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SLATE 2025 - Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies
https://slate-conf.org/2025/home

26th to 27th June, 2025
University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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Languages are an integral part of human and technological interactions. Initially, we used them to communicate with one another. Later, to communicate with computers. And more recently, with the advent of networks, we found a way to make computers communicate between themselves. All these different forms of communication use languages, different languages, but that still share many similarities. In SLATE we are interested in discussing these languages.

Keynote Speakers
Renowned keynote speakers from academia and industry will be featured.

SLATE 2025 Chairs:
Jorge Baptista and José Barateiro (University of Algarve, Portugal)

Being languages such a broad subject, SLATE is organized in *three main tracks*:

*HHL Track: Processing Human-Human Languages*
HHL provides a forum for discussing research projects and ideas related to natural language processing and its industrial applications.

*HCL Track: Processing Human-Computer Languages*
HCL is a forum where researchers, developers, educators exchange ideas and information on the latest academic or industrial work on language design, processing, assessment and applications.

*CCL Track: Processing Computer-Computer Languages*
The CCL Track aims to facilitate discussions on data representation languages, its applications, and related technologies.

Topics from each track include:

*HHL Track: Processing Human-Human Languages*
Computational morphology, syntax and semantics; Machine translation and tools for computer assisted translation; Computational terminology and lexicography; Speech synthesis and understanding; Information retrieval and extraction; Automatic question answering; Corpus linguistics; Language Resources and Evaluation; Public tools and resources for NLP; Statistical Methods applied to NLP; Language teaching support tools; Sentiment Analysis, Opinion and Argument Mining; Natural Language Generation, Summarization and Simplification; Dialogue and Interactive Systems; Ethics and NLP; Language Modeling/Large Language Models; Machine Learning for CL/NLP; Offensive/Hate speech detection and analysis; Applications (BioNLP and eHealth, NLP for legal purposes, Social Media and Journalism, etc.); Tagging, Chunking, Syntax and Parsing.

*HCL Track: Processing Human-Computer Language*
Languages and grammars design, specification and quality; Programming languages implementation; Visual Languages and Program visualization; Domain-Specific Languages design and implementation; Programming, refactoring and debugging environments; Dynamic and static analysis; Program slicing; Program comprehension; Compilation and interpretation techniques; Code generation and optimization; Novel language constructs and their implementation; Debugging and profiling tools; Dynamic languages; Software quality and security; Software reverse engineering; Software Forensics; Plagiarism Detection.

*CCL Track: Processing Computer-Computer Languages*
IoT data protocols; Semantic Web and data standards; Ontologies and knowledge representation; Big Data and NoSQL Databases; Data interchange and storage formats; HTML5 and web formatting; Industry-specific interoperability standards; APIs and service integration; Data and graph visualization languages; Cloud computing models - PaaS, SaaS, IaaS; Edge and Pervasive computing; Multi-agent systems; E-learning standards and interoperability; Cybersecurity protocols and solutions; Cyber-physical systems; Network connectivity and infrastructure.

*Contributions*
Full papers - 8 to 14 pages, presented in 20+5 minutes, complete work, including a validation or discussion.
Short papers - 6 to 8 pages, presented in 10+5 minutes, ongoing work, well anchored in the literature, but not yet fully validated.

Submitted papers will be reviewed through a rigorous double-blind process, involving at least three expert reviewers. Each submission will be assessed based on its originality, relevance to the symposium tracks, methodological rigor, clarity of presentation, and potential impact on research and practice. Authors are encouraged to carefully anonymize their submissions to ensure the integrity of the review process.

SLATE 2025 is committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity and welcomes submissions from underrepresented groups in academia and industry.

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on digital support. They will also integrate the OASIcs series.

Papers should be written using the OASIcs LaTeX template, using the English language. Please refer to our website for details about the document preparation. Papers should be uploaded to Microsoft CMT system.

*Scientific Committee*
To be disclosed soon

*Organization Committee*
Jorge Baptista (University of Algarve, Portugal)
José Barateiro (University of Algarve, Portugal)
Simão Melo de Sousa (University of Algarve, Portugal)
Alberto Simões (2Ai, School of Technology, IPCA, Portugal)

*Important Dates*
- Paper Submission:Apr 27th, 2025
- Authors' Notification:May 25th , 2025
- Camera Ready Submission:June 1st, 2025
- Author's Registration Deadline:June 15th, 2025
- Conference: 26th and 27th June, 2025

*Submission Details*
Important Information for Authors
- Submissions are managed through the Microsoft CMT system.

- Accepted papers will be published in the OASIcs series.


Note that accepted papers' authors will need to supply an author agreement, under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC-BY 3.0). A link to the Author Agreement documentation will be shared during the final paperl upload phase.

During the submission you will be asked to choose from one of the three tracks: HCL, HHL, CCL. Nevertheless, organizers are specially interested in papers touching more than one of the three main tracks. Submissions that explore intersections between HHL, HCL, and CCL, such as NLP-driven programming environments or semantic web applications, are highly encouraged.

Both standard and short papers should be written in English, using the OASIcs template.

For standard papers the page range is 8 to 14 pages.
For short papers the page range is 6 to 8 pages.

*Registration*
Registration link and other details to be provided at a later date.

- Authors' registration
At least one author per paper must register.
Each additional paper will incur an extra fee of 80.00 EUR.
- Early bird registration: until June 1, 2025 - 150,00 EUR
- Late/On-site registration: until June 26, 2025 - 160,00 EUR

- Standard registration (co-authors and other participants)
- Early bird registration: until June 1, 2025 - 80,00 EUR
- Late/On-site registration: until June 26, 2025 - 100,00 EUR

- Students' registration (non co-authors)*
- Early bird registration: until June 1, 2025 - 30,00 EUR
- Late/On-site registration: until June 26, 2025 - 40,00 EUR

(*) Does not include the Symposium dinner.

*Venue*
SLATE 2025 will be held in person at the University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal, on the Gambelas Campus.

Faro, the capital of Portugal's Algarve region, is a vibrant coastal city that combines rich cultural heritage with modern amenities. Known for its historic old town, stunning beaches, and nearby Ria Formosa Natural Park, Faro is a must-visit destination for tourists. The city is well-connected to the rest of Portugal, Europe, and beyond through its international airport, located just 7 km from the city center. Travelers can also reach Faro via a convenient train network linking Lisbon (3 hours) and Porto (5 hours), or by road using the A22 Motorway and EN125 National Road. Once in Faro, getting around is easy, with taxis, ride-hailing services, and buses offering quick access to key locations, including the University of Algarve’s Gambelas Campus.

Details on accommodation to be provided soon.

We look forward to welcome you in Faro, Portugal!