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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250516T120000
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SUMMARY:Seminar “Online Social Dynamics. Between Fake News and Historical Interpretation”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the activities of the Laboratory of Bibliography and Online Historical Research\, the Master’s Degree Programme in Historical\, Anthropological and Geographical Studies\, and the ITSERR Research Project\, a seminar will be held by Walter Quattrociocchi (University of Rome “La Sapienza”) on the topic: Online Social Dynamics. Between Fake News and Historical Interpretation. \nThe seminar will address the circulation of disinformation in digital environments and the challenges it poses to historical interpretation and critical thinking. \nSpeakers will include Rosella Cancila (University of Palermo)\, Coordinator of the Master’s Programme\, and Fabrizio D’Avenia (University of Palermo)\, Scientific Coordinator of the ITSERR Project.The seminar will be introduced by Ilaria Sabbatini (University of Palermo)\, course instructor of the Laboratory. \nThe event will also be accessible online. \npresso l’Aula 3.3 dell’Edificio 14 al Campus di viale delle Scienze\,
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-online-social-dynamics-between-fake-news-and-historical-interpretation/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250514T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
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SUMMARY:Seminar "Arabic Multimodal Language Modeling"
DESCRIPTION:On May 14\, the Faedo Lecture Hall at ISTI-CNR will host the seminar “Arabic Multimodal Language Modeling”\, presented by Hawau Olamide Toyin\, a PhD student in Natural Language Processing at the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). \nHawau Olamide Toyin is a visiting scholar at ISTI-CNR thanks to a TNA (Transnational Access) grant\, awarded within the framework of ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of ESFRI RI Resilience\, a project funded by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Her research stay is part of the international mobility initiatives aimed at promoting access to cutting-edge research infrastructures in the field of humanities and social sciences. \nDuring the seminar\, she will present ArTST\, a pre-trained transformer model for Arabic speech and text\, which extends the unified SpeechT5 architecture originally developed for English. ArTST enables joint learning of speech and text representations and can be fine-tuned for a variety of tasks\, including speech recognition\, speech synthesis\, speech enhancement\, speaker identification\, and dialect classification. \nThe seminar also addresses a key research question: Can a single model be trained to handle multiple cross-modal speech-text tasks? The results obtained so far—both in high-resource (English) and low-resource (Arabic) settings—are promising. \nThis seminar is part of the ITSERR research activities in artificial intelligence\, language technologies\, and digital infrastructures for the humanities. \nRemote access link.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminar-arabic-multimodal-language-modeling/
LOCATION:ISTI CNR\, G. Moruzzi 1\, Pisa
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250506T135818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T143756Z
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SUMMARY:6° ITSERR TRAINING IN-HOUSE
DESCRIPTION:On April 10–11\, 2025\, the ITSERR project hosted its sixth in-house training event at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies “A. Faedo” (ISTI-CNR) in Pisa. The two-day meeting brought together project members and international experts for updates on the state of the project and advanced training on key topics at the intersection of Digital Humanities and Religious Studies. \nThe programme included sessions on manuscript cataloguing in the digital age\, automated methods and data conversion\, Natural Language Processing for Latin\, and the codification of material culture and religious practices. These sessions were led by scholars from leading institutions and fostered in-depth discussion on methodologies and tools for enhancing access to cultural and religious heritage. \nThis training marked an important milestone in ITSERR’s mission to strengthen the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE through digital innovation and international collaboration. \nSee the full Programme
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/6-itserr-training-in-house/
LOCATION:ISTI CNR\, G. Moruzzi 1\, Pisa
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250401
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250401T130129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T113146Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar La “Guida spirituale” di Miguel de Molinos tra Palermo e Siviglia
