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<h2 style="color:#2c3e50">EUROLAN-2025</h2>
<h3>Summer School on NLP in the Age of Complex Networks and Agentic AI</h3>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> 15 - 21 September 2025<br>
<strong>Location:</strong> Timișoara (Romania) & online<br>
<a href="https://conferences.info.uaic.ro/eurolan/2025/">Website</a></p>
<p>The 17th in the series of EUROLAN biennial Schools on Natural Language Processing</p>
<h4>Content and Goals</h4>
<p>EUROLAN-2025 will bring together researchers and experts in
<strong>machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), reasoning systems, and computational linguistics</strong>
applied to natural language processing (NLP), with a special focus on the interaction between NLP, complex networks, and agentic AI.</p>
<p>Following the tradition of previous EUROLAN schools (<a href="https://conferences.info.uaic.ro/eurolan/2025/?page_id=14023">see past editions</a>),
the programme will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Tutorials, offering in-depth insights into key concepts</li>
<li>Hands-on exercises, applying lecture content to real-world problems and developing small-scale applications</li>
<li>Brainstorming discussions, encouraging direct interaction with experts and fostering collaborative discussions</li>
<li>Networking and social evenings</li>
<li>City tour, gala dinner, excursion</li>
</ul>
<p>EUROLAN is open to master's and PhD students as well as young researchers and practitioners. Exceptional undergraduates with a strong interest in Complex Networks, Agentic AI, and NLP are also welcome.</p>
<h4>School Structure and Topics</h4>
<ul>
<li>Graph-Based Representations of Text and Knowledge</li>
<li>Social Network Analysis for Linguistic Modeling</li>
<li>Influence Propagation and Discourse Dynamics in Online Platforms</li>
<li>Multimodal NLP: Integrating Text, Image, and Speech Processing</li>
<li>NLP and Agentic AI</li>
</ul>
<p>The School will include a half-day visit in the city of Timișoara and a half-day excursion to the West Romanian Region, where participants will discover cultural sites and traditions (including local food and wine).</p>
<p>A detailed programme is available on the <a href="https://conferences.info.uaic.ro/eurolan/2025/">EUROLAN website</a>.</p>
<h4>Registration and Fees</h4>
<p>Those interested in attending should fill in the registration form available
<a href="https://conferences.info.uaic.ro/eurolan/2025/?page_id=13973">here</a> no later than <strong>31 August 2025</strong>.
For a reduced fee, please apply before <strong>15 August 2025</strong> by sending your CV, a letter of intent, and an abstract to Adrian Spătaru: <a href="mailto:adrian.spataru@e-uvt.ro">adrian.spataru@e-uvt.ro</a>. Since the number of participants is limited, you will be contacted shortly after registration concerning acceptance.</p>
<p><strong>Fees:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Students: 500 EUR</li>
<li>Non-students: 600 EUR</li>
</ul>
<p>The fee provides access to all tutorials and hands-on sessions and includes materials, coffee breaks, lunches, and social events.
Accommodation is not included.</p>
<h4>Important Dates</h4>
<ul>
<li>15 August - Last day to apply for a student grant</li>
<li>31 August - Notification of student grant awards</li>
<li>1 September - Background reading materials sent to registered participants</li>
<li>14 September - Onsite registration</li>
<li>15 September - Morning registration and Opening</li>
<li>15–20 September (morning) - EUROLAN-2025 School</li>
<li>20 September (afternoon) - Excursion</li>
</ul>
<h4>SYNASC Related Event</h4>
<p>EUROLAN-2025 is closely coordinated with
<a href="https://synasc.ro/2025/">SYNASC-2025</a>, held 22-25 September 2025 at the West University of Timișoara.
Students with accepted papers in SYNASC or its workshops receive a 50% EUROLAN fee reduction. PhD students are encouraged to submit to the PhD Special Session.</p>
<h4>Accommodation</h4>
<p>Low-cost accommodation will be available in the University's hostel (single or double rooms).
Alternatively, participants can book hotels in Timișoara (<a href="https://conferences.info.uaic.ro/eurolan/2025/?page_id=13978">list here</a>).</p>
<h4>Contact</h4>
<p>Adrian Spătaru: <a href="mailto:adrian.spataru@e-uvt.ro">adrian.spataru@e-uvt.ro</a></p>
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