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ACLing 2026
8th International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics
25–26 November 2026 | Multi-Site Hybrid Conference

📍 The British University in Dubai (BUiD), Dubai, UAE
📍 Jadara University, Jordan
🌐 Virtual Participation Worldwide

Publication: Procedia Computer Science by ELSEVIER
Conference Website: https://acling.org/
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CALL FOR PAPERS

The 8th International Conference on AI in Computational Linguistics (ACLing 2026) invites researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals worldwide to submit original research contributions in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Computational Linguistics.

ACLing 2026 will be held on 25–26 November 2026 as a Multi-Site Hybrid Conference, connecting two physical conference hubs in Dubai, UAE, and Jordan with synchronous virtual participation worldwide.

Authors may participate and present:
• In person at The British University in Dubai (BUiD), UAE
• In person at Jadara University, Jordan
• Virtually from anywhere in the world

Two Countries. Two Physical Hubs. One International Research Community.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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• Paper Submission Deadline: 1 October 2026
• Acceptance Notification: 20 October 2026
• Camera-Ready Submission: 30 October 2026
• Author Registration: 10 November 2026
• Conference: 25–26 November 2026

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PUBLICATION & VISIBILITY
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All accepted and presented papers will be published in Procedia Computer Science (ISSN: 1877-0509) by ELSEVIER.

Peer-reviewed research articles published in Procedia Computer Science are:

• Published Open Access on ScienceDirect
• Assigned a DOI
• Indexed in Scopus
• Ranked by SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
• Covered by major scholarly indexing and abstracting services

Previous ACLing proceedings have also been catalogued in DBLP.

Previous ACLing proceedings published by Elsevier include ACLing 2017, ACLing 2018, ACLing 2021, ACLing 2024, and ACLing 2025.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST
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ACLing 2026 welcomes original research addressing theoretical foundations, algorithms, architectures, resources, evaluation, and practical applications in AI, NLP, and Computational Linguistics.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Large Language Models (LLMs): Architecture, Optimization, and Applications
• Generative AI and Emerging Language Technologies
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Information Retrieval
• Conversational AI, Dialogue Systems, and AI Agents
• Advanced Information Retrieval and Question Answering
• Knowledge and Information Extraction
• Statistical and Neural Language Modeling
• Machine Translation and Cross-Lingual NLP
• Multilingual NLP, Code-Switching, and Low-Resource Languages
• AI for Resource-Poor and Endangered Languages
• Speech Technologies and Multimodal Language Interfaces
• Vision-Language Models and Multimodal AI
• Domain-Specific NLP: Legal, Biomedical, Scientific, and Educational
• Syntactic Analysis, Tagging, and Parsing
• Semantics, Pragmatics, and Commonsense Reasoning
• Emotion Recognition and Sentiment Analysis
• NLP for Social Media and Computational Social Science
• Text Summarization and Natural Language Generation
• Text Classification, Topic Modeling, and Document Understanding
• Text Mining and Large-Scale Knowledge Discovery
• Responsible, Ethical, and Interpretable AI
• Human-Centered NLP
• Benchmarking, Evaluation Metrics, and Explainability
• Prompt Engineering and Reinforcement Learning for NLP
• AI-Augmented Writing, Reading, and Translation Tools

Interdisciplinary contributions and innovative applications of AI to language technologies are particularly encouraged.

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SUBMISSION & REVIEW
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ACLing 2026 welcomes original, unpublished work that is not currently under review by another conference or journal.

Submitted papers will undergo peer review by experts in the field.

Paper length:
• Regular papers: 3–8 pages, including figures, tables, and references
• Extended papers: Up to 10 pages, subject to the applicable additional-page fee

Each accepted paper must be presented by at least one author for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

Submit your paper through EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acling2026

Submission guidelines:
https://acling.org/submission/

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WHY ACLing 2026?
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ACLing provides an international forum for researchers working at the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and language technologies.

The 2026 edition expands the conference's international reach through a multi-site hybrid format, enabling researchers to connect and present their work across the UAE, Jordan, and the global virtual research community.

ACLing offers:

• International research visibility
• Elsevier Procedia Computer Science publication
• Open-access publication on ScienceDirect
• Scopus-indexed proceedings
• Opportunities for international research collaboration
• Interaction with researchers in AI, NLP, and Computational Linguistics
• Flexible physical and virtual presentation options

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
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• Prof. Khaled Shaalan
The British University in Dubai, UAE

• Prof. Samhaa R. El-Beltagy
Newgiza University, Egypt

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USEFUL LINKS
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Conference Website:
https://acling.org/

Call for Papers:
https://acling.org/call-for-papers/

Paper Submission:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acling2026

Submission Guidelines:
https://acling.org/submission/

Previous ACLing Proceedings:
https://dblp.org/db/conf/acling/index.html

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CONTACT
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General inquiries:
[ACLing2026@gmail.com](mailto:ACLing2026@gmail.com)

Prof. Khaled Shaalan:
[khaled.shaalan@buid.ac.ae](mailto:khaled.shaalan@buid.ac.ae)

Prof. Samhaa R. El-Beltagy:
[samhaa@computer.org](mailto:samhaa@computer.org)

Dr. Taher M. Ghazal:
[taher.ghazal@ieee.org](mailto:taher.ghazal@ieee.org)

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We look forward to welcoming you to ACLing 2026 and receiving your research contributions.

Please feel free to circulate this Call for Papers among interested colleagues, research groups, students, and professional networks.

ACLing 2026
25–26 November 2026
Dubai • Jordan • Worldwide Online
https://acling.org/