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Department of Cultures and Society at the University of Palermo recently hosted two seminars led by Prof. Pedro Ramirez Rueda (University of Barcelona)\, the first scholar to visit the University of Palermo with a TNA grant as part of the ITSERR project. \nThe first seminar focused on Miguel de Molinos’ Spiritual Guide and its connections between Palermo and Seville\, shedding light on the historical and intellectual ties between these two cities. Professor Rueda provided an in-depth analysis of Molinos’ work\, examining its influence on religious thought and its significance within the broader European intellectual landscape. \nThe second seminar\, titled “From the Old to the New World: Circulation and Consumption of Printed Books between Europe and Latin America (16th-17th centuries)”\, explored the movement of printed materials across the Atlantic\, highlighting the dynamics of book circulation and readership between Europe and Latin America during the early modern period. \nBoth events attracted a diverse audience of scholars\, students\, and researchers interested in early modern spirituality\, book history\, and historical cultural exchanges.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminario-la-guida-spirituale-di-miguel-de-molinos-tra-palermo-e-siviglia/
LOCATION:Campus UniPa Ed. 16 aula D3\, Viale delle Scienze\, Palermo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250226
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250321T132931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T092215Z
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SUMMARY:ICAART 2025 -17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Irfan Ali (University of Palermo) and Amina El Ganadi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence\, presenting their research on AI applications in linguistic and textual analysis. \nIrfan Ali presented ABBIE: Attention-Based BI-Encoders for Predicting Where to Split Compound Sanskrit Words\, a deep learning model based on bi-encoders and multi-head attention that achieves high accuracy in segmenting compound Sanskrit words. The study also introduces a new dataset built from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit and the University of Hyderabad corpus\, showing that ABBIE outperforms previous state-of-the-art methods. \nAmina El Ganadi presented Generative AI for Islamic Texts: The EMAN Framework for Mitigating GPT Hallucinations\, which enhances AI reliability in Islamic studies by integrating verified sources to reduce misinformation. Her research explores the challenges of applying large language models (LLMs) to Islamic studies\, addressing issues such as hallucinations and reference inaccuracies. The proposed EMAN framework enhances model reliability through API-based integration with verified sources like Sahih al-Bukhari. The study highlights how embedding-based methodologies improve accuracy and reduce misinformation in AI-generated religious content.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/icaart-2025-17th-international-conference-on-agents-and-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Porto\, Portugal
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250222
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250321T130058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T114444Z
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SUMMARY:IRCDL 25 - 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science
DESCRIPTION:Amina El Ganadi (University of Palermo) presented her paper “Digital Maktaba Project: Proposing a Metadata-Driven Framework for Arabic Library Digitization” at the 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science. \nHer research explores innovative metadata strategies for digitizing Arabic library collections\, contributing to the advancement of digital library science.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ircdl-25-21st-conference-on-information-and-research-science-connecting-to-digital-and-library-science/
LOCATION:Udine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250201
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250321T111850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T100525Z
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SUMMARY:Multimedioevo. Storie medievali e linguaggi multimediali fra XX e XXI secolo
DESCRIPTION:Ilaria Sabbatini (University of Palermo) participated in the international conference “Multimedioevo. Storie medievali e linguaggi multimediali fra XX e XXI secolo” with her paper: “Teaching Medieval Sources in the Age of Digital Intelligence”. \nThe conference explored the intersection of medieval studies and multimedia languages\, highlighting the role of digital tools in historical research and education.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/multimedioevo-storie-medievali-e-linguaggi-multimediali-fra-xx-e-xxi-secolo/
LOCATION:Università di Bologna\, Bologna
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250122T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250123T183000
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250131T110933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T063930Z
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SUMMARY:Le infrastrutture di ricerca ESFRI nelle scienze sociali\, umane e del patrimonio culturale: motori di innovazione per la ricerca in Italia e in Europa
