27.4868, Calls: Computational Linguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics/Belgium

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-4868. Tue Nov 29 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.4868, Calls: Computational Linguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics/Belgium

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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:19:35
From: Ashwin Ittoo [ashwin.ittoo at ulg.ac.be]
Subject: 22nd International Conference on Natural Language and Information Systems

Full Title: 22nd International Conference on Natural Language and Information Systems 
Short Title: NLDB 2017 

Date: 21-Jun-2017 - 23-Jun-2017
Location: Liège, Belgium 
Contact Person: Ashwin Ittoo
Meeting Email: ashwin.ittoo at ulg.ac.be
Web Site: http://nldb.org 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 29-Jan-2017 

Meeting Description:

The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has itself recently experienced
several exciting developments. In research, these developments have been
reflected in the emergence of neural language models (Deep Learning, Word2Vec)
and a (renewed) interest in various linguistic phenomena, such as in discourse
and argumentation theory (argumentation mining). Regarding applications, NLP
systems have evolved to the point that they now offer real-life, tangible
benefits to enterprises. Many of these NLP systems are now considered a de
facto offering in business intelligence suites, such as algorithms for
recommender systems and opinion mining/sentiment analysis as well as
question-answering systems.

It is against this backdrop of recent innovations in NLP and its applications
in information systems that the 22nd edition of the NLDB conference –
NLDB2017, takes place. We welcome research and industrial contributions,
describing novel, previously unpublished works on NLP and its applications
across a plethora of topics as described in the Call for Papers.

NLDB 2017 is organized by the University of Liège, Belgium, from June 21-23
2017. Liège is a vibrant, young city, with a rich history, and situated right
at the heart of Europe.

Call for Papers:

As a continuation of the NLDB tradition, all accepted papers will be published
in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer. We are
also planning a special issue in Data & Knowledge Engineering, a prestigious
ISI-indexed journal of Elsevier. Authors of the best conference papers, to be
selected at the end of the conference, will be invited to submit an extended
version of their work to the previously mentioned journal.

More information at http://nldb.org .

Abstract submission: January 29, 2017 (23h59 Hawaii Time)
Full paper submission: February 5, 2017 (23h59 Hawaii Time)
Paper notification: March 13, 2017 (23h59 Hawaii Time)
Camera-ready deadline: April 3, 2017 (23h59 Hawaii Time)

We explicitly solicit submissions on recent advances in NLP, including trend
setting and relevant topics as neural language models and argumentation
mining. Specifically: 

Argumentation Mining and Applications:

- Automatic detection of argumentation components and relationships
- Creation of resources
- Integration of NLP techniques with formal, abstract argumentation structures
- Argumentation mining from legal texts and scientific articles
- Applications, e.g., in opinion mining/sentiment analysis

Neural Language Models:

- Deep Learning and Word2Vec
- Deep learning and Word2Vec applications
- Development of novel deep learning architectures and algorithms
- Parallel computation techniques and GPU programming for neural language
models

NLP Applications in IS and in Social Media and Web Analytics:

- Machine translation
- Plagiarism detection
- Opinion mining/sentiment analysis, detection of fake reviews
- Information extraction
- Robust NLP methods for sparse, ill-formed texts

Question Answering (QA):

- Natural language interfaces to databases
- QA using web data
- Multi-lingual QA
- Non-factoid QA (how/why/opinion questions, lists)
- Geographical QA
- QA corpora and training sets

Semantic Web, Open Linked Data, and Ontologies:

- QALD
- Ontology learning and alignment
- Ontology population
- Ontology evaluation
- Querying ontologies and Linked Data
- Semantic tagging and classification
- Ontology-driven NLP

Pervasive Computing, Embedded, Robotic and Mobile Applications:

- NLP techniques for Internet of Things (IoT)
- NLP techniques for ambient intelligence

Submission Information:

All accepted papers will be included in Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(LNCS) Springer proceedings of the conference, and, therefore, must comply
with the LNCS format (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html).

Submitted papers can be of 4 types:

- Long papers (max. 12 pages, including references)
- Short papers (max. 6 pages, including references)
- Poster papers (max. 4 pages, including references)
- Demo papers (max. 4 pages, including references)

Note that the program committee may decide to accept some long papers as short
papers or poster/demo papers, depending on the content quality. The same
applies to short papers, which can be accepted as poster/demo contributions.
Manuscripts not submitted in the LNCS style or having more than the max.
number of pages will not be reviewed and thus automatically rejected. The
papers need to be original and not submitted or accepted for publication in
any other workshop, conference, or journal. Authors must submit their
manuscripts (in PDF) via EasyChair
(https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nldb2017). Submission via other
means (e.g., emails) will be rejected.

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