Month: November 2021

The long-term objective of WP5 within the OPTED project is to compile a database which provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use collection of legislative speeches and legislative documents covering all EU member countries, the most important EU institutions, as well as the United Kingdom and Israel. With the contribution of Miklós Sebők, Soks-Oliver Proksch, Christian Rauh, Anna Székely, Ágnes Dinnyés, Eszter Lancsár, Jan Schwalbach, Alexander Dalheimer, the core product of this half year period is an inventory in the form of a spreadsheet which provides an overview of already existing collections of legislative texts. The researchers collected data from all available sources, such as parliamentary websites and secondary sources created by scholars or NGOs. They identified the set of currently available sources – covering both primary archives and secondary data collections – by reviewing relevant academic literature, by scoping extant linguistic infrastructures (such as CLARIN), and by surveying the computational social science community via social media. For further information, visit the official website of OPTED.

The Text Mining and Artificial Intelligence Training Program (foundation course) was successfully held between the 11th and 12th of November, 2021 with 25 participants. The program introduced the theoretical and practical foundations of the social science applications of text mining and artificial intelligence, and provided participants with the opportunity to complete a mini-project.

A text mining and artificial intelligence training program (introductory course) will be introducing the theoretical and practical foundations of the social science applications of text mining and artificial intelligence and provide the participants with the opportunity to complete a mini-project. The course will be held from 11 to 12 November 2021 in a 3×1.5 hour frame (9: 00-10: 30, 10: 45-12: 15 and 13: 15-14: 45) in the HTK K013-14 meeting room, performed by Miklós Sebők, Ákos Máté, Orsolya Ring and Péter István Járay.

The 4th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on the Quantitative and Computational Analysis of Textual Data (COMPTEXT) will be held in Dublin, Ireland, on 6–7 May 2022. COMPTEXT is an international community of quantitative text analysis and computational social science scholars in political science, international relations and beyond. COMPTEXT 2022 in Dublin follows in the footsteps of previous conferences in Budapest (2018), Tokyo (2019) and Innsbruck (online, 2020). COMPTEXT conferences offer ample opportunities to network with computational scholars, exchange technological knowledge of computational methods, and obtain useful feedback on ongoing research. For COMPTEXT 2022 in Dublin we are seeking paper submissions that We accept both substantive and methodological papers for presentation: substantive papers may be on any studies in social sciences or humanities that utilize computational methods; methodological papers may describe new computational methods, tools and approaches. In keeping with our tradition, ahead of the conference a series of methods training tutorials will be held for registered participants. Courses will be offered for both beginner and advanced level participants. Submission of Paper Abstracts: Abstracts of 200 words and a number of substantive and methods-related keywords, should be submitted by Friday 28 January 2022. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 18 February 2022. The registration deadline is 15 March 2022. Please submit your paper at https://forms.gle/bvq8rh86awdtGNhLA Please be advised that a modest conference fee will be charged for participants with accepted papers. The COMPTEXT 2022 Organising Committee consists of: Equality, Diversion, and Inclusion: COMPTEXT is committed to creating an inclusive conference where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is afforded equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from everyone, including those who identify with any of the protected characteristics that are set out in UCD’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy (https://www.ucd.ie/equality/). We especially encourage scholars from traditionally under-represented groups, female scholars, and early-career researchers to apply. Conference Format and Health Regulations: Note that in line with current Irish regulations, this will be a “green pass” event. Only those with a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate, NHS COVID Pass, or alternative proof of vaccination will be able to access the conference venue. If the regulatory regime changes we will update the requirement accordingly – including moving the event online should the in-person event become unfeasible. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.comptextconference.org/ Questions related to COMPTEXT Dublin 2022 should be directed to COMPTEXT22@ucd.ie Best regards, The Organizers