SemEval Portal
Semantic Evaluation Exercises
The purpose of the SemEval exercises and SENSEVAL is to evaluate semantic analysis systems. The first three evaluations, Senseval-1 through Senseval-3, were focused on word sense disambiguation, each time growing in the number of languages offered in the tasks and in the number of participating teams. Beginning with the 4th workshop, SemEval-2007 (SemEval-1), the nature of the tasks evolved to include semantic analysis tasks outside of word sense disambiguation. This portal will be used to provide a comprehensive view of the issues involved in semantic evaluations.
Upcoming and Past Events
| Event | Year | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SemEval 3 | to be determined | to be determined | - discussion at SemEval 3 Group |
| SemEval 2 | 2010 | Uppsala, Sweden | - proceedings |
| SemEval 1 | 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | - proceedings - copy of website at Internet Archive |
| SENSEVAL 3 | 2004 | Barcelona, Spain | - proceedings |
| SENSEVAL 2 | 2001 | Toulouse, France | - main link provides links to results, data, system descriptions, task descriptions, and workshop program - copy of website at Internet Archive |
| SENSEVAL 1 | 1998 | East Sussex, UK | - papers in Computers and the Humanities, subscribers or pay per view |
Issues in Semantic Evaluation
This section will identify the major issues in word-sense disambiguation and other semantic evaluation issues.
Organization
SIGLEX, the ACL Special Interest Group on the Lexicon is the umbrella organization for the SemEval semantic evaluations and the SENSEVAL word-sense evaluation exercises. SENSEVAL is the home page for SENSEVAL 1-3. Each exercise is usually organized by two individuals, who make the call for tasks and handle the overall administration. Within the general guidelines, each task is then organized and run by individuals or groups.