ACLing 2026
8th International Conference
ACLing 2026
AI in Computational Linguistics
Advance language technologies. Share your research. Connect with researchers and practitioners in Dubai, Jordan, or online through one multi-site hybrid conference.
Extended paper submission deadline
Papers reviewed as they arrive to provide prompt feedback and decisions
Two physical hubs and virtual participation worldwide
Publish · Extend · Reach Your Research Community
Publication & Research Visibility
Explore the conference proceedings venue and the separate opportunity to develop an extended journal article.
Procedia Computer Science
Elsevier · ISSN 1877-0509
Accepted ACLing 2026 papers that meet the camera-ready, registration, and presentation requirements are submitted for publication in the conference proceedings. Final publication is subject to the publisher’s requirements, review, and approval.
Research visibility: Published articles are open access on ScienceDirect and receive a DOI.
Computation
MDPI · Substantially Extended Research
Authors of accepted papers may submit a substantially extended version to the Special Issue Recent Advances on Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing—2nd Edition.
Separate peer review: Conference acceptance does not guarantee journal acceptance. The extended manuscript must meet the journal’s requirements.
ACLing author benefit: A special APC discount is available; contact the organizing team for details. Journal APCs are separate from conference registration.
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Research Without Language Boundaries
ACLing brings together academics, researchers, and industry practitioners working in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computational Linguistics, and AI and machine learning for language technologies.
Now in its eighth edition, the conference welcomes original contributions spanning theory, methods, applications, language resources, and evaluation. Researchers at all career stages are encouraged to share well-supported work and exchange ideas with the community.
Research on any natural language is welcome—including Arabic. Multilingual, cross-lingual, and low-resource-language studies are within scope. Papers and presentations use English; this requirement concerns how research is communicated, not which language is studied.
Explore the Research Themes
- Large language models and generative AI
- Information retrieval, question answering, and knowledge extraction
- Machine translation and multilingual NLP
- Speech, dialogue, and conversational AI
- Text classification, summarization, and language generation
- Semantics, syntax, and linguistic resources
- Vision-language and multimodal systems
- Evaluation, explainability, and responsible language technologies
Three Ways to Participate
Choose a physical conference hub or join online. All participation modes form part of one ACLing 2026 scientific program.
Dubai Conference Hub
The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Virtual Participation
Present and participate online through the ACLing conference program.
Authors of accepted papers may present in person or virtually, subject to the final conference program and session allocation. Online presenters must submit a pre-recorded presentation; see the registration guide.
For Authors
Prepare your paper using the official single-column Word or LaTeX template. Initial submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review.
The standard length is 3–8 pages, including references. Up to two extra pages are permitted with an additional charge, for a maximum of 10 pages.
Submit early to benefit from rolling review. All papers follow the same scientific standards.
Join as an Attendee
Interested in the conference without presenting a paper? Non-author online participation is free.
Register in advance to receive the online joining link and conference details. When the form asks for a Paper ID, enter “0”.
For in-person attendee arrangements, consult the registration page.
Important Dates
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Paper Submission Deadline | |
| Acceptance Notification | |
| Camera-Ready Submission | |
| Author Registration | |
| Conference | – |
Papers are reviewed progressively as they arrive. The acceptance-notification date above is the published conference milestone.
Explore Previous Proceedings
Discover contributions from previous ACLing editions and the conference series’ development from Arabic Computational Linguistics to AI in Computational Linguistics across languages.
| Conference Edition | Volume | Publication Year | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACLing 2025 | 275 | 2026 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2024 | 244 | 2024 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2021 | 189 | 2021 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2018 | 142 | 2018 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2017 | 117 | 2017 | Proceedings · DBLP |
Browse the ACLing DBLP Archive · Explore ACLing Google Scholar Citations
Sponsors
Strategic Partners
Take the Next Step
Share your contribution to NLP and Computational Linguistics, or join the conference to learn and exchange ideas.
Conference Contacts
- Khaled Shaalan: khaled.shaalan
@buid.ac.ae - Samhaa R. El-Beltagy: samhaa@computer.org
- Taher M. Ghazal: taher.ghazal@ieee.org
General Inquiries
- General Contact: acling2026@gmail.com