[SIGARAB] 9th International Conference on Arabic Language Processing - First Call

[Imad Zeroual]

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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Ninth International Conference on Arabic Language Processing

26-27th November 2026 (Hybrid Mode), Errachidia, Morocco.

Brochure: https://wormhole.app/Xnzmv9#EtMhb52jaZlTcrdgvA_nBA

Publication:  Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series by Springer (Under consideration).

Website: https://alesm.ma/icalp2026/
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* IMPORTANT DATES

* Paper submission deadline: August 02th, 2026
* Notification of Acceptance: August 23th 2026
* Camera ready version submission: September 06th, 2026
* Conference Date: November 26th-27th, 2026
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INTRODUCTION
The International Conference on Arabic Language Processing ICALP2026 aims to be one of the most important and leading conference 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 Science and Technology 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 EasyChair: 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

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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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