Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5JTUPwGAKW3MxdbqdUIMJTKCz4Iq1srP0FoLvS8ec656R5A/viewform
This regional school of NLP (co-located with Iberamia 2024) is a joint effort between the Natural Language Processing Group at Instituto de Computación (Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República), Uruguay; the Instituto de Investigación de Ciencias de la Computación (ICC) at Universidad de Buenos Aires, and CONICET, Argentina; and the Natural Language Processing Group at Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Argentina. It will feature lectures by NLP researchers, posters and social sessions. The planned duration is between 6 and 8 hours, and it will be structured as a series of lectures/presentations on different topics, for example:
- NLP for underrepresented languages
- BioNLP
- Sentiment and opinion analysis
- Hate speech detection and counter-speech generation
- Use of NLP tools for Education
Optionally, we plan to have a final assignment or project that students could do in order to obtain career credits for their attendance and work. The target audience of the school are graduate students in NLP related fields, or undergraduate students interested in the field, but it could also appeal to established academics, industry professionals, and other people interested in the field.
We also hope this serves as a gathering point for NLP researchers in the region. Latin America has for a long time been under-represented in the NLP community, and this regional event could help students and researchers to know each other, exchange ideas, obtain feedback, and start new collaborations, fostering interaction and helping them become part of the wider research community.
Organizers:
Luis Chiruzzo, Instituto de Computación, Facultad de Ingeniería, UDELAR
luischir@fing.edu.uy
Viviana Cotik, Instituto de Investigación de Ciencias de la Computación (ICC). UBA
vcotik@dc.uba.ar
Laura Alonso, Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación. UNC
alemany@famaf.unc.edu.ar
Santiago Góngora, Instituto de Computación, Facultad de Ingeniería, UDELAR
sgongora@fing.edu.uy
Venue:
Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Important dates:
Registration deadline: October 2nd
School dates: November 12th