Talk: Takeaways from the Workshop on Event-Centric Video Retrieval, Oct 8
Reno Kriz, JHU HLTCOE, 1:30-2:30pm EDT, Tue. Oct. 8
Takeaways from the SCALE 2024 Workshop on Event-Centric Video Retrieval
Reno Kriz, JHU HLTCOE
1:30-2:30 pm EDT Tuesday, October 8, 2024
ITE 325b, UMBC and online
Information dissemination for current events has traditionally consisted of professionally collected and produced materials, leading to large collections of well-written news articles and high-quality videos. As a result, most prior work in event analysis and retrieval has focused on leveraging this traditional news content, particularly in English. However, much of the event-centric content today is generated by non-professionals, such as on-the-scene witnesses to events who hastily capture videos and upload them to the internet without further editing; these are challenging to find due to quality variance, as well as a lack of text or speech overlays providing clear descriptions of what is occurring. To address this gap, SCALE 2024, a 10-week research workshop hosted at the Human Language Technology Center of Excellence (HLTCOE), focused on multilingual event-centric video retrieval, or the task of finding videos about specific current events. Around 50 researchers and students participated in this workshop and were split up into five sub-teams. The Infrastructure team focused on developing MultiVENT 2.0, a challenging new video retrieval dataset consisting of 20x more videos than prior work and targeted queries about specific world events across six languages. The other teams worked on improving models from specific modalities, specifically Vision, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Audio, and Text. Overall, we came away with three primary findings: extracting specific text from a video allows us to take better advantage of powerful methods from the text information retrieval community; LLM summarization of initial text outputs from videos is helpful, especially for noisy text coming from OCR; and no one modality is sufficient, with fusing outputs from all modalities resulting in significantly higher performance.
Reno Kriz is a research scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Human Language Technology Center of Excellence (HLTCOE). His primary research interests involve leveraging large pre-trained models for a variety of natural language understanding tasks, including those crossing into other modalities, e.g., vision and speech understanding. These multimodal interests have recently involved the 2024 Summer Camp for Language Exploration (SCALE) on event-centric video retrieval and understanding. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked with Chris Callison-Burch and Marianna Apidianaki on text simplification and natural language generation. Prior to that, he received BA degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Economics from Vassar College.
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Thank You for Your Participation in the UMBC Transportation Forum
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Dear UMBC Community and Valued Riders,
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in our recent Fall 2024 Transportation Forum. Your input and engagement are critical as we continue to improve and grow our transit services to meet the needs of our community.
During our discussions, we explored essential aspects of UMBC Transit, including route evaluations/optimization, transit features, the bus procurement process, and the launch of our new transit app. You can find additional information about the Transit app here and download it here. We were incredibly excited to share updates about the success of our Paradise route, our commitment to optimizing services based on data-informed decisions, and our ongoing efforts to enhance the commuting experience for all riders.
Your feedback, particularly on improving campus accessibility and regional collaboration, is not just appreciated but crucial. It plays a significant role in shaping the future of our transit services and ensuring a safe, reliable, and responsive transportation system for the UMBC community. We eagerly anticipate further developing our services, including evaluating the suggestions for additional campus stops and exploring regional partnerships.
Once again, we extend our gratitude for your continued support and dedication to improving UMBC Transit. Your involvement is vital as we strive to drive student success together. We encourage you to stay engaged and share your thoughts as we continue to shape the future of our transit services, a future that you are helping to create.
You can find the recording of the Fall 2024 Transportation Forum here.
Safe Travels,
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Women of Color STEM DXT Conference
STEM Conference and Career Fair- OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
The 2024 Women of Color (WOC) STEM DTX conference, hosted by Career Communications Group, Inc., is taking place October 3-5, 2024 with options to participate either in-person or online. The conference features leadership and professional development programs in addition to a career fair where many top national and local companies in the STEM fields are actively recruiting STEM interns and professionals.