DESCRIPTION:At the recent conference on European research infrastructures in the Social Sciences\, Humanities and Cultural Heritage\, organised by CNR-DSU in Rome to promote open and integrated research systems oriented towards innovation and technology transfer\, Francesca Cadeddu (FSCIRE) presented RESILIENCE together with its Italian strengthening project ITSERR. \nIn her talk\, she underlined how ITSERR is developing an innovative digital platform for storing and sharing data\, facilitating access to study materials and supporting the development of new research methodologies for researchers in Religious Studies. The platform is designed as an advanced environment to respond to the IT needs of Religious Studies scholars\, providing tools and functionalities that enhance research\, collaboration and knowledge sharing beyond the timespan of the project. \n \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/itserr-market-place-a-prototype-for-the-future-of-it-search-services/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250116
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250110T103357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T134346Z
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SUMMARY:5th Plenary Meeting of ITSERR. State of the Art  and Training on NLP and Onomasiological Searching and on Digital Preservation and Communication of Tangible and Intangible Heritage
DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Training Event of the ITSERR project in Turin: at the center of Innovation and Interdisciplinary Research in the filedwork of  Religious Studies \nOn 14 and 15 January 2025\, the Department of Historical Studies (Palazzo Nuovo) of the University of Turin will host the fifth training and update event on the progress of the research of the PNRR ITSERR project – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE\, coordinated by Dr. Fabrizio Sebastiani (ISTI-CNR) and involving UniTo through the Department of Historical Studies\, under the scientific guidance of Prof. Stefano De Martino. \nAfter the meetings in Bologna\, Palermo\, Reggio Emilia and Naples\, this event will be a crucial moment to evaluate the progress of the project and plan future challenges. ITSERR aims to develop state-of-the-art technological solutions for the analysis and management of sources and data related to Religious Studies through the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE. The project brings together scholars from different disciplines – linguists\, historians\, philologists and religious experts – together with computer engineers in a unique synergy aimed at creating innovative and accessible tools for the entire scientific community. \nThe results achieved so far have already obtained international recognition\, with publications in academic journals and presentations at important conferences. Among the main innovations\, the project includes the development of algorithms for the recognition of title pages in non-Latin alphabets\, software for the extraction of semantic data applied to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed\, tools for the multidimensional visualization of normative texts and the indexing of historical documents based on consolidated recording methodologies. \nMore than 50 participants are expected\, including professors\, researchers\, PhD students and technologists from the project partners\, which\, in addition to the University of Turin\, include the CNR\, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\, the University of Naples L’Orientale and the University of Palermo. \nThe event will be opened by the greetings of Prof. Paolo Cozzo\, Director of the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Turin\, Dr. Monica Cini\, Head of Research Support Services for the Humanities Pole\, and Prof. Stefano De Martino\, scientific coordinator of the ITSERR. \nOver the course of the two days\, participants will discuss the progress of the project and the challenges for 2025\, highlighting the value of interdisciplinarity in research. \nAmple space will be dedicated to training\, with lectures by Prof. Alek Keersmaekers on advances in the processing of the natural language of ancient Greek\, with reference to the GLAUx project\, and by Prof. Vincenzo Lombardo\, who will give a lecture on digital preservation and communication of tangible and intangible heritage. \nThe training sessions will be interspersed with thematic workshops\, covering topics such as data management and visualization\, large and small language models\, information analysis\, and critical editions. \nUpdates on the progress of each of the seven research groups will also be presented to identify opportunities and challenges that require interdisciplinary collaboration. \nHere you can find the Program Training in-House Torino_ext
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/5th-plenary-meeting-of-itserr-state-of-the-art-and-training-on-nlp-and-onomasiological-searching-and-on-digital-preservation-and-communication-of-tangible-and-intangible-heritage/
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Storici (Palazzo Nuovo)\, via San Ottavio\, Torino\, 10124\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241216T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241220T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20260420T135548Z
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SUMMARY:JCDL 2024 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
