<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><p align="CENTER"><font size="2"></font></p><p align="CENTER"><font size="2">8th International
Workshop on</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>Natural
Language Processing and Cognitive Science - NLPCS 2011 </b>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>Special
Theme: Human-Machine Interaction in Translation</b>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.cbs.dk/nlpcs2011" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">http://www.cbs.dk/nlpcs2011</span></a></u></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font color="#1f251a">20-21
August, 2011 - Copenhagen, Denmark</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><b>Scope
and Topics of NLPCS workshop</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY">The aim
of this workshop is to foster interactions among researchers and
practitioners in Natural Language Processing (NLP) working within the
paradigm of Cognitive Science (CS). Research into NLP involves
concepts and methods from many fields including artificial
intelligence, linguistics, computational linguistics, statistics,
computer science, and most importantly cognitive science.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY">The
overall emphasis of the workshop is on the contribution of cognitive
science to language processing, including conceptualisation,
representation, discourse processing, meaning construction, ontology
building, and text mining.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY">The
special theme of this year's NLPCS workshop is "Human-Machine
Interaction in Translation". Therefore, we particularly welcome
papers addressing aspects of human and machine translation and
human-computer interaction in translation.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Additional topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:</p>
<ul><li>Cognitive and
Psychological Models of NLP</li><li>Computational
Models of NLP</li><li>Evolutionary NLP</li><li>Situated
(embodied) NLP</li><li>Multimodality in
speech / text processing</li><li>Text Summarisation
and Information Extraction</li><li>Natural Language
Interfaces and Dialogue Systems</li><li>Multi-Lingual
Processing</li><li>Pragmatics and NLP</li><li>Speech Processing</li><li>Tools and
Resources in NLP</li><li>Human and Machine
Translation</li><li>Ontologies</li><li>Text Mining</li><li>Electronic
Dictionaries</li><li>Evaluation of NLP
Systems</li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY">These
topics can be addressed from any of the following perspectives: <i>full
automation</i> by machines for machine (traditional NLP or HLT),
<i>semi-automated processing</i>, <i>i.e. machine-mediated</i>
processing (programs assisting people in their tasks), <i>simulation
of human</i> cognitive processes.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY">With this
year’s special theme we also welcome submissions on translators’
experiences with CAT tools, human-machine interface design, methods
for and evaluation of interactive machine translation, feasibility
studies, user simulation, <i>etc</i>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Keynote Speaker at NLPCS</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">RMK Sinha, IIT Kanpur,
India, will talk about:<br></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><b>Man-Machine
Integration in the Translation Process: An Indian Scenario</b>
<br>The talk
will cover the current MT research and translation industry status in
the Indian subcontinent.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><font size="2">Dr.
Sinha is a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and
Electrical Engineering at IIT Kanpur where he has been serving for
more than three decades. Dr. Sinha's major research concentration has
been in the areas of language technology and applied artificial
intelligence. In the early 70s, he worked on Devanagari OCR and was
the first person to work on the topic. In the late 70s and early 80s,
he worked on Indian script enabling and their computer processing. He
is the originator of the well-known multilingual GIST technology /
IDC, ISCII coding, INSCRIPT keyboarding and several other Indian
language technologies. Starting in the late 80s, he has been working
on computer processing of Indian languages. He is the originator of
AnglaBharati and AnuBharati technology for translation from English
to Indian languages and vice-versa. He is a member of TDIL working
group, National Translation Mission Advisory, Technical Advisory
Committee of CDAC, Standardization committee, Associate UNESCO chair
in ORBICOM. He is founding president of the Society for Machine Aids
for Translation and Communication (SMATAC), Fellow IETE, and Senior
Member of IEEE. He has been a visiting professor at Michigan State
University, Wayne State University, INRS Quebec and Asian Institute
of Technology. </font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>Paper Submission
for NLPCS</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Prospective authors are
invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above. Papers
should be in English, and instructions for preparing the manuscript
(in Word and Latex formats) are available at
<font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/index.html.
</a></u></span></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Since reviewing will be
blind, papers should not include names of authors and affiliations.
