NB-REAL Workshop 2025

Nordic-Baltic Responsible Evaluation and Alignment of Language Models

About the Workshop

This workshop focuses on the responsible evaluation and alignment of Large Language Models (LLMs) for Nordic and Baltic languages.

For this workshop, Nordic countries include Åland Islands, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Baltic countries include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Workshop Organizers

Hafsteinn Einarsson

Hafsteinn Einarsson

Associate Professor in Computer Science, University of Iceland

hafsteinne@hi.is

Annika Simonsen

Annika Simonsen

PhD Student, University of Iceland

annika@hi.is

Dan Saattrup Nielsen

Dan Saattrup Nielsen

Senior AI Specialist, Alexandra Institute

dan.nielsen@alexandra.dk

Program Committee

Barbara Scalvini

University of the Faroe Islands

Elena Callegari

University of Iceland

Garðar Ingvarsson

Miðeind

Haukur Barri Símonarson

Miðeind

Iris Edda Nowenstein

University of Iceland

Kenneth Enevoldsen

Aarhus University

Lars Bungum

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Steinunn Rut Friðriksdóttir

University of Iceland

Program Design

Half-day workshop on March 2, 2025 (pre-conference). Hybrid event with both on-site and online participation available.

Time Activity
09:00-09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15-10:00 Keynote Speaker (45 min)
10:00-10:20 Paper Presentation 1 (20 min)
10:20-10:40 Paper Presentation 2 (20 min)
10:40-10:50 Coffee Break
10:50-11:10 Paper Presentation 3 (20 min)
11:10-11:20 Closing Remarks and Future Directions (10 min)
11:20-13:00 Poster Presentations
13:00 Lunch

Call for Papers

We invite submissions on topics including, but not limited to:

Submissions can be long papers (8 pages) or short papers (4 pages) in the ACL format. All submissions will undergo peer review by the program committee.

Submit Your Paper

All submissions will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review process.

Please ensure your submission follows the NoDaLiDa format guidelines.

Important Dates

Expected Outcomes and Impact

The NB-REAL workshop aims to:

By addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in responsible LLM evaluation and alignment for Nordic and Baltic languages, NB-REAL will foster collaboration and advance the field in ways that benefit both the regional and global NLP communities.