DESCRIPTION:PhD students Luca Sala and Giovanni Sullutrone presented the paper “Arabic Text Enhancement with GPT for Digital Libraries” at JCDL 2024\, where the work was awarded second place in the Best Short Paper category. The contribution\, co-authored with Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo and Sonia Bergamaschi\, proposes innovative solutions for improving the processing of Arabic texts in digital library environments. \nThis recognition underscores the relevance of their research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cultural heritage\, in line with ITSERR’s commitment to developing advanced digital tools for the access and analysis of complex textual resources.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/2109/
LOCATION:University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241202T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241202T183000
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20241128T094026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T083721Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop "Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence and Religious Studies: First Research Perspectives"
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n“Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence and Religious Studies: initial research perspectives”\nDecember 2\, 2024\, the Workshop “Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence and Religious Studies: first research perspectives” will be held in Room 3.3 of Building 14\, Viale delle Scienze\, Palermo. \nThe event is part of the PNRR project ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE in which the University of Palermo is  partner with the Departments of Culture and Society\, Law\, Mathematics and Informatics\, Engineering and Architecture. \nThe initiative is part of the internationalization and research promotion activities of the Department Culture and Society and it will feature contributions from experts and scholars from national and international universities and research centres\, including the CNR\, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\, the University of Turin and the University of Naples L’Orientale\, as well as French scholars from the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). The workshop will be introduced by Prof. Fabrizio D’Avenia\, Principal Investigator of the project for the University of Palermo. \nThe workshop represents a significant opportunity for the advancement of interdisciplinary and international research in the field of Digital Humanities applied to Religious Studies. \nInnovative topics related to Artificial Intelligence applied to Religious Studies will be addressed\, one of the key themes of the PNRR ITSERR project\, which aims to promote innovative methodologies and technological solutions capable of overcoming geographical and disciplinary boundaries\, encouraging the construction of global and interdisciplinary research networks. \nThe workshop represents an important opportunity for the advancement of interdisciplinary and international research in the field of Digital Humanities applied to Religious Studies. Innovative topics related to Artificial Intelligence applied to Religious Studies\, one of the key themes of the PNRR ITSERR project\, which aims to promote innovative methodologies and technological solutions capable of overcoming geographical and disciplinary boundaries\, fostering the construction of global and interdisciplinary research networks\, will be addressed. In particular\, during the day\, aspects related to the digital processing of corpora of religious texts in both Latin and non-Latin languages\, as well as artifacts and buildings of religious-cultural character from the 4th to the 19th century\, will be explored through the creation of next-generation interactive software. \nTo encourage wider participation\, it will also be possible to follow the event remotely by this google meet  link. \nHere you can find the complete program
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/workshop-digital-humanities-artificial-intelligence-and-religious-studies-first-research-perspectives/
LOCATION:Edificio 14 – Aula 3.3 Dipartimento di Architettura\, viale delle Scienze\, Palermo\, Palermo\, 90128\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241130
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250319T125201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T114307Z
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SUMMARY:The 2nd International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models (FLLM2024)
DESCRIPTION:At FLLM 2024\, Amina El Ganadi (University of Palermo) presented the paper The Impact of Generative AI on Islamic Studies: Case Analysis of “Digital Muhammad ibn Ismail Al-Bukhari”\, co-authored by Sania Aftar\, Luca Gagliardelli\, Sonia Bergamaschi\, and Federico Ruozzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). \nThe study explores the role of generative AI in Islamic studies\, focusing on the Digital Al-Bukhari project and its implications for research and analysis. It examines how large language models can assist in processing and interpreting historical Islamic texts\, offering new tools for scholars.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/the-2nd-international-conference-on-foundation-and-large-language-models-fllm2024/
LOCATION:Dubai
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241129
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250327T075828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T080842Z
