their universities, provide excellent teaching to their students, and be part of the solution to protect translation careers from a humanistic point of view. Rationale and objectives The current landscape of translation education faces a critical juncture. While the profession is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies, the velocity of technological advancement has outpaced the capacity of educators to integrate these tools effectively into their teaching. This gap manifests in three interconnected problems. First: Digital literacy deficit Research on university students' perceptions of GenAI-assisted translation reveals concerns about declining translation creativity, independent thinking, and a notable deficiency in digital literacy among both educators and learners. Many translation educators lack training in how these tools function, their limitations, and appropriate pedagogical approaches for teaching with them. The European Association for Machine Translation's 2024 Translation Education Week emphasized that transversal skills, particularly AI literacy, data quality assessment, and communication abilities, are now more crucial than ever in translator education. Second: Disconnection between academic training and labour market realities While general content translation is increasingly automated, specialized domains requiring nuanced language skills, cultural adaptation, and subject-matter expertise remain essential human territories. The translation industry has transitioned to a hybrid model where Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) offers 30-50% cost reductions while maintaining accuracy, yet many graduates lack training in these workflows. Studies demonstrate that solid grammatical proficiency combined with MT literacy produces significantly higher quality translations than either factor alone, highlighting the need for integrated training approaches. Third: Insufficient understanding of quality distinctions and ethical responsibilities The widespread adoption of tools like Google Translate and DeepL by professionals and students often occurs with relatively little reflection, leading to potential risks in high-stakes contexts such as legal documents, medical translations, or patient forms where errors can have severe consequences. Educators must develop "MT literacy consultant" capabilities, the ability to assess when and how MT can be appropriately deployed, and to advise others on its responsible use. Objectives This event addresses these challenges through three core objectives: 1. Bridging the Technological Gap We will provide practical training in basic MT and GenAI literacies, equipping educators with foundational understanding of how neural machine translation, large language models, and generative AI tools function. This includes hands-on experience with current technologies, understanding their capabilities and limitations, and learning pedagogical strategies for integrating them into curricula. 2. Aligning Education with Labour Market Demands We will present current industry trends and expectations, helping educators understand the evolution from traditional translation to AI-augmented workflows. This includes exploring post-editing skills, quality assessment frameworks, and specialized domain knowledge that differentiate human expertise from automated output. By understanding what employers seek, professionals who can work effectively alongside AI while maintaining quality standards, educators can better prepare graduates for meaningful careers. 3. Promoting Ethical and Quality-Conscious Practice We will emphasize the critical importance of understanding translation quality gradations and the responsibilities associated with different contexts. This includes teaching students to assess risk levels (high-stakes vs. low-stakes scenarios), recognize when human expertise is non-negotiable, and communicate the value of professional translation to clients and the public. We will also address environmental and social implications of translation choices, fostering responsible professional citizenship. Added Value The added value of this event lies in its practical, forward-looking approach. Rather than resisting technological change or uncritically embracing it, we advocate for informed integration, recognizing AI as a powerful tool that augments rather than replaces human expertise. By equipping educators with confidence and competence in these areas, we strengthen the entire educational ecosystem: better-prepared teachers lead to better-trained students, who in turn become the skilled professionals needed in today's translation market. Furthermore, this initiative contributes to the broader mission of protecting and promoting translation studies as a vital humanistic discipline. By demonstrating how translation professionals can thrive in an AI-enhanced landscape, we empower educators to attract and retain students with realistic, compelling visions of rewarding careers. We welcome any contributions related to this timely topic. Presentation format: Talk (20 mins), non-archival. Selection for places will be made by the conference scientific committee (blind peer review). SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xrgG09Xnu95cAPQlXTLrSGDste08qKhETQ8vLYN-gY… [1] Important dates: Deadline for Abstracts: 31 March 2026 Notification of Outcome: 15 April 2026 Conference award: Conference award granted by AIETI, the Iberian Association for Translation and Interpreting Studies. 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CLARIN ERIC : Newsflash March 2026
by Gorgaini, E. (Elisa) 25 Mar '26

