2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009-03-13:/~dhcs2009//1 2009-11-13T02:37:19Z Movable Type 4.24-en DHCS Workshop sessions posted tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.32 2009-11-13T02:31:58Z 2009-11-13T02:37:19Z Descriptions of the birds-of-a-feather pre-conference workshop sessions to be held at DHCS 2009 have been posted.Please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 AT gmail DOT com) for more information.... Shlomo Argamon Descriptions of the birds-of-a-feather pre-conference workshop sessions to be held at DHCS 2009 have been posted.

Please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 AT gmail DOT com) for more information.

]]> DHCS Online Registration Closing TODAY tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.31 2009-11-11T19:14:36Z 2009-11-11T19:19:08Z Shlomo Argamon If you have not yet registered for DHCS online, please do so today, as online registration will close at midnight.  In particular, if you are planning to come to the conference banquet, make sure to register and pay online now, as space is limited.

]]> Final call for participation tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.29 2009-11-06T18:33:46Z 2009-11-06T18:37:17Z Shlomo Argamon FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Critical Computing:
Models and Challenges for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science

    http://dhcs.iit.edu

November 14-16, 2009
            
Illinois Institute of Technology
Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St.
McCormick-Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St.
Chicago, IL 60616
                
The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer
Science (DHCS) brings together researchers and scholars in the
humanities and computer science to advance interdisciplinary
collaborations between the digital humanists and computer scientists,
advancing the area as a field of intellectual inquiry and identifying
new directions and perspectives for future research.

Program:      http://dhcs.iit.edu/fullprogram.html
Registration: http://dhcs.iit.edu/registration.html

Please register by Wednesday, November 11, as space is limited.

INVITED SPEAKERS:


SPONSORED BY:
  * Illinois Institute of Technology
  * The University of Chicago
  * Northwestern University


]]> Keynote Abstracts Posted tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.27 2009-10-30T00:23:55Z 2009-10-30T00:32:02Z The abstracts for the keynote addresses at DHCS 2009 are now available on the website.... Shlomo Argamon The abstracts for the keynote addresses at DHCS 2009 are now available on the website.
]]> Banquet Keynote: Roger Dannenberg tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.26 2009-10-22T18:32:35Z 2009-10-22T18:40:14Z The keynote speaker at the DHCS 2009 banquet on Sunday evening, November 15, will be Prof. Roger Dannenberg, of Carnegie-Mellon University.Click here to register for the banquet, and here to register for the main conference.The Music Technology RevolutionRoger B. DannenbergAbstractToday,... Shlomo Argamon The keynote speaker at the DHCS 2009 banquet on Sunday evening, November 15, will be Prof. Roger Dannenberg, of Carnegie-Mellon University.

Click here to register for the banquet, and here to register for the main conference.

The Music Technology Revolution
Roger B. Dannenberg

Abstract

Today, more than ever, is a time of technological change. It does not seem an exaggeration to claim that we are in the midst of a musical revolution as evidenced by huge changes in music formats and distribution, new modes of music distribution, and the near collapse of live music. The revolution is not over. Most of the changes we have seen recently can be explained in terms of music storage (the CD, digital studio, and iPod) and transmission (radio, cell phones, Internet). It is remarkable that computers have been doubling in computational power every 18 months for 60 years, yet we have mainly used that power to move and store music more efficiently. While storage and transmission are obviously pivotal factors, I believe that ultimately computation will be seen as the major force of change. Computation gives us fundamentally new abilities that include searching, teaching, composing, performing, interacting, and playing with music. I expect these capabilities to emerge in the next decade, and I will show examples from today's research that hint at our musical future.

Dr. Roger B. Dannenberg is an Associate Research Professor in the Schools of Computer Science and Art at Carnegie Mellon University, where he is also a fellow of the Studio for Creative Inquiry. His compositions have been performed by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and many festivals. Dannenberg is well known for his computer music research, especially in real-time interactive systems. His pioneering work in computer accompaniment led to three patents and the SmartMusic system now used by over 100 thousand music students. He also played a central role in the development of the Piano Tutor, an intelligent, interactive, automated multimedia tutor that enables a student to obtain first-year piano proficiency in less than 20 hours. Dannenberg held a patent for large-scale interactive games controlled by crowd noise, and these "stadium games" have entertained many NFL fans. Other innovations include the application of machine learning to music style classification and the automation of music structure analysis. As a trumpet player, he has performed in concert halls ranging from the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem to the Espace de Projection at IRCAM, and he is active in performing jazz, classical, and new works as trumpeter in the Roger Humphries Big Band, principle trumpet with the Edgewood Symphony, and member of the Capgun Quartet.


]]> DHCS 2009: Call for participation tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.25 2009-10-14T01:34:48Z 2009-10-22T17:56:33Z Shlomo Argamon
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Critical Computing:
Models and Challenges for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science

November 14-16, 2009
            
Illinois Institute of Technology
McCormick-Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St.
Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St.
Chicago, IL
                
http://dhcs.iit.edu

The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) brings together researchers and scholars in the humanities and computer science to advance interdisciplinary collaborations between the digital humanists and computer scientists, advancing the area as a field of intellectual inquiry and identifying new directions and perspectives for future research.

Such collaborative research poses both problems and opportunities:

  • How can computation provide new critical and interpretative tools for humanists? 
  • How can humanities scholarship help us understand the meaning and import of computational analysis of human artifacts?