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SUMMARY:BMVC 2024_The 35th British Machine Vision Conference
DESCRIPTION:Davide Caffagni\, ITSERR researcher (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 35th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC)\, presenting the paper “Revisiting Image Captioning Training Paradigm via Direct CLIP-based Optimization“\, co-authored with Nicholas Moratelli\, Marcella Cornia\, Lorenzo Baraldi\, and Rita Cucchiara (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). \nThe paper introduces Direct CLIP-Based Optimization (DiCO)\, a novel training paradigm for image captioning that improves stability and enhances caption quality by optimizing modern metrics like CLIP-Score while maintaining fluency. The proposed approach outperforms existing methods in aligning with human preferences and generates more informative captions.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/bmvc-2024_the-35th-british-machine-vision-conference/
LOCATION:Glasgow\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241123
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250326T074920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T092438Z
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SUMMARY:Niente su di noi\, senza di noi. Biblioteche per l’inclusione
DESCRIPTION:Federico Ruozzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Domenico Ciccarello (University of Palermo) presented the paper “Digital Maktaba: Enhancing Library Inclusivity through Automated Knowledge Extraction from Multi-Alphabet Digital Collections” at the AIB national conference “Niente su di noi\, senza di noi. Biblioteche per l’inclusione.” \nThe Digital Maktaba project leverages AI-driven technologies like OCR\, NLP\, and machine learning to improve the cataloging and accessibility of multilingual\, non-Latin script bibliographic resources. By promoting inclusivity in library systems\, it aligns with the UN’s 2030 Agenda\, fostering equitable access to knowledge.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/niente-su-di-noi-senza-di-noi-biblioteche-per-linclusione/
LOCATION:Bblioteca Universitaria di Napoli\, Napoli
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250319T094420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T080722Z
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SUMMARY:The 2024 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
DESCRIPTION:At EMNLP 2024\, Sania Aftarha presented RoBERT2VecTM: A Novel Approach for Topic Extraction in Islamic Studies\, co-authored by Luca Gagliardelli\, Amina El Ganadi\, Federico Ruozzi\, and Sonia Bergamaschi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) \nThe study introduces RoBERT2VecTM\, combining RoBERTa and Doc2Vec to enhance topic modeling in Hadith studies. The approach improves semantic analysis\, generating more coherent and diverse Arabic topics. The research also highlights the role of lemmatization and stopwords in refining results.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/the-2024-conference-on-empirical-methods-in-natural-language-processing/
LOCATION:Florida\, Miami\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241110
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250314T122125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T085310Z
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SUMMARY:2024 MELA Annual Meeting - The Middle East Librarians Association
DESCRIPTION:  \nRiccardo Amerigo Vigliermo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 2024 Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Annual Meeting\, presenting the paper “The Digital Maktaba Project: Building an Intelligent System for Cataloguing\nNon-Latin Script Heritages“. \nThe Digital Maktaba (DM) project\, developed within ITSERR and funded by PNRR\, focuses on AI-driven cataloguing and metadata extraction for multilingual\, non-Latin script texts. Using OCR\, NLP\, and machine learning\, it enhances the management and accessibility of cultural heritage collections\, with a key test case being the “Giorgio La Pira“ library in Palermo.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/the-middle-east-librarians-association-mela_2024-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Stanford Humanities Center\, Stanford\, CA\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241108
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250314T152323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T133609Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar "I santi internauti"
DESCRIPTION:Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) will speak at the seminar “Santi scrittori in digitale”\, part of the permanent seminar series I Santi internauti. His talk\, “Ildegarda spirituale: letture\, riletture e reinterpretazioni della Sibilla del Reno sul Web”\, will explore the digital reception and reinterpretation of Hildegard of Bingen’s spiritual legacy.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminario-permanente-i-santi-internauti/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”\, Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241023T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20241021T054137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241021T054137Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth Plenary Meeting of ITSERR: State of the Art of ITSERR project and Training on Distributional Semantics and Interoperability between Datasets