25 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, The March 2026 edition of the CLARIN Newsflash is out. Highlights include: * B-centre certification for CLARIN-CH * Launch of the PhD Edition of Tour de CLARIN * Two upcoming hackathons * DHH2026<https://www.helsinki.fi/en/digital-humanities/helsinki-digital-humanities-h…> * From Archive to Insight: Activating Cultural Data<https://www.etkad.ee/humal/hum-hackathon/> Read the newsletter: https://www.clarin.eu/content/clarin-newsflash-march-2026 Subscribe to the newsletter here<http://eepurl.com/bOt3Qn>. Kind regards, --- Elisa Gorgaini Communication Officer - CLARIN ERIC Utrecht University | Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht, The Netherlands e.gorgaini(a)uu.nl<mailto:e.gorgaini@uu.nl> | elisa(a)clarin.eu<mailto:elisa@clarin.eu> www.clarin.eu<https://www.clarin.eu>

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Data in Historical Linguistics Seminar Series – Seminar 6
by Andrea Farina 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

The sixth talk of the Data in Historical Linguistics Seminar Series will take place remotely on Monday 13th April 2026 at 5pm BST. Roksana Goworek (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom) will be presenting on "An Interactive Tool for Interpretable Semantic Change Analysis via Definition-Aligned Embedding Spaces” in an interactive session. Registration for this talk will close at midnight on Friday 10th April and the link for this can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/mBmDUufrgskRtHPB6 Participants will receive a Microsoft Teams link via email on the morning of the talk. The abstract for this talk can be found at this page<https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/monday-13-apri…>. The programme and registration links for all talks in the series can be found on our website: https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/2026-programme/ This seminar series is run by Andrea Farina (King’s College London) and Dr Mathilde Bru and is aimed at PhD students and early career researchers. The purpose of this seminar series is to bring together researchers working on historical linguistics with a quantitative approach, and to discuss current avenues of research in this topic. We hope that these seminars will nurture international collaboration and establish academic ties among researchers working on similar topics in this field. Join our mailing list<https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/join-us/>!

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First Call for Papers: 13th International Conference on Multimodality, 2027 in Helsinki, Finland
by 13th International Conference on Multimodality 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear all, we are happy to announce that the 13th International Conference on Multimodality (13ICOM) will be organised at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in June 2027. The phenomenon of multimodality – or how communication and interaction build on coordinated combinations of multiple forms of expression – is now actively researched within diverse fields of study. Given the multifaceted nature and complexity of the phenomenon, pursuing a constructive dialogue between different approaches to multimodality is essential for moving towards a shared understanding. This is the main theme of the 13th International Conference on Multimodality (13ICOM), which celebrates the 25th anniversary of organising the first conference in the series in Salzburg, Austria in 2002. For 13ICOM, we want to specifically emphasise the role of early-career researchers working on diverse aspects of multimodality by organising a doctoral consortium on June 1, 2027 ahead of the main conference on June 2–4, 2027. The doctoral consortium features 5-minute pitch talks from participants and master classes in theories and methods from experts, with plenty of opportunities for networking with fellow early-career researchers. The main conference will feature four plenary sessions and multiple parallel sessions with 20-minute presentations. The confirmed plenarists for 13ICOM include (in alphabetical order) Pentti Haddington (University of Oulu, Finland), Maria Grazia Sindoni (University of Messina, Italy), Beate Schirrmacher (Linnaeus University, Sweden) and Amanda Wasielewski (Uppsala University, Sweden). For the full call for papers, please see the conference website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/13th-international-conference-multim… Best, the 13ICOM organising team

