4th DARIAH-HR International Conference,
Split, Croatia / 9-11 October 2024
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split

Workshops DHH2024

9:00 – 12:00 Workshop 1

General Structural Refinement of Digital Languages for Performing Arts Description

During the pre-conference day of the 4th DARIAH-HR conference to be held in Split from 9 to 11 October 2024, the working group Theatralia, with Anamarija Žugić Borić and Cécile Chantraine Braillon as co-chairs, is organising a workshop in the frame of its new project “Performing Arts: Navigating through Digital Knowledge Models” (2023-25).

The former WG Theatralia project “Performing Arts: Transitioning to the Digital Age” (2021-23), also financed from the DARIAH-EU funds, has enabled the creation of an international network of researchers involved in digitising research in the performing arts. It also highlighted that one of the central issues in the epistemological transition implied by the digitisation of performing arts research is the need to reflect on a common computerised language for describing and representing the field. With the built team, WG Theatralia aims to initiate work on creating a computer model of knowledge and description related to the performing arts domain.

This workshop will be offered in hybrid mode and open to working group members, as well as symposium participants. It will be based on the WG’s reflections on the composition of a model language for describing digital data from the performing arts. This workshop aims to continue the work begun in March on the creation of digital description languages for the performing arts, in the course of various workshops already organised: on the one hand, a description schema for performing arts archives based on the Dublin Core standard, and on the other, a controlled vocabulary (thesaurus) to describe the field, based on OpenTheso software.

12:15 – 15:00 Workshop 2

Large Language Models in (Digital) Humanities

  • Workshop Leader: Dr. Benedikt Perak (assistant professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Croatia)

The workshop "Large Language Models in (Digital) Humanities" at DHH 2024 will provide a comprehensive exploration of the application and integration of large language models (LLMs) within the realm of digital humanities. This workshop, led by Dr. Benedikt Perak, assistant professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, will deal with closed and open-source language models, highlighting OpenAI's GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, and LLaMA 3.1. Participants will be introduced to cutting-edge API approaches and applications that facilitate the integration of these language models into diverse digital humanities projects.

The workshop will emphasize the significance of multilingual and multimodal capabilities, demonstrating how these systems can enhance research by allowing for the analysis of varied data types, including textual, visual, and auditory information. A key component of the workshop includes hands-on sessions utilizing Python in a Google Colab environment. These practical exercises are designed to equip participants with the skills to apply learned concepts through interactive tasks and manage their projects effectively. One of the workshop's focuses will be exploring the potential of generating structured outputs, a crucial feature for integrating language models into complex databases and research platforms.

The workshop aims to empower attendees with the tools necessary to leverage these powerful resources for enhancing their research projects and scholarly publications. This event caters to participants of all experience levels, from novice to advanced users, offering foundational methodologies as well as advanced techniques and application strategies.

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