Preface of AINL-ISMW FRUCT conference proceedings

We welcome you to the Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language & Information Extraction, Social Media and Web Search (AINL-ISMW) FRUCT Conference. This is the first time when these conferences and international school are organized together in the beautiful city of Saint-Petersburg. All events of the conference are hosted on the ground of Saint-Petersburg State University and ITMO University, which are both known as regional leaders in IT and ICT, with long history and strong scientific schools, as well as strong traditions of cooperation with universities all around the globe.