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR has organized its own fourth plenary meeting on the 23 and 24 of October to present the state of the art of the project and to offer to its team members a training program. \nITSERR is the Italian project aimed at enhancing the RESILIENCE Research Infrastructure\, whose high interdisciplinarity is finalized to meet the evolving needs of the Religious Studies scientific community by enriching the diversity\, the quality and innovation of the knowledge in this specific domain. The project is developed thanks to the collaboration between humanists (experts on History\, Philology and Christian\, Islamic and Jewish Studies) and IT engineers. \nThe venue of the meeting is the Department of Asian\, African and Mediterranean Studies (DAAM)\, which is a partner of the Italian ITSERR Consortium. \nThe meeting involves more than 50 researchers\, PhD students\, Professors and technologists affiliated to the centres of the partnership (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\, CNR\, University of Turin\, University of Palermo\, University of Naples “L’Orientale”) \nDuring the two days of work\, besides their participation to the workshops and round tables\, team members will present the state of advancement of each WP of the project and will attend master classes and trainings offered by Professor Alessandro Lenci (University of Pisa) distributional semantics and by Professor Franco Nicolucci (University of Florence) on the interoperability between datasets. \nHere\, you can find the program:  Corsi di formazione ITSERR
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/fourth-plenary-meeting-of-itserr-state-of-the-art-of-itserr-project-and-training-on-distributional-semantics-and-interoperability-between-datasets/
LOCATION:Palazzo Corigliano Napoli\, Piazza S. Domenico Maggiore 12\, Napoli\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241004T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241004T110000
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20240919T083631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T073902Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting on Christian Origins - Italian Centre for Advanced Studies on Religions
DESCRIPTION:Within the framework of the Annual Meeting on Christian Origins our colleagues Anna Mambelli and Davide Dainese of ITSERR (Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE) participate with the following paper dedicated to the research leaded within the WP8: \n“Resilient Septuagint and uBIQUity: Interrelated Research Projects on Sacred Texts and\ntheir Heritages in the Digital World” – Anna Mambelli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, Isabella Pignocco (University of Catania)\, Davide Dainese (University of Bologna)\, Laura Bigoni (University of Bologna). \nHere the program of the Annual Meeting on Christian Origins: 1.CISSR Meeting 2024_Programme
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/annual-meeting-on-christian-origins-italian-centre-for-advanced-studies-on-religions/
LOCATION:Centro Residenziale Universitario di Bertinoro\, via Frangipane 6\, Bertinoro\, Forlì-Cesena\, 47032\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241005
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T122018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T132304Z
UID:1251-1727740800-1728086399@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:ECCV 2024 – The 18th European Conference on Computer Vision
DESCRIPTION:Federico Cocchi and Marcella Cornia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024)\, presenting the paper “Contrasting Deepfakes Diffusion via Contrastive Learning and Global-Local Similarities.” \nThe work introduces CoDE\, a novel embedding space for deepfake detection that leverages contrastive learning and both global and local similarities to distinguish real images from those generated by diffusion models.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/computer-vision-eccv2024-18th-european-conference/
LOCATION:MiCo\, Milan\, Italy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241005
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T112359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T134246Z
UID:1244-1727568000-1728086399@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:AI4DH 2024_3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities
DESCRIPTION:Silvia Cascianelli and Giuseppe Cartella participated in the 3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH). \nSilvia Cascianelli presented the paper “µgat: Improving Single-Page Document Parsing by Providing Multi-Page Context”\, co-authored with Fabio Quattrini\, Carmine Zaccagnino\, Laura Righi and Rita Cucchiara. The work focuses on regesta as visually rich\, multi-page documents and extends recent document parsing architectures by incorporating information from neighbouring pages\, in order to obtain more accurate\, machine-readable representations of complex historical sources. \nGiuseppe Cartella presented the paper “Pixels of Faith: Exploiting Visual Saliency to Detect Religious Image Manipulation”\, co-authored with Vittorio Cuculo\, Marcella Cornia\, Marco Papasidero\, Federico Ruozzi and Rita Cucchiara. The study addresses the challenge of detecting partially manipulated religious images using deep learning models enhanced by human-derived visual saliency maps and highlights a human-in-the-loop approach to improve fake detection systems\, contributing to the preservation of religious and cultural content in the age of generative AI. \nBoth contributions are closely related to the research activities of the ITSERR project\, which promotes the use of artificial intelligence for the analysis\, structuring and safeguarding of textual and visual heritage.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/ai4dh-3rd-international-workshop-on-artificial-intelligence-for-digital-humanities/