You will need to register to participate. Open to ALL students! You can register to participate until the day of the event. However, it will take about 15-30 minutes for registrations to be activated and to gain access to the platform.
· The job fair is free! To participate in the online job fair only, go to: https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/womenofcolor/2024/job_seekers_registration.cfm
· To participate in the full conference (in addition to the career fair) go to: https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/womenofcolor/2024/student_registration.cfm and select whether you will participate “in-person” (Detroit, MI) or “online”
· The fee for the first 50 students will be waived by using the promotional code PCKDR84. The fee for attending the full online conference is $50.
· If you are interested in attending in-person and have not already notified the Career Center, please register on the WOC website (link above). You will be responsible for the hotel, airfare, and the $100 conference registration fee.
If you have any questions, please contact Diane Crump-Fogle (crump@umbc.edu) or Chrisi Giannakaris (chrisig@umbc.edu) from the UMBC Career Center.
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Dinner with Friends: Navigating the Election Together is a dinner and conversation program. UMBC community members (staff, faculty, and students) will participate in a facilitated discussion about ways to navigate the upcoming election, including thinking about and managing the barrage of election-related information, as well as personal commitments everyone can make to prioritize self-care and wellness.
Monday, October 7, 2024 · 5:30 - 7:30 PM
The Commons : Skylight
This event is open to the entire UMBC community, but space is limited.
This event is organized by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life in partnership with the Department of Political Science, the Exempt Staff Senate, the Non-Exempt Staff Senate, the Graduate Student Association, The Retriever, and the Student Government Association.
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Winner! Honors College T-Shirt Design for 2024-2025!
Congratulations to the winning designer of this year's T-Shirt Contest, senior Elizabeth "Lizzy" Moser, a biology major who is planning to become a veterinarian. What a fantastic design! (Sorry that the image got cut off a bit here...There is also a full image you can download below.) And sincere thanks to those who submitted a design idea--there were so many good ones to choose from this year.
As the winner, Lizzy will get $100 gift card to the bookstore (yay!), but the rest of you can get a free t-shirt with Lizzy's design at Homecoming, which is Saturday, October 26th!
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Representatives Needed for Student Conduct Hearings and Appeals
Staff Members are needed for formal judicial review hearings! See the message below from Jeff Cullen, Ph.D., Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards:
As you may know, we conduct full and formal judicial review hearings for students who request them. A student might request a board hearing if they are charged with something serious, for which the termination of their housing contract or disciplinary suspension/dismissal is a likely outcome. They might also request a hearing if they are refuting the charges and believe they are not responsible for the alleged misconduct.
Our Code of Student Conduct specifies that judicial boards are composed of between 2-4 students and one faculty or staff member. If you have been in a hearing before, you know that our board members are well-trained, thoughtful, and rigorous in their questioning. Although we have many "friends of Student Conduct" that have volunteered to help out in the faculty/staff capacity, I want to avoid repeatedly shoulder-tapping these same folks, if possible.
So I'd like to open up this opportunity for others to assist us in this crucial aspect of our operation. This is a chance for you to foster the accountability-taking and ethical decision-making capacity of our students and also to get a "good student affairs experience." Here are the hearing dates and times (ALL VIRTUAL, AT THIS TIME) that I have lined up thus far for the Fall Semester of 2024 (please consider signing up for the early dates, which are typically the hardest for me to fill):
Friday, October 18, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Friday, November 1, 1:00 PM-??
Friday, November 8, 1:00 PM-??
Monday, November 11, 1:00-2:15 PM (Appellate Board)
Friday, November 15, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 1:00 PM=??
Monday, December 9, 1:00-2:15 PM (Appellate Board)
Wednesday, December 11 (Study Day), 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Here are a few caveats: 1) Before you volunteer, make sure you are in conversation with your supervisor, and 2) Our afternoon hearings occasionally run past 5:00 PM, so if you are on a tight timeline because of family or social commitments, just be aware that once you commit it is really important to have you be available "for the duration" whatever that ends up looking like, hence the question marks for those afternoon hearings.