Program:      http://dhcs.iit.edu/program.html
Registration: http://dhcs.iit.edu/registration.html

INVITED SPEAKERS:

  • Dr. Stephen Wolfram, founder and chief executive officer of Wolfram Research, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, and author of A New Kind of Science.
  • Vasant Honavar, professor of Computer Science at Iowa State University, and founding director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory and the Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning & Discovery. 
  • Roger B. Dannenberg, Associate Research Professor of Computer Science and Art at Carnegie Mellon University, and fellow of the Studio for Creative Inquiry.

BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER WORKSHOP SESSIONS:

November 14, 2009: 1:00-5:00
Location: Illinois Institute of Technology
      McCormick Tribune Campus Center
      3201 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616

As we did last year, we invite participants to organize workshops and informal, "birds-of-a-feather" workshop meetings on the day before the colloquium's regular paper and poster sessions.  We envision the pre-colloquium being used for seminars and/or tutorials on topics that will feature in the colloquium's paper presentations as well as more informal exchanges on topics of common interest (e.g. "digital archaeology").  You may wish to consult last year's BoF schedule:
   
http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/dhcs2008/schedule/pre-colloquium/

for some examples.

If you are interested in organizing a session, please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 at gmail dawt com) with a title, brief synopsis, and preferred time slot which we will post on the colloquium site.

TRAVEL GRANTS FOR STUDENTS:

We are very pleased to be able to offer $500 towards travel expenses to three graduate students who wish to participate in DHCS 2009. Please see http://dhcs.iit.edu/student_travel.html for more information.

SPONSORED BY:
  * Illinois Institute of Technology
  * The University of Chicago
  * Northwestern University

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information or to register, visit http://dhcs.iit.edu or email dhcs2009 at iit dot edu.
 
]]> Student travel grants available tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.23 2009-10-07T18:24:09Z 2009-10-07T22:19:08Z To apply, see information here.... Shlomo Argamon To apply, see information here.
]]> Call for proposals: Preconference Workshop Sessions tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.21 2009-10-06T16:29:04Z 2009-10-06T16:30:52Z Shlomo Argamon BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER WORKSHOP SESSIONS

November 14, 2009: 1:00-5:00

Location:
      Illinois Institute of Technology
      McCormick Tribune Campus Center
      3201 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616

As we did last year, we invite participants to organize workshops and
informal, "birds-of-a-feather" working meetings on the day before the
colloquium's regular paper and poster sessions.  We envision the
pre-colloquium being used for seminars and/or tutorials on topics that
will feature in the colloquium's paper presentations as well as more
informal exchanges on topics of common interest (e.g. "digital
archaeology").  You may wish to consult last year's BoF schedule:
    http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/dhcs2008/schedule/pre-colloquium/
for some examples.

If you are interested in organizing a session, please contact Mark
Olsen (markymaypo57 at gmail dawt com) with a title, brief synopsis,
and preferred time slot which we will post on the colloquium site.

]]> DHCS 2009 Online Registration is Now Open tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.19 2009-10-02T15:04:13Z 2009-10-06T17:03:26Z The DHCS 2009 Online Registration is now open!... Jim Maciukenas Online Registration is now open!]]> Follow DHCS news on Twitter: dhcs2009! tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.17 2009-09-29T20:58:06Z 2009-09-29T20:59:05Z Shlomo Argamon DHCS 2009 Program Announced tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.16 2009-09-29T20:51:45Z 2009-09-29T20:55:24Z Shlomo Argamon The program for DHCS 2009 has been announced.  There were many excellent submissions, from which 10 were selected for full presentations in four sessions.  In addition, a rich and diverse set of research posters and software demonstrations will be presented.

A tentative conference schedule is also available.
]]> Keynote Speakers Confirmed tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.4 2009-08-12T17:10:47Z 2009-10-15T20:17:58Z The following keynote speakers are confirmed for DHCS 2009:Dr. Stephen Wolfram, founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, and author of A New Kind of Science.Prof. Vasant Honavar, director of the Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning,... Shlomo Argamon
Hope to see you there!

]]> Call for papers tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.3 2009-04-28T15:20:53Z 2009-04-28T15:22:18Z The DHCS 2009 Call For Papers is now available!... Shlomo Argamon The DHCS 2009 Call For Papers is now available!
]]> Announcing DHCS 2009 tag:lingcog.iit.edu,2009:/~dhcs2009//1.1 2009-03-16T17:31:14Z 2009-03-17T22:13:29Z Shlomo Argamon  
We are pleased to announce that the 2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital
Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) will be held at the Illinois
Institute of Technology, November 14-16, 2009.

The goal of the 2009 DHCS Colloquium, as in previous years, is to
bring together scholars and researchers in both the Humanities and
Computer Science to collaborate on deepening the current state of
Digital Humanities as a field of intellectual inquiry and to identify
and explore new directions and perspectives for future research.
 
The Colloquium is co-sponsored by:
 
* The College of Science and Letters, Illinois Institute of Technology
  (http://www.iit.edu/csl/)
* The Division of the Humanities, University of Chicago
  (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/)
* The Computation Institute, University of Chicago
  (http://ci.uchicago.edu/)
* NSIT Academic Technologies, University of Chicago
  (http://nsit.uchicago.edu/groups/academic/)
* University Library, University of Chicago
  (http://lib.uchicago.edu/)
* Northwestern University
  (http://northwestern.uchicago.edu/)
 
Call for Papers:
 
A formal call for papers will be posted soon on the 2009 DHCS website
(http://dhcs2009.iit.edu).
 
Important Dates & Deadlines:
 
* DHCS Colloquium: November 14-16.
* Deadline for Submissions: August 30
* Notification of Acceptance: September 15
* Full Program Announcement: September 24
 
Contact:
 
For further information, please email dhcs2009@iit.edu or visit the
2009 DHCS website (http://dhcs2009.iit.edu).
 
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