LOCATION:MiCo\, Milan\, Italy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240928
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T100008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T080334Z
UID:1238-1727136000-1727481599@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:TPDL 2024 - International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
DESCRIPTION:Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2024)\, presenting the paper “Sensitive Topics Retrieval in Digital Libraries: A Case Study of ḥadīṯ Collections”. \nCo-authored with Giovanni Sullutrone\, Luca Sala\, and Sonia Bergamaschi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, the study explores the reliability of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems in handling sensitive topics within digital libraries. By analyzing a ḥadīṯ dataset through an ad-hoc Question-Classify-Retrieve (QCR) framework\, the research highlights potential biases in document retrieval and their impact on accessibility and knowledge dissemination.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/28th-international-conference-on-theory-and-practice-of-digital-libraries-tpdl-2024/
LOCATION:National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK)\, Ljubljana\, Slovenia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240917
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T085838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T113233Z
UID:1232-1726444800-1726531199@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:Seminario dottorale di Storia medievale
DESCRIPTION:Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) took part in the Seminario dottorale di Storia medievale at the University of Messina\, where he presented his talk “Demoni\, santi e tempeste sovrannaturali. Appunti per una storia culturale.” \nHis presentation focused on how believers sought saintly intercession to ensure favorable weather or ward off storms\, while Vincenzo Tedesco examined the demonological perspective\, interpreting the same events as manifestations of the devil’s influence. This dual approach sheds light on the evolving relationship between humans and nature over the centuries.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/seminario-dottorale-di-storia-medievale/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Messina
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240915
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T075200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T112907Z
UID:1221-1726099200-1726358399@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:"Rotte Mediterranee. Migrazioni e ibridazioni nella letteratura italiana." XXVII Convegno Nazionale dell’Associazione degli Italianisti
DESCRIPTION:The ADI (Associazione di Italianistica) National Conference was held in Palermo\, during the event\, Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) presented his talk “L’immagine del ‘saraceno’ in alcune leggende mariane di prima età moderna (secc. XVI-XVIII).” \nHis research examines how Marian legends from the 16th to 18th centuries depicted the figure of the ‘Saracen\,’ offering new perspectives on historical narratives and cultural perceptions in early modern Italy.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/xxvii-congresso-nazionale-dellassociazione-degli-italianisti_rotte-mediterranee-migrazioni-e-ibridazioni-nella-letteratura-italiana/
LOCATION:Università degli Studi di Palermo\, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze\, ed. 15\, Palermo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240911
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20251027T094734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T123459Z
UID:1923-1725840000-1726012799@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:XXXVII CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE DELL’AISG 2024 - NUOVI PERCORSI E TEMI DELLA RICERCA IN AMBITO GIUDAISTICO
DESCRIPTION:ITSERR took part in the Convegno Internazionale dell’AISG\, entitled “Nuovi Percorsi e Temi della Ricerca in Ambito Giudaistico”. \nDuring the conference\, Andrea Ravasco (University of Palermo) presented the paper “Applicazione delle intelligenze artificiali allo studio del Talmud Babilonese”. The presentation is part of the research activities carried out within WP3  of the ITSERR project\, which focuses on developing digital and AI-based methodologies for the study of religious sources. \nDownload the conference programme.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/xxxvii-convegno-internazionale-dellaisg-2024-nuovi-percorsi-e-temi-della-ricerca-in-ambito-giudaistico/
LOCATION:Università di Bologna – Dip. di Beni Culturali\, Via degli Ariani 1\, Ravenna\, Italy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240905