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Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference
by Michael Barlow 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the 2nd CFP for APCLC 2016. The 6th Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference (APCLC2026) will be held in Toyama, Japan, from September 8–11, 2026. The main conference runs September 9–10, with pre-conference workshops on September 8 and an excursion on September 11. Conference Theme: Emerging Paradigms of Corpus Linguistics in the Age of AI Venue: Toyama International Conference Centre (Toyama, JAPAN) TOYAMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER Plenary speakers: Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/people/academic-staff/prof-eric-friginal/ Akira Murakami (University of Birmingham) https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/murakami-akira Others to be confirmed Call for Papers: We welcome submissions for oral & poster presentations. Oral presentations: Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references). Abstracts should report on the background, research questions, data, methods, results, and implications of the research, as appropriate to the nature of the paper. Posters: Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references). Abstracts may report on the background, research questions, data, methods, (provisional) results, and (potential) contributions of the research, as appropriate. Pre-conference workshops: Proposals are welcome for short workshops (1.5 hours) and half-day workshops (3 hours). For those who are interested in offering a workshop, please contact the organizer directly. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to AI & CORPUS LINGUISTICS Applications of AI in corpus design and construction Applications of AI in corpus analysis Ethics of using AI in corpus research Corpus-based evaluation of AI-generated language CORPUS METHODS New tools and analytical techniques Innovations in corpus design, construction, and annotation New analytical techniques New theoretical frameworks Critical evaluation of existing tools, techniques, and frameworks Replication studies APPLICATIONS OF CORPUS LINGUISTICS Corpus developments in the Asia-Pacific region Forensic linguistics Stylistics Discourse analysis Sociolinguistics and language change Lexicography Grammar analysis Translation Contrastive analysis Genre, register, and textual variation Intercultural communication Multilingualism and translanguaging Underrepresented languages and language varieties Digital communication and social media Multimodal communication Language for specific/academic purposes Learner corpora Pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics Language learning, teaching, and assessment Teaching corpus linguistics as a discipline Important dates: March, 2026: 2nd circular (with CFP) May 31, 2026: Deadline for abstract submission; Early bird registration open June 20, 2026: Notification of acceptance of abstracts July 31, 2026: End of early bird registration (Details provided later) August 10, 2026: Submission deadline for online proceedings August 31, 2026: Deadline for full registration September 8, 2026: Pre-conference workshops & Registration September 9-10, 2026: Main conference September 11, 2026: Excursion Please save the dates and visit our APCLC2026 official site (to appear) for future updates. Organising committee: Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Association (APCLA) steering committee Michael Barlow (University of Auckland) Monika Bednarek (University of Sydney) Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Hitoshi Isahara (Otemon Gakuin University) Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Naixing Wei (Beihang University) Raksangob Wijitsopon (Chulalongkorn University) Jiajin Xu (Beijing Foreign Studies University) Program committee Hitoshi Isahara (Otemon Gakuin University) Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Yasutake Ishii (Seijo University) Kyoko Kanzaki (Gunman Women’s University) Naho Kawamoto (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Yoshiyuki Notohara (Doshisha University) Sachiko Hachino (Tezukayama Gakuin University) Satoshi Yamazaki (Chiba University of Commerce) Emi Izumi (Kyoto University) Contact: apclc2026(a)gmail.com<mailto:apclc2026@gmail.com> --- Michael Barlow. www.michaelbarlow.com<http://www.michaelbarlow.com/> Assoc. Prof. Applied Linguistics, University of Auckland Recent publications M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Social Science Research Article.<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753367/ref=sr_1_1_so_ABIS_BOOK?crid=25EQBROGY…> Athelstan. M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Humanities Research Article.<https://www.amazon.com/s?k=writing+the+humanities+research+article&i=stripb…> Athelstan. M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Business Research Article<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2I…>.<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2I…> Athelstan M. Barlow. 2026. Writing the Economics Research Article<https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753383/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2I…>. Athelstan M. Barlow 2023. Ten Lectures on Corpora and Cognitive Linguistics<https://brill.com/display/title/61682>. Brill Le, Pham & Barlow 2023. The Academic Discourse of Mechanical Engineering<https://benjamins.com/catalog/scl.107>. Benjamins

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Call for Participation for HAHA at IberLEF 2026
by Luis Chiruzzo - Inco 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