Furthermore, self-references that reveal the author’s identity
should be avoided. Once prepared, papers should be submitted
electronically for review in pdf format via the submission system .</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Selected papers from
previous NLPCS workshops were published as special issues of the
International Journal of Speech Technology. Best papers
from this workshop and future ones will also be published in an
international journal.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>Important Dates
for NLPCS 2011</b></p>
<ul><li><font size="2"><b>Paper</b></font><font size="2">
</font><font size="2"><b>Submission</b></font><font size="2"><b>:</b></font><font size="2">
</font><b><font color="#ff1b12" size="2">2nd
May 2011</font></b><font size="2">
</font></li><li><font size="2"><b>Authors’</b></font><font size="2">
</font><font size="2"><b>Notification</b></font><font size="2">:
6th June 2011
</font></li><li><font size="2"><b>Final</b></font><font size="2">
Paper </font><font size="2"><b>Submission</b></font><font size="2">:</font><font size="2">
15th July 2011
</font></li><li><font size="2"><b>Registration</b></font><font size="2">
and </font><font size="2"><b>Payment</b></font><font size="2">:
15th July 2011 </font>
</li><li><font size="2"><b>Workshop : </b></font><font size="2"> 20-21
August 2011 </font></li></ul>
<p style="margin-left: 0.67in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Information will be
updated at the workshop website : </b><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.cbs.dk/nlpcs2011" target="_blank">www.cbs.dk/nlpcs2011</a></u></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Enquiries can be
made to</b><b>: <a href="mailto:NLPCS2011@gmail.com" target="_blank">NLPCS2011@gmail.com</a></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>NLPCS Co-chairs</b></p>
<ul><li><b>Sharp B. </b>Staffordshire University, UK</li><li><b>Zock, M. </b>LIF-
CNRS, France</li><li><b>Carl,
M. </b>Copenhagen Business School, Denmark</li><li><b>Jakobsen, A.</b>
<b>L. </b>Copenhagen Business School, Denmark</li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>NLPCS Workshop
Program Committee</b></p>Aretoulaki, M. (Dialog Connection, UK); Ball, J.T. (Air Force Research Laboratory, USA); Barnden, J. (Birmingham University, UK); Blanchon, H (IMAG, Grenoble, France); Carl, M. (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark); Casacuberta F (UPV, Spain); Delmonte, R. (University of Texas, Dallas, USA); Endres-Niggemeyer (Fachhochschule Hannover, Germany); Ferret, O. (CEA, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France); Fischer, I. ( University of Konstanz, Germany); Higgins, C.A. (Nottingham Trent University, UK); Higgins S.J.B (Nottingham Trent University, UK); P. Koehn (University of Edinburgh, UK); Kutz, Oliver (University of Bremen, Germany); Langlais P. (University of Montreal, Canada); Lapalme,G. (University of Montreal, Canada); Lepage Y (Waseda University, Japan); Macklovitch, E (Bureau de la traduction, Canada); Mladenic D. (J. Stefan Institute, Slovenia); Murray, W. E. (Boeing Research and Technology); Neustein, A. (Journal of Speech Technology, USA); Netter, K (Consulting GmbH, Saarbrücken, Germany); Rapp, B. (GRLC, Tarragona, Spain); Roche, C. (Université de Savoie, France); Sedes, F. (Université de Toulouse, France); Schwab D (LIG-GETALP, Grenoble, France); Thompson G. (Liverpool University, UK); Tiedmann J (Uppsala University, Stockholm, Sweden); Tufis Dan (University "A.I.Cuza" of Iasi, Romania); Rayson P. (Lancaster University, UK); Sharp B (Staffordshire University, UK); Wandmacher, T. (CEA, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France); Zock, M. (LIF- CNRS, France)<br>
<br><p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>Local Arrangement
</b>
</p>
<ul><li><b>Borch M.</b>
Copenhagen Business School
</li><li><b>Carl M.</b>
Copenhagen Business School</li><li><b>Jakobsen A.L.</b>
Copenhagen Business School</li></ul>
<br>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;" align="JUSTIFY"><b>This year’s NLPCS</b>
<b>workshop</b> <b>will be immediately preceded by a Ph.D summer
school course in Translation Processes Research – TPR</b><b>, 15-19</b><font color="#1f251a"><b>
August, 2011 - Copenhagen, Denmark</b></font><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;" align="JUSTIFY"><b>Course
in Translation Processes Research (TPR)</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;">The
Centre for Research in Translation and Translation Technology (CRITT)
at the Copenhagen Business School is offering an international,
English-language course on translation process research which will
precede the NLPCS workshop. This 1st International TPR course will
focus on theoretical aspects of process research, on experimental
research design and methodology, on data representation and
visualization, on quantitative and qualitative translation data
analysis, and on user interaction with language technological tools.
Participants in the TPR course are encouraged to participate also<b>
</b>at the NLPCS workshop and may register at a special rate.<br><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;">Updated information
about the summer school PhD course will be available at
<font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.cbs.dk/tpr2011" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">www.cbs.dk/tpr2011</span></a></u></span></font>
(the information can also be accessed via <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.cbs.dk/nlpcs2011" target="_blank">www.cbs.dk/nlpcs2011</a></u></span></font>)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>Enquiries can be
made to: </b><b>Arnt Lykke Jakobsen</b>, <font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:alj.isv@cbs.dk" target="_blank">alj.isv@cbs.dk</a></u></span></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><b>Important Dates
for TPR 2011</b></p>
<ul><li><b>Registration
TPR</b>: 15th June 2011</li><li><b>PhD course on
TPR</b>: 15-19 August 2011</li></ul>
</div><br>
</div><br>