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T070507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T121144Z
UID:1215-1724976000-1725494399@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2024)
DESCRIPTION:Our colleague\, Usman Nawaz (University of Palermo) participated in the 16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2024)\, jointly held with the 18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2024)\, presenting the paper “Automatic Lemmatization of Old Church Slavonic Language Using a Novel Dictionary-Based Approach.” \nCo-authored with Liliana Lo Presti (University of Palermo)\, Marianna Napolitano (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Marco La Cascia (University of Palermo)\, the paper introduces an innovative dictionary-based method for automatic lemmatization of Old Church Slavonic\, contributing to the advancement of historical linguistics and digital humanities. \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/18th-international-conference-on-document-analysis-and-recognition-icdar-2024/
LOCATION:Athens\, Athens\, Greece
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240905
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20240729T114020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240729T142446Z
UID:508-1724976000-1725494399@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2024)
DESCRIPTION:Within the framework of the prestigious 18th International conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2024)  the 16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2024) will be jointly held. Here\, our colleagues Usman Nawaz\, Liliana Lo Presti\, Marianna Napolitano\, and Marco La Cascia (ESFRI – RESILIENCE RI/PNRR ITSERR) will participate presenting the following paper: \n“Automatic Lemmatization of Old Church Slavonic Language Using a Novel Dictionary-Based Approach”  \n 
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/16th-iapr-international-workshop-on-document-analysis-systems-das-2024/
LOCATION:Grand Hyatt Hotel Athens\, 115\, Syngrou Avenue\, Athens\, 11745\, Greece
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240817
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20250310T063559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T121922Z
UID:1211-1723334400-1723852799@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:ACL 2024_Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
DESCRIPTION:Our colleague\, Davide Caffagni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)\, presenting the paper “The Revolution of Multimodal Large Language Models: A Survey.” \nCo-authored with Federico Cocchi\, Luca Barsellotti\, Nicholas Moratelli\, Sara Sarto\, Lorenzo Baraldi\, Marcella Cornia and Rita Cucchiara (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, the paper explores the advancements and challenges of multimodal large language models\, analyzing their impact on natural language processing and artificial intelligence.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/the-62nd-annual-meeting-of-the-association-for-computational-linguistics-acl-2024/
LOCATION:Pathumwan Bangkok\, 999/99 Rama 1 Road\, Bangkok\, Thailand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240810
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20240705T103837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T104912Z
UID:444-1722643200-1723247999@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:IJCA 24_International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Vittorio Cuculo took part in IJCAI 2024 – International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence\, presenting the paper “Trends\, Applications\, and Challenges in Human Attention Modelling”. The contribution offers a considered overview of recent attempts to integrate human attention mechanisms into contemporary deep learning models\, highlighting applications ranging from image and video processing to vision-and-language tasks and language modelling.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/international-joint-conference-on-artificial-intelligence-ijca24/
LOCATION:International Convention Center Jeju (ICC Jeju)\, 224 Jungmungwangwang-ro\, Seogwipo-si\, Jeju-do\, Jeju Island\, Korea\, Republic of
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTSTAMP:20260618T144637
CREATED:20260514T104640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T070837Z
UID:2261-1722384000-1722470399@www.itserr.it
SUMMARY:International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
DESCRIPTION:Anna Mambelli\, ITSERR researcher (FSCIRE / University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)\, took part in the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)\, “Septuagint Studies” section\, in Amsterdam. As part of the activities of WP8 uBIQUity\, she contributed to the panel “WP8 ITSERR: Illuminating the uBIQUity of Sacred Texts Between the Ancient and Digital Worlds”\, dedicated to the role of digital tools in the study of sacred texts and their reception. The presentation outlined the aims and the first achievements of uBIQUity\, illustrating approaches and tools to identify and analyse quotations\, allusions\, and reuses of sacred texts between the ancient world and the digital environment.
URL:https://www.itserr.it/event/2261/
LOCATION:Amsterdam
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