Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 38, No. 295.
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Date: 2024-12-23 10:56:46+00:00
From: Simone Rebora <simone.rebora81@gmail.com>
Subject: CfP AIUCD2025 Conference
AIUCD 2025 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities
for Digital Humanities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The conference provides an opportunity for large-scale discussions in the
various research areas of the Digital Humanities, with a particular focus
on issues of inclusiveness. In a world where artificial intelligence is
redefining the boundaries of knowledge, it is indeed crucial to explore how
this transformation can be guided by principles of inclusiveness and equity.
While one track of the conference will be devoted exclusively to this
issue, all the different parts of the Digital Humanities are affected by it
in various ways. Starting with the computational part, which needs to
better understand its tools to counter biases and distortions, but which
can also use them to democratize access to knowledge and culture. Access
which, in turn, can be fostered by good practices in the digitization of
works and documents, by supporting, for example, the encoding of accessible
digital editions for all types of users. In the field of knowledge
representation, then, the concept of accessibility is already inscribed at
the heart of the FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility,
Interoperability, Reusability), which need increasingly virtuous
applications within digital heritage preservation practices. Preservation
which, finally, is at the heart of contemporary challenges to ensure that
cultural heritage is not only safeguarded, but also made accessible and
understandable to a global and diverse audience.
Therefore, papers relevant to the following conference tracks are invited:
1) Digital Humanities and Inclusion
Proposals related to issues of inclusion in the Digital Humanities from
multiple perspectives are welcomed: from accessibility at the level of
research, teaching, infrastructure, and outreach, to practices for
overcoming gender, economic, social, and cultural disparities. Specific
topics of interest include: minority representation in digital projects;
accessibility of digital resources for disadvantaged communities; the role
of digital humanities in bridging the digital divide; innovative
methodological approaches to make digital projects more inclusive and
participatory.
2) Archives and Digital Editions
We welcome both theoretical and applied proposals on (a) the representation
and organisation of techniques and problems in the fields of digitisation,
the organisation of born-digital heritage and methods for its archiving;
(b) themes, issues, and applications pertaining to digital critical
editions, to modes of visualisation and interrogation of online texts, and
alternative means of encoding.
3) Computational Methods
Papers are welcomed that explore methods and tools for computational
analysis of cultural heritage, including advanced approaches based on
cutting-edge technologies in Artificial Intelligence. Reflections on the
state of the art, up to the latest theoretical frameworks, are also
encouraged, with the aim of highlighting future developments and
perspectives in the field. Included are approaches for the analysis of
literary texts and *corpora*, touching upon computational models for
literary criticism on the one hand, and research in computational
linguistics and natural language processing on the other. Papers on
analysis and visualization methods such as Network Analysis and Mapping are
also welcomed.
4) Data and Knowledge Representation
Special attention will be given to knowledge representation and the use of
Semantic Web and Linked Open Data technologies. We welcome proposals
concerning the design of conceptual models, knowledge graphs, ontologies
and technologies of the Semantic Web with respect to cultural heritage and
the Digital Humanities, the creation of datasets and applications that
conform to the FAIR principles, the production of Linked Open Data in these
domains, as well as the automated extraction of metadata, named entities
and models from cultural heritage resources.
5) Preservation of Memory and Digital Heritage
We welcome proposals concerning memory and digital cultural heritage
preservation, particularly relating to the research outputs in the Digital
Humanities. We also encourage proposals addressing the challenges of
digital infrastructure and the problems of sustainability posed by projects
involving digitisation and the conservation of born-digital collections, as
well as proposals on the implementation of best practices for the
preservation of, and effective access to, cultural heritage.
Guidelines for the Submission of Proposals
The conference envisages participation by oral communication (paper) or
poster.
At the proposal stage, authors are asked to specifify in which mode they
intend to present the paper, whether by oral or poster communication.
Following peer review, the Scientific Committee may decide whether the
accepted contribution is more suitable for an oral communication or a
poster presentation. It should be noted that there is no difference in
quality between contributions assigned to one or the other mode of
presentation: oral presentations are generally more appropriate for
theoretical and methodological work, including that relating to actual
applications; posters, optionally presented with a demo, are better suited
to the description of projects, tools or digital resources.
All proposals must be submitted in the form of a contribution of a minimum
of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) pages, excluding bibliography.
The submission format for contributions must adhere to the template
(updated from previous years) and directions found on the page Information
for Authors
<https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/en-gb/informations-for-authors/>.
Contributions that do not adhere to the template and directions will be
rejected without considering their content.
Neither plagiarism nor self-plagiarism is tolerated. Please note that a
plagiarism checking tool may be applied to submitted contributions. The use
of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, is not permitted unless
the generated text is submitted as part of the experimental analysis, or
the generative AI tool was used only for editing and refinement of the
authors’ work. However, all uses must be explicitly stated in the submitted
contribution.
Contributions must be submitted, in PDF format only, using the dedicated
platform <https://aiucd2025.dlls.univr.it/en-gb/submission/>.
Proposals must be anonymised. Author names and any internal references
should be removed to the extent possible so as to not compromise reviewers’
assessment of the proposal.
A maximum of two proposals in the five tracks of the call can be submitted
as the first contributing author. At the conference, authors will be
allowed to present a maximum of two accepted contributions as either first
or co-authors. In any case, at least one of the authors must register for
the conference for the contribution to be accepted.
The official languages of the conference are Italian and English. Authors
can present in either language, regardless of the one used in their written
proposal.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated through a “double-blind” review process. Each
contribution will be submitted to at least two reviewers. Proposal
evaluation will be conducted based on the following criteria:
- relevance of the contribution to the purpose of the conference;
- innovativeness and relevance of the contribution;
- methodological rigor;
- critical analysis of the literature on the topics covered and relevant
and up-to-date bibliography;
- appropriateness of theoretical and conceptual approach to the relevant
domain;
- quality of exposition and adequacy of organization of the contribution;
- critical attitude toward the adopted methodologies and the tools in
use;
- replicability of the results (with the exception of theoretical
reflections).
Publication of Proceedings
Accepted proposals will be published as Conference Proceedings with DOI and
ISBN, freely available from the conference website and the «Umanistica
Digitale» portal under Book of Abstracts and Proceedings
<https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/pages/boa>.
“Giuseppe Gigliozzi” Prize
AIUCD awards two prizes of 300 euros each, one for posters and one for
presentations, to early career scholars (students, doctoral students,
scholarship or grant holders) presenting at the conference.
The terms of participation are described on the dedicated page
<https://www.aiucd.it/premio-gigliozzi/> of the Association’s website.
Deadlines
The deadline for submission of proposals is fixed for 11:59 p.m. on January
12, 2025 (CET/GMT+1).
Acceptance notifications will be sent out to the authors by March 7, 2025.
A camera-ready copy of the proposal must be submitted no later than March
28, 2025.
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