We invite all poster submission to follow the A1 format
Call for Paper
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends,
We invite you to submit a contribution to the 8th Swiss Text Analytics Conference (SwissText) which takes place on June 12-14, 2023 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland at HES-SO // HE-Arc.
SwissText is an annual conference that brings together text analytics experts from industry and academia. It is organized by the Swiss Association for Natural Language Processing (SwissNLP) in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO // HE-Arc) as well as the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the data innovation alliance.
SwissText 2023 is part of the “Networking Event Series – Natural Language Processing” funded by InnoSuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency. It is supported by more than 10 universities and scientific associations.
The conference will feature the following tracks:
- Late Breaking Work: Short abstract (approx 0.5-1 page) in the form of a talk, poster or Demo.
- Applied track: Short abstract (approx 0.5-1 page) in the form of a talk, poster or Demo.
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Scientific Research
- Regular Track: Full paper (6-8 pages)
- Junior Track: Short paper (up to 4 pages), extended feedback, possibility to re-submit revised version
Late Breaking Work – Generative AI & LLM
A call for late breaking work in the field of generative ai and large language model (such as ChatGPT) has been opened. Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting presentations.
Presentations can be:
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- Showcases
- Applications
- Resources such as corpora
- Applied research results
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- Submission in the field of generative ai and / or LLM
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Submission Format:
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- Short abstract (approx. 0.5-1 page of main content) including screenshots of your solution
- Language: English
- CV of the team (text format, no tables — max. 500 characters)
- Description of the intended audience(e.g. developers, decision makers, project managers, max. 300 characters)
- Please submit online via EasyChair
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Presentation Mode:
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- During submission you can choose your prefered presentation mode: talk, poster, or demo
- Talk: a classical presentation of approx. 15min + 5min discussion
- Poster: you can hang up a poster during the poster session. In A1 format
- Demo: you get a booth where you can show your solution as live-demo during the exhibition time (approx 2 hours)
- The SwissText Program Committee will decide which format your submission best fits in
- During submission you can choose your prefered presentation mode: talk, poster, or demo
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Applied track
The goal is to bring together experts from industry and academia. Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting presentations with a strong focus on practical applicability.
The SwissText Conference features a dedicated track for demonstrations of available NLP solutions (open source or proprietary). The goal is to give developers, companies, and researchers a platform to showcase their products and tools, and for the audience to get an overview of available and prototyped NLP solutions. Submissions may cover all areas of applied NLP solutions
Presentations can be:
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- Showcases
- Applications
- Resources such as corpora
- Applied research results
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Submission Format:
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- Short abstract (approx. 0.5-1 page of main content) including screenshots of your solution
- Language: English
- CV of the team (text format, no tables — max. 500 characters)
- Description of the intended audience(e.g. developers, decision makers, project managers, max. 300 characters)
- Please submit online via EasyChair
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Presentation Mode:
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- During submission you can choose your prefered presentation mode: talk, poster, or demo
- Talk: a classical presentation of approx. 15min + 5min discussion
- Poster: you can hang up a poster during the poster session. In A1 format
- Demo: you get a booth where you can show your solution as live-demo during the exhibition time (approx 2 hours)
- The SwissText Program Committee will decide which format your submission best fits in
- During submission you can choose your prefered presentation mode: talk, poster, or demo
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Scientific Research
The goal is to bring together experts from industry and academia. Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting presentations with a strong focus on scientific research.
Regular Track
Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting original papers that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works that describe new concepts, innovative research, systems, standards in the areas of NLP. (If you have a live demonstration, please submit to the Demo Track instead)
Submission Format:
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- Full paper (6-8 pages of main content) using the CEUR-ART style with the 2 columns format (see documentation)
- Language: English
- Anonymization: The review process will be double blind; we ask authors to anonymize their submission reasonably. Instead of e.g. “We previously showed (Smith, 1991) …” write “Smith previously showed (Smith, 1991) …”
- CV of the presenter (text format, no tables — max. 500 characters)
- All data is entered online via EasyChair
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Presentation Mode:
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- Talk during the dedicated session. We reserve the right to convert some of the presentations to poster format should we deem it adequate.
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Junior Track
Master/PhD students who are doing research in NLP-related fields are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting ongoing or finished work relevant to the NLP field. (If you have a live demonstration, please submit to the Demo Track instead)
Several senior researchers in the NLP field in Switzerland have expressed their support for the initiative, and will be members of the programme committee. They will provide extensive reviews to the students to help them improve their paper writing skills.
Submission Format:
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- Please use the CEUR-ART style with the 2 columns format (see documentation)
- Language: English
- Manuscripts for short papers (max 4 pages of main content) must describe ongoing or finished work, relevant to the NLP field. The first author must be a student registered at a Swiss academic institution.
- Anonymization: The review process will be double blind; we ask authors to anonymize their submission reasonably. Instead of e.g. “We previously showed (Smith, 1991) …” write “Smith previously showed (Smith, 1991) …”
- CV of the presenter (text format, no tables — max. 500 characters). Please note that the first author must be a student registered in a Swiss academic institution.
- Submission will be made through EasyChair
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Presentation Mode:
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- Talk during the dedicated session. It is expected that the first author (or another student author of the same paper) will present the paper at SwissText 2023. We reserve the right to convert some of the presentations to poster format should we deem it adequate.
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Proceedings
The proceedings will be published on CEUR-WS.org (open access). To appear in the proceedings, each contribution has to be presented by at least one author at the conference.
Important Dates
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- Submission deadline: March 15, 2023 (23:59 CEST)
- Extended deadline: March 24, 2023 (23:59 CEST)
- Author notification: May 01, 2023
- Submission deadline for Late breaking work: May 17, 2023
- Camera-ready version due: May 17, 2023
- Conference: June 12-14, 2023
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Submission
All data is entered online via EasyChair.
Venue
The conference will take place in Neuchâtel at HES-SO // HE Arc Campus venue details.
Organization
- General Chairs: Prof. Dr. Hatem Ghorbel (HES-SO // HE Arc), Prof. Dr. Mark Cieliebak Mark (ZHAW)
- Program Chair: Prof. Dr. Maria Sokhn (HES-SO // HE Arc)
- Workshops Chair: Dr. Emmanuel De Salis (HES-SO // HE Arc)
Contact
Please direct all questions regarding the submission process to our official inbox.