Voynich2022: International Conference on the Voynich Manuscript 2022 Online (Zoom) Msida, Malta, November 30-December 1, 2022 |
Conference website | https://www.um.edu.mt/events/voynich2022 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=voynich2022 |
Abstract registration deadline | June 30, 2022 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2022 |
About
The aim of the conference is to provide researchers with the opportunity to present their research and work on the Voynich manuscript to an audience of fellow Voynich researchers and investigators. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about current work on the Voynich and, in addition, be able to network and interact with the research community as a whole.
The topics covered in this conference are varied and will include (but not limited to):
- History of the Voynich Manuscript (historical approaches, ciphers).
- Natural Language Processing techniques applied to the Voynich Manuscript.
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques applied to the Voynich Manuscript.
- Image Processing of the Voynich Manuscript folios.
- Works around whether or not it is a hoax, a natural language, or enciphered.
- Works that draw on methods from Digital Humanities.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
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The initial submission should be a 2 page abstract/summary of the paper that is intended to be submitted.
Upon notification of acceptance the authors will have 1 month to submit the full paper (5-9 pages) for additional review.
Review Process
The goal of the conference is to publish exciting new work that has not been published elsewhere. Therefore, by submitting a manuscript for consideration to the conference the authors acknowledge that it is not a previously published work nor has it been accepted for publication in a similar form in a peer-reviewed forum including journals, conferences and workshops.
The review process itself (both abstract and submission of paper) will entail a double blind process with volunteer reviewers. Every effort will be made to match the most appropriate reviewers to the submission received.
The submission process entails two phases:
Abstract/Summary:
Provide an abstract/summary for the work that is to be submitted. This should be no longer than 750 words. Please use the abstract submission component of the EasyChair submission link below to input your abstract/summary directly. Be specific with contribution, findings and methodologies used. If your submission has figures/diagrams or uses a Voynich font you can also upload your submission as a PDF (in addition to the text abstract/summary). Successful submissions will be invited to submit a paper (5-9 pages) for the conference.
Paper Submission:
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A paper (of length 5-9 pages) will be submitted. It is requested the a authors used the CEUR-ART templates as the conference proceedings will be published on the CEUR-WS open access website.
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The authors will also agree that if the paper is accepted at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the paper and participate in the relevant Q&A session. The conference presentation format will consist of a pre-recorded video presentation from the author(s) of the paper followed by a question and answer session with the author(s).
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In the event a submission is received where there is nexus with any PC member(s) a member who is not involved will be responsible for selecting the reviewers for it. This will be transparent and the member(s) with a connection to said submission will not be involved in the review process in any fashion nor be aware of who the reviewers are.
Committees
Program Committee
Dr. George Azzopardi (Assistant Professor, University of Groningen)
Prof. Claire Bowern (Professor, Yale University)
Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis (Executive Director, Medieval Academy of America)
Prof. Albert Gatt (Associate Professor, Univeristy of Malta)
Dr. Kristian Guillaumier (Lecturer, University of Malta)
Dr. Chris Porter (Senior Lecturer, University of Malta)
Dr. Rafał T. Prinke (Emeritus, Eugeniusz Piasecki University, Poznań, Poland)
Prof. Jennifer M. Rampling (Associate Professor of History, Princeton University)
Mr. Mike Rosner (Senior Lecturer Emeritus, University of Malta)
Dr. Marc Tanti (Lecturer, University of Malta)
Prof. Lonneke Van Der Plas (Group Lead, Idiap Research Institute, Switzerland)
Dr. René Zandbergen (Navigation Engineer, retired from European Space Agency)
Organizing committee
Chair: Dr. Colin Layfield (Senior Lecturer University of Malta)
Co-Chair: Prof. John Abela (Associate Professor, University of Malta)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to voynich2022@um.edu.mt