With all that said, please consult your calendar and email Jeff Cullen with the date(s) you are available and willing to help out. I will reply and ask you to put a tentative hold on your calendar and then confirm the specific time and nature of the hearing when we get closer to the actual date. Thanks again for your support of this important task!
Regards,
Jeff Cullen, Ph.D., Director
Student Conduct and Community Standards
Staff Members are needed for formal judicial review hearings! See the message below from Jeff Cullen, Ph.D., Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards:
As you may know, we conduct full and formal judicial review hearings for students who request them. A student might request a board hearing if they are charged with something serious, for which the termination of their housing contract or disciplinary suspension/dismissal is a likely outcome. They might also request a hearing if they are refuting the charges and believe they are not responsible for the alleged misconduct.
Our Code of Student Conduct specifies that judicial boards are composed of between 2-4 students and one faculty or staff member. If you have been in a hearing before, you know that our board members are well-trained, thoughtful, and rigorous in their questioning. Although we have many "friends of Student Conduct" that have volunteered to help out in the faculty/staff capacity, I want to avoid repeatedly shoulder-tapping these same folks, if possible.
So I'd like to open up this opportunity for others to assist us in this crucial aspect of our operation. This is a chance for you to foster the accountability-taking and ethical decision-making capacity of our students and also to get a "good student affairs experience." Here are the hearing dates and times (ALL VIRTUAL, AT THIS TIME) that I have lined up thus far for the Fall Semester of 2024 (please consider signing up for the early dates, which are typically the hardest for me to fill):
Friday, October 18, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Friday, November 1, 1:00 PM-??
Friday, November 8, 1:00 PM-??
Monday, November 11, 1:00-2:15 PM (Appellate Board)
Friday, November 15, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 1:00 PM=??
Monday, December 9, 1:00-2:15 PM (Appellate Board)
Wednesday, December 11 (Study Day), 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Here are a few caveats: 1) Before you volunteer, make sure you are in conversation with your supervisor, and 2) Our afternoon hearings occasionally run past 5:00 PM, so if you are on a tight timeline because of family or social commitments, just be aware that once you commit it is really important to have you be available "for the duration" whatever that ends up looking like, hence the question marks for those afternoon hearings.
With all that said, please consult your calendar and email Jeff Cullen with the date(s) you are available and willing to help out. I will reply and ask you to put a tentative hold on your calendar and then confirm the specific time and nature of the hearing when we get closer to the actual date. Thanks again for your support of this important task!
Regards,
Jeff Cullen, Ph.D., Director
Student Conduct and Community Standards
The 2024 Women of Color (WOC) STEM DTX conference, hosted
by Career Communications Group, Inc., is taking place October 3-5,
2024 with options to participate
either in-person or online. The conference features
leadership and professional development programs in addition to a career fair
where many top national and local companies in the STEM fields are actively
recruiting STEM interns and professionals.
You will need to register to participate. Open to ALL students! You can register to participate until the day of the event. However, it
will take about 15-30 minutes for registrations to be activated and to gain
access to the platform.
· The
job fair is free! To participate in
the online job fair only, go to: https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/womenofcolor/2024/job_seekers_registration.cfm
·
To participate in the full conference (in addition to the
career fair) go to: https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/womenofcolor/2024/student_registration.cfm and select whether you will participate “in-person”
(Detroit, MI) or “online”
·
The fee for the first 50 students will be waived by using the promotional code PCKDR84. The fee for attending the full
online conference is $50.
· If you are interested in attending in-person and have not already notified the Career Center, please register on the WOC website (link above). You will be responsible for the hotel, airfare, and the $100 conference registration fee.
If you have any questions, please contact Diane Crump-Fogle
(crump@umbc.edu) or Chrisi Giannakaris (chrisig@umbc.edu) from the UMBC Career
Center.
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