The digital humanities operates at the intersection of computer and information technology, social sciences, and the humanities. Digital humanities results from the implementation of collaborative cross-disciplinary research through the use of traditional and approbation of modified methods.

The SCIA workshop aims to disseminate and exchange ideas and practical experience in using digital and information methods in the humanitarian sphere.

Scientific reports, speeches, and discussions within the workshop framework will allow for a productive exchange of experience between domestic and foreign scientists and practitioners in digital humanities. It will strengthen relationships between higher education institutions regarding establishing and deepening scientific cooperation and exchanging research results on the workshop topics.

Topic 1. Digitization of historical and cultural objects

The issues of the topic cover the creation of digital archives, libraries, and digital curation, the creation and maintenance of digital repositories of historical and cultural data, the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies, geospatial and cultural analysis for the presentation of cultural heritage, digital art events and art management of cultural processes, identifying spatial models and trends in historical and cultural data.

Topic 2. Computational linguistics in the practices of digital humanities

The issues of the topic cover the use of applied linguistics tools (text analytics, text mining, natural language processing) and involve quantitative and qualitative analysis of literary texts to identify key concepts, interpretations, trends, and connections.

Topic 3. Data visualization, image processing and media design

The issue of information visualization in digital humanities involves the creation and use of tools for presenting and analyzing large data sets, such as graphs, charts, infographics, and information panels. Developed innovative forms of presentation of quantitative data obtained from textual and cartographic materials, designed to illustrate traditional qualitative humanities research.

The issue of image processing involves the study of ways and methods of studying digitized images of artifacts (manuscripts, old prints, works of fine and decorative arts) for interpretation and reconstruction.

The issue of media design covers the development and analysis of digital content intended for publication on various platforms (logos, book and magazine covers, advertising, infographics, multimedia).

Topic 4. Social media and information behavior

The issues of the topic cover the analysis of information interaction of users of social networks and the blogosphere at the level of individuals, communities, organizations, and cultures in the context of identifying new ideas and understanding social and historical processes of the development of society.

Topic 5. Open science, open data and scholarly digital resources

The issues of the topic cover innovative ways of scientific communication, cooperation, distribution of digital scientific content, and implementation of intellectual projects.

Topic 6. Digital pedagogy and media education

The issues of the section cover the use of modern digital technologies in teaching and learning in online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning environments; the formation of media culture in society and the safety of interaction with the modern media system.

01.09.2024 – Paper submission deadline

14.10.2024 – Notification of acceptance

21.10.2024 – Camera ready submission deadline

Christophe Roche, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France; Liaocheng University, China
Costanza Navarretta, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Cristina Vertan, University of Hamburg, Hamburg Germany
Evandro Eduardo Seron Ruiz , Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Ivan Izonin, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Josep Cobarsí-Morales, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spaine
Jugoslav Achkoski, Military Academy, Skopje, North Macedonia
Kimmo Kettunen, Itä-Suomen yliopisto, Finland
Komova Maria, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Koraljka Golub, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Lars Borin, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Leo Lahti, University of Turku, Finland
Maksim Iavich, Caucasus University, Georgia
Maksym Zaliskyi, National Aviation University, Ukraine
Maria José Bocorny Finatto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Maria Papadopoulou, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France; Liaocheng University, China
Maria Skeppstedt, Institute for Language and Folklore, Stockholm, Sweden
Mehmet Can Yavuz, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Michael Seadle, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Natalia Shakhovska, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Oleksandr Markovets, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Oleksii Smirnov, Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Ukraine
Patrick Sahle, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany
Paulo Quaresma, University of Évora, Portugal
Pavlo Zhezhnych, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Roman Korzh, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Roman Odarchenko, National Aviation University, Ukraine
Sergiy Gnatyuk, National Aviation University, Ukraine
Solomiia Albota, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Tetiana Okhrimenko, National Aviation University, Ukraine
Thomas Mandl, University of Hildesheim, Germany
Walther von Hahn, University of Hamburg, Germany
Zhengbing Hu, School of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China

Alina Petrushka, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Anita Has-Tokarz, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Nataliia Vovk, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Nestor Dumanskyi, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Oleksandr Berezko, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Renata Malesa, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Ruslana Pazderska, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine

Please read carefully the requirements for preparing papers for submiting. Non-compliance with all specified requirements may serve as a reason for rejection of the submission even before peer-review.

1. General Requirements for Papers:
1.1. Submission should be original paper, not previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
1.2. The working language of the workshop is English. We kindly ask you to proofread the English of your papers.
1.2. The volume of submitted paper should be at least 10 full pages.
1.3. At least one of the co-authors of the paper must have at least 5 publications indexed in the DBLP database.
1.4. One paper should not have more than 6 co-authors.
1.5. One author cannot co-author more than 1 paper.
1.6. The paper structure should generally include:
– Abstract;
– Keywords;
– Introduction;
– Related Works;
– Proposed methodology/model/technique;
– Results/Discussions;
– Conclusion;
– References.
1.7. References should reflect modern international research from the past 5-8 years. Each source cited in the references list must be substantiated.
1.8. Self-citation must be substantiated. Excessive self-citation is unacceptable.
1.9. One cascade (group) citation should consist of no more than 3 sources. The use of cascade citations of more than 3 items (e.g., [1-10]) will be considered as a low level of elaboration of the source base of the study.

2. Paper Formatting Requirements:
2.1. Papers should be prepared using the Word Template in CEURART (download). Please pay attention especially to the font size and style used for the paper title, section/subsection headers, figure and table captions.
2.2. References should be formatted according to the guidelines provided in the Word Template in CEURART. All references should be presented in English, and if necessary, in Latin transliteration with notation [in Ukrainian], [in French], etc.
2.3. All figures should be of high quality for good reproduction during CEUR publication.
2.4. All abbreviations should be explained beforehand.
2.5. The size of letters and numbers in formulas and formula fragments in the text should be consistent.

3. Procedure for Accepting Papers:
3.1. Papers must be submitted via the online form by September 1, 2024. All submissions will be checked for plagiarism, compliance with the workshop topic, and all formal requirements. Papers that do not meet all requirements will be rejected.
3.2. Authors of the papers that meet all requirements will receive a notification by September 16, 2024, regarding their acceptance for peer-review through the EasyChair platform.
3.3. Authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their papers to the workshop and reviews by October 14, 2024.
3.4. By October 21, authors must update the final version of their papers on the EasyChair platform and send the following files to scia.conf@lpnu.ua:
– Final versions of their accepted papers in PDF and DOC format;
– Presentation;
– Video recording of the speech;
– Synopsis addressing the reviewers’ recommendations and including their consent;
– Author agreement to publish a contribution as open-access on CEUR-WS.org.
3.5. By October 28, authors will receive a notification with the workshop program.
3.6. Papers that are not presented at the workshop on October 31, 2024, will not be submitted for publication on CEUR-WS.org.

Submitted papers will be checked for plagiarism using the Unicheck service and will be peer-reviewed by two scholars on the issues of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. If necessary, a third, additional reviewer will be involved. The Program Committee will use these reviews to determine which papers will be accepted for presentation at the workshop. The result of the reviewing will be announced to the submitting authors by email, along with reviewer comments, if any.

The paper will be rejected if signs of plagiarism or non-compliance with the requirements are detected.

Accepted papers which will be presented at the workshop shall be submitted to CEUR-WS.org for online publication.