N(atural) L(anguage) P(rocessing) Technologies and the Importance of Corpus based Research for Kartvelology in 21st Century
February 23-25, 2024
The Goethe University of Frankfurt and the University of Georgia will hold an international workshop on the topic “Natural Language Processing Technologies and the Importance of Corpus based Research for Kartvelology in 21st Century”. Specialists from the Academy of Digital Humanities - Georgia and Linguistic Technologies Group will participate in the workshop, which is intended for young scientists working in Georgian studies and students of all three levels of higher education (Bachelor, Master, PhD).
Purpose:
The purpose of the workshop is to familiarize the participants with digital research methods in Digital Humanities and to promote their use; in the process of researching the Georgian language, modern technologies are introduced.
Within the framework of the workshop, the participants will learn about big data of Kartvelian studies, the architecture of the Georgian National Corpus (GNC), the search system, and the rules of using the corpus efficiently in the research process.
Workshop leaders:
Prof. Manana Tandashvili (Frankfurt University)
Prof. Ketevan Datukishvili (Tbilisi State University)
Workshop date: February 23-25, 2024
Workshop venue: University of Georgia
Registration for participation in the workshop: February 5-20 Applicants should send the application and CV to the following e-mail address: tandaschwili@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Deadline for submission of applications: February 20
Confirmation of participation: February 21
Number of participants: 30
Participation in Workshop is free
Lecture topics:
February 23
10:00-11:00 - Ceremonial opening of the international seminar
February 23
11:00-12:00 - Kartvelology and the challenges of the 21st century (Manana Tandashvili)
12:00-12:30 - Coffee break
12:30-13:130 - Technologies, methods and tools for natural language processing (Manana Tandashvili)
13:30-14:30 - Georgian National Corpus – technological framework, user interface and practical use (Manana Tandashvili)
14:30-15:00 - Coffee break
15:00-16:00 - Modern methods and tools for researching and deciphering Georgian manuscript (Mariam Kamarauli)
February 24
10:00-11:00 - Natural language synthesis and analysis tools (Ketevan Datukishvili)
11:00-12:00 - Morphological processor of the Georgian language (Ketevan Datukishvili)
12:00-12:30 - Coffee break
12:30-13:30 - Basic principles of Georgian language modeling (Ketevan Datukishvili)
13:30-15:00 - Using machine learning to create software products for the Georgian language (Rati Skhirtladze)
February 25
10:00-11:30 - Lexicography in the 21st century - challenges and ways to overcome them using the electronic dictionaries (Nana Loladze)
11:30-13:00 - Dictionary as a learning resource - "Georgian dictionary" (Nana Loladze)
