TICAM

Call for Papers

The computerization of languages is a strategic issue associated with the rise of information and communication technologies. Supported by IT, the globalization of trade, the dematerialization of information and increased communications are likely to irrevocably change the status of languages in the world. In fact, languages that do not have automatic language processing software will no longer be able to aspire to be vehicular languages in the fields of science, technology and business. This dimension of the language industries requires in particular to guarantee the availability of linguistic resources (terminologies, dictionaries, grammars) allowing the realization of industrial applications.

The Moroccan linguistic situation is characterized by the coexistence of several languages, which gives Morocco the status of a multilingual state (Boukous 2018, Ruiter & Ziamari 2015, Fassi Fehri2013, Messaoudi 2013). Furthermore, Morocco has made progress in its language policy incorporated in the new constitution of 2011, which specified the status of languages in use. At the same time, the process of computerization of these languages has developed around four axes: support for the development of linguistic resources, support for the development of pilot linguistic resources, support for the supply of products and applications, support for the supply of products and services, and accompanying actions.

In this context, the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Amazigh (TICAM), organized by the Center of Computer Studies Information Systems and Communication, is devoted to a reflection, whose goal is not limited to bringing together researchers in natural language processing, polyvalent practitioners and academics working on languages, but also to allow the rest of the community to be aware of the issues and difficulties hindering the computerization of languages.

In its 8th edition, TICAM will revolve around the following axes:

-        State of the art and needs in the field of less endowed languages

-        Scientific approaches: linguistic and automatic processing

-        Resources and corpus: production, standardization and archiving

-        Tools for language processing

-        Feedback

Topics

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Participants are invited to submit original papers in the domain of information and communication technology applied to natural languages, which is included in the (non-exhaustive) list of the following topics:

-        Reflection on the computerization of less resourced languages

-        Tifinagh’ graph

-        Language processing standards

-        Learning and teaching mediated by technology

-        Linguistic resources and tools (written / oral)

-        Retrieval and extraction of information

-        Optical character recognition

-        Location and multilingualism

-        Web and mobile development

-        Serious games

Submission and publication

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Submissions of high-quality papers describing research results are solicited. Submitted papers should contain original, previously unpublished content, should be written in Arabic, French and English.

Detailed submission instructions can be found on the website:

http://event.ircam.ma/soumission_presentation.php

The submissions must not exceed 12 pages (including figures, references and appendix). The papers must be submitted to the site at 

http://event.ircam.ma/openconf...

Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and included in the proceedings, which will be published by the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture.

Important Dates

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Paper submission Deadline: June 1, 2018

Acceptance Notification: September 15, 2018

Camera ready due: September 30, 2018

Conference held: November 26 and 27, 2018        

Program Committee

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Brahim AKSASSE (FST, Errachidia)

Farida AOUGHLIS (UMMTO, Tizi Ouzou)

Fadoua ATAA ALLAH (IRCAM, Rabat)

Faouzia BENABBOU (FSB, Casablanca)

Tarik BOUJIHA (ENSA, Kenitra)

Siham BOULAKNADEL (IRCAM, Rabat)

Karim BOUZOUBAA (EMI, Rabat)

Violetta CAVALLI SFORZA (AUI, Ifrane)

Malika CHAKIRI (Univ. Paris-V, Paris)

Khalid CHOUKRI (ELDA, Paris)

Abderrahim EL QADI (EST, Salé)

Youssef  ES-SAADY (FPT, Taroudant)

Hammou FADILI (CNAM, Paris)

Vincent HILAIRE (UTBM, Belfort)

Najlae IDRISSI (FST, Beni Mellal)

Khalid NAFIL (ENSIAS, Rabat)

Mathieu MANGEOT (UGA, Grenoble)

Azzeddine MAZROUI (FSO, Oujda)

Rochdi MESSOUSSI (FSK, Kénitra)

Issouf MODI (BEM, Nigeria)

Emmanuel MORIN (Univ. de Nantes, Nantes)

Mahmoud NASSAR (ENSIAS, Rabat)

Ilham OUMAIRA (ENSA, Kenitra)

Patrice POGNAN (INALCO, Paris)

Ali RACHIDI (ENCG, Agadir)

Hassan SATORI  (FPN, Nador)

Emmanuel SCHANG (Univ. d'Orléans, Orléans)

Abdelaali TALMENSSOUR (FLSH, Agadir)

Noura TIGZIRI (UMMTO, Tizi Ouzou)

Lahbib ZENKOUAR (EMI, Rabat)

Michael ZOCK (AMU, Marseille)