35.3054, Calls: The 4th Workshop on Arabic Corpus Linguistics

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Subject: 35.3054, Calls: The 4th Workshop on Arabic Corpus Linguistics

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Date: 31-Oct-2024
From: ِAmal Haddad Haddad [amalhaddad at ugr.es]
Subject: The 4th Workshop on Arabic Corpus Linguistics


Full Title: The 4th Workshop on Arabic Corpus Linguistics
Short Title: (WACL-4)

Date: 19-Jan-2025 - 20-Jan-2025
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Contact Person: Amal Haddad Haddad
Meeting Email: amalhaddad at ugr.es
Web Site: https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/wacl4/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Meeting Description:

The 4th Workshop on Arabic Corpus Linguistics (WACL - 4) will serve as
an outstanding international platform for exchanging knowledge and
outcomes in the theory, methodology, and applications of language
technologies tailored to the diverse range of Arabic dialects. We
encourage submissions that span a spectrum from theoretical
investigations to practical applications, aiming to address the unique
challenges, solutions, and insights that Arabic dialects introduce to
the field of NLP.

2nd Call For Papers:

The workshop topics include but are not limited to:
 - Development and Utilisation of Arabic Dialectal Corpora
 - Advancements in Natural Language Processing Techniques for Arabic
Dialects
 - Applications and Challenges of Large Language Models in
Understanding and Generating Arabic Dialects
 - Morphological and Syntactical Challenges in Arabic Dialects
 - Dialect Identification and Classification
 - Speech Recognition and Synthesis for Arabic Dialects
 - Machine Translation involving Arabic Dialects
 - Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining in Arabic Dialects
 - Named Entity Recognition and Information Extraction for Arabic
Dialects
 - Development of Open Access Resources for Arabic Dialects
 - Text Processing and Transliteration Challenges for Arabic Dialects
 - Cultural and Sociolinguistic Considerations in NLP Applications for
Arabic Dialects
 - Resources and Tools for Computational Analysis of Arabic Dialects
 - Applications of Arabic Dialects NLP in Real-World Scenarios


Summary of the Call:

We welcome submissions of papers centred around Arabic Dialects NLP
and resources, focusing on supporting and advancing language
technologies tailored to the diverse range of Arabic dialects. We
encourage submissions that span a spectrum from theoretical
investigations to practical applications, aiming to address the unique
challenges, solutions, and insights that Arabic dialects introduce to
the field of NLP.

Submissions should adhere to the COLING 2025 standards. Authors are
strongly encouraged to review and follow the COLING 2025 submission
guidelines and author kit, available at https://coling2025.org/.

If authors are describing dialectal variations, we request that they
include relevant linguistic details and sociolinguistic contexts to
enrich the understanding of the presented work.

Submissions may be of two types:

Long papers – up to eight (8) pages excluding references, presenting
substantial, original, completed, and unpublished work.
Short papers – up to four (4) pages excluding references, describing a
small focused contribution, negative results, or system
demonstrations, etc.
Important dates:

1st Call for Papers Announcement: 13 August 2024
2nd Call for Papers Announcement: 01 October 2024
Paper Submission Deadline: 8 November 2024
Notification of Paper Acceptance: 6 December 2024
Camera-ready Paper Deadline: 13 December 2024
Workshop Date: 20th January 2025

Format:
The workshop will consist of a mix of invited talks, contributed
talks, and panel discussions. The workshop will be held 100%
virtually, allowing for greater accessibility and participation from
scholars and researchers around the world. We anticipate 30 attendees
and 2 invited speakers to the workshop. Scheduled for 20 January 2025,
the workshop will be held in conjunction with the 31st edition of
COLING 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Anti-Harassment policy:
The workshop supports the COLING anti-harassment policy
https://coling2022.org/policy

Keynote Speakers:
Speaker 1: Imed Zitouni, Google, USA (Confirmed)
Speaker 2: Hend Alkhalifa, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
(Awaiting confirmation)



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