[Deadline Extended] Call for Papers: ICALP 2026 (Springer CCIS) | Aug 16, 2026
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Imad Zeroual
Aug 5, 2026, 6:11:29 AM (22 hours ago) Aug 5
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Assalam Alaykum,
Apologies for cross-postings!
Friendly Deadline Extension Reminder
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Ninth International Conference on Arabic Language Processing
26-27th November 2026 (Hybrid Mode)
Publication: Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series by Springer (Under review).
Website: https://alesm.ma/icalp2026/
IMPORTANT DATES
- Paper Submission Deadline (Extension): August 16th, 2026
- Author's Notification: September 10th, 2026
- Camera-Ready & Registration: September 25th, 2026
- Conference Date: November 26th-27th, 2026
INTRODUCTION
The International Conference on Arabic Language Processing ICALP2026 aims to be one of the most important and leading conferences on Arabic NLP: all branches of NLP related to Arabic or Semitic languages are welcomed. The conference focuses on all approaches from theoretical models to industrial applications. ICALP2026 will be held at FSTE (The Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Errachidia). We look forward to welcoming you to a scientifically inspiring event and we hope that ICALP2026 will be a highly positive scientific experience for all the participants. Our keynote speakers will shed light on a wide spectrum of research and applications as well as promote cross-pollination of research ideas and interests in Arabic Language Processing and related applications.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Participants are invited to submit their original papers in one of the following topics (the list is not exhaustive):
Track 1: Generative AI, Large Language Models, & Transformer Architectures
- Arabic Large Language Models (Pre-training, Instruction Tuning, Alignment, and Prompt Engineering)
- Transformer Architectures and Pre-trained Language Models (PLMs) for Arabic
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic Applications for Arabic
- Generative and Discriminative Machine Learning Approaches
- Evaluation Benchmarks, Robustness, and Safety of Arabic AI
- Ethics, Bias, Fairness, and Cultural Alignment in Arabic Models
Track 2: Speech, Vision, and Multimodality
- Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS)
- Vision-to-Language, Arabic OCR, Image Captioning, and Video Understanding
- Human-Machine Dialogue, Chatbots, and Conversational Agents
- Multimodal Systems and Cross-Language Applications
Track 3: Dialectal, Comparative, and Core NLP
- Arabic Dialect Processing, Computational Modeling, and Sentiment Analysis
- Code-Switching and Mixed-Language Phenomena
- Morphological, Syntactic, Semantic Analysis, and Named Entity Recognition
- Comparative Linguistic Studies and Contrastive Analysis
Track 4: Resources, Data Mining, and Digital Humanities
- Linguistic Resources, Corpora Creation, and Annotation Guidelines for Arabic NLP
- Building Ontologies, Lexicons, and Knowledge Graphs
- Information Retrieval, Text Mining, and Social Media Analytics
- Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Preservation
HOW TO SUBMIT
We encourage submissions that describe original unpublished work not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Submissions should be prepared according to the main conference guidelines and format described at the Author instructions Web Page: http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.
All submissions should be written in English and submitted as PDF. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by the program committee members. Evaluation criteria will include correctness, originality, technical strength, significance, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference attendees.
All the submissions should be submitted via Microsoft CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICALP2026/Track/1/Submission
FURTHER INFORMATION & CONTACT DETAILS
- The conference website (https://alesm.ma/icalp2026/) will be updated on a regular basis.
- The last three editions published in the Springer CCIS series: https://link.springer.com/conference/aicalp
- For further information, please email icalp...@gmail.com
Best regards,
Conference Chair: Imad Zeroual
Assoc. Prof. Imad Zeroual | Ph.D. in Computer Science
Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Moulay Ismail University.Address: BP 509, Boutalamine 52000, Errachidia, Morocco.
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