EUROLAN 2015

The Summer School on Linguistic Linked Open Data 12th in the series of EUROLAN Schools | 13 - 25 July 2015 | Sibiu, Romania
EUROLAN 2015


Linguistic Linked Open Data is a topic of emerging importance in the field of natural language processing (NLP). Increasingly, researchers are rendering major linguistic resources, including annotated corpora, lexicons, databases, and ontologies, in a format to enable their exploitation in the Semantic Web. Linking the contents of these resources to each other as well as to common ontologies can enable access to and discovery of detailed linguistic information, which would be otherwise impossible, and which could, in turn, foster a major leap in NLP research and development.

At the same time, the movement toward open data is growing in the field of NLP. For years, research has been constrained by limited access to corpora, lexicons, and other language resources due to licensing requirements. Researchers and data holders alike are now seeking ways to provide open access to these data in order to promote unfettered use, reuse, and enhancement of common datasets throughout the field.

EUROLAN 2015 will provide a comprehensive overview of Linguistic Linked Open Data, including introduction to the formalisms for representing linguistic resources using Semantic Web technologies such as the Resource Description Format (RDF) and the Ontology Web Language (OWL), as well as means to extract knowledge from language resources and exploit it using Semantic Web query languages and reasoning capabilities. Specific topics treated in the school include, but are not limited to:

Introduction to the semantic web, linked data and knowledge graphs
Extracting and integrating knowledge on the web from text, semi-structured and structured data
Ontologies and reasoning
Query systems using SPARQL
Design of domain specific query languages
Linguistic annotations as linked data
Annotation interoperability
Taxonomy extraction
BabelNet as linked data
Lexicographic linked data

Invited Lecturers
Paul Buitelaar (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)
Steve Cassidy (Macquarie University, Australia)
Christian Chiarcos (Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Dan Cristea ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania)
Gerard de Melo (Tsinghua University, China)
Asuncion Gomez-Perez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
Nancy Ide (Vassar College, New York, USA)
Roberto Navigli (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Dan Tufiș (Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania)
Michael Zock (Université Aix-Marseille, France)

Program
EUROLAN 2015 will take place on 13-25 July in Sibiu, Romania, hosted by “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu (ULBS).

Tutorial sessions coupled with hands-on sessions on the school’s topics will be held Monday through Friday in each week and on Saturday morning, July 18. The full schedule will be available on the school’s website soon.

In addition to the excellence of its academic program, the EUROLAN sequence of summer schools is well known for the camaraderie among professors and students, who may enjoy common activities and events at lunches, in the evenings and in the weekend.

Sibiu offers a host of possibilities for extra-curricular activities, many of which will be organized for members of the school. These include theater events, visits to some of the many Sibiu museums (including the Astra Traditional Folk Civilization Open Air Museum), Romanian Folk entertainment, cultural events arranged by the Sibiu Cultural Agenda 2015, and of course, evenings in local clubs and discos. A full day excursion to one of the magnificent sites in the areas around Sibiu, which include the Salt Lakes Ocna Sibiului, Dumbrava forest and Cisnădioara, and the Adventure Park Arka, will be arranged for Sunday July 19. An alternative would be to visit the Bran Castle (see, for instance, www.bran-castle.com), world-wide known as Dracula's Castle, named after the prince Vlad Țepeș (Vlad "The Impaler"), who inspired Bram Stoker's story of Dracula.

Satellite events
A Doctoral Consortium and a Workshop with a topic related to the EUROLAN-2015 theme will be organised. For the workshop a call for organization will be issued.

Accommodation
Accommodation for EUROLAN students is in the ULBS student dormitories. Prices are 25Ron (~6€)/person/night in rooms with 4 beds, 35Ron (~8€)/person/night in rooms with 3 beds, and 40 Ron(~9€)/person/night in rooms with 2 beds. Other more luxurious options are of course possible too.

Registration
The registration form will be soon available.

Important Dates
Early registration deadline: 7 June 2015
Final (late) registration deadline: 12 July 2015

Scientific Steering Committee
Nancy Ide (Vassar College, New York USA)
Dan Cristea ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania)
Dan Tufiș (Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania)

Organising Committee
Emil Alexe (“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu)
Dan Cristea ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi)
Corina Forăscu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi)
Lucian Gâdioi ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi)
Daniela Gîfu ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi)
Adrian Iftene ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi)
Livia Ilie (“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu)
Alina Pitic (“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu)
Dana Simian (“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu) local chair
Florin Stoica (“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu)
Laura Stoica (“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu)
Diana Trandabăț ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi)
Dan Tufiș (Romanian Academy, Bucharest)
Verginica Barbu Mititelu (Romanian Academy, Bucharest)

Contact

Dan Cristea: dcristea AT info DOT uaic DOT ro

Dana Simian: dana DOT simian AT ulbsibiu DOT ro