*** Call for Participation for HAHA at IberLEF 2026 <https://sites.google.com/view/iberlef-2026> *** Humor Analysis based on Human Annotation and Automatic Humor Generation https://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/grupos/pln/haha/ Codabench page: https://www.codabench.org/competitions/14700/ Can computers be funny? Can humans identify computer-generated humor? While humor has been studied historically from psychological, cognitive, and linguistic perspectives, its computational study is an active area of research in Machine Learning and Computational Linguistics that has gained traction in recent years. There has been significant development mainly in the field of automatic humor detection and classification, but a characterization of humor that enables its automatic recognition and generation is far from being solved. This task aims to gain better insight into what is humorous and what causes laughter, and to take some steps forward by assessing the capabilities of current LLMs to generate actual humorous content in Spanish and attempting to see whether it’s possible to automatically distinguish between computer-generated humor and humor written by humans. The target audience is NLP researchers interested in advancing the understanding of highly subjective and creative tasks, though anyone is welcome to participate. Task description This year, the HAHA evaluation campaign proposes three different subtasks related to automatic humor detection and generation, with the aim of deepening our understanding of computational humor. Subtask 1 - Humor Detection: determining if a news headline is satirical or real. The main performance metric for this subtask will be the F1 score of the 'humorous' class. This subtask is similar to the first subtask proposed in previous editions of the HAHA shared task, but this time it's applied to a particular domain where humorous and non-humorous content might sometimes be difficult to tell apart. Subtask 2 - LLM-generated humor detection: determining if a joke inspired by a news headline was generated by an LLM or written by a human. The main performance metric for this subtask will be the F1 score of the 'automatic' class. Subtask 3 - Humor Generation: generating jokes from a news headline using computational methods. This subtask will be evaluated through human preference judgments, employing LLM arena-style battles between pairs of generated jokes, and ranking the systems using an Elo-based leaderboard. How to Participate The CodaBench page for the competition is available: https://www.codabench.org/competitions/14700/ Registration is open! Important Dates March 18th, 2026: team registration page. April 1st, 2026: development sets released and open for dev submissions. May 27th, 2026: test sets released and open for test submissions. June 3rd, 2026: end of test submissions, publication of results of subtasks 1 and 2. June 10th, 2026: publication of results of subtask 3. June 12th, 2026: paper submission. June 23rd, 2026: notification of acceptance. July 1st, 2026: camera-ready paper submission. September 2026: IberLEF 2026 Workshop.

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PsyDefDetect shared task (co-located with BioNLP @ ACL 2026) - Call for Participation
by hongbin.na＠student.uts.edu.au 22 Mar '26

22 Mar '26

PsyDefDetect invites researchers to tackle a novel challenge at the intersection of Clinical Psychology and Natural Language Processing: detecting and classifying psychological defense mechanisms in emotional support dialogues. Grounded in the clinically validated Defense Mechanism Rating Scales (DMRS) framework, this shared task aims to advance the understanding of unconscious defensive functioning in text. Shared task website: https://psydefdetect-shared-task.github.io/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/AhuspeXNkM Google group: https://groups.google.com/g/psydefdetect RedNote: https://xhslink.com/m/34ddMoz7E4L Evaluation Platform (Codabench): https://www.codabench.org/competitions/12124/ Task Overview Psychological defenses are the “immune system” of the mind, shaping what speakers disclose and how they accept or resist help. Despite their critical role in mental health and counseling, defensive functioning remains largely unmodeled in current emotional support conversation systems. This shared task invites participants to bridge the gap between clinical theory and NLP by analyzing the PSYDEFCONV dataset. Participants will work with multi-turn dialogues to identify the specific defense level of a target utterance given its context. The goal is to develop models that can recognize subtle, context-dependent defensive maneuvers—ranging from adaptive coping to immature distortion. Data and Labels PSYDEFCONV is the first conversational dataset annotated with defense levels based on the DMRS. The dataset is constructed from a stratified subset of the ESConv corpus to ensure diverse coverage of problem types and emotions. The corpus contains 200 dialogues and 4,709 total utterances, including 2,336 help-seeker turns annotated for defense levels. Participants must classify utterances into 9 categories, comprising seven hierarchical levels of defensive maturity and two auxiliary labels. Key Challenge Capturing subtle linguistic cues of deep-seated psychological mechanisms within highly informal and context-dependent emotional dialogues. Timeline This preliminary timeline is subject to change. Follow our website and channels for updates. Dec 15 2025: Task announced. Dec 20 2025: Task Launch on CodaBench. Mar 15 2026: Start of evaluation period. Apr 05 2026: End of evaluation period. TBA: Paper submission. TBA: Author notifications. TBA: Camera ready due. Baseline and Evaluation Metrics Baseline runs and official metrics are published on our CodaBench Page (https://www.codabench.org/competitions/12124/) Organizers Hongbin Na, University of Technology Sydney Zimu Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Zhaoming Chen, University of Utah Yining Hua, Harvard University Rena Gao, The University of Melbourne Kailai Yang, The University of Manchester Ling Chen, University of Technology Sydney Wei Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Shaoxiong Ji, ELLIS Institute Finland & University of Turku John Torous, Harvard University Sophia Ananiadou, The University of Manchester & ELLIS Manchester

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