Full Title: ComputEL-8 Workshop - Main Session - Eighth Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages
Short Title: ComputEL-8

Date: 04-Mar-2025 - 05-Mar-2025
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
Contact Person: Jordan Lachler
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://computel-workshop.org/computel-8/

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation

Call Deadline: 14-Oct-2024

Meeting Description:

The ComputEL-8 workshop focuses on the use of computational methods in the study, support, and revitalization of endangered languages. The primary aim of the workshop is to continue narrowing the gap between computational linguists interested in methods for low resource languages, academic linguists documenting languages, and the language communities who are striving to maintain their languages. We encourage submissions from scholars and activists representing any or all of these perspectives.

The intention of the workshop is not merely to allow for the presentation of research, but also to build a network of computational linguists, documentary linguists, and community language activists who are able to effectively join together and serve their common interests.

WORKSHOP VENUE
ComputEL-8 will take place March 3-4, 2025, immediately preceding the 9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) in Honolulu, Hawaii(https://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/). In-person events will be co-located with the ICLDC at the University of Hawai’i Manoa.

The workshop will be a virtual/in-person hybrid event. Ability to attend in person will not affect consideration of submissions.

Call for Papers:

We welcome submissions that explore the interface and intersection of computational linguistics, documentary linguistics, and community-based efforts in language revitalization and reclamation. This includes submissions that:

(i) propose or demonstrate new methods or technologies for tasks or applications focused on low-resource settings, and in particular, endangered languages

(ii) examine the use of specific methods in the analysis of data from low-resource languages, or propose new methods for analysis of such data, oriented toward the goals of language reclamation and revitalization

(iii) propose new models for the collection, management, and mobilization of language data in community settings, with attention to issues of data sovereignty and community protocols

(iv) explore concrete steps for a more fruitful interaction among computer scientists, documentary linguists, and language communities

IMPORTANT DATES
07-Oct-2024 Deadline for submission of papers/extended abstracts
22-Nov-2024 Notification of Acceptance
10-Jan-2025 Camera-ready papers due
3-4 March 2025 Workshop

PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of accepted papers will be in both oral sessions and a poster session. The decision on whether a presentation for a paper will be oral and/or poster will be made by the Organizing Committee on the advice of the Program Committee, taking into account the subject matter and how the content might be best conveyed. Oral and poster presentations will not be distinguished in the Proceedings.

SUBMISSIONS
In line with our goal of reaching multiple overlapping communities, we offer two modes of submission: extended abstract and full paper. The mode of submission does not influence the likelihood of acceptance. Either can be submitted to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language community perspective and (b) academic perspective.

All submissions must be anonymous following ACL guidelines and will be peer-reviewed by the scientific committee.

A. Extended Abstract:
Please submit anonymous abstracts of up to 1500 words, excluding references. Extended abstracts must be submitted as attached documents.

B. Full Paper:
Please submit anonymously either

a) a long paper (max. 8 pages excluding references and appendices), or

b) a short paper (max. 4 pages excluding references)

PROCEEDINGS
The authors of selected accepted full papers (long or short) will be invited by the Organizing Committee to submit their papers for online publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. Final versions of long and short papers will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 9 pages) excluding references.

Proceedings papers should be revised and improved versions of the work that underwent review. Any revisions should concern responses to reviewer comments or the addition of relevant details and clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed content. Camera-ready versions of the articles for publication will be due on January 10, 2025.

SPECIAL THEME SESSION: Building Tools Together
In addition to the Regular Session, ComputEL-8 invites self-identified submissions to a Special Themed Session on “Building Tools Together.” This Session will focus on amplifying our shared understanding of how best to work together across disciplinary and cultural boundaries to build technological tools that support community language revitalization.

More information about Special Session submissions will follow on our website and subsequent calls for papers, see:
URL: https://computel-workshop.org/computel-8/

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Godfred Agyapong (University of Florida)
Antti Arppe (University of Alberta)
Aditi Chaudhary (Google DeepMind)
Jordan Lachler (University of Alberta)
Sarah Moeller (University of Florida)
Shruti Rijhwani (Google DeepMind)
Daisy Rosenblum (University of British Columbia)

CONTACT
For further information email us at: [email protected]