[CogSci] Institute 2022 / Multimodality. Cognition. Society., ZiF - Center for Interdisciplinary Research (Germany)

[Mehul Bhatt]

INSTITUTE 2022  /  MULTIMODALITY.  COGNITION.  SOCIETY. 

@ ZiF - Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld, Germany - Aug 28 to Sep 6 2022   

https://codesign-lab.org/institute2022/ <https://codesign-lab.org/institute2022/index.html>

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The Institute on Multimodality provides a consolidated perspective on the theoretical, methodological, and practical understanding of multimodality research. The institute offers a novel interdisciplinary view of recent advances centralising multimodality research from diverse viewpoints, including:

Artificial intelligence - Machine learning
Cognition - Media Reception
Multimodal Interaction - Semiotics
Media and Communications
Data science - Media practice
Through a confluence of perspectives from Minds, Media, and Technology, the institute will position and enable an understanding of the manner in which multimodality shapes the socio-semiotic interpretation and propagation of interactional, communicative, and collaborative acts/artefacts in everyday life and work.

The Institute on Multimodality features the following:

Dissemination Event: Summer School + Doctoral Colloquium (consisting of keynotes, lectures, tutorials)
Public Event, colocated as an informal evening session during the summer school
Workshop of ZiF Research Group on "Multimodal Rhetoric in Online Media Communications''
One of the central agenda of the institute pertains to dissemination; through a summer school, for instance, this will be achieved through focussed lectures and tutorial sessions devoted to the topic under consideration. The institute will --through its multidisciplinary faculty and technical programme-- present a comprehensive and outward-looking view of multimodality research at the interface of Minds, Media, and Technology. The scientific agenda of the institute will explicate the relationships between multimodality studies across areas such as cognition, artificial intelligence, visuo-auditory media, and interaction studies, particularly highlighting the significance of multimodality research towards the design and engineering of next-generation digital technologies.

Location: ZiF - Center for Interdisciplinary Research   /  Methoden 1, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany

Travelling to ZiF /  https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/ZiF/Allgemeines/anreise.html <https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/ZiF/Allgemeines/anreise.html>
Travelling to. Bielefeld   /   https://www.bielefeld.de/ <http://schloss-etelsen.de/>
For more information on the school and programme visit: https://codesign-lab.org/institute2022/ <https://codesign-lab.org/institute2022/index.html>


INSTITUTE FACULTY
	—  Prof. John Bateman (University of Bremen, Germany)
	—  Prof. Mehul Bhatt (Örebro University, Sweden)
	—  Dr. Johanna Björklund (Umeå University, Sweden)
	—  Prof. Ralph Ewerth (Leibniz University, Germany)
	—  Prof. Charles Forceville (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands   
	—  Dr. Inés Olza (University of Navarra, Spain)
	—  Prof. Asli Özyürek (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
	—  Prof. Barbara Tversky (Stanford University, United States)

INSTITUTE COURSES
	1. A General Account of Multimodal Meaning Relations and Its Application to News Media  (Bateman)
	2. Representation Mediated Multimodality: A Confluence of AI and Cognition  (Bhatt)
	3. Semantic Parsing of Multimodal Data  (Björklund)
	4. Computational Models for Multimodal Information  (Ewerth)
	5. Applying the Relevance Principle to Visual and Multimodal Communication  (Forceville)
	6. Multimodal Approaches to Oral Corpora  (Olza)
	7. Multimodality as Design Feature of Human Language Capacity  (Özyürek)
	8. Communication Face-to-Face and on the Page  (Tversky)
	(Additional one or two courses will be included)



TARGET AUDIENCE    

In addition to the Institute faculty, expected participants primarily include doctoral candidates and research-driven students. Participants interested in obtaining a scholarship are expected to submit an application to participate as per Application Guidelines (details below). Selected applicants will be fully supported for their participatiton in Institute. More generally, we welcome and encourage participation by anyone who is interested in the interdisciplinary learning programme of the insititute; if in doubt, please contact the institute organisation.



APPLICATION  -OR-  EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Applications are accepted and evaluated in two rounds, with a first deadline on May 26 2022, and a second deadline on June 10 2022; after this date, new applications will only be considered if there are still places available (please note that places are limited even if a scholarship is not sought). Join > https://codesign-lab.org/institute2022/join.html <https://codesign-lab.org/institute2022/join.html>

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND GUIDELINES

For participation with a scholarship, the institute is primarily (but not exclusively) aimed at early stage doctoral researchers and research-inclined students enrolled full-time in an advanced educational programme. Eligible candidates need to submit the following as a single PDF:

One-page CV
Reference letter by principal research/thesis advisor, motivating the need for financial support
In max 300 words, Research Description (if already pursuing a thesis or similar), or else a Motivating Statement of Interest in the topics of the institute
Scholarship receiving candidates are expected to participate and present their research in a doctoral colloquium during the institute; further guidelines about this doctoral colloquium will be provided individually.
 
SELECTION CRITERIA

Applicants will be selected based on personal research interest and experience relevant to the school’s theme and topics. The selection committee will do their best in terms of ensuring fair and inclusive distribution with respect to gender, geographic location.

 
ORGANIZATION

Institute 2022 Chairs

Mehul Bhatt (Örebro University, Sweden)
John Bateman (University of Bremen, Germany)
Kay O’Halloran (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Organizing Chair

Vasiliki Kondyli (Örebro University, Sweden) 
Local Arrangments 

Trixi Valentin (Center for Interdisciplinary Research-ZiF, Bielefeld, Germany)


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