[Lingtyp] CfP: 9th Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages (ComputEL-9)

[Antti Arppe]

ComputEL-9: Ninth Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the 
Study of Endangered Languages

First CALL FOR PAPERS for REGULAR SESSION

Submission deadline: March 20, 2026
Submission link: https://softconf.com/acl2026/ComputEL2026

ComputEL-9 will be co-located with ACL 2026 in San Diego, California.

We encourage submissions that explore the interface and intersection of 
computational linguistics, documentary linguistics, and community-based 
efforts in language revitalization and reclamation. This includes 
submissions that:

(i) demonstrate new methods or technologies for tasks or applications 
focused on low-resource settings, and in particular, endangered languages,

(ii) examine the use of specific methods in the analysis of data from 
low-resource languages, or demonstrate new methods for analysis of such 
data, oriented toward the goals of language reclamation and revitalization,

(iii) propose new models for the collection, management, and 
mobilization of language data in community settings, with attention to 
e.g. issues of data sovereignty and community protocols,

(iv) explore concrete steps for a more fruitful interaction among 
computer scientists, documentary linguists, and language communities.

IMPORTANT DATES
20-Mar-2026			Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts
1-May-2026			Notification of Acceptance
Early May			Camera-ready papers due (Exact date TBD by ACL)
First week of July		Workshop (Exact date TBD by ACL)

PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of accepted papers will be in both oral sessions and a 
poster session. The decision on whether a presentation for a paper will 
be oral and/or poster will be made by the Organizing Committee on the 
advice of the Program Committee, taking into account the subject matter 
and how the content might be best conveyed. Oral and poster 
presentations will not be distinguished in the Proceedings.

SUBMISSIONS
In line with our goal of reaching multiple overlapping communities, 
authors can submit to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language 
community perspective and (b) academic perspective.
All submissions must be anonymous following ACL guidelines and will be 
peer-reviewed by the scientific Program Committee.

PROCEEDINGS
The authors of selected accepted full papers (long or short) will be 
invited by the Organizing Committee to submit their papers for online 
publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. Final versions of long 
and short papers will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 
9 pages) excluding references.

Proceedings papers should be revised and improved versions of the work 
that was submitted for, and which underwent, review. Any revisions 
should concern responses to reviewer comments or the addition of 
relevant details and clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed 
content.

ADDITIONAL AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Please see the ComputEL-9 website for further information:
https://computel-workshop.org/computel-9/
Organizing Committee Email: computel.workshop at gmail.com
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Antti Arppe - Ph.D (General Linguistics), M.Sc. (Engineering)
Professor of Quantitative Linguistics
Director, Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab)
Project Director, 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages (21C)
Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta
Algonquian Studies Association - Secretary-Treasurer
E-mail: arppe at ualberta.ca, antti.arppe at iki.fi
WWW: www.ualberta.ca/~arppe, altlab.ualberta.ca
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